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Veterans HOPE Act

Introduced: February 6, 2020 Introduced by: Murphy, Gregory F. Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Mar 2, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 6, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Heroin Overdose Prevention Examination Act or the Veterans HOPE Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to complete a review of the deaths of all covered veterans who died from opioid overdoses during the five-year period preceding the enactment of this bill. Covered veterans are those who received VA hospital care or medical services during the five-year period preceding the death of the veteran.

The VA shall report on the results of the review and make such report publicly available.

What's happening now March 2, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 2
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Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Nov 16, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· Sep 11, 2020
Hartzler, Vicky
· May 1, 2020
Keller, Fred
· Mar 2, 2020
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Feb 25, 2020
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Feb 6, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5774: Veterans HOPE Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5774/
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"H.R. 5774: Veterans HOPE Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5774/.
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