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H.R. 5867 116th Congress House

STOP Veteran Suicide and Substance Abuse Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish or update certain clinical practice guidelines of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 12, 2020 Introduced by: Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 12, 2020
Introduced in House
Feb 12, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action March 2, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Setting Treatment Options and Practices for Veteran Suicide and Substance Abuse Act or the STOP Veteran Suicide and Substance Abuse Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to complete the development of clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), military sexual trauma, and traumatic brain injury that is occurring simultaneously with substance use disorder or chronic pain.

The VA, the Department of Defense (DOD), and the Department of Health and Human Services must create a Trauma and Comorbid Substance Use Disorder or Chronic Pain Work Group to develop such clinical practice guidelines in consultation with other work groups, including the Substance Use Work Group.

The bill also requires the VA and DOD (through the Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide Work Group) to issue an update to the VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline for Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide that considers gender- and age-specific factors.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 785 Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019
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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
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Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Oct 30, 2020
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Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Oct 1, 2020
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Sep 4, 2020
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Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Feb 12, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5867: STOP Veteran Suicide and Substance Abuse Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5867/
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