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H.R. 7474 116th Congress House

Comprehensive Review of Military Suicide Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Defense to issue guidance for the review of suicide events involving members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 1, 2020 Introduced by: Lori Trahan Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jul 1, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 1, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Comprehensive Review of Military Suicide Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense to issue and implement guidance that requires that each suicide involving a member of the Armed Forces be reviewed by a multidisciplinary board established at the command or installation level.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6395 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 10 Republican 1
D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Nov 30, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 4, 2020
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Sep 4, 2020
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Sep 4, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 4, 2020
Trone, David
· Sep 4, 2020
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Sep 4, 2020
Heck, Denny
· Jul 30, 2020
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jul 30, 2020
Axne, Cynthia
· Jul 13, 2020
Cárdenas, Tony
· Jul 13, 2020
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Jul 13, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 13, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 13, 2020
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Jul 1, 2020
Speier, Jackie
· Jul 1, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7474: Comprehensive Review of Military Suicide Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7474/
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"H.R. 7474: Comprehensive Review of Military Suicide Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7474/.
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H.R. 7474, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7474/.
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