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S. 3195 116th Congress Senate

Promoting Coordination for Veteran Suicide Prevention Act of 2020

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to review the records of former members of the Armed Forces who die by suicide… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to review the records of former members of the Armed Forces who die by suicide within one year of separation from the Armed Forces and to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report on the REACH VET program.

Introduced: January 15, 2020 Introduced by: Bill Cassidy Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsHealth information and medical recordsMental health
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 15, 2020
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 Latest action January 15, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting Coordination for Veteran Suicide Prevention Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly review and report on the records of each former member of the Armed Forces who died by suicide within one year of separation from the Armed Forces during the five-year period preceding the enactment of this bill.

The bill also requires the VA to report on the Recovery Engagement and Coordination for Health—Veterans Enhanced Treatment (REACH VET) program to assess, among other elements, the impact of the program on rates of suicide among veterans.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 7888 REACH VET reporting Act
  • S 785 Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3195: Promoting Coordination for Veteran Suicide Prevention Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3195/
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"S. 3195: Promoting Coordination for Veteran Suicide Prevention Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3195/.
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S. 3195, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3195/.
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