HR 6353
118th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Congressional oversight
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
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Veterans' medical care
Veterans HOPE Act
Introduced: November 9, 2023
Introduced by:
Murphy, Gregory F.
Republican
· North Carolina
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 5, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 9, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 9, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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