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H.R. 136 119th Congress House

Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2025

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct an independent review of the deaths of certain veterans by suicide, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 3, 2025 Introduced by: Vern Buchanan Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans AffairsDrug therapyDrug trafficking and controlled substancesDrug, alcohol, tobacco use
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Family relationshipsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHealth facilities and institutionsHealth information and medical recordsHealth personnelHigher educationHospital careMarriage and family statusMedicaidMedical educationMedical researchMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMental healthNeurological disordersPrescription drugsVeterans' medical care
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Feb 3, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 3, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 3, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to report on the deaths of covered veterans who died by suicide during the last five years, regardless of whether information relating to such deaths has been reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A covered veteran is any veteran who received VA hospital care or medical services during the five-year period preceding the veteran's death.

Among other elements, the report shall include the total number of covered veterans who died by suicide, violent death, or accidental death, as well as certain demographic information.

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 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Jan 7, 2026
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Vindman, Eugene Simon
Virginia · Oct 21, 2025
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Sep 2, 2025
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Feb 5, 2025
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Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Jan 3, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 136: Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-136/
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"H.R. 136: Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-136/.
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H.R. 136, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-136/.
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