HR 6858 119th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

Veteran Suicide Prevention Act

Introduced: December 18, 2025 Introduced by: Garbarino, Andrew R. Republican · New York See on congress.gov

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Jan 22, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Dec 18, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Dec 18, 2025

Introduced in House

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Veteran Suicide Prevention Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to complete a review of the deaths of all covered veterans who died by suicide 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 January 22, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Veterans' Affairs Committee
Veterans' Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS
for NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS · Virginia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026

Cosponsors 16

Craig, Angie

Minnesota · Jun 30, 2026

Guest, Michael

Mississippi · Jun 30, 2026

Fuller, Clay

Georgia · May 14, 2026

Pappas, Chris

New Hampshire · May 12, 2026

Goodlander, Maggie

New Hampshire · Apr 28, 2026

Kiggans, Jennifer A.

Virginia · Apr 21, 2026

Hayes, Jahana

Connecticut · Mar 25, 2026

Harder, Josh

California · Mar 16, 2026

McBride, Sarah

Delaware · Mar 16, 2026

Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman

American Samoa · Mar 16, 2026

Owens, Burgess

Utah · Mar 4, 2026

Davis, Donald G.

North Carolina · Dec 18, 2025

Himes, James A.

Connecticut · Dec 18, 2025

Kean, Thomas H.

New Jersey · Dec 18, 2025

Lawler, Michael

New York · Dec 18, 2025

Neguse, Joe

Colorado · Dec 18, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6858: Veteran Suicide Prevention Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6858/

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"H.R. 6858: Veteran Suicide Prevention Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6858/.

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H.R. 6858, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6858/.

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