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H.R. 6858 119th Congress House

Veteran Suicide Prevention Act

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

Introduced: December 18, 2025 Introduced by: Andrew R. Garbarino Republican · New York See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
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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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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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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