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Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2019

10/28/2022, 1:46 AM

Congressional Summary of S 2991

Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2019

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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Current Status of Bill S 2991

Bill S 2991 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since December 5, 2019. Bill S 2991 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the Senate on December 5, 2019.  Bill S 2991's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. as of December 5, 2019

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 2991

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
3
Democrat Cosponsors
2
Republican Cosponsors
1
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 2991

Primary Policy Focus

Armed Forces and National Security

Potential Impact Areas

- Congressional oversight
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Drug therapy
- Drug trafficking and controlled substances
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Family relationships
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Higher education
- Hospital care
- Marriage and family status
- Medicaid
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Mental health
- Neurological disorders
- Prescription drugs
- Veterans' medical care
- Violent crime

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 2991

Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2019
Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2019
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct an independent review of the deaths of certain veterans by suicide, and for other purposes.

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 2991

Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan
AlaskaRepublican
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
New YorkDemocrat
Marsha Blackburn
Marsha Blackburn
TennesseeRepublican
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
WisconsinDemocrat

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