Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This legislation is looking into the devastating problems of Veteran Suicides and SSRI (anti-depressant) drugs.
Title: Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2019
Subject: Armed forces and national security: 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
Description: 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.
Session: 116th Congress
Last Action: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Last Action Date: April 30, 2019
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/100/all-info
Companion Bill: SB2991
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6 sponsors: Vern Buchanan (R); Jeff Van Drew (D); Brian Mast (R); Joe Cunningham (D); Gerald Connolly (D); Kendra Horn (D)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Apr 30 2019 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. |
| House | Jan 16 2019 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. |
| House | Jan 3 2019 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jan 3 2019 | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 12 2019 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
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