Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2021
Latest action · Feb 4, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 4, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2021
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.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 4, 2021 to Dec 20, 2022; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Jan 4, 2021 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Feb 26, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Feb 26, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Scott Franklin | Apr 8, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Apr 15, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | May 20, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | May 20, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Stephanie N. Murphy | Jun 23, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Sep 3, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Nov 2, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Nov 23, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jan 3, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Dec 20, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 4, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 4, 2021Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 2, January 4, 2021, page H52.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 100 | Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2019 | Reintroduction of | Apr 30, 2019 |
| HR 4400 | Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2023 | Reintroduced Bill | Jun 30, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct an independent review of the deaths of certain veterans by suicide, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- 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
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
