OPENING THE RECORD
OPENING THE RECORD
H.R. 6858 · 119TH CONGRESS
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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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service for this version of the bill. Later versions may differ. Read at Congress.gov.