HB4400: Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2023
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct an independent review of the deaths of certain veterans by suicide, and for other purposes.
Plain-language summary
This bill directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct an independent review of veteran suicides, particularly examining whether medications may have contributed to those deaths. The bill affects the VA and veterans who may be at risk from medication side effects. An independent review means an outside expert group will investigate rather than the VA doing it internally. The bill was recently introduced in Congress and is in the early stage of the legislative process.
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HB4400: Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2023
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Sponsors
Vern Buchanan
Primary SponsorCo-sponsors (5)
Gerald Connolly
Jason Crow
Yadira Caraveo
Abigail Spanberger
Joseph Neguse