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HR6858Referred to Committee

Veteran Suicide Prevention Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-12-18
Introduced
14
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Andrew R. Garbarino
Andrew R. Garbarino
Republican · NY · Representative
Votes with party: 94.7% (531 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/G000597

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (14)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1)Original· 2025-12-18
  • James A. Himes (D-CT-4)Original· 2025-12-18
  • Joe Neguse (D-CO-2)Original· 2025-12-18
  • Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)Original· 2025-12-18
  • Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ-7)Original· 2025-12-18
  • Burgess Owens (R-UT-4)· 2026-03-04
  • Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS)· 2026-03-16
  • Josh Harder (D-CA-9)· 2026-03-16
  • Sarah McBride (D-DE)· 2026-03-16
  • Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5)· 2026-03-25
  • Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA-2)· 2026-04-21
  • Maggie Goodlander (D-NH-2)· 2026-04-28
  • Chris Pappas (D-NH-1)· 2026-05-12
  • Clay Fuller (R-GA-14)· 2026-05-14

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

2026-01-22

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Veterans' AffairsReferred To · 2025-12-18

Previously

  • Veterans' Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-12-18

Plain-English Summary

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.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security
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