119 hr 136
Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act of 2025
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- 2Committee
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- 3Discharge
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- 4Calendar
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- 5Floor
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- 6Resolving Differences
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- 7President
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- 8Becomes Law / Vetoed
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Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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"constitutionalAuthorityStatementText": "<pre>\n[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 1 (Friday, January 3, 2025)]\n[House]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href=\"https://www.gpo.gov\">www.gpo.gov</a>]\nBy Mr. BUCHANAN:\nH.R. 136.\nCongress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant\nto the following:\nArticle 1 Section 8\nThe single subject of this legislation is:\nTo direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct an\nindependent review of the deaths of certain veterans by\nsuicide, and for other purposes.\n[Page H40]\n</pre>"
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