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H.R. 2340 · 116th Congress

FIGHT Veteran Suicides Act

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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 116th Congress ended.

MRD RoseSponsor
12 cosponsors · 9 D, 3 R
GCD Cisneros SLD Lee GMD Moore MMR Meadows SLD Lynch ACD Craig BFR Fitzpatrick MSD Scanlon CPD Pappas KPD Porter DKD Kildee VTR Taylor

0 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Apr 18, 2019
  2. House Passed May 21, 2019

Fostering Intergovernmental Health Transparency in Veteran Suicides Act or the FIGHT Veteran Suicides Act

What it does: CRS summary · Passed House · May 21, 2019

Fostering Intergovernmental Health Transparency in Veteran Suicides Act or the FIGHT Veteran Suicides Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to notify Congress following a suicide or attempted suicide of a veteran that occurs in a VA facility. Specifically, the VA must provide the name and location of the facility and also specified information regarding the veteran who committed or attempted suicide. The VA is required to include in each notification (1) guidance to deter the sensationalism of suicide, (2) guidance for identifying warning signs exhibited by veterans at risk of suicide, and (3) information on the resources available from the VA to veterans at risk of suicide.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Fostering Intergovernmental Health Transparency in Veteran Suicides Act

Latest action (May 22, 2019): Received in the Senate.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 18, 2019

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Apr 18, 2019
  2. House Passed May 21, 2019

No recorded floor vote found.