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S.788: Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017
About This Bill
- Introduced March 30, 2017
- Latest Major Action March 30, 2017
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Version
- Introduced in Senate - March 30, 2017
Bill Summary
Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (or another private, not-for-profit entity with comparable expertise) to review the deaths of all covered veterans who died by suicide during the last five years. A "covered veteran" is any veteran who received VA hospital care or medical services during the...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| March 30, 2017 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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| March 30, 2017 |
Introduced in the Senate by John McCain (R-Ariz.) |