# 116-hr-5570: Veteran Suicide Prevention Act

116-hr-5570, Veteran Suicide Prevention Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by PETER KING (R-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5570
- Congress: 116
- Title: Veteran Suicide Prevention Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2020-01-09
- Sponsor: PETER KING (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2020-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5570 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5570)

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- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
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