# 117-hr-5938: Veterans HOPE Act

117-hr-5938, Veterans HOPE Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5938
- Congress: 117
- Title: Veterans HOPE Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2021-11-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Veterans Heroin Overdose Prevention Examination Act or the Veterans HOPE Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to complete a review of the deaths of all covered veterans who died from opioid overdoses 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 (8)

- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2021-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2021-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2021-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA), 2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2021-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-2748: Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021
- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation…
- 117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, on January 15, 2022.
- 117-hr-3577: United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 117-hr-3173: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022

## Sources
- [117-hr-5938 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5938)

## Related
- [117-hr-2748: Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2748)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [117-hr-3577: United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3577)
- [117-hr-3173: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3173)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5938 (as of 2025-11-18).