# 119-hr-6858: Veteran Suicide Prevention Act

119-hr-6858, Veteran Suicide Prevention Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-26).

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- As of: 2026-09-26
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6858
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veteran Suicide Prevention Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## Summary

**This bill would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to complete, within 18 months, a _comprehensive review of veteran suicides and their links to prescribed medications_ for the five years before enactment.** - Veterans and families: The report would provide totals and demographic summaries like age, gender, and race and list all medications found in decedents, flagging drugs with black box warnings, off‑label uses, psychotropics, and related medical diagnoses. - VA clinicians and facilities: It would count instances of concurrent prescriptions by VA doctors, identify facilities with markedly high prescription and suicide rates, describe VA prescribing policies, and note any apparent patterns. - Policymakers and the public: The Secretary would include recommendations to improve veteran safety and would submit the report to Congress and publish it within 30 days of completion.

## Cosponsors (17)

- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2026-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2026-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fuller, Clay [R-GA-14] (R-GA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- VA review of veteran suicides: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to complete a review within 18 months of enactment. The review would cover all "covered veterans" who died by suicide during the five years before enactment. "Covered veteran" means a veteran who received VA hospital care or medic…

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- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act
- 119-hr-6130: ASAP Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6858 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6858)

## Related
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- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048)
- [119-hr-6130: ASAP Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6130)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6858 (as of 2026-09-26).