H.R. 5938 · 117th Congress
Veterans Heroin Overdose Prevention Examination Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Gregory Murphy
- Introduced
- 2021-11-09
- Latest action
- 2021-11-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.