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Introduced in House	Passed House	Introduced in Senate	Passed Senate	To President	Became Law
02/06/2020

Veterans HOPE Act

Date	Version	PDF	TXT
01/01/2111		Open
02/06/2020	Introduced in House	Open

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Name	From	Date	Type
Gregory Murphy	R-IN	02/06/2020	Sponsor
Gregory Murphy	R-NC	02/06/2020	Sponsor
Collin Peterson	D-MN	02/06/2020	Cosponsor
Elaine Luria	D-VA	09/11/2020	Cosponsor
Fred Keller	R-ME	03/02/2020	Cosponsor
Fred Keller	R-PA	03/02/2020	Cosponsor
David Joyce	R-OH	11/16/2020	Cosponsor
Vicky Hartzler	R-MO	05/01/2020	Cosponsor
Andy Harris	R-MD	02/25/2020	Cosponsor

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Date	Branch	Action
03/02/2020	President	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Action By: Committee on Veterans' Affairs
03/02/2020	President	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.Action By: Committee on Veterans' Affairs
02/06/2020	President	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Action By: House of Representatives
02/06/2020	President	Introduced in HouseAction By: House of Representatives

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Summary
There is one summary for H.R.5774. View summaries Shown Here:Introduced in House (02/06/2020) 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.
Shown Here:Introduced in House (02/06/2020) 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.

Summary

There is one summary for H.R.5774. View summaries Shown Here:Introduced in House (02/06/2020) 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.

Shown Here:Introduced in House (02/06/2020) 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.

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Bill TEXT Points.
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Death
(3)Using records of the Veterans Health Administration linked to National Death Index data, the veterans’ rate of overdose deaths from all opioids increased by 65 percent from 2010 to 2016, a rate change that includes adjustments for demographic changes in the veteran population over time

Department of Veterans Affairs
(2)Furthermore, patients of the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs are seven more times likely to suffer from an opioid use disorder than commercially insured patients

Health
(2)Furthermore, patients of the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs are seven more times likely to suffer from an opioid use disorder than commercially insured patients

Heroin
116 HR 5774 IH: Veterans Heroin Overdose Prevention Examination Act U

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