H.R. 5919 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Veterans HOPE Act
Cosponsors: 4 (4 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-10
Introduced: 2025-11-04
Latest action (2025-11-04): Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
What H.R. 5919 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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