HR6873-118

Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include information relating to the rate of suicide among covered Reserves in each National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report of the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 19, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include information relating to the rate of suicide among covered Reserves in each National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report of the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention of the Department of Veterans Affairs., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Government Operations, Healthcare.

Who Benefits and How

defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HD568114BB0DC4BDFBC0CDDDE60B02D27: 1. Findings Congress finds the following: Each year since 2016, the Department of Veterans Affairs has produced an annual report regarding suicide mortality of...
  • Section HEFFD359972B64C759A3A07AA859691E9: 2. Inclusion of rate of suicide among covered Reserves in National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Reports The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include information relating to the rate of suicide among covered Reserves in each National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report of the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention of the Department of Veterans Affairs., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Key Policy Areas

Defense, Government Operations, Healthcare

Primary Purpose

This bill, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include information relating to the rate of suicide among covered Reserves in each National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report of the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention of the Department of Veterans Affairs., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Policy Domains

Defense Government Operations Healthcare

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 19, 2023

Mr. Reschenthaler (for himself, Mr. Kilmer, and Mr. Van Orden) …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense Government Operations Healthcare
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_defense"
→ Secretary of Defense

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