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Improving Personal Risk Assessments to Prevent Suicide Act

In committee: it can still change before the session ends.

US S 4871 · Senate Bill · 119th Congress

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Stage
In committee
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Senate
Sponsors
2
Latest action
Jun 23, 2026

What it does

The bill would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to submit a report and provide a briefing within 18 months of enactment on how military sexual trauma and intimate partner violence affect suicidal ideation and suicide risk among members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to be shared with specific congressional committees and made publicly available. Within one year after the report’s publication, the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs must incorporate the findings—including the report’s results—into the VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guidelines for suicide risk assessment and management as risk factors. The bill applies to members…

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Jun 23, 2026

  2. Committee (Current step)

    In committee · Jun 23, 2026

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

Sponsors

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Where it goes next

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