H.R. 3627

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3627 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3627

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to submit an annual report that contains data and 
information on the causes of deaths among veterans, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 29, 2025

Mr. Edwards (for himself and Ms. Morrison) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to submit an annual report that contains data and 
information on the causes of deaths among veterans, and for other 
purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for America's Veterans and 
Survivors Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ANNUAL REPORT ON CAUSES OF DEATH 
AMONG VETERANS.

(a) In General.--Subchaper II of chapter 5 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 534. Annual report on causes of death among veterans
``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate an 
annual report that contains data and information on causes of death 
among veterans.
``(b) Elements.--Such report shall include--
``(1) for each veteran that died during the period covered 
by the report--
``(A) an identification of--
``(i) whether such veteran had a service-
connected disability rated as total;
``(ii) the primary cause of death; and
``(iii) the secondary cause of death, if 
applicable; and
``(B) a statement of whether such veteran died by 
suicide secondary to a service-connected disability 
rated as total;
``(2) for each primary cause of death identified pursuant 
to paragraph (1), a statement of the total number of veterans 
that died from such primary cause of death during the period 
covered by the report.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 5 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 533 the following new item:

``534. Annual report on causes of death among veterans''.
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