To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report and to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to study the effects of the Chaplain Service of the Department on the risk of suicide among veterans. | Community Exchange
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report and to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to study the effects of the Chaplain Service of the Department on the risk of suicide among veterans.
HR 9376 would codify the National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report and study chaplain services' effect on veteran suicide risk.
This bill, HR 9376 in the 119th Congress, would make the National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report a permanent part of federal law. It would also require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to study how the VA Chaplain Service affects suicide risk among veterans. As of June 18, 2026, the bill was sent to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
This bill could affect how the VA tracks and reports veteran suicide data and whether chaplain programs are studied as a way to reduce suicide risk among veterans in your community.
