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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6000 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the collection and analysis 
of data regarding certain suicides by veterans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 10, 2025 
Mr. CROW (for himself and Mr. ELLZEY) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
collection and analysis of data regarding certain suicides 
by veterans, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans’ Sentinel 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SUICIDES BY VETERANS ON PROPERTY OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS: COLLEC-
TION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA; WORKING 
GROUP. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Section 1709B of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as sub-
paragraph (3); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following new paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) The statistical trends and recommenda-
tions described in subsection (b).’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (b), as amend-
ed, as subsection (c); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) ON-CAMPUS SUICIDES.—On an annual basis, 
the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) evaluate the statistical trends of suicides 
and attempted suicides by veterans that occur on the 
property of the Department; and 
‘‘(2) determine recommendations for preventing 
such suicides and attempted suicides.’’. 
(b) WORKING GROUP.— 
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a working 
group to collect and analyze data regarding on-cam-
pus suicides and attempted on-campus suicides. 
(2) METHODOLOGY.—In collecting and ana-
lyzing the information under paragraph (1), the 
working group shall— 
(A) review root cause analysis data avail-
able to the Secretary regarding all on-campus 
suicides and attempted on-campus suicides; 
(B) with respect to on-campus suicides— 
(i) analyze data available to the Sec-
retary under the Behavioral Health Au-
topsy Program of the Department, includ-
ing family interviews; and 
(ii) document reasons for any defi-
ciencies in the data collected; and 
(C) not less frequently than every 90 days, 
communicate with the medical centers and field 
offices of the Department in order to coordinate 
the collection and review actions of the working 
group with such actions carried out by the med-
ical centers and field offices. 
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(3) DATA
COLLECTION
IMPROVEMENTS.—The 
working group shall consider, and may implement 
for purposes described in paragraph (1), improve-
ments to the processes by which the Secretary col-
lects data regarding on-campus suicides and at-
tempted on-campus suicides in order to unify the 
disparate sources of such data, including with re-
spect to— 
(A) modifying incident reports and other 
methods to collect data, including both suicide 
and attempted suicide report fields; 
(B) developing and ensuring that each 
source of data relating to on-campus suicides 
and attempted on-campus suicides includes a 
specified section for such on-campus incidents; 
and 
(C) developing an associated management 
system to consolidate all relevant data for on- 
campus suicides and attempted on-campus sui-
cides, including such data from Behavioral 
Health Autopsy Program assessments, health 
records of the Department, root cause analyses, 
incident reports, and other sources of data. 
(4) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
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thereafter during the period of operation under 
paragraph (6), the Secretary shall provide to the 
Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and Senate a briefing on the 
progress and findings of the working group estab-
lished under such paragraph. 
(5) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the 
end of the period of operation under paragraph (6), 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate a report detailing— 
(A) the effectiveness of the working group 
established under such paragraph; and 
(B) any recommendations to enhance the 
data collection and management by the Sec-
retary with respect to on-campus suicides and 
attempted on-campus suicides, including im-
provements identified under paragraph (3). 
(6) DURATION.—The working group shall oper-
ate for a period determined by the Secretary that is 
not less than two years and not longer than five 
years. 
(7) ON-CAMPUS
SUICIDE
DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘on-campus suicide’’ means a 
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suicide described in section 1709B(b) of title 38, 
United States Code, as amended by subsection (a). 
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