VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6454 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6454 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Zero Suicide Initiative pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 4, 2025 Ms. Lee of Nevada (for herself, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Ms. Pettersen, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Keating, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, and Mr. Mann) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Zero Suicide Initiative pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 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 ``VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. ZERO SUICIDE INITIATIVE PILOT PROGRAM. (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a pilot program called the ``Zero Suicide Initiative'' (referred to in this section as the ``program''). (b) Curriculum.--The program shall implement the curriculum of the Zero Suicide Institute of the Education Development Center (referred to in this section as the ``Institute'') to improve safety and suicide care for veterans, thereby significantly reducing rates of suicide. (c) Development.-- (1) In general.--The first year of the program shall be dedicated to program development, including planning and site selection. (2) Consultation.--In developing the program, the Secretary shall consult with-- (A) the Secretary of Health and Human Services; (B) the National Institutes of Health; (C) public and private