HR 8486·Federal·house
Data Driven Suicide Prevention and Outreach Act of 2026
In CommitteeFiled Apr 23, 2026
Sponsor: Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R)
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 23, 2026
Summary
The bill orders the Department of Veterans Affairs to set up a grant program that awards money to nonprofit, academic or research groups to build artificial‑intelligence tools that identify veterans at risk of suicide. It targets veterans, VA health facilities and the organizations that develop the predictive models, aiming to improve early detection and prevention of suicide. The program must be launched within a year and run until September 30, 2029.
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