,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #fd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ad1     
#bjac,mrs4 ,beatty 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,ryan
 ( ,ohio1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,ellison1  
,mr4 ,grijalva1 & ,ms4 ,bordallo7       
submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,,concurr5t ,,resolution     
,support+ ! goals & ideals ( suicide    
prev5tion aw>5ess4  ,:]eas suicide is ! 
t5? lead+ cause ( all dea?s 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates & ! second lead+ cause ( dea?    
among individuals betwe5 ! ages ( #aj & 
#cd2 ,:]eas1 on av]age1 !re is a dea? by
 suicide 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates e #ac4g      
m9utes2 ,:]eas an e/imat$ #f1jjj1jjj    
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are       
survivors ( suicide1 mean+ !y h lo/ a   
lov$ "o to suicide2 ,:]eas suicide is a 
lead+ noncombat cause ( dea? among      
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces2 ,:]eas1 on      
av]age1 #bb vet]ans are lo/ to suicide 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ea* day2 ,:]eas !      
,jo%ua ,omvig ,vet]ans ,suicide         

,prev5tion ,act 7,public ,law #aaj-aaj2 
#aba ,/at4 #ajca7 0 enact$ 9 #bjjg to   
e/abli% a compreh5sive program = suicide
 prev5tion among vet]ans2 ,:]eas !      
,vet]ans ,crisis ,l9e1 :i* 0 e/abli%$ "u
 ! ,jo%ua ,omvig ,vet]an ,suicide       
,prev5tion ,act1 has receiv$ m ?an      
#hij1jjj telephone calls & facilitat$ m 
?an #cj1jjj life-sav+ rescues2 ,:]eas ! 
/igma associat$ ) m5tal illness &       
suicidality works aga9/ suicide         
prev5tion by disc\rag+ individuals at   
risk ( suicide f seek+ life-sav+ help & 
fur!r traumatizes survivors ( suicide2  
,:]eas #ij p]c5t ( ! individuals :o die 
by suicide h a diagnosable psy*iatric   
disord] at ! "t ( dea?2 ,:]eas _m       
suicides are prev5table2 & ,:]eas       
,septemb] is ,national ,suicide         
,prev5tion ,aw>5ess ,mon?3 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x ,t ,congress-- 7#a7 supports !     
goals & ideals ( ,national ,suicide     
,prev5tion ,aw>5ess ,mon?2  7#b7        
supports ef=ts dur+ ,national ,suicide  
,prev5tion ,aw>5ess ,mon? to raise      

aw>5ess & improve outrea* to individuals
 at risk = suicide1 especially su* ef=ts
 address$ to vet]ans & memb]s ( ! ,arm$ 
,=ces2 &  7#c7 enc\rages ! p ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates to le>n m ab\t ! w>n+ signs (    
suicide & h[ ea* p]son c help prev5t    
suicide & promote m5tal heal?4