Washington, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Gil Cisneros issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON D.C. - Congressman Gil Cisneros (CA-31) introduced legislation to conduct oversight into the Department of Defense's (DoD) suicide prevention measures. If enacted, this legislation would require the DoD's Inspector General to review efforts by the services to prevent incidents of deaths by suicide, suicide attempts, and suicidal ideation among members of the Armed Forces.
"There has not been an investigation into each military branch's suicide prevention programs since 2021, when there was a string of suicides on the USS George Washington at port in Norfolk," said Congressman Cisneros. "Unfortunately, that report confirmed the Navy could have done more...