Bills · 119th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Prioritizing Veterans’ Survivors Act

Where it stands

  1. Introduced2/12/25
  2. Passed HousePassed 4/9/25
  3. Senate
  4. President
  5. Law

Passed the House 424–0 on April 9, 2025 (Roll Call 99 →). Received in the Senate on April 10, 2025. No Senate action since.

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Roll calls on this bill

Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · 4/9/25Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote passes the bill.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic212 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Not voting
  • Republican212 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Not voting
  • Independent / Other0 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

Prioritizing Veterans' Survivors Act

This bill provides that the Office of Survivors Assistance (OSA) must operate within the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (Currently, OSA operates within the Pension and Fiduciary Service of the Veterans Benefits Administration.)

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Sponsor
Rep. Juan Ciscomani ( Republican · AZ-6)
Cosponsors
1
Introduced
2/12/25
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security

What happens next

The Senate must pass the same text, then it goes to the President.

If it isn't enacted by Jan 3, 2027, it expires when the 119th Congress ends.

All actions (13)
  1. 2/12/25Introduced in House
  2. 2/12/25Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  3. 3/21/25Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  4. 3/26/25Subcommittee Hearings Held
  5. 4/7/25Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  6. 4/7/25Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1433-1435)
  7. 4/7/25DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1228.
  8. 4/7/25At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Bost objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
  9. 4/9/25Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1552-1553)
  10. 4/9/25Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 99).
  11. 4/9/25On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 99). (text: 4/7/2025 CR H1433-1434)
  12. 4/9/25Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  13. 4/10/25Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.