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HR1228Passed House

Prioritizing Veterans’ Survivors Act

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-12
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Juan Ciscomani
Juan Ciscomani
Republican · AZ · Representative
Votes with party: 97.4% (574 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/C001133

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

1 cosponsor on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

2025-04-10

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Veterans' AffairsReferred To · 2025-04-10
  • House Committee on Veterans' AffairsReferred To · 2025-02-12

Plain-English Summary

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.)

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security
Full bill text is not yet cached locally.
Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

Related legislation

Bills by the same sponsor or covering overlapping subjects.

  • HR9666AIR CARE for Vets Act of 2026
    Referred to Committee · 2026-07-14
  • HR7086Equitable Access to School Facilities Act
    Referred to Committee · 2026-06-02
  • HR6843Establishing the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration Act of 2025
    Referred to Committee · 2026-05-20
  • HR8043Vets CLEAR Act
    Referred to Committee · 2026-04-15