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HR5992Referred to Committee

Stuck On Hold Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-11-10
Introduced
8
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Ken Calvert
Ken Calvert
Republican · CA · Representative
Votes with party: 97.2% (606 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/C000059

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (8)

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

  • Daniel Webster (R-FL-11)Original· 2025-11-10
  • Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3)Original· 2025-11-10
  • Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6)Original· 2025-11-10
  • Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-MP)Original· 2025-11-10
  • Tom Barrett (R-MI-7)Original· 2025-11-10
  • Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-11-17
  • Josh Harder (D-CA-9)· 2025-11-18
  • Josh Riley (D-NY-19)· 2025-12-02

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 →

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

2025-11-17

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Veterans' AffairsReferred To · 2025-11-10

Previously

  • Veterans' Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-11-10

Plain-English Summary

Stuck On Hold Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement automated systems for their customer phone lines that inform callers of the expected wait time and that offer callbacks for wait times of more than 10 minutes. The VA must also issue guidance to reduce the average wait time to no more than 10 minutes.

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

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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