Introduced:
Feb 12, 2025
Policy Area:
Armed Forces and National Security
Congress.gov:
Bill Statistics
14
Actions
1
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
4
Subjects
3
Text Versions
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Latest Action
Apr 10, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Feb 12, 2025
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<p><strong>Prioritizing Veterans' Survivors Act </strong></p><p>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.)</p>
Actions (14)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Senate
Apr 10, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H38310
Apr 9, 2025
8:20 PM
8:20 PM
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). (text: 4/7/2025 CR H1433-1434)
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H37300
Apr 9, 2025
8:20 PM
8:20 PM
Passed/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).
Type: Floor
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 8000
Apr 9, 2025
8:20 PM
8:20 PM
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1552-1553)
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H30000
Apr 9, 2025
8:05 PM
8:05 PM
At 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 The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H37210
Apr 7, 2025
4:47 PM
4:47 PM
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1228.
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H8D000
Apr 7, 2025
4:31 PM
4:31 PM
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1433-1435: 1)
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H30000
Apr 7, 2025
4:31 PM
4:31 PM
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Type: Floor
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H30300
Apr 7, 2025
4:31 PM
4:31 PM
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H21000
Mar 26, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Type: Committee
| Source: House committee actions
| Code: H11000
Mar 21, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Feb 12, 2025
Subjects (4)
Armed Forces and National Security
(Policy Area)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Executive agency funding and structure
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Cosponsors (1)
(R-IL)
Feb 12, 2025
Feb 12, 2025
Text Versions (3)
Full Bill Text
Length: 1,186 characters
Version: Referred in Senate
Version Date: Apr 10, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 14, 2025 6:25 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1228 Referred in Senate
(RFS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1228
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 10, 2025
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the organization of
the Office of Survivors Assistance of the Department of Veterans
Affairs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1228 Referred in Senate
(RFS) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1228
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 10, 2025
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the organization of
the Office of Survivors Assistance of the Department of Veterans
Affairs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prioritizing Veterans' Survivors
Act''.
SEC. 2.
ASSISTANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
Section 321
(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``in the Department'' and inserting ``in the Office of the
Secretary''.
(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``in the Department'' and inserting ``in the Office of the
Secretary''.
Passed the House of Representatives April 9, 2025.
Attest:
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
Clerk.