Moves the Office of Survivors Assistance within the Department of Veterans Affairs so that it sits under the Office of the Secretary rather than elsewhere in the department.

Official title: Prioritizing Veterans’ Survivors Act

Next stop Senate: awaiting action

Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions

House

Introduced 12-FEB-2025

Referred 12-FEB-2025

Passed 09-APR-2025

Senate

Received 10-APR-2025

Key points

Amends section 321(a) of title 38, United States Code, by replacing the words "in the Department" with "in the Office of the Secretary"
Clarifies the organizational placement of the Office of Survivors Assistance within the Department of Veterans Affairs
Is titled the Prioritizing Veterans' Survivors Act

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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (12-FEB-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 09-APR-2025).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov

Committee referrals (3)

Veterans' Affairs Committee (House)
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
Veterans' Affairs Committee (Senate)

Policy area

Armed Forces and National Security

Sponsor Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) Cosponsors · 1

■ 1 R

1 Republican

Mike Bost

congress.gov page Referred in Senate (10-APR-2025) Engrossed in House (09-APR-2025) Introduced in House (12-FEB-2025) House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to, 424-0, 09-APR-2025