Prioritizing Veterans’ Survivors Act
HR 1228, the "Prioritizing Veterans’ Survivors Act," is a procedural bill that modifies the organizational structure within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). It amends Section 321(a) of Title 38, U.S. Code, to move the Office of Survivors Assistance from being part of "the Department" to being directly under "the Office of the Secretary." This change affects only the internal VA bureaucracy, not veterans' benefits or eligibility. The bill does not alter survivor benefits, services, or the scope of the Office of Survivors Assistance.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Feb 12, 2025
Last action Apr 10, 2025
Floor votes · House Apr 9, 2025
How they voted
424–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 433
Apr 9, 2025
D
Democratic213
99% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican219
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Apr 10, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
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).
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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