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H.R. 1228Passed House

Prioritizing Veterans’ Survivors Act

Introduced: Feb 12, 2025

Latest action date: Apr 10, 2025

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

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Congress
119th Congress
Introduced
Feb 12, 2025
Recorded roll calls
1

Status detail: The full action history records passage in the House.

Plain-language overview

What this bill does

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.)

Official summary from Congress.gov.

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What this legislation is about

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Official CRS policy area

Armed Forces and National Security

View 3 official legislative subjects
Department of Veterans AffairsExecutive agency funding and structureVeterans' pensions and compensation

Committee activity

Committees and subcommittees that received, reviewed, marked up, or reported this legislation.

houseSubcommittee

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee

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  1. Referred to
  2. Hearings By (subcommittee)

Amendments

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No amendments are listed for this measure.

Checked against Congress.gov Oct 23, 2026.

Action timeline

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

    IntroReferralSenate
  2. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    FloorHouse floor actions
  3. 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).

    FloorLibrary of Congress
  4. 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)

    FloorHouse floor actions
  5. Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1552-1553)

    FloorHouse floor actions
  6. 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.

    FloorHouse floor actions
  7. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1228.

    FloorHouse floor actions
  8. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1433-1435)

    FloorHouse floor actions
  9. Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

    FloorHouse floor actions
  10. Subcommittee Hearings Held

    CommitteeHouse committee actions
  11. Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

    CommitteeHouse committee actions
  12. Introduced in House

    IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
  13. Introduced in House

    IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
  14. Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

    IntroReferralHouse floor actions

Roll-call votes

Recorded House and Senate votes connected to this bill. Your representatives appear first when available.

PassedApr 9, 2025House · Roll call 99

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

424 Yea9 Not Voting
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Dan CrenshawNot Voting
Dan NewhouseNot Voting
David ScottYea
Donald NorcrossNot Voting
Doug LaMalfaYea
Elijah CraneNot Voting
Eric SwalwellYea
Gerald E. ConnollyYea
Marjorie Taylor GreeneYea
Mark E. GreenYea
Mike BostNot Voting
Mikie SherrillYea
Neal P. DunnNot Voting
Russ FulcherNot Voting
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickYea
Tony GonzalesYea
Troy E. NehlsNot Voting
Zachary NunnNot Voting

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Sources: Congress.gov and official House and Senate vote records.

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