S. 423 · 119th Congress

PRO Veterans Act of 2025

Introduced on Feb 5, 2025 by Dan Sullivan (R-AK). 13 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Became Public Law 119-33.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 119-33
Introduced
Feb 5, 2025
Cosponsors
13
0 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill to protect regular order for budgeting for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Appropriations
  • Congressional oversight
  • Data collection, sharing, protection
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Aug 14, 2025). Public domain.

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide quarterly budget briefings to Congress, prohibits the VA from providing specified pay incentives to senior-level employees, and establishes an office to carry out customer service initiatives of the VA.

Protecting Regular Order for Veterans Act of 2025 or the PRO Veterans Act of 2025

(Sec. 1) This section requires the VA to provide quarterly budget briefings to Congress, which must include information on any budget shortfalls the VA may be experiencing. The VA must present its plans to address or mitigate shortfalls during such briefings.

Next, the section prohibits the VA from providing certain senior-level employees with a critical skill incentive, which is generally a payment bonus for employees possessing a high-demand skill or skill that is at a shortage. Specifically, the VA may not provide such an incentive to an employee in a Senior Executive Service position or other comparable position in the VA Central Office, regardless of the actual location where the employee performs the functions of the position. Senior-level employees whose positions are primarily in the VA Central Office but perform some portion of their job function based out of non-Central Office VA facilities are eligible for an incentive for their non-Central Office work.

The section also provides that an incentive may only be provided to senior-level employees on an individual basis and upon approval by specified officers (e.g., the Under Secretary for Health).

The VA must report to Congress annually regarding senior-level employees who were provided a critical skill incentive.

Improving Veterans’ Experience Act of 2025

(Sec. 2) This section establishes the Veterans Experience Office through FY2028 to carry out the key customer experience initiatives of the VA relating to veteran and beneficiary satisfaction with and usage of VA benefits and services.

The Government Accountability Office must complete an analysis of and report on the methodology, effectiveness, and implementation of findings and feedback of veterans and beneficiaries used by the VA, including the Veterans Experience Office, to improve customer experience and satisfaction.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Dan SullivanR-AKSponsor

Republicans · 13

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Feb 5, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 5, 2025 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  3. Apr 8, 2025Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  4. Apr 8, 2025 · SenateSenate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Apr 8, 2025 · SenateMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2480)
  6. Apr 8, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  7. Apr 8, 2025 · SenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2478-2479)
  8. Apr 9, 2025 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  9. Apr 9, 2025 · HouseReceived in the House.
  10. Apr 9, 2025 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  11. Jul 21, 2025 · HouseMr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  12. Jul 21, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3484-3487)
  13. Jul 21, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 423.
  14. Jul 21, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3484-3485)
  15. Jul 21, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3484-3485)
  16. Jul 21, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. Aug 12, 2025Presented to President.
  18. Aug 12, 2025 · HousePresented to President.
  19. Aug 14, 2025Signed by President.
  20. Aug 14, 2025Signed by President.
  21. Aug 14, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-33.
  22. Aug 14, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-33.

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Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.