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S 423 Became law

Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to brief Congress in person each quarter on the department's budget and any projected shortfall, and limits critical skill incentives for senior executives at the department's Central Office.

Official title: PRO Veterans Act of 2025

Outcome Public Law 119-33
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Received 09-APR-2025
Passed 21-JUL-2025
Senate
Introduced 05-FEB-2025
Referred 05-FEB-2025
Passed 08-APR-2025
President
Presented 12-AUG-2025
Signed 14-AUG-2025
Became law 14-AUG-2025
Key points
  • Requires the VA Secretary to give Congress in-person quarterly briefings on the department's budget and any shortfall, for three years, and to present plans to address any shortfall.
  • Bars critical skill incentives for Senior Executive Service employees whose positions are primarily at the VA Central Office, and limits incentives for other senior executives to individual awards approved by specified officers.
  • Establishes a Veterans Experience Office in the VA Office of the Secretary to coordinate customer experience efforts, with a sunset date of September 30, 2028.
  • Requires a Government Accountability Office review of VA customer experience methods, including trust scores and VSignals, reported to the veterans committees.
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Official CRS summary

Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Public Law, 14-AUG-2025).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Armed Forces and National Security

Sponsor Dan Sullivan (R-AK) Cosponsors · 13
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