Bill

H.R. 1228 (119th): Prioritizing Veterans' Survivors Act

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.)

house · Substantive

Rankings updated October 26, 2026, 11:44 AM ET · Votes through September 30, 2026
Exported candidates: 719 | Filings on file, by office: H: 5838 | P: 1467 | S: 1567. These counts include every filing for that office, so they are larger than the ranked list. One person can have more than one filing. Non-voting delegates are left out.

Recorded summary

The bill requires the Office of Survivors Assistance (OSA) to operate within the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Under current law, OSA operates within the Pension and Fiduciary Service of the Veterans Benefits Administration. The bill is titled the Prioritizing Veterans' Survivors Act.

administrative_reorganizationfamily_policysurvivor_assistanceveterans

Theological note: The measure concerns how the government organizes support for surviving family members of veterans, which touches on the duty of justice toward widows, orphans, and the families of those who served. It is an administrative relocation, so its moral relevance is indirect and depends on whether it improves care for survivors.

How this bill is scored

Recorded votes

Roll 99 · 9-Apr-2025 8:18 PM · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed

Yea 424 · Nay 0 · Other 9

Yea

Nay

None recorded.

Other

All bills · Markdown