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.)
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1Short title
This section would give the Act the short title "Prioritizing Veterans' Survivors Act."
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1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Prioritizing Veterans’ Survivors Act .
2Clarification of organization of the Office of Survivors Assistance of the Department of Veterans Affairs
This section would change section 321(a) of title 38, United States Code, so that it places the Office of Survivors Assistance within the Office of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, rather than describing its location only as being in the Department of Veterans Affairs generally. The change is made by removing the phrase "in the Department" from that section and putting "in the Office of the Secretary" in its place.
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2. Clarification of organization of the Office of Survivors Assistance of the Department of Veterans Affairs
Section 321(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking in the Department and inserting in the Office of the Secretary .
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29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
2
sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass
Who is lobbying on this
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAvia PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
6 filings
NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSNvia NATIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTORS ASSN
4 filings
From 10 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (2025-04-10).