PRO Veterans Act of 2025
U.S. Congress · S423 ·
What the bill says
Introduced 2025-02-05. Latest action: Became Public Law No: 119-33.
Summary (plain-language)
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.
Sponsors
- Dan Sullivan (primary)
- Marsha Blackburn
- Ted Budd
- Bill Cassidy
- Steve Daines
- Joni Ernst
- Chuck Grassley
- Lisa Murkowski
- Roger Marshall
- Pete Ricketts
- Rick Scott
- Tommy Tuberville
- Thom Tillis
- Roger F. Wicker
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Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-08-14 | Signed by President. |
| 2025-08-14 | Became Public Law No: 119-33. |
| 2025-08-12 | Presented to President. |
| 2025-07-21 | Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. |
| 2025-07-21 | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3484-3487) |
| 2025-07-21 | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 423. |
| 2025-07-21 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3484-3485) |
| 2025-07-21 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3484-3485) |
| 2025-07-21 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2025-04-09 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
| 2025-04-09 | Received in the House. |
| 2025-04-09 | Held at the desk. |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. |
| 2025-04-08 | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2480) |
| 2025-04-08 | Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. |
| 2025-04-08 | Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2478-2479) |
| 2025-02-05 | Introduced in Senate |
| 2025-02-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Lobbying on this bill
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Honesty note: each filer below disclosed lobbying on this bill — that much the filing tells us. But the dollar figure is their total lobbying spend for the whole quarter across all their issues, not the amount spent on this bill, and the filing never says whether they supported or opposed it.
| Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Period | Reported quarterly amount | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | Q2 2026 | $149,180 | |
| DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS | Q1 2026 | $175,948 |
Source: Senate LDA filings.