S. 423 Senate Armed Forces and National Security
Protecting Regular Order for Veterans Act of 2025
BECAME LAW AUG 14, 2025
Became Law on Aug 14, 2025.
- Senate Introduced in Senate Feb 5, 2025
- Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Feb 5, 2025
- Senate Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. Apr 8, 2025
- Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S2480) Apr 8, 2025
- Senate Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Apr 8, 2025
- Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2478-2479) Apr 8, 2025
- Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Apr 9, 2025
- House Received in the House. Apr 9, 2025
- House Held at the desk. Apr 9, 2025
- House Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Jul 21, 2025
- House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3484-3487) Jul 21, 2025
- House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 423. Jul 21, 2025
- Senate Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3484-3485) Jul 21, 2025
- House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3484-3485) Jul 21, 2025
- House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Jul 21, 2025
- SenatePresented to President. Aug 12, 2025
- SenateSigned by President. Aug 14, 2025
- Senate Latest actionBecame Public Law No: 119-33. Aug 14, 2025
Cosponsors
13
Subjects
AppropriationsCongressional oversightData collection, sharing, protectionDepartment of Veterans AffairsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment studies and investigationsVeterans' pensions and compensation
Committees
- Veterans' Affairs Committee
- [Discharged From, Apr 8, 2025]
- [Referred To, Feb 5, 2025]
Summary
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.
[Summary as of: Public Law]
Comments · 0
Please log in to post a comment.
Loading comments...