# 119-hr-6588: PROVIDE Act

119-hr-6588, PROVIDE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-22).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6588
- As of: 2026-08-22
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6588
- Congress: 119
- Title: PROVIDE Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-22

## Summary

**This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to _expedite disability compensation claims_ for veterans affected by presidentially declared major disasters.** It directs the Secretary to write rules that define who gets priority and to allow flexible evidence and filing deadlines for disaster-affected veterans. - Veterans in disaster areas would receive priority processing of disability compensation claims to help them access benefits more quickly during recovery. - Veterans facing extreme financial hardship, homelessness, a terminal illness, or those in the Fully Developed Claim program are explicitly listed as eligible for priority treatment. - The Secretary would issue regulations setting the priority criteria, may relax evidence and filing requirements for disaster victims, and must post a permanent notice on the VA website within 60 days of enactment describing eligibility.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster VA claims for disaster-affected veterans: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would require the VA to give priority processing to certain disability compensation claims. Eligible veterans would include those with extreme financial hardship, those who are homeless, those diagnosed with a terminal illness, participants in the VA Fully Developed Claim prog…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6588 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6588)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6588 (as of 2026-08-22).