# 119-hr-6812: Gulf War Survivor Benefits Update Act of 2025

119-hr-6812, Gulf War Survivor Benefits Update Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6812
- Congress: 119
- Title: Gulf War Survivor Benefits Update Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Ties veteran survivor benefit deadline to the official end of the Persian Gulf War.** The Gulf War Survivor Benefits Update Act of 2025 would change Title 38 by replacing the fixed delimiting date of January 1, 2001 with a new date equal to ten years and one day after the Persian Gulf War ends, with that end date set by Presidential proclamation or by law. This change adjusts the timing that determines eligibility for certain Department of Veterans Affairs survivor benefits tied to Gulf War service.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More VA survivor benefit eligibility: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would change the date used to decide who can get certain VA survivor benefits. It would replace the fixed cutoff of January 1, 2001. The new cutoff would be ten years and one day after the Persian Gulf War ends. That end date would be set by Presidential proclamation or by law…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6812 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6812)

## Related
- [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-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6812 (as of 2026-04-21).