# 119-s-1665: OATH Act of 2025

119-s-1665, OATH Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-29).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1665
- As of: 2026-07-29
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1665
- Congress: 119
- Title: OATH Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-07
- Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-29

## Summary

**Identify and notify veterans from secrecy oath programs and reset disability award dates.** This bill would add a legal definition of a "secrecy oath program", require the Department of Veterans Affairs to find participants and give them benefit information, and set certain disability compensation effective dates to the day after discharge or release. - Veterans in secrecy oath programs: The VA would identify participants and must notify each veteran of all benefits and services they may be eligible for within 90 days after the veteran is released from the oath. - Edgewood Arsenal participants: The VA would specifically identify and notify veterans who served at Edgewood Arsenal from 1948 to 1975 and distribute the required benefit information within 90 days after enactment. - Disability compensation recipients: For veterans who participated in secrecy oath programs, the effective date of a disability award would be the day after the veteran's discharge or release, establishing when payments begin.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More VA benefits for secrecy veterans: benefit, high. If enacted, this would define a "secrecy oath program" as a U.S. government program where participants signed NDAs and faced criminal punishment for talking. The VA would have to find veterans who took such oaths and tell each one about all VA benefits and services they may be eligible for. The VA…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5238: For Our Republic Act
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1665 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1665)

## Related
- [119-s-5238: For Our Republic Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5238)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1665 (as of 2026-07-29).