# 119-s-2264: Advancing VA’s Emergency Response to (AVERT) Crises Act of 2025

119-s-2264, Advancing VA’s Emergency Response to (AVERT) Crises Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT); status in_committee (as of 2026-07-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2264
- Congress: 119
- Title: Advancing VA’s Emergency Response to (AVERT) Crises Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-07-14
- Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-15

## Summary

**Clarify and strengthen the VA's emergency management roles and regional supply readiness.** This bill would require the VA Secretary to produce reports that map each office's roles, evaluate Regional Readiness Centers' inventories and capacity, and identify limits to coordination with FEMA. - Veterans and families: Would generate information to help identify gaps in supplies and coordination during disasters so VA support can be targeted more effectively. - VA offices and staff: Requires a detailed description of normal and emergency organizational structures, recommendations to remove redundancies, and an analysis of consolidating emergency functions into a single office to improve accountability. - Regional Readiness Centers: Calls for center-by-center data on requests, materials distributed, current and expiring inventory, two-year inventory trends, operational costs, capacity for different emergency types, and any plans to realign centers. - FEMA and policymakers: Requires a separate report, after consulting FEMA, on legal or operational limits to FEMA providing fuel or other resources to the VA and whether Congressional action is needed to address coordination gaps.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-2264 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2264)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [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-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2264 (as of 2026-07-15).