# 119-s-274: Next of Kin Collections Protection Act of 2025

119-s-274, Next of Kin Collections Protection Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-31).

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- As of: 2026-10-31
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-274
- Congress: 119
- Title: Next of Kin Collections Protection Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-31

## Summary

**Sets pension stop date to the last day of the month a beneficiary dies.** This bill would carve out an exception for pensions payable under an existing rating or decision so that reductions or discontinuances take effect on the last day of the month of death, changing the timing rules in 38 U.S.C. 5112(b). - Families and next of kin: Survivors would receive the deceased beneficiary's pension for the entire month of death instead of having payments cut off mid-month. - VA administrators: The bill would add a new paragraph to 38 U.S.C. 5112(b) and renumber existing paragraphs, requiring updates to internal references and processing rules. - Legal and benefits text: It makes a conforming amendment to 38 U.S.C. 1832(b)(4) and inserts parenthetical language into 38 U.S.C. 5310(b) to align month-of-death payment language with the new rule.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- VA pension for month of death: mixed, low. This bill would make VA pensions payable under an existing rating continue through the last day of the month the payee dies. It would also say those month-of-death payments are covered by VA offset and recovery rules. If enacted, these changes would apply to deaths on or after the date of enactment.

## Related bills

- 119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-5041: Advancing Research for Chronic Pain Act of 2026
- 119-s-3257: John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act
- 119-s-697: Air Traffic Control Workforce Development Act of 2025
- 119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act

## Sources
- [119-s-274 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/274)

## Related
- [119-s-3597: National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3597)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-5041: Advancing Research for Chronic Pain Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5041)
- [119-s-3257: John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3257)
- [119-s-697: Air Traffic Control Workforce Development Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-697)
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-274 (as of 2026-10-31).