# 119-s-423: PRO Veterans Act of 2025

119-s-423, PRO Veterans Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK); status became_law; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-29).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-423
- As of: 2026-07-29
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-423
- Congress: 119
- Title: PRO Veterans Act of 2025
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-29

## Summary

**Tighter budget oversight of the Department of Veterans Affairs and limits on senior executive pay incentives.** This law requires quarterly, in-person briefings to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs and Appropriations committees on VA budgets and any shortfalls and restricts certain pay incentives for VA Senior Executive Service personnel. - Veterans and VA programs — Congress receives quarterly, in-person updates for three years on VA budgets and any shortfalls, and the VA Secretary must explain plans to address funding gaps. - Central Office senior executives — employees in the VA Central Office, including Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Administration, and National Cemetery Administration, are barred from receiving "critical skill" incentives. - Non-Central Office senior executives — may receive incentives only on an individual basis with specified high-level approvals and are subject to annual reporting requirements. - Congressional oversight — the law names the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs and Appropriations committees as recipients of briefings and reports and defines a "shortfall" as VA needs that exceed the President's budget request.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-04-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Quarterly VA budget briefings to Congress: benefit, medium. Beginning the first quarter after enactment, the VA Secretary gives in-person budget briefings every quarter for three years. The briefings go to the Veterans' Affairs and Appropriations Committees in the House and Senate. They cover VA’s budget and any shortfall. A shortfall means VA needs more to…
- Limits on incentive pay for VA executives: cost, low. Effective on enactment, VA Senior Executive Service staff based at Central Office cannot receive a critical skill incentive. If an executive spends some time at non-Central Office sites, any incentive can cover only that portion and must be prorated. Incentives for eligible non-Central Office execu…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-s-5: Laken Riley Act
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.

## Sources
- [119-s-423 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/423)

## Related
- [119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2296)
- [119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4784)
- [119-s-5: Laken Riley Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-423 (as of 2026-07-29).