# 119-sres-215: A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of May 12, 2025, through May 16, 2025 as "Veterans Affairs Research Week" to celebrate the research, innovation, and significant contributions of the Department of Veterans Affairs to improving the lives of countless veterans, people in the United States, and individuals around the world.

119-sres-215, A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of May 12, 2025, through May 16, 2025 as "Veterans Affairs Research Week" to celebrate the research, innovation, and significant contributions of the Department of Veterans Affairs to improving the lives of countless veterans, people in the United States, and individuals around the world., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-215
- Congress: 119
- Title: A resolution expressing support for the designation of the week of May 12, 2025, through May 16, 2025 as "Veterans Affairs Research Week" to celebrate the research, innovation, and significant contributions of the Department of Veterans Affairs to improving the lives of countless veterans, people in the United States, and individuals around the world.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-12
- Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**This bill would designate the week of May 12 through May 16, 2025 as _Veterans Affairs Research Week_** to honor 100 years of Department of Veterans Affairs research. It would applaud VA researchers and affiliates, note milestones such as early computed tomography work, the first implantable cardiac pacemaker, the first successful liver transplant, research linking Gila monster metabolism to GLP‑1 medications, and Nobel Prize–winning VA researchers, and it would highlight that VA centers run over 7,000 active research projects and contribute to local economies.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-5238: For Our Republic Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act

## Sources
- [119-sres-215 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/215)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-5238: For Our Republic Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5238)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-215 (as of 2025-12-21).