PRO Veterans Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Dan Sullivan
Became Law
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.
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- 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.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Quarterly VA budget briefings to Congress
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 meet its legal duties than the amount requested in the President’s budget. If a shortfall is reported, the Secretary must present plans to fix or reduce it during that briefing.
Limits on incentive pay for VA executives
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 executives must be approved one by one by specified VA leaders. The Secretary must send Congress a list each year of who received these incentives, starting within one year of enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Dan Sullivan
AK • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
KS • R
Sponsored 2/5/2025
Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]
NC • R
Sponsored 2/5/2025
Roger Wicker
MS • R
Sponsored 2/5/2025
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
TN • R
Sponsored 2/5/2025
Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
FL • R
Sponsored 2/5/2025
Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
MT • R
Sponsored 2/5/2025
Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
IA • R
Sponsored 2/5/2025
Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]
NE • R
Sponsored 2/5/2025
Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL]
AL • R
Sponsored 2/5/2025
Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
AK • R
Sponsored 2/5/2025
Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
NC • R
Sponsored 2/5/2025
Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
IA • R
Sponsored 2/5/2025
Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
LA • R
Sponsored 4/2/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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