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Justice for America’s Veterans and Survivors Act of 2025
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress each year an annual report that contains data and information on the causes of deaths among veterans, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit an annual report to Congress containing data on causes of death among veterans. Each report must include information on individual veterans who died, including whether they had a service-connected disability rated as total, the primary and secondary causes of death, and the manner of death. The report must also provide aggregate data on the total number of veterans who died from each primary cause and the total number who died in each manner. The reporting requirement sunsets five years after the bill's enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to John W. Hickenlooper’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES $21,750
- THE WONDERFUL COMPANY $13,200
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $13,200
- WALKER & DUNLOP $6,600
- BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for John W. Hickenlooper → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Oct 23, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
- Oct 23, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 23, 2025
Mr. Hickenlooper (for himself and Mr. Banks) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress each year an annual report that contains data and information on the causes of deaths among veterans, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Justice for America’s Veterans and Survivors Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ANNUAL REPORT ON CAUSES OF DEATH AMONG VETERANS.
(a) In General.—Subchaper II of chapter 5 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “Sec. 534. Annual report on causes of death among veterans
“(a) In General.—Not less frequently than once each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives an annual report that contains data and information on causes of death among veterans.
“(b) Elements.—Each report submitted pursuant to subsection (a) shall include—
“(1) for each veteran that died during the period covered by the report an identification of—
“(A) whether such veteran had a service-connected disability rated as total;
“(B) the primary cause of death;
“(C) the secondary cause of death, if applicable; and
“(D) the manner of death;
“(2) for each primary cause of death identified pursuant to paragraph (1), a statement of the total number of veterans that died from such primary cause of death during the period covered by the report; and
“(3) for each manner of death identified pursuant to paragraph (1), a statement of the total number of veterans that died in such manner during the period covered by the report.
“(c) Sunset.—This section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of the Justice for America’s Veterans and Survivors Act of 2025.”.
(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 533 the following new item:
“534. Annual report on causes of death among veterans.”. <all>
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