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S. 3042Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Justice for America’s Veterans and Survivors Act of 2025

Sponsored by John W. HickenlooperSen. John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Introduced October 23, 2025

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The Justice for America’s Veterans and Survivors Act of 2025 adds a new requirement that the Department of Veterans Affairs produce an annual, detailed report on veteran deaths. The report, sent to both Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs committees, breaks down each death by disability status, cause(s), and manner, and aggregates totals for each category. The mandate lasts for five years, after which the reporting provision expires.

Key Provisions

  • The Secretary of Veterans Affairs must send an annual report to the Senate and House Veterans' Affairs committees that lists data on every veteran death during the reporting period.
  • For each deceased veteran, the report must note whether they had a total service‑connected disability rating, the primary cause of death, any secondary cause, and the manner of death (e.g., natural, accident, homicide).
  • The report must also provide totals for each primary cause of death and for each manner of death across all veterans.
  • The reporting requirement will end five years after the law’s enactment.
  • The table of sections in Title 38 is updated to include the new Section 534.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

October 23, 2025

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October 23, 2025

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

October 23, 2025

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Introduced in SenateIssued October 23, 2025

II

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 3042

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.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Justice for America’s Veterans and Survivors Act of 2025.

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:

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.

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(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.

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