HR 5992 119th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Social Security Administration Telephone and wireless communication

Stuck On Hold Act

Introduced: November 10, 2025 Introduced by: Calvert, Ken Republican · California See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Nov 17, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Nov 10, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Nov 10, 2025

Introduced in House

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Stuck On Hold Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement automated systems for their customer phone lines that inform callers of the expected wait time and that offer callbacks for wait times of more than 10 minutes. The VA must also issue guidance to reduce the average wait time to no more than 10 minutes.

What's happening now November 17, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Veterans' Affairs Committee
Veterans' Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025

Cosponsors 8

Riley, Josh

New York · Dec 2, 2025

Harder, Josh

California · Nov 18, 2025

Vindman, Eugene Simon

Virginia · Nov 17, 2025

Barrett, Tom

Michigan · Nov 10, 2025

Ciscomani, Juan

Arizona · Nov 10, 2025

King-Hinds, Kimberlyn

Northern Mariana Islands · Nov 10, 2025

Van Orden, Derrick

Wisconsin · Nov 10, 2025

Webster, Daniel

Florida · Nov 10, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5992: Stuck On Hold Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5992/

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"H.R. 5992: Stuck On Hold Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5992/.

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H.R. 5992, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5992/.

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