S. 1665 119th Congress Senate

OATH Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure veterans of secrecy oath programs receive the full benefits they have earned, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 7, 2025 Introduced by: Richard Blumenthal Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov

Armed Forces and National Security MarylandMilitary operations and strategyVeterans' pensions and compensation

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Mar 18, 2026

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Dec 10, 2025

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

May 7, 2025

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

May 7, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now March 18, 2026

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Hearings & markups 2

Business meeting to consider S.342, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize an individual who is awarded th…
Meeting Mar 18, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT · Veterans' Affairs Committee
Hearings to examine S.342, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize an individual who is awarded the Purple …
Meeting Dec 10, 2025 · 4:00 PM EST · Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 11

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

PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
for PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
for PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
for PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
11 filings
Labor, Dept of (DOL)
11 filings
SENATE
11 filings
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
11 filings
Veterans Employment & Training Service
11 filings
Defense, Dept of (DOD)
7 filings
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
7 filings
Small Business Administration (SBA)
7 filings

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1665: OATH Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1665/

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"S. 1665: OATH Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1665/.

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S. 1665, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1665/.

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