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S. 2264 119th Congress Senate

Advancing VA’s Emergency Response to (AVERT) Crises Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to improve the emergency management capabilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 14, 2025 Introduced by: Richard Blumenthal Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of Veterans AffairsEmergency planning and evacuationFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
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 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.
Jul 14, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 14, 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
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 10

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Padilla, Alex
California · Jul 16, 2025
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jul 14, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2264: Advancing VA’s Emergency Response to (AVERT) Crises Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2264/
MLA
"S. 2264: Advancing VA’s Emergency Response to (AVERT) Crises Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2264/.
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S. 2264, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2264/.
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[S. 2264: Advancing VA’s Emergency Response to (AVERT) Crises Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2264/)
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