S 3170 119th Congress Senate 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: Kennedy, John Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov

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Apr 29, 2026

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Nov 10, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Nov 10, 2025

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

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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 April 29, 2026

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Hearings & markups 1

Hearings to examine S.749, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency and indemnity compensa…
Open Hearing Apr 29, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT · Veterans' Affairs Committee

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 3

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 · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
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 1

Kelly, Mark

Arizona · Nov 10, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3170: Stuck On Hold Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3170/

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"S. 3170: Stuck On Hold Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3170/.

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S. 3170, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3170/.

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