The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2025
S 787 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by Bill Cassidy (R)

VetPAC Act of 2025

Creates a commission to review Veterans Health Administration operations and report recommendations to Congress.

Tradeoff

Establishes a 17-member advisory commission to assess VA hospital operations, staffing, and care quality. Requires federal funding for commission staff and operations.

What's in it

See official bill text

Costs $8 million over 2025-2030 for operating expenses of a new Veterans Health Administration advisory commission.

The $8 million is the federal administrative cost to operate the advisory commission itself (staff, travel, meetings); the policy's real impact is establishing a permanent body to review VHA operations and make recommendations to Congress, with no direct spending on veterans' benefits.

S. 787, VetPAC Act of 2025 · Sep 2025

Passed the Senate by on December 18, 2025 — sitting in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Feb 27, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs(Feb 27, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Veterans' Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Jul 30, 2025)

    Committee report S. Rept. 119-98.

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 18, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 19, 2025)