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S. 610

U.S. Senate•Engrossed

Summary

S. 610, the Ensuring VetSuccess On Campus Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 18, 2025 by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It last saw action on Dec 15, 2025: Held at the desk.

Record

Text

S. 610 has 1 co-sponsor.

sb610/engrossed-in-senate.txt
119 S610 ES: Ensuring VetSuccess On Campus Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 610  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES  AN ACT
To expand the VetSuccess on Campus program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Ensuring VetSuccess On Campus Act of 2025  .
2.
Expansion of VetSuccess on Campus program to at least one location in each State
(a)
In general
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that the VetSuccess on Campus program of the Department of Veterans Affairs is located in every State.
(b)
Counselors
In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that at least one counselor of the VetSuccess on Campus program is located in each State, notwithstanding the number of individuals in a State or at an educational institution who may qualify to participate in the program.
(c)
Preference
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall give preference to educational institutions that have the largest populations of students who are pursuing programs of education at such institutions with educational assistance provided under laws administered by the Secretary.
(d)
State defined
In this section, the term  State  has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
    Passed the Senate December 11, 2025.    Secretary

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-18
  2. Passed Senate2025-12-11
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in Senate Feb 18, 2025

sb610/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (02/18/2025)

Ensuring VetSuccess On Campus Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that the VetSuccess on Campus (VSOC) program is located in every state. The program supports veterans, servicemembers, and qualified dependents who are transitioning from military service to college life.

The VA must ensure that at least one VSOC counselor is located in each state.

Sponsors

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D) sponsors S. 610, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 610 went before 1 committee: Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Reported By · Dec 2, 2025

Actions

S. 610 has taken 11 actions since Feb 18, 2025, the latest on Dec 15, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 15, 2025
Senate
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 15, 202516:06
House
Received in the House.
Dec 15, 202516:18
House
Held at the desk.
Dec 11, 2025
Senate
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8696; text: CR S8696)
Dec 11, 2025
—
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Votes

S. 610 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 610 goes by 5 titles, 3 of them short titles.

  • Ensuring VetSuccess On Campus Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Ensuring VetSuccess On Campus Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
  • Ensuring VetSuccess On Campus Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
  • Ensuring VetSuccess On Campus Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to expand the VetSuccess on Campus program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for S. 610, the latest on Aug 20, 2025.

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 19 registered lobbyists who named S. 610 in 12 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Government Issues, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia16—
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA—District of Columbia16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS16—
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
HEATHER ANSLEY116
JEREMY VILLANUEVA116
JON RETZER116
JULIE HOWELL116
MORGAN BROWN116
NAOMI MATHIS116
PETER DICKINSON116
SHAMALA CAPIZZI116
JOSEPH LEMAY115
SHANE LIERMANN115
ANTHONYA JAMES114
JOY ILEM114
LISA ELIJAH114
ANTHONYA HOLLINS112
DANICA GONZALVES112
JENNIFER HUNT112
KEVIN MILLER112
MARQUIS BAREFIELD112
ROSCOE BUTLER112

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 fourth_quarter$161.3K4th Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 third_quarter$141.4K3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 second_quarter$141.4K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 first_quarter$141.4K1st Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$112.1K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$108.2K1st Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$89.2K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 first_quarter$88.6K1st Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$87.2K4th Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$87.2K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 610 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 610’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

s610/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 610 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Educational guidance to Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation.

s610/subjects.txt
Educational guidanceHigher educationVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com