H.R. 3627

Summary

H.R. 3627, the Justice for America’s Veterans and Survivors Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on May 29, 2025 by Rep. Chuck Edwards (R) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, and last saw action on Jun 24, 2025: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Record

Text

H.R. 3627 has 6 co-sponsors.

119 HR 3627 IH: Justice for America’s Veterans and Survivors Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-29
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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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3627  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 29, 2025   Mr. Edwards  (for himself and  Ms. Morrison ) introduced the following bill; which was
        referred to the  Committee on Veterans'
  Affairs    A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit an annual report that contains data and information on the causes of deaths among veterans, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Justice for America’s Veterans and Survivors Act of 2025  .
2.
Department of Veterans Affairs annual report on causes of death among veterans
(a)
In general
Subchaper II of  chapter 5  of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
534.
Annual report on causes of death among veterans
(a)
In general
The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate an annual report that contains data and information on causes of death among veterans.
(b)
Elements
Such report shall include—
(1)
for each veteran that died during the period covered by the report—
(A)
an identification of—
(i)
whether such veteran had a service-connected disability rated as total;
(ii)
the primary cause of death; and
(iii)
the secondary cause of death, if applicable; and
(B)
a statement of whether such veteran died by suicide secondary to a service-connected disability rated as total;
(2)
for each primary cause of death identified pursuant to paragraph (1), a statement of the total number of veterans that died from such primary cause of death during the period covered by the report.
 .
(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 533 the following new item:
534. Annual report on causes of death among veterans
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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Chuck Edwards (R) sponsors H.R. 3627, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Chuck Edwards

Rep. · R–NC-11 · Sponsor

Introduced May 29, 2025

Kelly Morrison

Rep. · D–MN-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 29, 2025 · Original

Donald Davis

Rep. · D–NC-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 4, 2025

Eugene Vindman

Rep. · D–VA-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 29, 2025

Suzanne Lee

Rep. · D–NV-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 30, 2025

Joseph Neguse

Rep. · D–CO-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 1, 2025

Laura Gillen

Rep. · D–NY-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 23, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 3627 went before 2 committees: Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee and Veterans' Affairs.

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee

Hearings By (subcommittee) · Jun 24, 2025 · 62 Bills

Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Affairs

Referred To · May 29, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 3627 has taken 4 actions since May 29, 2025, the latest on Jun 24, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 3627 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3627 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Justice for America’s Veterans and Survivors Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Justice for America’s Veterans and Survivors Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit an annual report that contains data and information on the causes of deaths among veterans, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 22 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3627 in 13 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, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Health Issues, Housing, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Education.

Clients

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Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 22.

Filings

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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3627 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; H.R. 3627’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 3627 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional oversight to Veterans' pensions and compensation.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3627, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 91 (Thursday, May 29, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. EDWARDS:H.R. 3627.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, clause 18Allows Congress to make all laws ``which shall be necessaryand proper for carrying into execution'' any ``other'' powersvested by the Constitution in the Government of the UnitedStates.[Page H2377]

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