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OATH Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1665| Senate 
| Updated: 3/18/2026
Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation aims to ensure veterans who participated in classified government programs receive the full benefits they have earned by defining a "secrecy oath program" as any U.S. Government program requiring non-disclosure agreements under penalty of court-martial or criminal punishment. The bill mandates the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to identify veterans from such programs within 90 days of their oath release and notify them of all eligible benefits and services. This includes a specific requirement to identify and notify veterans who participated in the Edgewood Arsenal program between 1948 and 1975. A significant provision concerns the effective dates for disability compensation awards, establishing that for veterans of the Edgewood Arsenal program or any other secrecy oath program, the effective date will be the day following their discharge or release from service. This change allows for the potential award of retroactive disability compensation .
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1680
OATH Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-5324
OATH Act of 2024
May 7, 2025
Introduced in Senate
May 7, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Dec 10, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Mar 18, 2026
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1680
    OATH Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-5324
    OATH Act of 2024


  • May 7, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 7, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • December 10, 2025
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.


  • March 18, 2026
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Armed Forces and National Security

MarylandMilitary operations and strategyVeterans' pensions and compensation

OATH Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1665| Senate 
| Updated: 3/18/2026
This legislation aims to ensure veterans who participated in classified government programs receive the full benefits they have earned by defining a "secrecy oath program" as any U.S. Government program requiring non-disclosure agreements under penalty of court-martial or criminal punishment. The bill mandates the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to identify veterans from such programs within 90 days of their oath release and notify them of all eligible benefits and services. This includes a specific requirement to identify and notify veterans who participated in the Edgewood Arsenal program between 1948 and 1975. A significant provision concerns the effective dates for disability compensation awards, establishing that for veterans of the Edgewood Arsenal program or any other secrecy oath program, the effective date will be the day following their discharge or release from service. This change allows for the potential award of retroactive disability compensation .
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1680
OATH Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-5324
OATH Act of 2024
May 7, 2025
Introduced in Senate
May 7, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Dec 10, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Mar 18, 2026
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1680
    OATH Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-5324
    OATH Act of 2024


  • May 7, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 7, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • December 10, 2025
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.


  • March 18, 2026
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Richard Blumenthal

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
MarylandMilitary operations and strategyVeterans' pensions and compensation