Rosen-Backed Bipartisan Bill to Expand Veterans’ Benefits Outreach Becomes Law

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) announced that bipartisan legislation she co-sponsored to help inform veterans of their eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs and services has been signed into law as part of a comprehensive veterans health care and benefits package. The Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act authorizes $10 million each for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 to support County Veterans Service Officers (CVSO) and local efforts to make veterans more aware of their benefits; help them file pension and compensation claims; and assist them with enrolling in job, housing, disability, and education benefits.

"Veterans deserve to take full advantage of all the benefits they have earned through their brave service to our nation," said Senator Rosen. "I'm proud that this bipartisan bill has become law to better inform more veterans of the programs and services available to them. I'll keep working with both parties to give veterans in Nevada the resources they need."

Senator Rosen has worked consistently to deliver for Nevada's veterans. Her bipartisan bill to require the VA to maintain a permanent helpline for veterans to use for information on VA services is now law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. She also successfully pushed President Biden to include the construction of a new VA hospital in Reno in his 2024 Budget Request and helped introduce and pass bipartisan legislation to officially authorize its construction. She also helped pass the PACT Act, a historic law that extended Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits and health care to all veterans suffering from illnesses as a result of exposure to burn pits and other toxins during their service.

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