House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Stuck On Hold Act
Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to implement automated systems with callback functionality for each customer service telephone line of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Ken Calvert R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 10, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 17, 2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5992.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CALVERT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 190, November 10, 2025, Page H4591):The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 1 and clause 18.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 10, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 174 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5992, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5992
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 9, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
8 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 8 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.
Tom Barrett (R-MI), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-MP), Josh Riley (D-NY), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Eugene Vindman (D-VA), Daniel Webster (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ken Calvert.
- H.R. 4638 (119th) Federal Working Animal Protection Act
- H.R. 1663 (119th) VSAFE Act of 2025
- H.R. 831 (119th) Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Amendment Act of 2025
- H.R. 252 (119th) Secure Our Ports Act of 2025
- H.R. 4016 (119th) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
- H.Res. 978 (119th) Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Doug LaMalfa.
Related bills
- S. 3170 (119th) Stuck On Hold ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.