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H.R. 1147 · 119th Congress

Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025

Introduced Feb 7, 2025Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Read the textOn Congress.gov

Status: Passed House

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summary

Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access to address the accessibility of the VA for individuals with disabilities. Prior to establishing the advisory committee, the VA must take action to abolish or consolidate advisory committees that are currently inactive.

The bill also extends certain loan fee rates through June 23, 2034, under the VA's home loan program.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. Senate

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  2. House

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. House

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2123-2124)

  4. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1147.

  5. House

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2123-2124)

  6. House

    Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  7. House

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  8. Introduced in House