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H.R. 1578 · 119th Congress

Veterans Claims Education Act of 2025

Introduced Feb 25, 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 Claims Education Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to, upon receipt of an initial claim for benefits from a claimant that is not represented by an accredited person (i.e., a veterans service organization, attorney, or agent recognized by the VA), provide (1) notice that an accredited person may assist the claimant, (2) notice that a veterans service organization may represent the claimant for free, (3) information regarding a search tool to find an accredited person to assist in the filing of claims, and (4) information on how and where to report a person who is not accredited and charged a fee to assist with a claim.

In its web portal, the VA must provide a warning regarding fees an agent or attorney may charge for assistance in filing benefits claims. (Under current law, fees are generally prohibited for filing an initial claim.)

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 H2133-2134)

  4. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1578.

  5. House

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2133-2135)

  6. House

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

  7. House

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 75.

  8. House

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-102.

  9. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  10. House

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

  11. House

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  12. House

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Show 2 earlier actions
  1. House

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  2. Introduced in House