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H.R. 1912 · 119th Congress

Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025

Introduced Mar 6, 2025Policy area: Armed Forces and National SecurityPublic Law 119-56

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Status: Became law

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

Latest action

: Became Public Law No: 119-56.

Summary

Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025

This act modifies the procedures by which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reissues misused benefits to a beneficiary, including by requiring the VA to establish methods and timing with respect to determining whether an instance of misuse by a fiduciary is the result of negligence by the VA. The act also provides that if a beneficiary predeceases a reissuance, the VA must pay the amount to a surviving beneficiary in the same method as certain other VA benefits are paid upon the death of a beneficiary.

Under the act, the VA may not withhold the reissuing of a benefit payment by reason of a pending determination regarding the VA's negligence in relation to the instance of misuse by a fiduciary. Additionally, the VA is not required to make a determination regarding its negligence for each instance of misuse by a fiduciary of all or part of an individual's benefit paid to such fiduciary.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. Became Public Law No: 119-56.

  2. Signed by President.

  3. House

    Presented to President.

  4. Senate

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  5. Senate

    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8400)

  6. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  7. Senate

    Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  8. Senate

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

  9. House

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

  10. House

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1817-1818)

  11. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1817-1818: 1)

  12. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1912.

Show 5 earlier actions
  1. House

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1817-1819)

  2. House

    Mr. Bergman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  3. House

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

  4. House

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  5. Introduced in House