Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act passed the House 95 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedFeb 13, 2025
ReportedMay 17, 2025
Passed one chamberMay 19, 2025
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 81 words.
Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seek to enter an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to assess the forms that the VA sends to claimants. The center must submit a written assessment to the VA that includes recommendations on how the VA may make the forms clearer and more organized. The VA must implement certain recommendations in the assessment within two years after the assessment is received.
Context
- Committees
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 21 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 339 words
- Subjects
- Congressional oversightGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsResearch and developmentVeterans' pensions and compensation
- Latest action
- May 20, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 2
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 2
- 119th H.R. 9237 Take Care of America’s Veterans Act R · Introduced
- 119th S. 4744 Take Care of America’s Veterans Act R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]