Veterans Claims Education Act of 2025 passed the House 83 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 149 words.
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.)
- 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
- 2 of 190 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 580 words
- Subjects
- Digital mediaLicensing and registrationsUser charges and feesVeterans' medical careVeterans' organizations and recognitionVeterans' 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
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