Veterans Law Judge Experience Act of 2025 passed the House 362 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedJan 23, 2025
ReportedJul 23, 2025
Passed one chamberJan 20, 2026
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 50 words.
Veterans Law Judge Experience Act of 2025 This bill requires the Chairman of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals to prioritize individuals with three or more years of legal professional experience in relevant legal areas when recommending individuals to the Department of Veterans Affairs to serve as members of the Board.
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
- 4 of 277 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 97 words
- Subjects
- Administrative remediesLawyers and legal servicesVeterans' pensions and compensation
- Latest action
- Jan 26, 2026: 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 · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]