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HR 1578 · in committee · significant

Veterans Claims Education Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The VA must inform unrepresented veterans applying for benefits about accredited representatives and free assistance options.
  • Veterans filing initial claims without representation are affected by new notification requirements.
  • The VA must add warning labels about potential fees to its web portal and provide tools to find legitimate representatives.

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  1. 01

    How might requiring the VA to notify unrepresented veterans about free assistance options change the rate at which veterans successfully obtain benefits?

  2. 02

    What trade-offs exist between adding warning labels about representative fees and the administrative burden on the VA's existing claims processing system?

  3. 03

    Which veterans could face the most difficulty understanding or accessing the free representative services this bill requires the VA to promote?

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Sponsor · D-CA-50

Scott H. Peters

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Introduced 2025-05-20

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-05-20 · senate · IntroReferral

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

  2. 2025-05-19 · house · Floor

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

  3. 2025-05-19 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2133-2134)

  4. 2025-05-19 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2133-2134)

  5. 2025-05-19 · house · Floor

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

  6. 2025-05-19 · house · Floor

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

  7. 2025-05-19 · house · Floor

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

  8. 2025-05-19 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 75.

  9. 2025-05-19 · house · Committee

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

  10. 2025-05-19 · Committee

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

  11. 2025-05-06 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  12. 2025-04-09 · house · Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

  13. 2025-04-09 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  14. 2025-03-21 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

  15. 2025-02-25 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  16. 2025-02-25 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  17. 2025-02-25 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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