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HR 3481 · in committee · major

Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The VA must allow veterans to send and receive education benefit correspondence electronically.
  • This affects veterans and service members who receive VA educational assistance.
  • The VA must offer opt-in digital communication at no additional cost to veterans.

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    How might digital communication options reduce processing delays for veterans waiting to receive education benefit decisions from the VA?

  2. 02

    What safeguards should the VA implement to protect veterans' personal information when handling education benefit correspondence electronically?

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    Which veterans might face barriers in using digital communication systems, and how should the VA address those accessibility concerns?

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Tom Barrett

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Introduced 2025-09-18

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-09-18 · senate · IntroReferral

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

  2. 2025-09-17 · house · Floor

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

  3. 2025-09-17 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 09/15/2025 CR H4295)

  4. 2025-09-17 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 09/15/2025 CR H4295)

  5. 2025-09-17 · house · Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4393)

  6. 2025-09-15 · house · Floor

    At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Bost objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

  7. 2025-09-15 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3481.

  8. 2025-09-15 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4295)

  9. 2025-09-15 · house · Floor

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

  10. 2025-09-09 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 213.

  11. 2025-09-09 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-257.

  12. 2025-09-09 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-257.

  13. 2025-07-23 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  14. 2025-07-23 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  15. 2025-07-03 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged

  16. 2025-06-11 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  17. 2025-06-11 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

  18. 2025-05-19 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  19. 2025-05-19 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  20. 2025-05-19 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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