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Veterans Claims Education Act of 2025

Passed first chamber: it can still change before the session ends.

US HR 1578 · House Bill · 119th Congress

Stage
Passed first chamber
Started in
House
Sponsors
10
Latest action
May 20, 2025

What it does

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…

Official summary · Introduced in House · Feb 25, 2025

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced (Done)

    Feb 25, 2025

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Current step)

    Passed first chamber · May 20, 2025

  4. Law (Not started)

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Who is involved

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Where it goes next

While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.

Work with this bill

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