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Protecting Veteran’s Claim Options Act

House

Protects veterans' disability claim options by preserving multiple available filing paths for veterans benefits claims

Latest action: Tue Oct 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veterans Appeals Efficiency Act of 2025

Senate

Streamlines veterans benefits appeals procedures to improve efficiency in the Department of Veterans Affairs claims review process

Latest action: Wed Dec 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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VSAFE Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes veterans firearm suicide prevention and safe storage measures under the VSAFE Act of 2025

Latest action: Wed Mar 18 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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PLUS for Veterans Act of 2025

House

Authorize veterans to use Public Law 2807 forms for filing disability compensation claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs

Latest action: Mon Mar 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent and codify the pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations, and for other purposes.

Senate

Amends veterans benefits law to permanently codify the pilot program allowing contract physicians to conduct disability examinations

Latest action: Wed Jul 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026

House

Expand veterans and survivors benefits by creating a supplemental disability allowance, raising survivor compensation, broadening VA home loan eligibility, and extending certain pension and loan fee provisions

Latest action: Tue Jun 02 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025

House

Expand veterans' health care choice options under the CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025

Latest action: Tue May 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2025

Senate

Strengthens Veterans Affairs health care and disability claim rules for veterans affected by military sexual trauma, including broader counseling eligibility and required outreach

Latest action: Wed Jul 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Love Lives On Act of 2025

House

Extends military and veterans survivor benefits for remarried surviving spouses, including compensation, annuities, pensions, and TRICARE eligibility

Latest action: Thu Mar 26 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veterans STAND Act

Senate

Establishes the Veterans STAND Act as a Senate measure on veterans' affairs now under committee review

Latest action: Wed Apr 29 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veterans STAND Act

House

Establishes the Veterans STAND Act as a measure concerning veterans policy and related federal programs

Latest action: Tue Jun 30 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act

House

Expands Disabled Veterans’ Outreach Program eligibility to certain surviving spouses for career and employment services tied to military death, disability, or missing status

Latest action: Wed Jun 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act 2.0

Senate

Modernize the veterans appeals process by updating procedures for Veterans Affairs benefit claim reviews and appeals

Latest action: Wed Apr 29 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Love Lives On Act of 2025

Senate

Extends military and veterans survivors' benefits by allowing eligible surviving spouses to keep certain compensation, annuities, and TRICARE status after remarriage

Latest action: Wed Mar 18 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Improving Veterans’ Experience Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes a Veterans Experience Office in the Department of Veterans Affairs to oversee customer experience improvement for veterans and beneficiaries using VA benefits and services

Latest action: Tue Jan 28 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025

House

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to raise veterans' disability and survivors' compensation payments for 2025 by the same cost-of-living percentage used for Social Security benefits

Latest action: Wed Mar 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025

Senate

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to raise specified veterans and survivors compensation benefits by the same 2025 cost of living percentage used for Social Security benefits

Latest action: Tue Nov 25 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veterans’ Caregiver Appeals Modernization Act of 2025

Senate

Modernizes appeals for veterans caregiver program decisions by updating the review process under veterans' benefits law

Latest action: Thu Jun 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Justice for America’s Veterans and Survivors Act of 2025

House

Require the Department of Veterans Affairs to submit annual reports on causes of death among veterans

Latest action: Tue Jun 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act

House

Expands Department of Veterans Affairs training, records assistance, and reporting for military sexual trauma mental health claims

Latest action: Tue May 20 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025

House

Prohibit the Department of Veterans Affairs from denying a veterans benefits claim solely because the veteran missed a VA medical examination tied to that claim

Latest action: Mon May 04 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act of 2025

Senate

Prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from denying veterans' benefits claims solely because a veteran missed a VA medical examination tied to the claim

Latest action: Wed Mar 18 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Deliver for Veterans Act

House

Require the Department of Veterans Affairs to count delivery costs when covering the full purchase price of automobiles for eligible disabled veterans and servicemembers

Latest action: Tue Apr 08 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act

House

Require the Department of Veterans Affairs to assess veterans claims forms and implement recommendations to make them clearer and better organized

Latest action: Tue May 20 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Accountability for Veterans Act

House

Require the Department of Veterans Affairs to report to Congress on disability appeals backlogs, Transition Assistance Program resources, and problems in one-star VA health care systems

Latest action: Tue Jan 28 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veteran Appeals Transparency Act of 2025

House

Requires the Board of Veterans Appeals to post weekly docket dates for assigned veterans appeals cases, with exceptions for advanced or remanded cases

Latest action: Thu Mar 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veterans Burial Allowance and Reimbursement Act of 2026

House

Expand burial allowances and reimbursement for veterans' funeral and interment expenses under federal veterans benefits

Latest action: Thu Mar 26 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide timely equitable relief to an individual who suffers a loss based on an administrative error by the Secretary, and for other purposes.

House

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to grant timely equitable relief when a person suffers a loss because of a departmental administrative error

Latest action: Wed Jun 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025

Senate

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to periodically review and report on maximum coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance using CPI-U growth

Latest action: Tue Feb 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025

House

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to review and report every five years on maximum coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance using recent CPI-U changes

Latest action: Fri Dec 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veterans Affairs Distributed Ledger Innovation Act of 2025

House

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to report to Congress on using distributed ledger technology in benefits administration to improve claims adjudication and reduce fraud waste and abuse

Latest action: Fri Oct 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veterans Cannabis Use for Safe Healing Act

House

Prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from denying benefits over participation in state-approved marijuana programs and requires VA care to document and discuss that use

Latest action: Thu Mar 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors

House

Require the Department of Veterans Affairs to modernize veterans and survivors claims processing through automation planning, dependency benefit case handling, and document labeling improvements

Latest action: Tue Sep 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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VSAFE Act of 2025

House

Establishes a Department of Veterans Affairs officer to prevent and respond to scams and fraud affecting veterans, while extending certain VA home loan fee rates through 2034

Latest action: Mon Jan 26 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025

Senate

Prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from sending veterans' or beneficiaries' identifying information to the firearms background check system solely because they have an appointed benefits fiduciary, absent a judicial danger finding

Latest action: Tue Mar 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

House

Prohibit the Department of Veterans Affairs from sending veterans' or beneficiaries' identifying information to the federal firearms background check system solely because they have a fiduciary, absent a judicial danger finding

Latest action: Tue Jun 02 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Original Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2025

House

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay $25,000 to eligible World War II merchant mariners who performed qualified service and did not receive certain prior benefits

Latest action: Fri Dec 19 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act

House

Require the Department of Veterans Affairs to assess and improve benefit claim notices for veterans and extend certain VA home loan fee rates through 2034

Latest action: Tue Apr 08 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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OATH Act of 2025

Senate

Authorizes military honors ceremonies by veterans organizations for deceased veterans who did not receive funeral honors at burial

Latest action: Wed Mar 18 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

PRO Veterans Act of 2025

Senate

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to give Congress quarterly budget briefings, restrict senior employee incentive pay, and continue a veterans customer experience office through FY2028

Latest action: Thu Aug 14 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)