Veterans Claims Education Act of 2025
Introduced Feb 25, 2025 by Rep. Scott H. Peters
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
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 must provide a warning regarding fees an agent or attorney may charge for assistance in filing benefits claims. (Under current law, fees are generally prohibited for filing an initial claim.)
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- May 20, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- May 19, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 19, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2133-2134)
- May 19, 2025Passed/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)
- May 19, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1578.
- May 19, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2133-2135)
- May 19, 2025Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 19, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 75.
- May 19, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-102.
- May 6, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Apr 9, 2025Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Apr 9, 2025Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 21, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Feb 25, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Feb 25, 2025Introduced in House