HR 1578 ยท Veterans Claims Education Act of 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced
- Feb 25, 2025
- Latest action
- May 20, 2025
- Sponsor
- Rep. Scott H. Peters [D-CA-50]
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Cosponsors
- 9
Summary
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 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.)
Recent actions
- May 20, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- May 19, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 19, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2133-2134)
- May 19, 2025 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)
- May 19, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1578.
- May 19, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2133-2135)
- May 19, 2025 Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 19, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 75.
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.