HR 659
Veterans Law Judge Experience Act of 2025
Summary
Veterans Law Judge Experience Act of 2025 This bill requires the Chairman of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals to prioritize individuals with three or more years of legal professional experience in relevant legal areas when recommending individuals to the Department of Veterans Affairs to serve as members of the Board.
Bill status
- Status
- Reported
- Sponsor
- Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA-26]
- Cosponsors
- 4
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- 2025-01-23
- Latest action
- 2026-01-26: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee referrals
- Veterans' Affairs Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2026-01-26
- Veterans' Affairs Committee: House · Reported By · 2025-09-26
- Veterans' Affairs Committee: House · Markup By · 2025-07-23
- Veterans' Affairs Committee: House · Discharged from · 2025-07-03
- Veterans' Affairs Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-01-23
Recent actions
- 2026-01-26: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2026-01-20: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2026-01-20: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H936)
- 2026-01-20: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H936)
- 2026-01-20: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 659.