S 892 ยท Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
- Introduced
- Mar 6, 2025
- Latest action
- Mar 11, 2025
- Sponsor
- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono [D-HI]
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Cosponsors
- 3
Summary
Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025 This bill modifies the procedures by which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reissues misused benefits to a beneficiary, including by requiring the VA to establish methods and timing with respect to determining whether an instance of misuse by a fiduciary is the result of negligence by the VA. The bill also provides that if a beneficiary predeceases a reissuance, the VA must pay the amount to a surviving beneficiary in the same method as certain other VA benefits are paid upon the death of a beneficiary. Under the bill, the VA may not withhold the reissuing of a benefit payment by reason of a pending determination regarding the VA's negligence in relation to the instance of misuse by a fiduciary. Additionally, the VA is not required to make a determination regarding its negligence for each instance of misuse by a fiduciary of all or part of an individual's benefit paid to such fiduciary.
Recent actions
- Mar 11, 2025 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
- Mar 6, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Mar 6, 2025 Introduced in Senate
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.