Markup Action: Committee Advances 25 Bills to the Full House for Veteran First Roadmap
Washington,
July 23, 2025
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Kathleen McCarthy
Today, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, led by Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), reported out 25 bills to be eligible for consideration by the full House of Representatives. Remarks on each of these bills can be found here.
“From ending the Biden-era control over veterans’ healthcare choice, to modernizing the VA disability compensation benefits and appeals process, to cutting down on scams and fraud, to protecting deployed servicemembers homes from squatters, to bringing needed accountability to VA’s VR&E program, our committee reported out 25 vitally important bills this week on behalf of the men and women who have served leading into the August district work period,” said Chairman Bost. “I want to thank the sponsors of each of these bills for their work. These 25 bills represent a significant step forward towards working with the Trump administration to effect real change at VA for veterans and their families.”
The following bills were reported out of the Committee this week:
H.R. 740 – The Veterans’ ACCESS Act (Chairman Bost) H.R. 2137 – Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025 (Rep. Luttrell) H.R. 1663 – Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion (VSAFE) Act (Rep. Calvert) H.R. 3400 – The Territorial Response and Access to Veterans’ Essential Lifecare (TRAVEL) Act (Rep. King-Hinds) H.R. 3767 – Health Professionals Scholarship Program (HPSP) Improvement Act of 2025 (Rep. Hamadeh) H.R. 3123 – Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act (Rep. Stefanik) H.R. 3834 – Protecting Veteran’s Claim Options Act (Chairman Bost) H.R. 2605 – Service Dogs Assisting Veterans (SAVES) Act (Rep. Luttrell) H.R. 3951 – Rural Veterans’ Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2025 (Rep. Ciscomani) H.R. 3483 – Forcing Real Accountability for Unlawful Distributions (FRAUD) Act (Rep. Barrett) H.R. 3494 – VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act (Rep. Kiggans) H.R. 3455 – Veterans Affairs Distributed Ledger Innovation Act of 2025 (Rep. Mace) H.R. 2334 – Servicemember Resident Protection Act (Rep. Mast) H.R. 3481 – Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025 (Rep. Barrett) H.R. 3579 – Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Integrity Act (Rep. Ciscomani) H.R. 2791 – Home for Heroes Act (Rep. Miller) H.R. 3854 – Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors Claims Processing Act (Rep. Valadao) H.R. 3863 – VA Mental Health Outreach and Engagement Act (Rep. Budzinski) H.R. 659 – Veterans Law Judge Experience Act of 2025 (Rep. Brownley) H.R. 2701 – Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act (Rep. Wasserman-Schultz) H.R. 2721 – Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025 (Rep. Kennedy) H.R. 2034 – Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act (Rep. Budzinski) H.R. 2954 – Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025 (Rep. Pappas) H.R. 3812 – Stop Troubling Retroactive Invoices for Veteran Expenses Act of 2025 (Rep. Gray) H.R. 4446 – FAST VETS Act (Rep. Dexter) |