HR 1578 · 119th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
Veterans Claims Education Act of 2025
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(2025-05-20)
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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.)…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 1578, Veterans Claims Education Act of 2025
May 16, 2025As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 6, 2025
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Cosponsors (9)
5 Democrats4 Republicans