HR 3854 · 119th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors

Introduced 2025-06-09· Sponsored by Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(2025-09-16)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors Claims Processing Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to plan and implement certain technological improvements to its systems, particularly in relation to the processing of claims and benefits. First, the bill requires the VA to submit to Congress its plan to make available an automation tool for processing claims. Such tool must automate the retrieval of the records of the veteran, compile evidence relevant to the determination of the claim, provide automated decision support relevant to the determination, automate information sharing between federal agencies, and assist in generating correspondence regarding the claim. Within one year of submitting this plan, the VA must ensure that each VA program office responsible for processing claims for pension or survivor benefits has an automation tool that at least assists in generating correspondence regarding the claim. The VA must also implement policies, processes, and technological capabilities to ensure that a claims processor is made aware of and assigned to address situations when (1) there is an increase in the amount of dependency compensation paid to a beneficia…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 3854, Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors Claims Processing Act

Aug 14, 2025

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 23, 2025

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