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119th Congress

H.R. 1912

Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
C001078
Introduced
Mar 6, 2025
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Committees
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs; Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Official text
Referred in Senate · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (7)

Original cosponsors (5)

Added later (2)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Public Law” version

Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025 This act 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 act 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 act, 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.

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

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