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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 1286
Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act
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Introduced 2025-02-13Topic: veterans militarySummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceSimplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seek to enter an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to assess the forms that the VA sends to claimants. The center must submit a written assessment to the VA that includes recommendations on how the VA may make the forms clearer and more organized. The VA must implement certain recommendations in the assessment within two years after the assessment is received.
Sponsors
- Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. Republican sponsor
- 18 cosponsors
Recorded votes
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yeas | Nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-19 | House roll 133 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 386 | 1 |
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-20 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-05-19 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2025-05-19 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 386 - 1 (Roll no. 133). (text: CR H2125) | |
| 2025-05-19 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 386 - 1 (Roll no. 133). (text: CR H2125) | floor pass | |
| 2025-05-19 | House | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2136-2137) | |
| 2025-05-19 | House | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | |
| 2025-05-19 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1286. | |
| 2025-05-19 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2124-2126) | |
| 2025-05-19 | House | Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | |
| 2025-05-17 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 73. | |
| 2025-05-17 | House | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-100. | report |
| 2025-05-17 | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-100. | report | |
| 2025-05-06 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. | refer |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Subcommittee Hearings Held | refer |
| 2025-03-14 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-02-13 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-02-13 | Introduced in House | introduce |