Passed on 2025-12-12
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 1912
Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025
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Introduced 2025-03-06Topic: veterans military · social services · governance ethicsSummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceVeteran 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.
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Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-12 | Became Public Law No: 119-56. | enact | |
| 2025-12-12 | Became Public Law No: 119-56. | enact | |
| 2025-12-12 | Signed by President. | ||
| 2025-12-12 | Signed by President. | enact | |
| 2025-12-03 | House | Presented to President. | sent to executive |
| 2025-12-03 | Presented to President. | sent to executive | |
| 2025-11-20 | Senate | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | |
| 2025-11-20 | Senate | Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8400) | |
| 2025-11-20 | Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. | floor pass | |
| 2025-11-20 | Senate | Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. | report |
| 2025-11-20 | Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. | report | |
| 2025-05-06 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-05-05 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2025-05-05 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1817-1818) | |
| 2025-05-05 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1817-1818: 1) | floor pass | |
| 2025-05-05 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1912. | |
| 2025-05-05 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1817-1819) | |
| 2025-05-05 | House | Mr. Bergman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | |
| 2025-03-27 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-03-06 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-03-06 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-03-06 | Introduced in House | introduce |