Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025
The summary
What this bill does
Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025
This bill 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 bill 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 bill, 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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - VA District 11 · D-VA
7 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - AZ District 6 · R-AZ
Member of Congress · R-NC
U.S. Representative - IA District 3 · R-IA
U.S. Representative - OR District 6 · D-OR
U.S. Representative - MI District 12 · D-MI
U.S. Representative - PA District 1 · R-PA
U.S. Representative - CA District 9 · D-CA
Roll-call vote
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The vote, by member
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 1912 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Became Public Law No: 119-56. |
| Policy Area | Armed Forces and National Security |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | March 6, 2025 |
| Latest Action | December 12, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 7 · House vote — · 1 views |