Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
- Last Action
- 5/20/2025
Actions
- 2025-05-20Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2025-05-19Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2025-05-19On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2123-2124)
- 2025-05-19Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2123-2124)
- 2025-05-19DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1147.
- 2025-05-19Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2123-2124)
- 2025-05-19Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 2025-02-07Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2025-02-07Introduced in House
- 2025-02-07Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-02-07 (00)
Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access to address the accessibility of the VA for individuals with disabilities. Prior to establishing the advisory committee, the VA must take action to abolish or consolidate advisory committees that are currently inactive.
The bill also extends certain loan fee rates through June 23, 2034, under the VA's home loan program.
Cosponsors (3)
- Morgan McGarvey (D-KY)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Disability assistance
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
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