Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025
- Last Action
- 12/12/2025
Actions
- 2025-12-12Became Public Law No: 119-56.
- 2025-12-12Became Public Law No: 119-56.
- 2025-12-12Signed by President.
- 2025-12-12Signed by President.
- 2025-12-03Presented to President.
- 2025-12-03Presented to President.
- 2025-11-20Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 2025-11-20Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8400)
- 2025-11-20Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- 2025-11-20Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- 2025-11-20Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- 2025-05-06Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2025-05-05Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2025-05-05On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1817-1818)
- 2025-05-05Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1817-1818: 1)
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CRS Summary
As of 2025-12-12 (49)
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.
Cosponsors (7)
- Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ)
- Gregory Murphy (R-NC)
- Zachary Nunn (R-IA)
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Josh Harder (D-CA)
Subjects
- Administrative remedies
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
Became law: Pub. L. 119-56
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