Legislation· May 2025Sponsored by Robert Bresnahan (R)
Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act
Requires the VA to hire a research center to simplify veteran claim forms.
Tradeoff
Orders a study and form redesign at no specified cost. VA must implement recommended changes within two years of receiving the assessment.
What's in it
Saves $4 million in direct spending over 10 years (2025-2035) while requiring $2 million in discretionary spending, for a net deficit reduction of $4 million.
The bill creates $2 million in new federal spending to hire a research center to simplify VA benefits forms, but offsets this by extending a rule that reduces pension payments to certain nursing-home residents by $4 million over the decade, resulting in a small net savings to the federal budget.
The House passed this 386-1 on May 19, 2025 — sitting in the Senate.
House
Introduced
(Feb 13, 2025)
House
Committee on Veterans' Affairs(Feb 13, 2025)
House
The Committee on Veterans' Affairs voted to send it to the floor
Reported(May 17, 2025)
Committee report H. Rept. 119-100.
House
On Motion to and Pass, as Amended
Passed(Roll #133 · May 19, 2025)
386 yeanay 1Senate
Received from the House
on Veterans' Affairs(May 20, 2025)
- Donald G. Davis (D-NC)
- Mike Bost (R-IL)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- David G. Valadao (R-CA)
- Josh Harder (D-CA)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA)
- Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
- August Pfluger (R-TX)
- Monica De La Cruz (R-TX)
- Barry Moore (R-AL)
- Steve Womack (R-AR)
- Pete Stauber (R-MN)
- Darrell Issa (R-CA)
- Susie Lee (D-NV)
- Jay Obernolte (R-CA)
- J. French Hill (R-AR)
- Roger Williams (R-TX)
- Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
Passage votes so far· May 19, 2025· 119th Congress · 2025–2027