The record

LegislationLegislation· May 2025
HR 1578 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Scott H. Peters (D)

Veterans Claims Education Act of 2025

Requires the VA to tell veterans about free help filing benefits claims and warn about agent fees.

Tradeoff

Expands information veterans receive about accredited representatives and free service organizations. No new spending authorized or .

What's in it

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Adds $2 million to the deficit over 2025-2030 and reduces the deficit by $12 million over 2025-2035.

The federal cost is $8-11 million over 10 years to operate the VA's claims education program and maintain online tools for veterans, offset partially by savings from extending pension payment reductions for veterans in nursing homes.

H.R. 1578, Veterans Claims Education Act of 2025 · May 2025

Passed the House by on May 19, 2025 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Feb 25, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs(Feb 25, 2025)

  3. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (May 19, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. House

    The Committee on Veterans' Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(May 19, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-102.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Veterans' Affairs(May 20, 2025)