The record

LegislationLegislation· Jan 2026
HR 1663 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Ken Calvert (R)

VSAFE Act of 2025

Creates a Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer at the VA to prevent fraud targeting veterans.

Tradeoff

Establishes a new officer role at the VA to coordinate fraud prevention across the department and federal agencies. Does not authorize additional full-time staff.

What's in it

See official bill text

Costs $12 million over 10 years (2025-2035) in new spending, offset by $8 million in reduced VA pension payments, for a net cost of $4 million.

The bill creates a new $12 million federal enforcement position to protect veterans from fraud, while saving $8 million by extending a temporary reduction in pension payments to certain nursing home residents—a net $4 million cost over ten years.

H.R. 1663, Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Act of 2025 · Jul 2025

Passed the House by on January 20, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Feb 27, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs(Feb 27, 2025)

  3. House

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

    Reported by (Jul 23, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-350.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jan 20, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Veterans' Affairs(Jan 26, 2026)