The record

LegislationLegislation· May 2025
HR 2201 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Young Kim (R)

Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act

Requires VA to train employees who handle military sexual trauma claims and obtain service records.

Tradeoff

Mandates annual sensitivity training for VA staff processing military sexual trauma claims. Also requires the VA to report on training for contracted health care professionals and plans to prevent retraumatizing veterans during exams.

What's in it

See official bill text

Increases spending subject to by less than $500,000 over the 2025-2030 period for reporting requirements.

The $500,000 is just the federal cost to write and submit two reports to Congress; the policy's real impact is on VA employees and contracted medical professionals who must document and report their MST training practices.

H.R. 2201, Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act · May 2025

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

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Mar 18, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs(Mar 18, 2025)

  3. House

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

    Reported by (May 6, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-98.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (May 19, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Veterans' Affairs(May 20, 2025)