The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2025
HR 3481 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Tom Barrett (R)

Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025

Requires the VA to let veterans electronically send and receive messages about education benefits.

Tradeoff

Gives veterans a digital option for education-benefit correspondence. Requires the VA to build and maintain the system.

What's in it

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Increases spending subject to by $54 million over 2025-2035, offset by $56 million in direct spending reductions, for a net deficit decrease of $56 million over the 10-year period.

The bill costs $54 million to build VA's digital communications system for education benefits (funded through ), but saves $56 million by extending pension reductions for nursing home residents through 2033, making it deficit-negative overall; the pension savings come from beneficiaries receiving $90/month instead of full benefits, with covering more of their care.

H.R. 3481, Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025 · Aug 2025

Passed the House by on September 17, 2025 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (May 19, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs(May 19, 2025)

  3. House

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

    Reported by (Jul 23, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-257.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 17, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Veterans' Affairs(Sep 18, 2025)