The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2024
S 2513 Signed into law

Sponsored by Jon Tester (D)

Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2024

Lets the VA skip publishing some medical exam forms and requires outreach to veterans about outside exam providers.

Tradeoff

Lets the VA leave some disability exam forms unpublished if outsiders could not complete them accurately. Also requires the VA to study travel reimbursement, set up a law internship, and fund attorney student loan repayment.

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the House by on December 16, 2024. Passed the Senate by on December 12, 2024. Signed into law.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Jul 26, 2023)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs(Jul 26, 2023)

  3. Senate · Amended

    Senator Moran's

    Agreed to by (S.Amdt. 3326 · Dec 12, 2024)

    Extends the increase of three Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims judges to January 1, 2028, and adds student loan and bar cost benefits for certain Department attorneys.

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 12, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Taken away from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

    Discharged(Dec 12, 2024)

  6. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 16, 2024)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  7. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 16, 2024)

  8. House

    Sent to the President

    (Dec 23, 2024)

  9. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Joe Biden (D)

  10. Enacted

    Became law(Dec 23, 2024)