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Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025

Introduced: February 10, 2025 Introduced by: Valadao, David G. Republican · California See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
May 20, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 19, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2123-2124)
May 19, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1147.
May 19, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2123-2124)
May 19, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 19, 2025
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 19, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2123-2124)
Feb 7, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced in House
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Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access to address the accessibility of the VA for individuals with disabilities. Prior to establishing the advisory committee, the VA must take action to abolish or consolidate advisory committees that are currently inactive.

The bill also extends certain loan fee rates through June 23, 2034, under the VA's home loan program.

What's happening now May 20, 2025

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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 Lobbying activity 12

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Feb 21, 2025
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Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 10, 2025
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McGarvey, Morgan
Kentucky · Feb 7, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1147: Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1147/
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"H.R. 1147: Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1147/.
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H.R. 1147, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1147/.
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[H.R. 1147: Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1147/)
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