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H.R. 1912 119th Congress House

Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the repayment by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of benefits misused by a fiduciary, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 6, 2025 Introduced by: Gerald E. Connolly Democrat · Virginia See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remediesDepartment of Veterans AffairsFraud offenses and financial crimesVeterans' pensions and compensation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 12, 2025
Signed by President.
Dec 12, 2025
Became Public Law No: 119-56.
Dec 3, 2025
Presented to President.
Nov 20, 2025
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8400)
Nov 20, 2025
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 20, 2025
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 20, 2025
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
May 6, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 5, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1817-1818: 1)
May 5, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 5, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1817-1818)
May 5, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1912.
May 5, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1817-1819)
May 5, 2025
Mr. Bergman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Mar 27, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced in House
Mar 6, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Latest action December 12, 2025

Became Public Law No: 119-56.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025

This act modifies the procedures by which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reissues misused benefits to a beneficiary, including by requiring the VA to establish methods and timing with respect to determining whether an instance of misuse by a fiduciary is the result of negligence by the VA. The act also provides that if a beneficiary predeceases a reissuance, the VA must pay the amount to a surviving beneficiary in the same method as certain other VA benefits are paid upon the death of a beneficiary.

Under the act, the VA may not withhold the reissuing of a benefit payment by reason of a pending determination regarding the VA's negligence in relation to the instance of misuse by a fiduciary. Additionally, the VA is not required to make a determination regarding its negligence for each instance of misuse by a fiduciary of all or part of an individual's benefit paid to such fiduciary.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 892 Identical bill Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025
 Bill text 5 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Lobbying activity 15

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 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 4
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Harder, Josh
California · Apr 7, 2025
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 21, 2025
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Ciscomani, Juan
Arizona · Mar 6, 2025
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Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · Mar 6, 2025
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Nunn, Zachary
Iowa · Mar 6, 2025
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Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · Mar 6, 2025
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Mar 6, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1912: Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1912/
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"H.R. 1912: Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1912/.
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