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S. 1657 119th Congress Senate

Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to deny the claim of a veteran for benefits under the… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to deny the claim of a veteran for benefits under the laws administered by such Secretary on the sole basis that such veteran failed to appear for a medical examination associated with such claim, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 7, 2025 Introduced by: Jim Banks Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Veterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 18, 2026
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Dec 10, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-247.
Dec 10, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
May 7, 2025
Introduced in Senate
May 7, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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What's happening now March 18, 2026

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Review Every Veteran's Claim Act of 2025

This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from denying a claim for benefits on the sole basis that a veteran failed to appear for a medical examination provided by the VA in conjunction with the claim for benefits.

 Hearings & markups 2
 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 9237 Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
  • S 4744 Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
  • HR 2137 Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 11

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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · May 7, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1657: Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1657/
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"S. 1657: Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1657/.
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S. 1657, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1657/.
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