A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure veterans may obtain a physical copy of a form for reimbursement of certain travel expenses by mail or at medical facilities of the…
Show full title
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 3, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Votes taken on this bill
3
| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2002 | Senate · vote #201 | On Passage of the Bill S. 812 | Passed | 78–21 | See who voted → |
| Jul 31, 2002 | Senate · vote #200 | On the Cloture Motion S. 812 | Agreed To | 66–33 | See who voted → |
| Jul 17, 2002 | Senate · vote #178 | On the Cloture Motion S. 812 | Agreed To | 99–0 | See who voted → |
Ask about this bill
Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.
Plain-English summary
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that a veteran may obtain a physical copy of the form needed for travel reimbursements at any VA medical facility or, upon request, by mail. The VA must also ensure a veteran may submit the form to any VA medical facility in person or by mail. Such medical facilities must evaluate the form and process any claim associated with the form.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 812: A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure veterans may obtain a physical copy of a form for reimbursement of certain travel expenses by mail or at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-812/
"S. 812: A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure veterans may obtain a physical copy of a form for reimbursement of certain travel expenses by mail or at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-812/.
S. 812, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-812/.
[S. 812: A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure veterans may obtain a physical copy of a form for reimbursement of certain travel expenses by mail or at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-812/)