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S. 892 119th Congress Senate

Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025

Official title: A bill 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: Mazie K. Hirono Democratic · Hawaii 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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Mar 11, 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.
Mar 6, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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What's happening now March 11, 2025

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025

This bill 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 bill 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 bill, 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.

 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1912 Identical bill Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 18

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • HANBURY STRATEGY
    for BEYOND IMPACT (ON BEHALF COMMUNITY JUSTICE ACTION FUND) · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA
    for PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
    for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
    for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • HANBURY STRATEGY
    for BEYOND IMPACT (ON BEHALF COMMUNITY JUSTICE ACTION FUND) · California · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
    for DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 6, 2025
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Mar 6, 2025
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Tuberville, Tommy
Alabama · Mar 6, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 892: Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-892/
MLA
"S. 892: Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-892/.
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S. 892, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-892/.
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