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Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025
12/4/2025, 9:05 AM
Summary of Bill HR 1912
The bill seeks to enhance the process by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs recovers misused benefits from fiduciaries. It includes provisions that require the Secretary to promptly investigate any reports of misuse and take appropriate action to recover the funds. Additionally, the bill aims to increase transparency and accountability by requiring the Secretary to provide regular updates to Congress on the status of benefit repayments.
Furthermore, the bill includes measures to improve the training and oversight of fiduciaries to prevent future misuse of benefits. It requires the Secretary to establish a program to provide training and support to fiduciaries, as well as implement a system for monitoring and evaluating their performance. Overall, the goal of Bill 119 hr 1912 is to ensure that veterans receive the benefits they are entitled to and that those benefits are protected from misuse by fiduciaries. By improving the repayment process and increasing oversight of fiduciaries, the bill aims to safeguard the financial well-being of veterans who rely on these benefits.
Congressional Summary of HR 1912
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.
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Current Status of Bill HR 1912
Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 1912
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
1Republican Sponsors
0Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
18Democrat Cosponsors
7Republican Cosponsors
11Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 1912
Primary Policy Focus
Armed Forces and National SecurityAlternate Title(s) of Bill HR 1912
Comments
Sevyn Braswell
8 months ago
I'm so excited about this new bill! It's gonna help so many people who have been affected by fraud. I think it's great that they're finally taking action on this issue. I know it's gonna benefit a lot of folks out there, including me.
