Bill · H.R. 1912· House(119-HR-1912)
Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 3/6/2025
- Last activity
- 12/12/2025 — Became Public Law No: 119-56.
- Sponsored by
- Gerald Connolly
- Cosponsors
- - 3 - 4
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
What this bill would do
The Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025 amends title 38 of the United States Code. It requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay beneficiaries or their successor fiduciaries an amount equal to benefits misused by a fiduciary. The Secretary must also try to recoup those funds from the original fiduciary. If a beneficiary dies, payments go to an individual or entity according to section 5121, but not to the fiduciary who misused the funds. The total payment cannot exceed the amount misused. Additionally, the Secretary must establish methods to determine if misuse resulted from Secretary negligence.
Yes· 3 of 9
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?+10
Directly protects veterans by ensuring reimbursement of misused benefits.
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?+8
Ensures veterans recover benefits misused by fiduciaries.
Would people with disabilities be better off under this?+7
People with disabilities are more likely to require fiduciaries and thus benefit from these protections.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Recovery of Misused Funds: Beneficiaries or their successor fiduciaries will receive payments equal to the amount of benefits misused by a fiduciary (Section 2, subsection a(1)).
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Recoupment from Wrongdoers: The Secretary is required to make a good faith effort to get money back from the fiduciary who misused the payments (Section 2, subsection a(2)).
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Protection for Deceased Beneficiaries: If a beneficiary dies, the funds are still paid to an authorized individual or entity, ensuring the misuse of funds doesn't simply erase the benefit (Section 2, subsection b(1)).
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Prevention of Further Abuse: The law explicitly prohibits the Secretary from paying the reissued funds to the fiduciary who misused the benefits (Section 2, subsection b(2)).
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Faster Access to Funds: The Secretary cannot delay reissuing a benefit payment just because they are still determining if the misuse was caused by Secretary negligence (Section 2, subsection d(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Limited Reimbursement: The total amount paid to a beneficiary or successor fiduciary cannot exceed the total benefit amount that was misused (Section 2, subsection c).
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Discretionary Oversight: The Secretary is not required to determine if the government was negligent in every single instance of fiduciary misuse (Section 2, subsection d(3)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Veterans+10Good For People With Disabilities+7Good For Low Income Households+5Good For Retirees+5Good For Seniors+5Good For Middle Class Households+3
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Veterans Benefits+8
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Due Process+3Improves Government Transparency+2
- Public Law(12/13/2025)
The text as it became law
- Enrolled Bill
The final version, on its way to the President
- 12/12/2025
- Signed by President.
- Became Public Law No: 119-56.
- 12/3/2025
- Presented to President.
- 11/20/2025
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8400)
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 5/6/2025
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 5/5/2025
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 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)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1817-1818)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1912.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1817-1819)
- Mr. Bergman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 4/7/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/27/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- 3/21/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/6/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 5 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
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