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S. 892In committee
Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025
Introduced: Mar 6, 2025
Latest action date: Mar 11, 2025
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Mar 6, 2025
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Mar 11, 2025
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Armed Forces and National Security
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Administrative remediesDepartment of Veterans AffairsFraud offenses and financial crimesVeterans' pensions and compensation
Bill Summary
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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Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.
CommitteeSenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
IntroReferralSenateIntroduced in Senate
IntroReferralLibrary of Congress
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