H.R. 1286: Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-13 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act

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Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seek to enter an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to assess the forms that the VA sends to claimants. The center must submit a written assessment to the VA that includes recommendations on how the VA may make the forms clearer and more organized. The VA must implement certain recommendations in the assessment within two years after the assessment is received.

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Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Bresnahan, Robert [R-PA-8] · 18 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1286, Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act (2025-05-13)

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Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Mike Bost (R-IL), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), August Pfluger (R-TX), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Barry Moore (R-AL), Steve Womack (R-AR), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Susie Lee (D-NV), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), J. French Hill (R-AR), Roger Williams (R-TX), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Bresnahan, Robert [R-PA-8] reported raising $6.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

House roll call 133 (2025): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, H R 1286 (2025-05-19): Passed

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr1286.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr1286 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills