H.R. 1286Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act

1 recorded actionWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. [R-PA-08]
Cosponsors: 18 · 14 Republicans · 4 Democrats
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Committee: Veterans' Affairs Committee
Latest action: May 20, 2025 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

IntroducedFeb 13, 2025
Passed the HouseMay 19, 2025
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 1286 as introduced in House on Feb 13, 2025. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 133

House May 19, 2025

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

386 Yea 1 Nay 45 not voting

Crossed both parties 1 of 387 voting members broke with their own party: 1 Republican.

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How the chamber split

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All members432 members

Democratic213 members

Independent1 member

Republican218 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors18 · 14 Republicans · 4 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 1286 and vote against it. 5 signed when it was filed.

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H.R. 1286Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 133

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors18 · 14 Republicans · 4 Democrats

H.R. 1286Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 133

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors18 · 14 Republicans · 4 Democrats

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