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Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-06
Introduced
9
Cosponsors
HR
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Sponsor

Tom Barrett
Tom Barrett
Republican · MI · Representative
Votes with party: 97.0% (603 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Veterans$5,099k
  • Progressive Groups$100k

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Cosponsors (9)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

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Latest Action

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

2025-04-08

Source: Congress.gov

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Plain-English Summary

Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to assess notices that the VA sends to claimants applying for or submitting claims for VA benefits. The VA must report on the findings of the assessment and implement recommendations in the assessment. The bill also extends certain loan fee rates through June 23, 2034, under the VA's home loan program.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security
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