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Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-03-06
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Mazie K. Hirono
Mazie K. Hirono
Democrat · HI · Senator
Votes with party: 85.4% (911 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (3)

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Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-35.

2025-03-11

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Plain-English 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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Armed Forces and National Security
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