119 HR 659 RH: Veterans Law Judge Experience Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-09-26 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IB Union Calendar No. 263 119th CONGRESS1st Session H. R. 659 [Report No. 119–309] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2025 Ms. Brownley (for herself and Mr. Grijalva) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs September 26, 2025 Additional sponsors: Mr. Soto, Mrs. Ramirez, and Mr. Garcia of California September 26, 2025 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals to give priority to individuals with certain professional experience in recommending such individuals to serve as members of the Board of Veterans' Appeals, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Veterans Law Judge Experience Act of 2025.

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Priority for individuals with certain professional experience in appointments to Board of Veterans’ Appeals

Subsection (a) of section 7101A of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3)In recommending individuals to the Secretary to serve as members of the Board, the Chairman shall give priority to individuals with three or more years of legal professional experience in areas that pertain to the laws administered by the Secretary..

September 26, 2025 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed