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[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 82 (Thursday, May 15, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MACE:H.R. 3455.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.[Page H2105]
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H.R. 3455, Veterans Affairs Distributed Ledger Innovation Act of 2025
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61616
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 23, 2025
Armed Forces and National Security
- Computers and information technology
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- Congressional oversight
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- Government studies and investigations
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- Veterans' pensions and compensation
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Armed Forces and National Security
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Veterans Affairs Distributed Ledger Innovation Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report to Congress on the feasibility, potential benefits, and risks associated with implementing distributed ledger technology to improve claims adjudication and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse within the VA’s benefits administration systems. Under the bill, a distributed ledger (1) is shared across a set of distributed nodes that participate in a network and store a complete or partial replica of the ledger, (2) is synchronized between the nodes, and (3) has data appended to it by following a specified consensus mechanism.

Veterans Affairs Distributed Ledger Innovation Act of 2025
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Veterans Affairs Distributed Ledger Innovation Act of 2025
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Veterans Affairs Distributed Ledger Innovation Act of 2025
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Veterans Affairs Distributed Ledger Innovation Act of 2025
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Introduced in House
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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a comprehensive study on the use of distributed ledger technology in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
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2025-10-10
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 292.
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