3.0.0 3854 2026-02-04T04:26:32Z 2026-02-04T04:26:32Z House H HR 2025-06-09 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3854 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 98 (Monday, June 9, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. VALADAO:H.R. 3854.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H2570]</pre> ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-09-16T20:48:40Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Hearings By (subcommittee) 2025-06-24T18:12:04Z Referred to 2025-06-23T18:11:56Z Reported By 2025-09-09T18:34:03Z Discharged from 2025-07-03T17:47:55Z Referred To 2025-06-09T16:01:30Z H. Rept. 119-260 2025-09-16 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2025-09-15 17:12:48 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2025-09-15 17:12:45 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4290) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2025-09-15 17:12:45 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4290-4291: 1) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2025-09-15 16:58:54 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3854. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2025-09-15 16:58:52 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4290) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2025-09-15 16:58:39 Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2025-09-09 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 216. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00216 2025-09-09 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-260. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2025-09-09 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-260. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2025-07-23 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2025-07-03 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged Committee 2025-06-24 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held Committee 2025-06-23 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2025-06-09 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2025-06-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-06-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000129 Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] David Valadao R CA G. 22 N 2025-08-14T20:33:00Z https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61660 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 23, 2025 Armed Forces and National Security Computers and information technology 2025-06-26T17:53:04Z Congressional oversight 2025-06-26T17:53:17Z Government information and archives 2025-06-26T17:53:09Z Veterans' pensions and compensation 2025-06-26T17:52:54Z Armed Forces and National Security 2025-06-24T20:27:43Z

00 2025-06-09 Introduced in House 2025-09-12T17:35:46Z <p><strong>Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors Claims Processing Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to plan and implement certain technological improvements to its systems, particularly in relation to the processing of claims and benefits.</p><p>First, the bill requires the VA to submit to Congress its plan to make available an automation tool for processing claims. Such tool must automate the retrieval of the records of the veteran, compile evidence relevant to the determination of the claim, provide automated decision support relevant to the determination, automate information sharing between federal agencies, and assist in generating correspondence regarding the claim.</p><p>Within one year of submitting this plan, the VA must ensure that each VA program office responsible for processing claims for pension or survivor benefits has an automation tool that at least assists in generating correspondence regarding the claim.</p><p>The VA must also implement policies, processes, and technological capabilities to ensure that a claims processor is made aware of and assigned to address situations when (1) there is an increase in the amount of dependency compensation paid to a beneficiary for a child, and (2) any educational assistance is paid to the child of a veteran.</p><p>Finally, the VA must submit a plan to Congress to ensure documents in the Veterans Benefits Management System are correctly labeled when uploaded.</p>

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