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S 1657 119th Congress

Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act of 2025

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to deny the claim of a veteran for benefits under the laws administered by such Secretary on the sole basis that such veteran failed to appear for a medical examination associated with such claim, and for other purposes.

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Introduced May 7, 2025 Latest action Mar 18, 2026 Sponsor: Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] Armed Forces and National Security
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Bill journey

6 dated records

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Introduction 1 One supplied introduction date.
Official actions 4 4 dated action records.
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  1. Official action Congress.gov

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

    IntroReferral · Senate

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    Introduced in Senate

    IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code 10000

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    Introduced in Senate

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  2. Official action Congress.gov

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-247.

    Committee · Senate

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  3. Official action Congress.gov

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

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IntroductionIntroduced Introduced in the Senate. Congress.gov
Official actionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Senate Congress.gov
Official actionIntroduced in Senate No additional detail supplied.IntroReferral · Library of Congress · Code 10000 Congress.gov
Text versionIntroduced in Senate A dated text-version record is available. Congress.gov
Official actionCommittee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-247. No additional detail supplied.Committee · Senate Congress.gov
Official actionCommittee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. No additional detail supplied.Committee · Senate Congress.gov

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Introduced in Senate May 7, 2025

Review Every Veteran's Claim Act of 2025This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from denying a claim for benefits on the sole basis that a veteran failed to appear for a medical examination provided by the VA in conjunction with the claim for benefits.

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