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substantiveMay 20, 2025 · House roll call · passage · Result: Passed

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended — H R 1286 — Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act

Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act

In plain language

  • House bill in the 119th Congress.
  • Requires VA (VA) to seek to enter an agreement with a federally funded research and development center.
  • House passed it on May 20, 2025 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seek to enter an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to assess the forms that the VA sends to claimants. The center must submit a written assessment to the VA that includes recommendations on how the VA may make the forms clearer and more organized. The VA must implement certain recommendations in the assessment within two years after the assessment is received.

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Roll-call breakdown

Yea386

Democrat: 192 · Independent: 1 · Republican: 193

Nay1

Republican: 1

Present0

Not Voting45

Democrat: 21 · Republican: 24

How each member voted (432)

Yea (386)

Nay (1)

Not Voting (45)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.