H.R. 1286 · Passed House · Armed Forces and National Security

Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act

Sponsor: Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA)

What it does

• Requires the VA to seek an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to assess the forms it sends to claimants.
• Requires the center to deliver a written assessment with recommendations for making the forms clearer and better organized.
• Requires the VA to implement certain recommendations within two years of receiving the assessment.

Official summary

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.

Latest action

May 20, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Committee: Senate Veterans' Affairs