HR 1286referred119th Congress

Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act

Introduced Feb 13, 2025House billPolicy area: Armed Forces and National SecurityLast action May 20, 2025Sponsor: Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.(R-PA)

defenseArmed Forces and National Security

Veterans' Affairs CommitteeDisability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee

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Official summaryUpdated May 20, 2025

What the bill does

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 official action

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

Lobbying Filings

$558.1M

Total Lobbying Spend

Suspicious Trades

Members Involved

Timeline

Feb 13, 2025bill

Bill introduced

Apr 15, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS

Apr 16, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA

May 19, 2025vote

Lauren Boebert voted yea

May 19, 2025vote

Gus M. Bilirakis voted not_voting

May 19, 2025vote

Vern Buchanan voted not_voting

Official Congressional Actions

May 20, 2025IntroReferral

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

Veterans' Affairs Committee

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May 19, 2025Floor

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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May 19, 2025Floor

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 386 - 1 (Roll no. 133). (text: CR H2125)

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May 19, 2025Floor

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 386 - 1 (Roll no. 133). (text: CR H2125)

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Lobbying Activity

Registrant	Client	Amount	Filed	Period	Issues
AARP	AARP	$512.0M	Jul 21, 2025	2025Q2	MMMHCRPHA
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS	DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS	$14.1M	Jul 14, 2025	2025Q2	VET
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS	DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS

Suspicious Trading Activity

Congress members who traded stocks in companies connected to lobbying on this bill, within 90 days of its introduction date.

No suspicious trade-lobbying connections found for this bill.

Votes on This Bill

Member	Party	Position	Date
Lauren Boebert	R	yea	May 19, 2025
Gus M. Bilirakis	R	not_voting	May 19, 2025
Vern Buchanan	R	not_voting	May 19, 2025
Suzanne Bonamici	D	yea	May 19, 2025

Methodology: Bill-Lobbying-Trade Connection

CapitolExposed identifies the "bill-lobbying-trade pipeline" by: (1) finding lobbying filings (LD-2) that specifically mention this bill, (2) matching lobbying clients to publicly traded companies, and (3) finding stock trades by members of Congress in those companies within 90 days of the bill's introduction date. Trades made before the bill was introduced are highlighted in red, as they may indicate advance knowledge. This analysis surfaces correlations worthy of scrutiny; it does not prove wrongdoing.