Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act
Policy Area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Bresnahan, Robert [R-PA-8] (R-PA)
Latest Action (2025-05-20): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims ActThis 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.
Subjects: Congressional oversight, Government information and archives, Government studies and investigations, Research and development, Veterans' pensions and compensation
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How members voted on HR1286. 427 total positions across all roll calls for this bill.
| Member | Date | Question | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert B. Aderholt (R-Alabama) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Jake Auchincloss (D-Massachusetts) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Mark E. Amodei (R-Nevada) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Alma S. Adams (D-North Carolina) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Pete Aguilar (D-California) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Not Voting | Passed |
| Rick W. Allen (R-Georgia) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Jodey C. Arrington (R-Texas) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Mark Alford (R-Missouri) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Gabe Amo (D-Rhode Island) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Yassamin Ansari (D-Arizona) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Sanford D. Bishop (D-Georgia) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Cliff Bentz (R-Oregon) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Stephanie I. Bice (R-Oklahoma) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Not Voting | Passed |
| Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Gus M. Bilirakis (R-Florida) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Not Voting | Passed |
| Vern Buchanan (R-Florida) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Not Voting | Passed |
| Suzanne Bonamici (D-Oregon) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Andy Barr (R-Kentucky) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Julia Brownley (D-California) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Ami Bera (D-California) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Brian Babin (R-Texas) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Donald S. Beyer (D-Virginia) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Mike Bost (R-Illinois) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Brendan F. Boyle (D-Pennsylvania) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Don Bacon (R-Nebraska) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-California) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Not Voting | Passed |
| Jack Bergman (R-Michigan) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Andy Biggs (R-Arizona) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Troy Balderson (R-Ohio) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| James R. Baird (R-Indiana) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Tim Burchett (R-Tennessee) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Shontel M. Brown (D-Ohio) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Aaron Bean (R-Florida) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Nikki Budzinski (D-Illinois) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Eric Burlison (R-Missouri) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Josh Brecheen (R-Oklahoma) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Becca Balint (D-Vermont) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Tom Barrett (R-Michigan) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Michael Baumgartner (R-Washington) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Nicholas J. Begich (R-Alaska) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Wesley Bell (D-Missouri) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Sheri Biggs (R-South Carolina) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Janelle S. Bynum (D-Oregon) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Robert P. Bresnahan (R-Pennsylvania) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Ken Calvert (R-California) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| James E. Clyburn (D-South Carolina) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Kat Cammack (R-Florida) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| John R. Carter (R-Texas) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
| Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) | 2025-05-19 | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Yea | Passed |
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