# 119-hr-1746: SAVE Act

119-hr-1746, SAVE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1746
- Congress: 119
- Title: SAVE Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Strengthen oversight and accreditation of individuals and organizations that assist veterans with VA claims.** The bill would require detailed public reporting, a registered certification mark, and routine updates to the VA Accreditation Search database. - Veterans and claimants would get clearer public information. The VA must report on 14 specific items about recognized agents, attorneys, organizations, and representatives so veterans can better check who is authorized to help. - Helpers such as agents and attorneys would face tighter identification and accountability. The bill would create a VA certification mark registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and make fraudulent use subject to fines or imprisonment under federal law. - The Department of Veterans Affairs would take on new administration and data tasks. The VA would need to publish application costs and timelines, report how often recognition is denied or rescinded, request updated contact details from recognized individuals, and update the accreditation database within set timeframes starting 180 days after the first relevant report.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2025-02-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Official VA badge and tighter checks: benefit, medium. This bill would tighten oversight of people who help veterans with VA claims. VA would add 14 areas of detail on training, vetting, staffing, processing time, and denials to its yearly report. Within 180 days after the first such report, and each year after, VA would ask each recognized person to u…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1746 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1746)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1746 (as of 2025-12-21).