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119-hr-552119th CongressWALLET

Veterans Collaboration Act

Sponsored By: Representative Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]

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Summary

Would create a two-year pilot connecting the Department of Veterans Affairs with nonprofit veterans service organizations and law schools to expand legal help for veterans. It would encourage partnerships that pair credentialed veterans service personnel with law school pro bono teams to assist with disability claims, appeals, and other legal needs.

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  • Veterans would gain more access to legal help for VA disability claims and appeals and for other legal needs through law school clinics and credentialed service staff.
  • Law schools would have a structured channel to deliver pro bono legal services and give students supervised clinical experience.
  • Veterans service organizations with appropriate credentials would be encouraged to partner and provide in-person claims and appeals assistance.
  • The VA would set participation guidelines, run the pilot in States with the largest veteran populations, promote partnerships via social media, and report quarterly to congressional veterans committees with counts of veterans assisted.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Free legal help for veterans' claims

If enacted, veterans in selected states could get free legal help from law schools for VA disability claims and other legal needs. The VA would run a two-year pilot and pick states with the largest veteran populations. The pilot would promote partnerships between veterans service organizations with credentialed staff and law schools that offer pro bono services. VA would set guidelines to choose the best partners and use social media to notify veterans. VA would send Congress quarterly reports within 30 days after each fiscal quarter, including how social media was used and how many veterans got help.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]

VA • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 8/15/2025

Roll Call Votes

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