# 119-hr-552: Veterans Collaboration Act

119-hr-552, Veterans Collaboration Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-552
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veterans Collaboration Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] (R-NC), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Free legal help for veterans' claims: benefit, low. 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…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-5883: Safer Supervision Act of 2025
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-552 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/552)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-5883: Safer Supervision Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5883)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-552 (as of 2026-04-21).