# 119-hr-6885: Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2025

119-hr-6885, Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6885
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6885
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would exclude certain accident-related reimbursements and pain-and-suffering awards from the annual income used to determine veterans' pension eligibility.** This change targets payments from accidents, thefts, losses, or casualty events so those amounts do not count against veterans, surviving spouses, or children when the VA calculates pension income. - Veterans: Medical expense reimbursements from accidents, thefts, losses, or casualty losses would not count as annual income. The exclusion for medical reimbursements may not exceed the actual costs of medical care provided to the victim. - Surviving spouses and children: Insurance settlements and court-awarded general damages for pain and suffering tied to those events would also be excluded. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs will determine the allowable pain-and-suffering amount on a case-by-case basis. - Administration and timing: The Secretary is given authority to define “casualty loss” for this rule and to set case-by-case limits. The change would take effect 180 days after enactment.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More pension income exclusions for veterans: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would exclude some payments from the annual income used to decide VA pensions and survivor benefits. You would not have to count reimbursements for medical care from an accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss, up to the cost of that care. You would also not have to count payme…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6885 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6885)

## Related
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [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)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6885 (as of 2026-04-21).