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119-hr-984119th CongressWALLET

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide timely equitable relief to an individual who suffers a loss based on an administrative error by the Secretary, and for other purposes.

Sponsored By: Representative Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]

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Summary

This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide timely equitable relief when administrative errors cause veterans to lose benefits or money. It would also force the VA to cancel debt-collection agreements when the VA finds an indebtedness determination was in error.

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  • Veterans and families would gain a statutory right to corrective relief after VA administrative mistakes, with relief required not later than 120 days after the relevant determination.
  • The VA would have to promptly cancel any agreement with a "debt collector" as defined by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act when the Secretary determines the indebtedness was erroneous.
  • The bill replaces discretionary language with an affirmative duty for the VA Secretary, creating a clear accountability link between error findings and both relief and debt-collection remedies.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Faster VA relief and debt cancellation

If enacted, VA would have to give equitable relief when a VA administrative error causes your loss. Relief would have to be provided within 120 days of that determination. If VA finds a debt was wrongly decided, it would have to promptly cancel the agreement with the debt collector. This would stop improper collections while VA fixes the error.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3]

WI • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 12/19/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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