# 119-s-1311: Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act of 2025

119-s-1311, Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1311
- As of: 2025-12-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1311
- Congress: 119
- Title: Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-05
- Sponsor: Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Clearer, more concise VA benefit notices.** This bill would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to have a federally funded research and development center assess the department's notices and recommend ways to simplify language and cut paper use. - Claimants (veterans and survivors) would benefit from recommendations to make benefit notices clearer, better organized, and more concise so decisions are easier to understand. - The Department of Veterans Affairs would have to seek an assessment within 30 days and begin implementing compliant recommendations soon after receiving the report, finishing implementation within one year. This aims to reduce paper consumption and federal costs. - Veterans service organizations and veterans advocates would be formally included as "covered entities" in consultations, giving them a role in shaping clearer notices.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Clearer VA notices for claimants: benefit, low. This bill would require the VA to hire a federally funded research and development center within 30 days to review notices sent to claimants. The review would look for ways to cut paper use and federal costs and to make notices clearer, better organized, and shorter. Within 90 days after getting th…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025
- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-535: Respect Parents’ Childcare Choices Act
- 119-s-4983: Harry Reid Immigration Stabilization Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1311 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1311)

## Related
- [119-s-2142: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2142)
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-535: Respect Parents’ Childcare Choices Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-535)
- [119-s-4983: Harry Reid Immigration Stabilization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4983)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1311 (as of 2025-12-21).