PRIA Logo™
119-s-3205119th Congress

Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]

Introduced

Summary

Authorize Members of Congress to meet constituents inside Department of Veterans Affairs facilities and set rules to protect veterans, keep meetings nonpartisan, and tie space costs to existing congressional office allowances.

Show full summary
  • Members of Congress would be allowed to use VA facilities for constituent meetings upon request and subject to regulations. Rent would be paid from a Member’s Representational Allowance or a Senator’s Official Personnel and Office Expense Account at rates similar to local GSA office space.
  • Veterans, patients, visitors, and staff would get privacy and safety protections. Regulations would bar photographing patients or others without consent and prohibit activities that interfere with operations.
  • Political activity would be restricted. Regulations must enforce the Hatch Act, ban campaigning and political recordings, and block use during the 60-day period before a federal election in the facility’s jurisdiction.
  • VA and GSA roles and timing are specified. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Administrator of General Services would jointly identify available spaces, and the Secretary would be required to issue regulations within 90 days.

Personalized for You

How does this bill affect your finances?

Personalize government policy and PRIA will tell you what this bill means for your household, plus every other piece of legislation we track. PRIA reads each provision against your financial profile to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.

Free to download

Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Members can meet constituents at VA

If enacted, Members of Congress could ask the VA to let them use space in VA facilities to meet constituents. The VA Secretary and the GSA Administrator would jointly identify available spaces. The Secretary would have to issue rules within 90 days after enactment. Rules would require space be open during normal business hours and be visible and accessible to constituents. Rent would be paid from a Member's Representational Allowance or a Senator's Official Personnel and Office Expense account and be similar to local GSA office rates. Rules would require compliance with the Hatch Act and ban campaigning, soliciting changes to federal law or policy, and activities that interfere with security or operations. Rules would bar photographing or recording a veteran patient, or photographing a patient, visitor, or employee without consent, and would prohibit photos for campaign materials. Members could not use a facility during the 60-day period before a federal election in that facility's jurisdiction. Rules could not unreasonably block use of underused space if it would not impede VA operations.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]

MT • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

View on Congress.gov
Back to Legislation