# 119-s-892: Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025

119-s-892, Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-09).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-892
- As of: 2026-07-09
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-892
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-09

## Summary

**Would create a clear pathway for veterans to recover benefits that a fiduciary misused.** The bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to reissue the portion of benefits misused to the beneficiary or a successor fiduciary and to try in good faith to recoup those amounts from the offending fiduciary. - Families and beneficiaries: Would let a beneficiary receive a reissued payment equal to the portion misused. If the beneficiary dies before payment, the amount would go to a surviving individual or entity under existing VA rules and could not be paid to the misusing fiduciary. - Fiduciaries who misused funds: The VA would be required to attempt recoupment from the fiduciary and promptly remit any recovered amounts to the beneficiary, but total reissued payments could not exceed the total amount misused. - VA operations and oversight: The Secretary would have to set methods and timing to decide if misuse resulted from VA negligence. The VA could not withhold reissuance while a negligence determination is pending and would not have to make a negligence finding for every instance of misuse.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Restore VA benefits after fiduciary theft: benefit, high. If enacted, the VA would pay a beneficiary (or the beneficiary's successor fiduciary) a one-time amount equal to any VA benefits a fiduciary misused. The VA would try in good faith to recover the money from the fiduciary and would send any recovered funds to the beneficiary to the extent those fund…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-5526: Agricultural Act of 2026
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-892 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/892)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-5526: Agricultural Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5526)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1816)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-892 (as of 2026-07-09).