United StatesVeterans Law Judge Experience Act of 2025
What it does
This bill requires the Chairman of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals to prioritize individuals with three or more years of legal professional experience in relevant legal areas when recommending individuals to the Department of Veterans Affairs to serve as members of the Board.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jan 26Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Latest
- Jan 20Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jan 20Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H936-937)
- Jan 20DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 659.
- Jan 20Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H936)Passed House
- Jan 20Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2025
- Sep 26Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-309.
- Sep 26Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 263.
- Jul 23Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 23Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jul 3Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged
- Jun 24Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Mar 4Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Jan 23Introduced in House
- Jan 23Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Introduced