A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure veterans may obtain a physical copy of a form for reimbursement of certain travel expenses by mail or at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
IntroducedArmed Forces and National Security
IntroducedMar 3, 2025
Passed SenateNot yet
Passed HouseNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet
Where it stands
Introduced. Latest step, Mar 3, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. It would change 0 sections of existing law and would add 1 new provisions of its own.
How this bill changes the law
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S. 812 doesn't change any existing section of law. It would create 1 new provision of its own. Read from the bill text as introduced in the Senate (Mar 3, 2025).
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Sec. 1Requirement for Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make available to veterans physical copies of form for reimbursement of certain travel expensesnew law
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Sec. 1 Requirement for Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make available to veterans physical copies of form for reimbursement of certain travel expenses
What the words would change: every change, in place (0)
Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.
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What it does
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This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that a veteran may obtain a physical copy of the form needed for travel reimbursements at any VA medical facility or, upon request, by mail. The VA must also ensure a veteran may submit the form to any VA medical facility in person or by mail. Such medical facilities must evaluate the form and process any claim associated with the form.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in Senate, Mar 3, 2025).
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What has happened
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Mar 3, 2025Introduced in SenateLibrary of Congress