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Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act
Summary
This bill amends VA law to improve how military sexual trauma (MST) claims are processed by requiring annual sensitivity training for all VA Department employees involved in MST claims, including those who process, communicate about, or decide such claims. The training must be tailored to employee experience level and updated at least annually. The bill also expands VA's obligation to assist claimants by requiring the department to obtain service personnel records and service medical records to support MST claims. The bill requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report within 90 days on current MST-related training provided to employees and plans for improvement. Additionally, the bill requires a report on sensitivity training provided to contracted health care professionals who conduct examinations for MST claimants and plans to ensure veterans are not retraumatized during those examinations.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA)
5 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Young Kim’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $166,350
- FOUNDERS FUND $14,307
- VETERANS GUARDIAN VA CLAIM CONSULTING $13,200
- EDWARD C. LEVY CO. $13,200
- APOLLO $11,100
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Young Kim → · Outside spending →
Actions (16)
- May 20, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
- May 19, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
- May 19, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2130-2131) · house
- May 19, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2130-2131)
- May 19, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2201. · house
- May 19, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2130-2132) · house
- May 19, 2025 Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. · house
- May 17, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 71. · house
- May 17, 2025 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-98. · house
- May 6, 2025 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. · house
- May 6, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Apr 9, 2025 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote. · house
- Apr 9, 2025 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Apr 4, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. · house
- Mar 18, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Mar 18, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve claims, made under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, regarding military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act”.
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF CLAIMS BASED ON MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA UNDER LAWS ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Training for Employees Who Process Such Claims.—
(1) In general.—Subsection (c) of section 1166 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “members of teams established under subsection (a) are trained” and inserting “each employee of the Department who processes such a claim, communicates with a claimant regarding evidence supporting such a claim, or decides such a claim, receives annual sensitivity training and training”; and
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
“(4) The Secretary shall ensure that training received by an employee under this subsection is appropriate for how much experience the employee has with such claims.
“(5) The Secretary shall update training under this subsection not less than once annually.”.
(2) Report.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding—
(A) training provided under such subsection before such date; and
(B) plans of the Secretary to carry out the amendments made by paragraph (1).
(b) Expansion of Duty to Assist in Obtaining Records for a Compensation Claim.—Section 5103A(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
(2) by inserting, after paragraph (1), the following new paragraph (2):
“(2) In the case of a claim under section 1166 of this title, the assistance provided by the Secretary under this section shall include obtaining—
“(A) the service personnel record of the claimant; and
“(B) the service medical record of the claimant.”.
(c) Sensitivity Training for Certain Contracted Health Care Professionals: Report; Improvements.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report on—
(1) sensitivity training required for health care professionals and individuals who communicate with veterans to schedule examinations, contracted under section 504 of the Veterans’ Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 (Public Law 104- 275; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note), to perform examinations of veterans who make claims under section 1166 of title 38, United States Code; and
(2) the plan of the Secretary to—
(A) improve such sensitivity training; and
(B) ensure that a veteran who makes such a claim is not retraumatized during such an examination by such a contracted health care professional.
Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 2025.
Attest:
Clerk. 119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2201
AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve claims, made under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, regarding military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
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