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Department of Veterans Affairs Claim Sharks Effective Warnings Act of 2025
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve warnings about potential predatory practices regarding individuals acting as agents or attorneys in the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of veterans claims, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to display warnings on all public-facing websites and online tools about potential predatory practices by agents and attorneys who help veterans with claims processing. The warnings must specifically caution veterans against sharing their VA account login credentials or bank account information with anyone. The VA must carry out these requirements through the Chief Veterans Experience Officer, with the changes taking effect 180 days after the bill is enacted.
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Sponsor (1)
4 cosponsors
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME)
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH)
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
Actions (2)
- Jul 17, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
- Jul 17, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 17, 2025
Mr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. King, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve warnings about potential predatory practices regarding individuals acting as agents or attorneys in the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of veterans claims, 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 “Department of Veterans Affairs Claim Sharks Effective Warnings Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. IMPROVE WARNINGS ABOUT POTENTIAL PREDATORY PRACTICES REGARDING AGENTS AND ATTORNEYS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS.
(a) In General.—Section 5901(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in the matter before subparagraph (A) by striking “, each time a claimant under a law administered by the Secretary logs in to a website or online tool of the Department, such website or online tool issues to the claimant” and inserting “each public-facing website and online tool of the Department issues”;
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting “, including individuals lacking recognition by the Secretary as described in subsection (a)” after “chapter”;
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking “; and” and inserting a semicolon;
(D) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(E) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
“(E) a message discouraging veterans from sharing their Department account log-in credentials or bank account log-in credentials, such as usernames or passwords, with anyone.”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(3) The Secretary shall carry out this subsection by acting through the Chief Veterans Experience Officer.”.
(b) Effective Date.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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