Referred in Senate — H.R. 659

IIB

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 659

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 26 (legislative day, January 15), 2026

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

AN ACT

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals to give priority to individuals with certain professional experience in recommending such individuals to serve as members of the Board of Veterans' Appeals, and for other purposes.

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Veterans Law Judge Experience Act of 2025.

Sec. 2. Priority for individuals with certain professional experience in appointments to Board of Veterans’ Appeals

Subsection (a) of section 7101A of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(3)
In recommending individuals to the Secretary to serve as members of the Board, the Chairman shall give priority to individuals with three or more years of legal professional experience in areas that pertain to the laws administered by the Secretary.