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S. 1657 — Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act of 2025 — Project Euthyna

The public record · 119th Congress

Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act of 2025

Review Every Veteran's Claim Act of 2025

This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from denying a claim for benefits on the sole basis that a veteran failed to appear for a medical examination provided by the VA in conjunction with the claim for benefits.

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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to deny the claim of a veteran for benefits under the laws administered by such Secretary on the sole basis that such veteran failed to appear for a medical examination associated with such claim, and for other purposes.Official Title as Introduced

Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act of 2025Short Title(s) as Introduced

Legislative history

S. 1657·Senate·Bill·Armed Forces and National Security

Sen. Jim Banks(Republican-Indiana)·

May 7, 2025

SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Dec 10, 2025

Senate · CommitteeCommittee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-247.

Mar 18, 2026

Senate · CommitteeCommittee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Documents

Everything Congress printed about this measure. A bill is reprinted each time it changes, the Congressional Research Service summarizes each version, and the committee that reports a bill files its own written account of it.

Bill text

May 7, 2025As introduced in the Senate

Plain-language summaries

May 7, 2025Introduced in Senate

Where it stands

In committee — the Senate

On the floor — the Senate

In committee — the House

On the floor — the House

Resolving differences

With the President

Became law

Path for a Senate bill