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119th Congress Armed Forces and National Security

H.R. 3481: Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025

Passed HouseSep 17, 2025

  1. Passed House (completed)Sep 17, 2025
  2. Passed Senate (not reached)
  3. To the President (not reached)
  4. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, May 19, 2025

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a way for individuals who are entitled to VA educational assistance to electronically send and receive correspondence with the VA related to such assistance. The VA must ensure individuals are provided an opportunity to opt in to electronic correspondence.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

0 votes on this bill

No roll call votes have been held on this bill.

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

4

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

84 points earned
  1. 1Tom Barrett R-MI SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, marked up, reported, passed House5 events+68
  2. 2Susie Lee D-NVCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
  3. 2Derek Tran D-CACosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
  4. 2Derrick Van Orden R-WICosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
  5. 2Eugene Vindman D-VACosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History

  1. Sep 17, 2025Passed the House by voice vote.
  2. May 19, 2025Introduced in the House by Tom Barrett.
Show the full action history (18 actions)
  1. Sep 18, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  2. Sep 17, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4393)
  3. Sep 17, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 09/15/2025 CR H4295)
  4. Sep 17, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 09/15/2025 CR H4295)
  5. Sep 17, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  6. Sep 15, 2025Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  7. Sep 15, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4295)
  8. Sep 15, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3481.
  9. Sep 15, 2025At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Bost objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
  10. Sep 9, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-257.
  11. Sep 9, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 213.
  12. Jul 23, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  13. Jul 23, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  14. Jul 3, 2025Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged
  15. Jun 11, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
  16. Jun 11, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
  17. May 19, 2025Introduced in House
  18. May 19, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.