Keith Self (R-TX)
Veteran Appeals Transparency Act of 2025
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the ``Veteran Appeals Transparency Act of 2025'', aims to amend title 38 of the United States Code. The primary goal is to require the Board of Veterans' Appeals to publish its docket activity online. Specifically, the Board would need to publish notice of docket dates for cases assigned to Board members for a decision on a weekly basis. This information would be hosted on a Department website. The bill also includes specific exceptions for certain types of cases.
Yes
- Scored +5
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill requires the Board of Veterans' Appeals to publish weekly notice of docket dates on a Department website.
- Scored +3
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The bill provides veterans with more visibility into the timeline of cases assigned to Board members for decision.
- Scored +3
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?
The bill increases transparency regarding the Board of Veterans' Appeals' docket activity through weekly online publication.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Increased Transparency: The Board would be required to publish notice of the docket dates of cases assigned to a Board member for a decision each week on a Department website (Section 2, subsection f(1)). This provides more visibility into the Board's activity.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Information Clarification: The bill notes that a published assignment does not guarantee a decision will be issued during that specific week (Section 2, subsection f(2)). This means the published dates may not result in an actual decision for the individual's case during that timeframe.
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Limited Scope of Information: Certain cases will not be subject to this weekly publication, specifically cases that have been advanced under subsection (b) or cases remanded by the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Section 2, subsection f(3)). This means some veterans' case information may still not be publicly available through this specific weekly update.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill requires the Board of Veterans' Appeals to publish weekly notice of docket dates on a Department website.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The bill provides veterans with more visibility into the timeline of cases assigned to Board members for decision.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill increases transparency regarding the Board of Veterans' Appeals' docket activity through weekly online publication.
- 3/27/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- 2/27/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.