Keith Self (R-TX)
Board of Veterans Appeals Annual Report Transparency Act of 2025
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 737.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
This is further than most bills get, and still no promise of a vote: the calendar is a queue, and the majority leadership decides what is called. A bill can sit here until the Congress ends.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the Board of Veterans Appeals Annual Report Transparency Act of 2025. It requires the Board of Veterans' Appeals to include specific new information in its annual report regarding delayed and sent-back appeals. Specifically, the Chairman must identify the factors that contribute to the untimely disposition of cases under the new appeals system. The Chairman must also identify the factors that contribute to the remand of cases under both the new and legacy appeals systems, along with the number and percentage of cases each factor affected. Additionally, the bill requires the Board to publish weekly notices on a Department website showing the docket dates of cases assigned to a Board member for a decision that week. These weekly publications must state that the assignment does not require the Board to issue a decision that week, and the publication requirement excludes advanced cases and cases remanded by the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
Yes
- Scored +4
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill mandates specific statistical reporting on the reasons for case delays and remands in the veterans appeals system.
- Scored +3
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The requirement for identifying factors behind untimely case dispositions and remands provides better insight into the veterans appeals process.
- Scored +3
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?
The bill increases transparency regarding the factors causing delays and remands in the veterans appeals process.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
How the text last changed
Reported in House (10/6/2026), compared with Introduced in House. Each change is on the Text tab.
The newer version of the bill adds a requirement for the Board of Veterans' Appeals to publish weekly notices on a Department website regarding the docket dates of cases assigned to a Board member for a decision. This notice must state that the assignment does not require the Board to issue a decision that week. These publication rules do not apply to cases advanced under subsection (b) or cases remanded by the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. These additions are placed in Section 3 of the bill.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 2 amends section 7101(d) of title 38, United States Code, to require the Board's annual report to identify the factors causing delays in cases pending under the new appeals system, along with the number and percentage of cases each factor affected. This is a positive step because it forces officials to clearly point out what is causing slow responses for veterans waiting on their appeals.
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Section 2 also requires the annual report to identify the factors contributing to the remand of cases under both the new and legacy appeals systems, including the number and percentage of cases affected by each factor. This helps hold officials accountable by showing why veterans' cases are being sent back instead of being resolved.
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Section 3 adds a new subsection to section 7107 of title 38, United States Code, requiring the Board to publish weekly notices on a Department website showing the docket dates of cases assigned to a Board member for a decision that week. This gives the public and veterans clear visibility into which docket dates are currently being worked on by Board members.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- The provided text does not contain any specific sections or provisions that outline potential negative consequences, burdens, or harms for individuals or groups of people in the United States.
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 mandates specific statistical reporting on the reasons for case delays and remands in the veterans appeals system.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The requirement for identifying factors behind untimely case dispositions and remands provides better insight into the veterans appeals process.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill increases transparency regarding the factors causing delays and remands in the veterans appeals process.
A committee approved it and sent it to the floor
What changed from Introduced in House
The newer version of the bill adds a requirement for the Board of Veterans' Appeals to publish weekly notices on a Department website regarding the docket dates of cases assigned to a Board member for a decision. This notice must state that the assignment does not require the Board to issue a decision that week. These publication rules do not apply to cases advanced under subsection (b) or cases remanded by the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. These additions are placed in Section 3 of the bill.
Each change
- Added Section 3, requiring the Board to publish weekly website notices of docket dates for cases assigned to a Board member for a decision, including a statement that assignment does not require a decision that week, with exceptions for cases advanced under subsection (b) or remanded by the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
Written by an AI model from a comparison of this version’s text with the one before it, not by a person. .
- 10/6/2026
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-840.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 737.
- 5/14/2026
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- 3/26/2026
- Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- 2/3/2026
- Subcommittee Hearings Held
- 1/15/2026
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- 12/12/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced in House
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.