Jared Moskowitz (D-FL)
Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2025
A Democratic 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 is called the Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2025. It changes how the annual income of veterans, surviving spouses, and children is calculated for pension purposes. Specifically, it stops certain reimbursements and payments from being counted as income. These include payments for medical expense reimbursements resulting from an accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss. It also includes payments for pain and suffering related to an accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss. The changes will take effect 180 days after the act is enacted.
Yes· 3 of 8
- Scored +8
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The legislation directly aids veterans by safeguarding their pensions from reductions triggered by accident and medical reimbursements.
- Scored +7
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?
The bill directly improves veteran financial security by ensuring that accident and medical reimbursements are not counted against their pension income limits.
- Scored +4
Would people over 65 be better off under this?
Many veteran pension recipients are elderly seniors, who benefit directly from the protection of their pension amounts from being offset by accident or medical settlements.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 2 adds a new provision to exclude certain payments from being counted in annual income determinations for veterans' pensions, which could help protect pension benefits for those who receive reimbursements for medical expenses from accidents, theft, or losses, up to the cost of the medical care provided.
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Section 2 also excludes payments received for pain and suffering related to an accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations, ensuring that these damage awards or settlements do not negatively impact a veteran's or surviving family member's pension calculations, with the excluded amount determined on a case-by-case basis by the Secretary.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Based on the provided text, there are no specific negative impacts or burdens identified 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.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The legislation directly aids veterans by safeguarding their pensions from reductions triggered by accident and medical reimbursements. Would retired people be better off under this? — Retired veterans and their surviving families benefit from the exclusion of certain damage awards and medical reimbursements from annual income limits. Would people over 65 be better off under this? — Many veteran pension recipients are elderly seniors, who benefit directly from the protection of their pension amounts from being offset by accident or medical settlements. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Low-income veteran households relying on pensions are protected from losing financial support due to unexpected insurance settlements or medical expense reimbursements being misclassified as income. Would children be better off under this? — Surviving children of veterans benefit by having certain casualty and medical reimbursements excluded from household income calculations for pension purposes. Would women be better off under this? — Surviving spouses, many of whom are women, benefit from the protection of pension determinations against casualty and medical reimbursements.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill directly improves veteran financial security by ensuring that accident and medical reimbursements are not counted against their pension income limits.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — By protecting veteran pensions from being reduced due to medical and casualty reimbursements, it helps prevent unnecessary poverty for low-income veteran households.
- 1/22/2026
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- 12/18/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced in House