Jim Banks (R-IN)
Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act of 2025
A Republican bill with no cosponsors · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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 "Review Every Veteran's Claim Act of 2025," seeks to amend title 38 of the United States Code. It specifically targets the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding benefit claims. The legislation aims to prevent the Secretary from denying a veteran's claim for benefits based only on a missed medical examination. This change would apply to claims under laws administered by the Secretary.
Yes
- Scored +6
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The bill provides a safeguard against the denial of benefits due to a single missed medical appointment.
- Scored +6
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?
The bill prevents the Secretary from denying benefit claims solely because a veteran missed a medical exam.
- Scored +5
Does this make health care easier to get in general?
The bill ensures veterans can still have benefit claims processed even if they miss a specific medical examination.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Protection against claim denials: Under Section 2, the Secretary would be prohibited from denying a claim for benefits on the sole basis that a veteran failed to appear for a medical examination provided in conjunction with that claim. This prevents a veteran from losing their benefits simply because they missed a specific appointment.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
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 bill provides a safeguard against the denial of benefits due to a single missed medical appointment.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill prevents the Secretary from denying benefit claims solely because a veteran missed a medical exam.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill ensures veterans can still have benefit claims processed even if they miss a specific medical examination.
- 3/18/2026
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 12/10/2025
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-247.
- 5/7/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
3 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.
Angus KingIndependent · Maine