S2344-119

In Committee

Department of Veterans Affairs Claim Sharks Effective Warnings Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced Jul 17, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve warnings about potential predatory practices regarding individuals acting as agents or attorneys in the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of veterans claims, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting veterans and veterans service providers. The main policy domain is Veterans Affairs, Government Operations, Defense.

Who Benefits and How

veterans and veterans service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, veterans and veterans service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section id6ac81d379af146ab831b3945b290e149: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Veterans Affairs Claim Sharks Effective Warnings Act of 2025.
  • Section ide6db877c84a14c9f93706ed49d867ef3: 2. Improve warnings about potential predatory practices regarding agents and attorneys for veterans claims Section 5901(b) of title 38, United States Code, is...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve warnings about potential predatory practices regarding individuals acting as agents or attorneys in the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of veterans claims, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting veterans and veterans service providers.

Key Policy Areas

Veterans Affairs, Government Operations, Defense

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve warnings about potential predatory practices regarding individuals acting as agents or attorneys in the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of veterans claims, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting veterans and veterans service providers.

Policy Domains

Veterans Affairs Government Operations Defense

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • veterans and veterans service providers
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • veterans and veterans service providers
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 17, 2025

Mr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. King, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. …

Jul 17, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Jul 17, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Veterans Affairs Government Operations Defense
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

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