VSAFE Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill adds a VA officer responsible for fraud and scam prevention, reporting, and incident response. The officer must communicate with VA employees, veterans, families, caregivers, and survivors during strategic and time-sensitive scam incidents; issue consistent guidance on identifying, reporting, and avoiding scams; promote the VSAFE Fraud Hotline, VSAFE.gov, and identity-theft resources; monitor fraud metrics and use advanced analytics; train VA employees fielding fraud inquiries; coordinate with the VA Inspector General and federal agencies including OMB, IRS, DOJ, State, CFPB, DOD, Education, and SSA; and consult with VSOs and state, local, and Tribal governments.
Who Benefits and How
Veterans benefit because VA would have a central officer directing them to resources that prevent and mitigate scams. Veteran families benefit from consistent VA guidance during time-sensitive fraud incidents. Caregivers and survivors benefit from communication and resources on identity theft, reporting, and scam avoidance. VA employees benefit from comprehensive training plans for fielding fraud and scam inquiries. Veterans service organizations benefit from consultation with VA on fraud and scam risks affecting veterans.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Department of Veterans Affairs must house and support a Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer. The Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer must coordinate guidance, hotline promotion, metrics, analytics, training, reporting, and incident response. The VA Inspector General and other federal agencies must coordinate with VA on whole-of-government fraud prevention and reporting paths. VA offices must collect fraud metrics and support internal and external reporting.
Key Provisions
- Establishes a Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Requires the officer to handle fraud and scam prevention, reporting, incident-response plans, and central resource direction for veterans.
- Directs communication, consistent guidance, VSAFE hotline and website promotion, identity-theft resource identification, fraud metrics, advanced analytics, and employee training.
- Requires coordination with the VA Inspector General, federal agencies, veterans service organizations, and state, local, and Tribal governments.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Creates a Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer inside VA to coordinate fraud and scam prevention, reporting, incident-response plans, training, VSAFE hotline and website promotion, fraud metrics, interagency coordination, and consultations with veterans service organizations and state, local, and Tribal governments.
Key Policy Areas
Veterans, Consumer Protection
Primary Purpose
Creates a Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer inside VA to coordinate fraud and scam prevention, reporting, incident-response plans, training, VSAFE hotline and website promotion, fraud metrics, interagency coordination, and consultations with veterans service organizations and state, local, and Tribal governments.
Policy Domains
Bill provisions
Identified Gains
- Veterans
- Veteran families
- Caregivers
- Survivors
- VA employees
- Veterans service organizations
Identified Costs
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer
- VA Inspector General
- VA offices
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedCommittee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an …
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Inspector General, Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary"
- → Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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