House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Committee action

CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025

H.R. 3132Introduced May 1, 2025Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow for certain fee agreements for services rendered in the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of initial claims and supplemental claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Jack Bergman R-MI

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 1, 2025
Committee actionMay 6, 2025
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: May 6, 2025 — Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 12 - 11.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3132.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3132, Certified Help Options in Claims Expertise for Veterans Act of 2025” on June 20, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 6, 2025”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 20, 2025 ↗
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61479
CBO publication date
June 20, 2025
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 3132, 119th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
October 7, 2026
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October 10, 2026
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BERGMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 73, May 1, 2025, Page H1811):
Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 1, 2025 ↗
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H.R. 3132, 119th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/3132
Record last updated by Congress.gov
October 7, 2026
PORKER copy retrieved
October 10, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of October 7, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

60 cosponsors — 60 Republicans

0 of 60 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Mark Alford (R-MO), Brian Babin (R-TX), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Mike Bost (R-IL), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Chuck Edwards (R-NC), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Craig Goldman (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Michael Guest (R-MS), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), Mark Harris (R-NC), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), John James (R-MI), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Young Kim (R-CA), Brad Knott (R-NC), David Kustoff (R-TN), Nick LaLota (R-NY) and 30 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jack Bergman.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress · MI-1 district

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