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

Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act of 2025

S. 1657Introduced May 7, 2025Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to deny the claim of a veteran for benefits under the laws administered by such Secretary on the sole basis that such veteran failed to appear for a medical examination associated with such claim, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Jim Banks R-IN

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Where it went

IntroducedMay 7, 2025
Committee actionMar 18, 2026
Passed Senate—
Passed House—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Mar 18, 2026 — Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1657.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1657, Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act of 2025” on March 27, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on March 18, 2026”.
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S. 1657, 119th Congress
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