ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS.
(a) Affirmative Duty To Provide Timely Equitable Relief.--
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Feb 5, 2025
Policy Area:
Armed Forces and National Security
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Jun 11, 2025
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
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Feb 5, 2025
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Feb 5, 2025
Subjects (4)
Administrative remedies
Armed Forces and National Security
(Policy Area)
Debt collection
Veterans' pensions and compensation
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Feb 5, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 18, 2025 6:18 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 984 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 984
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to provide timely equitable relief to an individual
who suffers a loss based on an administrative error by the Secretary,
and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 5, 2025
Mr. Van Orden introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to provide timely equitable relief to an individual
who suffers a loss based on an administrative error by the Secretary,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 984 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 984
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to provide timely equitable relief to an individual
who suffers a loss based on an administrative error by the Secretary,
and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 5, 2025
Mr. Van Orden introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to provide timely equitable relief to an individual
who suffers a loss based on an administrative error by the Secretary,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
Section 503 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking ``may''
both places it appears and inserting ``shall, not later than 120 days
after such determination,''.
both places it appears and inserting ``shall, not later than 120 days
after such determination,''.
(b) Cancellation of Debt Collection.--
after such determination,''.
(b) Cancellation of Debt Collection.--
Section 5314 of such title is
amended, in subsection
(a) , by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``
(3) The Secretary shall promptly cancel any agreement, entered
into by the Secretary with a debt collector (as defined in
amended, in subsection
(a) , by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``
(3) The Secretary shall promptly cancel any agreement, entered
into by the Secretary with a debt collector (as defined in
(a) , by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
``
(3) The Secretary shall promptly cancel any agreement, entered
into by the Secretary with a debt collector (as defined in
section 803
of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.
of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692a)) to collect
an amount of indebtedness described in paragraph
(1) , if the Secretary
determines that the determination of such indebtedness was in error.''.
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an amount of indebtedness described in paragraph
(1) , if the Secretary
determines that the determination of such indebtedness was in error.''.
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