Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to create an electronic system allowing veterans and eligible individuals to send and receive official communications about their educational benefits. It directly affects veterans using VA educational assistance programs by offering a digital alternative to paper mail. The key provision mandates that veterans must actively opt in to use this electronic system (rather than it being automatic), and the VA must notify enrolled students about this option. The VA will now be required to provide this electronic communication mechanism as part of managing educational benefit correspondence.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Sep 2025
House Passage
Sep 2025
Senate Passage
President
Introduced May 19, 2025
Last action Sep 18, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Amendments
3
Sep 18, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
Sep 17, 2025
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 09/15/2025 CR H4295)
lower
Sep 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 09/15/2025 CR H4295)
lower
Sep 15, 2025
Introduced
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Sep 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-257.
lower
Jul 23, 2025
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
lower
Jul 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Jul 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged
lower
Jun 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held
lower
Jun 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
lower
May 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
May 19, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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