Veterans Law Judge Experience Act of 2025

Bill: 119-hr-659
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2025-01-23
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies

Lawyers and legal services

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2025-09-26
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 263.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Veterans Law Judge Experience Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Chairman of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals to prioritize individuals with three or more years of legal professional experience in relevant legal areas when recommending individuals to the Department of Veterans Affairs to serve as members of the Board.</p>

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 263 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 659 [Report No. 119–309] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2025 Ms. Brownley (for herself and Mr. Grijalva ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs September 26, 2025 Additional sponsors: Mr. Soto , Mrs. Ramirez , and Mr. Garcia of California September 26, 2025 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals to give priority to individuals with certain professional experience in recommending such individuals to serve as members of the Board of Veterans' Appeals, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Law Judge Experience Act of 2025 . 2. Priority for individuals with certain professional experience in appointments to Board of Veterans’ Appeals Subsection (a) of section 7101A of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) In recommending individuals to the Secretary to serve as members of the Board, the Chairman shall give priority to individuals with three or more years of legal professional experience in areas that pertain to the laws administered by the Secretary. .

September 26, 2025 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 659 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2025 Ms. Brownley (for herself and Mr. Grijalva ) 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 Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals to give priority to individuals with certain professional experience in recommending such individuals to serve as members of the Board of Veterans' Appeals, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Law Judge Experience Act of 2025 . 2. Priority for individuals with certain professional experience in appointments to Board of Veterans’ Appeals Subsection (a) of section 7101A of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) In recommending individuals to the Secretary to serve as members of the Board, the Chairman shall give priority to individuals with three or more years of legal professional experience in areas that pertain to the laws administered by the Secretary. .