House · Roll call 133 · May 19, 2025

A vote to pass H.R. 1286, requiring the VA to seek an outside review of the forms it sends benefit claimants, under fast-track rules that require two-thirds support.

Passed386–1 Passage
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Bill
H.R. 1286, Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act
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YesNoPresentDid not vote
Each dot is one current member, in the same seat as on their member page, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how they voted. Seats show current members. Members who have since left Congress appear in the list below.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 192 · No 0 · Did not vote 21
Republicans
Yes 194 · No 1 · Did not vote 24

Most Democrats voted Yes (192 of 213).

Most Republicans voted Yes (194 of 219).

About this vote

The Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to seek an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to assess the forms the VA sends to people filing claims. Suspending the rules is a fast-track process that limits debate, bars amendments and needs a two-thirds vote; the amended bill passed.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seek to enter an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to assess the forms that the VA sends to claimants.

How each member voted

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