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- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-Nevada]
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-Kansas]
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-Idaho]
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-Mississippi]
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-Maine]
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-North Carolina]
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-South Dakota]
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-Michigan]
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-Georgia]
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This bill would make it easier for veterans to ask for travel reimbursement from the Department of Veterans Affairs. It would require the VA to let veterans get a paper copy of the needed form by mail or at any VA medical facility. Veterans would also be allowed to turn in the form in person or by mail, instead of needing to use only online methods. The bill is meant to give veterans more than one simple way to request reimbursement for travel costs linked to VA care.
- Veterans could request a physical copy of the travel reimbursement form by mail.
- Veterans could also get the form at any VA medical facility.
- Veterans would be allowed to submit the form either in person or by mail.
- VA medical facilities that receive the form would have to review it and handle the related claim if needed.
Official Summaries
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that a veteran may obtain a physical copy of the form needed for travel reimbursements at any VA medical facility or, upon request, by mail. The VA must also ensure a veteran may submit the form to any VA medical facility in person or by mail. Such medical facilities must evaluate the form and process any claim associated with the form.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 812 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 812
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure veterans may
obtain a physical copy of a form for reimbursement of certain travel
expenses by mail or at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 3, 2025
Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Risch,
Mr. Wicker, Mr. King, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. Peters)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure veterans may
obtain a physical copy of a form for reimbursement of certain travel
expenses by mail or at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, 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. REQUIREMENT FOR SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO MAKE
AVAILABLE TO VETERANS PHYSICAL COPIES OF FORM FOR
REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN TRAVEL EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe
regulations to ensure that--
(1) a veteran may, for the purposes of submitting a claim
for the reimbursement of expenses for travel under section 111
of title 38, United States Code--
(A) obtain a physical copy of the covered form--
(i) by mail, upon the request of such
veteran; or
(ii) at any medical facility of the
Department of Veterans Affairs; and
(B) submit the covered form to any such medical
facility in person or by mail; and
(2) any such medical facility to which a veteran submits
the covered form--
(A) evaluates such covered form; and
(B) processes any claim associated with such
covered form, if applicable.
(b) Covered Form Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
form'' means Department of Veterans Affairs Form 10-3452 (or any
successor document).
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