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H.R. 1741

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Summary

H.R. 1741, the Veteran Appeals Transparency Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Feb 27, 2025 by Rep. Keith Self (R). It was referred to Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, and last saw action on Mar 27, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 1741 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb1741/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1741 IH: Veteran Appeals Transparency Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-27
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1741  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 27, 2025   Mr. Self  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the online publication of the docket of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Veteran Appeals Transparency Act of 2025  .
2.
Board of Veterans’ Appeals publication of dates of docket activity
Section 7107 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(f)
Publication of expected actions
(1)
On a weekly basis, for each docket, the Board shall publish, on a website of the Department, notice of the docket dates of the cases assigned to a Board member for a decision for that week.
(2)
Each notice published under paragraph (1) shall include a statement that an assignment described in such paragraph does not require the Board to issue a decision regarding the case during such week.
(3)
Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a case—
(A)
that has been advanced under subsection (b); or
(B)
remanded by the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-27
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Feb 27, 2025

hb1741/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (02/27/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Keith Self (R) sponsors H.R. 1741 alone.

Keith Self

Rep. · R–TX-3 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 1741 went before 2 committees: Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee and Veterans' Affairs.

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
Referred to · Mar 27, 2025 · 62 Bills
Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Referred To · Feb 27, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1741 has taken 3 actions since Feb 27, 2025, the latest on Mar 27, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 27, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
Feb 27, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Veterans' Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 1741 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1741 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Veteran Appeals Transparency Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Veteran Appeals Transparency Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the online publication of the docket of the Board of Veterans' Appeals, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 44 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1741 in 17 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Government Issues, Transportation, Defense, Housing, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia16—
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA—District of Columbia16—
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO—District of Columbia15—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS16—
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA16—
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO15—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 44.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
HEATHER ANSLEY116
JEREMY VILLANUEVA116
JON RETZER116
JULIE HOWELL116
MORGAN BROWN116
NAOMI MATHIS116
PETER DICKINSON116
SHAMALA CAPIZZI116
ANTHONY LIVINGSTON115
BENJAMIN KING115
DANIEL HOROWITZ115
ELLIOT FRIEDMAN115
FIONA KOHRMAN115
GABRIEL PEDREIRA115
GRANT SCHOTT115
HERB SMITH115
JOSEPH LEMAY115
JUSTIN PERPICH115
KEITH ABOUCHAR115
KEVIN LIDDELL115

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2025 second_quarter$590K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2025 first_quarter$540K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2025 third_quarter$360.2K3rd Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2025 third_quarter$360.2K3rd Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2025 third_quarter$360.2K3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 fourth_quarter$161.3K4th Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 third_quarter$141.4K3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 second_quarter$141.4K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 first_quarter$141.4K1st Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$112.1K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$108.2K1st Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$89.2K2nd Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 first_quarter$88.6K1st Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$87.2K4th Quarter - Report
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICAPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$87.2K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1741 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1741’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr1741/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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