S. 1657

Summary

S. 1657, the Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on May 7, 2025 by Sen. Jim Banks (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It last saw action on Mar 18, 2026: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Record

Text

S. 1657 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 S1657 IS: Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-07
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1657  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   May 7, 2025   Mr. Banks  (for himself and  Mr. King ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to deny the claim of a veteran for benefits under the laws administered by such Secretary on the sole basis that such veteran failed to appear for a medical examination associated with such claim, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act of 2025  .
2.
Prohibition on denial of claims for benefits under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs on sole basis that veteran failed to appear for certain medical examination
Subsection (d) of section 5103A of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in the heading, by striking
compensation claims   and inserting
claims for benefits  ;
(2)
in paragraph (2), by striking  treat an examination or opinion as being necessary to make a decision on a claim for purposes of   and inserting  provide for a medical examination or obtain a medical opinion under ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(3)
If a veteran fails to appear for a medical examination provided by the Secretary in conjunction with a claim for a benefit under a law administered by the Secretary, the Secretary may not deny such claim on the sole basis that such veteran failed to appear for such medical examination.
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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Sen. Jim Banks (R) sponsors S. 1657, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Jim Banks

Sen. · R–IN · Sponsor

Introduced May 7, 2025

Angus King

Sen. · I–ME · Co-sponsor

Joined May 7, 2025 · Original

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Committees

S. 1657 went before 1 committee: Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Affairs

Markup By · Mar 18, 2026

Actions

S. 1657 has taken 4 actions since May 7, 2025, the latest on Mar 18, 2026.

Votes

S. 1657 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

3 bills are related to S. 1657.

HR 2137Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025May 4, 2026 · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 549. · Related billHR 9237Take Care of America’s Veterans ActJul 13, 2026 · Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1423 Reported to House. Rule provides for co… · Related billS 4744Take Care of America’s Veterans ActJun 11, 2026 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Order… · Related bill

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Titles

S. 1657 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act of 2025 — Display Title
• Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to deny the claim of a veteran for benefits under the laws administered by such Secretary on the sole basis that such veteran failed to appear for a medical examination associated with such claim, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for S. 1657, the latest on Mar 27, 2026.

• S. 1657, Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act of 2025 — 2026-03-27As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on March 18, 2026

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 18 registered lobbyists who named S. 1657 in 8 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, Defense, Government Issues, Health Issues, Housing, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1657 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1657’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Legislative Subjects

S. 1657 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Veterans' medical care to Veterans' pensions and compensation.

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