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S. 2344

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 2344, the Department of Veterans Affairs Claim Sharks Effective Warnings Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Jul 17, 2025 by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Veterans' Affairs, and last saw action on Jul 17, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Record

Text

S. 2344 has 4 co-sponsors.

sb2344/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2344 IS: Department of Veterans Affairs Claim Sharks Effective Warnings Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-07-17
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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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2344  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   July 17, 2025   Mr. Whitehouse  (for himself,  Mr. King ,  Mrs. Shaheen , and  Mr. Welch ) 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 improve warnings about potential predatory practices regarding individuals acting as agents or attorneys in the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of veterans claims, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Department of Veterans Affairs Claim Sharks Effective Warnings Act of 2025  .
2.
Improve warnings about potential predatory practices regarding agents and attorneys for veterans claims
(a)
In general
Section 5901(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1)—
(A)
in the matter before subparagraph (A) by striking  , each time a claimant under a law administered by the Secretary logs in to a website or online tool of the Department, such website or online tool issues to the claimant  and inserting  each public-facing website and online tool of the Department issues ;
(B)
in subparagraph (A), by inserting  , including individuals lacking recognition by the Secretary as described in subsection (a)  after  chapter ;
(C)
in subparagraph (C), by striking  ; and  and inserting a semicolon;
(D)
in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(E)
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(E)
a message discouraging veterans from sharing their Department account log-in credentials or bank account log-in credentials, such as usernames or passwords, with anyone.
 ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(3)
The Secretary shall carry out this subsection by acting through the Chief Veterans Experience Officer.
 .
(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-07-17
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve warnings about potential predatory practices regarding individuals acting as agents or attorneys in the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of veterans claims, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D) sponsors S. 2344, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 2344 went before 1 committee: Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Referred To · Jul 17, 2025

Actions

S. 2344 has taken 2 actions since Jul 17, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 17, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Veterans' Affairs Committee
Jul 17, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2344 has not gone to a roll call.

2 bills are related to S. 2344.

Titles

S. 2344 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Department of Veterans Affairs Claim Sharks Effective Warnings Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Department of Veterans Affairs Claim Sharks Effective Warnings Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve warnings about potential predatory practices regarding individuals acting as agents or attorneys in the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of veterans claims, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 8 registered lobbyists who named S. 2344 in 4 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.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia14—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS14—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JON RETZER114
NAOMI MATHIS114
PETER DICKINSON114
SHAMALA CAPIZZI114
JOSEPH LEMAY113
SHANE LIERMANN113
JOY ILEM112
KEVIN MILLER112

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2344 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2344’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

s2344/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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com