H.R. 984

Summary

H.R. 984, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide timely equitable relief to an individual who suffers a loss based on an administrative error by the Secretary, and for other purposes, was introduced in the House on Feb 5, 2025 by Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and last saw action on Jun 11, 2025: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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Text

H.R. 984 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 984 IH: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide timely equitable relief to an individual who suffers a loss based on an administrative error by the Secretary, and for other purposes.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-05
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 984  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 5, 2025   Mr. Van Orden  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide timely equitable relief to an individual who suffers a loss based on an administrative error by the Secretary, and for other purposes.
1.
Improvements to equitable relief in the case of an administrative error by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
(a)
Affirmative duty To provide timely equitable relief
Section 503 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking  may  both places it appears and inserting  shall, not later than 120 days after such determination, .
(b)
Cancellation of debt collection
Section 5314 of such title is amended, in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(3)
The Secretary shall promptly cancel any agreement, entered into by the Secretary with a debt collector (as defined in section 803 of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1692a )) to collect an amount of indebtedness described in paragraph (1), if the Secretary determines that the determination of such indebtedness was in error.
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide timely equitable relief to an individual who suffers a loss based on an administrative error by the Secretary, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R) sponsors H.R. 984, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Derrick Van Orden

Rep. · R–WI-3 · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 5, 2025

Christopher Pappas

Rep. · D–NH-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 19, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 984 went before 2 committees: Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee and Veterans' Affairs.

Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

Hearings By (subcommittee) · Jun 11, 2025 · 28 Bills

Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Affairs

Referred To · Feb 5, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 984 has taken 4 actions since Feb 5, 2025, the latest on Jun 11, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 984 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 984 goes by 2 titles.

• To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide timely equitable relief to an individual who suffers a loss based on an administrative error by the Secretary, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide timely equitable relief to an individual who suffers a loss based on an administrative error by the Secretary, and for other purposes. — Display Title

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 14 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 984 in 9 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, Economics/Economic Development, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Government Issues, Health Issues, Immigration.

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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 H.R. 984 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 984’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 984 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative remedies to Veterans' pensions and compensation.

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