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H.R. 2137

U.S. House•House Floor Calendar

Summary

H.R. 2137, the Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Mar 14, 2025 by Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R) with 9 co-sponsors. It last saw action on May 4, 2026: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 549.

Record

Text

H.R. 2137 has 9 co-sponsors.

hb2137/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2137 IH: Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-14
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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. 2137  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 14, 2025   Mr. Luttrell  (for himself,  Mr. McGarvey ,  Mr. Weber of Texas , and  Mr. Pfluger ) introduced the following bill; which was 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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Review Every Veterans 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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Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-03-14
  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 Mar 14, 2025

hb2137/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (03/14/2025)

Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025

This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from denying a claim for benefits on the sole basis that a veteran failed to appear for a medical examination provided by the VA in conjunction with the claim for benefits.

Sponsors

Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R) sponsors H.R. 2137, and 9 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2137 went before 2 committees: Veterans' Affairs and Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee.

Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Reported By · May 4, 2026 · 285 Bills
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
Hearings By (subcommittee) · Mar 26, 2025 · 62 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 2137, the latest H. Rept. 119-633.

Actions

H.R. 2137 has taken 9 actions since Mar 14, 2025, the latest on May 4, 2026.

ChamberAction
May 4, 2026
House
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-633.Veterans' Affairs Committee
May 4, 2026
House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 549.
Jul 23, 2025
House
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs DischargedVeterans' Affairs Committee
Jul 23, 2025
House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldVeterans' Affairs Committee
Jul 23, 2025
House
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.Veterans' Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 2137 has not gone to a roll call.

3 bills are related to H.R. 2137.

Titles

H.R. 2137 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced
  • Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 2137, the latest on Nov 4, 2025.

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 44 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2137 in 19 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, Natural Resources.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO—District of Columbia17—
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia16—
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA—District of Columbia16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO17—
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS16—
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA16—

Lobbyists

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

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DANIEL HOROWITZ117
ELLIOT FRIEDMAN117
FIONA KOHRMAN117
HERB SMITH117
KEITH ABOUCHAR117
LISA SWIRSKY117
SERGIO ESPINOSA117
ANTHONY LIVINGSTON116
GABRIEL PEDREIRA116
GRANT SCHOTT116
HEATHER ANSLEY116
JEREMY VILLANUEVA116
JON RETZER116
JULIE HOWELL116
JUSTIN PERPICH116
KEVIN LIDDELL116
MORGAN BROWN116
NAOMI MATHIS116
PETER DICKINSON116
RYAN MIMS116

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-CIO2026 first_quarter$410K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2026 second_quarter$390K2nd 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. 2137 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; H.R. 2137’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr2137/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

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2137 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Veterans' medical care to Veterans' pensions and compensation.

hr2137/subjects.txt
Veterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensation

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2137, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 49 (Friday, March 14, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LUTTRELL:H.R. 2137.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Under Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congresshas the power ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof.''[Page H1163]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com