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H.R. 3481

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 3481, the Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on May 19, 2025 by Rep. Tom Barrett (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Veterans' Affairs, and last saw action on Sep 18, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 3481 has 4 co-sponsors.

hb3481/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 3481 EH: Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
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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.
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 3481
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for electronic communication relating to educational assistance benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025  .
2.
Improvement to certain outreach under Solid Start program of Department of Veterans Affairs
Section 6320(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1)(B)—
(A)
by striking  calling  and inserting  communicating with ; and
(B)
by inserting  through the use of tailored lines of communication, including mailings, text messaging, virtual chatting, and other electronic forms of messaging  after  Armed Forces ; and
(2)
in paragraph (2), by striking  tailored mailings  and inserting  tailored lines of communication, including mailings, text messaging, virtual chatting, and other electronic forms of messaging, .
3.
Department of Veterans Affairs use of tailored lines of communication for correspondence relating to educational assistance benefits
Section 3680 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(i)
(1)
The Secretary shall provide a mechanism by which an eligible veteran or eligible person may use tailored lines of communication to send and receive correspondence with the Department of Veterans related to entitlement to and use of educational assistance benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary. The Secretary shall ensure that an eligible veteran or eligible person is provided with an opportunity to opt into sending and receiving such correspondence using such lines of communication rather than by mail.
(2)
The Secretary shall provide to eligible veterans and eligible persons who are enrolled in a course or program of education or training notice of the opportunity to opt in to sending and receiving correspondence using tailored lines of communication pursuant to paragraph (1).
(3)
In this subsection, the term  tailored lines of communication  includes mailings, text messaging, virtual chatting, and other electronic forms of messaging.
 .
4.
Extension of certain limits on payments of pension
Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking  November 30, 2031  and inserting  January 31, 2033 .
     Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-05-19
  2. Passed House2025-09-17
  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 May 19, 2025

hb3481/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (05/19/2025)

Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a way for individuals who are entitled to VA educational assistance to electronically send and receive correspondence with the VA related to such assistance. The VA must ensure individuals are provided an opportunity to opt in to electronic correspondence.

Sponsors

Rep. Tom Barrett (R) sponsors H.R. 3481, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 3481 went before 3 committees: Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs and Economic Opportunity Subcommittee.

Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Referred To · Sep 18, 2025
Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Reported By · Sep 9, 2025 · 285 Bills
Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Hearings By (subcommittee) · Jun 11, 2025 · 65 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 3481, the latest H. Rept. 119-257.

Actions

H.R. 3481 has taken 18 actions since May 19, 2025, the latest on Sep 18, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 18, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Veterans' Affairs Committee
Sep 17, 202517:29
House
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4393)
Sep 17, 202517:30
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 09/15/2025 CR H4295)
Sep 17, 202517:30
House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 17, 202517:30
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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 09/15/2025 CR H4295)

Votes

H.R. 3481 has not gone to a roll call.

3 bills are related to H.R. 3481.

Titles

H.R. 3481 goes by 7 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for electronic communication relating to educational assistance benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025 — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for electronic communication relating to educational assistance benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 3481, the latest on Aug 1, 2025.

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 24 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3481 in 16 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 Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Transportation, Health Issues, Veterans, Housing, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS—District of Columbia16—
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia15—
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA—District of Columbia15—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS16—
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS15—
PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA15—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 24.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BEN TIMMINS116
COLE SCANDAGLIA116
SUNSHINE MCBRIDE116
UDITINDER THAKUR116
HEATHER ANSLEY115
JEREMY VILLANUEVA115
JON RETZER115
JULIE HOWELL115
MORGAN BROWN115
NAOMI MATHIS115
PETER DICKINSON115
SHAMALA CAPIZZI115
JOSEPH LEMAY114
SHANE LIERMANN114
ANTHONYA JAMES113
EMMA PRESTON113
JOY ILEM113
LISA ELIJAH113
ANTHONYA HOLLINS112
DANICA GONZALVES112

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERSINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS2026 second_quarter$489.1K2nd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERSINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS2026 first_quarter$432K1st Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERSINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS2025 fourth_quarter$324.5K4th Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERSINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS2025 third_quarter$324.1K3rd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERSINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS2025 second_quarter$319.2K2nd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERSINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS2025 first_quarter$315.8K1st 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
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 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. 3481 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. 3481’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr3481/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. 3481 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Computers and information technology to Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation.

hr3481/subjects.txt
Computers and information technologyGovernment information and archivesVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3481, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 84 (Monday, May 19, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BARRETT:H.R. 3481.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H2147]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com