H.R. 3834

Summary

H.R. 3834, the Protecting Veteran’s Claim Options Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 9, 2025 by Rep. Mike Bost (R). It last saw action on Oct 21, 2025: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 301.

Record

Text

H.R. 3834 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 3834 IH: Protecting Veteran’s Claim Options Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-09
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 3834
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 June 9, 2025
  Mr. Bost  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
 A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the jurisdiction and certain rules of evidence of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Veteran’s Claim Options Act  .
2.
Board of Veterans’ Appeals: jurisdiction; evidence in certain cases
(a)
Jurisdiction over a supplemental claim
Section 7104 of title 38, United States Code, is amended, in subsection (a)—
(1)
by inserting
(1)    before  All questions ; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(2)
In an appeal of a decision under section 5108 of this title regarding a supplemental claim under section 5104C(a)(1)(B) of this title, the Board may not deny relief (including by denying review of the merits of the claim) solely on the basis that the appellant did not present or secure new and relevant evidence with respect to such supplemental claim.
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(b)
Evidence in cases remanded to the Board by the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Section 7113 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(d)
Cases remanded by the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
(1)
Except as provided in paragraph (2), for cases remanded to the Board by the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, the evidentiary record before the Board shall be limited to the evidence previously considered by the Board in such case.
(2)
The evidentiary record before the Board for cases described in paragraph (1) shall include evidence submitted by the appellant and his or her representative, if any, within 90 days following such remand, which the Board shall consider in the first instance.
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Tracker

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the jurisdiction and certain rules of evidence of the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

Sponsors

Rep. Mike Bost (R) sponsors H.R. 3834 alone.

Mike Bost

Rep. · R–IL-12 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 3834 went before 2 committees: Veterans' Affairs and Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee.

Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Affairs

Reported By · Oct 21, 2025 · 285 Bills

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee

Hearings By (subcommittee) · Jun 24, 2025 · 62 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 3834, the latest H. Rept. 119-349.

• H. Rept. 119-349 — PROTECTING VETERAN'S CLAIM OPTIONS ACT

Actions

H.R. 3834 has taken 9 actions since Jun 9, 2025, the latest on Oct 21, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 3834 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3834 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• Protecting Veteran’s Claim Options Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
• Protecting Veteran’s Claim Options Act — Display Title
• Protecting Veteran’s Claim Options Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the jurisdiction and certain rules of evidence of the Board of Veterans' Appeals. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 3834, the latest on Oct 10, 2025.

• H.R. 3834, Protecting Veteran’s Claims Option Act — 2025-10-10As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 23, 2025

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 20 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3834 in 15 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, Defense, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Government Issues, Homeland Security, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Medicare/Medicaid.

Clients

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

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

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

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3834 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. 3834’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 3834 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative remedies to Veterans' pensions and compensation.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com