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S. 2101

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 2101, the Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Jun 17, 2025 by Sen. Jim Banks (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Veterans' Affairs, and last saw action on Jun 17, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Record

Text

S. 2101 has 1 co-sponsor.

sb2101/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2101 IS: Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-06-17
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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. 2101  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   June 17, 2025   Mr. Banks  (for himself and  Ms. Hirono ) 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 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.
Department of Veterans Affairs electronic communication 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)
Electronic correspondence
(1)
The Secretary shall provide a mechanism by which an eligible veteran or eligible person may electronically send and receive correspondence with the Department of Veterans Affairs relating 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 electronically 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 electronically pursuant to paragraph (1).
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Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-06-17
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Jun 17, 2025

sb2101/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (06/17/2025)

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

Sen. Jim Banks (R) sponsors S. 2101, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 2101 went before 1 committee: Veterans' Affairs.

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

Actions

S. 2101 has taken 2 actions since Jun 17, 2025.

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

Votes

S. 2101 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 2101, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 2101 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill 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

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 8 registered lobbyists who named S. 2101 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. 2101 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. 2101’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

s2101/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

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