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Improving Communication for Veterans' Education Benefits
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Improving Communication for Veterans' Education Benefits

IntroducedMay 19, 2025
Passed House11 months ago
Intro
House
Senate
Pres
In Senate committee
Armed Forces and National SecurityGovernment information and archivesComputers and information technologyVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Why This Matters

This bill updates how veterans can communicate with the Department of Veterans Affairs about their education benefits, making it easier and faster to get information.

If you are a veteran looking for education benefits, you can now communicate more easily using text and online messaging.
Who this affects
Eligible veterans · Their families
What it costs
CBO estimates H.R. 3481 would increase spending by $54 million and decrease direct spending by $56 million from 2025 to 2035. Congressional Budget Office
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1This bill allows veterans to communicate electronically about their education benefits.
  2. 2Veterans can choose to receive messages through text, chat, or email instead of just by mail.
  3. 3The Department of Veterans Affairs will notify veterans about these new communication options.
  4. 4The bill also extends certain payment limits for veterans' pensions until January 31, 2023.
Read the detailed summary

Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025This 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.

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Bills must pass the House, Senate, and be signed by the President to become law.
Intro
House
Senate
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IntroducedMay 19, 2025
Sponsors
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HouseSep 17, 2025
SenateCurrent

In Senate committee

President

The President

Donald Trump
President
Awaiting Vote
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