FRAUD Act of 2025
Congress Orders VA to Use Fraud-Detection Tech on Community Care Claims, With Annual Reports
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Congress directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to use an IT system to spot fraud, waste, and abuse in Veterans Health Administration payment claims, including community care.
- The system must watch claims continuously, compare current and past claim data, and flag patterns that look suspicious, including after a claim has already been paid.
- The VA system can use machine learning to reduce “false alarms” and update over time to catch new tricks, while keeping logs and reports on what it finds.
- VA must start using the new fraud-detection setup within 1 year after the bill becomes law and send yearly reports to Congress starting 2 years after enactment.
- The bill also extends how long certain limits on payment of veterans’ pensions stay in place, moving the end date to January 30, 2034.
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Milestones
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 300.
The bill is now on the schedule for the full chamber to consider. It's in line for debate and a vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-348.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 12 - 11.
The committee approved this bill and is sending it to the full chamber for a vote. This is a significant step — most bills never get this far.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
FRAUD Act of 2025
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