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H. Rept. 119-309 1 (2025-09-26)

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                     119TH CONGRESS                                          REPORT
                        1st Session    HOUSE   OF  REPRESENTATIVES           119-309







                        VETERANS LAW JUDGE EXPERIENCE ACT OF 2025




                        SEPTEMBER 26, 2025.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
                                     State of the Union and ordered to be printed




                             Mr. BOST, from  the Committee   on Veterans' Affairs,
                                           submitted  the following



                                              REPORT


                                              [To accompany H.R. 659]

                               [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                       The  Committee   on Veterans'  Affairs, to whom  was  referred the
                     bill (H.R. 659) to amend title 38, United States Code,  to direct the
                     Chairman  of the Board  of Veterans' Appeals to give priority to indi-
                     viduals with certain professional experience in recommending such
                     individuals to serve as members  of the Board  of Veterans' Appeals,
                     and for other purposes, having  considered  the same,  reports favor-
                     ably thereon without  amendment and recommends that the bill do
                     pass.

                                                  CONTENTS

                                                                                      Page
                     A m endm ent ..............................................................................................................
                     Purpose and Sum m ary  ............................................................................................  2
                     Background and Need for  Legislation  ....................................................................  2
                     H earings ..................................................................................................................  3
                     Subcom m ittee  Consideration  ..................................................................................  4
                     Com m ittee  Consideration  ........................................................................................  4
                     C om m ittee  V otes  .....................................................................................................  4
                     Com m ittee  Oversight Findings  ...............................................................................  4
                     Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives .................             4
                     Earmarks and Tax and Tariff Benefits  ..................................................................  4
                     Com m ittee  Cost  Estim ate  .......................................................................................  4
                     Budget Authority and Congressional Budget Office Estimate      ..............       4
                     Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  5
                     Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  ..............................................................................  5
                     Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  5
                     Statement on Duplication of Federal Programs ....................................................  5
                     Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  ......................................................  6
                     Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .................             6


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