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H. Rept. 119-633 1 (2026-05-04)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaigr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED r U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 4 119TH CONGRESS REPORT 2d Session J HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 119-633 REVIEW EVERY VETERANS CLAIM ACT OF 2025 MAY 4, 2026.-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. 2137] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 2137) to amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to deny the claim of a veteran for benefits under the laws administered by such Sec- retary on the sole basis that such veteran failed to appear for a medical examination associated with such claim, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an amendment and rec- ommends that the bill as amended do pass. CONTENTS Page A m endm ent .............................................................................................................. 2 Purpose and Sum m ary ............................................................................................ 9 Background and Need for Legislation .................................................................... 9 H earings ................................................................................................................... 20 Subcom m ittee Consideration ................................................................................. 22 Com m ittee Consideration ....................................................................................... 22 C om m ittee V otes ...................................................................................................... 22 Com m ittee Oversight Findings ............................................................................... 22 Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives .................................... 22 Earmarks and Tax and Tariff Benefits .................................................................. 22 Com m ittee Cost Estim ate ....................................................................................... 23 Budget Authority and Congressional Budget Office Estimate ............................ 23 Federal M andates Statem ent ................................................................................. 32 Advisory Com m ittee Statem ent ............................................................................. 32 Applicability to Legislative Branch ........................................................................ 32 Statement on Duplication of Federal Programs .................................................... 32 Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ..................................................... 33 Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ................. 38 The amendment is as follows: 69-006