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H.R. 1039119th CongressArmed Forces and National Security
Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act
Sponsored by Rep. Tom Barrett (R-MI) · 9 active : 7 Republicans, 2 Democrats
Latest action: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate8 senators score as swing votes
Passed House
- House: passedApr 7, 2025
- Senate: next
- President: not yet
Summary
, via Congress.govClear Communication for Veterans Claims Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to assess notices that the VA sends to claimants applying for or submitting claims for VA benefits. The VA must report on the findings of the assessment and implement recommendations in the assessment.
The bill also extends certain loan fee rates through June 23, 2034, under the VA's home loan program.
How the projections held up
Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.
House
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedPassed412 yea, 0 nayApril 7, 2025 · Roll call 90
| BandBand before the vote | VotedVoted yea or nay | BrokeBroke with party | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swing | 37 | 0 | 0% |
| Middle | 207 | 0 | 0% |
| Entrenched | 99 | 0 | 0% |
Committees and subjects
Committees
- House Committee on Veterans' Affairs · HouseReferred to
- Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs · HouseHearings by (subcommittee) · Referred to
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs · SenateReferred to
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Housing finance and home ownership
- Research and development
- User charges and fees
- Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 8Swing 70–100
- 78Middle 30–70
- 14Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3, directional: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.
Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
Earlier behind swing-v3’s inputLoading similar votes
Cosponsors
9 activeShow all 9 cosponsors
- Mike Bost (R-IL-12)
- Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13)
- Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC-3)
- Daniel Webster (R-FL-11)
- Mike Collins (R-GA-10)
- Mike Haridopolos (R-FL-8)
- Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI-5)
- August Pfluger (R-TX-11)
- Susie Lee (D-NV-3)
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
