H.R. 3455 · Where this bill is now
Waiting for a House vote
Approved by committee Oct 10, 2025; no House vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryVA studies blockchain technology for benefits claims
The bill asks the Department of Veterans Affairs to study whether distributed ledger technology—a kind of shared digital record-keeping system—could help the VA process veterans' benefits claims better and catch fraud and waste. The VA would then report back to Congress about whether this technology would work, what benefits it might have, and what risks could come with it.
How it affects you
This is a study requirement, not an immediate change to benefits. If you're a veteran applying for VA benefits, nothing changes right now. But the report could eventually help the VA handle your claims faster and more securely if this technology proves worthwhile.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, May 15, 2025)
Veterans Affairs Distributed Ledger Innovation Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report to Congress on the feasibility, potential benefits, and risks associated with implementing distributed ledger technology to improve claims adjudication and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse within the VA’s benefits administration systems. Under the bill, a distributed ledger (1) is shared across a set of distributed nodes that participate in a network and store a complete or partial replica of the ledger, (2) is synchronized between the nodes, and (3) has data appended to it by following a specified consensus mechanism.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 3455
A BILL
Veterans Affairs Distributed Ledger Innovation Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC-1) · Introduced May 15, 2025 · Armed Forces and National Security · 2 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Oct 10, 2025: “Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 292.”
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 2 official versions.