H.R. 3481 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Sep 17, 2025. Received Sep 18, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryVA offers digital mail for education benefits
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to set up a system that lets people get digital versions of official mail about their educational benefits. Veterans and their family members who receive education benefits would be able to send and receive documents electronically instead of through paper mail. The VA would need to give people the choice to opt in to this digital system.
How it affects you
If you or a family member receive VA educational benefits, you'd have the option to switch to electronic correspondence with the VA about those benefits. This means you could handle your paperwork and official messages online rather than waiting for things to arrive by mail.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, May 19, 2025)
Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a way for individuals who are entitled to VA educational assistance to electronically send and receive correspondence with the VA related to such assistance. The VA must ensure individuals are provided an opportunity to opt in to electronic correspondence.
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. 3481
AN ACT
Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Barrett (R-MI-7) · Introduced May 19, 2025 · Armed Forces and National Security · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 18, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.”