US HB1663 | 2025-2026 | 119th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 14)
Status: Engrossed on January 26 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-01-26 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on January 26 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-01-26 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer, and for other purposes.
Title
Veterans Scam And Fraud Evasion Act of 2025 VSAFE Act of 2025
Sponsors
| Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA] | Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL] | Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK] | Rep. David Valadao [R-CA] |
| Rep. Michael Lawler [R-NY] | Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA] | Rep. Juan Ciscomani [R-AZ] | Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY] |
| Rep. Tom Barrett [R-MI] | Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL] | Rep. Claudia Tenney [R-NY] | Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL] |
| Rep. Vince Fong [R-CA] | Rep. Ryan Mackenzie [R-PA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-26 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
| 2026-01-20 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2026-01-20 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H937-938) |
| 2026-01-20 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1663. |
| 2026-01-20 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H937-939) |
| 2026-01-20 | House | Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. |
| 2025-10-21 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 302. |
| 2025-10-21 | House | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-350. |
| 2025-07-23 | House | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. |
| 2025-07-23 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held |
| 2025-07-23 | House | Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged |
| 2025-06-11 | House | Subcommittee Hearings Held |
| 2025-03-27 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Introduced in House |
