HR 1663 United States House · 119th Congress

VSAFE Act of 2025

The VSAFE Act of 2025 establishes a Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer within the Department of Veterans Affairs to prevent and address fraud targeting veterans. This officer will develop communication plans, training, and reporting systems for veterans, families, caregivers, and survivors to identify and avoid scams, while coordinating with agencies like the IRS, DOJ, and Social Security Administration. The bill also modifies a home loan fee deadline in the VA loan program, changing a date from June 9, 2034, to June 23, 2034. It does not create new full-time positions or alter existing Inspector General authority.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Jan 2026

House Passage

Jan 2026

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Jan 26, 2026

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Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 8 edits · Jan 20, 2026

MODERATE

The Engrossed version makes several substantive changes to the VSAFE Act: it adds a sunset date of September 30, 2030 for the new Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer role, rebrands the fraud hotline as the 'VSAFE Fraud Hotline' with a companion website (VSAFE.gov), shifts the officer's consultation focus from internal departmental risks to risks specifically affecting veterans, and replaces the home loan fee date extension with a pension payment limit extension. A new duty requiring the officer to serve as a central point of contact for veterans seeking fraud resources was also added.

Scope change

The officer's authority is now time-limited with a sunset date of September 30, 2030. The focus of the officer's work shifted from internal departmental fraud risk management toward directly serving veterans as a point of contact and addressing risks specifically to veterans rather than risks within the Department.

TIMELINE

A sunset provision was added terminating all requirements and authorities of the Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer section on September 30, 2030.

A new Section 3 was added extending the limit on payments of pension under section 5503(d)(7) of title 38 from January 31, 2033 to March 31, 2033.

REQUIREMENT

The officer's role now explicitly includes serving as a central point of contact to direct veterans to resources for preventing and mitigating fraud and scams.

Comprehensive communications during fraud incidents are now attributed to the Secretary rather than the Department generally.

DEFINITION

The 'Veteran Identity Health Theft Helpline' was renamed to the 'VSAFE Fraud Hotline' and a new 'VSAFE.gov website' was added as a resource the officer must promote.

SCOPE

The whole-of-Government coordination duty was narrowed from creating a view of fraud prevention efforts at other federal agencies to developing a view to improve fraud prevention efforts within the Department itself.

The consultation duty with veterans service organizations and governments was refocused from improving understanding of fraud risks 'within the Department' to improving understanding of potential fraud and scam risks 'to veterans.'

FISCAL

The original Section 3, which extended a VA home loan fee date from June 9, 2034 to June 23, 2034, was removed entirely.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

upper

Jan 20, 2026

Introduced

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H937-938)

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H937-938)

lower

Jan 20, 2026

Introduced

Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

lower

Oct 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-350.

lower

Jul 23, 2025

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

lower

Jul 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

Jul 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged

lower

Jun 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee Hearings Held

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 13 co-sponsors