HR 659referred119th Congress

Veterans Law Judge Experience Act of 2025

Introduced Jan 23, 2025House billPolicy area: Armed Forces and National SecurityLast action Jan 26, 2026Sponsor: Julia Brownley(D-CA)

defenseArmed Forces and National Security

Veterans' Affairs CommitteeDisability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee

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Official summaryUpdated Jan 26, 2026

What the bill does

Veterans Law Judge Experience Act of 2025 This bill requires the Chairman of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals to prioritize individuals with three or more years of legal professional experience in relevant legal areas when recommending individuals to the Department of Veterans Affairs to serve as members of the Board.

Latest official action

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

Lobbying Filings

$936.2M

Total Lobbying Spend

Suspicious Trades

Members Involved

Timeline

Apr 18, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)

Apr 22, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by AMERICAN AIRLINES INC

Jul 18, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)

Oct 16, 2024lobbying

Lobbying filed by AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)

Jan 16, 2025lobbying

Lobbying filed by AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)

Official Congressional Actions

Jan 26, 2026IntroReferral

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

Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Jan 20, 2026Floor

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H936)

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Jan 20, 2026Floor

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H936-937)

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Jan 20, 2026Floor

Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

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Lobbying Activity

Registrant	Client	Amount	Filed	Period	Issues
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)	AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)	$160.2M	Oct 16, 2024	2024Q3	AVI
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)	AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)	$146.9M	Apr 18, 2024	2024Q1	AVI
AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)

Suspicious Trading Activity

Congress members who traded stocks in companies connected to lobbying on this bill, within 90 days of its introduction date.

No suspicious trade-lobbying connections found for this bill.

Methodology: Bill-Lobbying-Trade Connection

CapitolExposed identifies the "bill-lobbying-trade pipeline" by: (1) finding lobbying filings (LD-2) that specifically mention this bill, (2) matching lobbying clients to publicly traded companies, and (3) finding stock trades by members of Congress in those companies within 90 days of the bill's introduction date. Trades made before the bill was introduced are highlighted in red, as they may indicate advance knowledge. This analysis surfaces correlations worthy of scrutiny; it does not prove wrongdoing.