VA partners with nonprofits to help veterans get pension benefits
H.R. 10478 — Aid and Attendance Assistance for Veterans Act · Filed by John Rose (R-TN) · 5 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 17, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill tells the VA to start a pilot program through 2031. The VA will work with nonprofit groups to help veterans file claims. These nonprofits will collect paperwork and prepare applications. The goal is to speed up claims and get more approved.
Who it affects
Veterans and surviving spouses can get free help filing for benefits. Nonprofit groups that meet strict rules can work with the VA. The bill protects against fraud and checks the pilot before it grows.
One thing to notice
The pilot only works if enough qualified nonprofits want to join. The bill does not say how much the VA will pay them.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
5 cosponsors: 4 Republicans, 1 Democrats.
- Sep 17, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 17, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- pilot program — A small test of a new idea to see if it works
- surviving spouses — People whose veteran husbands or wives have died
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (11,084 characters) on Sep 24, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,985 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-25.
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