The National Veterans Advocate Act of 2025 restructures the Department of Veterans Affairs' patient advocacy system by creating an independent Office of the National Veterans' Advocate, headed by a National Veterans' Advocate who will report directly to the VA Secretary rather than to lower-level officials. This new office will expand its responsibilities beyond handling individual complaints to include identifying systemic problems in how the VA serves veterans, recommending administrative and legislative improvements, and managing casework across all VA facilities. The bill requires the National Veterans' Advocate to submit independent reports twice yearly to Congress with recommendations that cannot be reviewed by VA leadership before submission, and establishes staffing requirements of at least one veteran advocate for every 12,000 enrolled veterans in each regional VA network. The legislation authorizes $25 million annually from fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to implement these changes and support the expanded advocacy operations.
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