Congressman Biggs Introduces Key Pieces of Legislation to Honor and Support America’s Veterans

Congressman Andy Biggs (AZ-05) introduced three bills reaffirming America’s commitment to those who served our nation. The legislation strengthens care, accountability, and dignity for veterans and their families by reforming outdated systems and expanding access to benefits without increasing taxpayer costs.

• The Veterans’ Cremation Certainty Act eases a long-standing financial and emotional burden on military families by allowing veterans to pre-designate direct cremation as part of their VA burial benefits. The bill extends the VA’s pre-approval process, currently limited to burials, to include cremation services and enables the VA to pay cremation providers directly, reducing or eliminating out-of-pocket costs.
  
  
• The HSAs for Heroes Act allows all veterans to open and use Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) while maintaining their VA benefits. The bill also broadens the range of eligible expenses—incorporating language from Congressman Biggs’s existing Freedom for Families Act—to include caregiving costs.
  
  
• The Claims Legitimacy and Evaluation Accountability Nationwide for VA (CLEAN VA) Act strengthens oversight, ethics, and accountability within the Department of Veterans Affairs to protect both taxpayer dollars and veterans’ benefits. This bill:
  • Enforces time-limited disciplinary processes and streamlined appeals for misconduct;
  • Increases penalties for fraud and abuse, expands whistleblower safeguards, and incentivizes reporting through disclosure rewards;
  • Directs integration of AI tools to identify fraud vulnerabilities and ensure accurate, fair disability determinations; and
  • Requires annual department-wide training under Inspector General oversight to reinforce a culture of integrity and compliance.

“This Veterans Day, Congress must recommit to honoring our nation’s heroes not just in word, but in deed,” said Congressman Biggs.

“Veterans deserve more than speeches and ceremonies — they deserve action. These bills deliver meaningful reforms that ease financial burdens, expand healthcare freedom, and hold the VA accountable to the men and women it serves. We owe our veterans the dignity of a government that keeps its word, honors their sacrifices, and works as hard for them as they did for us.”