WASHINGTON – Yesterday President Donald Trump signed the VA Home Loan Protection Act (H.R. 1815) into law, alongside the bill’s author and VFW Life member, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-3) and House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (IL-12).
“Legislative advocacy is one of the core missions of the VFW and a mission that I take seriously, so I thank Mr. Van Orden for his foresight in addressing veteran foreclosures, Congress for unanimously advancing the bill, and President Trump for quickly signing this into law,” said VFW Commander-in-Chief Al Lipphardt. “When I speak to veterans, I often say that when legislators support us, we will find the tallest hill we can and sing their praises for helping veterans. This is why I call on all VFW members to activate our Action Corps once again and say ‘thank you’ to your legislators who advanced Mr. Van Orden’s critical legislation without opposition.”
Today the VFW sent an Action Corps alert to its global network of advocates to thank every member of Congress for displaying bipartisan courage to advance Van Orden’s bill to the president’s desk. Click here to join in on the VFW’s Action Alert and say “thank you” to your legislators for protecting veterans’ homes.
VFW Legislative Director Kristina Keenan, who advocated for the Senate to quickly advance the bill, said that the law will prevent thousands of veterans from foreclosure on their homes by providing a partial claim option where VA can cover delinquent payments and work with lenders to structure appropriate repayments. Additionally, it will strengthen VA’s homelessness prevention efforts through the Grant and Per Diem Program.
Van Orden proposed his partial claims bill in March as a way to replace the stop-gap Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase, or VASP, program, providing a foreclosure-mitigation option that closely mirrors options available to borrowers who utilize Federal Housing Administration loans. Van Orden is a Life member of Thomas Rooney VFW Post 1530 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and was honored with the VFW’s 2025 Congressional Award in March.
Veterans who are having trouble making mortgage payments on their VA-backed home loans should contact a VA loan technician to explore options at 877.827.3702.