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HR 1264 108th Congress House

Department of Veterans Affairs Claims Backlog Reduction Act of 2003

Official title: To provide for reduction in the backlog of claims for benefits pending with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced: July 25, 2003 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 25, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1240)
Apr 22, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E617)
Mar 26, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Mar 13, 2003
Introduced in House
Mar 13, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Latest action June 25, 2004

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1240)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Department of Veterans Affairs Claims Backlog Reduction Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) identify the current backlog of veterans' claims for benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs and to categorize those claims; and (2) identify claims that need further development and refer them to a geographically appropriate County Veterans Service Office. Allows veterans' claims to be submitted to County Veterans Service Officers (in lieu of the Department) and authorizes the Officers to fully develop such claims. Requires appropriate information sharing between the Department's Benefits Delivery Network and the Offices.

Requires funding provided by this Act to be allocated to States based on their respective populations of veterans and allocates such funds to the appropriate Office. Prohibits Federal funding from exceeding 50 percent of the costs of Office operations. Allows funding to be used to establish Officer programs in States that do not have one.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 9 Republican 1
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 2, 2004
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 25, 2003
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 23, 2003
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jun 12, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 22, 2003
SANDLIN, MAX
· May 21, 2003
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 21, 2003
BOYD, ALLEN
· Apr 3, 2003
HILL, BARON
· Apr 3, 2003
LUCAS, KEN
· Apr 3, 2003
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Apr 3, 2003
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Apr 3, 2003
TURNER, JIM
· Apr 3, 2003
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 25, 2003
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Mar 25, 2003
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Mar 20, 2003
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 20, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 13, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 13, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1264: Department of Veterans Affairs Claims Backlog Reduction Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1264/
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"H.R. 1264: Department of Veterans Affairs Claims Backlog Reduction Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1264/.
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H.R. 1264, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1264/.
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