HR 5801
109th Congress
House
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Veterans' disability compensation
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to correct and prevent variances in disability compensation payments made by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Introduced: July 13, 2006
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 25, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jul 13, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 13, 2006
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take steps to reduce variances in the adjudication and awarding of veterans' disability compensation benefits, including developing and implementing a comprehensive and systematic method for collecting data on such variances.
Requires the Secretary to conduct an analysis of any available data concerning such variances.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1