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Department of Veterans Affairs Claims Backlog Reduction Act of 2005

Introduced: February 15, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Apr 4, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Feb 8, 2005
Introduced in House
Feb 8, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Department of Veterans Affairs Claims Backlog Reduction Act of 2005 - 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.

What's happening now April 4, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Independent 1
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 17, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Feb 17, 2005
BERRY, MARION
· Feb 15, 2005
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 15, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 8, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 8, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 8, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 616: Department of Veterans Affairs Claims Backlog Reduction Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-616/
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"H.R. 616: Department of Veterans Affairs Claims Backlog Reduction Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-616/.
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H.R. 616, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-616/.
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