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HR 1435 110th Congress House

Department of Veterans Affairs Claims Backlog Reduction Act of 2007

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program to reduce the backlog of claims for benefits pending with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced: April 29, 2008 See on congress.gov
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County politics and governmentData banksDepartment of Veterans AffairsDisabledElectronic government informationFederal-local relationsFloridaGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthLawOhioScience, Technology, CommunicationsSouth CarolinaTexasVeterans' benefits
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 17, 2007
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 16, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 9, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 9, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 17, 2007

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Department of Veterans Affairs Claims Backlog Reduction Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a three-year pilot program to reduce the backlog of claims for benefits pending with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct the pilot program with County Veterans Service Officers in California, Florida, Ohio, South Carolina, and Texas; and (2) refer certain claims requiring further development to such Officers. Requires such Officers to: (1) act as claimant advocates in developing such claims; and (2) have access to client information contained in the VA's Benefits Delivery Network.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 29, 2008
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Apr 8, 2008
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 21, 2007
 D
Costa, Jim
California · May 10, 2007
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 14, 2007
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 14, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1435: Department of Veterans Affairs Claims Backlog Reduction Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1435/
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"H.R. 1435: Department of Veterans Affairs Claims Backlog Reduction Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1435/.
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