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HR 1521 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Disability and paralysis Disability assistance Health personnel Medical tests and diagnostic methods Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation

Disabled Veterans Red Tape Reduction Act

Introduced: April 12, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Apr 18, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2148)
Apr 12, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 12, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disabled Veterans Red Tape Reduction Act - Amends the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 to extend through 2018 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) authority for the performance of medical disability evaluations by contract physicians.

What's happening now April 26, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2079 Related bill Expediting Veteran's Benefits Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 3
TIERNEY, JOHN
· Sep 11, 2013
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 11, 2013
Bishop, Timothy
· May 22, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· May 22, 2013
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· May 22, 2013
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · May 17, 2013
Schwartz, Allyson
· May 17, 2013
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · May 8, 2013
MCCARTHY, CAROLYN
· May 8, 2013
O'Rourke, Beto
· May 8, 2013
MCINTYRE, MIKE
· Apr 26, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1521: Disabled Veterans Red Tape Reduction Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1521/
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"H.R. 1521: Disabled Veterans Red Tape Reduction Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1521/.
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H.R. 1521, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1521/.
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