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HR 1623 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Census and government statistics Department of Veterans Affairs Government information and archives Performance measurement Veterans' pensions and compensation

VA Claims Efficiency Through Information Act of 2013

Introduced: May 8, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 28, 2013
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 26, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Apr 18, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 18, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

VA Claims Efficiency Through Information Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to maintain on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) website publicly accessible information concerning pending and completed claims of compensation for a veteran's service-connected disability or death. Requires such information to include the number of claims pending and completed, and the average number of days between submission and completion, within certain periods.

Requires the information provided to be updated at least every seven days.

What's happening now June 28, 2013

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 4 Republican 1
TIERNEY, JOHN
· Sep 9, 2013
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 9, 2013
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 22, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· May 22, 2013
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · May 15, 2013
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · May 8, 2013
MCCARTHY, CAROLYN
· May 8, 2013
Cook, Paul
· Apr 18, 2013
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Apr 18, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1623: VA Claims Efficiency Through Information Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1623/
MLA
"H.R. 1623: VA Claims Efficiency Through Information Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1623/.
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H.R. 1623, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1623/.
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