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HR 1739 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Department of Veterans Affairs Disability assistance Veterans' pensions and compensation

Veterans Backlog Reduction Act

Introduced: May 22, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 25, 2013
Introduced in House
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Veterans Backlog Reduction Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), in the case of any claim for veterans' disability compensation that is not adjudicated within 125 days after submission, to pay such claimant provisional benefits, from the period beginning on the date of such deadline and ending on the date on which a final claim decision is made. Provides a conditional provisional benefit amount.

Requires the Secretary to reduce any final claim amount covering the same period by the amount of provisional benefits received. Prohibits the Secretary, upon the eventual denial of a claim, from recovering any provisional payments unless the Secretary determines an indication of fraud, misrepresentation, or bad faith in connection with the original claim.

What's happening now April 25, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 14
Shea-Porter, Carol
· May 30, 2014
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 1, 2014
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Feb 11, 2014
Tsongas, Niki
· Aug 2, 2013
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 25, 2013
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 4, 2013
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 4, 2013
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Jun 3, 2013
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jun 3, 2013
ANDREWS, ROBERT
· May 22, 2013
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 22, 2013
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 22, 2013
 D
Costa, Jim
California · May 22, 2013
Fudge, Marcia
· May 22, 2013
Heck, Denny
· May 22, 2013
Loebsack, David
· May 22, 2013
Maffei, Daniel
· May 22, 2013
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · May 22, 2013
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 22, 2013
CLAY, WM.
· May 21, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 21, 2013
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · May 21, 2013
TIERNEY, JOHN
· May 21, 2013
ISRAEL, STEVE
· Apr 25, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1739: Veterans Backlog Reduction Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1739/
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"H.R. 1739: Veterans Backlog Reduction Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1739/.
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H.R. 1739, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1739/.
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