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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress quarterly reports on the timeliness in which the Department of Veterans Affairs receives…

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress quarterly reports on the timeliness in which the Department of Veterans Affairs receives certain information from other departments or agencies of the United States.

Introduced: April 25, 2013 Introduced by: Ruiz, Raul Democratic · California 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 21, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
May 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Apr 25, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 25, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit to Congress quarterly reports on the number of, and average response time to, requests made by the Secretary to the head of another federal department or agency for information required in adjudicating a claim for veterans' disability compensation.

What's happening now June 21, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 3
Shea-Porter, Carol
· May 24, 2013
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 22, 2013
MCCARTHY, CAROLYN
· May 14, 2013
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · May 9, 2013
MCINTYRE, MIKE
· May 7, 2013
O'Rourke, Beto
· May 7, 2013
Cook, Paul
· Apr 25, 2013
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Apr 25, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1759: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress quarterly reports on the timeliness in which the Department of Veterans Affairs receives certain information from other departments or agencies of the United States.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1759/
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"H.R. 1759: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress quarterly reports on the timeliness in which the Department of Veterans Affairs receives certain information from other departments or agencies of the United States.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1759/.
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H.R. 1759, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1759/.
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[H.R. 1759: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress quarterly reports on the timeliness in which the Department of Veterans Affairs receives certain information from other departments or agencies of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1759/)
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