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HR 1809 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Disability assistance Government information and archives Veterans' pensions and compensation

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 26, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 28, 2013
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Apr 26, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 26, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2378-2379)
Apr 26, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to post notices of average times for the processing of compensation claims, as well as the percentage of claims approved, in a conspicuous place in each VA regional office and claims intake facility and on the VA website.

Requires the Secretary to notify each person submitting a claim of the above information, as well as the person's eligibility to receive up to an extra year of benefit payments upon filing a claim that is fully developed.

Requires the notice information to be updated at least quarterly.

What's happening now June 28, 2013

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1148 Related bill Veterans Benefits Claims Faster Filing Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 7
TIERNEY, JOHN
· Sep 10, 2013
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Jun 18, 2013
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Jun 6, 2013
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 3, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· May 22, 2013
Bishop, Timothy
· May 21, 2013
Cook, Paul
· May 16, 2013
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · May 15, 2013
Pearce, Stevan
· May 15, 2013
Bridenstine, Jim
· May 8, 2013
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · May 8, 2013
MCCARTHY, CAROLYN
· May 8, 2013
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · May 7, 2013
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · May 7, 2013
 D
Takano, Mark
California · May 7, 2013
MCINTYRE, MIKE
· Apr 26, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1809: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1809/
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"H.R. 1809: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved, and for other purposes.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1809/.
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H.R. 1809, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1809/.
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[H.R. 1809: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1809/)
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