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Ending VA Claims Disability Backlog and Accountability Act

Introduced: June 6, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 6, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jun 28, 2013
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 11, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
May 23, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 23, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ending VA Claims Disability Backlog and Accountability Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement the Strategic Plan to Eliminate the Compensation Claims Backlog (Plan) to ensure that, by Memorial Day (May 25) 2015, each VA disability claim is approved or denied within 125 days after its submission, with an accuracy rate of 98%. Requires a supplemental report from the Secretary to Congress on specific measures to assess implementation of the Plan and a detailed timeline to implement each initiative contained in the Plan.

Directs the Secretary to enter into agreements with the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration and the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to ensure that such Commissioner and DOD Secretary transfer to the VA disability or medical records the VA Secretary will use to evaluate a disability claim by not later than 30 days after the VA Secretary requests such records.

Requires the two Secretaries to submit to Congress, and implement, a plan to reduce to 30 days the time needed to provide members of the National Guard and the VA Secretary with the medical records of such members.

Requires the VA Secretary to establish a three-year training program for newly-hired VA claims processors.

Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress every 90 days on the Secretary's progress in implementing the Plan.

What's happening now November 6, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 3
R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jul 30, 2013
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jun 12, 2013
Rothfus, Keith
· Jun 12, 2013
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 6, 2013
Campbell, John
· Jun 6, 2013
Meehan, Patrick
· Jun 6, 2013
Westmoreland, Lynn
· Jun 6, 2013
Coffman, Mike
· May 23, 2013
Miller, Jeff
· May 23, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2138: Ending VA Claims Disability Backlog and Accountability Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2138/
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