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HR 1067 114th Congress House

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Reform Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the temporary expansion of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, to ensure that judges of th… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the temporary expansion of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, to ensure that judges of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims may enroll in the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 25, 2015 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Government employee pay, benefits, personnel managementJudgesJudicial review and appealsLife, casualty, property insurance
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Specialized courtsVeterans' pensions and compensation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 14, 2015
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
May 14, 2015
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 14, 2015
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 6, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Feb 25, 2015
Introduced in House
Feb 25, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
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 Latest action May 14, 2015

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Reform Act

This bill extends the temporary expansion of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

Specified recall provisions for retired Court judges are amended, including changing the recall period from 90 days in a calendar year to 90 days.

A regular service judge and a retired judge shall be treated as an employee for government life insurance purposes.

Regular service judges, retired recall eligible judges, and certain retired but not recall-eligible judges may purchase up to an additional year of service credit for each year of federal judicial service completed.

The salary of Court judges is set at the rate applicable to federal appellate court judges. (Currently, their salary is set at the rate applicable to federal district court judges.)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1067: U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Reform Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1067/
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"H.R. 1067: U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Reform Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1067/.
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H.R. 1067, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1067/.
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