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HR 1302 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Department of Veterans Affairs Disability and paralysis Disability assistance Veterans' pensions and compensation

VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act

Introduced: March 18, 2015 Introduced by: Latta, Robert E. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 9, 2015
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Jul 9, 2015
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 24, 2015
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 19, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 4, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 4, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that a Department of Veterans Affairs regional office certifies a VA Form 9, Appeal to Board of Veterans' Appeals, submitted by a veteran to appeal a decision relating to a claim, within one year after receiving such form.

What's happening now July 9, 2015

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 3
Graves, Garret
· Oct 9, 2015
Blum, Rod
· Mar 18, 2015
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Mar 4, 2015
 R
Emmer, Tom
Minnesota · Mar 4, 2015
Hensarling, Jeb
· Mar 4, 2015
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Mar 4, 2015
Love, Mia
· Mar 4, 2015
Murphy, Tim
· Mar 4, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1302: VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1302/
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"H.R. 1302: VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1302/.
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H.R. 1302, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1302/.
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