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HR 1331 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Disability assistance Evidence and witnesses Health information and medical records Medical tests and diagnostic methods Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation

Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015

Introduced: April 30, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 14, 2015
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
May 14, 2015
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 14, 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

Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015

Requires (current law authorizes) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to accept, for purposes of establishing a claim for veterans disability benefits, a report of a medical examination administered by a private physician without requiring confirmation by a Veterans Health Administration physician if the report is sufficiently complete. Defines "sufficiently complete" as competent, credible, probative, and containing such information as required to make a decision on the claim for which the report is provided.

Requires the Secretary to submit: (1) a report on the progress of the VA's Acceptable Clinical Evidence initiative in reducing the necessity for in-person disability examinations, and (2) an annual report for each VA regional office regarding claims for which private medical evidence was determined to be unacceptable.

What's happening now May 14, 2015

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

 Related & companion bills 2
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  • HR 6062 Related bill SERVICE Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 2 Republican 2
McSally, Martha
· Jun 3, 2016
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Dec 10, 2015
Knight, Stephen
· Jun 16, 2015
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 22, 2015
 D
Takano, Mark
California · May 20, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· May 12, 2015
Curbelo, Carlos
· Apr 30, 2015
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 21, 2015
Abraham, Ralph
· Mar 10, 2015
Denham, Jeff
· Mar 4, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1331: Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1331/
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"H.R. 1331: Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1331/.
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