HR 5166
114th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Administrative remedies
Congressional officers and employees
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government information and archives
Members of Congress
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' pensions and compensation
WINGMAN Act
Introduced: May 3, 2016
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13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 30, 2016
Received in the Senate.
Nov 29, 2016
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Nov 29, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 29, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text of measure as passed: CR H6338-6339)
Nov 29, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text of measure as passed: CR H6338-6339)
Nov 29, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5166.
Nov 29, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6338-6340)
Nov 29, 2016
Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 21, 2016
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 21, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 13, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
May 3, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 3, 2016
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act or the WINGMAN Act
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide to each veteran who submits a claim for veterans' benefits an opportunity to permit a designated congressional employee in the office of the Member of Congress representing the district where the veteran resides to have read-only access to all of such veteran's records in the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) databases. .
Such congressional employee may not be recognized as an agent or attorney.
None of the amounts made available to carry out this bill may be used to design, develop, or administer training to such employees.
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Received in the Senate.
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