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 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 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

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(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.

What's happening now November 30, 2016

Received in the Senate.

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