HR 512 115th 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: January 12, 2017 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps

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Became law

Feb 14, 2017

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Feb 13, 2017

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

Feb 13, 2017

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Feb 13, 2017

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1106)

Feb 13, 2017

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1106)

Feb 13, 2017

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 512.

Feb 13, 2017

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1106-1108)

Feb 13, 2017

Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Feb 3, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Jan 12, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Jan 12, 2017

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H397)

Jan 12, 2017

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 each veteran who submits a claim for VA benefits with an opportunity to permit a covered congressional employee in the office of the veteran's Member of Congress to have read-only access to all of the veteran's records in the Veterans Benefits Administration databases. A Member may designate up to two such covered congressional employees.

A covered congressional employee may not be recognized as an agent or attorney with respect to veterans' benefit claims.

Funds under this bill may not be used to design or administer any training for covered congressional employees.

The bill makes up to $10 million available for obligation or expenditure for FY2018 through FY2021 for such congressional employee access program.

No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the bill.

What's happening now February 14, 2017

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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