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H.R. 8257 116th Congress House

Transparency for Wounded Warriors Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide to a member of the uniformed services who is denied a traumatic … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide to a member of the uniformed services who is denied a traumatic injury protection claim under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance certain information related to that denial.

Introduced: September 15, 2020 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remediesDisability and paralysisLife, casualty, property insuranceMilitary personnel and dependents
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 15, 2020
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 Latest action September 15, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Transparency for Wounded Warriors Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide specified information to a member of the uniformed services regarding a denial for traumatic injury benefits under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program. Specifically, the bill requires the VA to provide the member with (1) the reason for the denial, including a description of all the information upon which the denial is based; and (2) an explanation and citation of the applicable laws, regulations, or policies upon which the denial is based. Any undisclosed reason, information, or explanation is not usable by the VA as a basis to deny a subsequent review or appeal by an individual regarding a denial of a claim for benefits.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8813 Transparency for Wounded Warriors Act
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Bergman, Jack
Michigan · Sep 15, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8257: Transparency for Wounded Warriors Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8257/
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"H.R. 8257: Transparency for Wounded Warriors Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8257/.
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H.R. 8257, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8257/.
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