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S 3761 116th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Department of Veterans Affairs Disability assistance Veterans' organizations and recognition Veterans' pensions and compensation

Veterans Claim Transparency Act of 2020

Introduced: May 19, 2020 See on congress.gov
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May 19, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 19, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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Veterans Claim Transparency Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide an opportunity for a veteran's representative to review the veteran's disability rating determination before the rating is finalized.

Under the bill, the VA must provide notice to such representative when the determination is ready to be reviewed. The period for review begins at the moment notice is submitted and ends at the earlier of (1) the moment the representative agrees with the determination, or (2) 48 hours after the notice.

The VA may not finalize a determination until after the period for review has ended.

What's happening now May 19, 2020

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 14 Republican 4 Independent 1
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Nov 18, 2020
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Nov 18, 2020
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Oct 21, 2020
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 21, 2020
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Sep 30, 2020
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 29, 2020
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 29, 2020
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Sep 29, 2020
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Sep 23, 2020
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Sep 23, 2020
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Sep 21, 2020
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Sep 16, 2020
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 8, 2020
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Sep 8, 2020
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 20, 2020
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 19, 2020
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · May 19, 2020
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 19, 2020
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · May 19, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3761: Veterans Claim Transparency Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3761/
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"S. 3761: Veterans Claim Transparency Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3761/.
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S. 3761, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3761/.
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