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S. 4816 117th Congress Senate

Access for Veterans to Records Act of 2022

Official title: A bill to require the Archivist of the United States to submit to Congress a comprehensive plan for reducing the backlog of requests for records from the Natio… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Archivist of the United States to submit to Congress a comprehensive plan for reducing the backlog of requests for records from the National Personnel Records Center, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 12, 2022 Introduced by: Jon Ossoff Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Dec 15, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 656.
Dec 15, 2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment. With written report No. 117-265.
Sep 28, 2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Sep 12, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 12, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 15, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 656.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Access for Veterans to Records Act of 2022

This bill directs the Office of the Archivist of the United States to submit to Congress a comprehensive plan for eliminating the backlog of requests for records from, and improving the efficiency and responsiveness of operations at, the National Personnel Records Center.

Such plan must include

  • the number and percentage of unresolved veteran record requests that have been pending for more than 20 days, 90 days, and one year;
  • target time frames to eliminate the backlog;
  • a detailed plan for using existing funds to improve technology infrastructure, including secure access to appropriate agency federal records, to prevent future backlogs;
  • actions to improve customer service for requesters;
  • measurable goals with respect to the comprehensive plan and metrics for tracking progress toward such goals; and
  • strategies to prevent future record request backlogs, including backlogs caused by an event that prevents employees of the center from reporting to work in person.

The office must submit updates of such plan at specified intervals.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7337 Access for Veterans to Records Act of 2022
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Sep 21, 2022
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Sep 12, 2022
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Sep 12, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4816: Access for Veterans to Records Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4816/
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"S. 4816: Access for Veterans to Records Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4816/.
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S. 4816, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4816/.
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