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H.R. 1169 118th Congress House

VA E-Notification Enhancement Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certificates of eligibility and award letters to certain individuals using electronic means.

Introduced: February 24, 2023 Introduced by: Jodey C. Arrington Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Computers and information technologyDepartment of Veterans AffairsStudent aid and college costsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 18, 2023
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 30, 2023
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 20, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Feb 24, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 24, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 18, 2023

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

VA E-Notification Enhancement Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide eligibility and award documents related to specified VA educational assistance programs (e.g., the Post-9/11 GI Bill) in an electronic format. Specifically, the VA must electronically provide (1) a certificate of eligibility for an individual's entitlement to assistance, and (2) an award letter regarding the authorization to receive assistance.

An individual may elect to receive documents by mail and may revoke such an election at any time.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8371 Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Mar 1, 2024
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Levin, Mike
California · Feb 24, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1169: VA E-Notification Enhancement Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1169/
MLA
"H.R. 1169: VA E-Notification Enhancement Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1169/.
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H.R. 1169, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1169/.
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[H.R. 1169: VA E-Notification Enhancement Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1169/)
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