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HR 1378 118th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Government lending and loan guarantees Telephone and wireless communication Veterans' medical care Veterans' organizations and recognition Veterans' pensions and compensation

Veterans’ Appeals Backlog Improvement Act

Introduced: September 18, 2023 Introduced by: Ciscomani, Juan Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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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 19, 2023
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 29, 2023
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced in House
Mar 7, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Veterans' Appeals Backlog Improvement Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish programs that provide employment opportunities within the VA and the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA).

Specifically, the bill requires the VA to establish a competitive internship program to provide high-achieving law students with an opportunity to gain experience with the BVA.

The VA must also establish a nine-year competitive honors pilot program to recruit high-achieving law students, recent law school graduates, and entry-level attorneys for employment. Under the pilot, the VA must (1) provide student loan repayment benefits to participants, (2) enter into participant agreements that outline terms of the program, (3) assign mentors who are outside of the participant's chain of command, and (4) provide participants with at least one assignment within the VA's Office of General Counsel.

The bill also requires the VA to report on improving access to tele-hearings before the BVA (held by picture and voice transmission).

What's happening now April 19, 2023

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 6 Republican 4
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Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Dec 19, 2024
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Dec 13, 2023
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Sep 29, 2023
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Sep 20, 2023
Caraveo, Yadira
· Sep 18, 2023
 R
Lawler, Michael
New York · Jul 27, 2023
 D
Landsman, Greg
Ohio · Jun 14, 2023
 D
Budzinski, Nikki
Illinois · Mar 7, 2023
 R
Kiggans, Jennifer A.
Virginia · Mar 7, 2023
 D
McGarvey, Morgan
Kentucky · Mar 7, 2023
 R
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Mar 7, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1378: Veterans’ Appeals Backlog Improvement Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1378/
MLA
"H.R. 1378: Veterans’ Appeals Backlog Improvement Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1378/.
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H.R. 1378, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1378/.
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[H.R. 1378: Veterans’ Appeals Backlog Improvement Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1378/)
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