HR 7816
118th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
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Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act
Everywhere this bill has been
17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 18, 2024
Received in the Senate.
Sep 17, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 17, 2024
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 17, 2024
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5280)
Sep 17, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7816.
Sep 17, 2024
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5280-5281)
Sep 17, 2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5280)
Jul 8, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 477.
Jul 8, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-576.
May 1, 2024
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
May 1, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Apr 16, 2024
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
Apr 16, 2024
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Apr 10, 2024
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Apr 9, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 26, 2024
Introduced in House
Mar 26, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Plain-English summary
Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to assess notices that the VA sends to claimants applying for or submitting claims for VA benefits. The VA must report on the findings of the assessment and implement recommendations in the assessment.
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Received in the Senate.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7816: Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7816/
"H.R. 7816: Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7816/.
H.R. 7816, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7816/.
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