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H.R. 770 119th Congress House

Accountability for Veterans Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report on certain appeals, resources, and health care systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced: January 28, 2025 Introduced by: Josh Gottheimer Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remediesCongressional oversightDisability assistanceVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensation
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Jan 28, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Accountability for Veterans Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report to Congress on certain appeals, resources, and VA health care systems. Specifically, the report must address (1) the reasons why there is a backlog of appeals of claims for VA disability benefits; (2) ways to increase the amount of information, resources, and tools provided by the VA to individuals participating in the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense; and (3) the management problems impacting one-star health care systems of the VA.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 770: Accountability for Veterans Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-770/
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"H.R. 770: Accountability for Veterans Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-770/.
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H.R. 770, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-770/.
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