HR 770
119th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Disability assistance
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Accountability for Veterans Act
Introduced: January 28, 2025
Introduced by:
Gottheimer, Josh
Democratic
· New Jersey
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Everywhere this bill has been
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To President
Became law
Jan 28, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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