US Congress Senate Bill 1148 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on June 12 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-10-30 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Veterans Benefits Claims Faster Filing Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to post in a conspicuous place in each VA regional office and claims intake facility and on the VA website information on: (1) the average processing time for fully developed and not fully developed VA benefits claims submitted in specified forms, and (2) the percentage of such claims filed by specified methods for which benefits are awarded. Requires the Secretary to notify each person submitting a claim for a VA benefit of such information and of the person's eligibility to receive up to an extra year of benefit payments if the person files a claim that is fully developed. Requires the notice information to be updated at least quarterly.

Veterans Benefits Claims Faster Filing Act

Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]

Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]

Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-10-30	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
2013-06-12	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

HB1809 (Related) 2013-06-28 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1148/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1148/BILLS-113s1148is.pdf