US Congress Senate Bill 3761 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-4-1)
Status: Introduced on May 19 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-05-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide an opportunity for a veteran's representative to review the veteran's disability rating determination before the rating is finalized. Under the bill, the VA must provide notice to such representative when the determination is ready to be reviewed. The period for review begins at the moment notice is submitted and ends at the earlier of (1) the moment the representative agrees with the determination, or (2) 48 hours after the notice. The VA may not finalize a determination until after the period for review has ended.

Veterans Claim Transparency Act of 2020

Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Joe Manchin [D-WV]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]
Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]	Sen. Angus King [I-ME]
Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]
Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD]
Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-19	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3761/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s3761/BILLS-116s3761is.pdf