To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make interim benefit payments under certain remanded claims, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Apr 17, 2007 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 9, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay an interim benefit of $500 per month when a claim for veterans' benefits is remanded by either the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims or the Board of Veterans' Appeals and the Secretary does not make a decision on the matter within 180 days of the date of the remand.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 29, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Jan 29, 2008 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 17, 2007Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 16, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Mar 9, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 9, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Administrative remedies
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Claims
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Disabled
- Families
- Government Operations and Politics
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Survivors' benefits
- Veterans' benefits
- Veterans' disability compensation
- Veterans' pensions
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2007Introduced in House
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