HR 1484 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Veterans Appeals Improvement Act of 2011

Introduced Apr 12, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Bob Filner D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 6, 2011 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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.

  1. IntroducedApr 12, 2011
  2. Passed HouseMay 31, 2011
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Veterans Appeals Improvement Act of 2011 - Provides that if a veteran claimant or representative submits new evidence in support of a case for which a substantive appeal has been filed to the Board of Veterans' Appeals, such evidence shall be submitted directly to the Board and not to the agency of jurisdiction, unless the claimant or representative requests that the evidence first be reviewed by the agency of jurisdiction.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 377Passed419–1May 31, 2011

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 10, 2011.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MEMichael H. MichaudMay 10, 2011

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Apr 12, 2011Markup May 12, 2011Reported May 20, 2011
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
Referred Apr 29, 2011Hearings May 3, 2011Markup May 5, 2011Reported May 5, 2011
SenateVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Jun 6, 2011

Actions 19

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 6, 2011Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  2. May 31, 2011Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  3. May 31, 2011Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3775-3776)
  4. May 31, 2011DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1484.
  5. May 31, 2011At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  6. May 31, 2011Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3781-3782)
  7. May 31, 2011Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 419 - 1 (Roll no. 377). (text: CR H3775)
  8. May 31, 2011Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  9. May 31, 2011The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  10. May 20, 2011Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 112-83. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.
  11. May 20, 2011Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 44.
  12. May 12, 2011Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  13. May 12, 2011Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  14. May 5, 2011Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  15. May 5, 2011Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
  16. May 3, 2011Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  17. Apr 29, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  18. Apr 12, 2011Introduced in House
  19. Apr 12, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H3775, H3776Text printed H3775Recorded votes H3782enactBob Filner D-CA, Jeff Miller R-FL, Jon Runyan R-NJMay 31, 2011

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

  1. May 16, 2011H.R. 1484, Veterans Appeals Improvement Act of 2011Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 12, 2011

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2604.

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 112-683THE FISCAL YEAR 2013 BUDGET FOR VETERANS' PROGRAMS375 pagesVeterans' Affairs CommitteeFeb 29, 2012
Serial No. 112-9LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 811, H.R. 1407, H.R. 1441, H.R. 1484, H.R. 1627, H.R. 1647, AND H. CON. RES. 1264 pagesVeterans' Affairs CommitteeMay 3, 2011

Titles 5

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the appeals process of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to establish a commission to study judicial review of the determination of veterans' benefits.
Official Titles as Amended by House
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the appeals process of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Short Titles as Introduced
Veterans Appeals Improvement Act of 2011
Short Titles as Reported to House
Veterans Appeals Improvement Act of 2011
Short Titles as Passed House
Veterans Appeals Improvement Act of 2011

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 6, 2011Referred in Senate
  2. May 31, 2011Engrossed in House
  3. May 20, 2011Reported in House
  4. Apr 12, 2011Introduced in House

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