S 3052 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans, when such veterans electronically file claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, with notice that relevant services may be available to the veterans from veterans service organizations, and for other purposes.

Introduced May 9, 2012 Originated Senate Sponsor Sherrod Brown D-OH

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 27, 2012 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668.

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. IntroducedMay 9, 2012
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, during and as part of any electronic process for the filing of applications by claimants for benefits provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), to: (1) notify each claimant or claimant representative that application services may be available from veterans service organizations (VSOs), and (2) provide such claimant or representative with a list of such VSOs.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 27, 2012Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668.
  2. May 9, 2012Introduced in Senate
  3. May 9, 2012Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 9, 2012Introduced in Senate

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