VA Claims Efficiency Through Information Act of 2013
Latest action · Jun 28, 2013 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.
- IntroducedApr 18, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
VA Claims Efficiency Through Information Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to maintain on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) website publicly accessible information concerning pending and completed claims of compensation for a veteran's service-connected disability or death. Requires such information to include the number of claims pending and completed, and the average number of days between submission and completion, within certain periods.
Requires the information provided to be updated at least every seven days.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 18, 2013 to Sep 9, 2013, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Original | Apr 18, 2013 |
| D-AZ | Ron Barber | Apr 23, 2013 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | May 6, 2013 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | May 6, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | May 8, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | May 8, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 15, 2013 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | May 15, 2013 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | May 22, 2013 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | May 22, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | May 22, 2013 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | May 23, 2013 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Jun 25, 2013 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 28, 2013Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Apr 26, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Apr 18, 2013Introduced in House
- Apr 18, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 18, 2013Introduced in House
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