HR 1805 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Veterans Claims Efficiency Through Automation Act

Introduced Apr 26, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Ann M. Kuster D-NH

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Latest action · May 8, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 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 26, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Veterans Claims Efficiency Through Automation Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to include in a required annual VA activities and costs report to Congress a report on the automatic processing of claims for compensation during the preceding year, including each medical condition for which claims were processed and the number of claims for each condition.

Cosponsors 28

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2013 to Oct 28, 2013; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickOriginalApr 26, 2013
D-NYGrace MengOriginalApr 26, 2013
D-NCMike McIntyreOriginalApr 26, 2013
D-TXBeto O'RourkeMay 9, 2013
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyMay 9, 2013
D-ILCheri BustosMay 9, 2013
D-CAGloria Negrete McLeodMay 9, 2013
D-CAJulia BrownleyMay 9, 2013
D-CAMark TakanoMay 9, 2013
D-PAMatt CartwrightMay 9, 2013
D-MNRichard M. NolanMay 9, 2013
D-HITulsi GabbardMay 9, 2013
D-CABarbara LeeMay 20, 2013
D-WADerek KilmerMay 20, 2013
D-NVDina TitusMay 20, 2013
D-CAJuan VargasMay 20, 2013
D-FLLois FrankelMay 20, 2013
D-WIMark PocanMay 20, 2013
D-CARaul RuizMay 20, 2013
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyMay 20, 2013
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterJun 3, 2013
D-RIDavid N. CicillineJun 3, 2013
D-CAEric SwalwellJun 3, 2013
D-OHJoyce BeattyJun 3, 2013
I-AZKyrsten SinemaJun 3, 2013
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalJul 24, 2013
D-AZRon BarberJul 24, 2013
D-MAJohn F. TierneyOct 28, 2013

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Apr 26, 2013
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
Referred May 8, 2013

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 8, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  2. Apr 26, 2013Introduced in House
  3. Apr 26, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (relating to the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States) of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2395.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R43322National Security Letters: Proposals in the 113th CongressReportJan 22, 2015

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on the automatic processing of claims for compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary.
Short Titles as Introduced
Veterans Claims Efficiency Through Automation Act

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. Apr 26, 2013Introduced in House

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