HR 2088 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to establish claims adjudication centers of excellence.

Introduced May 22, 2013 Originated House Sponsor Michael H. Michaud D-ME

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Latest action · May 31, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 22, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program to establish 12 VA claims adjudication centers of excellence by selecting the three highest performing regional offices in each of the four areas of the Veterans Benefits Administration. Requires each center to focus on adjudicating claims relating to one medical condition selected by the Secretary.

Provides for appropriate employee specialized training with respect to such medical conditions. Prohibits any employee from working concurrently at more than one center, but allows an employee to move from one center to another as long as the employee receives the training appropriate for that center.

Authorizes the Secretary to assign additional full-time employees to a center as necessary.

Requires the Secretary to select the focus medical conditions within 90 days after the enactment of this Act.

Cosponsors 22

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2013 to May 29, 2014; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalMay 22, 2013
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMay 22, 2013
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalMay 22, 2013
D-ILCheri BustosOriginalMay 22, 2013
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalMay 22, 2013
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalMay 22, 2013
R-NVJoseph J. HeckOriginalMay 22, 2013
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalMay 22, 2013
D-FLLois FrankelOriginalMay 22, 2013
D-NCMike McIntyreOriginalMay 22, 2013
D-NYTimothy H. BishopOriginalMay 22, 2013
D-MEChellie PingreeJun 3, 2013
D-CAEric SwalwellJun 3, 2013
D-FLKathy CastorJun 4, 2013
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickJun 10, 2013
D-TXBeto O'RourkeJun 14, 2013
D-RIDavid N. CicillineJul 8, 2013
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJul 9, 2013
D-AZRon BarberJul 16, 2013
D-MAJohn F. TierneySep 10, 2013
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.May 29, 2014
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkMay 29, 2014

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred May 22, 2013
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee
Referred May 31, 2013

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 31, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  2. May 22, 2013Introduced in House
  3. May 22, 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: 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 H2912.

Printed hearings 2

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

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 113-60LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 3593, H.R. 4261, H.R. 4281 AND OTHER DRAFT LEGISLATION67 pagesVeterans' Affairs CommitteeMar 26, 2014
Serial No. 113-47ADJUDICATING VA'S MOST COMPLEX DISABILITY CLAIMS: ENSURING QUALITY, ACCURACY AND CONSISTENCY ON COMPLICATED ISSUES99 pagesVeterans' Affairs CommitteeDec 4, 2013

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to establish claims adjudication centers of excellence.

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 22, 2013Introduced in House

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