Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act
Latest action · Mar 24, 2014 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.
- IntroducedMar 11, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act - Requires (current law authorizes) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to accept, for purposes of establishing a claim for veterans disability benefits, a report of a medical examination administered by a private physician without requiring confirmation by a Veterans Health Administration physician if the report is sufficiently complete. Defines "sufficiently complete" as competent, credible, probative, and containing such information as required to make a decision on the claim for which the report is provided.
Requires the Secretary to submit: (1) a report on the progress of the VA's Acceptable Clinical Evidence initiative in reducing the necessity for in-person disability examinations, and (2) an annual report for each VA regional office regarding claims for which private medical evidence was determined to be unacceptable.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 11, 2014 to Jun 9, 2014, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Mar 11, 2014 |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Original | Mar 11, 2014 |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Original | Mar 11, 2014 |
| R-CA | Jeff Denham | Original | Mar 11, 2014 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | Mar 11, 2014 |
| D-AZ | Ron Barber | Original | Mar 11, 2014 |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Jun 9, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 24, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Mar 11, 2014Introduced in House
- Mar 11, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Disability assistance
- Evidence and witnesses
- Health information and medical records
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2014Introduced in House
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