Accountability for Veterans Act of 2013
Latest action · Jun 12, 2013 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
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 9, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Accountability for Veterans Act of 2013 - Requires that, whenever the head of the Department of Defense (DOD), the Social Security Administration, or the National Archives and Records Administration (agency head) receives a request from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) for information necessary to adjudicate a veterans' benefit claim, the agency head shall, within 30 days, either: (1) furnish such information; or (2) submit an explanation for not being able to furnish such information, as well as an estimate of when the agency head will be able to furnish such information. Provides for the continuous resubmission of, and required response to, requests not acted upon within the original or estimated period. Requires the Secretary to notify the appropriate claimant of each request made and explanation and estimate received.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) keep records of the information requested and the time it takes to receive responses, and (2) submit semiannually to the congressional veterans committees a summary of such records.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 22, 2013 to Jun 20, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Apr 22, 2013 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | May 9, 2013 | |
| R-KY | Rand Paul | May 13, 2013 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | May 14, 2013 | |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | May 21, 2013 | |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | May 22, 2013 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | May 23, 2013 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Jun 3, 2013 | |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Jun 3, 2013 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Jun 20, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2013Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
- Apr 9, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Apr 9, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
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- Apr 9, 2013Introduced in Senate
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