HR 1302 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act

Introduced Mar 4, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Robert E. Latta R-OH

Latest action · Jul 9, 2015 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

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 4, 2015
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that a Department of Veterans Affairs regional office certifies a VA Form 9, Appeal to Board of Veterans' Appeals, submitted by a veteran to appeal a decision relating to a claim, within one year after receiving such form.

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 4, 2015 to Apr 12, 2016; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Alan S. Lowenthal	Original	Mar 4, 2015
R-KY	Andy Barr	Original	Mar 4, 2015
R-OH	Bill Johnson	Original	Mar 4, 2015
R-OH	Bob Gibbs	Original	Mar 4, 2015
R-WV	David B. McKinley	Original	Mar 4, 2015
R-OH	David P. Joyce	Original	Mar 4, 2015
R-TX	Jeb Hensarling	Original	Mar 4, 2015
R-IN	Luke Messer	Original	Mar 4, 2015
R-KS	Lynn Jenkins	Original	Mar 4, 2015
D-GU	Madeleine Z. Bordallo	Original	Mar 4, 2015
R-UT	Mia B. Love	Original	Mar 4, 2015
D-OR	Peter A. DeFazio	Original	Mar 4, 2015
R-TX	Randy Neugebauer	Original	Mar 4, 2015
R-OH	Steve Stivers	Original	Mar 4, 2015
R-PA	Tim Murphy	Original	Mar 4, 2015
D-OH	Tim Ryan	Original	Mar 4, 2015
R-MN	Tom Emmer	Original	Mar 4, 2015
R-NC	Walter B. Jones	Original	Mar 4, 2015
R-IA	Rod Blum		Mar 18, 2015
D-NY	Steve Israel		Mar 18, 2015
D-IL	Daniel Lipinski		Apr 13, 2015
R-LA	Garret Graves		Oct 9, 2015
R-TX	Pete Olson		Apr 12, 2016

Committees 1

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

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Veterans' Affairs Committee	Referred Mar 4, 2015
	Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee	Referred Mar 19, 2015Hearings Jun 24, 2015Markup Jul 9, 2015Reported Jul 9, 2015

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 9, 2015Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 9, 2015Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Jun 24, 2015Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 19, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 4, 2015Introduced in House

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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 14 To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces; And Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 37, March 4, 2015, page H1616.

Printed hearings 1

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

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 114-28	LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 2214, H.R. 1380, H.R. 2706, H.R. 2691, H.R. 303, H.R. 1338, H.R. 1302, H.R. 2605 AND H.R. 1384111 pages	Veterans' Affairs Committee	Jun 24, 2015

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a deadline for the certification of certain forms by regional offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Short Titles as Introduced: VA Appeals Backlog Relief 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.

Mar 4, 2015Introduced in House

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