Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2021
Latest action · Dec 21, 2022 Held at the desk.
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.
- IntroducedDec 14, 2021
- Passed SenateDec 19, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2021
This bill implements programs and policies related to veterans' benefit claims.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 14, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Dec 14, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Dec 14, 2021Markup Dec 15, 2021Reported Dec 6, 2022 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 21, 2022Received in the House.
- Dec 21, 2022Held at the desk.
- Dec 20, 2022Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 19, 2022Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7305)
- Dec 19, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7326-7327)
- Dec 6, 2022Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester without amendment. Without written report.
- Dec 6, 2022Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 589.
- Dec 15, 2021Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Dec 14, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Dec 14, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7305Amendments S7326 | Jon Tester D-MT (amendment), Mark Kelly D-AZ | Dec 19, 2022 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 20, 2022S. 3388, Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2021As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on December 15, 2021
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 6550 | In the nature of a substitute. | Jon Tester D-MT | Amendment SA 6550 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7556 | Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2022 | Related bill | May 10, 2022 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Administrative remedies
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congressional oversight
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Intergovernmental relations
- Lawyers and legal services
- Public contracts and procurement
- Veterans' medical care
- Veterans' organizations and recognition
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 19, 2022Engrossed in Senate
- Dec 6, 2022Reported to Senate
- Dec 14, 2021Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
