HR 5891 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Veteran Appeals Decision Clarity Act

Introduced Oct 3, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Morgan Luttrell R-TX

Latest action · Nov 29, 2023 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

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.

IntroducedOct 3, 2023
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

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 Oct 25, 2023
	Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee	Referred Nov 6, 2023Reported Nov 29, 2023Markup Nov 29, 2023

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

Nov 29, 2023Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Nov 29, 2023Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Nov 6, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Oct 25, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct 3, 2023Introduced in House

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: Under Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, Congress has the power ``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 any Department or Officer thereof'' The single subject of this legislation is: Veteran Affairs

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 162, October 3, 2023, page H4987.

Printed hearings 2

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. 118-41	EXAMINING THE VA APPEALS PROCESS: ENSURING HIGH QUALITY DECISION-MAKING FOR VETERANS' CLAIMS ON APPEAL114 pages	Veterans' Affairs Committee	Nov 29, 2023
Serial No. 118-38	LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 1753; H.R. 3790; H.R. 4016; H.R. 4190; H.R. 4306; H.R. 5559; H.R. 5891; H.R. 5870; H.R. 5870; H.R. 5890; AND H.R. 593887 pages	Veterans' Affairs Committee	Nov 8, 2023

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 5890	Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2023	Related bill	Sep 10, 2024

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve decisions issued by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Veteran Appeals Decision Clarity 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.

Oct 25, 2023Introduced in House

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