Veteran Appeals Transparency Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-5870
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2023-10-02
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies

Disability assistance

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Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2024-09-10
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 555.

Summaries:

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 555 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5870 [Report No. 118–659] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 2, 2023 Mr. Self (for himself and Mr. McGarvey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs September 10, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 2, 2023 A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the processing of claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the transparency of actions of Board of Veterans’ Appeals, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veteran Appeals Transparency Act of 2024 . 2. Board of Veterans’ Appeals publication of dates of docket activity Section 7107 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Publication of expected actions (1) On a weekly basis, for each docket, the Board shall publish, on a website of the Department, notice of the docket dates of the cases assigned to a Board member for a decision for that week. (2) Each notice published under paragraph (1) shall include a statement that an assignment described in such paragraph does not require the Board to issue a decision regarding the case during such week. (3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a case— (A) that has been advanced under subsection (b); or (B) remanded by the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. .

September 10, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5870 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 2, 2023 Mr. Self (for himself and Mr. McGarvey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the processing of claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the transparency of actions of Board of Veterans’ Appeals, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veteran Appeals Transparency Act of 2023 . 2. Options of claimants for benefits under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs following decision by agency of original jurisdiction Section 5104C(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking any of the following and inserting one of the following ; and (2) in paragraph (2)(B)— (A) by striking Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a claimant from taking and inserting A claimant may take ; (B) by striking in succession ; and (C) by striking the period and inserting as long as— ; and (D) by adding at the end the following new clauses: (i) the claimant only takes one such action at a time; and (ii) any such action is taken in response to, and not later than one year after, the date of the most recent decision on the claim made by the agency of original jurisdiction . 3. Board of Veterans’ Appeals publication of dates of docket activity Section 7107 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Publication of expected actions On a weekly basis, for each docket, the Board shall publish the docket dates of the cases assigned to a Board member for a decision for that week. .