Accountability for Veterans Act

Bill: 119-hr-770
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2025-01-28
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies

Congressional oversight

Disability assistance

Veterans' medical care

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Accountability for Veterans Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report to Congress on certain appeals, resources, and VA health care systems. Specifically, the report must address (1) the reasons why there is a backlog of appeals of claims for VA disability benefits; (2) ways to increase the amount of information, resources, and tools provided by the VA to individuals participating in the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense; and (3) the management problems impacting one-star health care systems of the VA.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 770 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 28, 2025 Mr. Gottheimer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report on certain appeals, resources, and health care systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accountability for Veterans Act . 2. Report on certain appeals, resources, and health care systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on— (1) reasons why there is a backlog of appeals of claims for disability benefits under laws administered by the Secretary; (2) ways to increase the amount of information, resources, and tools provided by the Secretary to members of the Armed Forces and spouses of such members participating in the Transition Assistance Program under sections 1142 and 1144 of title 10, United States Code; and (3) the persistent management problems impacting 1-star health care systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs.