3.0.0 2257 2023-01-11T15:47:55Z 2023-01-11T15:47:55Z House H HR 2007-05-09 110 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2007-05-11T14:35:01Z Referred to 2007-05-09T14:03:05Z 2007-05-11 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2007-05-09 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2007-05-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-05-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT N M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2007-10-17 False Armed Forces and National Security Access to health care Claims Counseling Department of Veterans Affairs Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Health Job hunting Labor and Employment Mental health services Recruiting of employees Social Welfare Social work Veterans' benefits Veterans' employment Veterans' hospitals Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-05-09 Introduced in House 2007-07-23T20:48:20Z Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of benefits claims representatives employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) so that there are no fewer than two representatives for each center for the provision of veterans' readjustment counseling and related mental health services (known as vet centers).

Requires the Secretary to: (1) ensure that representatives have a specified level of knowledge of the benefits claims process; and (2) direct additional VA resources to more hours of social worker and mental health time, more staff to keep vet centers open longer, and the provision of links to veteran job centers and training.

]]> To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of benefits claims representatives employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and to ensure that there are not fewer than two such claims representatives located at each center for the provision of readjustment counseling and related mental health services established under section 1712A of title 38, United States Code (commonly referred to as a "vet center"), to help reduce the backlog of claims pending with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Display Title To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of benefits claims representatives employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and to ensure that there are not fewer than two such claims representatives located at each center for the provision of readjustment counseling and related mental health services established under section 1712A of title 38, United States Code (commonly referred to as a "vet center"), to help reduce the backlog of claims pending with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of benefits claims representatives employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and to ensure that there are not fewer than two such claims representatives located at each center for the provision of readjustment counseling and related mental health services established under section 1712A of title 38, United States Code (commonly referred to as a "vet center"), to help reduce the backlog of claims pending with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2007-05-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2257ih/xml/BILLS-110hr2257ih.xml 2007-05-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.