3.0.0 3087 2023-01-11T13:18:44Z 2023-01-11T13:18:44Z House H HR 2009-06-26 111 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2009-07-10T17:35:16Z Referred to 2009-06-26T13:09:46Z 2009-07-10 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2009-06-26 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2009-06-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-06-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 N Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Department of Veterans Affairs Executive agency funding and structure Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2009-06-26 Introduced in House 2009-09-14T18:58:56Z Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make a decision on each benefits claim, and notify the claimant of the decision, by no later than 18 months after the date on which the claim is submitted. Requires approval of any claim for which a decision has not been made by that deadline.

Requires that the Department's Inspector General establish a task force to monitor the process by which benefits claims are decided and to ensure that claims are not denied arbitrarily and are decided appropriately.

]]> To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a deadline for decisions with respect to claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Display Title To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a deadline for decisions with respect to claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a deadline for decisions with respect to claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2009-06-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3087ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3087ih.xml 2009-07-10 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.