3.0.0 1647 2022-02-03T06:03:15Z 2022-02-03T06:03:15Z House H HR 2011-04-15 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RUNYAN:H.R. 1647.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution.[Page H2916]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Hearings by 2011-05-03T21:48:30Z Referred to 2011-04-29T13:31:20Z Referred to 2011-04-15T13:10:25Z 2011-05-03 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2011-04-29 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2011-04-15 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2011-04-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-04-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000594 Rep. Runyan, Jon [R-NJ-3] Jon Runyan R NJ 3 N J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 2011-04-15 True Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2011-04-15 Introduced in House 2011-05-13T17:46:45Z Veterans' Choice in Filing Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a two-year pilot program to permit a qualifying veteran filing a claim for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits to submit such claim to any VA regional office. Includes as a qualifying veteran one who, except for the pilot program, would be required to submit such claim to one of five VA regional offices selected by the Secretary based on below-average performance.

Requires reports from the Secretary to Congress on: (1) the five below-average offices selected by the Secretary; and (2) the pilot program, including recommendations on the allocation of resources among the regional offices.

]]> Veterans' Choice in Filing Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Veterans' Choice in Filing Act of 2011 Display Title Veterans' Choice in Filing Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program under which certain veterans may submit claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary to any regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Introduced in House 2011-04-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1647ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1647ih.xml 2011-05-03 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 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.