3.0.0 1739 2021-09-27T21:31:38Z 2021-09-27T21:31:38Z House H HR 2013-04-25 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ENYART:H.R. 1739.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H2353]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-04-25T14:05:25Z 2013-04-25 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2013-04-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-04-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000292 Rep. Enyart, William L. [D-IL-12] William Enyart D IL L. 12 N I000057 Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] STEVE ISRAEL D NY 3 2013-04-25 True C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2013-05-21 False F000462 Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] Lois Frankel D FL 22 2013-05-21 False M001185 Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] Sean Maloney D NY Patrick 18 2013-05-21 False T000266 Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6] JOHN TIERNEY D MA F. 6 2013-05-21 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2013-05-21 False C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2013-05-21 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2013-05-22 False B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2013-05-22 False K000380 Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] Daniel Kildee D MI T. 5 2013-05-22 False H001064 Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] Denny Heck D WA 10 2013-05-22 False V000130 Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] Juan Vargas D CA 51 2013-05-22 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2013-05-22 False F000455 Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] Marcia Fudge D OH L. 11 2013-05-22 False N000127 Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] RICHARD NOLAN D MN 8 2013-05-22 False R000576 Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] C. A. Ruppersberger D MD Dutch 2 2013-05-22 False A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2013-05-22 False W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] MAXINE WATERS D CA 43 2013-05-22 False C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 2013-05-22 False M001171 Rep. Maffei, Daniel B. [D-NY-24] Daniel Maffei D NY B. 24 2013-05-22 False L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2013-05-22 False G000572 Rep. Gallego, Pete P. [D-TX-23] Pete Gallego D TX P. 23 2013-05-22 False D000622 Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8] Tammy Duckworth D IL 8 2013-06-03 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2013-06-03 False B001287 Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7] Ami Bera D CA 7 2013-06-03 False S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 38 2013-06-04 False C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] Kathy Castor D FL 14 2013-06-04 False N000015 Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] RICHARD NEAL D MA E. 1 2013-06-25 False C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2013-07-10 False T000465 Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] Niki Tsongas D MA 3 2013-08-02 False S001185 Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] Terri Sewell D AL A. 7 2014-02-11 False W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2014-04-01 False P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 9 2014-05-27 False S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2014-05-30 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Department of Veterans Affairs Disability assistance Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-04-25 Introduced in House 2013-05-16T16:36:26Z Veterans Backlog Reduction Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), in the case of any claim for veterans' disability compensation that is not adjudicated within 125 days after submission, to pay such claimant provisional benefits, from the period beginning on the date of such deadline and ending on the date on which a final claim decision is made. Provides a conditional provisional benefit amount.

Requires the Secretary to reduce any final claim amount covering the same period by the amount of provisional benefits received. Prohibits the Secretary, upon the eventual denial of a claim, from recovering any provisional payments unless the Secretary determines an indication of fraud, misrepresentation, or bad faith in connection with the original claim.

]]> Veterans Backlog Reduction Act Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Backlog Reduction Act Display Title Veterans Backlog Reduction Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay provisional benefits for certain nonadjudicated claims, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2013-04-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1739ih/xml/BILLS-113hr1739ih.xml 2013-04-25 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' 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.