3.0.0 2119 2022-11-15T16:32:44Z 2022-11-15T16:32:44Z House H HR 2013-05-22 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RUIZ:H.R. 2119.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution[Page H2913]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2013-05-31T19:40:33Z Referred to 2013-05-22T14:01:45Z 2013-05-31 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2013-05-22 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2013-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-05-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000599 Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] Raul Ruiz D CA 36 N B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2013-06-05 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2013-06-05 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2013-06-05 False O000170 Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] Beto O'Rourke D TX 16 2013-06-06 False C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2013-07-11 False S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 2013-07-26 False T000465 Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] Niki Tsongas D MA 3 2013-08-02 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Department of Veterans Affairs Disability assistance Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-05-22 Introduced in House 2013-08-23T20:01:32Z Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act - Requires the Board of Veterans' Appeals, for purposes of scheduling a veteran's appeal hearing at the earliest possible date, to determine whether to provide such hearing: (1) at its principal location or at another Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facility or other federal facility, and (2) through the use of videoconferencing or by an appellant's personal appearance.

Requires the Board to notify the appellant of such decisions. Allows: (1) the appellant to request a different location or type of hearing, and (2) the Board to grant such request while ensuring that the hearing is scheduled at the earliest possible date.

]]> Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act Display Title Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the opportunity for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Introduced in House 2013-05-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2119ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2119ih.xml 2013-05-31 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.