3.0.0 1331 2023-01-11T13:28:10Z 2023-01-11T13:28:10Z House HR 2015-03-04 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 4, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WALZ:H.R. 1331.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to Section 8 of Article I ofthe United States Constitution.[Page H1617]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Reported by 2015-05-14T19:47:42Z Markup by 2015-05-14T19:47:33Z Hearings by 2015-04-14T15:08:41Z Referred to 2015-03-19T20:59:53Z Referred to 2015-03-04T15:09:40Z Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015 114 666 S 2015-03-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS SERVICE Act 114 6062 HR 2016-10-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS 2015-05-14 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . Committee 2015-05-14 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2015-04-14 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2015-03-19 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2015-03-04 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2015-03-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 N D000612 Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10] Jeff Denham R CA 10 2015-03-04 True H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] Brian Higgins D NY 26 2015-03-10 False A000374 Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] Ralph Abraham R LA Lee 5 2015-03-10 False J000296 Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] David Jolly R FL W. 13 2015-03-13 False A000373 Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2] Brad Ashford D NE 2 2015-03-26 False L000581 Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] Brenda Lawrence D MI L. 14 2015-04-14 False R000587 Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] Reid Ribble R WI J. 8 2015-04-14 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2015-04-21 False J000292 Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] Bill Johnson R OH 6 2015-04-23 False C001107 Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] Carlos Curbelo R FL 26 2015-04-30 False C001106 Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] Ryan Costello R PA A. 6 2015-05-12 False O000170 Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] Beto O'Rourke D TX 16 2015-05-13 False B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2015-05-13 False L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2015-05-13 False T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2015-05-20 False L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2015-05-22 False W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2015-05-22 False K000387 Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] Stephen Knight R CA 25 2015-06-16 False L000566 Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Robert Latta R OH E. 5 2015-12-10 False N000185 Rep. Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11] Richard Nugent R FL B. 11 2016-04-18 False M001197 Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] Martha McSally R AZ 2 2016-06-03 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Disability assistance Evidence and witnesses Health information and medical records Medical tests and diagnostic methods Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-03-04 Introduced in House 2015-03-21T15:11:00Z Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015

Requires (current law authorizes) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to accept, for purposes of establishing a claim for veterans disability benefits, a report of a medical examination administered by a private physician without requiring confirmation by a Veterans Health Administration physician if the report is sufficiently complete. Defines "sufficiently complete" as competent, credible, probative, and containing such information as required to make a decision on the claim for which the report is provided.

Requires the Secretary to submit: (1) a report on the progress of the VA's Acceptable Clinical Evidence initiative in reducing the necessity for in-person disability examinations, and (2) an annual report for each VA regional office regarding claims for which private medical evidence was determined to be unacceptable.

]]> Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015 Display Title Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the treatment of medical evidence provided by non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical professionals in support of claims for disability compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1331ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1331ih.xml 2015-05-14 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . 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.