3.0.0 732 2023-01-11T13:28:35Z 2023-01-11T13:28:35Z House HR 2015-02-04 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 19 (Wednesday, February 4, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. RUIZ:H.R. 732.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution, to make all laws necessary and proper to carryout the powers of Congress.[Page H813]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Reported by 2015-05-14T19:45:06Z Markup by 2015-05-14T19:44:46Z Hearings by 2015-04-14T15:08:16Z Referred to 2015-02-20T21:28:57Z Referred to 2015-02-04T15:01:10Z American Heroes COLA Act of 2015 114 677 HR 2016-02-10 Received in the Senate and 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 in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) 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 2015-02-20 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2015-02-04 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2015-02-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-02-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000599 Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] Raul Ruiz D CA 36 N W000813 Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] Jackie Walorski R IN 2 2015-02-04 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2015-02-04 True C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2015-02-04 True B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 2015-02-04 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2015-02-04 True J000296 Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] David Jolly R FL W. 13 2015-02-04 True K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2015-02-04 True H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2015-02-04 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2015-02-04 True T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 5 2015-02-04 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2015-02-04 True T000473 Rep. Takai, Mark [D-HI-1] Mark Takai D HI 1 2015-02-05 False T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2015-02-05 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 5 2015-02-09 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2015-02-13 False B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2015-02-13 False A000374 Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] Ralph Abraham R LA Lee 5 2015-02-13 False C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2015-02-13 False K000363 Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] John Kline R MN 2 2015-02-13 False A000373 Rep. Ashford, Brad [D-NE-2] Brad Ashford D NE 2 2015-02-13 False S001191 Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 9 2015-02-13 False P000611 Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] Bruce Poliquin R ME 2 2015-02-13 False L000263 Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-9] SANDER LEVIN D MI M. 9 2015-02-25 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2015-02-25 False K000385 Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] Robin Kelly D IL L. 2 2015-04-21 False Z000017 Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] Lee Zeldin R NY M. 1 2015-10-23 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Department of Veterans Affairs Disability assistance Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-02-04 Introduced in House 2015-03-03T16:27:37Z 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 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 the appellant to request a different location or type of hearing. Requires the Board to grant such request and ensure that the hearing is scheduled at the earliest possible date.

]]> Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act Display Title 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 IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act Introduced in House 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr732ih/xml/BILLS-114hr732ih.xml 2015-05-14 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) 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.