3.0.0 4360 2022-11-01T13:50:00Z 2022-11-01T13:50:00Z House HR 2019-09-17 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 149 (Tuesday, September 17, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KIM:H.R. 4360.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H7754]]]> ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-11-13T16:12:37Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Discharged from 2019-10-29T16:59:29Z Hearings by 2019-10-22T19:38:07Z Referred to 2019-10-02T18:15:18Z Markup by 2019-10-29T17:06:05Z Referred to 2019-09-17T16:03:35Z 2019-11-13 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2019-11-12 17:01:06 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2019-11-12 17:01:05 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8755) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2019-11-12 17:01:05 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8755) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2019-11-12 16:47:55 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4360. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2019-11-12 16:47:53 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8755-8757) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2019-11-12 16:47:15 Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2019-10-29 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2019-10-29 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2019-10-29 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged. Committee 2019-10-22 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2019-10-02 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2019-09-17 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-09-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-09-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000394 Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3] Andy Kim D NJ 3 N H001072 Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] J. Hill R AR French 2 2019-09-17 True 2019-11-08T16:10:00Z H.R. 4360, VA Overpayment Accountability Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55829 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on October 29, 2019 Armed Forces and National Security Accounting and auditing Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Consumer credit Debt collection Government information and archives Performance measurement Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-09-17 Introduced in House 2020-01-30T16:07:19Z VA Overpayment Accountability Act

This bill prescribes procedures by which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and debt collectors shall correct errors submitted to consumer reporting agencies about the indebtedness of certain veterans. Specifically, the bill requires these corrections for veterans who are indebted due to participation in a VA benefits program.

The bill also requires the VA to update its information technology for the processing of VA benefits.

Lastly, the bill requires the VA to self-audit to determine the frequency by which overpayments are made to individuals participating in VA benefits programs.

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(Sec. 2) This bill prescribes procedures by which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and debt collectors shall correct errors submitted to consumer reporting agencies about the indebtedness of certain veterans. Specifically, the bill requires these corrections for veterans who are indebted due to participation in a VA benefits program.

(Sec. 3) The bill also requires the VA to update its information technology for the processing of VA benefits.

(Sec. 4) Lastly, the bill requires the VA to self-audit to determine the frequency by which overpayments are made to individuals participating in VA benefits programs.

]]> VA Overpayment Accountability Act Display Title VA Overpayment Accountability Act Short Title(s) as Passed House VA Overpayment Accountability Act H House Engrossed in House EH Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the due process accorded veterans with respect to recovery of overpayments made by the Department and other amounts owed by veterans to the United States, to improve the processing of veterans benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Engrossed in House EH Short Titles as Passed House VA Overpayment Accountability Act H House Short Title(s) as Introduced VA Overpayment Accountability Act Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4360rfs/xml/BILLS-116hr4360rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4360eh/xml/BILLS-116hr4360eh.xml Introduced in House 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4360ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4360ih.xml 2019-11-13 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the 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.