CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 5245, The Stopping Harm and Implementing Enhanced Lead-time for Debt for Veterans Act,

3.0.0 5245 2023-01-11T13:45:06Z 2023-01-11T13:45:06Z House HR 2019-11-21 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 187 (Thursday, November 21, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PAPPAS:H.R. 5245.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, of the United StatesConstitution states that ``Congress shall have the authorityto make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''[Page H9170]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Discharged from 2020-07-30T22:27:51Z Hearings by 2020-03-10T21:24:11Z Referred to 2019-12-19T16:03:57Z Markup by 2020-07-30T22:37:32Z Referred to 2019-11-21T14:04:25Z 2020-09-24 Senate Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 555. Calendars 2020-09-23 13:13:25 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2020-09-23 13:13:20 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4752-4753) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2020-09-23 13:13:20 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-23 13:02:57 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5245. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2020-09-23 13:02:51 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4752-4754) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2020-09-23 13:02:17 Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2020-07-30 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2020-07-30 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2020-07-30 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged. Committee 2020-03-10 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2019-12-19 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Committee 2019-11-21 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-11-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-11-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000614 Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] Chris Pappas D NH 1 N R000613 Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] Max Rose D NY 11 2019-11-21 True S001208 Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] Elissa Slotkin D MI 8 2019-12-05 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2019-12-17 False 2020-09-21T21:24:00Z CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 5245, The Stopping Harm and Implementing Enhanced Lead-time for Debt for Veterans Act, https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56611 As Ordered Reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on 2020-09-21T21:24:00Z Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 5245, The Stopping Harm and Implementing Enhanced Lead-time for Debt for Veterans Act, https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56611 As Ordered Reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on 2020-11-04T23:02:00Z H.R. 5245, Stopping Harm and Implementing Enhanced Lead-time for Debts for Veterans Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56727 As passed by the House of Representatives on September 23, 2020 Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Congressional oversight Debt collection Department of Veterans Affairs Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Health care costs and insurance Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security

00 2019-11-21 Introduced in House 2020-09-24T14:35:33Z Stopping Harm and Implementing Enhanced Lead-time for Debts for Veterans Act or the SHIELD for Veterans Act

This bill updates debt collection and overpayment processes related to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits or programs.

Specifically, the bill prohibits the VA from collecting all or any part of an amount owed under a VA program if the amount is owed for any payment or overpayment that was caused by the amount of time taken by the VA to process information provided by or on behalf of an individual.

If the VA has made an overpayment to an individual, the VA must provide notice to the individual of the overpayment and any action the VA plans to take to collect repayment or reduce any benefit of the individual at least 90 days before taking such action. The notice must include an explanation of the right of the individual to dispute the overpayment or request a waiver of indebtedness.

The VA must report on its plan for the improvement of the notification and communication processes for individuals who receive overpayments from the VA.

The bill prohibits interest and administrative cost charges on delinquent payments of debt resulting from a person's participation in a VA disability compensation program, pension program, or an educational assistance program.

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53 2020-09-23 Passed House 2021-09-27T11:06:54Z Stopping Harm and Implementing Enhanced Lead-time for Debts for Veterans Act or the SHIELD for Veterans Act

This bill updates debt collection and overpayment processes related to Department of Veterans Affairs benefits or programs.

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SHIELD for Veterans Act Display Title SHIELD for Veterans Act Short Title(s) as Passed House Stopping Harm and Implementing Enhanced Lead-time for Debts for Veterans Act H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Passed House SHIELD for Veterans Act H House Engrossed in House EH Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a bar on the recovery of certain payments or overpayments made by the Department of Veterans Affairs by reason of delays in processing of certain information, and for other purposes. Engrossed in House EH Short Titles as Passed House SHIELD for Veterans Act H House Short Titles as Passed House Stopping Harm and Implementing Enhanced Lead-time for Debts for Veterans Act H House Short Title(s) as Introduced Stopping Harm and Implementing Enhanced Lead-time for Debts for Veterans Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced SHIELD for Veterans Act Introduced in House IH Placed on Calendar Senate 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5245pcs/xml/BILLS-116hr5245pcs.xml Engrossed in House 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5245eh/xml/BILLS-116hr5245eh.xml Introduced in House 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5245ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5245ih.xml 2020-09-24 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 555. 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.