Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020

3.0.0 7795 2023-01-11T13:45:03Z 2023-01-11T13:45:03Z House HR 2020-07-27 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 132 (Monday, July 27, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BARR:H.R. 7795.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H3881]]]> ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-09-23T19:52:48Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2020-09-16T20:55:30Z Markup by 2020-07-30T22:46:31Z Referred to 2020-07-27T13:01:40Z Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020 116 4412 S 2020-08-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Identical bill CRS Veteran Benefits Enhancement and Expansion Act of 2020 116 7952 HR 2020-10-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2020-09-23 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2020-09-22 14:44:00 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2020-09-22 14:43:57 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4685) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2020-09-22 14:43:57 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-22 14:30:19 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7795. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2020-09-22 14:30:17 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4685-4687) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2020-09-22 14:29:51 Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2020-09-16 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 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 2020-07-27 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001282 Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] Andy Barr R KY 6 N L000591 Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] Elaine Luria D VA G. 2 2020-07-27 True R000582 Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] David Roe R TN P. 1 2020-07-27 True R000576 Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] C. A. Ruppersberger D MD Dutch 2 2020-07-29 False W000813 Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] Jackie Walorski R IN 2 2020-07-30 False F000449 Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] Jeff Fortenberry R NE 1 2020-08-14 False H001066 Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] Steven Horsford D NV 4 2020-08-14 False P000616 Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] Dean Phillips D MN 3 2020-09-11 False G000583 Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] Josh Gottheimer D NJ 5 2020-09-22 False 2020-09-09T15:54:00Z H.R. 7795, Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56557 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 30, 2020 Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Disability assistance Government information and archives Health care coverage and access Health information and medical records Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security

00 2020-07-27 Introduced in House 2020-09-02T16:36:40Z Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to publish on its website the disability benefit questionnaire forms for non-VA medical providers submitting evidence regarding a disability of a claimant for purposes of VA benefits.

If the VA updates the questionnaire form, previous versions of the form filed by claimants must be accepted for up to one year after the form was updated.

The VA may waive interagency approval processes required to approve a modification to a form if such requirement applies by reason of the form being made public on the website as required by the bill.

The Inspector General of the VA must, through 2026, annually report on the use of such forms.

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53 2020-09-22 Passed House 2020-10-22T11:02:24Z Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020

If the VA updates the questionnaire form, previous versions of the form filed by claimants must be accepted for up to one year after the form was updated.

The Inspector General of the VA must, through 2026, annually report on the use of such forms.

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Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020 Display Title Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Passed House Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020 H House Engrossed in House EH Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to access and submit disability benefit questionnaire forms of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Introduced Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Passed House Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020 H House Referred in Senate 2020-09-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7795rfs/xml/BILLS-116hr7795rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7795eh/xml/BILLS-116hr7795eh.xml Introduced in House 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7795ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7795ih.xml 2020-09-23 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.