3.0.0 8257 2023-01-11T13:44:59Z 2023-01-11T13:44:59Z House HR 2020-09-15 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 159 (Tuesday, September 15, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KILDEE:H.R. 8257.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article l, Section 8[Page H4428]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-09-15T13:00:05Z Transparency for Wounded Warriors Act 116 8813 HR 2020-11-24 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2020-09-15 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-09-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000380 Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] Daniel Kildee D MI T. 5 N B001301 Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] Jack Bergman R MI 1 2020-09-15 True Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Disability and paralysis Life, casualty, property insurance Military personnel and dependents Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-09-15 Introduced in House 2021-02-19T17:01:58Z Transparency for Wounded Warriors Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide specified information to a member of the uniformed services regarding a denial for traumatic injury benefits under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program. Specifically, the bill requires the VA to provide the member with (1) the reason for the denial, including a description of all the information upon which the denial is based; and (2) an explanation and citation of the applicable laws, regulations, or policies upon which the denial is based. Any undisclosed reason, information, or explanation is not usable by the VA as a basis to deny a subsequent review or appeal by an individual regarding a denial of a claim for benefits.

]]> Transparency for Wounded Warriors Act Display Title Transparency for Wounded Warriors Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Transparency for Wounded Warriors Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide to a member of the uniformed services who is denied a traumatic injury protection claim under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance certain information related to that denial. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8257ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8257ih.xml 2020-09-15 Referred to the House 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.