3.0.0 9020 2023-01-11T13:43:57Z 2023-01-11T13:43:57Z House HR 2020-12-17 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 214 (Thursday, December 17, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PANETTA:H.R. 9020.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clause 18[Page H7260]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-12-17T17:01:40Z 2020-12-17 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-12-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] Jimmy Panetta D CA 20 N H001077 Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] Clay Higgins R LA 3 2020-12-17 True R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2020-12-17 True A000378 Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] Cynthia Axne D IA 3 2020-12-17 True S001214 Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] W. Steube R FL Gregory 17 2020-12-17 True S001207 Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] Mikie Sherrill D NJ 11 2020-12-17 True Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Department of Veterans Affairs Disaster relief and insurance Evidence and witnesses Homelessness and emergency shelter Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Natural disasters Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-12-17 Introduced in House 2021-10-21T15:03:16Z Priority Response for Veterans Impacted by Disasters and Emergencies Act or the PROVIDE Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to set forth criteria (1) for the priority processing of claims related to compensation for service-connected disability for certain veterans (e.g., veterans affected by homelessness or major disasters), and (2) to establish flexible evidence requirements for veterans who are unable to meet ordinary evidence requirements for such priority claims due to a major disaster.

]]> PROVIDE Act Display Title PROVIDE Act Short Title(s) as Introduced PROVIDE Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Priority Response for Veterans Impacted by Disasters and Emergencies Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expedite the processing of claims for disability compensation by veterans affected by major disasters. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr9020ih/xml/BILLS-116hr9020ih.xml 2020-12-17 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.