<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="no"?>
<billStatus>
  <version>3.0.0</version>
  <bill>
    <number>3110</number>
    <updateDate>2022-10-28T01:46:13Z</updateDate>
    <updateDateIncludingText>2022-10-28T01:46:13Z</updateDateIncludingText>
    <originChamber>Senate</originChamber>
    <type>S</type>
    <introducedDate>2019-12-19</introducedDate>
    <congress>116</congress>
    <committees>
      <item>
        <systemCode>ssva00</systemCode>
        <name>Veterans' Affairs Committee</name>
        <chamber>Senate</chamber>
        <type>Standing</type>
        <activities>
          <item>
            <name>Reported by</name>
            <date>2020-02-13T16:11:56Z</date>
          </item>
          <item>
            <name>Markup by</name>
            <date>2020-01-29T14:30:40Z</date>
          </item>
          <item>
            <name>Referred to</name>
            <date>2019-12-19T16:38:20Z</date>
          </item>
        </activities>
      </item>
    </committees>
    <relatedBills>
      <item>
        <title>Identifying Barriers and Best Practices Study Act</title>
        <congress>116</congress>
        <number>4183</number>
        <type>HR</type>
        <latestAction>
          <actionDate>2020-10-30</actionDate>
          <text>Became Public Law No: 116-187.</text>
        </latestAction>
        <relationshipDetails>
          <item>
            <type>Related bill</type>
            <identifiedBy>CRS</identifiedBy>
          </item>
        </relationshipDetails>
      </item>
    </relatedBills>
    <actions>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2020-02-13</actionDate>
        <sourceSystem>
          <name>Senate</name>
        </sourceSystem>
        <text>Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 425.</text>
        <type>Calendars</type>
      </item>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2020-02-13</actionDate>
        <committees>
          <item>
            <systemCode>ssva00</systemCode>
            <name>Veterans' Affairs Committee</name>
          </item>
        </committees>
        <sourceSystem>
          <name>Senate</name>
        </sourceSystem>
        <text>Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report.</text>
        <type>Committee</type>
      </item>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2020-02-13</actionDate>
        <text>Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report.</text>
        <type>Committee</type>
        <actionCode>14000</actionCode>
        <sourceSystem>
          <code>9</code>
          <name>Library of Congress</name>
        </sourceSystem>
        <committees>
          <item>
            <systemCode>ssva00</systemCode>
            <name>Veterans' Affairs Committee</name>
          </item>
        </committees>
      </item>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2020-01-29</actionDate>
        <committees>
          <item>
            <systemCode>ssva00</systemCode>
            <name>Veterans' Affairs Committee</name>
          </item>
        </committees>
        <sourceSystem>
          <name>Senate</name>
        </sourceSystem>
        <text>Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.</text>
        <type>Committee</type>
      </item>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2019-12-19</actionDate>
        <committees>
          <item>
            <systemCode>ssva00</systemCode>
            <name>Veterans' Affairs Committee</name>
          </item>
        </committees>
        <sourceSystem>
          <name>Senate</name>
        </sourceSystem>
        <text>Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.</text>
        <type>IntroReferral</type>
      </item>
      <item>
        <actionDate>2019-12-19</actionDate>
        <text>Introduced in Senate</text>
        <type>IntroReferral</type>
        <actionCode>10000</actionCode>
        <sourceSystem>
          <code>9</code>
          <name>Library of Congress</name>
        </sourceSystem>
      </item>
    </actions>
    <sponsors>
      <item>
        <bioguideId>T000476</bioguideId>
        <fullName>Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]</fullName>
        <firstName>Thomas</firstName>
        <lastName>Tillis</lastName>
        <party>R</party>
        <state>NC</state>
        <middleName>Roland</middleName>
        <isByRequest>N</isByRequest>
      </item>
    </sponsors>
    <cboCostEstimates>
      <item>
        <pubDate>2020-02-19T21:13:00Z</pubDate>
        <title>S. 3110, Identifying Barriers and Best Practices Study Act of 2019</title>
        <url>https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56160</url>
        <description>As reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on February 13, 2020</description>
      </item>
    </cboCostEstimates>
    <policyArea>
      <name>Armed Forces and National Security</name>
    </policyArea>
    <subjects>
      <legislativeSubjects>
        <item>
          <name>Congressional oversight</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Disability assistance</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Government studies and investigations</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Health care coverage and access</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Mental health</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Musculoskeletal and skin diseases</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>National Guard and reserves</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Veterans' medical care</name>
        </item>
        <item>
          <name>Veterans' pensions and compensation</name>
        </item>
      </legislativeSubjects>
      <policyArea>
        <name>Armed Forces and National Security</name>
      </policyArea>
    </subjects>
    <summaries>
      <summary>
        <versionCode>00</versionCode>
        <actionDate>2019-12-19</actionDate>
        <actionDesc>Introduced in Senate</actionDesc>
        <updateDate>2020-02-19T12:37:18Z</updateDate>
        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Identifying Barriers and Best Practices Study Act</b> <b>of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report on disability and pension benefits provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to members of the National Guard and members of reserve components of the Armed Forces.</p>]]></text>
      </summary>
      <summary>
        <versionCode>25</versionCode>
        <actionDate>2020-02-13</actionDate>
        <actionDesc>Reported to Senate</actionDesc>
        <updateDate>2020-02-19T14:23:27Z</updateDate>
        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Identifying Barriers and Best Practices Study Act</b> <b>of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report on disability and pension benefits provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to members of the National Guard and members of reserve components of the Armed Forces.</p>]]></text>
      </summary>
    </summaries>
    <title>Identifying Barriers and Best Practices Study Act of 2019</title>
    <titles>
      <item>
        <titleType>Display Title</titleType>
        <title>Identifying Barriers and Best Practices Study Act of 2019</title>
      </item>
      <item>
        <titleType>Short Title(s) as Introduced</titleType>
        <title>Identifying Barriers and Best Practices Study Act of 2019</title>
        <billTextVersionName>Introduced in Senate</billTextVersionName>
        <billTextVersionCode>IS</billTextVersionCode>
      </item>
      <item>
        <titleType>Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate</titleType>
        <title>Identifying Barriers and Best Practices Study Act of 2019</title>
        <chamberCode>S</chamberCode>
        <chamberName>Senate</chamberName>
        <billTextVersionName>Reported to Senate</billTextVersionName>
        <billTextVersionCode>RS</billTextVersionCode>
      </item>
      <item>
        <titleType>Official Title as Introduced</titleType>
        <title>A bill to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disability and pension benefits provided to members of the National Guard and members of reserve components of the Armed Forces by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.</title>
        <billTextVersionName>Introduced in Senate</billTextVersionName>
        <billTextVersionCode>IS</billTextVersionCode>
      </item>
    </titles>
    <textVersions>
      <item>
        <type>Reported to Senate</type>
        <date>2020-02-13T05:00:00Z</date>
        <formats>
          <item>
            <url>https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3110rs/xml/BILLS-116s3110rs.xml</url>
          </item>
        </formats>
      </item>
      <item>
        <type>Introduced in Senate</type>
        <date>2019-12-19T05:00:00Z</date>
        <formats>
          <item>
            <url>https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3110is/xml/BILLS-116s3110is.xml</url>
          </item>
        </formats>
      </item>
    </textVersions>
    <latestAction>
      <actionDate>2020-02-13</actionDate>
      <text>Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 425.</text>
    </latestAction>
  </bill>
  <dublinCore xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
    <dc:format>text/xml</dc:format>
    <dc:language>EN</dc:language>
    <dc:rights>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.</dc:rights>
    <dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
    <dc:description>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.</dc:description>
  </dublinCore>
</billStatus>
