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2023-05-11T15:46:24Z
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2022-03-31
117
[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 57 (Thursday, March 31, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York:H.R. 7337.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution of theUnited States grants Congress the power to enact this law.[Page H4074]
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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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Standing
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2022-07-18T20:25:19Z
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Oversight and Accountability Committee
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Standing
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2022-04-06T16:04:34Z
  - Referred to
2022-03-31T14:04:10Z

- Access for Veterans to Records Act of 2022
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2022-12-15
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 656.
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CRS
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Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
IntroReferral
- 2022-07-14
18:45:08
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Floor
H38310
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House floor actions
- 2022-07-14
18:45:07
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 21 (Roll no. 356). (text: 07/12/2022 CR H5951)
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2022-07-14T22:45:07Z
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18:45:07
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 21 (Roll no. 356).
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2022-07-14T22:45:07Z
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18:37:43
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6609-6610)
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- 2022-07-12
14:38:11
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Floor
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14:28:33
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7337.
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- 2022-07-12
14:28:31
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5951-5952)
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14:28:19
Mrs. Maloney, Carolyn B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Oversight and Accountability Committee
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Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee
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Oversight and Accountability Committee
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House committee actions
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Committee
- 2022-03-31
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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Oversight and Accountability Committee
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Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
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2022-03-31
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2022-03-31
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2022-04-05
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2022-04-21
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2022-05-24
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2022-05-24
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2022-05-24
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2022-07-07
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2022-07-07
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2022-07-07
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Government Operations and Politics
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Freedom of information
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Libraries and archives
- National Archives and Records Administration
- Performance measurement
- Personnel records
Government Operations and Politics
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2022-03-31
Introduced in House
2022-07-08T22:57:51Z
Access for Veterans to Records Act
This bill directs the Office of the Archivist of the United States to submit to Congress a plan for reducing the backlog of requests for records from the National Personnel Records Center.
Such plan must include (1) target time frames to reduce the backlog, (2) a detailed plan for improving the information technology infrastructure to prevent future backlogs, and (3) actions to improve customer service for requesters.
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2022-07-14
Passed House
2022-09-20T23:30:54Z
Access for Veterans to Records Act of 2022
This bill directs the Office of the Archivist of the United States to submit to Congress a comprehensive plan for reducing the backlog of requests for records from, and improving the efficiency and responsiveness of operations at, the National Personnel Records Center.
Such plan must include
- an estimate of the number of backlogged record requests for veterans;
- target time frames to reduce the backlog;
- a detailed plan for using existing funds to improve technology infrastructure, including secure access to appropriate agency federal records, to prevent future backlogs;
- actions to improve customer service for requesters;
- measurable goals with respect to the comprehensive plan and metrics for tracking progress toward such goals; and
- strategies to prevent future record request backlogs, including backlogs caused by an event that prevents employees of the center from reporting to work in person.
The office must submit updates of such plan at specified intervals.

Access for Veterans to Records Act
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Access for Veterans to Records Act
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Access for Veterans to Records Act of 2022
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House
Engrossed in House
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- Short Title(s) as Introduced

Access for Veterans to Records Act
Introduced in House
IH
- Official Title as Introduced

To require the Archivist of the United States to submit a plan to Congress to eliminate the records backlog at the National Personnel Records Center, and for other purposes.
Introduced in House
IH
- Referred in Senate
2022-07-18T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr7337rfs/xml/BILLS-117hr7337rfs.xml
- Engrossed in House
2022-07-14T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr7337eh/xml/BILLS-117hr7337eh.xml
- Introduced in House
2022-03-31T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr7337ih/xml/BILLS-117hr7337ih.xml
2022-07-18
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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