3.0.0 458 2023-01-11T13:46:30Z 2023-01-11T13:46:30Z Senate S 2021-02-25 117 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2021-04-28T19:00:24Z Referred to 2021-02-25T18:09:48Z Veterans Claim Transparency Act of 2021 117 2753 HR 2021-07-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2021-04-28 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Committee 2021-02-25 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2021-02-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2021-02-25 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2021-02-25 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2021-02-25 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2021-02-25 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2021-02-25 True R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2021-02-25 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2021-02-25 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2021-02-25 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2021-02-25 True S001191 Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 2021-02-25 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2021-02-25 True T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2021-02-25 True M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2021-02-25 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2021-02-25 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2021-02-25 True R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2021-02-25 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2021-02-25 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2021-02-25 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2021-02-25 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2021-02-25 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2021-02-25 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2021-02-25 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2021-02-25 True Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Department of Veterans Affairs Government information and archives Personnel records Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-02-25 Introduced in Senate 2021-03-26T15:48:42Z Veterans Claim Transparency Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide the representative of a veteran with an opportunity to review a proposed determination regarding a claim for compensation or benefits before such determination becomes final. The VA must notify the representative in writing that a proposed determination is ready for review and may not make a final determination until the review period has ended.

Under the bill, a representative has up to 48 hours to review the proposed determination.

]]> Veterans Claim Transparency Act of 2021 Display Title Veterans Claim Transparency Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide the representative of record of a claimant for compensation or benefits administered by the Secretary an opportunity to review a proposed determination regarding that claim. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Veterans Claim Transparency Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s458is/xml/BILLS-117s458is.xml 2021-04-28 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. 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.