3.0.0 5870 2025-07-22T20:16:55Z 2025-07-22T20:16:55Z House H HR 2023-10-02 118 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 161 (Monday, October 2, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. SELF:H.R. 5870.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution,which states ``[t]he Congress shall have power to lay andcollect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debtsand provide for the common defense and general welfare of theUnited States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall beuniform throughout the United States''The single subject of this legislation is:VA Board of Veterans' Appeals transparency regarding itsprocessing of appeals and the rights of veterans andsurvivors to pursue claims for VA benefits in a streamlinedmanner.[Page H4951]</pre> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Reported by 2023-11-29T15:45:00Z Markup by 2023-11-29T15:45:00Z Referred to 2023-10-16T21:14:33Z Reported By 2024-09-10T17:13:44Z Markup By 2024-05-01T20:51:56Z Referred To 2023-10-02T16:01:00Z H. Rept. 118-659 118 5890 HR 2024-09-10 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 554. Related bill CRS 2024-09-10 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 555. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions 2024-09-10 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-659. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2024-09-10 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-659. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2024-05-01 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote. Committee 2024-05-01 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2023-11-29 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2023-11-29 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2023-10-16 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2023-10-02 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2023-10-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-10-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001224 Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] Keith Self R TX 3 N M001220 Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] Morgan McGarvey D KY 3 2023-10-02 True 2024-05-17T20:48:00Z https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60302 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on May 1, 2024 Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies 2024-07-22T17:31:09Z Disability assistance 2024-07-22T17:31:15Z Government information and archives 2024-07-22T17:31:25Z Veterans' pensions and compensation 2024-07-22T17:31:00Z Armed Forces and National Security 2023-10-19T14:45:23Z Display Title 45 2024-09-11T06:53:16Z Short Title(s) as Reported to House 102 2024-09-11T06:53:14Z H House Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 2024-05-24T13:35:58Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 2024-03-18T21:34:27Z Introduced in House IH Reported in House 2024-09-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr5870rh/xml/BILLS-118hr5870rh.xml Introduced in House 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr5870ih/xml/BILLS-118hr5870ih.xml 2024-09-10 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 555. 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.