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    <item congress="119" measure-type="hr" measure-number="3571" measure-id="id119hr3571" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2025-05-21" update-date="2025-06-13">
        <title>Veterans Administration Backlog Accountability Act of 2025</title>
        <summary summary-id="id119hr3571v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2025-06-13">
            <action-date>2025-05-21</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Veterans Administration Backlog Accountability Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report on the backlog of VA disability compensation claims that are pending before the Veterans Benefits Administration or the Board of Veterans' Appeals.</p>]]></summary-text>
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