HR 1759 · 113th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress quarterly reports on the timeliness in which the Department of Veterans Affairs receives certain information from other departments or agencies of the United States.

Introduced 2013-04-25· Sponsored by Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]· House

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Senate
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Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.(2013-06-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit to Congress quarterly reports on the number of, and average response time to, requests made by the Secretary to the head of another federal department or agency for information required in adjudicating a claim for veterans' disability compensation.…

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Cosponsors (20)

19 Democrats1 Republican
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]CA
Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]AZ
Rep. Barber, Ron [D-AZ-2]AZ
Rep. Negrete McLeod, Gloria [D-CA-35]CA
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]CA
Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]CA
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]NH
Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7]NC
Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]TX
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]CA
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]CA
Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]NY
Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18]FL
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]WI
Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]NH
Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33]CA
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]RI
Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]CA
Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]AZ
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]AZ