HR 2189 · 113th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security
To improve the processing of disability claims by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.(2013-10-29)
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Establishes within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) a commission or task force to: (1) evaluate the backlog of veterans' disability claims, including the current process used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to evaluate claims and appeals, the applicable laws and regulations, and the appeals process; (2) analyze possible improvements to the claims process; and (3) submit to the Secretary remedies and solutions for such backlog. Requires the Secretary to implement such remedies and solutions as the Secretary determines appropriate and to submit to Congress a justification regarding those not implemented.…
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Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 2189, a Bill to Improve the Processing of Disability Claims by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for Other Purposes
Sep 26, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on August 1, 2013
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Cosponsors (9)
2 Democrats7 Republicans