US HB5881 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Introduced on May 31 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-06-27 - Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on May 31 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-06-27 - Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Access to Veterans Benefits Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide veterans' case-tracking information access to employees of a Member of Congress or of a state or local governmental agency who regularly assist veterans with benefit claims. Directs the Secretary to ensure that such access does not: (1) allow the employee to modify the data in the case-tracking system, and (2) include access to medical records.
Title
Access to Veterans Benefits Improvement Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Jon Runyan [R-NJ] | Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI] | Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-27 | House | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . |
| 2012-06-27 | House | Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| 2012-06-06 | House | Subcommittee Hearings Held. |
| 2012-06-01 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. |
| 2012-05-31 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Government information and archives
Right of privacy
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Government information and archives
Right of privacy
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/5881/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr5881/BILLS-112hr5881ih.pdf |
