US Congress House Bill 7795 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on September 23 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-23 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to publish on its website the disability benefit questionnaire forms for non-VA medical providers submitting evidence regarding a disability of a claimant for purposes of VA benefits. If the VA updates the questionnaire form, previous versions of the form filed by claimants must be accepted for up to one year after the form was updated. The VA may waive interagency approval processes required to approve a modification to a form if such requirement applies by reason of the form being made public on the website as required by the bill. The Inspector General of the VA must, through 2026, annually report on the use of such forms.

Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020

Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]	Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]
Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]	Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]	Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]	Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]
Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-23	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2020-09-22	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-09-22	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4685)
2020-09-22	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7795.
2020-09-22	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4685-4687)
2020-09-22	House	Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2020-09-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2020-07-30	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2020-07-30	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-07-27	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2020-07-27	House	Introduced in House

SB4412 (Same As) 2020-08-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
HB7952 (Related) 2020-10-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB4511 (Related) 2020-12-08 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 603.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7795/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7795/BILLS-116hr7795ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7795/BILLS-116hr7795eh.pdf