[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 770 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 770
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report on certain
appeals, resources, and health care systems of the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 28, 2025
Mr. Gottheimer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report on certain
appeals, resources, and health care systems of the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Accountability for Veterans Act''.
SEC. 2. REPORT ON CERTAIN APPEALS, RESOURCES, AND HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees
on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a
report on--
(1) reasons why there is a backlog of appeals of claims for
disability benefits under laws administered by the Secretary;
(2) ways to increase the amount of information, resources,
and tools provided by the Secretary to members of the Armed
Forces and spouses of such members participating in the
Transition Assistance Program under sections 1142 and 1144 of
title 10, United States Code; and
(3) the persistent management problems impacting 1-star
health care systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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