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Short Titles - House of Representatives

Short Titles as Introduced

Ending VA Claims Disability Backlog and Accountability Act

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Official Titles - House of Representatives

Official Title as Introduced

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to resolve the backlog of disability claims of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


Actions Overview (1)

Date Actions Overview
05/23/2013Introduced in House

All Actions (6)

Date All Actions
11/06/2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Action By: Committee on Armed Services
06/28/2013Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Action By: House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
06/11/2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Action By: Committee on Veterans' Affairs
05/23/2013Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Action By: House of Representatives
05/23/2013Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Action By: House of Representatives
05/23/2013Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (9)


Committees (2)

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Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Veterans' Affairs05/23/2013 Referred to
House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs06/11/2013 Referred to
06/28/2013 Hearings by
House Armed Services05/23/2013 Referred to
House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel11/06/2013 Referred to

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Introduced in House (05/23/2013)

Ending VA Claims Disability Backlog and Accountability Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement the Strategic Plan to Eliminate the Compensation Claims Backlog (Plan) to ensure that, by Memorial Day (May 25) 2015, each VA disability claim is approved or denied within 125 days after its submission, with an accuracy rate of 98%. Requires a supplemental report from the Secretary to Congress on specific measures to assess implementation of the Plan and a detailed timeline to implement each initiative contained in the Plan.

Directs the Secretary to enter into agreements with the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration and the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to ensure that such Commissioner and DOD Secretary transfer to the VA disability or medical records the VA Secretary will use to evaluate a disability claim by not later than 30 days after the VA Secretary requests such records.

Requires the two Secretaries to submit to Congress, and implement, a plan to reduce to 30 days the time needed to provide members of the National Guard and the VA Secretary with the medical records of such members.

Requires the VA Secretary to establish a three-year training program for newly-hired VA claims processors.

Directs the Comptroller General to report to Congress every 90 days on the Secretary's progress in implementing the Plan.