US Congress House Bill 1729 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 49-3-1)
Status: Introduced on April 25 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-05-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

VA Claims, Operations, and Records Efficiency Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to make the service treatment records, personal records, unit records, and medical records (service records) of each member of the Armed Forces available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) in an electronic format. Provides post-discharge or release timelines for such availability. Requires each service record provided to include a DOD certification of the record's completeness. Deems such service record release a permitted disclosure under requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

VA Claims, Operations, and Records Efficiency Act

Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Ron Barber [D-AZ]	Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]	Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]
Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Daniel Maffei [D-NY]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]
Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod [D-CA]	Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Ed Pastor [D-AZ]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]	Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]
Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-05-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2013-04-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2013-04-25	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2329)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1729/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1729/BILLS-113hr1729ih.pdf