US Congress House Bill 1725 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on March 9 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-03-09 - Became Public Law No: 115-130. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 (Sec. 1) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), within 180 days of enactment of this bill, to submit a report on the progress of the VA's Acceptable Clinical Evidence initiative in reducing the necessity for in-person disability examinations. Such report shall include: (1) the number of claims eligible for the initiative, disaggregated by fiscal year; (2) the total number of claims eligible for the initiative that required a VA medical examiner to supplement the evidence with information obtained during a telephone interview with the claimant; (3) information on other VA initiatives to encourage the use of private medical evidence; (4) the anticipated impact on the time line and accuracy of processing claims if the VA were prohibited from requesting a private medical examination that is adequate for a claims decision; and (5) recommendations on how the VA can measure, track, and prevent the ordering of unnecessary medical examinations when a private examination has been administered. (Sec. 2) The VA shall submit by March 1 of FY2018-FY2024 an annual report that includes for each VA regional office: (1) the number of times a veteran who submitted private medical evidence in support of a claim for compensation or pension was scheduled for an examination by VA personnel because the private medical evidence was determined to be unacceptable, (2) the most common reasons for such determinations, and (3) the types of disabilities for which claims were most commonly denied when private medical evidence was submitted.

Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017

Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Jeff Denham [R-CA]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]
Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-09	Senate	Became Public Law No: 115-130. (TXT | PDF)
2018-03-09	Senate	Signed by President.
2018-02-28	Senate	Presented to President.
2018-02-16	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2018-02-15	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2018-02-15	Senate	Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1190-1191)
2017-05-24	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-05-23	House	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2017-05-23	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-05-23	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4475)
2017-05-23	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1725.
2017-05-23	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4475-4476)
2017-05-23	House	Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2017-05-19	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 82.
2017-05-19	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-133.
2017-05-17	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2017-05-17	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-04-27	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
2017-04-27	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-03-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2017-03-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-03-24	House	Introduced in House

SB706 (Related) 2017-03-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1725/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1725/BILLS-115hr1725ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1725/BILLS-115hr1725rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1725/BILLS-115hr1725eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1725/BILLS-115hr1725enr.pdf