US HB2691 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

US Congress House Bill 2691 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Introduced on June 9 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-07-09 - Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Veterans' Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay burial and funeral expenses, accrued benefits, dependency and indemnity compensation, and non-service connected disability or death pension amounts to a survivor of a veteran who has not filed a formal claim if the VA determines that the record contains sufficient evidence to establish the survivor's entitlement to such benefits.

Title

Veterans' Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act of 2015

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-07-09	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
2015-07-09	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-06-24	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2015-06-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2015-06-09	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2015-06-09	House	Introduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB1451 (Same As) 2015-09-16 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
HB677 (Related) 2016-02-10 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.