US Congress House Bill 6493 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on April 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Updates the placement and treatment of the disability benefit questionnaire form of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Specifically, the bill requires the VA to publish the disability benefit questionnaire form in a central location on a VA website. Such a form relates to the submission of evidence by private medical providers regarding the disability of a claimant. If the VA modifies the disability benefit questionnaire form, the VA must accept the previous version of the form filed by a claimant if (1) the claimant files such form during the one-year period following the modification, and (2) the form is signed and dated by the medical provider and is otherwise complete and valid.

Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act

Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]

Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2020-07-23	House	Committee Hearings Held.
2020-04-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2020-04-14	House	Introduced in House

HB7952 (Related) 2020-10-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6493/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6493/BILLS-116hr6493ih.pdf