US SB1071 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on April 12 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-04-28 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 12 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-04-28 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing claim enhancement assistance to individuals who are applying for certain VA pensions in order to reduce the backlog and expedite processing of claims. Specifically, the program applies to those applying for service pensions, non-service-connected disability pensions, or pensions to surviving spouses and children. The Government Accountability Office must complete a review of the pilot program and a study on the feasibility and advisability of permanently extending claim enhancement assistance to individuals and spouses applying for the specified VA pensions.
Title
VA AID Act of 2021 Veterans Application Assistance Inefficiency Decrease Act of 2021
Sponsors
Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX] | Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2021-04-28 | Senate | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. |
2021-04-12 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
Subjects
Armed forces and national security
Congressional oversight
Disability assistance
Government studies and investigations
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Congressional oversight
Disability assistance
Government studies and investigations
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' pensions and compensation
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1071/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s1071/BILLS-117s1071is.pdf |