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House Bill 1530
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2023
Active
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Passed House on Sep 20, 2023
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 10, 2023
Latest Action
Sep 21, 2023
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1530
Congress
118
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Morgan Luttrell
Texas
Democrat
Julia Brownley
California
Democrat
Morgan McGarvey
Kentucky
Democrat
Chris Pappas
New Hampshire
Republican
Stephanie Bice
Oklahoma
Republican
Keith Self
Texas
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on September 20, 2023
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
401
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Veterans Benefits Improvement Act

This bill addresses certain requirements related to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical disability examinations for purposes of benefit claims.

First, the bill updates procedures related to the publishing of VA disability benefit questionnaire forms. Specifically, the VA does not have to publish certain forms if it determines the form could not reasonably be completed to a clinically acceptable standard by someone who is not an employee or contractor of the VA.

The bill also requires the VA to report on its efforts to provide reimbursement for a veteran's travel to a facility, regardless of whether the facility is inside or outside of the United States, when such travel is incident to a scheduled compensation and pension examination.

Additionally, the VA must partner with veterans service organizations and other stakeholders (as determined by the VA) to implement an outreach program for veterans regarding (1) contact information for contractors providing medical disability examinations, and (2) the requirement for veterans to provide personally identifiable information when contacted by such contractors to verify their identity.

The VA must also include certain elements in contracts it enters with contractors to provide medical disability examinations. Specifically, every communication from a contractor to a claimant regarding the scheduling of such an examination must be contemporaneously transmitted to the appropriate representative for the preparation, presentation, and prosecution of claims.

Finally, the VA must report on improving its support of governmental veterans service officers.

Text (3)
Engrossed in House
September 20, 2023
Reported in House
September 14, 2023
Introduced in House
March 10, 2023
Related Bills (1)
Mar 01, 2023
Introduced in House
15
Sponsorship
House Bill 1329
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the maximum number of judges who may be appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
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CRS
Actions (19)
09/21/2023
Received in the Senate.
09/20/2023
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
09/20/2023
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 401).
09/20/2023
Passed/agreed to in House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 401). (text: 9/18/2023 CR H4358-4359)
09/20/2023
Considered as unfinished business.
09/18/2023
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Bost objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
09/18/2023
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1530.
09/18/2023
Considered under suspension of the rules.
09/18/2023
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
09/14/2023
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 162.
09/14/2023
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-199.
04/28/2023
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
04/28/2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
04/28/2023
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.
04/19/2023
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
03/29/2023
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
03/28/2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
03/10/2023
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
03/10/2023
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 18, 2024 9:25:46 PM
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