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House Bill 2288
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017
Active
Amendments
Active
Passed Senate on Aug 1, 2017
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Republican
Introduced
May 2, 2017
Latest Action
Aug 23, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2288
Congress
115
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
Mike Bost
Illinois
Republican
Amata Coleman Radewagen
American Samoa
Democrat
Julia Brownley
California
Democrat
Lou Correa
California
Democrat
Mark Takano
California
Democrat
Scott Peters
California
Republican
Mike Coffman
Colorado
Democrat
Elizabeth Esty
Connecticut
Republican
Gus Bilirakis
Florida
Republican
John Rutherford
Florida
Republican
Neal Dunn
Florida
Republican
Buddy Carter
Georgia
Republican
Jim Banks
Indiana
Republican
Clay Higgins
Louisiana
Republican
Bruce Poliquin
Maine
Republican
Jack Bergman
Michigan
Democrat
Tim Walz
Minnesota
Democrat
Dina Titus
Nevada
Democrat
Ann McLane Kuster
New Hampshire
Democrat
Kathleen Rice
New York
Democrat
Gregorio Sablan
Northern Mariana Islands
Republican
Brad Wenstrup
Ohio
Republican
Ryan Costello
Pennsylvania
Republican
Jenniffer González-Colón
Puerto Rico
Republican
Phil Roe
Tennessee
Democrat
Beto O'Rourke
Texas
Republican
Jodey Arrington
Texas
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on May 23, 2017
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
273
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017

This bill revises the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability claims appeals system.

The bill permits a veteran to appeal within one year by: (1) requesting a review of the agency of original jurisdiction's (AOJ) decision by a higher-level adjudicator within AOJ using the same evidentiary record; (2) filing a supplemental claim with a regional office that includes the opportunity to submit additional evidence and have a hearing; or (3) appealing directly to the Board of Veterans' Appeals, with the opportunity to select an expedited review to submit new evidence but without a hearing, or to select a review with the option to submit new evidence and request a hearing.

A veteran may: (1) maintain the original effective date of a claim if he or she submits new and relevant evidence within one year of the most recent decision, and (2) retain the services of attorneys and accredited agents who charge a fee when the AOJ provides notice of the original decision.

The VA's statutory duty to assist a veteran terminates after the original decision.

The bill: (1) requires the VA to issue decision notification letters, (2) permits certain veterans who initiated an appeal prior to the bill's effective date to opt-in to the modernized appeals system, (3) authorizes the VA to conduct a pilot program to test such system, and (4) requires the VA, prior to full implementation, to certify to Congress that it has sufficient resources and personnel to carry out the legacy and modernized appeals systems.

Text (6)
Enrolled Bill
Engrossed Amendment Senate
August 1, 2017
Referred in Senate
May 24, 2017
Engrossed in House
May 23, 2017
Reported in House
May 19, 2017
Introduced in House
May 2, 2017
Amendments (1)
Aug 01, 2017
Agreed to in Senate
14
Sponsorship
Senate Amendment 745
In the nature of a substitute.
Agreed To
Related Bills (1)
May 03, 2017
Introduced in Senate
32
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 1024
Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017
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.
Identified By
House
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
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Identified By
CRS
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