H.R.475: GI Bill Processing Improvement Act of 2015

About This Bill

  • Introduced Jan. 22, 2015
  • Latest Major Action May 21, 2015

Bill Summary

GI Bill Processing Improvement Act of 2015 Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to alter the information technology system of the Veterans Benefits Administration to ensure that: (1) all claims for post-9/11 educational assistance are electronically adjudicated, to the maximum extent possible; and (2) rule-based processing is used to decide such claims with little human intervention. Changes from July 1, 2015, to July 1, 2016, the...

(Source: Library of Congress)

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Bill Actions

Date Description
May 21, 2015
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
May 21, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
April 16, 2015
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .
April 16, 2015
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
March 24, 2015
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb. 6, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Jan. 22, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan. 22, 2015

Introduced in the House by Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio)

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