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S.1024: Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017
About This Bill
- Introduced May 3, 2017
- Latest Major Action July 10, 2017
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
31 (17 Democrats, 1 Independent Democrat, 13 Republicans)
Bill Versions
- Reported to Senate - July 10, 2017
- Introduced in Senate - May 3, 2017
Bill 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...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| July 10, 2017 |
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 166.
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| July 10, 2017 |
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Isakson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-126.
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| June 28, 2017 |
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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| May 17, 2017 |
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
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| May 17, 2017 |
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-299.
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| May 3, 2017 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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| May 3, 2017 |
Introduced in the Senate by Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) |