H.R. 5881 · 112th Congress
Access to Veterans Benefits Improvement Act
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Access to Veterans Benefits Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide veterans' case-tracking information access to employees of a Member of Congress or of a state or local governmental agency who regularly assist veterans with benefit claims.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 31, 2012
Access to Veterans Benefits Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide veterans' case-tracking information access to employees of a Member of Congress or of a state or local governmental agency who regularly assist veterans with benefit claims. Directs the Secretary to ensure that such access does not: (1) allow the employee to modify the data in the case-tracking system, and (2) include access to medical records.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Access to Veterans Benefits Improvement Act
Latest action (Jun 27, 2012): Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: May 31, 2012
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.