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H.R. 512 · 115th Congress

WINGMAN Act

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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 115th Congress ended.

TYR YohoSponsor
174 cosponsors · 53 D, 121 R
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152 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Jan 12, 2017
  2. House Passed Feb 13, 2017

Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act or the WINGMAN Act

What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Feb 13, 2017

Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act or the WINGMAN Act

(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide each veteran who submits a claim for VA benefits with an opportunity to permit a covered congressional employee in the office of the veteran's Member of Congress to have read-only access to all of the veteran's records in the Veterans Benefits Administration databases. A Member may designate up to two such covered congressional employees.

A covered congressional employee may not be recognized as an agent or attorney with respect to veterans' benefit claims.

Funds under this bill may not be used to design or administer any training for covered congressional employees.

The bill makes up to $10 million available for obligation or expenditure for FY2018 through FY2021 for such congressional employee access program.

No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the bill.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: WINGMAN Act

Also known as: Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act

Latest action (Feb 14, 2017): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 12, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Jan 12, 2017
  2. House Passed Feb 13, 2017

No recorded floor vote found.