S. 242 · 115th Congress
WINGMAN Act
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CassidySponsor13 cosponsors · 2 D, 11 R
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Boozman
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Cotton
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Johnson
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Klobuchar
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Rounds
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Sullivan
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Tillis
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Brown6 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act or the WINGMAN Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 30, 2017
Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act or the WINGMAN Act
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 funds available for FY2018 through FY2021 for such congressional employee access program.
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 (Jan 30, 2017): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 30, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.