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H.R. 4771 · 116th Congress

VA Tele-Hearing Modernization Act

Law · 116-137 · Apr 10, 2020
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JCD CunninghamSponsor
1 cosponsor · 1 R
JKR Katko

1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Oct 21, 2019
  2. House Passed Nov 12, 2019
  3. Senate Passed Mar 26, 2020
  4. President To the President Apr 3, 2020
  5. President Signed Apr 10, 2020
  6. Law Apr 10, 2020

This bill authorizes appellants in cases before the Board of Veterans' Appeals to appear at a hearing by picture and voice transmission (e.g., Skype) from locations other than Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities. The bill requires the VA to report specified statistics and information related to hearings held by picture and voice transmission.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Apr 10, 2020

VA Tele-Hearing Modernization Act

This bill authorizes appellants in cases before the Board of Veterans' Appeals to appear at a hearing by picture and voice transmission (e.g., Skype) from locations other than Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities. The bill requires the VA to report specified statistics and information related to hearings held by picture and voice transmission.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: VA Tele-Hearing Modernization Act

Latest action (Apr 10, 2020): Became Public Law No: 116-137.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Oct 21, 2019

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

  1. House Introduced Oct 21, 2019
  2. House Passed Nov 12, 2019
  3. Senate Passed Mar 26, 2020
  4. President To the President Apr 3, 2020
  5. President Signed Apr 10, 2020
  6. Law Apr 10, 2020

No recorded floor vote found.