S. 2803 · 118th Congress
Wounded Warrior Access Act of 2023
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This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and maintain a secure online tool or website to enable a claimant or their representative to make records requests related to VA claims and benefits. Requests for records must specify in which format the copy is desired.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Sep 14, 2023
Wounded Warrior Access Act of 2023
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and maintain a secure online tool or website to enable a claimant or their representative to make records requests related to VA claims and benefits. Requests for records must specify in which format the copy is desired. The VA must notify a requester within 10 days that their request has been received and must fulfill the request within 120 days.
The bill also requires the VA to ensure that each time a claimant logs in to a website or online tool of the VA, the website or online tool displays in plain language (1) a warning regarding violations of laws related to agents and attorneys, (2) a link to an online tool to report violations, (3) a link to an online tool to search for a VA-recognized agent or attorney, and (4) a link to a website or online tool providing final decisions on discipline of agents and attorneys for violations.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Wounded Warrior Access Act of 2023
Latest action (Sep 14, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4528)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 14, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.