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Main Subject: Armed Forces and National Security

Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to assess notices that the VA sends to claimants applying for or submitting claims for VA benefits. The VA must report on the findings of the assessment and implement recommendations in the assessment.

Senate Actions

IntroReferral
Sep. 18 2024	Received in the Senate.

House floor actions Actions

Floor
Sep. 17 2024	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5280) DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7816. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5280-5281) Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Calendars
Jul. 08 2024	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 477.

Committee
Jul. 08 2024	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-576.

IntroReferral
Mar. 26 2024	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Library of Congress Actions

Floor
Sep. 17 2024	Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5280)

Committee
Jul. 08 2024	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-576.

IntroReferral
Mar. 26 2024	Introduced in House Introduced in House

House committee actions Actions

Committee
May. 01 2024	Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Apr. 16 2024	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote. Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Apr. 10 2024	Subcommittee Hearings Held
Apr. 09 2024	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

House bill HR7816-118

Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act

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