Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to publish on its website the disability benefit questionnaire forms for non-VA medical providers submitting evidence regarding a disability of a claimant for purposes of VA benefits.
If the VA updates the questionnaire form, previous versions of the form filed by claimants must be accepted for up to one year after the form was updated.
The VA may waive interagency approval processes required to approve a modification to a form if such requirement applies by reason of the form being made public on the website as required by the bill.
The Inspector General of the VA must, through 2026, annually report on the use of such forms.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-23 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate |
| 2020-09-22 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-22 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4685) | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-22 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7795. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-22 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4685-4687) | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-22 | Floor | Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-16 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. | House committee actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2020-07-30 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2020-07-27 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House floor actions |
| 2020-07-27 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |