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H.R. 5709: Veterans Disability Fairness Act

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H.R. 5709: Veterans Disability Fairness Act

110th Congress · introduced 2008-04-03 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-04-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Subcommittee Hearings Held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Veterans Disability Fairness Act

Plain summary

Veterans Disability Fairness Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in order to carry out the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) quality assurance program with respect to the administration of veterans' disability compensation, to ensure the accuracy and consistency across VA offices of the treatment of claims for disability compensation, including disability rating determinations and whether a disability is service-connected. Requires the Secretary to conduct reviews and audits, at least annually, to identify and correct any inaccuracies or inconsistencies in disability ratings and the adjudication of disability compensation claims by VA regional offices and employees responsible for such ratings or adjudications.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Veterans Disability Fairness Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18] · 18 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

André Carson (D-IN), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Diana DeGette (D-CO)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr5709 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110