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H.R. 5549: Rating and Processing Individuals' Disability Claims Act

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H.R. 5549: Rating and Processing Individuals' Disability Claims Act

111th Congress · introduced 2010-06-17 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2010-06-17 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Rating and Processing Individuals' Disability Claims Act

Plain summary

Rating and Processing Individuals' Disability Claims Act or the RAPID Claims Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), if a veteran's claim is submitted that is determined to be a fully developed claim, to provide: (1) the claimant with the opportunity to waive any claim development period with respect to such claim; and (2) expeditious treatment to such claim. Provides that: (1) if a person notifies the Secretary of the intention to submit a fully developed claim and does so within a one-year period thereafter, the Secretary shall provide expeditious treatment to the claim; and (2) if the Secretary determines that a claim submitted as fully developed is not fully developed, the Secretary shall notify such person within 30 days of the information and evidence required to fully develop the claim. Requires the Secretary, when denying a benefit, to notify the claimant of any form or application required to appeal such decision.

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Official text

Rating and Processing Individuals' Disability Claims Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN-2] · 105 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

John Garamendi (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA) and 45 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr5549 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111