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H.R. 1729: VA Claims, Operations, and Records Efficiency Act

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H.R. 1729: VA Claims, Operations, and Records Efficiency Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-04-25 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-04-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 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

VA Claims, Operations, and Records Efficiency Act

Plain summary

VA Claims, Operations, and Records Efficiency Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to make the service treatment records, personal records, unit records, and medical records (service records) of each member of the Armed Forces available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) in an electronic format. Provides post-discharge or release timelines for such availability. Requires each service record provided to include a DOD certification of the record's completeness. Deems such service record release a permitted disclosure under requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

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

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A “Nay” vote

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

VA Claims, Operations, and Records Efficiency Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] · 52 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Grace Meng (D-NY), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jim Costa (D-CA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Dina Titus (D-NV), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1729 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113