H.R. 517: To establish a task force to evaluate the backlog of appeals to claims submitted to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-22 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-22 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To establish a task force to evaluate the backlog of appeals to claims submitted to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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Establishes an Appeals Task Force to evaluate the backlog of appeals of claims within the Board of Veterans' Appeals and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Court). Requires the Task Force to study: (1) the anticipated surge in appeals of claims; and (2) possible improvements to the appeals process, including whether substantive and structural changes to the overall appeals process are required. Directs the Task Force to submit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals, and the Court a feasible, timely, and cost effective plan to eliminate the backlog of appeals based on the remedies and solutions it identifies. Requires the Secretary, Chairman, and Court to: (1) fully consider those remedies and solutions, (2) implement those the Secretary deems appropriate, and (3) submit to Congress justification for failing to implement any such remedy or solution.

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To establish a task force to evaluate the backlog of appeals to claims submitted to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

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Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · 1 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr517.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr517 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114