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H.R. 4055: Transparency For Wounded Warriors Act

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H.R. 4055: Transparency For Wounded Warriors Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-10-12 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-10-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Transparency For Wounded Warriors Act

Plain summary

Transparency For Wounded Warriors Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a member of the uniformed services whose claim for traumatic injury under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance is denied, at the time of such denial, a legal analysis of the denial and the information the VA relied on in making such decision. The VA may not use any reasoning not articulated in such analysis or information not provided to justify a further denial on appeal.

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Official text

Transparency For Wounded Warriors Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr4055 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115