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H.R. 628: Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act

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H.R. 628: Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-16 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · 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.

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Official title

Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act

Plain summary

Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act or the WINGMAN Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide veterans with the option to grant read-only access to their records in the databases of the Veterans Benefits Administration to covered congressional employees. The covered congressional employees must be employed in the office of the Member of Congress who represents the district where the veteran resides. Under the bill, a covered congressional employee is (1) a permanent, full-time employee of a Member of Congress who is responsible for assisting constituents with federal agencies and departments; (2) designated by the Member; and (3) someone who satisfies the criteria required by the VA for recognition as an agent or attorney. However, the bill specifies that a covered congressional employee may not be recognized as an agent or attorney with respect to veterans' benefit claims.

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Official text

Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · 95 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jack Bergman (R-MI), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Mike Bost (R-IL), Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Andy Harris (R-MD), Clay Higgins (R-LA), James A. Himes (D-CT), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Scott Perry (R-PA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Jason Smith (R-MO), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Andy Barr (R-KY) and 35 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr628 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116