Veterans Claims Processing Innovation Act of 2007

Summary

Veterans Claims Processing Innovation Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a work credit system for evaluating regional offices of the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) with respect to veterans' claims processing. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop and maintain a system for processing veterans' disability compensation claims using artificial intelligence that utilizes medical and military service data to generate disability rating recommendations; and (2) maintain a regional office at which all such claims are processed exclusively electronically. Provides that if a veteran who is a claimant dies before completing the submission of a claim for benefits, the person who would receive any accrued benefit(s) due to such veteran shall be treated as the claimant for purposes of completing submission of the claim. Directs the Secretary to contract with a private entity to evaluate the training and assessment programs for VBA employees.

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Timeline

1. 16 July 2007

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 16 July 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 16 July 2007

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 23 July 2007

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

   Source: Committee

5. 8 November 2007

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 16 July 2007 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 16 July 2007

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 16 July 2007

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 16 July 2007

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Sponsors

• Doug Lamborn · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] · D · Sponsor
• Vern Buchanan · R · Sponsor
• John Boozman · R · Sponsor
• EDDIE JOHNSON · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] · R · Sponsor
• Sam Graves · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · R · Sponsor
• Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Rescom. Fortuno, Luis G. [R-PR-At Large] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Cathy Rodgers · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Sali, Bill [R-ID-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Steve Scalise · R · Cosponsor
• · hsvr00 · Standing

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