VETERANS: Creates the Preserving Lawful Utilization of Services for Veterans Act. (gov sig)
This bill requires organizations that help veterans with initial disability claims to report specific performance data to the Department of Veterans Affairs within 120 days. The reported information must include the total number of cases handled, the count of claims approved or denied, average processing times, and statistics on clients who successfully increased their benefits. Entities must provide these annualized figures while excluding any personal, medical, or confidential information protected by privacy laws.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Feb 29, 2024
Signed Jun 3, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2024 · House May 20, 2024
How they voted
38–0
Passed
Total votes 38
Apr 23, 2024
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 87, nays 9. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 6, 2024
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (9-3-1). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
Apr 25, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
lower
Apr 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Stewart Cathey
RRepublican
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