HR 5916 United States House · 117th Congress

Wounded Warrior Access Act

Summary

Wounded Warrior Access Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and maintain a secure, online tool or website to enable a claimant or their representative to make records requests related to VA claims and benefits. Requests for records must specify in which format the copy is desired. The VA must notify a requester within 10 days that their request has been received and must fulfill the request within 120 days. The bill also requires the VA to ensure that each time a claimant logs in to a website or online tool of the VA, the website or online tool displays in plain language (1) a warning regarding violations of laws related to agents and attorneys, (2) a link to an online tool to report violations, (3) a link to an online tool to search for a VA-recognized agent or attorney, and (4) a link to a website or online tool providing final decisions on discipline of agents and attorneys for violations.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2021

Committee Review

Jul 2022

House Passage

Sep 2022

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Nov 9, 2021 Last action Sep 15, 2022

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Sep 14, 2022

Lower · Passed

Pursuant to section 11 of H. Res. 1339, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1468, as amended; H.R. 5865; H.R. 5916, as amended; H.R. 7735, as amended; H.R. 7846; H.R. 7939, as amended; H.R. 8260, as amended; and S. 4205. (consideration: CR H7814-7822; text: CR H7820)

lower

Sep 14, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 11 of H. Res. 1339, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1468, as amended; H.R. 5865; H.R. 5916, as amended; H.R. 7735, as amended; H.R. 7846; H.R. 7939, as amended; H.R. 8260, as amended; and S. 4205.

lower

Sep 13, 2022

Introduced

Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

lower

Jul 19, 2022

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

lower

Jul 19, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Jul 18, 2022

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.

lower

Mar 29, 2022

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

lower

Nov 29, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

lower

Nov 9, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

lower

Nov 9, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors