HR 7337 United States House · 117th Congress

Access for Veterans to Records Act

Summary
Access for Veterans to Records Act of 2022 This bill directs the Office of the Archivist of the United States to submit to Congress a comprehensive plan for reducing the backlog of requests for records from, and improving the efficiency and responsiveness of operations at, the National Personnel Records Center. Such plan must include an estimate of the number of backlogged record requests for veterans; target time frames to reduce the backlog; a detailed plan for using existing funds to improve technology infrastructure, including secure access to appropriate agency federal records, to prevent future backlogs; actions to improve customer service for requesters; measurable goals with respect to the comprehensive plan and metrics for tracking progress toward such goals; and strategies to prevent future record request backlogs, including backlogs caused by an event that prevents employees of the center from reporting to work in person. The office must submit updates of such plan at specified intervals.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Jul 2022
House Passage
Jul 2022
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Mar 31, 2022 Last action Jul 18, 2022
Floor votes · House Jul 14, 2022

How they voted

40621
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 430
Jul 14, 2022
D Democratic219
217 Yea 2
99% Yea
R Republican211
189 Yea 21 Nay 1
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
3
Jul 18, 2022
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
upper
Jul 14, 2022
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 21 (Roll no. 356). (text: 07/12/2022 CR H5951)
lower
Jul 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 21 (Roll no. 356).
lower
Jul 12, 2022
Introduced
Mrs. Maloney, Carolyn B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
Apr 6, 2022
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
lower
Apr 6, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Mar 31, 2022
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
lower
Mar 31, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 21 co-sponsors

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