H.R. 770

Summary

H.R. 770, the Accountability for Veterans Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 28, 2025 by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D). It was referred to Veterans' Affairs, and last saw action on Jan 28, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 770 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 770 IH: Accountability for Veterans Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-28
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 770  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 28, 2025   Mr. Gottheimer  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report on certain appeals, resources, and health care systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Accountability for Veterans Act  .
2.
Report on certain appeals, resources, and health care systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on—
(1)
reasons why there is a backlog of appeals of claims for disability benefits under laws administered by the Secretary;
(2)
ways to increase the amount of information, resources, and tools provided by the Secretary to members of the Armed Forces and spouses of such members participating in the Transition Assistance Program under sections 1142 and 1144 of title 10, United States Code; and
(3)
the persistent management problems impacting 1-star health care systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D) sponsors H.R. 770 alone.

Josh Gottheimer

Rep. · D–NJ-5 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 770 went before 1 committee: Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Affairs

Referred To · Jan 28, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 770 has taken 2 actions since Jan 28, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 770 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 770 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Accountability for Veterans Act — Display Title
• Accountability for Veterans Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report on certain appeals, resources, and health care systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 19 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 770 in 13 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Education, Health Issues, Housing, Immigration, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Defense, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 770 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 770’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 770 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative remedies to Veterans' pensions and compensation.

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