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Accountability for Veterans Act
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report on certain appeals, resources, and health care systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Summary
The bill requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report to Congress within 180 days on three specific issues: reasons for the backlog of appeals in disability benefit claims, ways to enhance information and resources provided to service members and spouses in the Transition Assistance Program, and management problems affecting lower-performing VA health care systems. The report must be submitted to the Veterans' Affairs committees of both the House and Senate. The bill establishes a reporting requirement rather than mandating specific operational changes, with the goal of providing Congress information to oversee these areas of VA operations.
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Sponsor (1)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Josh Gottheimer’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- BLACKSTONE $116,700
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $71,500
- KKR & CO INC. $50,600
- CENTERVIEW PARTNERS $25,000
- FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP $23,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Josh Gottheimer → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jan 28, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Jan 28, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Accountability for Veterans Act”.
SEC. 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. <all>
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