A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the furnishing of health care to veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to improve the processing by the Department of claims for disability compensation, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the Senate on November 10, 2015 but was never passed by the House. Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
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10 Cosponsors (5 Republicans, 5 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Heller Issues Veterans Day Statement, Announces Senate Passage of VA Backlog Bill”
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Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV, 2011-2018]
(Sponsor)
on Nov 11, 2015
“Casey-Heller Bill to Reform VA Disability Claims Backlog Clears Committee”
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Sen. Robert “Bob” Casey [D-PA]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jul 22, 2015
“Committee Passes Sweeping VA Accountability Reforms, Veterans' Benefits Legislation”
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Sen. John “Johnny” Isakson [R-GA, 2005-2019]
on Jul 22, 2015
History
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May 6, 2015
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Introduced
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Jul 22, 2015
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Ordered Reported
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Oct 19, 2015
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Reported by Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. |
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Nov 10, 2015
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Dec 6, 2016
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Related Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6416 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1203 (114th). |
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Dec 10, 2016
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Related Bill —
Passed Senate
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6416 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1203 (114th). |
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Dec 16, 2016
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Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 6416 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1203 (114th). |
S. 1203 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1203. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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