WINGMAN Act
- Last Action
- 2/14/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-14Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2017-02-13The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- 2017-02-13Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2017-02-13On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1106)
- 2017-02-13Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1106)
- 2017-02-13DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 512.
- 2017-02-13Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1106-1108)
- 2017-02-13Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 2017-02-03Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- 2017-01-12Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2017-01-12Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H397)
- 2017-01-12Introduced in House
- 2017-01-12Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-13 (36)
Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act or the WINGMAN Act
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide each veteran who submits a claim for VA benefits with an opportunity to permit a covered congressional employee in the office of the veteran's Member of Congress to have read-only access to all of the veteran's records in the Veterans Benefits Administration databases. A Member may designate up to two such covered congressional employees.
A covered congressional employee may not be recognized as an agent or attorney with respect to veterans' benefit claims.
Funds under this bill may not be used to design or administer any training for covered congressional employees.
The bill makes up to $10 million available for obligation or expenditure for FY2018 through FY2021 for such congressional employee access program.
No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the bill.
Cosponsors (20)
- Rodney Davis (R-IL)
- Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ)
- John Delaney (D-MD)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Mike Bishop (R-MI)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Jim Costa (D-CA)
- Warren Davidson (R-OH)
- Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
- Debbie Dingell (D-MI)
- Bill Flores (R-TX)
- Trent Franks (R-AZ)
- Bob Gibbs (R-OH)
- Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
- Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
- Andy Harris (R-MD)
- J. Hill (R-AR)
- WALTER JONES (R-NC)
- David Joyce (R-OH)
- Steve King (R-IA)
Subjects
- Administrative remedies
- Congressional officers and employees
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Government information and archives
- Members of Congress
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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