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Veteran Appeals Transparency Act of 2025 This bill requires the Board of Veterans Appeals to publish a weekly notice of the docket dates of the cases assigned to a board member for a decision that week. The requirement does not apply to cases that have been advanced or remanded. The notice must include a statement that a case assignment appearing on the notice does not require the board to issue a decision regarding the case during that week.
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2025-03-27
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2025-02-27
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2025-02-27
Introduced in House
2025-02-27
Introduced in House
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119 HR 1741 IH: Veteran Appeals Transparency Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-02-27 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1741 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 27, 2025 Mr. Self introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the online publication of the docket of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veteran Appeals Transparency Act of 2025 . 2. Board of Veterans’ Appeals publication of dates of docket activity Section 7107 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Publication of expected actions (1) On a weekly basis, for each docket, the Board shall publish, on a website of the Department, notice of the docket dates of the cases assigned to a Board member for a decision for that week. (2) Each notice published under paragraph (1) shall include a statement that an assignment described in such paragraph does not require the Board to issue a decision regarding the case during such week. (3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a case— (A) that has been advanced under subsection (b); or (B) remanded by the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. .
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