To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain employees of State or local governmental agencies with access to case-tracking information of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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 to each veteran who submits a claim for veterans' benefits an opportunity to permit a designated congressional employee in the office of the Member of Congress representing the district where the veteran resides to have read-only access to all of such veteran's records in the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) databases. .
Such congressional employee may not be recognized as an agent or attorney.
None of the amounts made available to carry out this bill may be used to design, develop, or administer training to such employees.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-707.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6338-6340)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5166.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text of measure as passed: CR H6338-6339)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text of measure as passed: CR H6338-6339)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate.