To title 38, United States Code, to permit veterans to grant access to their records in the databases of the Veterans Benefits Administration to certain designated congressional employees, and for other purposes.
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.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H397)
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1106-1108)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 512.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1106)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1106)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.