HR2303Referred to Committee

Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2025-03-24

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Morgan McGarvey

Democrat · KY · Representative

Votes with party: 98.2% (553 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/M001220

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (2)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Committee Hearings Held

2026-05-20

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Previously

House Committee on Veterans' AffairsHearings By (full committee) · 2026-03-18
House Committee on Veterans' AffairsReferred To · 2025-03-24

Plain-English Summary

This bill aims to help the Department of Veterans Affairs hire and keep experienced lawyers who work at the Board of Veterans' Appeals, which handles disputes when veterans disagree with decisions about their benefits. By making these attorney positions more attractive through better pay or job security, the bill hopes to reduce the growing backlog of cases waiting to be heard, so veterans get decisions on their appeals faster. The measure would ultimately help veterans receive the benefits they're entitled to without long delays.

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Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2303 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2303 To amend title 38, United States Code, to reform and enhance the pay of Board of Veterans' Appeals attorneys for recruitment and retention and to increase the decision quality and claims processing speed of the Board, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 24, 2025 Mr. McGarvey (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to reform and enhance the pay of Board of Veterans' Appeals attorneys for recruitment and retention and to increase the decision quality and claims processing speed of the Board, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Board of Veterans' Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act''. SEC. 2. BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS ATTORNEY CAREER ENHANCEMENT. Section 7101A(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Members''; and (2) by inserting at the end the following new paragraph: ``(2) An individual employed by the Board as a non-supervisory attorney may be promoted to grade GS-15 of the General Schedule.''. <all>

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