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Introduced
01/12/2017
01/12/2017
In Committee
02/03/2017
02/03/2017
Crossed Over
02/14/2017
02/14/2017
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
WINGMAN Act Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now 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.
AI Summary
This bill, the WINGMAN Act (Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act), directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide each veteran who submits a claim for VA benefits the opportunity to grant read-only access to their records in the Veterans Benefits Administration databases to up to two designated congressional employees in the office of the veteran's Member of Congress. The bill specifies requirements for these "covered congressional employees" and limits the use of funds to design or administer any training for them. The bill makes up to $10 million available for this congressional employee access program from fiscal years 2018 through 2021, without authorizing any additional funds to be appropriated.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (175)
Ted Yoho (R)*,
Ralph Abraham (R),
Rick Allen (R),
Brian Babin (R),
Don Bacon (R),
Jim Banks (R),
Lou Barletta (R),
Andy Barr (R),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Ami Bera (D),
Jack Bergman (R),
Andy Biggs (R),
Mike Bishop (R),
Rob Bishop (R),
Diane Black (R),
Marsha Blackburn (R),
Rod Blum (R),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Mike Bost (R),
Brendan Boyle (D),
Robert Brady (D),
Dave Brat (R),
Jim Bridenstine (R),
Susan Brooks (R),
Vern Buchanan (R),
Larry Bucshon (R),
Cheri Bustos (D),
Bradley Byrne (R),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
Buddy Carter (R),
Judy Chu (D),
David Cicilline (D),
Mike Coffman (R),
Tom Cole (R),
Doug Collins (R),
James Comer (R),
Barbara Comstock (R),
John Conyers (D),
Paul Cook (R),
Jim Costa (D),
Joe Courtney (D),
Kevin Cramer (R),
Charlie Crist (D),
Joseph Crowley (WFP),
Elijah Cummings (D),
Carlos Curbelo (R),
Warren Davidson (R),
Rodney Davis (R),
John Delaney (D),
Val Demings (D),
Ron DeSantis (R),
Mark DeSaulnier (D),
Scott DesJarlais (R),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Daniel Donovan (R),
Jeff Duncan (R),
John Duncan (R),
Neal Dunn (R),
Tom Emmer (R),
Eliot Engel (D),
Blake Farenthold (R),
John Faso (R),
Drew Ferguson (R),
Bill Flores (R),
Lois Frankel (D),
Trent Franks (R),
Rodney Frelinghuysen (R),
Tulsi Gabbard (D),
Matt Gaetz (R),
Ruben Gallego (D),
Tom Garrett (R),
Bob Gibbs (R),
Louie Gohmert (R),
Paul Gosar (R),
Trey Gowdy (R),
Garret Graves (R),
Morgan Griffith (R),
Raúl Grijalva (D),
Glenn Grothman (R),
Brett Guthrie (R),
Colleen Hanabusa (D),
Andy Harris (R),
Vicky Hartzler (R),
Jody Hice (R),
Brian Higgins (D),
Clay Higgins (R),
French Hill (R),
Jim Himes (D),
Will Hurd (R),
Darrell Issa (R),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Sam Johnson (R),
Walter Jones (R),
Dave Joyce (R),
Marcy Kaptur (D),
Trent Kelly (R),
Derek Kilmer (D),
Steve King (R),
Adam Kinzinger (R),
Stephen Knight (R),
Darin LaHood (R),
Doug LaMalfa (R),
Leonard Lance (R),
James Langevin (D),
Rick Larsen (D),
Al Lawson (D),
Barbara Lee (D),
Jason Lewis (R),
Barry Loudermilk (R),
Mia Love (R),
Alan Lowenthal (D),
Sean Maloney (D),
Tom Marino (R),
Roger Marshall (R),
Thomas Massie (R),
Brian Mast (R),
Michael McCaul (R),
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R),
Martha McSally (R),
Mark Meadows (R),
Patrick Meehan (R),
Gregory Meeks (D),
Luke Messer (R),
Paul Mitchell (I),
Alex Mooney (R),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Dan Newhouse (R),
Richard Nolan (D),
Pete Olson (R),
Steven Palazzo (R),
Jimmy Panetta (D),
Stevan Pearce (R),
Scott Perry (R),
Scott Peters (D),
Ted Poe (R),
Amata Radewagen (R),
John Ratcliffe (R),
Tom Reed (R),
Kathleen Rice (D),
Tom Rice (R),
Hal Rogers (R),
Mike Rogers (R),
Todd Rokita (R),
Francis Rooney (R),
Thomas Rooney (R),
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R),
Peter Roskam (R),
Keith Rothfus (R),
David Rouzer (R),
Edward Royce (R),
Bobby Rush (D),
John Rutherford (R),
Kilili Sablan (D),
Brad Schneider (D),
David Scott (D),
Carol Shea-Porter (D),
John Shimkus (R),
Kyrsten Sinema (I),
Albio Sires (D),
Jason Smith (R),
Darren Soto (D),
Elise Stefanik (R),
Eric Swalwell (D),
G.T. Thompson (R),
Mike Thompson (D),
Scott Tipton (R),
Norma Torres (D),
David Valadao (R),
Ann Wagner (R),
Tim Walberg (R),
Mark Walker (R),
Randy Weber (R),
Joe Wilson (R),
Rob Wittman (R),
David Young (R),
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (on 02/14/2017)
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