H.R. 1530 · 118th Congress

Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2023

Introduced on Mar 10, 2023 by Morgan Luttrell (R-TX-8). 5 cosponsors, 3 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 21, 2023): Received in the Senate.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Mar 10, 2023
Cosponsors
5
3 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the requirement to publish disability benefit questionnaire forms of Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Public contracts and procurement
  • Veterans' medical care
  • Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Morgan LuttrellR-TX-8Sponsor

Democrats · 3

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Sep 20, 2023· House· Passage· Passed 423–0

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Mar 10, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Mar 10, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Mar 10, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Mar 28, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
  5. Mar 29, 2023 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held.
  6. Apr 19, 2023 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  7. Apr 28, 2023 · HouseSubcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.
  8. Apr 28, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  9. Apr 28, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  10. Sep 14, 2023Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-199.
  11. Sep 14, 2023 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-199.
  12. Sep 14, 2023 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 162.
  13. Sep 18, 2023 · HouseMr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  14. Sep 18, 2023 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4358-4361)
  15. Sep 18, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1530.
  16. Sep 18, 2023 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Bost objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
  17. Sep 20, 2023 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4426-4427)
  18. Sep 20, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 401). (text: 9/18/2023 CR H4358-4359)House · Roll call 401
  19. Sep 20, 2023 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423 - 0 (Roll no. 401). (text: 9/18/2023 CR H4358-4359)House · Roll call 401
  20. Sep 20, 2023 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  21. Sep 21, 2023 · SenateReceived in the Senate.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO5 reports
    $2.6M reported (all issues)
  2. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS5 reports
    $749.7K reported (all issues)
  3. Fleet Reserve Association5 reports
    $600K reported (all issues)
  4. LEIDOS, INC.5 reports
    $4.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: LEIDOS, INC.$1.1B in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  5. The American Legion1 report
    $190K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.