Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017
Official title: “To amend title 38, United States Code, to reform the rights and processes relating to appeals of decisions regarding claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.”
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The Senate passed it without objection on August 1, 2017. No individual votes are recorded.
The House passed it without objection on August 11, 2017. No individual votes are recorded.
It became law on August 23, 2017.
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