U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB6698: Board of Veterans Appeals Annual Report Transparency Act of 2025
Status: In committee, October 6, 2026
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Board of Veterans' Appeals to include in its annual report an identification of the factors contributing to untimely disposition and remand of appeals, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Board of Veterans' Appeals to include in its annual report an identification of the factors contributing to untimely disposition and remand of appeals, and for other purposes.
From the committee substitute text, October 6, 2026:
A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Board of Veterans' Appeals to include in its annual report an identification of the factors contributing to untimely disposition and remand of appeals, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Board of Veterans Appeals Annual Report Transparency Act of 2025 . SECTION 2. Identification of factors contributing to untimely disposition and remand of appeals Section 7101(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2)(F) by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (2)(G) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) in paragraph (2) by adding at the end the 131 Stat. 1127)) during that year that were not disposed of in a timely manner (as required by section 7101(a) of this title) by the end of that year, an identification by the Chairman of the factors contributing to the untimely disposition of such cases and, for each factor so identified, the number and percentage of such cases to which that factor contributed; and (I) with respect to cases pending before the Board (whether under the new or legacy appeals system) during that year that were remanded during that year, an identification by the Chairman of the factors contributing …
Sponsors
- Keith Self (R, HD-003) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 737.
- : Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-840.
- : Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- : Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Subcommittee Hearings Held
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation, Veterans' pensions and compensation, Judicial review and appeals, Government information and archives, Armed Forces and National Security, Congressional oversight
Common questions
- What is HB6698?
- HB6698 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Board of Veterans Appeals Annual Report Transparency Act of 2025.
- What does HB6698 do?
- In its own words: To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Board of Veterans' Appeals to include in its annual report an identification of the factors contributing to untimely disposition and remand of appeals, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB6698?
- In committee as of October 6, 2026. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 737. (October 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB6698?
- Keith Self (R, HD-003).
- Where is the official record for HB6698?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6698
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