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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit veterans to grant access to their records in the databases of the Veterans Benefits Administration to certain designated congressional employees, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-242| Senate 
| Updated: 1/30/2017
Bill Cassidy

Bill Cassidy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (13)
Dan Sullivan (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Rand Paul (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act or the WINGMAN Act 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 funds available for FY2018 through FY2021 for such congressional employee access program.
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Timeline
Jan 30, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jan 30, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • January 30, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 30, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 115-512: WINGMAN Act
Administrative remediesCongressional officers and employeesDepartment of Veterans AffairsGovernment information and archivesMembers of CongressVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programsVeterans' pensions and compensation

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit veterans to grant access to their records in the databases of the Veterans Benefits Administration to certain designated congressional employees, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-242| Senate 
| Updated: 1/30/2017
Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act or the WINGMAN Act 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 funds available for FY2018 through FY2021 for such congressional employee access program.
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Timeline
Jan 30, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Jan 30, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • January 30, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 30, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Bill Cassidy

Bill Cassidy

Republican Senator

Louisiana

Cosponsors (13)
Dan Sullivan (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)David Perdue (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Rand Paul (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 115-512: WINGMAN Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesCongressional officers and employeesDepartment of Veterans AffairsGovernment information and archivesMembers of CongressVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programsVeterans' pensions and compensation