House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act
Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to reform and enhance the pay of Board of Veterans' Appeals attorneys for recruitment and retention and to increase the decision quality and claims processing speed of the Board, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 24, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 20, 2026 — Committee Hearings Held
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2303.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. McGARVEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 53, March 24, 2025, Page H1219):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 24, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2303, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2303
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 2, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 3, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Eugene Vindman (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Morgan McGarvey.
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- H.R. 6579 (119th) Justice for Breonna Taylor Act
- H.R. 9195 (119th) Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act
- H.R. 5966 (119th) Ohio River Restoration Program Act
- H.R. 9287 (119th) Child Safety and Well-Being Act of 2026
- H.R. 6757 (119th) Relief for Survivors of Miners Act of 2025
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 3, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.