# 116-hr-6493: Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act

116-hr-6493, Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6493
- Congress: 116
- Title: Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Introduced: 2020-04-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act This bill updates the placement and treatment of the disability benefit questionnaire form of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Specifically, the bill requires the VA to publish the disability benefit questionnaire form in a central location on a VA website. Such a form relates to the submission of evidence by private medical providers regarding the disability of a claimant. If the VA modifies the disability benefit questionnaire form, the VA must accept the previous version of the form filed by a claimant if (1) the claimant files such form during the one-year period following the modification, and (2) the form is signed and dated by the medical provider and is otherwise complete and valid.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6493 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6493)

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- [116-hr-8201: Support for Workers, Families, and Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8201)
- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
- [116-hr-6802: ALIGN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6802)
- [116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-19)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6493 (as of 2025-11-18).