# 116-hr-7795: Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020

116-hr-7795, Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7795
- Congress: 116
- Title: Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2020-07-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to publish on its website the disability benefit questionnaire forms for non-VA medical providers submitting evidence regarding a disability of a claimant for purposes of VA benefits. If the VA updates the questionnaire form, previous versions of the form filed by claimants must be accepted for up to one year after the form was updated. The VA may waive interagency approval processes required to approve a modification to a form if such requirement applies by reason of the form being made public on the website as required by the bill. The Inspector General of the VA must, through 2026, annually report on the use of such forms.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2020-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2020-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2020-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2020-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] (R-NE), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2020-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2020-09-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7795 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7795)

## Related
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7795 (as of 2025-11-18).