Armed Forces And National Security
US Congress 116th Congress
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to collect overpayments of specially adapted housing assistance. [HB-6018]
[Veterans ]
[Housing ]
Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to collect overpayments of assistance made to specified individuals (e.g., individuals who applied for assistance or attorneys) in relation to the specially adapted housing program.
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Expressing support for the designation of February 28, as "Desert Storm Veterans Day". [HR-876]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
This resolution expresses the support of the House of Representatives for the designation of Desert Storm Veterans Day to honor and recognize the contributions of the veterans who served in Operation Desert Storm. The resolution also encourages state and local governments to designate a Desert Storm Veterans Day. The resolution supports the expeditious handling of claims by the Department of Veterans Affairs for Desert Storm veterans and urges that these veterans continue to receive high quality medical treatment for ailments associated with their
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To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, for the transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, and for other purposes. [HB-6039]
[Veterans ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Military ]
Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into an agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, for the transfer to the VA of Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, to be maintained as a national shrine.
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Buffalo Soldiers Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2020 [HB-6022]
[Military ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Veterans ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Provides for a Congressional Gold Medal to be awarded to the Buffalo Soldier regiments (six all-Black calvary and infantry regiments authorized by Congress in 1866 to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces), in recognition of their vital service to the United States. Following the award of the medal, it shall be given to the National Museum of African American History and Culture of the Smithsonian Institution, where it shall be displayed as appropriate and made available for research.
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National Security Transparency Act [HB-6002]
[National Security ]
[Defense ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Military ]
Requires an individual serving as an acting official in certain positions related to national security to periodically appear before Congress. This requirement shall apply to an individual acting as the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Director of the National Security Agency, or the Director of National Intelligence. (Individuals serving in these positions must receive Senate confirmation, but the President may appoint without confirmation an acting official to perform
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Donald Stratton be remembered for a lifetime of heroism and service to the United States. [SR-514]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
This resolution honors Donald Stratton for his lifelong commitment to service to the country and remembers the men and women of the Greatest Generation.
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A resolution honoring the 100th anniversary of Disabled American Veterans. [SR-518]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
This resolution recognizes and honors the contributions of Disabled American Veterans to veterans both with and without disabilities.
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Major Richard Star Act [HB-5995]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Provides that a combat-disabled uniformed services retiree with fewer than 20 years of creditable service may concurrently receive, without reduction veterans' disability compensation, and retired pay or combat-related special compensation.
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National Defense Cybersecurity Consortia Act of 2019 [S.2234]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Military ]
Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish one or more consortia, comprising certain universities, to advise and assist on matters relating to cybersecurity. DOD must establish procedures for organizations within DOD to access such expertise.
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Recognizing the 100th anniversary of Disabled American Veterans. [HR-865]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
This resolution recognizes and honors the contributions of Disabled American Veterans to veterans both with and without disabilities.
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Restoring Military Priorities Act of 2020 [S.3339]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Veterans ]
A bill to restore military priorities, and for other purposes.
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K2 Veterans Toxic Exposure Accountability Act of 2020 [HB-5957]
[Defense ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Military ]
To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study regarding toxic exposure by members of the Armed Forces deployed to Karshi Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.
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To require the Secretary of the Army to convey certain Federal property in the State of Ohio to the Friends of Barker House. [HB-5960]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Real Estate ]
[Environmental ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
Directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to convey to the Friends of Joseph Barker, Jr., House organization, by quitclaim deed and without monetary consideration, all interest of the United States in the Judge Joseph Barker, Jr., House and a specified road tract in Washington County, Ohio, situated along the Ohio River. The Corps must also provide the organization with a specified easement. The Corps shall make improvements and alterations to the house to facilitate conveyance of the property, including carrying out the conveyance of the house and
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Selective Service Modernization Act of 2020 [HB-5945]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Makes changes related to the Selective Service System and induction into the U.S. Armed Forces. The bill requires the expungement of an individual's criminal conviction, other than for a crime of violence, upon the individual's induction into the U.S. Armed Forces. The bill also requires that the records of Selective Service registrants are periodically updated to exclude persons no longer subject to induction into the U.S. Armed Forces (e.g., deceased persons and persons receiving Social Security Disability Insurance benefits).
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To reauthorize the Department of Defense mentor-protégé program. [HB-5938]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
To reauthorize the Department of Defense mentor-protégé program.
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Fair Access to Co-ops for Veterans Act [HB-5923]
[Housing ]
[Veterans ]
[Real Estate ]
Reauthorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to guarantee a loan for a veteran's purchase of stock or membership in a cooperative housing corporation for the purpose of entitling the veteran to occupy a single family residential unit. The VA must ensure a loan for the purchase of stock or membership in a cooperative housing corporation is not denied if it has been reviewed and approved by a lender approved by Fannie Mae. The bill also requires the VA to advertise the availability of loan guarantees for housing cooperative share loans to
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Guard and Reserve Hazard Duty Pay Equity Act [HB-5887]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
To amend title 37, United States Code, to standardize payment of hazardous duty incentive pay for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
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A resolution recognizing the 75th anniversary of the amphibious landing on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima during World War II and the raisings of the flag of the United States on Mount Suribachi. [SR-502]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
This resolution recognizes the 75th anniversary of the amphibious landing on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima that began on February 19, 1945, and ended on March 26, 1945, and encourages the people of the United States to honor the veterans of the Battle of Iwo Jima with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
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Guard and Reserve Hazard Duty Pay Equity Act [S.3308]
[Military ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to standardize payment of hazardous duty incentive pay for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
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Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the amphibious landing on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima during World War II and the raisings of the flag of the United States on Mount Suribachi. [HR-857]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
This resolution recognizes the 75th anniversary of the amphibious landing on the Japanese island of Iwo Jima that began on February 19, 1945, and ended on March 26, 1945, and encourages the people of the United States to honor the veterans of the Battle of Iwo Jima with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.