Armed Forces And National Security
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Department of Veterans Affairs Contracting Preference Consistency Act [HB-4920]
[Veterans ]
[Small Business ]
[Military ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an exception to certain small business contracting requirements applicable to the Department of Veterans Affairs procurement of certain goods and services covered under the Ability One program, and for other purposes.
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Urging the release of information regarding the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks upon the United States. [HR-662]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
This resolution states that documents related to the events of September 11, 2001, should be declassified to the greatest extent possible so as to provide answers to survivors, the families of the victims, and the people of the United States.
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Smarter Approaches to Nuclear Expenditures Act [S.2727]
[Defense ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
A bill to reduce spending on nuclear weapons and related defense spending and to prohibit the procurement and deployment of low-yield nuclear warheads, and for other purposes.
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Homeland Security Counterintelligence Threat Reduction Act [S.2728]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Immigration ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take various actions related to counterintelligence activities. DHS shall establish a counterintelligence vetting task force to report to Congress recommendations to improve counterintelligence vetting for DHS programs. DHS shall also develop counterintelligence awareness training as part of an established program for collecting information about nonimmigrant foreign students and other exchange program participants. DHS shall require appropriate faculty from approved educational institutions and
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Essential National Security Authorities Act for Fiscal Year 2020 [S.2731]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
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Smarter Approaches to Nuclear Expenditures Act [HB-4904]
[Defense ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
To reduce spending on nuclear weapons and related defense spending and to prohibit the procurement and deployment of low-yield nuclear warheads, and for other purposes.
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JCAT Authorization Act Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team Authorization Act [HB-4883]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Public Safety ]
Reauthorizes for FY2020-FY2025 the Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group and renames the group the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team.
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Homeland Security Counterintelligence Threat Reduction Act [HB-4892]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Immigration ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take various actions related to counterintelligence activities. DHS shall establish a counterintelligence vetting task force to report to Congress recommendations to improve counterintelligence vetting for DHS programs. DHS shall also develop counterintelligence awareness training as part of an established program for collecting information about nonimmigrant foreign students and other exchange program participants. DHS shall require appropriate faculty from approved educational institutions and
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Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Support Act [HB-4879]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Provides that an officer or employee of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency who is traveling on or conducting an accounting and recovery mission is exempt from furlough, including in the case of a government shutdown.
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Veteran Deportation Prevention and Reform Act [HB-4890]
[Immigration ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
To provide benefits for noncitizen members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
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VETS Act Veterans Emergency Treatment Services Act [HB-4878]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to spend up to $300 million in FY2021 to construct a medical center in Jacksonville, Florida.
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General James N. Mattis Congressional Gold Medal Act [HB-4867]
[Military ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Veterans ]
Directs Congress to award a Congressional Gold Medal to General James N. Mattis in recognition of his distinguished military career. Following the award, the medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it shall be available for display as appropriate and made available for research. The U.S. Mint may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal.
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A bill to provide for a regional center for security studies for the Arctic in the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. [S.2707]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish and administer a DOD regional center for security studies for the Arctic, to be located in Alaska and known as the Ted Stevens Arctic Center for Security Studies.
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A resolution designating October 30, 2019, as a national day of remembrance for the workers of the nuclear weapons program of the United States. [SR-377]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Science ]
This resolution designates October 30, 2019, as a national day of remembrance for workers of the nuclear weapons program, including uranium workers.
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A resolution designating October 26, 2019, as the "Day of the Deployed". [SR-381]
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[Veterans ]
This resolution designates October 26, 2019, as the Day of the Deployed in honor of the deployed members of the armed forces and their families.
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Ensuring Quality Care for Our Veterans Act [HB-4858]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with a nonfederal organization to conduct a quality management review of hospital care or medical services furnished by each Veterans Health Administration (VHA) provider whose license was terminated by a state licensing board based upon care or services provided in a non-VHA facility. If a review determines that the standard of care was not met, the VA shall notify the individual who received such care or services.
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Stopping Executive Overreach on Military Appropriations Act [S.2705]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the requirements relating to the use of construction authority in the event of a declaration of war or national emergency, and for other purposes.
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Putting Our Veterans Back to Work Act of 2019 [HB-4824]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Veterans ]
To reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, and for other purposes.
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SERVE Act Supporting Eating Disorders Recovery Through Vital Expansion Act [S.2673]
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[Mental Health ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
[Defense ]
[Insurance ]
Provides coverage of the treatment of eating disorders under the TRICARE program. The services include both inpatient and outpatient care and shall be furnished without regard to age of a military dependent. As part of the process for referrals for mental health evaluations of members, the Department of Defense shall encourage commanders and supervisory personnel to undertake mental health early identification training, to include recognition of warning signs and symptoms of an eating disorder.
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Cold War Service Medal Act [HB-4807]
[Defense ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
Authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to issue a service medal to members of the Armed Forces who served during the Cold War. The medal may be awarded to service members who (1) served on active duty for at least 24 consecutive months during the Cold War, from September 2, 1945, to December 26, 1991; (2) were deployed outside the continental United States for at least 30 days during the Cold War; (3) were members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces and were called or ordered to active duty to participate in exercises or operations directly
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