Armed Forces And National Security
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Keeping Our Commitment to Ending Veteran Homelessness Act of 2019 [S.2489]
[Housing ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
The bill extends through FY2021 the authorization for funding financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing.
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Property Rights for Patriots Act [HB-4337]
[Real Estate ]
[Veterans ]
[Housing ]
[Military ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibits a homeowners association from seeking to enforce a policy (1) that restricts the right of a member to lease the real property of such member, and (2) against a servicemember whose residence is that property during a period of military service of at least 90 days.
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To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community clinic in New City, New York, as the "Jerry Donnellan VA Community Clinic". [HB-4042]
[Veterans ]
Designates the community clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in New City, New York, as the Jerry Donnellan VA Community Clinic.
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Student Veteran Empowerment Act of 2019 [HB-4085]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
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VET Protection Act of 2019 Veterans, Employees, and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2019 [HB-3995]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to limit the instances in which official time may be granted for certain purposes to employees of the Department, and for other purposes.
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VA-DoD Shared Medical Facilities Act of 2019 [HB-4152]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Construction ]
Authorizes the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements for the planning, design, and construction, or leasing, of facilities to be operated as shared medical facilities.
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Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020 [S.2474]
[Defense ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Healthcare ]
Provides FY2020 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. The bill excludes military construction, military family housing, civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and nuclear warheads, which are all considered in other appropriations bills. Within the DOD budget, the bill provides appropriations for Military Personnel; Operation and Maintenance; Procurement; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation; and Revolving and Management Funds. The bill provides appropriations for Other Department of Defense
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Protect Our Military Children Act [HB-4295]
[Defense ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
Directs the Department of Defense to carry out a pilot program providing blood testing to children of certain members of the Armed Forces. Such members are those who served on a military installation in the continental United States that was exposed to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances at any time during the previous 10 years. A criterion for selection of an installation for participation shall be whether a high rate of children receive health care at a military medical treatment facility at the installation.
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PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act [HB-4305]
[Veterans ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Animals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Human Services ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to implement a pilot program to assess the effectiveness of addressing post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder through a method where veterans train service dogs for veterans with disabilities.
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Reserve and Guard GI Bill Housing Fairness Act [HB-4312]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
[Military ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify when educational assistance is available for an individual who pursues an approved program of education leading to a degree while on active duty in the Armed Forces.
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Reserve and Guard GI Bill Housing Fairness Act [HB-4312]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
[Military ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify when educational assistance is available for an individual who pursues an approved program of education leading to a degree while on active duty in the Armed Forces.
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Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019 [HB-4285]
[Veterans ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
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ACE Veterans Act Access to Contraception Expansion for Veterans Act [HB-4281]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to authorize veterans to fill prescriptions for a year's supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, and vaginal rings.
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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate a week as "Battle Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes. [HB-4290]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to designate one week per year as Battle Buddy Check Week for the purposes of organizing outreach events and educating veterans on how to conduct peer wellness checks. The VA shall ensure that the Veterans Crisis Line has a plan for handling the potential increase in calls that may occur during such week.
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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a training session and a counseling session in suicide prevention and lethal means tailored to veterans who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. [HB-4282]
[Veterans ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop (1) a suicide prevention and lethal means training session, and (2) a suicide prevention and lethal means counseling session tailored to veterans who served in the Armed Forces any time after September 11, 2001.
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Department of Defense Ethics and Anti-corruption Act of 2019 [HB-4277]
[Defense ]
[Ethics ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Military ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Addresses the conduct of Department of Defense (DOD) officials regarding relationships with military contractors. With respect to certain DOD officials involved in contracting, the bill increases the following: (1) the period during which an official leaving DOD and seeking compensation from a contractor must obtain an ethics opinion concerning post-employment restrictions, (2) the length of time such requests must be retained in a central repository, and (3) the frequency of Inspector General reviews of providing and retaining opinions. Each procurement
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Safe Homefront Act [HB-4264]
[Defense ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Veterans ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To require the Secretary of Defense make available certain records relevant to a determination of whether a member of the Armed Forces is disqualified from possessing or receiving a firearm, and for other purposes.
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Honoring the life of Petty Officer Raul Guerra of Montebello, California, who perished on October 8, 1967, during military operations off northern Vietnam, and the work of the Bring Raul Home Committee to have Petty Officer Raul Guerra's remains laid to rest in California. [HR-529]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
This resolution extends sympathies to the friends and loved ones of fallen Petty Officer Raul Guerra of Montebello, California, and honors the courage and character of Raul Guerra for protecting the United States and defending the freedom of Americans.
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Brian Tally VA Medical Care and Liability Improvement Act [HB-3813]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that certain health care contractors of the Department of Veterans Affairs are subject to Federal tort claims laws, to improve the accountability of physicians of the Department, and for other purposes.
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Improving Oversight of Women Veterans’ Care Act of 2019 [HB-4096]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit an annual report on women veterans' access to gender-specific services under arrangements entered into by the VA with non-VA medical providers for the provision of hospital care or medical services. The bill also requires the VA to establish a policy under which (1) the environment of care standards and inspections at VA medical centers include specified elements, and (2) no medical center is eligible for a five-star rating unless it meets the environment of care standards.