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Second Lieutenant Richard W. Collins III Memorial Act [S.2564]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to benefits for survivors of deceased graduates of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 09/26/2019
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the whistleblower complaint received on August 12, 2019, by the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community should be transmitted immediately to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. [HR-593]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
This resolution demands immediate transmittal to the congressional intelligence committees of the whistle-blower complaint received by the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community on August 12, 2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. David B. McKinley
Introduced In House on 09/25/2019
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the whistleblower complaint of August 12, 2019, made to the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community. [HR-576]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
[Human Rights ]
This resolution demands immediate transmittal to the congressional intelligence committees of the whistle-blower complaint received by the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community on August 12, 2019.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Rule H. Res. 577 Passed House. on 09/25/2019
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the whistleblower complaint received on August 12, 2019, by the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community should be transmitted immediately to the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. [SR-325]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Cybersecurity ]
This resolution demands immediate transmittal to the congressional intelligence committees of the whistle-blower complaint received by the Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community on August 12, 2019.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles E. Schumer
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S5649; Text: Cr S5666) on 09/24/2019
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Reducing High Risk to Veterans and Veterans Services Act [HB-4477]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit a report outlining the actions taken and plan to address the areas of concern identified in the 2019 High-Risk List of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) regarding acquisition management, risk management, and health care improvement. The VA must also report annually on the implementation of priority recommendations of the GAO that pertain to the VA.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/13/2019
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Reducing High Risk to Veterans and Veterans Services Act [HB-4477]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit a report outlining the actions taken and plan to address the areas of concern identified in the 2019 High-Risk List of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) regarding acquisition management, risk management, and health care improvement. The VA must also report annually on the implementation of priority recommendations of the GAO that pertain to the VA.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/13/2019
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Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp series should be issued honoring women veterans, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp series be issued. [HR-579]
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[Arts and Culture ]
[Military ]
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp series honoring women veterans.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 09/24/2019
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Expressing the sense of the Congress that a commemorative postage stamp series should be issued honoring women veterans, and that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend to the Postmaster General that such a stamp series be issued. [HR-579]
[Veterans ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Military ]
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Postal Service should issue a commemorative stamp series honoring women veterans.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 09/24/2019
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S.O.S. Veterans Caregivers Act Support Our Services to Veterans Caregivers Act [HB-4451]
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[Veterans ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Expands eligibility for assistance under the Department of Veterans Affairs Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers. Specifically, the bill expands eligibility for such assistance to caregivers of veterans who have a serious illness that was incurred or aggravated during active military, naval, or air service. Under current law, such assistance is already provided to caregivers of veterans who sustained serious injuries in the course of their military, naval, or air service. The bill also requires the provision of an annual multidimensional
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Ruiz
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 11/08/2019
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Stop Discrimination Against Veteran Home Buyers Act [HB-3752]
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[Housing ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Real Estate ]
[Military ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a two-year grant program to train veterans to become VA home loan appraisers. Grants may be awarded to (1) a congressionally chartered veterans service organization; (2) a state, local, or tribal veterans service agency; (3) a nonprofit organization serving veterans housing needs; (4) a nonprofit entity with a history of community engagement; and (5) other entities the VA deems appropriate.
Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Harder
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 08/14/2019
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the monthly housing stipend under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for individuals who pursue programs of education solely through distance learning on more than a half-time basis. [HB-3897]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Housing ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the monthly housing stipend under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for individuals who pursue programs of education solely through distance learning on more than a half-time basis.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 08/14/2019
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HEROES Act Heroes Entering Roles Of Education Service Act [S.2248]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
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[Grants ]
[Children and Youth ]
Revises and expands the Troops-to-Teachers Program, which supports the transition of current and former military personnel to employment positions in education. The program places personnel in (1) elementary and secondary schools that serve more than a certain percentage of lower-income students or those who qualify for aid under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and (2) Bureau of Indian Affairs-funded schools. The bill renames the program as the Troops-to-Support-Education Program and expands the positions covered to include a number
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Sponsored by: Sen. Steve Daines
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 07/24/2019
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VA Child Care Protection Act of 2019 [HB-3788]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from making payments to any child care center, child care agency, or child care provider that employs an individual who has been charged with a sex crime, a crime involving a child victim, a violent crime, or a drug felony. The bill allows the VA to make payments if such an individual has been suspended from contact with children until the case is resolved.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Committee Hearings Held. on 09/10/2020
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A bill to require the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a report on the purpose, scope, and means of expanded Chinese influence in international organizations, and for other purposes. [S.2528]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
Directs the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to report to Congress on China's expanded influence in international organizations, including the purpose of such influence and the tactics used to gain this expanded influence.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Merkley
Read Twice And Referred To The Select Committee On Intelligence. on 09/19/2019
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Fallen Heroes Family Travel Act of 2019 [S.2494]
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[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Addresses the transportation of the remains of members of the Armed Forces who die outside of the United States. It requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide, in the case of such a member whose remains are returned through the mortuary facility at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, transportation of such remains to the applicable escorted remains destination. (Under current law, this service is limited to the remains of those who die in a combat theater of operations.) The bill also requires DOD to extend travel privileges to family members
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Cotton
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 09/18/2019
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TBI and PTSD Treatment Act [HB-4370]
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[Veterans ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy through a provider authorized by the Veterans Community Care Program to veterans who have a traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/02/2019
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TBI and PTSD Treatment Act [S.2504]
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[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy through a provider authorized by the Veterans Community Care Program to veterans who have a traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 09/18/2019
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Defense Storage and Supply Efficiency Improvement Act [S.2487]
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[Military ]
[National Security ]
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Allows the Department of Defense (DOD) to consolidate distribution center infrastructure. DOD must submit a plan including (1) cost-savings estimates, (2) a list of facilities subject to closure or disposal, and (3) a certification that supply chain effectiveness will not be compromised.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 09/17/2019
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A resolution designating the week of September 22 through September 28, 2019, as "Gold Star Families Remembrance Week". [SR-313]
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[Military ]
[Public Safety ]
This resolution designates the week of September 22-September 28, 2019, as Gold Star Families Remembrance Week and recognizes the sacrifices made by veterans and by the families of Armed Forces members who made the ultimate sacrifice in order to defend freedom and protect the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Senate Committee On The Judiciary Discharged By Unanimous Consent. on 09/24/2019
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Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act [HB-4356]
[Military ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Veterans ]
Revises the conditions allowing a service member to terminate a commercial mobile, telephone exchange, internet access, or multichannel video programming service contract at any time after the date the service member receives military orders to relocate for at least 90 days to a location that does not support such contract. It treats as individuals covered, and therefore allowed to terminate such a contract (1) a spouse or dependent of a service member who dies while in military service or a member of the reserve components performing full-time
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Sponsored by: Rep. Brad R. Wenstrup
Signed By President. on 01/05/2021