Armed Forces And National Security
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Veterans Improved Access and Care Act of 2019 [HB-1674]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a pilot program at a minimum of 10 medical facilities to assess the feasibility and advisability of expediting the VA's process for onboarding new medical providers. Priority shall be given to facilities facing hiring shortages of licensed and independent medical providers. The VA is also required to submit to Congress a strategy to reduce the duration of its hiring process for licensed medical providers.
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Supporting the goals and ideals of National Women Veterans Recognition Week. [HR-213]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Human Rights ]
This resolution expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Women Veterans Recognition Week.
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Let Everyone Get Involved in Opportunities for National Service Act [HB-1641]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Authorizes The American Legion to expand membership eligibility to include veterans and service members who served during times that were not designated periods of war. Currently, only veterans and service members who served during periods of time specified by Congress are eligible to join The American Legion.
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Veterans Equal Access Act [HB-1647]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to authorize VA health care providers to (1) provide veterans with recommendations and opinions regarding participation in their state's marijuana programs, and (2) complete forms reflecting such recommendations and opinions.
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the grade and pay of podiatrists of the Department of Veterans Affairs. [HB-1658]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
States that the grade and pay of podiatrists of the Department of Veterans Affairs are on the same schedule as physicians and dentists.
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Building Success for Youth ChalleNGe Act [HB-1638]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizes the federal government and state, tribal, county, and local governments to transfer excess equipment and facilities to the National Guard for purposes of the Youth Challenge Program, which seeks to improve life skills and employment potential of at-risk youth.
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Veterans Armed for Success Act [HB-1599]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to make grants to organizations for the provision of transition assistance services, such as interview training, to members of the Armed Forces who are recently retired, separated, or discharged from the Armed Forces and the spouses of such members.
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KREMLIN Act Keeping Russian Entrapments Minimal and Limiting Intelligence Networks Act [HB-1617]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
Directs the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to provide Congress with assessments of the current intentions of Russia and its leaders. Specifically, the ODNI shall assess (1) the potential for Russian military action against North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries, (2) possible Russian responses to an increased U.S. or NATO military presence in Eastern Europe, and (3) areas where Russia could exploit weaknesses and divisions among the governments of its Western adversaries.
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National Green Alert Act of 2019 [S.699]
[Mental Health ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishes the Green Alert System Advisory and Support Committee to develop best practices and provide technical assistance to states for the implementation of green alert systems, which would be activated when a veteran with a history of mental health issues goes missing.
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VA-SBA Act Verification Alignment and Service-disabled Business Adjustment Act [HB-1615]
[Veterans ]
[Small Business ]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
Transfers responsibility for verifying that a small business concern is owned and controlled by a veteran or service-disabled veteran, for the purposes of eligibility for certain procurement programs, from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to the Small Business Administration (SBA). Specifically, the bill transfers maintenance of the database of veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses to the SBA. For the purposes of procurement programs for small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, the SBA must
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Ensuring Safe Housing for Our Military Act [S.703]
[Defense ]
[Housing ]
[Military ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
[Environmental ]
Addresses certain health, safety, and environmental hazards in private military housing units and offers certain protections to service members. Among other things, the bill (1) requires uniform credentials for housing inspectors; (2) allows the Department of Defense (DOD) to withhold payment to landlords over health, safety, or environmental hazard concerns; (3) requires a landlord to pay certain relocation costs in connection with a hazard and to reimburse a tenant for personal property damage; and (4) disallows deposits and certain fees or penalties.
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Enewetak Atoll Cleanup Radiation Study Act [HB-1628]
[Veterans ]
[Science ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study and report on the level of radiation exposure experienced by members of the Armed Forces who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll between January 1, 1977, and December 31, 1980.
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CARE for Reservists Act of 2019 Care and Readiness Enhancement for Reservists Act of 2019 [S.711]
[Veterans ]
[Mental Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide counseling without referral to any member of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who has a behavioral health condition or psychological trauma. Such counseling may include a comprehensive individual assessment, and outpatient services shall also be available. The bill authorizes the VA to furnish mental health services to reservists. The bill also expands specified VA programs to include reservists for the provision of (1) comprehensive suicide prevention, and (2) mental health
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Prompt and Fast Action to Stop Damages Act of 2019 [HB-1567]
[Agriculture ]
[Defense ]
[Water ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
[Real Estate ]
[Environmental ]
Prompt and Fast Action to Stop Damages Act of 2019 authorizes military departments to provide water for agricultural purposes in areas in which activities on a military installation have contaminated a water source with perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) or perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). The military departments may provide uncontaminated water or provide treatment for contaminated water. The agricultural products produced must be destined for human consumption. The Department of the Air Force
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Prompt and Fast Action to Stop Damages Act of 2019 [S.675]
[Agriculture ]
[Defense ]
[Water ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
[Real Estate ]
[Environmental ]
Prompt and Fast Action to Stop Damages Act of 2019 authorizes military departments to provide water for agricultural purposes in areas in which activities on a military installation have contaminated a water source with perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) or perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). The military departments may provide uncontaminated water or provide treatment for contaminated water. The agricultural products produced must be destined for human consumption. The Department of the Air Force
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Private Cemeteries Honoring Veterans in the Absence of Next of Kin Act [HB-1552]
[Veterans ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones or markers to private cemeteries for graves of certain veterans without next of kin.
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VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act [HB-1577]
[Veterans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
Addresses procurement procedures in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Specifically, the bill requires the VA to record the amount of any cost savings realized by using competitive procedures in awarding contracts reported in the Federal Procurement Data System (or successor systems). The VA shall make available and use on a VA-wide basis the standardized procurement templates already used internally at certain VA offices.
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A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of homeschooled students in Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps units. [S.645]
[Education ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Children and Youth ]
Requires each public secondary school with a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit to allow homeschooled students to join the unit.
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Full Military Honors Act of 2019 [S.646]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Requires full military honors to be provided for the funerals of certain veterans. Specifically, a veteran shall receive full military honors if the veteran (1) is first interred or inurned in Arlington National Cemetery, (2) was awarded the medal of honor or the prisoner-of-war medal, and (3) is not entitled to full military honors because of such veteran's grade.
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should continue to support the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program. [HR-177]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Aerospace ]
[Military ]
This resolution expresses support for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program (a next-generation jet fighter program) and finds that the program is imperative to national security.