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Sgt. Brandon Ketchum Never Again Act [HB-874]
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Sgt. Brandon Ketchum Never Again Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), upon the request of a veteran who is enrolled in the VA health care system and entitled to in-patient psychiatric care, to furnish such veteran with in-patient psychiatric care at: (1) the VA facility that is closest to where the veteran resides and that has the capacity and capability to provide such care, or (2) at a non-VA facility if the VA facility lacks such capacity or capability.
Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao
Introduced In House on 02/06/2017
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Vietnam Helicopter Crew Monument Act [HB-877]
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Vietnam Helicopter Crew Monument Act This bill directs the Department of the Army to place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring helicopter pilots and crew members who were killed while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era, subject to an agreement with the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association under which the association shall pay all site preparation, construction, installation, and maintenance costs for the memorial. The Army shall remove the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association Memorial Tree and place
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 02/24/2017
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To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs. [HB-897]
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To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs. This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the P.F.C. Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support program to make grants to eligible entities for peer-to-peer mental health programs for veterans. "Eligible entity" means: (1) a nonprofit organization having historically served the mental health needs of veterans; (2) a congressionally chartered veteran service organization; or (3) a state, local,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas R. Suozzi
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/03/2017
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans. [HB-888]
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans. This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to treat a notification of the death of a veteran rated totally disabled at the time of death as a claim by the veteran's surviving spouse and children for dependency and indemnity compensation benefits. The VA may not require that such spouse and children file a claim for such benefits.
Sponsored by: Rep. Walter B. Jones
Committee Hearings Held. on 03/20/2018
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Continuity of Education for Military Retired Dependents Act [HB-886]
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Continuity of Education for Military Retired Dependents Act This bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to permit dependents of retired members of the Armed Forces who reside on military installations to attend DOD-provided elementary or secondary schools if DOD determines that appropriate educational programs are not available through a local educational agency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Shea-Porter
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 02/24/2017
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Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act [HB-846]
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Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act This bill: (1) repeals certain provisions that require the offset of amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation from Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities for the surviving spouses of former military personnel who are entitled to military retired pay or who would be entitled to retired pay except for being under 60 years of age, (2) prohibits requiring repayment of certain amounts previously paid to SBP recipients in the form of a retired pay refund, and (3) requires (current law authorizes) the Secretary
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 02/24/2017
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Putting Our Veterans Back to Work Act of 2017 [HB-856]
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Putting Our Veterans Back to Work Act of 2017 This bill amends the: (1) VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 to extend through 2020 the veterans retraining assistance program, and (2) Wounded Warrior Act to extend through 2020 the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide the same rehabilitation and vocational benefits to members of the Armed Forces with severe injuries or illnesses as are provided to veterans. The bill extends through: (1) March 31, 2020, additional VA rehabilitation programs for certain disabled veterans who have
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Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 04/25/2017
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Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017 [S.305]
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Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill includes National Vietnam War Veterans Day, March 29, among those days on which the flag should especially be displayed.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Donnelly
Became Public Law No: 115-15. (txt | Pdf) on 03/28/2017
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Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act [S.283]
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Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands between January 1, 1977, and December 31, 1980, as radiation exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 02/02/2017
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To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Doris Miller for acts of valor during World War II while a member of the Navy. [HB-834]
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To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Doris Miller for acts of valor during World War II while a member of the Navy. This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Doris Miller for acts of valor during World War II while a member of the Navy.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby L. Rush
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 02/24/2017
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Strengthening Oversight of National Security Act of 2017 [S.291]
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Strengthening Oversight of National Security Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Security Act of 1947 to add the Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as statutorily required members of the National Security Council (NSC). (The current NSC members required by statute are the President, the Vice President, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Energy.) The bill prohibits the President from designating as additional members or attendees of the NSC any individuals in positions
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Select Committee On Intelligence. on 02/02/2017
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Expressing the sense of Congress regarding reconsideration of the merits of awarding the Medal of Honor posthumously to Doris Miller for acts of valor during World War II for which he was originally awarded the Navy Cross. [HCR-19]
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Expressing the sense of Congress regarding reconsideration of the merits of awarding the Medal of Honor posthumously to Doris Miller for acts of valor during World War II for which he was originally awarded the Navy Cross. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Navy should reconsider, pursuant to provisions governing consideration of proposals for decorations not previously submitted in a timely fashion, whether the award of the Navy Cross to Doris Miller for acts of valor during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, while a member of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 02/21/2017
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Protect the National Security Council From Political Interference Act of 2017 [HB-804]
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Protect the National Security Council From Political Interference Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Security Act of 1947 to prohibit the President from designating any individual whose primary or predominant responsibility is political in nature to serve as a member of the National Security Council (NSC) or to regularly attend or participate in NSC meetings or meetings convened under the auspices of the NSC, including Principals Committee meetings. Organized under presidential memorandum, the Principals Committee is a cabinet-level senior
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 02/01/2017
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Ensuring Sound Military and Intelligence Advice Act of 2017 [HB-793]
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Ensuring Sound Military and Intelligence Advice Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Security Act of 1947 to require the President to designate the Director of National Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as regular attendees of the meetings of the National Security Council (NSC), or of any body of the NSC (including the Principals Committee), if any individual whose responsibilities are primarily political is designated as a regular attendee of such meetings.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Introduced In House on 02/01/2017
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Fighting for Orange-Stricken Territories in the Eastern Region Act [HB-809]
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Fighting for Orange-Stricken Territories in the Eastern Region Act This bill provides presumptive service connection to herbicide exposure, for purposes of eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs health benefits, for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, or American Samoa during the Vietnam War and who show symptoms of medical conditions associated with such exposure.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 02/06/2017
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Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of the Buffalo Soldiers. [HCR-16]
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Expressing the sense of Congress that a commemorative postage stamp should be issued in honor of the Buffalo Soldiers. Calls for the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend that the Postmaster General issue a commemorative postage stamp honoring the Buffalo Soldiers.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/01/2017
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that the estate of a deceased veteran may receive certain accrued benefits upon the death of the veteran, and for other purposes. [HB-814]
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that the estate of a deceased veteran may receive certain accrued benefits upon the death of the veteran, and for other purposes. This bill provides for the payment of certain accrued benefits to the estate of a deceased veteran upon the veteran's death.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lee Zeldin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 02/06/2017
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan under the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. [HB-815]
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan under the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. This bill changes the maximum amount of a veteran's home loan of more than $144,000 that is guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to 25% of the loan amount.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann M. Kuster
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 10/25/2017
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Military Infrastructure Consolidation and Efficiency Act of 2017 [HB-753]
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Military Infrastructure Consolidation and Efficiency Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to: (1) develop a force structure plan (plan) for the Armed Forces based on a DOD assessment of threats to U.S. national security for FY2018-FY2038; (2) conduct a comprehensive inventory of military installations world-wide for each military department; and (3) submit a certification of whether the need exists for DOD to consolidate, close, or realign military installations (installation actions). DOD may begin a round for the selection
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jackie Speier
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 02/21/2017
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GI Internship Program Act [HB-758]
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GI Internship Program Act This bill directs theDepartment of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a career transition internship program to match individuals who are eligible for veterans' educational assistance with employers to: (1) provide such individuals with work experience in the civilian sector, (2) address the growing skills gap in the U.S. economy, (3) increase the marketable skills of such individuals, and (4) assist such individuals in obtaining long-term employment. The VA shall establish criteria employers must meet to participate in
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 02/06/2017