Veterans Crisis Line Improvement Act [HB-2198]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
Veterans Crisis Line Improvement Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that the first message a person hears upon calling the main telephone number of any VA medical facility allows the caller to choose to be quickly redirected to the Veterans Crisis Line without ending the call.
HB-2198: Veterans Crisis Line Improvement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Introduced In House on 04/27/2017
HB-2210: To designate the community living center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as the "Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center".
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan A. Costello
Became Public Law No: 115-47. (txt | Pdf) on 08/16/2017
You have voted HB-2210: To designate the community living center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as the "Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center"..
Guardians of America's Freedom Medal Act [HB-2211]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Animals ]
[Veterans ]
Guardians of America's Freedom Medal Act This bill requires each military department to carry out a program to award medals or other commendations to military working dogs and their handlers to recognize valor or meritorious achievement.
HB-2211: Guardians of America's Freedom Medal Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Tim Ryan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 05/23/2017
Consolidated Authorization for Use of Military Force Resolution of 2017 [HJR-100]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[International ]
Consolidated Authorization for Use of Military Force Resolution of 2017 This joint resolution authorizes the President, for three years, to use all necessary and appropriate force to protect U.S. national security against Al Qaeda, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Afghan Taliban, and any associated organized and armed group that is a co-belligerent against the United States. Congress declares that this authorization is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization under the War Powers Resolution and that nothing in
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HJR-100: Consolidated Authorization for Use of Military Force Resolution of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathy Castor
Introduced In House on 04/27/2017
Military Pay Protection Act of 2017 [HB-2220]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[National Security ]
[Veterans ]
Military Pay Protection Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury, during a government shutdown, to make available to the Department of Defense (DOD) and to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in the case of the Coast Guard, such amounts as necessary to continue to provide: (1) pay and allowances to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including reserve components, who perform active service during the shutdown and, at DOD's discretion, to DOD civilian and contractor personnel providing
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HB-2220: Military Pay Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. John P. Sarbanes
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 05/23/2017
Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018 [HB-2147]
[Veterans ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to hire at least 50 Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists under the Veterans Justice Outreach Program. Each of these specialists must serve as part of a justice team in a veterans treatment court or other veteran-focused court. A specialist hired under this bill must be placed at a VA medical center that: complies with VA guidelines for specialist placement, works within a local criminal justice system with justice-involved veterans,
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HB-2147: Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Became Public Law No: 115-240. on 09/17/2018
Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018 [S.946]
[Veterans ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to hire at least 50 Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists, place each one at an eligible VA medical center, and ensure that each one serves as part of a justice team in a veterans treatment court or other veteran-focused court. An eligible VA medical center is one that: complies with all VA guidelines and regulations for placement of a specialist; works with a veteran with active, ongoing, or recent contact with some component of a local criminal
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S.946: Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Received In The House. on 02/20/2018
ASAP Act Armed Services Always Paid Act [HB-2166]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Veterans ]
ASAP Act Armed Services Always Paid Act This bill provides for funding the pay and allowances, without interruption, of members of the Armed Forces, including reserve personnel, during any period of lapsed appropriations.
HB-2166: ASAP Act Armed Services Always Paid Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 05/23/2017
VETS Act of 2017 Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 [HB-2123]
[Healthcare ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
VETS Act of 2017 Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill allows a licensed health care professional of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to practice his or her profession using telemedicine at any location in any state regardless of where the professional or patient is located if the covered health care professional is using telemedicine to provide VA medical or health services. Such authority shall apply to a covered health care professional regardless of whether the covered health care professional or patient
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HB-2123: VETS Act of 2017 Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann M. Kuster
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/08/2017
Express Appeals Act of 2017 [S.933]
[Veterans ]
Express Appeals Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) carry out a five-year pilot program to provide the option of an alternative appeals process to determine appeals of claims for disability compensation more quickly, and (2) inform claimants about such program. Appeals filed under the pilot program are described as "fully developed appeals." A claimant may elect to file a fully developed appeal by filing with the VA: (1) a notice of disagreement along with the claimant's written election to have the appeal
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S.933: Express Appeals Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 04/25/2017
VETS Act of 2017 Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 [S.925]
[Healthcare ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
VETS Act of 2017 Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 This bill allows a licensed health care professional of the Department of Veterans Affairs to practice his or her profession using telemedicine at any location in any state, regardless of where the professional or patient is located.
S.925: VETS Act of 2017 Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Received In The House. on 01/05/2018
Silver Star Service Banner Day Act [S.917]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Silver Star Service Banner Day Act (Sec. 3) This bill designates May 1 as Silver Star Service Banner Day.
S.917: Silver Star Service Banner Day Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 05/26/2017
Duty First Act [S.921]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Funding ]
Duty First Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to issue up to 20,000 $5 gold coins, 100,000 $1 silver coins, and 200,000 half-dollar clad coins, emblematic of the 100-year anniversary of the 1st Infantry Division. All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of such coins shall be paid to the Society of the 1st Infantry Division for renovation of the existing 1st Infantry Division Memorial located in the District of Columbia.
S.921: Duty First Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 04/24/2017
GI Bill STEM Extension Act of 2017 [HB-2108]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Science ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
GI Bill STEM Extension Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay the lesser of nine months or $30,000 of additional Post-9/11 educational assistance to selected eligible veterans who have used all of the Post-9/11 educational assistance to which they were entitled and who: (1) are enrolled in a postsecondary education program that requires more than the standard 128 semester (or 192 quarter) credit hours for completion in a specified science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field; or (2) have earned a
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HB-2108: GI Bill STEM Extension Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Introduced In House on 04/20/2017
Work-Study for Student Veterans Act [HB-2100]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
Work-Study for Student Veterans Act This bill reauthorizes through June 30, 2027, certain qualifying work-study activities for individuals receiving educational assistance through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
HB-2100: Work-Study for Student Veterans Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Takano
Introduced In House on 04/14/2017
GI Bill Fairness Act of 2017 [HB-2099]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
GI Bill Fairness Act of 2017 This bill includes as active duty, for purposes of eligibility for post-9/11 veterans educational assistance, service of a member of a reserve component ordered to active duty to receive authorized medical care, to be medically evaluated, or to complete a required Department of Defense health care study.
HB-2099: GI Bill Fairness Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Takano
Introduced In House on 04/14/2017