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Urging the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prioritize the hiring of mental health professionals. [HR-258]
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Urging the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prioritize the hiring of mental health professionals. Recognizes the critical shortage of mental health professionals working for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Calls on the VA to prioritize the hiring of such professionals.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlie Crist
Introduced In House on 04/06/2017
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Defense Spending Accountability Act [HB-2040]
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Defense Spending Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/06/2017
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Veterans PARC Act of 2017 Veterans Priority Access to Reliable Care Act of 2017 [HB-1977]
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Veterans PARC Act of 2017 Veterans Priority Access to Reliable Care Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use a passenger carrier to transport an individual employed at a VA medical facility between a parking facility and the medical facility.
Sponsored by: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2017
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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives and certain Members of Congress before the expiration or termination of a HUD-VASH contract, and for other purposes. [HB-1998]
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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives and certain Members of Congress before the expiration or termination of a HUD-VASH contract, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/07/2017
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VA Billing Accountability Act [HB-1972]
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VA Billing Accountability Act (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to waive the requirement that a veteran make copayments for medication, hospital care, nursing home care, or medical services if the veteran received copayment notification more than 180 days after the medical service or receipt of medication and such delay was caused by VA error. In requiring a veteran to make a copayment for medical services, the VA shall notify the veteran within 180 days (18 months in the case of a non-VA facility) of the service.
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Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/22/2018
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Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act of 2017 [HB-2068]
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Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Education Relief and Restoration Act of 2017 This bill declares that, if a veteran is forced to discontinue a course as a result of a a permanent school closure and did not receive credit or lost training time toward completion of the education program, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assistance payments shall not, for a specified period of time, be: charged against the individual's entitlement to educational assistance, or counted against the aggregate period for which such assistance may
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/06/2017
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Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act [S.871]
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Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act This bill provides appropriations for military pay and allowances during a funding gap impacting the Armed Forces. Under the bill, a "funding gap" is any period of time after the beginning of a fiscal year for which interim or full-year appropriations for the personnel accounts of the Armed Forces for that fiscal year have not been enacted. If a funding gap occurs, the bill provides appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Homeland Security (in the case of the Coast Guard) to continue
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dean Heller
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 04/06/2017
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A resolution designating April 11, 2017, as the "National Birthday of the U.S. Navy Submarine Force". [SR-121]
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A resolution designating April 11, 2017, as the "National Birthday of the U.S. Navy Submarine Force". Designates April 11, 2017, as the National Birthday of the U.S. Navy Submarine Force.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2430-2431) on 04/06/2017
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VET TEC Act Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses Act [HB-1989]
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VET TEC Act Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 04/07/2017
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To prohibit any reduction in the amount of the per diem allowance to which members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps or civilian employees of the Department of Defense are entitled based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or official travel, and for other purposes. [HB-2036]
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To prohibit any reduction in the amount of the per diem allowance to which members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps or civilian employees of the Department of Defense are entitled based on the duration of temporary duty assignments or official travel, and for other purposes. This bill prohibits uniformed service agencies or the Department of Defense (DOD) from altering the amount of the locality-based travel and transportation per diem allowances or reimbursements to which certain uniformed service members or civilian DOD employees
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 04/24/2017
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A resolution commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1st Infrantry Division. [SR-115]
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A resolution commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 1st Infrantry Division. Commemorates the 100th anniversary of the 1st Infantry Division on June 8, 2017. Commends such division for continuing to exemplify its motto, "No Mission Too Difficult. No Sacrifice Too Great. Duty First!" Honors the memory of the more than 13,000 soldiers of such division who lost their lives in battle.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jerry Moran
Senate Committee On Armed Services Discharged By Unanimous Consent. on 06/08/2017
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Restoring Maximum Mobility to Our Nation's Veterans Act of 2017 [HB-1943]
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Restoring Maximum Mobility to Our Nation's Veterans Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that each wheelchair furnished to a veteran because of a service-connected disability restores the maximum achievable mobility and function in the activities of daily life, employment, and recreation. The VA may furnish a wheelchair to a veteran because the wheelchair restores an ability that relates exclusively to participation in a recreational activity.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/06/2017
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Patriot Inventory Protection Act [HB-1916]
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Patriot Inventory Protection Act This bill requires the Army to evaluate its ability to meet war fighter requirements and operational needs, if GEM-T interceptors are removed from its operational inventory, by either: (1) recertifying GEM-T interceptors; or (2) developing, testing, and fielding a new low-cost interceptor that can be placed on the Army's operational inventory prior to the retirement of GEM-T interceptors. GEM-T interceptors are surface-to-air Patriot Guided Enhanced Missiles. The bill prohibits funds made available for the Army for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Niki Tsongas
Referred To The Subcommittee On Strategic Forces. on 04/24/2017
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GI Bill Fairness Act of 2017 [S.844]
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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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/15/2017
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Caring for the Families of our Wounded and Fallen Heroes Act [HB-1956]
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Caring for the Families of our Wounded and Fallen Heroes Act This bill increases amounts of educational assistance payable under the Department of Veterans Affairs' Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. David P. Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 04/06/2017
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National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act [S.841]
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National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act This bill designates the Veterans Memorial and Museum currently being constructed in Columbus, Ohio, as the National Veterans Memorial and Museum.
Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On National Parks. Hearings Held. on 07/19/2017
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Support Our Military Caregivers Act [HB-1910]
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Support Our Military Caregivers Act This bill permits an individual to elect to have an independent contractor perform an external clinical review of any of the following: a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) denial of an individual's application to be a caregiver or family caregiver eligible for the VA program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of eligible veterans; with respect to an approved application, a VA determination of the level or amount of personal care services that a veteran requires; a request by a caregiver or family
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Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/06/2017
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes. [HB-1942]
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Clay Higgins
Introduced In House on 04/05/2017
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Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act [HB-1928]
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Families of Fallen Servicemembers First Act This bill provides a permanent appropriation for the payment of death gratuities and related benefits to survivors of deceased members of the uniformed services during a period of lapsed appropriations. The bill provides the appropriations at the rate and under the conditions provided for the most recent fiscal year for which an Act making appropriations for the uniformed services has been enacted. The appropriations are provided during a period of lapsed appropriations, in which appropriations are unavailable
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Introduced In House on 04/05/2017
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Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 [S.833]
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Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2017 This bill expands Department of Defense (DOD) sexual trauma counseling and treatment to include: (1) cyber harassment of a sexual nature, and (2) members of the Armed Forces on active duty for training or inactive duty training. The bill sets forth the standard of proof, which may be rebutted, in the case of a veteran who claims that a covered mental health condition was incurred in or aggravated by military sexual trauma during active service. The reasons for granting or denying service-connection
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 115-320. on 07/11/2017