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Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013 [HB-813]
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Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Authorizes the provision of advance appropriations for the following discretionary (under current law, medical care) accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): (1) Veterans Health Administration Medical Services, Medical Support and Compliance, Medical Facilities, and Medical and Prosthetic Research; (2) National Cemetery Administration; and (3) Veterans Benefits Administration, Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program. Authorizes the provision of advance appropriations for the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 113-212. on 09/17/2013
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Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act [HB-740]
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Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act - (Sec. 4) Gives Sealaska, the regional Alaska Native Corporation for southeast Alaska, 90 days following this Act's enactment to agree to accept the conveyance of specified federal land, subject to certain conditions and restrictions, as full and final satisfaction of its remaining land entitlement under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). Provides that if Sealaska fails to agree to that conveyance: (1) this Act's provisions cease to be effective; and (2)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-203. on 09/10/2013
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Funeral Honors for World War II Veterans Act [HB-5760]
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Funeral Honors for World War II Veterans Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to include seven person firing parties in the funeral honors details for World War II veterans.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Barber
Referred To The House Committee On Armed Services. on 11/20/2014
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Recognizing Officers and Enlisted Men of the Korean Constabulary Act of 2014 [HB-5745]
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Commends the veterans of the Korean Constabulary and thanks them for their support during the difficult times leading to the establishment of South Korea. (The Korean Constabulary undertook internal security tasks on behalf of the U.S. military government in Korea and the South Korean people from November 1945 to January 1949.) Requires the Secretary of State to urge the South Korean government to: (1) reexamine Article 16-9 of South Korea's Military Pension Act, and (2) expeditiously locate the records and remains of 7,235 combat dead of the Korean
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Sponsored by: Rep. Lee Terry
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 12/05/2014
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Ebola Emergency Response Act [HB-5710]
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Ebola Emergency Response Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa poses severe health, economic, and security threats to the affected countries, the United States, and the broader international community; and the whole-of-government response taken by the United States provides capabilities critical to helping contain Ebola in West Africa; yet the United States alone will not succeed in containing it. Directs the President to: coordinate with the governments of affected African countries, the private
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Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Bass
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 11/20/2014
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Veterans Dignified Burial Act [HB-5369]
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Veterans Dignified Burial Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA): (1) upon confirming the veteran status of a deceased veteran in the custody of a local medical examiner, funeral director, county service group, or other similar entity, to request from such entity the specific date of the scheduled interment of such veteran; and (2) during each 30-day period following such request, to repeat the request until such entity confirms that such veteran has been interred. Requires the Secretary, by January 31 of each year, to submit to the
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Sponsored by: Rep. David G. Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 09/02/2014
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Veterans National Remembrance Act [HB-4712]
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Veterans National Remembrance Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), in selecting a location for the establishment of a new national cemetery, to: (1) give priority to a state that does not have a national cemetery and that has the largest population of veterans among states without such a cemetary, and (2) ensure that such location is within 10 miles of a significant amount of the population to be served by such cemetery during the 25 years following its establishment. Permits the Secretary, after establishing two national cemeteries,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The House Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/21/2014
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-4486]
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 - Title I: Department of Defense - Appropriates funds for FY2015 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force (military departments), DOD, the Army and Air National Guard, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force reserves; (2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (3) family housing construction and related operation and maintenance for the military departments
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Abney Culberson
Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 400. on 05/22/2014
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Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2014 [HB-4446]
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Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2014 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a study on matters relating to the identification, claiming, and interring of unclaimed remains of veterans, including: (1) estimating the number of unclaimed remains; (2) assessing the effectiveness of VA procedures for claiming and interring unclaimed remains of veterans; (3) assessing state and local laws that affect the ability of the Secretary to identify, claim, and inter such remains; and (4) recommending appropriate legislative or
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Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 05/05/2014
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Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 [HB-4435]
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Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 - Division A: Department of Defense Authorizations - Title I: Procurement - Subtitle A: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY2015 for procurement for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Air Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding tables in Division D, Title XLI, of this Act. Subtitle B: Army Programs - (Sec. 111) Prohibits any funds authorized or made available for FY2015 for aircraft procurement, Army, for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Smith
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 425. on 06/05/2014
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Honor Guardsmen and Reservists Act [HB-4359]
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Honor Guardsmen and Reservists Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make available for purchase a memorial headstone or marker for the marked or unmarked grave of: (1) an individual who performed inactive duty training or active duty for training as a member of a reserve component, but did not serve on active duty and is not otherwise ineligible for a memorial headstone or marker on account of the nature of the individual's separation from the Armed Forces or other cause; or (2) such an individual whose remains are unavailable.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 04/11/2014
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Funeral Rule Improvement Act of 2014 [HB-4213]
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Funeral Rule Improvement Act of 2014 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to revise funeral industry regulations concerning funeral providers and services. Revises the definition of "funeral provider" to: (1) include trusts (currently, only persons, partnerships, or corporations), and (2) apply to the sale of funeral or burial goods or services to the public (currently, such definition is limited to entities that sell both funeral goods and funeral services). Excludes from such definition: (1) religious denominations, middle judicatories,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 03/14/2014
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into enhanced-use leases for excess property of the National Cemetery Administration that is unsuitable for burial purposes. [HB-4141]
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Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into enhanced-use leases for excess property of the National Cemetery Administration that is unsuitable for burial purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted S. Yoho
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 03/07/2014
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To amend the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to include the desecration of cemeteries among the many forms of violations of the right to religious freedom. [HB-4028]
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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 28, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to include the desecration of cemeteries among the forms of violations of the right to religious freedom in many countries around the world.
Sponsored by: Rep. Hakeem S. Jeffries
Became Public Law No: 113-154. on 08/08/2014
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Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 [HB-3979]
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Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (SAA, 2008) to extend emergency unemployment compensation (EUC) payments for eligible individuals to weeks of employment ending on or before June 1, 2014. (Authority for payment of unemployment compensation expired on December 31, 2013. This amendment authorizes payment of compensation for the entire period between January 1, 2014, and June 1, 2014.) (Sec. 3) Amends the Assistance for Unemployed Workers and Struggling Families Act
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Signed By President. on 12/19/2014
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Burial with Dignity for Heroes Act of 2014 [HB-3876]
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Burial with Dignity for Heroes Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a program to make grants to eligible entities to provide for the cost of burials for homeless veterans who: (1) are eligible to be buried in national cemeteries, and (2) the Secretary determines have no next-of-kin.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Lewis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 01/28/2014
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for a medallion furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to signify the veteran status of a deceased individual. [HB-3671]
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Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish a medallion or other device to signify the veteran status of a deceased individual, to be attached to a headstone or marker furnished at private expense, regardless of the date of death of such individual.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Cole
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 12/16/2013
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 [HB-3547]
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 - (Sec. 5) Makes appropriations for FY2014. (Sec. 6) Declares that each amount designated in this Act for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits the designations to Congress. (Sec. 7) Declares that if, for FY2014, new budget authority provided in appropriation Acts
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson
Became Public Law No: 113-76. on 01/17/2014
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Honor Our Fallen Heroes With Dignity Act of 2013 [HB-3506]
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Honor Our Fallen Heroes With Dignity Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Army to permit visitors to leave on any gravesite or government-furnished marker located in section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery any item that: (1) does not present a safety or health concern, (2) is not permanently affixed to such marker, and (3) does not interfere with the normal operations and maintenance procedures of the Cemetery. Requires the History Office of Arlington National Cemetery: (1) to collect, catalog, and store any other items left on a gravesite,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Jim McDermott
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 01/24/2014
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Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2013 [HB-3451]
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Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a veterans conservation corps to assist unemployed veterans in the transition from service in the Armed Forces to civilian life and to employ such veterans: (1) in conservation, resource management, firefighting, law enforcement, and historic preservation projects on public lands; (2) in maintenance and improvement projects for cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the National Cemetery Administration; and (3) as firefighters, law enforcement officers,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tony Cardenas
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 12/13/2013