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Max Cleland VA Medical Center Act [HB-6244] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ]
To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs located in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, as the "Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/06/2022

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VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021 [S.3341] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress periodic reports on the costs, performance metrics, and outcomes of the Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record Modernization program.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 12/08/2021

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Patient Advocate Tracker Act [S.3304] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Public Health ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about the delivery of health care services by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher A. Coons Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 12/02/2021

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Post-9/11 Veterans’ Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2021 [S.3293] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ]
A bill to expand access of veterans to mental health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 12/15/2021

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Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2021 Veterans Census-Enabled National Treatment Equitable Resource Supplement for Mental Health Act of 2021 [S.3255] [Veterans ] [Mental Health ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of Vet Centers in certain States based on population metrics, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/18/2021

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Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General Training Act of 2021 [HB-6052] [Veterans ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to require the employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs to receive training developed by the Inspector General of the Department on reporting wrongdoing to, responding to requests from, and cooperating with the Office of Inspector General, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David B. McKinley Received In The Senate. on 05/19/2022

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Serving Our LGBTQ Veterans Act [HB-5776] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Human Rights ] [Military ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Veterans.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/19/2022

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Patient Advocate Tracker Act [HB-5754] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Health ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about the delivery of health care services by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Became Public Law No: 117-175. on 09/16/2022

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Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act [HB-5738] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Military ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require a lactation space in each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/19/2022

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Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2021 [S.3025] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Military ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand health care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Reported By Senator Tester With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 03/01/2022

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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs—Additional Appropriations Act, 2022 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies—Additional Appropriations Act, 2022 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022 [S.3023] [Defense ] [Energy ] [Veterans ] [Military ] [Budget and Spending ]
A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Appropriations. on 10/20/2021

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Veterans Justice Outreach Improvement Act [HB-5529] [Veterans ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain improvements to the Veterans Justice Outreach Program, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Gottheimer Subcommittee On Health Discharged. on 11/04/2021

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Vet CENTERS for Mental Health Act of 2021 Veterans Census-Enabled National Treatment Equitable Resource Supplement for Mental Health Act of 2021 [HB-5543] [Mental Health ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ]
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of Vet Centers in certain States based on population metrics, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 10/14/2021

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Build Back Better Act Birth Through Five Child Care and Early Learning Entitlement Act Trade Adjustment Assistance Modernization Act of 2021 [HB-5376] [Budget and Spending ] [Children and Youth ] [Education ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Trade ] [Healthcare ]
To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John A. Yarmuth Signed By President. on 08/16/2022

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Preventing Loss of Aircrews and Necessary Equipment Act PLANE Act National Security Climate Resilience Act Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act of 2021 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 [S.2792] [Defense ] [Energy ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Climate Change ] [Construction ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ]
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Committee On Armed Services. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Reed. With Written Report No. 117-39. on 09/22/2021

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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of doctors of podiatric medicine in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. [S.2787] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of doctors of podiatric medicine in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kyrsten Lee Sinema Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 12/15/2021

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A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Angelo, Texas, as the "Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic". [S.2771] [Veterans ] [Public Health ]
A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Angelo, Texas, as the "Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic".

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Cornyn Became Public Law No: 117-208. on 10/17/2022

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Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2021 [HB-5293] [Veterans ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Frank J. Mrvan Became Public Law No: 117-42. (txt | Pdf) on 09/30/2021

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REACH for Veterans Act Revising and Expediting Actions for the Crisis Hotline for Veterans Act [HB-5073] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ]
To improve the Veterans Crisis Line of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 10/14/2021

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Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2021 [S.2687] [Veterans ] [Law Enforcement ]
A bill to provide the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs testimonial subpoena authority, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin Became Public Law No: 117-136. (txt | Pdf) on 06/07/2022

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