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Expanding Care for Veterans Act [HB-102]
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Expanding Care for Veterans Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a plan to expand the scope of VA's research and education on, and delivery and integration of, complementary and alternative medicine services. The VA shall carry out, through its Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation, a three-year program to: (1) assess the feasibility and advisability of integrating the delivery of selected complementary and alternative medicine services with other VA health care services for veterans, and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann M. Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/19/2017
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Build a Better VA Act [HB-94]
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Build a Better VA Act This bill prohibits funds from being appropriated for any fiscal year for a major medical facility lease unless the House and Senate Veterans Committees adopt resolutions approving the lease.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann M. Kuster
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/19/2017
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Veterans ACCESS Act Veterans Acquiring Community Care Expect Safe Services Act of 2017 [S.1153]
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Veterans ACCESS Act Veterans Acquiring Community Care Expect Safe Services Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to deny or revoke eligibility to provide non-VA health care services to veterans for any any health care provider that: (1) was removed from VA employment for violating VA policy relating to the delivery of safe and appropriate health care, (2) violated medical license requirements, (3) had a VA credential revoked on grounds that impact the provider's ability to deliver safe and appropriate health
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tammy Baldwin
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 11/13/2017
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A bill to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Huntington, West Virginia, as the Hershel "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center. [S.1165]
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A bill to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Huntington, West Virginia, as the Hershel "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center. (Sec. 1) This bill designates the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Huntington, West Virginia, as the "Hershel 'Woody' Williams VA Medical Center."
Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Senate Committee On Veterans' Affairs Discharged By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S5078) on 09/07/2017
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Deborah Sampson Act [HB-2452]
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Deborah Sampson Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program to assess the feasibility of peer-to-peer assistance for women veterans who are separating or newly separated from the Armed Forces), with emphasis placed on women who suffered service-related sexual trauma or who are at risk of becoming homeless. Additionally, the VA shall: expand the women veterans call center to include a text messaging capability; establish a partnership with at least one nongovernmental organization to provide
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 05/16/2017
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Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 [S.1094]
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Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 TITLE I--OFFICE OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION (Sec. 101) This bill establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection which shall advise the VA on all matters relating to accountability, including VA employee accountability, whistle-blower disclosures and related retaliation, and senior executive service (SES) and supervisory misconduct. The office shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Became Public Law No: 115-41. (txt | Pdf) on 06/23/2017
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Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 [S.1024]
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Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 This bill revises the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability claims appeals system. The bill permits a veteran to appeal within one year by: (1) requesting a review of the agency of original jurisdiction's (AOJ) decision by a higher-level adjudicator within AOJ using the same evidentiary record; (2) filing a supplemental claim with a regional office that includes the opportunity to submit additional evidence and have a hearing; or (3) appealing directly to the Board of Veterans'
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Reported By Senator Isakson With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 115-126. on 07/10/2017
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Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 [S.992]
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Veteran Overmedication Prevention Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review the deaths of all covered veterans who died by suicide during the last five years, regardless of whether information relating to such deaths has been reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A "covered veteran" is any veteran who received VA hospital care or medical services during the five-year period preceding the veteran's death. The
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/01/2017
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Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act [HB-2225]
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Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a five-year pilot program to assess the effectiveness of addressing veterans' post-deployment mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms through the therapeutic medium of training service dogs for veterans with disabilities. The VA shall: seek to enter into contracts with non-government entities that are certified in the training and handling of service dogs and that are located in close proximity to at least three but not more
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 09/26/2017
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Veterans Access to Care Act [S.968]
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Veterans Access to Care Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to automatically designate medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as health professional shortage areas. Individuals may not participate in both the VA's Health Professionals Education Assistance Program and the National Health Service Corps scholarship or loan repayment programs. The Department of Health and Human Services, in carrying out the National Health Service Corps Program, must consult with the VA regarding health professional shortage areas
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/27/2017
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Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018 [HB-2147]
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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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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Signed By President. on 09/17/2018
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Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018 [S.946]
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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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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Received In The House. on 02/20/2018
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VETS Act of 2017 Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 [HB-2123]
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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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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
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VETS Act of 2017 Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 [S.925]
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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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Received In The House. on 01/05/2018
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Veterans Providing Healthcare Transition Improvement Act [S.899]
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Veterans Providing Healthcare Transition Improvement Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Became Public Law No: 115-238. on 09/10/2018
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VETERAN Act Vocational Education and Training Enhancements for Reintegration Assistance Now Act [HB-1994]
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VETERAN Act Vocational Education and Training Enhancements for Reintegration Assistance Now Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to make changes to the Veterans Benefits Administration's information technology system to ensure that: (1) all original and supplemental claims for Post-9/11 educational assistance are adjudicated electronically, and (2) rules-based processing is used to make decisions with respect to such claims with little human intervention.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 04/07/2017
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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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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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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have served in the Republic of Vietnam for all purposes under the Agent Orange Act of 1991. [SCR-12]
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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have served in the Republic of Vietnam for all purposes under the Agent Orange Act of 1991. Recognizes that the intent of the Agent Orange Act of 1991 included the presumption that veterans who served in the Armed Forces in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam between January
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S2219-2220) on 04/04/2017
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Expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have served in the Republic of Vietnam for all purposes under the Agent Orange Act of 1991. [HCR-45]
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Expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have served in the Republic of Vietnam for all purposes under the Agent Orange Act of 1991. Recognizes that the intent of the Agent Orange Act of 1991 included the presumption that veterans who served in the Armed Forces in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 04/04/2017