Department Of Veterans Affairs
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Department of Veterans Affairs Construction, Accountability, and Reform Act [S.997]
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Department of Veterans Affairs Construction, Accountability, and Reform Act This bill authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out the Aurora medical facility project to replace the VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado. The Secretary may not pay any bonus during FY2015-FY2016. If the project to replace the VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado, is not completed by September 30, 2016, the Secretary may not pay any bonus until the date on which the Secretary certifies to Congress that such major medical facility project is fully
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Gardner
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 04/16/2015
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Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015 [S.901]
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[Public Health ]
[Military ]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[National Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to select a VA medical center to serve as the national center for research on the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of the biological children, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren of individuals exposed to toxic substances while serving as members of the Armed Forces that are related to such exposure. Requires: (1) the Department of Defense (DOD) or the head of a federal agency to make available to the VA for review records held by DOD, an Armed Force,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/24/2015
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Servicemember and Veteran Protection Act of 2015 [S.895]
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[Defense ]
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[Consumer Protection ]
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Servicemember and Veteran Protection Act of 2015 Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow members of the Armed Forces and National Guard to defer payments of principal on their Federal Family Education Loans, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans, and Federal Perkins Loans for the period (up to 180 days) beginning on the date they receive a call or order to duty in connection with a war, military operation, or national emergency and ending on their first day of service. (Currently, the payment of principal
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/27/2015
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Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care Act of 2015 [S.841]
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Prioritizing Veterans Access to Mental Health Care Act of 2015 This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to make a veteran seeking mental health care in a non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) entity eligible for such care if the veteran provides a written statement (which may be sent electronically or made in person or by fax) that the veteran seeks mental health care from the VA and has not received timely and adequate mental health care through a VA facility or health care provider. The VA shall give health
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1716-1717) on 03/23/2015
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Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Earthquake Protection and Improvement Act [S.833]
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[Construction ]
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Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Earthquake Protection and Improvement Act (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out the following major medical facility projects (in an amount for each project not to exceed specified limits): construction of a community living center, outpatient clinic, and renovated domiciliary facility, and the renovation of existing buildings in Canandaigua, New York; seismic corrections to the mental health and community living center in Long Beach, California; seismic
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Reported By Senator Isakson Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 08/05/2015 With An Amendment. Without Written Report. on 08/06/2015
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A bill to require the termination of any employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs who is found to have retaliated against a whistleblower. [S.788]
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A bill to require the termination of any employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs who is found to have retaliated against a whistleblower. Requires the termination of any employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs who is found to have: retaliated or threatened to retaliate against any employee or applicant for employment for disclosing what the employee or applicant reasonably believes to be a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to
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Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/18/2015
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Veterans Access to Care Act [S.761]
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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 03/17/2015
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Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2015 [S.684]
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Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2015 Increases the per diem payment for transitional housing assistance for homeless veterans who are placed in housing that will become permanent upon the termination of such assistance to a maximum of 150% of the per diem rate authorized for veterans receiving domiciliary care in state homes. Allows services for which a homeless veteran receives a grant under the comprehensive service programs to include furnishing care for a dependent. Authorizes the the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into partnerships
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Sponsored by: Sen. Angus S. King
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/03/2015
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Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015 [S.666]
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Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015 Requires (current law authorizes) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to accept, for purposes of establishing a claim for veterans disability benefits, a report of a medical examination administered by a private physician without requiring confirmation by a Veterans Health Administration physician if the report is sufficiently complete. Defines "sufficiently complete" as competent, credible, probative, and containing such information as required to make a decision on the claim for which the report
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Sponsored by: Sen. Al Franken
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/04/2015
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A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes. [S.627]
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A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) This bill provides that if the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) makes an adverse finding that a VA employee has violated a VA policy for which the employee may be removed or suspended, or has violated a law for which the employee may be imprisoned for more than one year, the VA may not award a bonus to such employee until the earlier of the date that: is five years after the end
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Reported By Senator Isakson With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute And An Amendment To The Title. With Written Report No. 114-148. Minority Views Filed. on 09/28/2015
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Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2015 [S.603]
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[Mental Health ]
Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2015 Makes permanent the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to transport individuals to and from VA facilities in connection with vocational rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, or care. Treats Vet Centers (centers for readjustment counseling and related mental health services for veterans) as VA facilities for purposes of providing payment of actual expenses of travel or allowance for travel to or from a VA facility. Amends the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/29/2016
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Veterans Hearing Aid Access and Assistance Act [S.564]
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Veterans Hearing Aid Access and Assistance Act Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to appoint licensed hearing aid specialists in the Veterans Health Administration. Requires the Secretary to submit an annual report on: (1) the timely access of veterans to VA hearing health services, and (2) VA contracting policies regarding the provision of hearing health services to veterans in non-VA facilities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 09/16/2015
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Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans Act [S.563]
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Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans Act Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use the Secretary's authority to employ certain personnel without regard to civil service or classification laws, rules, or regulations to employ physicians on a without compensation basis in any practice area or specialty for which: (1) the average waiting time for veterans seeking an appointment with a physician exceeds the VA's waiting time goals, or (2) the VA medical facility where the physician will be employed has demonstrated staffing shortages.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 09/16/2015
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Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdoses Act of 2016 Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act of 2016 Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2016 Good Samaritan Assessment Act of 2016 Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016 Infant Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act John Thomas Decker Act of 2016 Kingpin Designation Improvement Act of 2016 Lali's Law National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 Nurturing And Supporting Healthy Babies Act or the NAS Healthy Babies Act Opioid Program Evaluation Act or the OPEN Act Opioid Review Modernization Act of 2016 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expansion and Modernization Act Promoting Responsible Opioid Management and Incorporating Scientific Expertise Act or the Jason Simcakoski PROMISE Act Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016 Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2016 Short Titles - Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate: Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 [S.524]
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Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdoses Act of 2016 Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act of 2016 Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2016 Good Samaritan Assessment Act of 2016 Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2016 Infant Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act John Thomas Decker Act of 2016 Kingpin Designation Improvement Act of 2016 Lali's Law National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 Nurturing And Supporting Healthy Babies Act or the NAS Healthy Babies Act Opioid Program
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Signed By President. on 07/22/2016
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Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 [S.471]
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Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) establish standards to ensure that all VA medical facilities have the structural characteristics necessary to adequately meet the gender-specific health care needs of veterans at such facilities, including privacy, safety, and dignity; (2) integrate such standards into its prioritization methodology with respect to requests for funding major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases; and (3) report on such standards, including
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/03/2015
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Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015 [S.469]
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[Children and Youth ]
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Women Veterans and Families Health Services Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to furnish fertility treatment and counseling, including through the use of assisted reproductive technology, to a spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate of a severely wounded, ill, or injured member of the Armed Forces who has an infertility condition incurred or aggravated while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces. Requires provision of fertility treatment and counseling to a spouse, partner, or gestational surrogate of a member of the Armed
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Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/24/2015
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A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Pueblo, Colorado, as the "PFC James Dunn VA Clinic". [S.3283]
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[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Pueblo, Colorado, as the "PFC James Dunn VA Clinic". (Sec. 1) This bill designates the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Pueblo, Colorado, as the "PFC James Dunn VA Clinic."
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Gardner
Signed By President. on 10/07/2016
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VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016 [S.3170]
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[Pensions ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Military ]
[Public Safety ]
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VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to remove or demote a VA employee based on performance or misconduct and provides that specified federal employee performance appraisal provisions shall not apply to such removals or demotions. The VA may remove such individual from the civil service or demote the individual through a reduction in grade or annual pay rate. A demoted individual shall not be placed on administrative leave or any other category of paid leave during
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Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 07/12/2016
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BRAVE Act Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act [S.3154]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
BRAVE Act Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in awarding a contract for the procurement of goods or services, to give preference to offerors based on the percentage of the offeror's full-time employees who are veterans. Any offeror determined to have willfully and intentionally misrepresented the veteran status of its employees shall be debarred from contracting with the VA for at least five years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thom Tillis
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 07/11/2016
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Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act of 2016 [S.3112]
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[Budget and Spending ]
Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit an annual report to specified congressional committees on the performance awards and bonuses presented to Regional Office Directors of the VA, Directors of Medical Centers of the VA, and Directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks. Each report shall include: the amount of each award or bonus, the job title of each recipient, and the location where each recipient individual works.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 12/12/2016