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Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2017 [HB-2625]
[Veterans ]
[Animals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Disabilities ]
[Grants ]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
[Human Services ]
Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2017 This bill directs the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly establish the K-9 Service Corps Program for the awarding of grants to assist nonprofit organizations in establishing, planning, designing, and/or operating programs to provide assistance dogs to certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans who have certain disabilities. An "assistance dog" is defined to mean a dog specifically trained to perform physical tasks to mitigate the effects of such a disability, except that such
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 06/16/2017
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Veterans Transition Improvement Act [HB-2648]
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[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Disabilities ]
Veterans Transition Improvement Act This bill amends the Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015 to extend the policy entitling new federal employees who are veterans with a service-connected disability rated at 30% or more to a specified amount of leave for medical treatment for such disability to Veterans Health Administration physicians, dentists, podiatrists, chiropractors, optometrists, registered nurses, physician assistants, and expanded-function dental auxiliaries.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Oversight And Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-825, Part I. on 07/16/2018
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Working Families Relief Act [HB-2618]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Working Families Relief Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase and expand tax incentives for employer-provided dependent care assistance. The bill increases the limit on the amount excludible from the gross income of an employee for employer-provided dependent care assistance and requires annual inflation adjustments to such increased limit after 2018. The bill also allows tax credits for: (1) small employer dependent care assistance program start-up costs, and (2) employer matching contributions for dependent care assistance
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Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick Meehan
Introduced In House on 05/24/2017
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Gary Deloney and John Olsen Toxic Exposure Declassification Act [S.726]
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[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Public Health ]
Gary Deloney and John Olsen Toxic Exposure Declassification Act This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to declassify documents related to any known incident in which at least 100 members of the Armed Forces were exposed to a toxic substance that resulted in at least one case of a disability that a member of the medical profession has determined is associated with that substance. Such declassification shall be limited to information necessary for a potentially exposed individual to determine: whether that individual was exposed, the potential
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 03/27/2017
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Access Technology Affordability Act of 2017 [S.732]
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[Disabilities ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Access Technology Affordability Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit equal to the amounts paid for qualified access technology for use by a blind individual who is the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, or any dependent of the taxpayer. "Qualified access technology" is hardware, software, or other information technology with the primary function of converting or adapting information that is visually represented into forms or formats useable by blind individuals. The credit is limited to: (1) costs
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/27/2017
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Access Technology Affordability Act of 2017 [HB-1734]
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Access Technology Affordability Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit equal to the amounts paid for qualified access technology for use by a blind individual who is the taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, or any dependent of the taxpayer. "Qualified access technology" is hardware, software, or other information technology with the primary function of converting or adapting information that is visually represented into forms or formats useable by blind individuals. The credit is limited to: (1) costs
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/27/2017
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Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 [HB-1725]
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[Public Health ]
Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 (Sec. 1) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), within 180 days of enactment of this bill, to submit a report on the progress of the VA's Acceptable Clinical Evidence initiative in reducing the necessity for in-person disability examinations. Such report shall include: (1) the number of claims eligible for the initiative, disaggregated by fiscal year; (2) the total number of claims eligible for the initiative that required a VA medical examiner to supplement the evidence with information
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Became Public Law No: 115-130. (txt | Pdf) on 03/09/2018
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Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 [S.705]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to direct the Department of Justice to establish a program to provide national criminal history background checks and criminal history reviews for individuals who apply to work or volunteer at organizations that serve children, elderly adults, or individuals with disabilities.
Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain
Received In The House. on 10/19/2017
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A resolution designating March 25, 2017, as "National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day". [SR-96]
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A resolution designating March 25, 2017, as "National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day". Designates March 25, 2017, as National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S1979-1980; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S1979) on 03/23/2017
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Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 [S.706]
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[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017 This bill 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 (defined as competent, credible, probative, and containing such information as required to make a decision on the claim for which the report is provided).
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Sponsored by: Sen. Al Franken
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/23/2017
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A resolution designating March 22, 2017, as "National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day". [SR-95]
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A resolution designating March 22, 2017, as "National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day". Designates March 22, 2017, as National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day. Commends rehabilitation counselors and professional organizations assisting individuals who require rehabilitation.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Senate Committee On The Judiciary Discharged By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S2051) on 03/28/2017
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Protection and Advocacy for Veterans Act [HB-1712]
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[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
Protection and Advocacy for Veterans Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish a five-year grant program to improve the monitoring of VA mental health and substance abuse treatment programs. The VA shall award a grant to four protection and advocacy systems under which each recipient shall investigate and monitor VA facilities care and treatment of veterans with mental illness or substance abuse issues. Criteria for selecting recipients shall include whether the state in which the protection and advocacy system operates
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Introduced In House on 03/23/2017
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Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act [HB-1659]
[Student Loans ]
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[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
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Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of an individual the discharge of student loans or private education loans due to the death or disability of the student. The bill also amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education (ED) to discharge the liability on loans that parents received on behalf of a student who: (1) has become permanently and totally disabled, or (2) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity due to a physical or
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/21/2017
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Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 [S.683]
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Keeping Our Commitment to Disabled Veterans Act of 2017 This bill extends the requirement for the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities through December 31, 2018.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 07/11/2017
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Deborah Sampson Act [S.681]
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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 (including those 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
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 05/17/2017
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TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking [HB-1625]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Crime ]
TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of State's rewards program is a powerful tool in combating sophisticated international crime and that the State Department and federal law enforcement should work in concert to offer rewards that target human traffickers who prey on the most vulnerable people around the world. (Sec. 3) The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended to include severe forms of trafficking in persons involving
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 115-141. on 03/23/2018
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Veterans Back to Work Act of 2017 [HB-1600]
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[Social Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Veterans Back to Work Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the work opportunity tax credit for hiring qualified veterans (veterans receiving compensation for a service-connected disability and other federal assistance), and (2) allow employers who hire qualified veterans to elect to claim the tax credit as an exemption from employment and railroad retirement taxes for such veterans' first-year wages, subject to specified limitations. The bill appropriates amounts to the Social Security trust funds and the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 03/17/2017
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Wounded Veterans Recreation Act [HB-1622]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Veterans ]
[Recreation ]
[Disabilities ]
Wounded Veterans Recreation Act This bill amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to require the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass, which is made available for the lifetime of the passholder without charge to any U.S. citizen or person domiciled in the United States who has been medically determined to be permanently disabled, to be made available to any veteran with a service-connected disability.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 04/11/2017
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SAFE Act Secure America's Future Elections Act [HB-1562]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Disabilities ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
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SAFE Act Secure America's Future Elections Act This bill directs the National Protection and Programs Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security to designate the infrastructure used to administer elections as critical infrastructure. The bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 with respect to: funding for states to upgrade the security of the information technology and cybersecurity elements of voting systems, voter registration lists, and voter registration processes; voting systems and cybersecurity standards; paper ballot and manual
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Research And Technology. on 04/25/2017
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NO HATE Act National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2017 [HB-1566]
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[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disabilities ]
[Criminal Justice ]
NO HATE Act National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to issue grants to states and local governments to assist in implementing the National Incident-Based Reporting System, including training employees in identifying hate crimes. A state or local government receiving such funding must provide DOJ, through the Uniform Crime Reporting system, information pertaining to hate crimes committed in that jurisdiction. A state or local government failing to provide the required
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 03/31/2017