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VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017 [HB-1564]
[Veterans ]
[Pensions ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017 This bill amends the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 to provide that payments for travel and incidental expenses related to disability examinations by non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) physicians for veterans applying for VA benefits shall be made from amounts available to the VA for payment of compensation and pensions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jack Bergman
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. Markup Report Cq on 04/27/2017
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Justice for Servicemembers and Veterans Act of 2017 [S.646]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
Justice for Servicemembers and Veterans Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to initiate an action for relief in a service member's employment or reemployment rights action with respect to: (1) a private or state employer, or (2) a state or private employer that is engaged in a pattern or practice to infringe upon such rights. The bill provides that: (1) a person may bring an action against a state, state instrumentality, or state officer or employee acting in his or her official capacity in U.S. district court or state
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/15/2017
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Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act [S.667]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act This bill makes reserve component members who are deployed to support pre-planned operations of a combatant command eligible for: (1) pre-mobilization health care, (2) transitional health care, (3) consideration of active duty service to reduce the age for retired pay, (4) the high-deployment allowance for lengthy or numerous deployments and frequent mobilizations, (5) Post-9/11 educational assistance, and (6) non-reduction in pay while serving in the uniformed services or National Guard. The bill makes reserve
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 03/15/2017
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American Cures Act [S.640]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Science ]
American Cures Act This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to require certain adjustments to discretionary spending limits in FY2017-FY2021 to accommodate increases in appropriations for agencies that perform biomedical research. Adjustments are required for the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, the Department of Defense health program, and the Department of Veterans Affairs medical and prosthetics research program. The bill also requires annual appropriations for
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Budget. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S1843-1844) on 03/15/2017
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NO HATE Act National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2017 [S.662]
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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: Sen. Edward Markey
Committee On The Judiciary. Hearings Held. on 05/02/2017
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Better Informing Veterans' Healthcare Decisions Act [HB-1509]
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[Public Health ]
Better Informing Veterans' Healthcare Decisions Act This bill urges the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that preventing veteran suicide and providing veterans access to mental health care is its top reform priority. The VA shall, every 30 days, determine and provide to the Department of Defense, with respect to the previous year: the average national wait times (in days) for veterans enrolled in the VA health care system to receive appointments for mental health care and primary health care at VA medical facilities, the average time
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Sponsored by: Rep. Walter Jones
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 04/05/2017
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an above-the-line deduction for child care expenses, and for other purposes. [S.598]
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[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an above-the-line deduction for child care expenses, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize their tax deductions a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for their employment-related expenses incurred in caring for a child under the age of 13 or a child who is physically or mentally incapable of self-care (qualifying child). The deduction is subject to annual limits of $7,000 for taxpayers with
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/09/2017
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Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-1472]
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[Military ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
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[Education ]
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Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 This bill expands eligibility for the family caregiver program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to include members of the Armed Forces or veterans who are seriously injured or who became ill on active duty prior to September 11, 2001 (currently, limited to service after September 11, 2001). Services to caregivers of veterans under such program are expanded to include child care services, financial planning services, and legal services. The bill terminates the support program
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 04/05/2017
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Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 [S.591]
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[Public Health ]
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[Children and Youth ]
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Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2017 This bill expands eligibility for the family caregiver program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to include members of the Armed Forces or veterans who are seriously injured or who became ill on active duty prior to September 11, 2001 (currently, limited to service after September 11, 2001). Services to caregivers of veterans under such program are expanded to include child care services, financial planning services, and legal services. The bill terminates the support program
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Special Committee On Aging. Hearings Held. on 06/14/2017
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Increasing State Flexibility in Care Coordination for the Most Vulnerable Act of 2017 [HB-1389]
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[Children and Youth ]
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Increasing State Flexibility in Care Coordination for the Most Vulnerable Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to allow a state Medicaid program to require enrollment with a managed care entity as a condition of Medicaid enrollment with respect to individuals who: (1) are younger than 19 years of age and have certain special needs, or (2) are dually eligible for Medicare.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/17/2017
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Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful Employment Act of 2017 [HB-1377]
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[Disabilities ]
Transitioning to Integrated and Meaningful Employment Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to: (1) prohibit the Department of Labor from issuing new special wage certificates for individuals whose earning or productive capacity is impaired by age, physical or mental deficiency, or injury, and (2) repeal the authority for issuing such certificates six years after the enactment of this bill, at which time any outstanding special wage certificates shall be revoked. Labor shall not renew any special certificate previously
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/07/2017
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Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act [HB-1384]
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[Education ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act This bill makes reserve component members who are deployed to support pre planned operations of a combatant command eligible for: (1) pre-mobilization health care, (2) transitional health care, (3) consideration of active duty service to reduce the age for retired pay, (4) the high-deployment allowance for lengthy or numerous deployments and frequent mobilizations, (5) Post-9/11 educational assistance, and (6) non-reduction in pay while serving in the uniformed services or National Guard. The bill makes reserve
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 04/05/2017
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FAST Voting Act of 2017 Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act of 2017 [HB-1398]
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[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
FAST Voting Act of 2017 Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act of 2017 This bill requires the Election Assistance Commission to award grants, on a competitive basis, to states to: (1) improve voter participation, such as by providing flexible registration opportunities, early voting, or absentee voting; (2) improve voting system security, such as by providing voting machines that are less than 10 years old, updating voting equipment to provide a verifiable paper trail at polling places, or implementing strong chain of custody procedures for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 03/07/2017
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To amend the Wilderness Act to ensure that the use of bicycles, wheelchairs, strollers, and game carts is not prohibited in Wilderness Areas, and for other purposes. [HB-1349]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Disabilities ]
To amend the Wilderness Act to ensure that the use of bicycles, wheelchairs, strollers, and game carts is not prohibited in Wilderness Areas, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Wilderness Act to declare that provisions of such Act prohibiting the use of motorized vehicles, aircraft, or other forms of mechanical transport shall not prohibit the use of motorized wheelchairs, non-motorized wheelchairs, non-motorized bicycles, strollers, wheelbarrows, survey wheels, or game carts within any wilderness areas.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Cramer
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1032. on 11/16/2018
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Arla Harrell Act [HB-1359]
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[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
Arla Harrell Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reconsider and make a new determination regarding each claim for disability compensation in connection with exposure to mustard gas or lewisite during active military, naval, or air service during World War II that was denied before this bill's enactment. The VA or the Department of Defense (DOD): (1) shall presume that a veteran experienced full-body exposure to mustard gas or lewisite unless proven otherwise; and (2) may not use information contained in the DOD and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 03/23/2017
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Educational Development for Troops and Veterans Act of 2017 [S.473]
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[Veterans ]
[Student Loans ]
[Military ]
Educational Development for Troops and Veterans Act of 2017 This bill provides for eligibility of members of reserve components of the Armed Forces who are ordered to active duty for: (1) Post-9/11 educational assistance, (2) non-reduction in pay while serving in the uniformed services or National Guard, and (3) extension of the time limitation with respect to training and rehabilitation assistance for veterans with service-connected disabilities. The bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow members of the Armed Forces and National
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/15/2017
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that infrastructure spending bills should include development programs that recruit and train individuals from communities with high unemployment rates. [HR-159]
[Infrastructure ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Construction ]
[Unemployment ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that infrastructure spending bills should include development programs that recruit and train individuals from communities with high unemployment rates. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that infrastructure spending bills enacted during the 115th Congress should include: (1) investments in workforce development programs to recruit and train unemployed veterans that have served in a conflict since September 11, 2001, and individuals from communities with high unemployment rates;
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 03/01/2017
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BRAVE Act of 2017 Burial Rights for America's Veterans' Efforts Act of 2017 [HB-1212]
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BRAVE Act of 2017 Burial Rights for America's Veterans' Efforts Act of 2017 This bill increases the amounts payable through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for: (1) burial and funeral expenses of certain veterans, and (2) such expenses in connection with a veteran's death due to a service-connected disability. The VA shall increase such amounts each fiscal year by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 03/06/2017
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Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act [S.405]
[Student Loans ]
[Taxes ]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Mental Health ]
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: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/16/2017
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ACE Kids Act of 2017 Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 [S.428]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Health ]
ACE Kids Act of 2017 Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 This bill allows a state Medicaid program or child health plan to provide coordinated care through enhanced pediatric health homes (EPHHs) for children who have complex medical conditions. Pursuant to an agreement with a state, an EPHH offers: (1) comprehensive pediatric care management, (2) care coordination and health promotion, (3) comprehensive transitional care, (4) patient and family support, (5) referrals to community and social support services, (6) the use of health information
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/16/2017