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Fair COLA for Seniors Act [HB-1553]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Veterans ]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
Bases cost-of-living adjustments on a price index that tracks the spending patterns of older consumers for specified benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System, the Federal Employees Retirement System, military retirement and survivor benefit programs, the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits program, and other specified veterans benefits programs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 03/29/2019
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HAVEN Act Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019 [S.679]
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[Military ]
Modifies the treatment of certain veterans' benefits in bankruptcy. Specifically, the bill excludes from a debtor's current monthly income certain benefits, including disability benefits, paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 03/06/2019
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FAST Voting Act of 2019 Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act of 2019 [HB-1512]
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[Voting Rights ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the Election Assistance Commission to award grants 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 voting equipment and paper records; or (3) implement automatic voter registration.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Introduced In House on 03/05/2019
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Marriage Access for People with Special Abilities Act [HB-1529]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
[Social Security ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Excludes a spouse's income and resources when determining eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and disregards marital status when calculating the SSI benefit amount, for an adult who has a diagnosed intellectual or developmental disability. (SSI is a federal income supplement program designed to help aged, blind, and disabled individuals with limited income and resources meet basic needs.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/05/2019
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Expedite Agent Orange Coverage Act [HB-1482]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Reinstates and extends the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine and regulate diseases that warrant a presumption of service connection after exposure to a herbicide agent. Under a presumption of service connection, specific diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits may then be awarded.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charlie Crist
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 03/29/2019
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A resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of the founding of Easterseals, a leading advocate and service provider for children and adults with disabilities, including veterans and older adults, and their caregivers and families. [SR-85]
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[Veterans ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
This resolution commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Easterseals organization. It also recognizes the organization for its impact over the past 100 years and its commitment to helping children and adults with disabilities, including veterans and older adults, to live, learn, work, and play in communities.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Senate Committee On The Judiciary Discharged By Unanimous Consent. on 04/11/2019
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ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019 [HB-1407]
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[Insurance ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
Eliminates the five-month waiting period for disability benefits under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a progressive neurodegenerative disease, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord). Under current law, individuals must wait five months after becoming disabled before their disability insurance benefit payments may begin.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 02/27/2019
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ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019 [S.578]
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[Insurance ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
Eliminates the five-month waiting period for disability benefits under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a progressive neurodegenerative disease, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord). Under current law, individuals must wait five months after becoming disabled before their disability insurance benefit payments may begin.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Became Public Law No: 116-250. on 12/22/2020
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Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act [S.546]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
Funds through FY2090 the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001. Additionally, the bill modifies the Victim Compensation Fund (VCF): to allow claims to be filed until October 2089, to require VCF policies and procedures to be reassessed at least once every five years (currently, at least once annually), to require claimants to be paid for the amount by which a claim was reduced on the basis of insufficient funding, to remove the cap on noneconomic damages in certain circumstances, and to adjust the annual limit on economic loss compensation
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/25/2019
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Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act [HB-1327]
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(Sec. 2) funds through FY2092 the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001. Additionally, the bill modifies the Victim Compensation Fund (VCF): to allow claims to be filed until October 2090, to require VCF policies and procedures to be reassessed at least once every five years (currently, at least once annually), to require claimants to be paid for the amount by which a claim was reduced on the basis of insufficient funding, to remove the cap on noneconomic damages in certain circumstances, and to periodically adjust the annual limit on
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Became Public Law No: 116-34. (txt | Pdf) on 07/29/2019
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Living Donor Protection Act of 2019 [S.511]
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[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Prohibits discrimination based on an individual's status as a living organ donor in the offering, issuance, cancellation, coverage, price, or any other condition of a life-insurance policy, disability-insurance policy, or long-term-care insurance policy. The bill also specifically includes recovery from organ-donation surgery as a serious health condition that entitles covered private-sector and federal civil-service employees to medical leave. The Department of Health and Human Services must update public-service announcements, websites, and other
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/14/2019
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Living Donor Protection Act of 2019 [HB-1224]
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[Insurance ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibits discrimination based on an individual's status as a living organ donor in the offering, issuance, cancellation, coverage, price, or any other condition of a life-insurance policy, disability-insurance policy, or long-term-care insurance policy. The bill also specifically includes recovery from organ-donation surgery as a serious health condition that entitles covered private-sector and federal civil-service employees to medical leave. The Department of Health and Human Services must update public-service announcements, websites, and other
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/15/2019
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Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2019 [HB-1200]
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[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
[Pensions ]
(Sec. 2) directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of December 1, 2019, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. The percentage increase in benefits shall be the same as the cost-of-living increase for Social Security recipients. The VA may administratively adjust the rates of disability compensation payable to persons receiving VA benefits who have
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Katko
Became Public Law No: 116-58. (txt | Pdf) on 09/26/2019
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FAMILY Act Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act [HB-1185]
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[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Social Security ]
[Insurance ]
Establishes the Office of Paid Family and Medical Leave within the Social Security Administration. The bill entitles every individual to a family and medical leave insurance (FMLI) benefit payment for a specified benefit period and prescribes a formula for determining the individual's monthly benefit amount, An FMLI benefit payment shall be coordinated with any periodic benefits received under a state or local temporary disability insurance or family leave program. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on employers, employees,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 02/13/2019
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Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2019 [HB-1174]
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[Healthcare ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Veterans ]
Provides federal worker's compensation to firefighters who contract certain illnesses as a result of their service. Specifically, the bill provides that (1) heart disease, lung disease, and specified cancers of federal employees employed in fire protection activities for at least 5 years is presumed to be proximately caused by such employment if the employee is diagnosed with the disease within 10 years of their employment in fire protection activities; and (2) the disability or death of the employee due to such disease is presumed to result from
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Introduced In House on 02/13/2019
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Social Security Expansion Act [S.478]
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[Senior Citizens ]
[Retirement ]
A bill to enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/13/2019
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Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act of 2019 [HB-1210]
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[Public Safety ]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
Makes changes to benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program. The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who are killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. Specifically, the bill modifies the program to (1) increase the death and disability benefit, (2) revise the date of determination for the amount of the death and disability benefit, and (3) increase the monthly education assistance benefit and otherwise revise the computation
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/25/2019
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Social Security Expansion Act [HB-1170]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Retirement ]
To enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Railroads, Pipelines, And Hazardous Materials. on 02/14/2019
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Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act of 2019 [S.465]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
Makes changes to benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program. The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who are killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty. Specifically, the bill modifies the program to (1) increase the death and disability benefit, (2) revise the date of determination for the amount of the death and disability benefit, and (3) increase the monthly education assistance benefit and otherwise revise the computation
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/12/2019
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FAMILY Act Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act [S.463]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Social Security ]
[Insurance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishes the Office of Paid Family and Medical Leave within the Social Security Administration. The bill entitles every individual to a family and medical leave insurance (FMLI) benefit payment for a specified benefit period and prescribes a formula for determining the individual's monthly benefit amount. An FMLI benefit payment shall be coordinated with any periodic benefits received under a state or local temporary disability insurance or family leave program. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on employers, employees,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/12/2019