Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act [HB-2373]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Disabilities ]
To assist employers providing employment under special certificates issued under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 in transforming their business and program models to models that support individuals with disabilities through competitive integrated employment, to phase out the use of such special certificates, and for other purposes.
HB-2373: Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 04/05/2021
HB-2269: To modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 06/22/2021
You have voted HB-2269: To modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes..
S.1039: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve compensation for disabilities occurring in Persian Gulf War veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 04/28/2021
You have voted S.1039: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve compensation for disabilities occurring in Persian Gulf War veterans, and for other purposes..
S.1031: A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Became Public Law No: 117-66. (txt | Pdf) on 11/30/2021
You have voted S.1031: A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes..
Caring for Survivors Act of 2021 [S.976]
[Veterans ]
[Human Services ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and to expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation paid to certain survivors of certain veterans, and for other purposes.
S.976: Caring for Survivors Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 04/28/2021
Toxic Exposure in the American Military Act TEAM Act [S.927]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to improve the provision of health care and other benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans who were exposed to toxic substances, and for other purposes.
S.927: Toxic Exposure in the American Military Act TEAM Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 04/28/2021
TEAM Act Toxic Exposure in the American Military Act [HB-2127]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Military ]
To improve the provision of health care and other benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans who were exposed to toxic substances, and for other purposes.
HB-2127: TEAM Act Toxic Exposure in the American Military Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/16/2021
Debra Nixon Special Needs Trust Inclusion Act [HB-2109]
[Military ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Disabilities ]
[Veterans ]
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize a person participating in the Survivor Benefit Plan to change the beneficiary to a supplemental or special needs trust for the benefit of a dependent child, to authorize a person who establishes such a trust to begin participating in the Survivor Benefit Plan, and for other purposes.
HB-2109: Debra Nixon Special Needs Trust Inclusion Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Introduced In House on 03/19/2021
Huntington’s Disease Disability Insurance Access Act of 2021 [HB-2050]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
[Insurance ]
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period for disability insurance benefits under such title and waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals with Huntington's disease.
HB-2050: Huntington’s Disease Disability Insurance Access Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/18/2021
Huntington’s Disease Disability Insurance Access Act of 2021 [S.868]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
[Insurance ]
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period for disability insurance benefits under such title and waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals with Huntington's disease.
S.868: Huntington’s Disease Disability Insurance Access Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/18/2021
S.1: Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2021 Redistricting Reform Act of 2021 Democracy Restoration Act of 2021 Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2021 Voter Registration Efficiency Act Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2021 Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act SWAMP FLYERS Act Stop Waste And Misuse by Presidential Flyers Landing Yet Evading Rules and Standards Act Empower Act of 2021 Fair Elections Now Act of 2021 Honest Ads Act DISCLOSE Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Senate Committee On Rules And Administration Discharged By Yea-nay Vote. 50 - 49. Record Vote Number: 358 (pursuant To S. Res. 27, 117th Congress). on 08/11/2021
You have voted S.1: Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2021 Redistricting Reform Act of 2021 Democracy Restoration Act of 2021 Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2021 Voter Registration Efficiency Act Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2021 Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act SWAMP FLYERS Act Stop Waste And Misuse by Presidential Flyers Landing Yet Evading Rules and Standards Act Empower Act of 2021 Fair Elections Now Act of 2021 Honest Ads Act DISCLOSE Act of 2021.
Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act [HB-1959]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
To promote and ensure delivery of high-quality special education and related services to students with visual disabilities or who are deaf or hard of hearing or deaf-blind through instructional methodologies meeting their unique learning needs, to enhance accountability for the provision of such services, and for other purposes.
HB-1959: Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/17/2021
Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021 [HB-1972]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the list of diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for which there is a presumption of service connection for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam to include hypertension, and for other purposes.
HB-1972: Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 06/16/2021
Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021 [S.810]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the list of diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for which there is a presumption of service connection for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam to include hypertension, and for other purposes.
S.810: Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 04/28/2021
Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act [S.813]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
A bill to promote and ensure delivery of high-quality special education and related services to students with visual disabilities or who are deaf or hard of hearing or deaf-blind through instructional methodologies meeting their unique learning needs, to enhance accountability for the provision of such services, and for other purposes.
S.813: Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/17/2021
Healthy Workplaces Act [HB-1944]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
[Healthcare ]
To provide tax credits for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19.
HB-1944: Healthy Workplaces Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Darin LaHood
Introduced In House on 03/16/2021
Businesses Preparing for a Better Tomorrow Act [HB-1807]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
To provide a payroll tax credit for best practices training expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19.
HB-1807: Businesses Preparing for a Better Tomorrow Act
Sponsored by: Rep. David Cawthorn
Introduced In House on 03/11/2021