S.657: A bill 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: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 04/28/2021
You have voted S.657: A bill 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..
Disability Employment Incentive Act [S.630]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Disabilities ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Small Business ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include individuals receiving Social Security Disability Insurance benefits under the work opportunity credit, increase the work opportunity credit for vocational rehabilitation referrals, qualified SSI recipients, and qualified SSDI recipients, expand the disabled access credit, and enhance the deduction for expenditures to remove architectural and transportation barriers to the handicapped and elderly.
S.630: Disability Employment Incentive Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/09/2021
Grandfamilies Technical Assistance Center Act [S.639]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to establish a National Technical Assistance Center on Grandfamilies and Kinship Families.
S.639: Grandfamilies Technical Assistance Center Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/09/2021
PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act [S.613]
[Veterans ]
[Animals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy and to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary to provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses who do not have mobility impairments.
S.613: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/23/2021
HR-183: Recommitting the United States to the promotion of disability rights and to the values enshrined in the Prologue Room of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in the District of Columbia, and recognizing the enduring contributions that individuals with disabilities have made throughout the history of the United States and the role of the disability community in the ongoing struggle for civil rights in the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests, And Public Lands. on 03/23/2021
You have voted HR-183: Recommitting the United States to the promotion of disability rights and to the values enshrined in the Prologue Room of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in the District of Columbia, and recognizing the enduring contributions that individuals with disabilities have made throughout the history of the United States and the role of the disability community in the ongoing struggle for civil rights in the United States, and for other purposes..
SR-86: A resolution recommitting the United States to the promotion of disability rights and to the values enshrined in the Prologue Room of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in the District of Columbia, and recognizing the enduring contributions that individuals with disabilities have made throughout the history of the United States and the role of the disability community in the ongoing struggle for civil rights in the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 03/02/2021
You have voted SR-86: A resolution recommitting the United States to the promotion of disability rights and to the values enshrined in the Prologue Room of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in the District of Columbia, and recognizing the enduring contributions that individuals with disabilities have made throughout the history of the United States and the role of the disability community in the ongoing struggle for civil rights in the United States, and for other purposes..
Healthy Workplaces Act [S.537]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Small Business ]
[Healthcare ]
A bill to provide a tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19.
S.537: Healthy Workplaces Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/02/2021
Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act [HB-1448]
[Veterans ]
[Animals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy, and to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses who do not have mobility impairments.
HB-1448: Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Became Public Law No: 117-37. (txt | Pdf) on 08/25/2021
HR-180: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is the duty of the Federal Government to dramatically expand and strengthen the care economy.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 05/18/2021
You have voted HR-180: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that it is the duty of the Federal Government to dramatically expand and strengthen the care economy..
SR-85: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that it is the duty of the Federal Government to dramatically expand and strengthen the care economy.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/01/2021
You have voted SR-85: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that it is the duty of the Federal Government to dramatically expand and strengthen the care economy..
HB-1433: Helen Keller National Center Reauthorization Act of 2022
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/21/2022
Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2021 [HB-1393]
[Agriculture ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Small Business ]
[Human Rights ]
To address the history of discrimination against Black farmers and ranchers, to require reforms within the Department of Agriculture to prevent future discrimination, and for other purposes.
HB-1393: Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 04/28/2021
K2 Veterans Care Act of 2021 [HB-1355]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
To provide health care and benefits to veterans who were exposed to toxic substances while serving as members of the Armed Forces at Karshi Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan, and for other purposes.
HB-1355: K2 Veterans Care Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/25/2021
K2 Veterans Care Act of 2021 [S.454]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to provide health care and benefits to veterans who were exposed to toxic substances while serving as members of the Armed Forces at Karshi Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan, and for other purposes.
S.454: K2 Veterans Care Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 04/28/2021
WPA Act Workforce Promotion and Access Act [HB-1388]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
To require the Secretary of Labor to establish a program to provide grants for job guarantee programs.
HB-1388: WPA Act Workforce Promotion and Access Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 02/25/2021
Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities for Veterans Act AUTO for Veterans Act [S.444]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
[Disabilities ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide or assist in providing an additional vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons.
S.444: Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities for Veterans Act AUTO for Veterans Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 04/28/2021