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Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018 [S.946]
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Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to hire at least 50 Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists, place each one at an eligible VA medical center, and ensure that each one serves as part of a justice team in a veterans treatment court or other veteran-focused court. An eligible VA medical center is one that: complies with all VA guidelines and regulations for placement of a specialist; works with a veteran with active, ongoing, or recent contact with some component of a local criminal
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Received In The House. on 02/20/2018
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GI Bill STEM Extension Act of 2017 [HB-2108]
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GI Bill STEM Extension Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay the lesser of nine months or $30,000 of additional Post-9/11 educational assistance to selected eligible veterans who have used all of the Post-9/11 educational assistance to which they were entitled and who: (1) are enrolled in a postsecondary education program that requires more than the standard 128 semester (or 192 quarter) credit hours for completion in a specified science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field; or (2) have earned a
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Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Introduced In House on 04/20/2017
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Julian Woods Yellow Ribbon Program Expansion Act [HB-2103]
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[Children and Youth ]
Julian Woods Yellow Ribbon Program Expansion Act This bill includes under the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program (public-private contributions for educational assistance in addition to post-9/11 educational assistance) the child or spouse of an individual who, on or after September 11, 2001, dies in the line of duty while serving on active duty (Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship recipients).
Sponsored by: Rep. Al Lawson
Introduced In House on 04/17/2017
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Work-Study for Student Veterans Act [HB-2100]
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[Student Loans ]
Work-Study for Student Veterans Act This bill reauthorizes through June 30, 2027, certain qualifying work-study activities for individuals receiving educational assistance through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Takano
Introduced In House on 04/14/2017
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GI Bill Fairness Act of 2017 [HB-2099]
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GI Bill Fairness Act of 2017 This bill includes as active duty, for purposes of eligibility for post-9/11 veterans educational assistance, service of a member of a reserve component ordered to active duty to receive authorized medical care, to be medically evaluated, or to complete a required Department of Defense health care study.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Takano
Introduced In House on 04/14/2017
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Energy Workforce for the 21st Century Act of 2017 [S.895]
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[Manufacturing ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
Energy Workforce for the 21st Century Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a comprehensive program to improve education and training for energy- and manufacturing-related jobs, with emphasis on increasing the number of skilled individuals from underrepresented groups trained to work in those jobs.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 04/07/2017
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Net Price Calculator Improvement Act [S.889]
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[Consumer Protection ]
Net Price Calculator Improvement Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/07/2017
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Veterans Providing Healthcare Transition Improvement Act [S.899]
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Veterans Providing Healthcare Transition Improvement Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Became Public Law No: 115-238. on 09/10/2018
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A bill to amend the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to extend and expand the pilot program on the use of community-based organizations and local and State government entities to ensure that veterans receive care and benefits for which they are eligible and for other purposes. [S.903]
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A bill to amend the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to extend and expand the pilot program on the use of community-based organizations and local and State government entities to ensure that veterans receive care and benefits for which they are eligible and for other purposes. This bill amends the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 to: (1) extend until September 30, 2019, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pilot program on the use of community-based organizations and local and state government
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 04/07/2017
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VETERAN Act Vocational Education and Training Enhancements for Reintegration Assistance Now Act [HB-1994]
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VETERAN Act Vocational Education and Training Enhancements for Reintegration Assistance Now Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to make changes to the Veterans Benefits Administration's information technology system to ensure that: (1) all original and supplemental claims for Post-9/11 educational assistance are adjudicated electronically, and (2) rules-based processing is used to make decisions with respect to such claims with little human intervention.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 04/07/2017
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the entitlement to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs for members of the Armed Forces awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes. [S.882]
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the entitlement to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs for members of the Armed Forces awarded the Purple Heart, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Tim Kaine
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/15/2017
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Caring for the Families of our Wounded and Fallen Heroes Act [HB-1956]
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Caring for the Families of our Wounded and Fallen Heroes Act This bill increases amounts of educational assistance payable under the Department of Veterans Affairs' Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 04/06/2017
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Honoring Hometown Heroes Act [HB-1892]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
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Honoring Hometown Heroes Act DIVISION A--HONORING HOMETOWN HEROES ACT Honoring Hometown Heroes Act (Sec. 10102) This division authorizes the governor of a state, territory, or possession of the United States or the Mayor of the District of Columbia to proclaim that the U.S. flag shall be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder (public safety officer) working in such jurisdiction who dies while serving in the line of duty. DIVISION B--SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS, TAX RELIEF, AND MEDICAID CHANGES RELATING TO CERTAIN DISASTERS
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 115-123. (txt | Pdf) on 02/09/2018
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Medical Leave for Disabled Veterans Act [HB-1827]
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Medical Leave for Disabled Veterans Act This bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) to provide eligibility for specified medical/hospital care for an employee who: (1) has a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability rating of between 30% and 50% and at least 833 hours of service with the employer (from whom leave is requested) during the previous eight-month period, or (2) has a VA disability rating of 60% or higher and at least 625 hours of service with such employer during the previous 6-month period. Medical/hospital
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Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Introduced In House on 03/30/2017
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Military Retiree Employment Act [HB-1829]
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Military Retiree Employment Act This bill permits, for a specified five-year period, retired members of the Armed Forces to be appointed to civil service positions in or under the Department of Defense (DOD) during the first 180 days after retirement without meeting current requirements regarding: (1) appointment authorization, (2) basic pay increase, or (3) existence of a state of national emergency. The Office of Personnel Management shall establish an oversight plan to monitor such appointments. DOD shall ensure that every DOD employee is informed,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 04/24/2017
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Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act of 2017 [S.798]
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Yellow Ribbon Improvement Act of 2017 This bill revises the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program (public-private contributions for educational assistance in addition to post-9/11 educational assistance) to make such program available to: (1) the spouse or child of a service member who, on or after after September 11, 2001, dies in the line of duty while serving on active duty (Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship recipients); and (2) a service member or veteran who serves at least 36
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Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/15/2017
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Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act of 2017'. [HB-1793]
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Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act of 2017'. This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs or a state approving agency from approving a program of education offered by an educational institution for purposes of an educational assistance program for veterans or members of the Selected Reserve or the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces unless any such institution that administers a priority enrollment system allows an eligible veteran, member, or dependent to enroll in courses at the earliest possible time.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 04/12/2017
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Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act of 2017 [S.764]
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Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs or a state approving agency from approving a program of education offered by an educational institution for purposes of an educational assistance program for veterans or members of the Selected Reserve or the Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces unless any such institution that administers a priority enrollment system allows an eligible veteran, member, or dependent to enroll in courses at the earliest possible time.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thom Tillis
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 05/17/2017
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Clarity for America's Small Contractors Act of 2017 [HB-1773]
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[Construction ]
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Clarity for America's Small Contractors Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez
Introduced In House on 03/29/2017
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A resolution designating March 29, 2017, as "Vietnam Veterans Day". [SR-103]
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A resolution designating March 29, 2017, as "Vietnam Veterans Day". Designates March 29, 2017, as Vietnam Veterans Day. Recognizes the contributions of veterans who served in Vietnam or in support of operations in Vietnam during war and peace.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S2115; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S2103-2104) on 03/29/2017