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SERVe Act [S.1736] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Support Earned Recognition for Veterans Act or the SERVe Act - Excludes from the definitions of "active duty," "active duty for training," and "inactive duty training," for veteran benefit or employment preference purposes, any service performed at a preparatory school of a service academy by a student who is not otherwise a member of the Armed Forces.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S8193) on 11/19/2013

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Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act [S.1707] [Housing ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Disabilities ] [Senior Citizens ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ]
Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude as family income for Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) housing assistance purposes any Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) payments made to veterans in need of regular aid and attendance for expenses related to such aid and attendance. Prohibits, in determining the monthly rental assistance payment for low-income families, the amount for tenant-paid utilities from exceeding the appropriate utility allowance for that family unit size as (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 11/14/2013

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Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 [S.1690] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and the Second Chance Act of 2007 to revise and expand requirements for grant programs for adult and juvenile offender state and local reentry demonstration projects. (Sec. 2) Extends through FY2018 the authorization of appropriations for grants for: (1) family-based substance abuse treatment, (2) the technology careers training demonstration program, and (3) the offender reentry substance abuse and criminal justice collaboration program. Renames (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Committee On The Judiciary. Reported By Senator Leahy Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 09/18/2014 With Amendments. Without Written Report. on 10/01/2014

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POST Act of 2013 [S.1659] [Education ] [Student Loans ] [Veterans ] [Budget and Spending ]
Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers Act of 2013 or the POST Act of 2013 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require proprietary institutions of higher education to derive at least 15% of their revenue from sources other than federal funds or become ineligible for title IV funding. (Currently, the 90/10 rule requires these schools to derive at least 10% of their revenue from sources other than title IV or become ineligible for title IV funding.) Defines "federal funds" as federal financial assistance provided (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S7912-7913) on 11/07/2013

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Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act of 2013 [S.162] [Crime ] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Mental Health ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Act of 2013 -Amends the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004 to: (1) expand the assistance provided under such Act, and (2) reauthorize appropriations for FY2015-FY2019. (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to establish or expand: (1) veterans treatment court programs, which involve collaboration among criminal justice, veterans, and mental health and substance abuse agencies to provide qualified veterans (preliminarily qualified offenders who were discharged (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Motion To Proceed To Consideration Of Measure Made In Senate. (consideration: Cr S3195-3196) on 05/21/2014

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Servicemember Housing Protection Act of 2013 [S.1593] [Housing ] [Veterans ] [Military ] [Consumer Protection ]
Servicemember Housing Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to protect a surviving spouse who is the successor in interest to a servicemember who dies from a service-connected cause while in military service against a mortgage foreclosure or residential lease termination. Extends such protection for the one-month period following the death of the servicemember. Allows the termination of an existing lease by the lessee, without penalties, when the lessee is assigned to or otherwise relocates to federal quarters or military (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 11/19/2013

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Ensuring Safe Shelter for Homeless Veterans Act of 2013 [S.1580] [Housing ] [Veterans ] [Public Safety ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Ensuring Safe Shelter for Homeless Veterans Act of 2013 - Prohibits a per diem payment from being made to providers of services for homeless veterans unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) certifies that: (1) the building where the entity provides housing or services is in compliance with codes relevant to the operations and level of care provided; and (2) such building and the housing or services provided are in compliance with licensing, fire and safety, and other requirements of the relevant jurisdiction regarding the condition of the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Begich Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 113-280. on 10/30/2013

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SCRA Enhancement and Improvement Act of 2013 [S.1579] [Military ] [Consumer Protection ] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Veterans ] [Law Enforcement ] [Finance ]
SCRA Enhancement and Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to: extend the period during which a contract for the purchase of real or personal property or the lease or bailment of such property entered into by a member of the uniformed services (servicemember) may not be rescinded or terminated for a breach to one year after such member's period of military service; change the period during which an action to enforce a mortgage, trust deed, or other security against a servicemember is covered by a stay of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 113-280. on 10/30/2013

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HAVEN Act [S.1387] [Housing ] [Veterans ] [Grants ] [Nonprofit ] [Community Development ] [Human Services ]
Housing Assistance for Veterans Act of 2013 or HAVEN Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit organizations that primarily serve veterans or low-income individuals. Requires such grants to be used to rehabilitate and modify the primary residence of disabled or low-income veterans (at a specified limited or no cost to such veterans). Limits grant amounts to $1 million per organization. Requires the Secretary to direct the oversight of grant fund use. Requires a minimum (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S6073-6074) on 07/30/2013

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World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act [S.1361] [Veterans ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Human Rights ]
World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to accept additional documentation for verifying that an individual performed honorable service as a coastwise merchant seaman during the period beginning on December 7, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1946, for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits under the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977. Requires such documentation to include Social Security Administration (SSA) records and validated testimony in the case of the absence of Coast Guard shipping (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 113-280. on 10/30/2013

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Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2013 [S.1352] [Housing ] [Veterans ] [Native American Affairs ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Title I: Block Grants and Grant Requirements - (Sec. 101) Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (Act) to allow Indian housing block grant recipients to use income that is realized from program income without restriction. Applies tribal prevailing wage laws to the administration of all federal funding for projects funded in part under that Act. (Sec. 102) Deems compliance with the environmental review requirements of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz By Senator Tester From Committee On Indian Affairs Filed Written Report. Report No. 113-152. on 04/11/2014

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Creating a Reliable Environment for Veterans' Dependents Act [S.1058] [Veterans ] [Housing ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ]
Creating a Reliable Environment for Veterans' Dependents Act - Allows services for which a homeless veteran receives a grant under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to include furnishing care for a dependent.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 113-111. on 06/12/2013

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Veterans Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 [HJR-72] [Veterans ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Military ]
Veterans Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 - Makes appropriations for FY2014 for veterans' benefits, specifically for entitlements and other mandatory payments whose budget authority was provided in the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (division E of P.L. 113-6), to continue activities at the rate to maintain program levels under current law, under the authority and conditions provided in the applicable appropriations Act for FY2013, to be continued through December 15, 2013. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Culberson Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 207. on 10/05/2013

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Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024. [HCR-96] [Budget and Spending ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Taxes ] [Trade ] [Healthcare ] [Social Security ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Poverty ]
Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2015, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2016-FY2024. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts for FY2015-FY2024 with respect to: (1) federal revenues, (2) new budget authority, (3) budget outlays, (4) deficits (on-budget), (5) debt subject to limit, and (6) debt held by the public. (Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority and outlays for specified major functional categories for FY2015-FY2024. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Ryan Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 365. on 04/11/2014

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Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 [HB-933] [Agriculture ] [Food ] [Energy ] [Defense ] [International ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Water ] [Disaster Relief ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Housing ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [National Security ] [Cybersecurity ] [Law Enforcement ] [Criminal Justice ] [Military ] [Environmental ] [Air Quality ] [Climate Change ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Data Privacy ] [Economic Development ] [Education ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Poverty ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Senior Citizens ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Children and Youth ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Finance ] [Insurance ] [Manufacturing ] [Mental Health ] [Native American Affairs ] [Nonprofit ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Safety ] [Real Estate ] [Recreation ] [Retirement ] [Social Security ] [Taxes ] [Unemployment ] [Waste Management / Recycling ]
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 - Division A: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 - Title I: Agricultural Programs - Appropriates FY2013 funds for the following Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs and services: Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary); Office of the Chief Economist; National Appeals Division; Office of Budget and Program Analysis; Office of the Chief Information Officer; Office of the Chief Financial Officer; Office (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Harold Rogers Became Public Law No: 113-6. on 03/26/2013

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. [HB-897] [Veterans ] [Housing ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Services ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ]
Includes as a homeless veteran, for purposes of eligibility for benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), a veteran or veteran's family fleeing domestic or dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other dangerous or life-threatening conditions in the current housing situation, including where the health and safety of children are jeopardized, there is no other residence, and there is a lack of resources or support networks to obtain other permanent housing.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/08/2013

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the supervision of fiduciaries of veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. [HB-894] [Veterans ] [Social Security ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Provides that, when in the opinion of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) a temporary fiduciary is needed to protect the benefits of a VA beneficiary while a determination of incompetency is being made or appealed or a fiduciary is appealing a determination of misuse, the Secretary may appoint one or more temporary fiduciaries for up to 120 days. Requires the Secretary to provide a written statement to a beneficiary determined by the Secretary to be mentally incompetent for purposes of appointing a fiduciary. Allows the beneficiary to appeal (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 04/25/2013

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Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-83] [Energy ] [Immigration ] [Infrastructure ] [International ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish within the Empowering Insular Communities activity a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to: (1) develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas (American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands) and Freely Associated States (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau); and (2) assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan Became Public Law No: 113-235. on 12/16/2014

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Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013 [HB-825] [Housing ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ]
Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude as family income for Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) housing assistance purposes any Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) payments made to veterans in need of regular aid and attendance for expenses related to such aid and attendance.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 02/26/2013

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Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013 [HB-813] [Veterans ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Public Health ] [Military ]
Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Authorizes the provision of advance appropriations for the following discretionary (under current law, medical care) accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): (1) Veterans Health Administration Medical Services, Medical Support and Compliance, Medical Facilities, and Medical and Prosthetic Research; (2) National Cemetery Administration; and (3) Veterans Benefits Administration, Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program. Authorizes the provision of advance appropriations for the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Reported (amended) By The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 113-212. on 09/17/2013

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