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USA Act Unified Savings and Accountability Act [HB-3300]
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USA Act Unified Savings and Accountability Act Requires: (1) the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to issue guidance to federal agencies to reinvigorate the role of the competition advocate, (2) the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue government-wide savings goals for the strategic sourcing of goods and services by executive agencies required to designate or appoint a Chief Financial Officer, (3) the Chief Information Officer of each agency to submit to the OMB a report on potentially duplicative information technology investments,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/31/2015
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POW Accountability Act [HB-3101]
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POW Accountability Act Requires: (1) the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to review the VA POW list and the Department of Defense POW list to identify any discrepancies in them, and (2) the VA Inspector General to review the process by which the VA determines that a veteran is a former prisoner of war. Requires the VA to report to Congress on the VA POW list, including information on such discrepancies and the results of the Inspector General's review.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Stivers
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 08/05/2015
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2995]
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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for financial services and general government, including programs in the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the federal judiciary, the District of Columbia, and several independent agencies. Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2016 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for Departmental Offices, including: Salaries and Expenses, the Office of Terrorism
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ander Crenshaw
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 114-194, By Mr. Crenshaw. on 07/09/2015
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Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act [HB-294]
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Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), during the three-year period beginning on October 1, 2015, at the request of a veteran for whom the VA is required to provide nursing home care, to place such veteran in a medical foster home that meets VA standards. Requires such veteran to agree, as a condition of such placement, to accept VA home health services. Limits the number of veterans placed in a medical foster home that may have their care covered at the expense of the United States to 900.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Donald Norcross
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 03/03/2015
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans for five years. [HB-2934]
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans for five years. This bill extends the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans through December 31, 2020.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/10/2015
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Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act [HB-2874]
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Andrew P. Carpenter Tax Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any amount attributable to the discharge of student loan indebtedness of a veteran who died as a result of a service-connected disability.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Introduced In House on 06/24/2015
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Shelter Our Servicemembers Act [HB-2813]
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Shelter Our Servicemembers Act Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to jointly establish a two-year pilot program of grants to nonprofit organizations to provide elderly homeless veterans with non-transitional housing. Allows recipients to use such grant to: (1) purchase real property to provide up to 200 homeless veterans with non-transitional housing, and (2) refurbish or renovate such property. Makes eligible for such housing veterans of at least 55 years of age who: (1) have been
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Sponsored by: Rep. Theodore Deutch
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 07/02/2015
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Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2015 [HB-2766]
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Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2015 Deems certain service performed before July 1, 1946, in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts as active military service for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in determining eligibility under this Act, to take into account any relevant service documentation, including documentation other than the Missouri List (the list of all discharged and deceased veterans from the 20th
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 06/30/2015
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Veterans Fiduciary Reform Act of 2015 [HB-2605]
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Veterans Fiduciary Reform Act of 2015 States that, when in the opinion of the Department 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 VA may appoint one or more temporary fiduciaries for up to 120 days. Directs the VA to provide a written statement to a beneficiary determined by the VA to be mentally incompetent for purposes of appointing a fiduciary. Allows the beneficiary
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Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Johnson
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/09/2015
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Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund Act of 2015 [HB-2591]
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Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish in the Treasury the Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund; (2) allow individual taxpayers to designate on their tax returns a specified portion (not less than $1) of any overpayment of tax, and to make a contribution of an additional amount, to be paid over to such Fund to provide services to homeless veterans; and (3) require the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Labor, and Housing and Urban Development, each year beginning with the President's annual budget
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/05/2015
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2577]
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Sec. 3) Specifies that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Specifies that the sums in this bill are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for FY2017. (Sec. 5) Specifies that each amount in this bill designated by Congress as an emergency requirement is contingent on the President also designating all of the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart
Conference Report Considered In Senate. (consideration: Cr S5229-5240) on 09/06/2016
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To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants for the provision of furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans to facilitate their transition into permanent housing, and for other purposes. [HB-2522]
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To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to award grants for the provision of furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans to facilitate their transition into permanent housing, and for other purposes. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a three-year pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of awarding grants to veterans service agencies, veterans service organizations, and nongovernmental tax-exempt organizations with experience assisting veterans or
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/05/2015
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Comprehensive Homes for Heroes Act of 2015 [HB-252]
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Comprehensive Homes for Heroes Act of 2015 Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs to: (1) ensure veterans' access to HUD housing and homeless assistance programs, (2) coordinate all HUD programs and activities relating to veterans, and (3) serve as a HUD liaison with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Directs the HUD Secretary to provide assistance to private nonprofit organizations and consumer cooperatives to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/09/2015
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Homes for Heroes Act of 2015 [HB-251]
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Homes for Heroes Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs to: (1) ensure veterans fair access to HUD housing and homeless assistance programs, (2) coordinate all HUD programs and activities relating to veterans, and (3) serve as a HUD liaison with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Terminates, at the same time as such establishment, the position of Special Assistant
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 07/15/2015
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Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 [HB-2499]
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Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the Small Business Act to prohibit the Small Business Administration (SBA) from collecting a guarantee fee in connection with a loan made under the SBA Express Program to a veteran or the spouse of a veteran on or after October 1, 2015, except during any upcoming fiscal year for which the President's budget, submitted to Congress, includes a cost for the Program that is above zero. (Sec. 3) Requires the SBA to assess for Congress the level of outreach to and consultation with female veterans
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Rice
Became Public Law No: 114-38. (txt | Pdf) on 07/28/2015
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Stability for Service Members Act [HB-2475]
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Stability for Service Members Act Amends the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 to extend through calendar year 2016 the one-year period after a service member's military service during which: (1) a court may stay proceedings to enforce an obligation on real or personal property owned by the service member before such military service; and (2) any sale, foreclosure, or seizure of such property shall be invalid without a court order or waiver agreement signed by the service member. (Currently, the extended
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Sponsored by: Rep. Denny Heck
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 06/05/2015
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Student Veterans Housing Support Act [HB-2465]
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Student Veterans Housing Support Act This bill provides a full monthly housing stipend, eliminating the current 50% stipend, for a veteran pursuing a program of education on a more than half-time basis solely through distance learning. An individual pursuing a degree program on a more than half-time basis shall receive a monthly housing stipend for the month immediately preceding the first month of the program, and in an amount equal to one for a month during which the individual pursues the program. Housing allowances paid to veterans and eligible
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Loebsack
Introduced In House on 05/20/2015
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Jobs for Veterans Act of 2015 [HB-2275]
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Jobs for Veterans Act of 2015 Establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) a Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration (VEOTA), headed by the Under Secretary for Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition, to administer VA programs of economic opportunity assistance to veterans and their dependents and survivors. Requires VEOTA to administer the following VA programs: (1) vocational rehabilitation and employment programs; (2) educational assistance programs; (3) veterans' housing loan and related programs; (4) veterans'
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 06/25/2015
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United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act [HB-2248]
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United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act This bill deems as active military service for Department of Veterans Affairs purposes any service as a member of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps between July 1, 1943, and December 15, 1945 (qualified service). The Department of Defense shall issue an honorable discharge within one year to each person whose qualified service warrants one. Retroactive benefits shall not be paid to persons as a result of enactment of this Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 08/13/2015
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2029]
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2016. (Sec. 6) Provides that amounts designated
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Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Dent
Considered As Unfinished Business (consideration: Cr H10696) on 12/18/2015