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Making Servicemember Foreclosure Protections Permanent Act [HB-190] [Veterans ] [Real Estate ] [Housing ] [Military ] [Consumer Protection ]
Making Servicemember Foreclosure Protections Permanent Act Amends the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 to make permanent the extended one-year period after a servicemember's military service during which: (1) a court may stay proceedings to enforce an obligation on real or personal property owned by the servicemember prior to such military service; and (2) the sale, foreclosure, or seizure of such property is invalid without a court order or agreement.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alan Grayson Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 02/06/2015

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Servicemember Foreclosure Protections Extension Act of 2015 [HB-189] [Veterans ] [Real Estate ] [Housing ] [Military ] [Consumer Protection ]
Servicemember Foreclosure Protections Extension Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 to extend through 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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster Reported By The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-356. on 12/01/2015

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Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015 [HB-1854] [Crime ] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Mental Health ] [Criminal Justice ] [Public Safety ] [Overdose Prevention ]
Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to an eligible entity for sequential intercept mapping and implementation for: mental health and criminal justice stakeholders to develop a shared understanding of the flow of individuals with mental illnesses through the criminal justice system, and identify opportunities for improved responses, including emergency and crisis services, specialized police-based responses, and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 01/12/2016

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Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2015 [HB-1816] [Housing ] [Veterans ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ]
Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2015 Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude as family income for Department of Housing and Urban Development 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. Amends the the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to reduce the VA employee bonus and award dollar amount limitation applicable to each of FY2016-FY2020 by $10 million.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Heck Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/19/2015

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World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act [HB-1288] [Veterans ] [Military ] [Social Security ] [Human Rights ]
World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security 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 records and validated testimony in the case of the absence of Coast Guard shipping or discharge (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 08/13/2015

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan under the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. [HB-1187] [Housing ] [Veterans ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan under the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Changes the maximum amount of a veteran's home loan of more than $144,000 that is guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to 25% of the loan amount.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Julia Brownley Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 04/16/2015

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To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan. [HB-1133] [Veterans ] [Finance ] [Small Business ]
To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan. Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude loans made to veterans from the definition of a "member business loan," thus excluding them from the limit on the total amount of member business loans a credit union may have outstanding.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Introduced In House on 02/26/2015

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Department of Veterans Affairs Cyber Security Protection Act [HB-1128] [Veterans ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Data Privacy ] [National Security ] [Public Safety ]
Department of Veterans Affairs Cyber Security Protection Act Directs the Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Information and Technology to submit to the congressional veterans committees (under current law only to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs) quarterly reports on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) compliance with federally-required information security improvements. Directs the Assistant Secretary to submit to such committees: (1) quarterly, a plan of action to address critical known VA information security vulnerabilities; and (2) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster Subcommittee Hearings Held. on 03/19/2015

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GRACE for Homeless Veterans Act of 2020 Grant Regulation Adjustment during the Coronavirus Emergency for Homeless Veterans Act of 2020 [S.4910] [Veterans ] [Housing ] [Disaster Relief ] [Public Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
A bill to adjust the regulation of certain grants awarded by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs during a covered public health emergency to serve homeless veterans, and for other purposes.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 11/18/2020

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An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023. [SCR-8] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Healthcare ] [Infrastructure ] [Veterans ] [National Security ] [Pensions ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Education ] [Housing ] [Small Business ] [Manufacturing ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Water ] [Mining ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Social Security ] [Defense ] [Aerospace ] [Elections ] [Trade ] [Consumer Protection ] [Senior Citizens ] [Children and Youth ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ]
Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2013, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2015-FY2023. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts for FY2013-FY2023 with respect to: (1) federal revenues, (2) new budget authority, (3) budget outlays, (4) deficits, (5) public debt, and (6) debt held by the public. (Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority, outlays, and administrative expenses for the Social Security Administration (SSA), (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray Conference Held. on 11/13/2013

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Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013 [S.944] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Education ] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Military ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Pensions ] [Sports ] [Children and Youth ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ]
Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013 - Title I: Survivor and Dependent Matters - (Sec. 101) Extends the period during which additional dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) will be paid to surviving spouses with children from two years to three years after their entitlement to DIC commences. (Sec. 102) Provides that the remarriage after age 55 of a veteran's surviving spouse shall not bar the furnishing of Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) DIC, health care, educational assistance, and housing loans to that spouse. (Sec. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Reported By Senator Sanders With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute And An Amendment To The Title. With Written Report No. 113-123. Minority Views Filed. on 12/09/2013

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Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013 [S.932] [Veterans ] [Funding ] [Healthcare ] [Budget and Spending ] [Construction ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Native American Affairs ] [Public Safety ]
Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013 - 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 Research and Support; (2) National Cemetery Administration; and (3) Veterans Benefits Administration, Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program. Authorizes the provision of advance appropriations for the following VA (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey 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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Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013 [S.837] [Agriculture ] [Veterans ] [Food ] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend: (1) the conservation reserve and related programs, and (2) assistance to disadvantaged or beginning farmers or ranchers for access to the environmental quality incentives and the conservation stewardship programs. Permits conservation reserve contract modification to facilitate transfers from retiring owners to limited resource farmers or ranchers. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to: (1) reduce the number of operating years (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S3038-3039) on 04/25/2013

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Improving Access to Child Care for Homeless Families Act of 2013 [S.834] [Housing ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ] [Poverty ] [Veterans ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Health ]
Improving Access to Child Care for Homeless Families Act of 2013 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Congress has enacted successful policies to increase homeless children's access to and stability in public elementary and secondary schools and Head Start Programs; (2) in order to increase homeless families' access to and continuity in care, similar policies should be applied to federal child care programs; and (3) such policies will assist homeless parents in maintaining employment and regaining housing, and will provide critical interventions (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/25/2013

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Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2013 [S.825] [Veterans ] [Housing ] [Human Services ] [Law Enforcement ] [Poverty ] [Public Safety ] [Mental Health ] [Healthcare ] [Crime ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2013 - Requires public or private nonprofit entities that receive grants under the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to agree to meet the physical, privacy, safety, and security needs of such veterans. Increases the per diem payment for transitional housing assistance for homeless veterans who are placed in housing that will become permanent upon the termination of such assistance to a maximum of 150% of the per diem rate authorized for veterans receiving (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 113-203. on 05/09/2013

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Survivor Benefits Improvement Act of 2013 [S.735] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Services ]
Survivor Benefits Improvement Act of 2013 - Allows dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) paid through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to the surviving spouses of veterans to be increased for months occurring during the five-year (under current law, two-year) period beginning on the date of entitlement. Provides that the remarriage after age 55 of the surviving spouse of a veteran shall not bar the furnishing of VA DIC, health care, educational assistance, and housing loans. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide, to (continued...)

  

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

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Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2013 [S.690] [Veterans ] [Military ] [Human Services ]
Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2013 - 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 (VA). 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 (continued...)

  

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

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Check the Box for Homeless Veterans Act of 2013 [S.62] [Veterans ] [Taxes ] [Housing ] [Funding ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ] [Community Development ]
Check the Box for Homeless Veterans Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish in the Treasury the Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund; and (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 additonal amount, to be paid over to such Fund to provide services to homeless veterans.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 113-203. on 05/09/2013

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VISN Reorganization Act of 2013 [S.543] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Military ]
VISN Reorganization Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to organize the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) into 12 geographically defined Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs). Directs the Secretary to ensure that each VISN: (1) is aligned with the mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the specific health care requirements of veterans in that network; (2) implements VA national goals within their network and associated medical centers; (3) maintains a regional integrated health care system; (4) identifies (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 113-203. on 05/09/2013

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Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2014 [S.3014] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Disabilities ] [Military ]
Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to alter the reporting requirements under the pilot program to assess the effectiveness of providing assistance to eligible veterans with traumatic brain injury to enhance their rehabilitation, quality of life, and community integration. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit reports to the congressional veterans committees on the pilot program for each quarter occurring between January 1, 2015, and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 12/12/2014

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