Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act [S.1779]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate copayments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for medicines relating to preventive health services, and for other purposes.
S.1779: Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 10/20/2021
HB-3406: To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs planned to be built in Oahu, Hawaii, as the "Daniel Kahikina Akaka Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic".
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 08/02/2021
You have voted HB-3406: To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs planned to be built in Oahu, Hawaii, as the "Daniel Kahikina Akaka Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic"..
S.1605: Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Modernization Act of 2021 Foreign Service Families Act of 2021 Public Diplomacy Modernization Act of 2021 Department of State Authorization Act of 2021 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 Afghanistan War Commission Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Became Public Law No: 117-81. (txt | Pdf) on 12/27/2021
You have voted S.1605: Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Modernization Act of 2021 Foreign Service Families Act of 2021 Public Diplomacy Modernization Act of 2021 Department of State Authorization Act of 2021 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 Afghanistan War Commission Act of 2021.
Veterans Legal Support Act of 2021 [S.1564]
[Veterans ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Education ]
[Human Services ]
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide support to university law school programs that are designed to provide legal assistance to veterans, and for other purposes.
S.1564: Veterans Legal Support Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 11/17/2021
VA Beneficiary Debt Collection Improvement Act [HB-2935]
[Veterans ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the processing of veterans benefits by the Departments of Veterans Affairs, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recover overpayments made by the Department and other amounts owed by individuals to the United States, to improve due process accorded individuals with respect to such recovery, and for other purposes.
HB-2935: VA Beneficiary Debt Collection Improvement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Pappas
Referred To The Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations. on 05/04/2021
VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2021 [HB-2916]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Science ]
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a series of clinical trials on the effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of veterans with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes.
HB-2916: VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Rep. Luis Correa
Subcommittee On Health Discharged. on 11/04/2021
VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2021 [S.1467]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a series of clinical trials on the effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of veterans with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes.
S.1467: VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/23/2021
Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021 [S.1468]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expand the Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to assess certain mental health care resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs available to veterans who live in rural areas.
S.1468: Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 04/29/2021
Toxic Exposure Training Act of 2021 [S.1393]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Environmental ]
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out training for employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to exposure of veterans to toxic substances.
S.1393: Toxic Exposure Training Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 04/27/2021
Department of Veteran Affairs Provider Accountability Act [S.1307]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enforce licensure and related requirements for health care professionals of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S.1307: Department of Veteran Affairs Provider Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Jerry Moran
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 04/22/2021
End Price Gouging for Medications Act [HB-2829]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Health ]
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish reference prices for prescription drugs for purposes of Federal health programs, and for other purposes.
HB-2829: End Price Gouging for Medications Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Peter Welch
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 07/14/2021
VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act [S.1319]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain information publicly available on one internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
S.1319: VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 07/28/2021
Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act [HB-3]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Senior Citizens ]
To establish a fair price negotiation program, protect the Medicare program from excessive price increases, and establish an out-of-pocket maximum for Medicare part D enrollees, and for other purposes.
HB-3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations. on 04/27/2021
National Green Alert Act of 2021 [S.1342]
[Veterans ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Mental Health ]
[Human Services ]
A bill to establish an interagency committee on the development of green alert systems that would be activated when a veteran goes missing, and for other purposes.
S.1342: National Green Alert Act of 2021
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 10/20/2021
Fort McClellan Health Registry Act [HB-2825]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama, and for other purposes.
HB-2825: Fort McClellan Health Registry Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Donald Payne
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 07/14/2021