Veterans' Pensions And Compensation
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VETS Safe Travel Act Veterans Expedited TSA Screening Safe Travel Act [S.1881]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Safety ]
(Sec. 2) makes certain veterans eligible for the Transportation Security Administration PreCheck Program at no cost if they meet the program's background check and security requirements. Veterans who are eligible for this fee waiver are those who require the use of a wheelchair, prosthetic limb, or other assistive device to aid with mobility due to (1) loss, or loss of use, of a limb; (2) full or partial paralyzation; or (3) permanent blindness.
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Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Improvement Act of 2019 [HB-3221]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Pensions ]
[Social Security ]
Creates an allowance for a deceased veteran's or deceased service member's surviving spouse who is receiving dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) from the Department of Veterans Affairs. DIC is a monthly payment made to survivors and dependents of (1) certain veterans, and (2) service members killed while on active military duty. The bill provides a formula for calculating the monthly rate of the allowance based on the DIC amount the spouse is entitled to receive. Payment amounts under the Survivor Benefit Plan shall not be affected by the
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Protect Our Disabled Heroes Act of 2019 [S.1718]
[Veterans ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disabilities ]
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees, and for other purposes.
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Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act of 2019 [HB-3137]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Animals ]
[Military ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Public Health ]
[Disabilities ]
[Human Services ]
Provides for the establishment of program for the provision of service dogs to certain Armed Forces members. It requires the Department of Defense to establish a K-9 Service Corps Program to award grants to nonprofit organizations to assist them in planning, designing, establishing, or operating programs to provide assistance dogs to members with a disability who are receiving receiving medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy; those in medical hold or medical holdover status; or those on the temporary disability retired list in cases where medical
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HAVEN Act Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019 [HB-2938]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Modifies the treatment of certain veterans' benefits in bankruptcy. Specifically, the bill excludes from a debtor's current monthly income certain benefits, including disability benefits, paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense.
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HAVEN Act Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019 [HB-2938]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Modifies the treatment of certain veterans' benefits in bankruptcy. Specifically, the bill excludes from a debtor's current monthly income certain benefits, including disability benefits, paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense.
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COFA Veterans Review Act of 2019 Compact of Free Association Veterans Review Act of 2019 [HB-2916]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[International ]
[Military ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program to provide hospital care, medical services, and other related services to veterans residing in the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia. The bill requires the VA to conduct a study and report on the feasibility and advisability of establishing one or more VA offices in the remote Pacific islands to provide hospital care and medical services to veterans residing in the area.
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Veterans Affairs Transfer of Information and Sharing of Disability Examination Procedures With DOD Doctors Act [HB-2886]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Public Health ]
Addresses the sharing of medical information and disability examination procedures between the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA). It requires that if a member of the Armed Forces who is required to receive a physical examination upon separation from active duty and has or is believed to have a medical condition that may make the member eligible for veterans' disability compensation and benefits, the examination must be performed by a VA-certified health care provider. If the condition is discovered during the physical examination
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Veterans Collaboration Act [HB-2885]
[Veterans ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Education ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a two-year pilot program in states with the highest veteran populations to promote collaboration between the VA, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher learning. The VA shall emphasize collaboration with (1) veterans service organizations that provide personnel with appropriate credentials to assist veterans in filing disability compensation claims and appeals with the VA, and (2) educational institutions that provide veterans with pro bono legal assistance.
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Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2019 [HB-2823]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
To amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes of benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
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Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 [HB-2745]
[Defense ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[National Security ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Provides FY2020 appropriations for Military Construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and related agencies. The bill provides appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for Military Construction for the Army; the Navy and Marine Corps; the Air Force; Defense-wide agencies and activities; the Army and Air National Guard; and the Army, Navy, and Air Force Reserves. The bill also provides appropriations to DOD for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; the Base Closure Account; Construction and
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Veterans Estate Transfer to Survivors Act [HB-2736]
[Veterans ]
[Pensions ]
Provides for the payment of certain accrued benefits (e.g., pension) to the estate of a deceased veteran upon the veteran's death.
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Protecting Gold Star Children Act of 2019 [HB-2716]
[Taxes ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Children and Youth ]
Treats certain military survivor benefits that are received by children as earned income of the child for the purposes of the kiddie tax (the tax on the unearned income of children). This has the effect of exempting the benefits from such tax.
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An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2020 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2021 through 2024. [SCR-12]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Social Security ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Finance ]
[Agriculture ]
This concurrent resolution establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2020 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2021-FY2024. The resolution recommends levels and amounts for FY2020-FY2024 for federal revenues, new budget authority, budget outlays, deficits, public debt, debt held by the public, and the major functional categories of spending. It also recommends levels and amounts for FY2020-FY2024 in the Senate for Social Security and Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses. The resolution includes reconciliation
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ABLE Accounts for Veterans Act of 2019 [HB-2656]
[Veterans ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
Requires the Social Security Administration to exclude contributions made by certain disabled veterans to state-sponsored savings accounts that allow eligible individuals to save for qualified disability expenses when determining whether such veterans have exceeded a specified earnings limit for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits.
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Purple Heart Freedom to Work Act [HB-2655]
[Social Security ]
[Veterans ]
[Disabilities ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
Increases the monthly income limit that is used to determine whether certain Purple Heart recipients are eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. Specifically, when making such determinations with respect to Purple Heart recipients who are entitled to SSDI benefits based on combat-related injuries, the Social Security Administration must use the limit that applies to individuals who are blind rather than the lower limit that applies to other SSDI recipients. In addition, the bill phases out SSDI benefits for these Purple
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A bill to modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes. [S.1381]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that, if it creates a presumption of service-connection between the occurrence of a disease and exposure to an herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era at a military base in Thailand, such presumption must also apply to exposure at any military base in Thailand, regardless of where on the base the veteran was located or what military job specialty the veteran performed. Additionally, the bill extends eligibility for VA health care, vocational training and
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Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act [S.1370]
[Taxes ]
[Military ]
[Veterans ]
[Children and Youth ]
(Sec. 2) treats certain military survivor benefits that are received by children as earned income of the child for the purposes of the kiddie tax (the tax on the unearned income of children). This has the effect of exempting the benefits from such tax. The bill applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.
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Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2019 [S.1346]
[Education ]
[Student Loans ]
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary to provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to carry out the simplification of applications for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility, to increase the income threshold to qualify for a student aid index equal to or less than zero, and for other purposes.
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Disabled Veterans Red Tape Reduction Act [HB-2556]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Disabilities ]
Reauthorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide for medical disability evaluations by contract physicians who are not VA employees.