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TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking [HB-1625]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Crime ]
TARGET Act Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking (Sec. 2) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of State's rewards program is a powerful tool in combating sophisticated international crime and that the State Department and federal law enforcement should work in concert to offer rewards that target human traffickers who prey on the most vulnerable people around the world. (Sec. 3) The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended to include severe forms of trafficking in persons involving
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 115-141. on 03/23/2018
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Wounded Veterans Recreation Act [HB-1622]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Veterans ]
[Recreation ]
[Disabilities ]
Wounded Veterans Recreation Act This bill amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to require the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass, which is made available for the lifetime of the passholder without charge to any U.S. citizen or person domiciled in the United States who has been medically determined to be permanently disabled, to be made available to any veteran with a service-connected disability.
Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Conservation And Forestry. on 04/11/2017
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VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017 [HB-1564]
[Veterans ]
[Pensions ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017 This bill amends the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 to provide that payments for travel and incidental expenses related to disability examinations by non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) physicians for veterans applying for VA benefits shall be made from amounts available to the VA for payment of compensation and pensions.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jack Bergman
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. Markup Report Cq on 04/27/2017
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Fair Treatment for Families of Veterans Act [HB-1495]
[Veterans ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Fair Treatment for Families of Veterans Act This bill changes the effective date for reductions or discontinuances of Department of Veterans Affairs dependency and indemnity compensation by reason of the death of a payee from the last day of the month before death to the last day of the month of death. A veteran's surviving spouse who receives both dependency/indemnity compensation and service- or non-service-connected disability/death payments for the month of the veteran's death shall be entitled to the greater of the two payments.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/27/2017
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Better Informing Veterans' Healthcare Decisions Act [HB-1509]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
Better Informing Veterans' Healthcare Decisions Act This bill urges the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that preventing veteran suicide and providing veterans access to mental health care is its top reform priority. The VA shall, every 30 days, determine and provide to the Department of Defense, with respect to the previous year: the average national wait times (in days) for veterans enrolled in the VA health care system to receive appointments for mental health care and primary health care at VA medical facilities, the average time
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Sponsored by: Rep. Walter B. Jones
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 04/05/2017
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Recognizing Officers and Enlisted Men of the Korean Constabulary Act of 2017 [HB-1383]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
Recognizing Officers and Enlisted Men of the Korean Constabulary Act of 2017 This bill commends the veterans of the Korean Constabulary and thanks them for their support during the difficult times leading to the establishment of South Korea. (The Korean Constabulary undertook internal security tasks on behalf of the U.S. military government in Korea and the South Korean people from November 1945 to January 1949.) The Department of State shall seek to urge the South Korean government to: (1) reexamine Article 16-9 of South Korea's Military Pension
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Sponsored by: Sen. Roger W. Marshall
Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia And The Pacific. on 05/18/2017
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Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2017 [HB-1405]
[Veterans ]
[Immigration ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Human Services ]
Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) establish a program to permit eligible deported noncitizen veterans to enter the United States as, and to permit eligible noncitizen veterans in the United States to adjust their status to that of, a noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence; and (2) cancel the removal of eligible noncitizen veterans and allow them to similarly adjust their status. An "eligible" veteran is a veteran who: (1) was not ordered removed, or removed,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 04/05/2017
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Honoring Service Through National Park Access Act [S.521]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Veterans ]
[Recreation ]
Honoring Service Through National Park Access Act This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 to direct the Department of the Interior to make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at a cost of $80 to any veteran who was separated from military service under conditions other than dishonorable, if the veteran provides specified proof of that status. Such pass shall be valid for the lifetime of the passholder.
Sponsored by: Sen. Claire McCaskill
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 03/02/2017
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American Heroes COLA Act of 2017 [HB-1328]
[Veterans ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
American Heroes COLA Act of 2017 This bill requires that, whenever there is an increase in benefit amounts payable under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs shall increase by the same percentage the amounts payable as veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled adult children, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth H. Esty
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. Markup Report Cq on 04/27/2017
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Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017 [HB-1329]
[Veterans ]
[Social Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Disabilities ]
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of December 1, 2017, the rates of veterans' wartime disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Each such increase shall be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Became Public Law No: 115-75. (txt | Pdf) on 11/02/2017
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Arla Harrell Act [HB-1359]
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[Military ]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
Arla Harrell Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reconsider and make a new determination regarding each claim for disability compensation in connection with exposure to mustard gas or lewisite during active military, naval, or air service during World War II that was denied before this bill's enactment. The VA or the Department of Defense (DOD): (1) shall presume that a veteran experienced full-body exposure to mustard gas or lewisite unless proven otherwise; and (2) may not use information contained in the DOD and
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan A. Costello
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 03/23/2017
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CPI-E Act of 2017 [HB-1251]
[Social Security ]
[Veterans ]
[Retirement ]
[Pensions ]
[Senior Citizens ]
CPI-E Act of 2017 This bill bases cost-of -living increases in benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System, the Federal Employees Retirement System, military retirement and survivor benefit programs, the Social Security old-age, survivors, or disability insurance benefit program, and other specified veterans benefits programs on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/27/2017
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BRAVE Act of 2017 Burial Rights for America's Veterans' Efforts Act of 2017 [HB-1212]
[Veterans ]
BRAVE Act of 2017 Burial Rights for America's Veterans' Efforts Act of 2017 This bill increases the amounts payable through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for: (1) burial and funeral expenses of certain veterans, and (2) such expenses in connection with a veteran's death due to a service-connected disability. The VA shall increase such amounts each fiscal year by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index.
Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 03/06/2017
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Shawna Hill Post 9/11 Education Benefits Transferability Act [S.410]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
Shawna Hill Post 9/11 Education Benefits Transferability Act This bill authorizes the reassignment a veteran's or Armed Forces member's Post-9/11 education benefits to another eligible dependent in cases where the original designated beneficiary dies without having used all of such benefits. Such provision shall apply to deaths occurring on or after August 1, 2009.
Sponsored by: Sen. James E. Risch
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/15/2017
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Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 [S.422]
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[Healthcare ]
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017 This bill includes as part of the Republic of Vietnam its territorial seas for purposes of the presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure by veterans to certain herbicide agents while in Vietnam.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 02/16/2017
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Child Abuse Accountability Enhancement Act [HB-1103]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
[Crime ]
Child Abuse Accountability Enhancement Act This bill requires that retired pay otherwise payable to a member of the uniformed services shall be paid by the military department concerned to another person to the extent expressly provided in a child abuse garnishment order. "Child abuse garnishment order" means a final court decree that provides for garnishment to enforce a judgment rendered against the member for physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 03/23/2017
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United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act [HB-1168]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
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 31, 1948 (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 bill.
Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 03/23/2017
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Shauna Hill Post 9/11 Education Benefits Transferability Act [HB-1112]
[Veterans ]
[Education ]
[Military ]
Shauna Hill Post 9/11 Education Benefits Transferability Act This bill authorizes the reassignment a veteran's or Armed Forces member's Post-9/11 education benefits to another eligible dependent in cases where the original designated beneficiary dies without having used all of such benefits. Such provision shall apply to deaths occurring on or after August 1, 2009.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dave Brat
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 03/03/2017
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Lawrence J. Hackett Jr. Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Fairness Act [HB-1007]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Public Health ]
[Science ]
Lawrence J. Hackett Jr. Vietnam Veterans Agent Orange Fairness Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a task force to assess and make recommendations about the care and compensation that should be provided to veterans who have been exposed to Agent Orange, their spouses, and multiple generations of their offspring. The task force shall make recommendations: to establish the Agent Orange Illness Compensation Program to provide an exposed veteran or eligible survivor a lump sum payment for the veteran's injury, illness,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan A. Costello
Introduced In House on 02/13/2017
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SPACE-A Special Priority on Aircrafts and Coverage Equity Act of 2017 [HB-936]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Military ]
[Healthcare ]
SPACE-A Special Priority on Aircrafts and Coverage Equity Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Defense to provide transportation on scheduled and unscheduled military flights within the continental United States and on scheduled overseas flights on a space-available basis for veterans with a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total on the same basis as such transportation is provided to members of the Armed Forces entitled to retired or retainer pay.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 03/23/2017