Filipino Veterans Promise Act [S.151]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Human Services ]
Filipino Veterans Promise Act Directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a process for determining whether individuals who served in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines or in the Philippine Scouts while in the service of the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II and who are not included in the Missouri List are eligible for certain benefits relating to their U.S. service.
S.151: Filipino Veterans Promise Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 01/13/2015
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015 [S.1493]
[Veterans ]
[Social Security ]
[Disabilities ]
[Inflation ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of December 1, 2015, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Requires each such increase to be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act,
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S.1493: Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 10/26/2015
Veterans' Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act of 2015 [S.1451]
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[Social Security ]
[Pensions ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Veterans' Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay burial and funeral expenses, accrued benefits, dependency and indemnity compensation, and non-service connected disability or death pension amounts to a survivor of a veteran who has not filed a formal claim if the VA determines that the record contains sufficient evidence to establish the survivor's entitlement to such benefits.
S.1451: Veterans' Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Mazie Hirono
Committee On Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held. on 09/16/2015
Gold Star Fathers Act of 2015 [S.136]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
[Human Services ]
Gold Star Fathers Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Includes as a preference eligible for federal employment purposes a parent (currently, the mother only) of either an individual who lost his or her life under honorable conditions while serving in the Armed Forces during a war, in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized, or during the period beginning April 28, 1952, and ending July 1, 1955, or a service-connected permanently and totally disabled veteran, if: (1) the spouse of such parent is totally and permanently disabled;
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S.136: Gold Star Fathers Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Became Public Law No: 114-62. (txt | Pdf) on 10/07/2015
Veterans Appeals Assistance and Improvement Act of 2015 [S.1286]
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[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Veterans Appeals Assistance and Improvement Act of 2015 This bill directs the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to establish a financial assistance program to provide legal and other assistance without charge for veterans and other persons seeking Court review who are unable to afford legal representation costs. (Programs include case screening and referral, training for attorney and related personnel, and facilitation of pro bono representation by members of the bar and law school clinical and other programs.) The Department of Veterans
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S.1286: Veterans Appeals Assistance and Improvement Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/11/2015
21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery and Other Improvements Act [S.1203]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Military ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery and Other Improvements Act TITLE I--HEALTH CARE MATTERS Subtitle A--Expansion and Improvement of Health Care Benefits (Sec. 101) This bill includes in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) preventive health services each immunization on the recommended adult immunization schedule. (Sec. 102) The VA shall provide chiropractic care and services at not fewer than two medical centers or clinics in each Veterans Integrated Service Network within two years, and at not fewer than 50% of all medical centers in each
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S.1203: 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery and Other Improvements Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 12/03/2015
HCR-161: Expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have been exposed to the toxin Agent Orange and should be eligible for all related Federal benefits that come with such presumption under the Agent Orange Act of 1991.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 09/26/2016
You have voted HCR-161: Expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have been exposed to the toxin Agent Orange and should be eligible for all related Federal benefits that come with such presumption under the Agent Orange Act of 1991..
Veterans Air Travel Streamlining Act of 2015 [HB-992]
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[Veterans ]
[Public Safety ]
Veterans Air Travel Streamlining Act of 2015 Requires: (1) the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to waive the application fee for veterans with a service-connected disability rated at 50% or more who apply to participate in TSA's Pre-check program, and (2) the Administrator and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a system to verify such a veteran's disability rating and whether such veteran's disability is service-connected.
HB-992: Veterans Air Travel Streamlining Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Latta
Referred To The Subcommittee On Transportation Security. on 03/12/2015
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015 [HB-969]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015 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.
HB-969: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 03/06/2015
Express Appeals Act [HB-800]
[Veterans ]
Express Appeals Act Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) carry out a five-year pilot program to provide the option of an alternative appeals process to determine appeals of claims for disability compensation more quickly, and (2) inform claimants about such program. Describes appeals filed under the pilot program as "fully developed appeals." Authorizes a claimant to elect to file a fully developed appeal by filing with the Secretary: (1) a notice of disagreement along with the claimant's written election to have the appeal determined
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HB-800: Express Appeals Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/09/2015
Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act [HB-732]
[Veterans ]
Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act Requires the Board of Veterans' Appeals, for purposes of scheduling a veteran's appeal hearing at the earliest possible date, to determine whether to provide such hearing: (1) at its principal location or at another Department of Veterans Affairs facility or other federal facility, and (2) through the use of videoconferencing or by an appellant's personal appearance. Requires the Board to notify the appellant of such decisions. Allows the appellant to request a different location or type of hearing. Requires
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HB-732: Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 05/14/2015
American Heroes COLA Act of 2015 [HB-677]
[Veterans ]
[Social Security ]
[Healthcare ]
[Military ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
American Heroes COLA Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in lieu of furnishing a headstone or marker to a deceased individual, to furnish a medallion or other device to signify the deceased individual's veteran status, to be attached to a headstone or marker furnished at private expense. A deceased individual, for the purposes of such provision, is an individual who: (1) served in the Armed Forces on or after April 6, 1917; and (2) is eligible for a headstone or marker, or who would be eligible but
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HB-677: American Heroes COLA Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 02/10/2016
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015 [HB-675]
[Veterans ]
[Social Security ]
[Pensions ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015 TITLE I--COMPENSATION COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT (Sec. 101) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase, as of November 30, 2015, the rates of: veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, wartime disability compensation, 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 benefits increase provided
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HB-675: Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 07/29/2015
VA Regional Office Accountability Act [HB-658]
[Veterans ]
[Public Safety ]
VA Regional Office Accountability Act Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include in a required annual report on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) expenditures and activities a report on each VA regional office that failed to reach administrative goals concerning the timeliness and accuracy of veterans' claims adjudication.
HB-658: VA Regional Office Accountability Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 02/13/2015
Arla Harrell Act [HB-6096]
[Veterans ]
[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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HB-6096: Arla Harrell Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Costello
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 10/19/2016
Better Informing Veterans' Healthcare Decisions Act [HB-5726]
[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 determine and post at each career counselor or career assistance advisor office, on a monthly basis, 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
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Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2016 [HB-5695]
[Immigration ]
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[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2016 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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HB-5695: Veterans Visa and Protection Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 08/11/2016
Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2015 [HB-563]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2015 Establishes in the Treasury the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund from which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is to make one payment of $25,000 to each individual who, between December 7, 1941, and December 31, 1946, was a documented member of the U.S. merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) serving as a crewmember of a vessel that was operated in U.S. waters by the War Shipping Administration or the Office of Defense Transportation and under
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HB-563: Honoring Our WWII Merchant Mariners Act of 2015
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs. on 02/06/2015
VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016 [HB-5620]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Military ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to remove or demote a VA employee based on performance or misconduct and provides that specified federal employee performance appraisal provisions shall not apply to such removals or demotions. The VA may remove such individual from the civil service or demote the individual through a reduction in grade or annual pay rate. A demoted individual shall not be placed on administrative leave or any other category of paid leave during
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HB-5620: VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus Bilirakis
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 09/15/2016