3.0.0 402 2017-12-13T21:38:11Z 2017-12-13T21:38:11Z Senate S S 2009-02-10 111 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-02-10T15:57:59Z 2009-02-10 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2009-02-10 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2080) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2009-02-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. N B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2009-02-10 True L000035 Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR] BLANCHE LINCOLN D AR LAMBERT 2009-02-10 True B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2009-02-10 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2009-02-10 True Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans Affairs Executive agency funding and structure Health care quality Mental health Military personnel and dependents Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security

00 2009-02-10 Introduced in Senate 2009-02-25T19:00:26Z Keeping Our Promise to America's Military Veterans Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that, in order to express the gratitude of the American people for the sacrifices of America's veterans and their families, legislation should be enacted that: (1) assures timely and adequate funding of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), especially for medical care activities; (2) improves the ability of the VA's Veterans Benefits Administration to provide timely and accurate decisions on claims for veterans benefits; (3) assures that the VA provides timely access to high-quality treatment for mental health conditions; and (4) facilitates a seamless transition from military to civilian life for members separating from the Armed Forces and their families.

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Short Titles as Introduced Display Title Official Title as Introduced Introduced in Senate 2009-02-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s402is/xml/BILLS-111s402is.xml 2009-02-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.