3.0.0 778 2022-11-15T16:34:51Z 2022-11-15T16:34:51Z Senate S S 2013-04-23 113 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2013-06-12T13:49:17Z Referred to 2013-04-23T14:59:10Z Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013 113 944 S 2013-12-09 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 258. Related bill CRS Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 113 1950 S 2014-02-04 Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S736) Related bill CRS Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 113 1982 S 2014-02-27 Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment (SA 2767) fell when the bill was committed in Senate. (consideration: CR S1209-1210) Related bill CRS Restoring Veterans Trust Act of 2014 113 2413 S 2014-06-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2013-06-12 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Committee 2013-04-23 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2013-04-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze N B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2013-04-23 True Armed Forces and National Security Prescription drugs Retail and wholesale trades Veterans' medical care Veterans' organizations and recognition Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-04-23 Introduced in Senate 2013-05-14T21:39:15Z Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue to a veteran a card, to be known as a Veterans ID Card, that identifies the veteran as a veteran and includes the veteran's name and photo. Allows the Secretary to issue such a card regardless of whether the veteran is: (1) enrolled in the VA system of annual patient enrollment; or (2) in receipt of VA educational assistance, compensation, or pension.

Authorizes the Secretary to work with national retail chains that offer veterans reduced prices on pharmaceutical and consumer products to ensure that such chains recognize the above cards when offering such prices.

]]> A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue cards to veterans that identify them as veterans, and for other purposes. Display Title A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue cards to veterans that identify them as veterans, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue cards to veterans that identify them as veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2013-04-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s778is/xml/BILLS-113s778is.xml 2013-06-12 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. 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.