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                     COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS

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                          LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR

                       ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS

                          FIRST SESSION  { Convened January 4, 2007
                                         { Adjourned December 31, 2007

                          SECOND SESSION { Convened January 3, 2008
                                         { Adjourned January 2, 2009

                        DANIEL K. AKAKA, Chairman


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                       COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS
  
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                    DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii, Chairman

  JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER IV, West         RICHARD BURR, North Carolina, 
    Virginia                             Ranking Member
  PATTY MURRAY, Washington             ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania
  BARACK OBAMA, Illinois               LARRY E. CRAIG, Idaho
  BERNARD SANDERS, (I) Vermont         JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
  SHERROD BROWN, Ohio                  LINDSEY GRAHAM, South 
  JIM WEBB, Virginia                     Carolina
  JON TESTER, Montana                  KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, Texas
                                       ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi

                WILLIAM E. BREW, MAJORITY STAFF DIRECTOR

                  LUPE WISSEL, MINORITY STAFF DIRECTOR























                             TABLE OF CONTENTS
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                                                                   Page
    Publications and information ................................     1       
    Democratic members, 92nd Congress-110th Congress ............     2
    Republican members, 92nd Congress-110th Congress ............     3
    Chronological sequence of membership assignments and 
      Subcommittees--92nd-110th Congress ........................     4
    Legislative jurisdiction and rules of procedure of the Senate 
      Committee on Veterans' Affairs ............................     8
    Index of short titles of bills referred to the Committee ....    10
    Senate bills referred to the Committee ......................    11
    Senate resolutions and joint resolutions referred to the 
      Committee .................................................    29
    House bills and resolutions referred to the Committee .......    31
    Passed bills ................................................    45
    Public law index of bills acted upon by the Committee .......    46
    Legislative history of public laws ..........................    47
    Hearings and meeting sessions of the Committee ..............    49
    Committee publications--110th Congress ......................    51
    Executive communications ....................................    54
    Executive nominations .......................................    60
    Author index of Senate bills and resolutions referred to the 
      Committee .................................................    62
    Subject index of Senate bills and resolutions referred to the 
      Committee .................................................    90







                     PUBLICATIONS AND INFORMATION

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                    SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS
                       92nd CONGRESS--110th CONGRESS
                                 ------
                          DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS *

                            Committee Service
    1.  Talmadge, Herman E. (Georgia).......... Jan. 28, 1971-Jan. 2, 
                                                                   1981
    2.  Randolph, Jennings (West Virginia)..... Jan. 28, 1971-Jan. 2, 
                                                                   1985
    3.  Hartke, Vance \1\ (Indiana)......... Jan. 28, 1971-Jan. 2, 1977
    4.  Hughes, Harold E. (Iowa)............ Jan. 28, 1971-Jan. 2, 1975
    5.  Cranston, Alan \2\ (California)........ Jan. 28, 1971-Jan. 4, 
                                                                   1993
    6.  Stone, Richard (Dick) (Florida)....... Jan. 17, 1975-Dec. 31, 
                                                                   1980
    7.  Durkin, John A. (New Hampshire)...... Sept. 19, 1975-Dec. 29, 
                                                                   1980
    8.  Matsunaga, Spark M. (Hawaii).......... Feb. 11, 1977-Apr. 15, 
                                                                   1990
    9.  DeConcini, Dennis (Arizona).......... Jan. 5, 1981-Jan. 4, 1995
   10.  Mitchell, George J. (Maine).......... Jan. 5, 1981-Jan. 4, 1995
   11.  ROCKEFELLER, JOHN D., IV \3\ (West Virginia)..... Mar. 3, 1985-
                                                                present
   12.  Graham, Bob (Florida)................ Jan. 6, 1987-Jan. 4, 2005
   13.  AKAKA, DANIEL K.\4\ (Hawaii).............. May 16, 1990-present
   14.  Daschle, Thomas A. (South Dakota)........ Mar. 19, 1991-Jan. 4, 
                                                                   1995
   15.  Campbell, Ben Nighthorse \5\ (Colorado)..... Jan. 21, 1993-Mar. 
                                                               23, 1995
   16.  Dorgan, Byron L. (North Dakota).......... Jan. 5, 1995-Dec. 29, 
                                                                   1995
   17.  Wellstone, Paul \6\ (Minnesota)......... Mar. 27, 1995-Oct. 25, 
                                                                   2002
   18.  MURRAY, PATTY (Washington)............... Dec. 29, 1995-present
   19.  Miller, Zell (Georgia)................... Sept. 12, 2000-Jan. 
                                                                4, 2005
   20.  Jeffords, James M.\7\ (I), (Vermont)..... June 29, 2001-present
   21.  Nelson, E. Benjamin (Nebraska)......... Jan. 25, 2001-Jan. 4, 
                                                                   2005
   22.  OBAMA, BARACK \8\ (Illinois)........ Jan. 6, 2005-Nov. 16, 2008
   23.  Salazar, Ken (Colorado)................... Jan. 6, 2005-present
   24.  SANDERS, BERNARD (Vermont)............... Jan. 12, 2007-present
   25.  BROWN, SHERROD (Ohio).................... Jan. 12, 2007-present
   26.  WEBB, JAMES (Virginia)................... Jan. 12, 2007-present
   27.  TESTER, JON (Montana).................... Jan. 12, 2007-present
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    \1\ Chairman, Jan. 28, 1971-Jan. 2, 1977.
    \2\ Temporary Chairman, Jan. 10, 1977-Feb. 11, 1977; Chairman, Feb. 
11, 1977-Jan. 4, 1981; Ranking Minority Member, Jan. 5, 1981-Jan. 5, 
1987; and Chairman, Jan. 6, 1987-Jan. 4, 1993.
    \3\ Chairman, Jan. 4, 1993-Jan. 4, 1995; Ranking Minority Member, 
Jan. 5, 1995-present.
    \4\ Ranking Member, Jan. 6, 2005-Jan. 12, 2007; Chairman, Jan. 12, 
2007-present.
    \5\ Changed party affiliation effective Mar. 3, 1995.
    \6\ Senator Wellstone passed away on Oct. 25, 2002.
    \7\ Changed party affiliation effective June 6, 2001.
    \8\ Resigned Nov. 16, 2008 after having been elected United States 
President Nov. 4, 2008.

    Note:
      92nd Congress, 1971 and 1972, 1st and 2nd sessions.     102nd 
        Congress, 1991 and 1992, 1st and 2nd sessions.
      93rd Congress, 1973 and 1974, 1st and 2nd sessions.     103rd 
        Congress, 1993 and 1994, 1st and 2nd sessions.
      94th Congress, 1975 and 1976, 1st and 2nd sessions.     104th 
        Congress, 1995 and 1996, 1st and 2nd sessions.
      95th Congress, 1977 and 1978, 1st and 2nd sessions.     105th 
        Congress, 1997 and 1998, 1st and 2nd sessions.
      96th Congress, 1979 and 1980, 1st and 2nd sessions.     106th 
        Congress, 1999 and 2000, 1st and 2nd sessions.
      97th Congress, 1981 and 1982, 1st and 2nd sessions.     107th 
        Congress, 2001 and 2002, 1st and 2nd sessions.
      98th Congress, 1983 and 1984, 1st and 2nd sessions.     108th 
        Congress, 2003 and 2004, 1st and 2nd sessions.
      99th Congress, 1985 and 1986, 1st and 2nd sessions.     109th 
        Congress, 2005 and 2006, 1st and 2nd sessions.
     100th Congress, 1987 and 1988, 1st and 2nd sessions.     110th 
       Congress, 2007 and 2008, 1st and 2nd sessions.
     101st Congress, 1989 and 1990, 1st and 2nd sessions.

    * Senators serving in the 110th Congress are shown in capital 
letters.









                     SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS
                         92nd CONGRESS--110th CONGRESS
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                              REPUBLICAN MEMBERS *                            Committee Service
    1.  Thurmond, Strom \1\ (South Carolina)..... Jan. 29, 1971-Jan. 7, 
                                                                   2003
    2.  Hansen, Clifford P. \2\ (Wyoming)....... Jan. 29, 1971-Dec. 31, 
                                                                   1978
    3.  Cook, Marlow W. (Kentucky)......... Jan. 29, 1971-Feb. 23, 1972
    4.  Stevens, Ted (Alaska)............. Jan. 29, 1971-Sept. 21, 1971
    5.  Stafford, Robert T.\3\ (Vermont)........ Sept. 21, 1971-Jan. 2, 
                                                                   1989
    6.  Saxbe, William B. (Ohio)........... Feb. 23, 1972-Jan. 12, 1973
    7.  McClure, James A. (Idaho).......... Jan. 12, 1973-Jan. 23, 1975
    8.  Scott, William L. (Virginia)........... Jan. 23, 1975-Sept. 19, 
                                                                   1975
    9.  Simpson, Alan K.\4\ (Wyoming)............ Jan. 23, 1979-Jan. 2, 
                                                                   1997
   10.  Humphrey, Gordon J. (New Hampshire)...... Jan. 23, 1979-Jan. 5, 
                                                                   1981
   11.  Kasten, Bob (Wisconsin).............. Jan. 5, 1981-Jan. 2, 1983
   12.  Denton, Jeremiah \5\ (Alabama)...... Jan. 5, 1981-Jan. 2, 1983; 
                                                         Feb. 15, 1983-
                                                           Jan. 5, 1987
   13.  Murkowski, Frank H.\6\ (Alaska)........... Jan. 5, 1981-Jan. 7, 
                                                                   2003
   14.  SPECTER, ARLEN \7\ (Pennsylvania)......... Jan. 5, 1981-present
   15.  Boschwitz, Rudy (Minnesota).............. Feb. 15, 1983-Jan. 5, 
                                                                   1987
   16.  Jeffords, James M.\8\ (Vermont).......... Feb. 2, 1989-June 29, 
                                                                   2001
   17.  Brown, Hank (Colorado)................... Jan. 5, 1995-Mar. 23, 
                                                                   1995
   18.  CRAIG, LARRY E.\9\ (Idaho)................ Jan. 5, 1995-present
   19.  Campbell, Ben Nighthorse \10\ (Colorado).............. Mar. 24, 
                                                           1995-Jan. 4, 
                                                                   2005
   20.  Hutchinson, Tim (Arkansas)........... Jan. 9, 1997-Jan. 7, 2003
   21.  HUTCHISON, KAY BAILEY (Texas)............. Jan. 7, 2003-present
   22.  Bunning, Jim (Kentucky).............. Jan. 7, 2003-Jan. 4, 2005
   23.  ENSIGN, JOHN (Nevada)............... Jan. 7, 2003-Jan. 24, 2008
   24.  GRAHAM, LINDSEY (South Carolina).......... Jan. 7, 2003-present
   25.  Murkowski, Lisa (Alaska)............. Jan. 7, 2003-Jan. 4, 2005
   26.  BURR, RICHARD \11\ (North Carolina).................... Jan. 4, 
                                                           2005-present
   27.  Thune, John (South Dakota)......... Jan. 4, 2005-Sept. 11, 2007
   28.  ISAKSON, JOHNNY (Georgia)................. Jan. 4, 2005-present
   28.  WICKER, ROGER F. (Mississippi)........... Jan. 24, 2008-present
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     \1\ Ranking Minority Member, Jan. 29, 1971-Jan. 12, 1973; Jan. 26, 
           1978-Mar. 22, 1978.
     \2\ Ranking Minority Member, Jan. 12, 1973-Feb. 22, 1977.
     \3\ Ranking Minority Member, Feb. 22, 1977-Jan. 26, 1978; Mar. 22, 
           1978-Jan. 25, 1979.
     \4\ Ranking Minority Member, Jan. 25, 1979-Jan. 5, 1981; Chairman, 
           Jan. 5, 1981-Mar. 5, 1985; and Chairman, Jan. 5, 1995-Jan. 
           2, 1997.
     \5\ Served two separate terms.
     \6\ Chairman, Mar. 5, 1985-Jan. 5, 1987; and Ranking Minority 
           Member, Jan. 6, 1987-Jan. 2, 1991; Jan. 4, 1993-present.
     \7\ Ranking Minority Member, Mar. 19, 1991-
          Jan. 4, 1993; June 6, 2001-Jan. 15, 2003; Chairman, Jan. 9, 
          1997-July 10, 2001; Jan. 15, 2003-Jan. 6, 2005.
     \8\ Changed party affiliation effective June 6, 2001.
     \9\ Chairman, Jan. 15, 2005-Jan. 4, 2006; Ranking Member Jan. 12, 
           2007-Sept. 11, 2008.
    \10\ Changed party affiliation effective Mar. 3, 1995.
    \11\ Ranking Minority Member, Sept. 11, 2008-present.

    Note:
      92nd Congress, 1971 and 1972, 1st and 2nd sessions.     102nd 
        Congress, 1991 and 1992, 1st and 2nd sessions.
      93rd Congress, 1973 and 1974, 1st and 2nd sessions.     103rd 
        Congress, 1993 and 1994, 1st and 2nd sessions.
      94th Congress, 1975 and 1976, 1st and 2nd sessions.     104th 
        Congress, 1995 and 1996, 1st and 2nd sessions.
      95th Congress, 1977 and 1978, 1st and 2nd sessions.     105th 
        Congress, 1997 and 1998, 1st and 2nd sessions.
      96th Congress, 1979 and 1980, 1st and 2nd sessions.     106th 
        Congress, 1999 and 2000, 1st and 2nd sessions.
      97th Congress, 1981 and 1982, 1st and 2nd sessions.     107th 
        Congress, 2001 and 2002, 1st and 2nd sessions.
      98th Congress, 1983 and 1984, 1st and 2nd sessions.     108th 
        Congress, 2003 and 2004, 1st and 2nd sessions.
      99th Congress, 1985 and 1986, 1st and 2nd sessions.     109th 
        Congress, 2005 and 2006, 1st and 2nd sessions.
     100th Congress, 1987 and 1988, 1st and 2nd sessions.     110th 
       Congress, 2007 and 2008, 1st and 2nd sessions.
     101st Congress, 1989 and 1990, 1st and 2nd sessions.

    * Senators serving during the 110th Congress are shown in capital 
letters.















  CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE OF MEMBERSHIP ASSIGNMENTS AND SUBCOMMITTEES--
                           92nd-110th CONGRESS
  CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE OF MEMBERSHIP ASSIGNMENTS AND SUBCOMMITTEES--
                     92nd-110th CONGRESS--Continued
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                      92nd CONGRESS, 1971 and 1972
  The 92nd Congress convened on January 21, 1971.
  On January 28, 1971, S. Res. 16, as adopted, assigned the majority 
members as follows: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Vance Hartke 
(Chairman), Herman E. Talmadge, Jennings Randolph, Harold E. Hughes, and 
Alan Cranston.
  On January 29, 1971, S. Res. 20, as adopted, assigned the minority 
members as follows: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Strom 
Thurmond (Ranking Minority Member), Clifford P. Hansen, Marlow W. Cook, 
and Ted Stevens.
  At the Committee's first organizational meeting (executive session), 
dated February 3, 1971, the following Subcommittees were established 
(Chairman and Ranking Minority Member are ex officio members of all 
Subcommittees):
      (1) Compensation and Pensions: Herman E. Talmadge (Chairman), 
    Jennings Randolph, Harold E. Hughes, Clifford P. Hansen, and Strom 
    Thurmond.
      (2) Health and Hospitals: Alan Cranston (Chairman), Jennings 
    Randolph, Harold E. Hughes, Strom Thurmond, and Clifford P. Hansen.
      (3) Housing and Insurance: Harold E. Hughes (Chairman), Herman E. 
    Talmadge, Alan Cranston, Marlow W. Cook, and Ted Stevens.
      (4) Readjustment, Education, and Employment: Vance Hartke 
    (Chairman), Herman E. Talmadge, Alan Cranston, Ted Stevens, and 
    Marlow W. Cook.
  Senator Ted Stevens' service to the Committee terminated on September 
21, 1971, and Senator Robert T. Stafford's service to the Committee 
commenced on September 21, 1971 (S. Res. 170).
  Senator Stafford became the Ranking Minority Member of the 
Subcommittee on Readjustment, Education, and Employment and a member of 
the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance.
  Senator Marlow W. Cook's service to the Committee terminated on 
February 23, 1972, and Senator William B. Saxbe's service to the 
Committee commenced February 23, 1972 (S. Res. 261).
  Senator Saxbe became the Ranking Minority Member of the Subcommittee 
on Housing and Insurance and a member of the Subcommittee on 
Readjustment, Education, and Employment.
                      93rd CONGRESS, 1973 and 1974
  The 93rd Congress convened on January 3, 1973.
  On January 12, 1973, Senator Clifford P. Hansen became the Ranking 
Minority Member, replacing Senator Strom Thurmond.
  Senator William B. Saxbe's service to the Committee terminated on 
January 12, 1973, and Senator James A. McClure's service to the 
Committee commenced on January 12, 1973 (S. Res. 16).
  Senator McClure became the Ranking Minority Member of the Subcommittee 
on Housing and Insurance and a member of the Subcommittee on 
Readjustment, Education, and Employment.
  The organizational meeting (executive session) was held on January 29, 
1973.
  Senator Harold E. Hughes' service to the Committee terminated on 
January 2, 1975.
                      94th CONGRESS, 1975 and 1976
  The 94th Congress convened on January 14, 1975.
  Senator Richard (Dick) Stone was appointed to the Committee on January 
17, 1975 (S. Res. 18), replacing Senator Harold E. Hughes.
  Senator James A. McClure's service to the Committee terminated on 
January 23, 1975, and Senator William L. Scott's service to the 
Committee commenced on January 23, 1975 (S. Res. 24).
  The organizational meeting (executive session) was held on January 28, 
1975.
  Senator Stone became the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Housing and 
Insurance and a member of the Subcommittee on Compensation and Pensions 
and Subcommittee on Health and Hospitals.
  Senator Scott of Virginia became the Ranking Minority Member of the 
Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance and a member of the Subcommittee 
on Readjustment, Education, and Employment.
  Senator John A. Durkin's service to the Committee commenced on 
September 19, 1975 (S. Res. 259).
  Senator Scott's service to the Committee terminated on September 19, 
1975 (S. Res. 263).
  An organizational meeting (executive session) was held on December 9, 
1975.
  Senator Vance Hartke was added to the Subcommittee on Compensation and 
Pensions.
  Senator Durkin was added to the Subcommittee on Health and Hospitals.
  Senator Hartke and Senator Hansen were added to the Subcommittee on 
Housing and Insurance.
  Senator Durkin and Senator Thurmond were added to the Subcommittee on 
Readjustment, Education, and Employment.
  Senator Durkin became Chairman of the newly established Subcommittee 
on Cemeteries and Burial Benefits. The membership of this Subcommittee 
also included Senators Hartke, Talmadge, Randolph, Hansen (Ranking 
Minority Member), and Stafford.
  Senator Vance Hartke's service to the Committee terminated on January 
2, 1977.
                      95th CONGRESS, 1977 and 1978
  The 95th Congress convened on January 4, 1977.
  On January 10, 1977, the Senate adopted S. Res. 20, assigning Senator 
Alan Cranston as temporary Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs, with all subcommittees considered de novo.
  On February 11, 1977, Senator Cranston became Chairman when the Senate 
adopted S. Res. 84. This resolution also assigned Senator Spark M. 
Matsunaga to the Committee.
  On February 22, 1977, the Senate adopted S. Res. 90, assigning Senator 
Robert T. Stafford to the position of Ranking Minority Member, replacing 
Senator Clifford P. Hansen.
  On March 2, 1977, an organizational meeting was held and a new 
Subcommittee structure (Chairman and Ranking Minority Member are ex 
officio nonvoting members of all Subcommittees) was adopted. The agreed 
on assignments were as follows:
      (1) Compensation and Pension: Herman E. Talmadge (Chairman), Spark 
    M. Matsunaga (Vice Chairman), Jennings Randolph, John A. Durkin, 
    Clifford P. Hansen, and Robert T. Stafford.
      (2) Health and Readjustment: Alan Cranston (Chairman), John A. 
    Durkin (Vice Chairman), Jennings Randolph, Richard (Dick) Stone, 
    Strom Thurmond, and Clifford P. Hansen.
      (3) Housing, Insurance, and Cemeteries: Richard (Dick) Stone 
    (Chairman), Herman E. Talmadge, Alan Cranston, Spark M. Matsunaga, 
    Robert T. Stafford, and Strom Thurmond.
  On January 26, 1978, Senator Strom Thurmond became the Ranking 
Minority Member, replacing Senator Robert T. Stafford.
  On March 22, 1978, Senator Robert T. Stafford became the Ranking 
Minority Member, replacing Senator Strom Thurmond.
  Senator Clifford P. Hansen's service to the Committee terminated on 
December 31, 1978.
                      96th CONGRESS, 1979 and 1980
  The 96th Congress convened on January 15, 1979.
  On January 23, 1979, the Senate adopted S. Res. 21, which increased 
the membership of the Committee from nine to ten.
  On January 23, 1979, the Senate adopted S. Res. 22, which made the 
majority party appointments to Senate committees for the 96th Congress 
and elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party's membership 
on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs was as follows:
      Senators Cranston (Chairman), Talmadge, Randolph, Stone, Durkin, 
    and Matsunaga.
  On January 23, 1979, the Senate adopted S. Res. 23, which made the 
minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 96th Congress. 
The minority party's membership on the Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs was as follows:
      Senators Stafford (Ranking Minority Member), Thurmond, Simpson, 
    and Humphrey.
  On January 25, 1979, Senator Alan K. Simpson became the Ranking 
Minority Member, replacing Senator Robert T. Stafford.
  The services of Senators John A. Durkin and Richard (Dick) Stone to 
the Committee terminated on December 29 and 31, 1980, respectively.
  Senator Herman E. Talmadge's service to the Committee terminated on 
January 2, 1981.
                      97th CONGRESS, 1981 and 1982
  The 97th Congress convened on January 5, 1981, and adopted S. Res. 13, 
which increased the membership of the Committee from ten to twelve.
  On January 5, 1981, the Senate adopted S. Res. 14, which made the 
majority party appointments to Senate committees for the 97th Congress 
and elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments 
on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Simpson (Chairman), Thurmond, Stafford, Kasten, Denton, 
    Murkowski, and Specter.
  On January 5, 1981, the Senate adopted S. Res. 15, which made the 
minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 97th Congress. 
The minority party appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Cranston (Ranking Minority Member), Randolph, Matsunaga, 
    DeConcini, and Mitchell.
  On January 30, 1981, an organizational meeting was held.
  The services of Senators Bob Kasten and Jeremiah Denton to the 
Committee terminated on January 2, 1983.
                      98th CONGRESS, 1983 and 1984
  The 98th Congress convened on January 3, 1983.
  On January 3, 1983, the Senate adopted S. Res. 8, which made the 
majority party appointments to Senate committees for the 98th Congress 
and elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments 
on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Simpson (Chairman), Thurmond, Stafford. Murkowski, and 
    Specter.
  On January 3, 1983, the Senate adopted S. Res. 9, which made the 
minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 98th Congress. 
The minority party appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Cranston (Ranking Minority Member), Randolph, Matsunaga, 
    DeConcini, and Mitchell.
  On February 1, 1983, an organizational meeting was held.
  On February 15, 1983, the Senate adopted S. Res. 65, with the 
following additional majority party appointments on the Committee: 
Senators Denton and Boschwitz.
  Senator Jennings Randolph's service to the Committee terminated on 
January 2, 1985.
                      99th CONGRESS, 1985 and 1986
  The 99th Congress convened on January 3, 1985.
  On March 5, 1985, the Senate adopted S. Res. 87, which made the 
minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 99th Congress. 
The minority party appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Cranston (Ranking Minority Member), Matsunaga, DeConcini, 
    Mitchell, and Rockefeller.
  On March 5, 1985, the Senate adopted S. Res. 89, which made the 
majority party appointments to Senate committees for the 99th Congress 
and elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments 
on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Murkowski (Chairman), Simpson, Thurmond, Stafford, 
    Specter, Denton, and Boschwitz.
  The services of Senators Jeremiah Denton and Rudy Boschwitz to the 
Committee terminated on January 5, 1987.
                      100th CONGRESS, 1987 and 1988
  The 100th Congress convened on January 6, 1987.
  On January 6, 1987, the Senate adopted S. Res. 14, which decreased the 
membership of the Committee from 12 to 11.
  On January 6, 1987, the Senate adopted S. Res. 19, which made majority 
party appointments to Senate committees for the 100th Congress and 
elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments on 
the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Cranston (Chairman), Matsunaga, DeConcini, Mitchell, 
    Rockefeller, and Graham.
  On January 6, 1987, the Senate adopted S. Res. 20, which made the 
minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 100th Congress. 
The minority party appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Murkowski (Ranking Minority Member), Simpson, Thurmond, 
    Stafford, and Specter.
  Senator Robert T. Stafford's service to the Committee terminated on 
January 2, 1989.
                      101st CONGRESS, 1989 and 1990
  The 101st Congress convened on January 3, 1989.
  On February 2, 1989, the Senate adopted S. Res. 46, which made 
majority party appointments to Senate committees for the 101st Congress 
and elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments 
on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Cranston (Chairman), Matsunaga, DeConcini, Mitchell, 
    Rockefeller, and Graham.
  On February 2, 1989, the Senate adopted S. Res. 47, which made the 
minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 101st Congress. 
The minority party appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Murkowski (Ranking Minority Member), Simpson, Thurmond, 
    Specter, and Jeffords.
  Senator Spark M. Matsunaga's service to the Committee terminated on 
April 15, 1990.
  On May 16, 1990, Senator Daniel K. Akaka replaced Senator Spark M. 
Matsunaga.
                      102nd CONGRESS, 1991 and 1992
  The 102nd Congress convened on January 3, 1991.
  On March 19, 1991, the Senate adopted S. Res. 85, which increased the 
membership of the Committee from 11 to 12.
  On March 19, 1991, the Senate adopted S. Res. 86, which made majority 
party appointments to Senate committees for the 102nd Congress and 
elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments on 
the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Cranston (Chairman), DeConcini, Mitchell, Rockefeller, 
    Graham, Akaka, and Daschle.
  On March 19, 1991, the Senate adopted S. Res. 88, which made the 
minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 102nd Congress. 
The minority party appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Specter (Ranking Minority Member), Simpson, Thurmond, 
    Murkowski, and Jeffords.
  Senator Alan Cranston's service to the Committee terminated on January 
4, 1993.
                      103rd CONGRESS, 1993 and 1994
  The 103rd Congress convened on January 5, 1993.
  On January 21, 1993, the Senate adopted S. Res. 19, which made 
majority party appointments to Senate committees for the 103rd Congress 
and elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments 
to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Rockefeller (Chairman), DeConcini, Mitchell, Graham, 
    Akaka, Daschle, and Campbell.
  On January 21, 1993, the Senate adopted S. Res. 22 which made minority 
party appointments to Senate committees for the 103rd Congress. The 
minority party appointments to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
were as follows:
      Senators Murkowski (Ranking Minority Member), Thurmond, Simpson, 
    Specter, and Jeffords.
  The services of Senators George J. Mitchell, Dennis DeConcini, and 
Thomas A. Daschle terminated on January 4, 1995.
                      104th CONGRESS, 1995 and 1996
  The 104th Congress convened on January 4, 1995.
  On January 5, 1995, the Senate adopted S. Res. 33, which made majority 
party appointments to Senate committees for the 104th Congress and 
elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments to 
the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Simpson (Chairman), Thurmond, Murkowski, Specter, 
    Jeffords, Brown, and Craig.
  On January 5, 1995, the Senate adopted S. Res. 32, which made minority 
party appointments to Senate committees for the 104th Congress. The 
minority party appointments to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
were as follows:
      Senators Rockefeller (Ranking Minority Member), Graham, Akaka, 
    Campbell, and Dorgan.
  On March 23, 1995, the Senate adopted S. Res. 93, which made changes 
to the majority appointments. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell replaced 
Senator Hank Brown.
  Senator Paul Wellstone's service to the Committee commenced on March 
27, 1995 (S. Res. 95).
  On December 29, 1995, the Senate adopted S. Res. 206, which made 
changes to the minority appointments. Senator Patty Murray replaced 
Senator Byron L. Dorgan.
                      105th CONGRESS, 1997 and 1998
  The 105th Congress convened on January 7, 1997.
  On January 9, 1997, the Senate adopted S. Res. 14, which made majority 
party appointments to Senate committees for the 105th Congress and 
elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments to 
the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Specter (Chairman), Thurmond, Murkowski, Jeffords, 
    Campbell, Craig, and Hutchinson.
  On January 9, 1997, the Senate adopted S. Res. 12, which made minority 
party appointments to Senate committees for the 105th Congress. The 
minority party appointments to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
were as follows:
      Senators Rockefeller (Ranking Minority Member), Graham, Akaka, 
    Wellstone, and Murray.
  The service of Senators Alan K. Simpson terminated on January 2, 1997.
                      106th CONGRESS, 1999 and 2000
  The 106th Congress convened on January 6, 1999.
  On January 7, 1999, the Senate adopted S. Res. 13, which made majority 
party appointments to Senate committees for the 106th Congress. The 
majority party appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
were as follows:
      Senators Specter, Thurmond, Murkowski, Jeffords, Campbell, Craig, 
    and Hutchinson.
  On January 7, 1999, the Senate adopted S. Res. 15, which made minority 
party appointments to Senate committees for the 106th Congress. The 
minority party appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
were as follows:
      Senators Rockefeller, Graham, Akaka, Wellstone, and Murray.
  On March 2, 1999, the Senate adopted S. Res. 55, which made majority 
and minority party appointments to Senate Committees for the 106th 
Congress and designated chairmen of such committees. The appointments on 
the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Specter (Chairman), Thurmond, Murkowski, Jeffords, 
    Campbell, Craig, and Hutchinson.
      Senators Rockefeller (Ranking Minority Member), 
on any question on which a roll call vote is requested.
  IV. Hearings and Hearing Procedures--(a) Except as specificallï¿½y 
otherwise provided, the rules governing meetings shall govern hearings.
  (b) At least 1 week in advance of the date of any hearing, the 
Committee shall undertake, consistent with the provisions of paragraph 4 
of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, to make public 
announcements of the date, place, time, and subject matter of such 
hearing.
  (c) The Committee shall require each witness who is scheduled to 
testify at any hearing to file 40 copies of such witness's testimony 
with the Committee not later than 48 hours prior to the witness's 
scheduled appearance unless the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member 
determine there is good cause for failure to do so.
  (d) The presiding member at any hearing is authorized to limit the 
time allotted to each witness appearing before the Committee.
  (e) The Chairman, with the concurrence of the Ranking Minority Member 
of the Committee, is authorized to subpoena the attendance of witnesses 
and the production of memoranda, documents, records, and any other 
materials. If the Chairman or a Committee staff member designated by the 
Chairman has not received from the Ranking Minority Member or a 
Committee staff member designated by the Ranking Minority Member notice 
of the Ranking Minority Member's nonconcurrence in the subpoena within 
48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays) of being 
notified of the Chairman's intention to subpoena attendance or 
production, the Chairman is authorized following the end of the 48-hour 
period involved to subpoena the same without the Ranking Minority 
Member's concurrence. Regardless of whether a subpoena has been 
concurred in by the Ranking Minority Member, such subpoena may be 
authorized by vote of the Members of the Committee. When the Committee 
or Chairman authorizes a subpoena, the subpoena may be issued upon the 
signature of the Chairman or of any other member of the Committee 
designated by the Chairman.
  (f) Except as specified in Committee Rule VII (requiring oaths, under 
certain circumstances, at hearings to confirm Presidential nominations), 
witnesses at hearings will be required to give testimony under oath 
whenever the presiding member deems such to be advisable.
  V. Media Coverage--Any Committee meeting or hearing which is open to 
the public may be covered by television, radio, and print media. 
Photographers, reporters, and crew members using mechanical recording, 
filming or broadcasting devices shall position and use their equipment 
so as not to interfere with the seating, vision, or hearing of the 
Committee members or staff or with the orderly conduct of the meeting or 
hearing. The presiding member of the meeting or hearing may for good 
cause terminate, in whole or in part, the use of such mechanical devices 
or take such other action as the circumstances and the orderly conduct 
of the meeting or hearing may warrant.
  VI. General--All applicable requirements of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate shall govern the Committee.
  VII. Presidential Nominations--(a) Each Presidential nominee whose 
nomination is subject to Senate confirmation and referred to this 
Committee shall submit a statement of his or her background and 
financial interests, including the financial interests of his or her 
spouse and of children living in the nominee's household, on a form 
approved by the Committee which shall be sworn to as to its completeness 
and accuracy. The Committee form shall be in two parts--
      (A) information concerning employment, education, and background 
    of the nominee which generally relates to the position to which the 
    individual is nominated, and which is to be made public; and
      (B) information concerning the financial and other background of 
    the nominee, to be made public when the Committee determines that 
    such information bears directly on the nominee's qualifications to 
    hold the position to which the individual is nominated.
  Committee action on a nomination, including hearings or a meeting to 
consider a motion to recommend confirmation, shall not be initiated 
until at least five days after the nominee submits the form required by 
this rule unless the Chairman, with the concurrence of the Ranking 
Minority Member, waives this waiting period.
  (b) At any hearing to confirm a Presidential nomination, the testimony 
of the nominee and, at the request of any Member, any other witness 
shall be under oath.
  VIII. Naming of Department of Veterans Affairs Facilities--It is the 
policy of the Committee that no Department of Veterans Affairs facility 
shall be named after any individual unless--
      (A) such individual is deceased and was--
      (1) a veteran who (i) was instrumental in the construction or the 
    operation of the facility to be named, or (ii) was a recipient of 
    the Medal of Honor or, as determined by the Chairman and Ranking 
    Minority Member, otherwise performed military service of an 
    extraordinarily distinguished character;
      (2) a member of the United States House of Representatives or 
    Senate who had a direct association with such facility;
      (3) an Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, a Secretary of Veterans 
    Affairs, a Secretary of Defense or of a service branch, or a 
    military or other Federal civilian official of comparable or higher 
    rank; or
      (4) an individual who, as determined by the Chairman and Ranking 
    Minority Member, performed outstanding service for veterans;
      (B) each member of the Congressional delegation representing the 
    State in which the designated facility is located has indicated in 
    writing such member's support of the proposal to name such facility 
    after such individual; and
      (C) the pertinent State department or chapter of each 
    Congressionally chartered veterans' organization having a national 
    membership of at least 500,000 has indicated in writing its support 
    of such proposal.
  IX. Amendments to the Rules--The rules of the Committee may be 
changed, modified, amended, or suspended at any time, provided, however, 
that no less than a majority of the entire membership so determine at a 
regular meeting with due notice, or at a meeting specifically called for 
that purpose. The rules governing quorums for reporting legislative 
matters shall govern rules changes, modification, amendments, or 
suspension.
        INDEX OF SHORT TITLES OF BILLS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
   INDEX OF SHORT TITLES OF BILLS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE--Continued
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21st Century GI Bill of Rights Act of 2007.--S. 1409
Agent Orange Equitable Compensation Act.--S. 2026
American Braille Flag Memorial Act.--S. 2690
America's Wounded Warriors Act.--S. 2674
Armed Forces Housing Security Act.--S. 2992
Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act.--S. 2639
Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 
  2007.--S. 961
Blinded Veterans Paired Organ Act of 2007.--S. 1163
Caring for Wounded Warriors Act of 2008.--S. 2921
Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act of 2008.--S. 2536
Combat Veterans Debt Elimination Act of 2008.--S. 2550
Compensation for Combat Veterans Act.--S. 2309
Comprehensive Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 2007.--S. 1326
Department of Veterans Affairs Reorganization Act of 2007.--S. 2138
Disabled Veterans Fairness Act.--S. 994
Disabled Veterans Home Ownership Preservation Act of 2008.--S. 2981
Disabled Veterans Insurance Act of 2007.--S. 643
Enhanced Opportunities for Formerly Homeless Veterans Residing in 
  Permanent Housing Act of 2007.--S. 2273
Enhancement of Recruitment, Retention, and Readjustment Through 
  Education Act of 2008.--S. 2938
Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2007.--S. 57
GI Bill Fairness Act.--S. 3400
Gold Star Parents Annuity Act of 2007.--S. 1480
Healing Our Nation's Heroes Act of 2008.--S. 3374
Helping Our Veterans to Keep Their Homes Act of 2008.--S. 3087
Honor Our Commitment to Veterans Act.--S. 1147
HONOR Warriors Act (Honoring Our Nation's Obligation to Returning 
  Warriors Act).--S. 3008
Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act.--S. 479
Lane Evans Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2007.--S. 117
Mental Health Improvements Act of 2007.--S. 2162
Montgomery GI Bill for Life Act of 2007.--S. 1261
National Guard and Reserve Educational Benefits Fairness Act of 2007.--
  S. 2139
Native American Veterans Access Act of 2008.--S. 3000
Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007.--S. 22
Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2007.--S. 848
PRO-VETS Act of 2008 (Providing Real Outreach for Veterans Act of 
  2008).--S. 3307
Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2007.--S. 1146
Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2008.--S. 3432
Servicemembers' Cellular Phone Contract Fairness Act of 2007.--S. 1313
Services to Prevent Veterans Homelessness Act of 2007.--S. 874
South Texas Veterans Access to Care Act of 2007.--S. 1838
Spina Bifida Health Care Program Expansion Act.--S. 3332
State Veterans Home Modernization Act of 2007.--S. 1441
The VA Vision Scholars Act of 2007.--S. 1672
Training and Rehabilitation for Disabled Veterans Enhancement Act of 
  2008.--S. 2864
United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act of 2008.--S. 3376
USERRA Enforcement Improvement Act of 2007.--S. 2471
VA Hospital Quality Report Card Act of 2007.--S. 692
VET Act (Veterans Employment and Training Act of 2007).--S. 526
Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act.--S. 3167
Veterans Advocacy Act of 2007.--S. 1569
Veterans and Survivors Employment and Training Act of 2007.--S. 1278
Veterans' Authorities Expansion Act of 2007.--S. 1757
Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007.--S. 1315
Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2008.--S. 2984
Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2008.--S. 2640
Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008.--S. 3023
Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2007.--S. 1454
Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2007.--S. 1468
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2007.--S. 423
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008.--S. 2617
Veterans' Compensation Equity Act of 2008.--S. 2825
Veterans' Dignified Burial Assistance Act of 2007.--S. 1266
Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act of 2008.--S. 3419
Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act.--S. 161
Veterans Disability Fairness Act.--S. 2870
Veterans' Education and Vocational Benefits Improvement Act of 2007.--S. 
  1293
VETS Act (Veterans Education Tuition Support Act).--S. 1718
Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2008.--S. 2142
Veterans Health Care Act of 2008.--S. 2889
Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2008.--S. 2969
Veterans Health Care Budget Reform Act of 2008.--S. 3527
Veterans Health Care Empowerment Act of 2007.--S. 815
Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2008.--S. 3216
Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act.--S. 2377
Veterans' Housing Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007.--S. 1096
Veterans' Justice Assurance Act of 2007.--S. 1289
Veterans' Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act.--S. 2969
Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008.--S. 
  2162
Veterans' Mental Health Outreach and Access Act of 2007.--S. 38
Veterans Mental Health Treatment First Act.--S. 2573
Veterans Nonprofit Research and Education Corporations Enhancement Act 
  of 2008.--S. 2926
Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2007.--S. 1314
Veterans Pain Care Act of 2007.--S. 2160
Veterans' Pride Initiative Act.--S. 2027
Veterans' Rating Schedule Review Act.--S. 2737
Veterans Suicide Study Act.--S. 2899
Veterans' Survivors Education Enhancement Act of 2007.--S. 698
Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury and Health Programs Improvement Act of 
  2007.--S. 1233
West Los Angeles Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 
  Preservation Act of 2007.--S. 1417
Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2008.--S. 2799
                 SENATE BILLS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
            SENATE BILLS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE--Continued
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S. 22

                                                            Jan. 4, 2007

Sponsor: Webb, Jim [D-VA]
Cosponsor(s): Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]--4/10/2008; Baucus, Max [D-MT]--6/
  12/2007; Bayh, Evan [D-IN]--12/4/2007; Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]--
  12/3/2007; Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]--2/26/2007; Bond, Christopher S. [R-
  MO]--4/7/2008; Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--2/26/2007; Brown, Sherrod [D-
  OH]--5/9/2007; Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV]--3/10/2008; Cantwell, Maria [D-
  WA]--4/17/2008; Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]--3/6/2008; Casey, Robert 
  P., Jr. [D-PA]--5/10/2007; Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY]--5/14/2007; 
  Coleman, Norm [R-MN]--3/11/2008; Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]--9/24/2007; 
  Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]--3/11/2008; Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]--2/
  29/2008; Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND]--12/3/2007; Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--
  3/13/2007; Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]--11/15/2007; Hagel, Chuck [R-NE]--
  10/24/2007; Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--6/12/2007; Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]--
  9/11/2007; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--12/18/2007; Kennedy, Edward M. [D-
  MA]--2/28/2008; Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--3/1/2007; Klobuchar, Amy [D-
  MN]--3/6/2008; Kohl, Herb [D-WI]--3/13/2008; Landrieu, Mary L. [D-
  LA]--5/23/2007; Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]--6/13/2007; Leahy, Patrick 
  J. [D-VT]--3/3/2008; Levin, Carl [D-MI]--4/17/2008; Lieberman, Joseph 
  I. [ID-CT]--4/3/2008; Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]--1/29/2008; Lugar, 
  Richard G. [R-IN]--2/28/2008; McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]--2/26/2007; 
  Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]--6/27/2007; Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]--2/16/
  2007; Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--4/14/2008; Murray, Patty [D-WA]--3/5/
  2008; Nelson, Bill [D-FL]--3/5/2008; Obama, Barack [D-IL]--11/14/2007; 
  Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]--1/22/2008; Reed, Jack [D-RI]--4/28/2008; Reid, 
  Harry [D-NV]--10/22/2007; Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--2/25/2008; 
  Salazar, Ken [D-CO]--2/28/2008; Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]--2/16/2007; 
  Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]--2/28/2008; Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]--3/5/
  2008; Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]--9/12/2007; Specter, Arlen [R-PA]--5/
  12/2008; Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]--4/16/2007; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--3/22/
  2007; Warner, John [R-VA]--2/29/2008; Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]--6/
  27/2007; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--3/19/2007; Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]--2/29/
  2008 (withdrawn--4/29/2008)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a program of 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who serve in 
  the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

Jan. 4, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S56-57)
Jan. 4, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S57-61)
July 31, 2007--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Feb. 28, 2008--Star Print ordered on the bill.
May 7, 2008--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 38

                                                            May 23, 2007

Sponsor: Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]
Cosponsor(s): Baucus, Max [D-MT]--6/20/2007; Bond, Christopher S. [R-
  MO]--7/7/2008; Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--9/19/2007; Brownback, Sam [R-
  KS]--12/19/2007; Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]--5/21/2008; Cochran, 
  Thad [R-MS]--6/6/2007; Cornyn, John [R-TX]--6/28/2007; Grassley, Chuck 
  [R-IA]--6/25/2007; Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]--9/26/2007; Johnson, 
  Tim [D-SD]--4/16/2008; Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]--10/24/2007; 
  Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] 6/19/2007; Obama, Barack [D-IL]--5/23/2007*; 
  Salazar, Ken [D-CO]--12/13/2007; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--10/16/2007; 
  Vitter, David [R-LA]--4/14/2008

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services 
  to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
  Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.

May 23, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6553)
May 23, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S6553-6554)
Oct. 24, 2007--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 57

                                                            Jan. 4, 2007

Sponsor: Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]--1/8/2007; Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--
  2/14/2007; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--4/10/2007; Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]--
  3/19/2007; Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]--6/5/2007; Clinton, Hillary 
  Rodham [D-NY]--2/7/2007; Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]--3/26/2007; 
  Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]--6/12/2007; Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]--2/26/
  2007; Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]--5/3/2007; Murray, Patty [D-WA]--4/
  10/2007; Obama, Barack [D-IL]--6/15/2007; Reid, Harry [D-NV]--3/26/
  2007; Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]--2/7/2007; Stevens, Ted [R-AK]--5/2/
  2007

A bill 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.

Jan. 4, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S75-76)
Jan. 4, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S76)

S. 66

                                                            Jan. 4, 2007

Sponsor: Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to determine the validity of 
  the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed military service 
  on behalf of the United States during World War II.

Jan. 4, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S82)
Jan. 4, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S82-83)

S. 117

                                                            Jan. 4, 2007

Sponsor: Obama, Barack [D-IL]
Cosponsor(s): Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]--2/12/2007; Brown, Sherrod 
  [D-OH]--2/12/2007; Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]--3/22/2007; Durbin, Richard 
  [D-IL]--3/29/2007; Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--2/12/2007; Lincoln, Blanche 
  L. [D-AR]--5/15/2007; McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]--3/19/2007; Mikulski, 
  Barbara A. [D-MD]--2/12/2007; Murray, Patty [D-WA]--6/13/2007; 
  Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--3/1/2007; Salazar, Ken [D-CO]--3/23/
  2007; Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]--2/12/2007; Snowe, Olympia J. [R-
  ME]--1/4/2007*; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--4/16/2007; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--3/
  19/2007

A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the 
  Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the 
  effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.

Jan. 4, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S116-117)
Jan. 4, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
Aug. 2, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10781)

S. 161

                                                            Jan. 4, 2007

Sponsor: Thune, John [R-SD]
Cosponsor(s): Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]--2/26/2007; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--
  6/18/2007

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for annual 
  cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each year 
  in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-
  connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
  compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled 
  veterans.

Jan. 4, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 168

                                                            Jan. 4, 2007

Sponsor: Allard, Wayne [R-CO]
Cosponsor(s): Salazar, Ken [D-CO]--1/4/2007*

A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  national cemetery for veterans in the Pikes Peak Region of Colorado.

Jan. 4, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S165)
Jan. 4, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 225

                                                            Jan. 9, 2007

Sponsor: Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]
Cosponsor(s): Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]--1/9/2007*; Baucus, Max [D-MT]--6/
  12/2007; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--3/1/2007

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the number of 
  individuals qualifying for retroactive benefits from traumatic injury 
  protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.

Jan. 9, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S297-298)
Jan. 9, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S298)

S. 229

                                                            Jan. 9, 2007

Sponsor: Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]
Cosponsor(s): Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]--1/9/2007*

A bill to redesignate a Federal building in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as 
  the ``Raymond G. Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center''.

Jan. 9, 2007--Introduced in Senate.
April 12, 2007--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
April 12, 2007--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
June 25, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
June 25, 2007--Cleared for White House.
June 28, 2007--Presented to President.
July 5, 2007--Signed by President.
July 5, 2007--Became Public Law No. 110-45.

S. 383

                                                           Jan. 24, 2007

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--4/10/2007; Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--
  5/17/2007; Murray, Patty [D-WA]--4/24/2007; Rockefeller, John D., IV 
  [D-WV]--1/24/2007*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of 
  eligibility for health care for combat service in the Persian Gulf War 
  or future hostilities from two years to five years after discharge or 
  release.

Jan. 24, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1070)
Jan. 24, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 423

                                                           Jan. 29, 2007

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--1/29/2007*; Craig, Larry E. [R-
  ID]--1/29/2007*; Ensign, John [R-NV]--1/29/2007*; McCaskill, Claire 
  [D-MO]--5/14/2007; Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]--2/26/2007; Murray, 
  Patty [D-WA]--1/29/2007*; Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--1/29/2007*; 
  Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]--1/29/2007*; Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]--2/14/
  2007; Webb, Jim [D-VA]--1/29/2007*

A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2007, the rates of 
  compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
  rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
  certain disabled veterans.

Jan. 29, 2007--Introduced in Senate.
July 24, 2007--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka 
  without amendment. With written report No. 110-135.
July 24, 2007--Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General 
  Orders. Calendar No. 283.

S. 472

                                                            Feb. 1, 2007

Sponsor: Allard, Wayne [R-CO]
Cosponsor(s): Salazar, Ken [D-CO]--2/1/2007*

A bill to authorize a major medical facility project for the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs at Denver, Colorado.

Feb. 1, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1523)
Feb. 1, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 479

                                                            Feb. 1, 2007

Sponsor: Harkin, Tom [D-IA]
Cosponsor(s): Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]--5/10/2007; Baucus, Max [D-MT]--4/
  10/2007; Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]--7/12/2007; Brown, Sherrod [D-
  OH]--2/14/2007; Brownback, Sam [R-KS]--2/1/2007*; Cantwell, Maria [D-
  WA]--3/15/2007; Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]--3/28/2007; Clinton, Hillary 
  Rodham [D-NY]--2/14/2007; Coleman, Norm [R-MN]--3/7/2007; Domenici, 
  Pete V. [R-NM]--4/17/2007; Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND]--5/8/2007; Durbin, 
  Richard [D-IL]--2/1/2007*; Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]--7/23/2007; 
  Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]--2/1/2007*; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--6/12/2007; 
  Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--2/1/2007*; Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]--2/6/2007; 
  Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]--2/1/2007*; Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]--5/
  10/2007; Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]--6/25/2007; Murray, Patty [D-
  WA]--4/24/2007; Obama, Barack [D-IL]--4/23/2007; Reid, Harry [D-NV]--
  2/14/2007; Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--2/1/2007*; Schumer, 
  Charles E. [D-NY]--2/1/2007*; Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]--2/1/2007*; 
  Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]--2/1/2007*; Stevens, Ted [R-AK]--6/25/2007; 
  Thune, John [R-SD]--2/1/2007*; Voinovich, George V. [R-OH]--2/16/2007; 
  Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]--4/19/2007

A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.

Feb. 1, 2007--Introduced in Senate.
July 23, 2007--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka 
  without amendment. With written report No. 110-132.
July 23, 2007--Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General 
  Orders. Calendar No. 279.

S. 526

                                                            Feb. 8, 2007

Sponsor: Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]
Cosponsor(s): Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]--2/8/2007*; Mikulski, Barbara A. 
  [D-MD]--2/8/2007*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope of 
  programs of education for which accelerated payments of educational 
  assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used, and for other 
  purposes.

Feb. 8, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1783)
Feb. 8, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S1783-1784)

S. 610

                                                           Feb. 15, 2007

Sponsor: Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to clarify the effective date of the modification of treatment 
  for retirement annuity purposes of part-time service before April 7, 
  1986, of certain Department of Veterans Affairs health-care 
  professionals.

Feb. 15, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2039)
Feb. 15, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 643

                                                           Feb. 15, 2007

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend section 1922A of title 38, United States Code, to 
  increase the amount of supplemental insurance available for totally 
  disabled veterans.

Feb. 15, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2087-2088)
Feb. 15, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S2088)

S. 692

                                                           Feb. 27, 2007

Sponsor: Obama, Barack [D-IL]
Cosponsor(s): Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--3/19/2007

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a Hospital 
  Quality Report Card Initiative to report on health care quality in 
  Veterans Affairs hospitals.

Feb. 27, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 698

                                                           Feb. 27, 2007

Sponsor: Durbin, Richard [D-IL]
Cosponsor(s): Hagel, Chuck [R-NE]--2/27/2007*; Warner, John [R-VA]--2/
  27/2007*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and enhance 
  educational assistance for survivors and dependents of veterans.

Feb. 27, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2282)
Feb. 27, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S2282-2283)

S. 815

                                                           March 8, 2007

Sponsor: Craig, Larry E. [D-WV]
Cosponsor(s): Cochran, Thad [R-MS]--4/19/2007; Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--
  3/12/2007; Stevens, Ted [R-AK]--3/13/2007

A bill to provide health care benefits to veterans with a service-
  connected disability at non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
  facilities that receive payments under the Medicare program or the 
  TRICARE program.

March 8, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2909-2910)
March 8, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 847

                                                          March 13, 2007

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--5/8/2007; Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]--
  5/1/2007

A bill to extend the period of time during which a veteran's multiple 
  sclerosis is to be considered to have been incurred in, or aggravated 
  by, military service during a period of war.

March 13, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 848

                                                          March 13, 2007

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--5/8/2007; Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]--
  5/1/2007

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved 
  benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.

March 13, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 874

                                                          March 14, 2007

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a financial 
  assistance program to facilitate the provision of supportive services 
  for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing, and for 
  other purposes.

March 14, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 882

                                                          March 14, 2007

Sponsor: Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Cosponsor(s): Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]--3/14/2007*; Durbin, Richard 
  [D-IL]--3/15/2007; Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--3/15/2007; Lautenberg, Frank 
  R. [D-NJ]--3/14/2007*; Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]--3/14/2007*; 
  Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--3/19/2007; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--3/19/
  2007

A bill to require a pilot program on the facilitation of the transition 
  of members of the Armed Forces to receipt of veterans health care 
  benefits upon completion of military service, and for other purposes.

March 14, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3136-3138)
March 14, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 961

                                                          March 22, 2007

Sponsor: Nelson, E. Benjamin [D-NE]
Cosponsor(s): Baucus, Max [D-MT]--4/26/2007; Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]--9/
  12/2007; Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO]--5/2/2007; Boxer, Barbara [D-
  CA]--4/12/2007; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--4/17/2007; Brownback, Sam [R-
  KS]--3/22/2007*; Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]--5/2/2007; Cardin, Benjamin L. 
  [D-MD]--5/3/2007; Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]--6/25/2007; Clinton, 
  Hillary Rodham [D-NY]--6/6/2007; Coburn, Tom [R-OK]--4/25/2007; 
  Cochran, Thad [R-MS]--5/3/2007; Coleman, Norm [R-MN]--4/26/2007; 
  Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]--4/25/2007; Conrad, Kent [D-ND]--5/7/2007; 
  Cornyn, John [R-TX]--7/31/2007; Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]--4/16/
  2007; Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC]--9/24/2008; Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]--9/
  24/2007; Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND]--10/16/2007; Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--
  4/12/2007; Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]--4/19/2007; Grassley, Chuck [R-
  IA]--3/23/2007; Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--9/17/2008; Hutchison, Kay Bailey 
  [R-TX]--7/10/2007; Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]--12/11/2007; Inouye, Daniel 
  K. [D-HI]--12/4/2007; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--5/2/2007; Kennedy, Edward 
  M. [D-MA]--7/11/2007; Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--3/23/2007; Landrieu, Mary 
  L. [D-LA]--4/17/2007; Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]--4/16/2007; Leahy, 
  Patrick J. [D-VT]--7/24/2007; Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]--5/24/2007; 
  Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]--4/17/2007; Lott, Trent [R-MS]--5/9/2007; 
  Martinez, Mel [R-FL]--3/13/2008; McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]--5/9/2007; 
  Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]--4/12/2007; Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]--4/17/
  2007; Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--6/19/2007; Murray, Patty [D-WA]--4/19/
  2007; Nelson, Bill [D-FL]--12/11/2007; Obama, Barack [D-IL]--10/16/
  2007; Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]--4/26/2007; Reed, Jack [D-RI]--6/26/2007; 
  Roberts, Pat [R-KS]--4/26/2007; Salazar, Ken [D-CO]--5/2/2007; 
  Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]--5/2/2007; Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]--5/21/
  2007; Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]--4/25/2007; Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]--4/
  17/2007; Specter, Arlen [R-PA]--9/4/2007; Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]--5/
  2/2007; Stevens, Ted [R-AK]--3/22/2007*; Sununu, John E. [R-NH]--10/
  23/2007; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--12/4/2007; Vitter, David [R-LA]--4/10/
  2008; Warner, John [R-VA]--5/21/2007; Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]--7/
  31/2007; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--7/10/2007

A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits to 
  certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.

March 22, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
May 7, 2008--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 994

                                                          March 27, 2007

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]--4/29/2008; Baucus, Max [D-MT]--7/
  19/2007; Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--5/8/2007; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--5/23/
  2007; Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND]--1/31/2008; Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]--
  1/31/2008; McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]--6/14/2007; Mikulski, Barbara A. 
  [D-MD]--6/6/2007; Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--1/31/2008; Salazar, 
  Ken [D-CO]--3/27/2007*; Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]--4/30/2007; Snowe, 
  Olympia J. [R-ME]--5/11/2007; Webb, Jim [D-VA]--4/30/2007

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the 
  deductible and change the method of determining the mileage 
  reimbursement rate under the beneficiary travel program administered 
  by the Secretary of Veteran Affairs, and for other purposes.

March 27, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3842)
March 27, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1026

                                                          March 29, 2007

Sponsor: Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]
Cosponsor(s): Allard, Wayne [R-CO]--6/28/2007; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--5/
  14/2007; Burr, Richard [R-NC]--4/10/2007; Coburn, Tom [R-OK]--4/10/
  2007; Coleman, Norm [R-MN]--5/17/2007; Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]--4/11/
  2007; Hagel, Chuck [R-NE]--6/21/2007; Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--4/10/
  2007; Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]--4/10/2007; Stevens, Ted [R-AK]--5/14/
  2007

A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 
  Augusta, Georgia, as the ``Charlie Norwood Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Medical Center''.

March 29, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1043

                                                          March 29, 2007

Sponsor: Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report 
  to Congress on proposed changes to the use of the West Los Angeles 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, California.

March 29, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4176)
March 29, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S4176-4177)

S. 1096

                                                          April 12, 2007

Sponsor: Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Cosponsor(s): Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]--4/12/2007*; Bunning, Jim [R-KY]--
  6/26/2007; Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]--4/12/2007*; Hutchison, Kay Bailey 
  [R-TX]--4/12/2007*; Martinez, Mel [R-FL]--6/26/2007

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide certain housing 
  benefits to disabled members of the Armed Forces, to expand certain 
  benefits for disabled veterans with severe burns, and for other 
  purposes.

April 12, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4440-4441)
April 12, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1146

                                                          April 18, 2007

Sponsor: Salazar, Ken [D-CO]
Cosponsor(s): Baucus, Max [D-MT]--4/18/2007*; Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]--4/
  18/2007*; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--9/20/2007; Burr, Richard [R-NC]--4/
  18/2007*; Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV]--5/9/2007; Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]--4/
  23/2007; Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]--5/22/2008; Collins, Susan M. 
  [R-ME]--4/18/2007*; Cornyn, John [R-TX]--6/28/2007; Dorgan, Byron L. 
  [D-ND]--4/18/2007*; Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]--4/18/2007*; Grassley, 
  Chuck [R-IA]--4/18/2007*; Hagel, Chuck [R-NE]--6/13/2007; Johnson, Tim 
  [D-SD]--6/5/2007; Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--4/18/2007*; Lincoln, Blanche 
  L. [D-AR]--4/18/2007*; McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]--7/26/2007; Murkowski, 
  Lisa [R-AK]--6/19/2007; Murray, Patty [D-WA]--4/18/2007*; Pryor, Mark 
  L. [D-AR]--4/18/2007*; Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]--4/18/2007*; Snowe, 
  Olympia J. [R-ME]--4/18/2007*; Stevens, Ted [R-AK]--5/3/2007; Tester, 
  Jon [D-MT]--4/18/2007*; Thune, John [R-SD]--4/18/2007*; Webb, Jim [D-
  VA]--6/28/2007; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--4/18/2007*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health care for 
  veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.

April 18, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4692-4693)
April 18, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1147

                                                          April 18, 2007

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--5/22/2007; Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-
  MD]--4/26/2007; Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]--5/10/2007; Snowe, Olympia J. 
  [R-ME]--6/28/2007

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to terminate the 
  administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs of veterans in the lowest priority 
  category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'').

April 18, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4693)
April 18, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1163

                                                          April 19, 2007

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--4/19/2007*; Feingold, Russell D. 
  [D-WI]--4/19/2007*; Hagel, Chuck [R-NE]--4/19/2007*; Isakson, Johnny 
  [R-GA]--4/19/2007*; Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]--6/25/2007; Webb, Jim [D-
  VA] 4/19/2007*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve compensation 
  and specially adapted housing for veterans in certain cases of 
  impairment of vision involving both eyes, and to provide for the use 
  of the National Directory of New Hires for income verification 
  purposes.

April 19, 2007--Introduced in Senate.
Aug. 3, 2007--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka 
  with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report 
  No. 110-143.
Nov. 2, 2007--Senate floor actions: Returned to the Calendar. Calendar 
  No. 328.

S. 1205

                                                          April 25, 2007

Sponsor: Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]
Cosponsor(s): Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]--5/3/2007; Collins, Susan M. [R-
  ME]--5/10/2007; Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--4/25/2007*; Kennedy, Edward M. [D-
  MA]--5/2/2007; Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]--6/13/2007

A bill to require a pilot program on assisting veterans service 
  organizations and other veterans groups in developing and promoting 
  peer support programs that facilitate community reintegration of 
  veterans returning from active duty, and for other purposes.

April 25, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5089)
April 25, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S5089-5090)

S. 1215

                                                          April 25, 2007

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]--6/21/2007

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and improve 
  certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.

April 25, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1233

                                                          April 26, 2007

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]--5/21/2008; Chambliss, Saxby 
  [R-GA]--9/6/2007; Cornyn, John [R-TX]--6/28/2007; Craig, Larry E. [R-
  ID]--4/26/2007*; Crapo, Mike [R-ID]--7/10/2007; Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--6/
  15/2007; Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]--9/6/2007; Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]--
  9/26/2007; Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]--11/13/2007; Specter, Arlen [R-
  PA]--5/7/2007; Stevens, Ted [R-AK]--6/25/2007; Sununu, John E. [R-
  NH]--6/5/2007

A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative treatment, 
  and services to veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury, and for other 
  purposes.

April 26, 2007--Introduced in Senate.
Aug. 29, 2007--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka 
  under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/03/2007--with an 
  amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. 
  With written report No. 110-147. Supplemental views filed.
Aug. 29, 2007--Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General 
  Orders. Calendar No. 335.

S. 1261

                                                             May 1, 2007

Sponsor: Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--5/1/2007*; Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--5/1/
  2007*; Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]--5/3/2007; McCaskill, Claire [D-
  MO]--9/17/2007; Murray, Patty [D-WA]--5/8/2007; Obama, Barack [D-IL]--
  7/16/2007

A bill to amend title 10 and 38, United States Code, to repeal the 10-
  year limit on use of Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance 
  benefits, and for other purposes.

May 1, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5397-5398)
May 1, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1265

                                                             May 2, 2007

Sponsor: Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for 
  veterans' mortgage life insurance to include members of the Armed 
  Forced receiving specially adapted housing assistance from the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs.

May 2, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5502)
May 2, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S5502)

S. 1266

                                                             May 2, 2007

Sponsor: Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]
Cosponsor(s): Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--6/25/2007

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase assistance for 
  veterans interred in cemeteries other than national cemeteries, and 
  for other purposes.

May 2, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5502-5503)
May 2, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S5503-5504)

S. 1278

                                                             May 3, 2007

Sponsor: Hagel, Chuck [R-NE]
Cosponsor(s): Reed, Jack [D-RI]--5/3/2007*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope of 
  programs of education for which accelerated payments of educational 
  assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used, and for other 
  purposes.

May 3, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1289

                                                             May 3, 2007

Sponsor: Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the salary and 
  terms of judges of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans 
  Claims, to modify authorities for the recall of retired judges of such 
  court, and for other purposes.

May 3, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5581-5582)
May 3, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S5582-5583)

S. 1290

                                                             May 3, 2007

Sponsor: Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional 
  discretion to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in contracting with 
  State approving agencies, and for other purposes.

May 3, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5583-5584)
May 3, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S5584-5585)

S. 1293

                                                             May 3, 2007

Sponsor: Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members and former members of the Armed 
  Forces, and for other purposes.

May 3, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5585-5586)
May 3, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S5586-5588)

S. 1313

                                                             May 7, 2007

Sponsor: Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]
Cosponsor(s): Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--5/14/2007; Nelson, Bill [D-FL]--4/
  16/2008

A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide relief 
  for servicemembers with respect to contracts for cellular phone 
  service, and for other purposes.

May 7, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5923-5925)
May 7, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1314

                                                             May 7, 2007

Sponsor: Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]
Cosponsor(s): Burr, Richard [R-NC]--5/7/2007*; Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-
  PA]--6/5/2008

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the outreach 
  activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.

May 7, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5923-5925)
May 7, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1315

                                                             May 7, 2007

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Salazar, Ken [D-CO]--4/22/2008

An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' 
  insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and services for 
  transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes.

May 7, 2007--Introduced in Senate.
Aug. 29, 2007--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka 
  under authority of the order of the Senate of August 3, 2007, with an 
  amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. 
  With written report No. 110-148.
April 24, 2008--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an 
  amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 96-1. Record 
  Vote No. 112.
Sept. 22, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.   

S. 1326

                                                             May 8, 2007

Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance 
  compensation and pension, health care, housing, burial, and other 
  benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.

May 8, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5719-5720)
May 8, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S5720-5725)

S. 1334

                                                             May 8, 2007

Sponsor: Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--5/8/2007*; Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV]--
  5/8/2007*; Conrad, Kent [D-ND]--5/8/2007*; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--6/11/
  2007; Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--5/8/2007*; Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]--
  5/24/2007; Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]--5/11/2007; Voinovich, George V. 
  [R-OH]--5/8/2007*

A bill to amend section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, to make 
  permanent authority to furnish government headstones and markers for 
  graves of veterans at private cemeteries, and for other purposes.

May 8, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5734-5735)
May 8, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S5735)

S. 1344

                                                             May 9, 2007

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic 
  in Wenatchee, Washington, as the Elwood ``Bud'' Link Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic.

May 9, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5872)
May 9, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1384

                                                            May 14, 2007

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]--5/21/2008

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal authority for 
  adjustments to per diem payments to homeless veterans service centers 
  for receipt of other sources of income, to extend authorities for 
  certain programs to benefit homeless veterans, and for other purposes.

May 14, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6063-6064)
May 14, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S6064)

S. 1392

                                                            May 15, 2007

Sponsor: Specter, Arlen [R-PA]
Cosponsor(s): Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]--4/9/2008

A bill to increase the authorization for the major medical facility 
  project to consolidate the medical centers of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs at the University Drive and H. John Heinz III 
  divisions, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

May 15, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
May 16, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6185-6186

S. 1396

                                                            May 15, 2007

Sponsor: Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to authorize a major medical facility project to modernize 
  inpatient wards at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 
  in Atlanta, Georgia.

May 15, 2007--Introduced in Senate.
Dec. 13, 2007--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 13, 2007--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 19, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
Dec. 19, 2007--Cleared for White House.
Dec. 21, 2007--Presented to President.
Dec. 26, 2007--Signed by President.
Dec. 26, 2007--Became Public Law No. 110-168.

S. 1409

                                                            May 16, 2007

Sponsor: Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY]
Cosponsor(s): Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--6/21/2007; Kennedy, Edward M. [D-
  MA]--6/11/2007

A bill to provide and enhance education, housing, and entrepreneur 
  assistance for veterans who serve in the Armed Forces after September 
  11, 2001, and for other purposes.

May 16, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1417

                                                            May 17, 2007

Sponsor: Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report to 
  Congress providing a master plan for the use of the West Los Angeles 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, California, and for 
  other purposes.

May 17, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6268-6269)
May 17, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S6269)

S. 1421

                                                            May 17, 2007

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to provide for the maintenance, management, and availability for 
  research of assets of Air Force Health Study.

May 17, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6301)
May 17, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1441

                                                            May 21, 2007

Sponsor: Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities for 
  the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to accept new applications for 
  grants for State home construction projects to authorize the Secretary 
  to award grants for construction of facilities used in non-
  institutional care programs, and for other purposes.

May 21, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6404-6405)
May 21, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1454

                                                            May 23, 2007

Sponsor: Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase burial 
  benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.

May 23, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1468

                                                            May 23, 2007

Sponsor: Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]
Cosponsor(s): Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--6/12/2008

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase burial 
  benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.

May 23, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6559)
May 23, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S6560)

S. 1480

                                                            May 24, 2007

Sponsor: Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment 
  of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents (known as ``Gold Star 
  parents'') of members of the Armed Forces who die during a period of 
  war.

May 24, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1569

                                                            June 7, 2007

Sponsor: Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to establish a pilot program on the provision of legal services 
  to assist veterans and members of the Armed Forces receive health 
  care, benefits and services, and for other purposes.

June 7, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7340-7341)
June 7, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S7341-7342)

S. 1585

                                                           June 11, 2007

Sponsor: Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Cosponsor(s): Coburn, Tom [R-OK]--6/11/2007*

A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic 
  in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the ``Ernest Childers Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.

June 11, 2007--Introduced in Senate.
Dec. 13, 2007--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 13, 2007--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 17, 2007--Held at the desk.

S. 1658

                                                           June 19, 2007

Sponsor: Gregg, Judd [R-NH]
Cosponsor(s): Roberts, Pat [R-KS]--6/21/2007

A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
  protection for child custody arrangements for parents who are members 
  of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation.

June 19, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7900)
June 19, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1672

                                                           June 21, 2007

Sponsor: Hagel, Chuck [R-NE]
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--6/21/2007*; Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--
  8/2/2007; Obama, Barack [D-IL]--6/21/2007*; Salazar, Ken [D-CO]--8/2/
  2007

A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  scholarship program for students seeking a degree or certificate in 
  the areas of visual impairment and orientation and mobility.

June 21, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1718

                                                           June 27, 2007

Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Cosponsor(s): Baucus, Max [D-MT]--7/16/2007; Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--9/
  17/2007; Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]--7/23/2007; Domenici, Pete V. 
  [R-NM]--8/2/2007; Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]--9/20/2007; McCaskill, Claire 
  [D-MO]--10/23/2007; Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]--9/26/2007; Mikulski, 
  Barbara A. [D-MD]--7/26/2007; Murray, Patty [D-WA]--7/25/2007; 
  Salazar, Ken [D-CO]--6/27/2007*; Sessions, Jeff [R-AL]--10/17/2007; 
  Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]--4/10/2008; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--7/26/2007; 
  Webb, Jim [D-VA]--10/1/2007

A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for 
  reimbursement to servicemembers of tuition for programs of education 
  interrupted by military service, for deferment of students loans and 
  reduced interest rates for servicemembers during periods of military 
  service, and for other purposes.

June 27, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1719

                                                           June 27, 2007

Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional 
  educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to veterans 
  pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, or math.   

June 27, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1757

                                                           July 10, 2007

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend or make 
  permanent certain authorities for veterans' benefits, and for other 
  purposes.

July 10, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 1838

                                                           July 19, 2007

Sponsor: Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Cosponsor(s): Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY]--2/28/2008; Hutchison, Kay 
  Bailey [R-TX]--7/19/2007*; Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--2/26/2008; Obama, 
  Barack [D-IL]--4/29/2008

A bill to provide for the health care needs of veterans in far South 
  Texas.

July 19, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2004

                                                            Aug. 3, 2007

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Cosponsor(s): Coleman, Norm [R-MN]--1/28/2008; Collins, Susan M. [R-
  ME]--3/4/2008; Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]--8/3/2007*; Domenici, Pete V. 
  [R-NM]--3/5/2008; Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]--3/11/2008; Lincoln, 
  Blanche L. [D-AR]--10/23/2007; Obama, Barack [D-IL]--9/24/2007; 
  Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]--5/6/2008; Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]--2/27/
  2008

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish epilepsy 
  centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Aug. 3, 2007--Introduced in Senate.
Dec. 12, 2007--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka 
  without amendment. With written report No. 110-247.
Dec. 12, 2007--Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General 
  Orders. Calendar No. 540.

S. 2025

                                                           Sept. 6, 2007

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility 
  criteria for special monthly pension.

Sept. 6, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2026

                                                           Sept. 6, 2007

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, chapter 11, to clarify 
  that an award of benefits based on a regulatory presumption 
  established pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 1116 after September 30, 
  2002, cannot be made effective earlier than the date the regulatory 
  presumption was established; and to clarify that the presumption of 
  herbicide exposure provided by 38 U.S.C. section 1116(f) applies only 
  to veterans who served in Vietnam on land or on Vietnam's inland 
  waterways and not to those who served only in waters offshore or in 
  airspace above.

Sept. 6, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2027

                                                           Sept. 6, 2007

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, chapter 5, to authorize 
  the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and promote programs 
  and activities honoring veterans and to authorize the next of kin of a 
  deceased veteran to wear the veteran's awards and decorations under 
  certain circumstances.

Sept. 6, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2090

                                                          Sept. 25, 2007

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to protect privacy and security concerns in court records.

Sept. 25, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2091

                                                          Sept. 25, 2007

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to increase the number of the court's active judges.

Sept. 25, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2138

                                                            Oct. 4, 2007

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish within the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs the position of Assistant Secretary for 
  Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction, and for other purposes.

Oct. 4, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2139

                                                            Oct. 4, 2007

Sponsor: Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Cosponsor(s): Coleman, Norm [R-MN]--10/4/2007*; Dodd, Christopher J. [D-
  CT]--10/18/2007; Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND]--10/16/2007; Harkin, Tom [D-
  IA]--10/16/2007; Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]--10/24/2007

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, provide educational 
  assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the National 
  Guard and Reserve who serve extended period of continuous active duty 
  that include a prolonged period of service in certain theaters of 
  operation, and for other purposes.

Oct. 4, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2142

                                                            Oct. 4, 2007

Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Cosponsor(s): Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]--3/7/2008

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs to reimburse veterans receiving emergency 
  treatment in non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for such 
  treatment until such veterans are transferred to Department 
  facilities, and for other purposes.

Oct. 4, 2007--Introduced in Senate.
Feb. 25, 2008--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka 
  with amendments. With written report No. 110-263.
Feb. 25, 2008--Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General 
  Orders. Calendar No. 579.

S. 2160

                                                           Oct. 15, 2007

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--10/15/2007*; Cardin, Benjamin L. 
  [D-MD]--10/25/2007; Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND]--12/3/2007; Lieberman, 
  Joseph I. [ID-CT]--4/24/2008; Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]--10/23/2007; 
  Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]--5/6/2008

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a pain care 
  initiative in health care facilities of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.

Oct. 15, 2007--Introduced in Senate.
Feb. 28, 2008--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka 
  without amendment. With written report No. 110-267.
Feb. 28, 2008--Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General 
  Orders. Calendar No. 586.

S. 2162

                                                           Oct. 15, 2007

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]--5/6/2008; Burr, Richard [R-NC]--10/
  23/2007; Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY]--5/7/2008; Collins, Susan M. 
  [R-ME]--5/7/2008; Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC]--5/6/2008; Ensign, John [R-
  NV]--12/3/2007; Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]--9/26/2008; Mikulski, Barbara 
  A. [D-MD]--10/25/2007; Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--3/11/2008; 
  Sessions, Jeff [R-AL]--5/22/2008; Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]--5/6/2008; 
  Stevens, Ted [R-AK]--6/3/2008

A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs to veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 
  and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.

Oct. 15, 2007--Introduced in Senate.
April 8, 2008--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka 
  with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report 
  No. 110-281.
June 3, 2008--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sept. 24, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
Sept. 27, 2008--Resolving differences--Senate actions: Senate agreed to 
  the House amendment to the bill by Unanimous Consent.
Sept. 27, 2008--Cleared for White House.
Sept. 30, 2008--Presented to President.
Oct. 10, 2008--Signed by President.
Oct. 10, 2008--Became Public Law No. 110-387.

S. 2273

                                                           Oct. 31, 2007

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to enhance the functioning and integration of formerly homeless 
  veterans who reside in permanent housing, and for other purposes.

Oct. 31, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
Nov. 9, 2007--Star Print ordered on the bill.

S. 2309

                                                            Nov. 6, 2007

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K.
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the service 
  treatable as service engaged in combat with the enemy for utilization 
  of non-official evidence for proof of service-connection in a combat-
  related disease or injury.

Nov. 6, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13991)
Nov. 6, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2339

                                                           Nov. 13, 2007

Sponsor: Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Cosponsor(s): Levin, Carl [D-MI]--11/13/2007*

A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Alpena, 
  Michigan, as the ``Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic''.

Nov. 13, 2007--Introduced in Senate.
Dec. 13, 2007--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 13, 2007--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sept. 17, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 
  required): 412090 (Roll No. 603).
Sept. 17, 2008--Cleared for White House.
Sept. 23, 2008--Presented to President.
Sept. 30, 2008--Signed by President.
Sept. 30, 2008--Became Public Law No. 110-332.

S. 2377

                                                           Nov. 16, 2007

Sponsor: Durbin, Richard [D-IL]
Cosponsor(s): Obama, Barack [D-IL]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the quality of 
  care provided to veterans in Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
  facilities, to encourage highly qualified doctors to serve in hard-to-
  fill positions in such medical facilities, and for other purposes.

Nov. 16, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14624-
  14625)
Nov. 16, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S14625-14627)

S. 2383

                                                           Nov. 16, 2007

Sponsor: Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Cosponsor(s): Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]--11/16/2007*

A bill to require a pilot program on the mobile provision of care and 
  services for veterans in rural areas by the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.

Nov. 16, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2471

                                                           Dec. 13, 2007

Sponsor: Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]
Cosponsor(s): Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]--12/13/2007*; Clinton, Hillary 
  Rodham [D-NY]--1/31/2008; Obama, Barack [D-IL]--12/13/2007*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the enforcement 
  of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 
  1994, and for other purposes.

Dec. 13, 2007--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15463-
  15464)
Dec. 13, 2007--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2536

                                                           Jan. 22, 2008

Sponsor: Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]
Cosponsor(s): Bayh, Evan [D-IN]--4/30/2008

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts to the United States 
  in the case of veterans who die as a result of a service-connected 
  disability incurred or aggravated on active duty in a combat zone, and 
  for other purposes.

Jan. 22, 2008--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S96-97)
Jan. 22, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2550

                                                           Jan. 23, 2008

Sponsor: Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]
Cosponsor(s): Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]--2/5/2008; Allard, Wayne [R-CO]--
  1/31/2008; Bayh, Evan [D-IN]--2/4/2008; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--2/12/
  2008; Brownback, Sam [R-KS]--2/4/2008; Burr, Richard [R-NC]--2/14/
  2008; Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV]--2/12/2008; Cochran, Thad [R-MS]--3/11/
  2008; Conrad, Kent [D-ND]--1/31/2008; Cornyn, John [R-TX]--1/23/2008*; 
  Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]--2/11/2008; Ensign, John [R-NV]--2/4/2008; 
  Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--2/11/2008; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--1/23/2008*; 
  McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]--1/30/2008; Murray, Patty [D-WA]--2/5/2008; 
  Roberts, Pat [R-KS]--6/17/2008; Sessions, Jeff [R-AL]--2/4/2008; 
  Sununu, John E. [R-NH]--2/12/2008; Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]--4/14/2008

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts owed to the United 
  States by members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die as a result 
  of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a combat zone, 
  and for other purposes.

Jan. 23, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2573

                                                           Jan. 30, 2008

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Cosponsor(s): Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]--1/30/2008*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require a program of 
  mental health care and rehabilitation for veterans for service-related 
  Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, depression, anxiety disorder, or a 
  related substance use disorder, and for other purposes.

Jan. 30, 2008--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S493-496)
Jan. 30, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2617

                                                            Feb. 8, 2008

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--2/8/2008*; Burr, Richard [R-NC]--2/
  8/2008*; Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]--2/8/2008*; Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--2/
  8/2008*; Murray, Patty [D-WA]--2/8/2008*; Obama, Barack [D-IL]--2/8/
  2008*; Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--2/8/2008*; Sanders, Bernard 
  [I-VT]--2/8/2008*; Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]--2/13/2008; Tester, Jon [D-
  MT]--2/8/2008*; Webb, Jim [D-VA]--2/8/2008*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify increases in the 
  rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities 
  and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the 
  survivors of certain disabled veterans that were effective as of 
  December 1, 2007, to provide for an increase in the rates of such 
  compensation effective December 1, 2008, and for other purposes.

Feb. 8, 2008--Introduced in Senate.
July 24, 2008--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka 
  with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to 
  the title. With written report No. 110-430.
July 30, 2008--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an 
  amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
Sept. 10, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 
  required): 418-0 (Roll No. 579).
Sept. 10, 2008--Cleared for White House.
Sept. 16, 2008--Presented to President.
Sept. 24, 2008--Signed by President.
Sept. 24, 2008--Became Public Law No. 110-324.

S. 2639

                                                           Feb. 14, 2008

Sponsor: Johnson, Tim [D-SD]
Cosponsor(s): Baucus, Max [D-MT]--4/7/2008; Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]--3/
  11/2008; Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND]--3/4/2008; Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--4/1/
  2008; Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]--11/17/2008; Menendez, Robert [D-
  NJ]--9/16/2008; Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--7/29/2008; Snowe, 
  Olympia J. [R-ME]--2/14/2008*; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--2/28/2008; Thune, 
  John [R-SD]--3/5/2008

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an assured 
  adequate level of funding for veterans health care.

Feb. 14, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2640

                                                           Feb. 14, 2008

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Cosponsor(s): Cornyn, John [R-TX]--2/14/2008*; Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]--
  2/14/2008*; Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]--4/22/2008; Isakson, Johnny [R-
  GA]--2/27/2008; Vitter, David [R-LA]--4/22/2008

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance and improve 
  insurance, housing, labor and education, and other benefits for 
  veterans, and for other purposes.

Feb. 14, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2658

                                                           Feb. 25, 2008

Sponsor: Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend from 90 
  days to one year the period after release of a member from the Armed 
  Forces from active duty during which the member is protected from 
  mortgage foreclosure.

Feb. 25, 2008--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1125)
Feb. 25, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S1125)

S. 2674

                                                           Feb. 28, 2008

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Cosponsor(s): Cochran, Thad [R-MS]--4/8/2008; Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]--
  4/15/2008; Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--4/3/2008

A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve and 
  enhance procedures for the retirement of members of the Armed Forces 
  for disability and to improve and enhance authorities for the rating 
  and compensation of service-connected disabilities in veterans, and 
  for other purposes.

Feb. 28, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
May 7, 2008--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 2683

                                                           March 3, 2008

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify certain 
  authorities relating to educational assistance benefits for veterans, 
  and for other purposes.

March 3, 2008--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1468-1469)
March 3, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S1469)

S. 2690

                                                           March 4, 2008

Sponsor: Brownback, Sam [R-KS]
Cosponsor(s): Cochran, Thad [R-MS]--3/13/2008; Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--
  4/14/2008; Roberts, Pat [R-KS]--3/13/2008; Specter, Arlen [R-PA]--4/7/
  2008

A bill to authorize the placement in Arlington National Cemetery of an 
  American Braille tactile flag in Arlington National Cemetery honoring 
  blind members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and other Americans.

March 4, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2701

                                                           March 4, 2008

Sponsor: Nelson, E. Benjamin [D-NE]
Cosponsor(s): Hagel, Chuck [R-NE]--3/11/2008

A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  national cemetery in the eastern Nebraska region to serve veterans in 
  the eastern Nebraska and western Iowa regions.

March 4, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2737

                                                          March 10, 2008

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to grant jurisdiction to 
  the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to review 
  compliance of the schedule of ratings for disabilities under section 
  1151 of that title with statutory requirements applicable to 
  entitlement to disability compensation under chapter 11 of that title, 
  and for other purposes.

March 10, 2008--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1819-1820)
March 10, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S1820)

S. 2764

                                                          March 13, 2008

Sponsor: Kerry, John F. [D-MA]
Cosponsor(s): Obama, Barack [D-IL]--5/7/2008

A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  protections for servicemembers relating to mortgages and mortgage 
  foreclosures, and for other purposes.

March 13, 2008--Introduced in Senate.
April 3, 2008--Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
April 3, 2008--Referred to Senate committee: Referred to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.

S. 2768

                                                          March 13, 2008

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Baucus, Max [D-MT]--3/13/2008*; Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--3/
  13/2008*; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--3/13/2008*; Burr, Richard [R-NC]--3/
  13/2008*; Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]--3/31/2008; Clinton, Hillary Rodham 
  [D-NY]--3/13/2008*; Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--3/13/2008*; Isakson, 
  Johnny [R-GA]--4/10/2008; Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--3/13/2008*; Murray, 
  Patty [D-WA]--3/13/2008*; Obama, Barack [D-IL]--3/13/2008*; Reid, 
  Harry [D-NV]--3/13/2008*; Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--3/13/2008*; 
  Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]--3/13/2008*; Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]--3/31/
  2008; Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]--3/31/2008

A bill to provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan guaranty 
  amount for certain housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs.

March 13, 2008--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 3/14/2008 
  S2150)
March 13, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR 3/14/2008 S2150-2151)

S. 2796

                                                           April 2, 2008

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to require a pilot program on the use of community-based 
  organizations to ensure that veterans receive the care and benefits 
  they need, and for other purposes.

April 2, 2008--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2356-2357)
April 2, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2797

                                                           April 2, 2008

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to authorize major medical facility projects and major medical 
  facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 
  2009, and for other purposes.

April 2, 2008--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2357)
April 2, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S2357)

S. 2799

                                                           April 2, 2008

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Cosponsor(s): Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--5/19/2008; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--
  4/16/2008; Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]--5/20/2008; Clinton, Hillary 
  Rodham [D-NY]--5/12/2008; Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]--6/25/2008; 
  Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]--4/2/2008*; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--4/24/
  2008; Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]--7/7/2008; Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-
  AR]--4/2/2008*; Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]--4/7/2008; Murkowski, Lisa 
  [R-AK]--4/2/2008*; Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--4/2/2008*; 
  Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]--4/2/2008*; Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]--6/27/
  2008; Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]--7/23/2008; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--4/2/2008*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve 
  health care services available to women veterans, especially those 
  serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, 
  from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

April 2, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2824

                                                           April 7, 2008

Sponsor: Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--4/7/2008*; Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-
  MD]--4/7/2008*; Webb, Jim [D-VA]--4/7/2008

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the collective 
  bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of 
  certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.

April 7, 2008--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2638)
April 7, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2825

                                                           April 7, 2008

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a minimum 
  disability rating for veterans receiving medical treatment for a 
  service-connected disability.

April 7, 2008--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2638)
April 7, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S2638)

S. 2864

                                                          April 15, 2008

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include improvement in 
  quality-of-life in the objectives of training and rehabilitation for 
  veterans with service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes.

April 15, 2008--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3030-3031)
April 15, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S3031)

S. 2870

                                                          April 16, 2008

Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs to carry out quality assurance activities with 
  respect to the administration of disability compensation, and for 
  other purposes.

April 16, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2889

                                                          April 17, 2008

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans' 
  health care benefits, and for other purposes.

April 17, 2008--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3160, 
  S3161)
April 17, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S3160-3161)

S. 2899

                                                          April 22, 2008

Sponsor: Harkin, Tom [D-IA]
Cosponsor(s): Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]--4/22/2008*; Grassley, Chuck 
  [R-IA]--5/6/2008; Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--4/28/2008; Klobuchar, Amy [D-
  MN]--4/28/2008; Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]--4/23/2008; Murray, Patty 
  [D-WA]--4/22/2008*; Obama, Barack [D-IL]--4/23/2008; Rockefeller, John 
  D., IV [D-WV]--9/8/2008; Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]--4/23/2008; Tester, 
  Jon [D-MT]--5/13/2008

A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on 
  suicides among veterans.

April 22, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2921

                                                          April 28, 2008

Sponsor: Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY]
Cosponsor(s): Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC]--5/13/2008; Durbin, Richard [D-
  IL]--7/26/2008; Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--9/9/2008

A bill to require pilot programs on training and certification for 
  family caregiver personal care attendants for veterans and members of 
  the Armed Forces with Traumatic Brain Injury, to require a pilot 
  program on provision of respite care to such veterans and members, and 
  for other purposes.

April 28, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2926

                                                          April 28, 2008

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify and update 
  provisions of law relating to nonprofit research and education 
  corporations, and for other purposes.

April 28, 2008--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3445-3446)
April 28, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2934

                                                          April 29, 2008

Sponsor: Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Cosponsor(s): Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--5/2/2008; Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-
  NJ]--4/30/2008; Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]--5/21/2008

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide a plot allowance for spouses and children 
  of certain veterans who are buried in State cemeteries.

April 29, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2937

                                                          April 29, 2008

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Baucus, Max [D-MT]--9/24/2008

A bill to provide permanent treatment authority for participants in 
  Department of Defense chemical and biological testing conducted by 
  Deseret Test Center and an expanded study of the health impact of 
  Project Shipboard Hazard and Defense, and for other purposes.

April 29, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2938

                                                          April 29, 2008

Sponsor: Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Cosponsor(s): Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]--4/29/2008*; Allard, Wayne [R-
  CO]--5/15/2008; Barrasso, John [R-WY]--4/29/2008*; Brownback, Sam [R-
  KS]--6/11/2008; Burr, Richard [R-NC]--4/29/2008*; Chambliss, Saxby [R-
  GA]--4/29/2008*; Cochran, Thad [R-MS]--4/29/2008*; Collins, Susan M. 
  [R-ME]--4/29/2008*; Corker, Bob [R-TN]--5/15/2008; Cornyn, John [R-
  TX]--4/29/2008*; Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]--5/8/2008; Dole, Elizabeth [R-
  NC]--4/29/2008*; Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]--4/29/2008*; Hutchison, Kay 
  Bailey [R-TX]--4/29/2008*; Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]--4/29/2008*; 
  Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--4/29/2008*; Kyl, Jon [R-AZ]--6/4/2008; 
  Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]--4/29/2008*; Martinez, Mel [R-FL]--4/29/
  2008*; McCain, John [R-AZ]--4/29/2008*; Stevens, Ted [R-AK]--4/29/
  2008*; Thune, John [R-SD]--5/1/2008; Vitter, David [R-LA]--5/7/2008; 
  Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]--4/29/2008*

A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes.

April 29, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2946

                                                          April 30, 2008

Sponsor: Vitter, David [R-LA]
Cosponsor(s): Brownback, Sam [R-KS]--4/30/2008*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make a stillborn child 
  an insurable dependent for purposes for the Servicemembers' Group Life 
  Insurance program, and for other purposes.

April 30, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2951

                                                             May 1, 2008

Sponsor: Baucus, Max [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN]--5/1/2008*; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--
  5/1/2008*

A bill to require reports on the progress of the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs in addressing causes for variances in compensation payments 
  for veterans for service-connected disabilities.

May 1, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2961

                                                             May 1, 2008

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the refinancing 
  of home loans by veterans.

May 1, 2008--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3715)
May 1, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S3715)

S. 2963

                                                             May 1, 2008

Sponsor: Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO]
Cosponsor(s): Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--5/1/2008*; Clinton, Hillary Rodham 
  [D-NY]--5/6/2008; Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]--5/6/2008; Dole, Elizabeth 
  [R-NC]--5/1/2008*; Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]--5/1/2008*; Grassley, 
  Chuck [R-IA]--5/6/2008; McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]--5/6/2008; Murkowski, 
  Lisa [R-AK]--5/1/2008*; Obama, Barack [D-IL]--5/1/2008*; Stevens, Ted 
  [R-AK]--5/1/2008

A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits available 
  to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance counseling and 
  other benefits available to survivors of members of the Armed Forces 
  and veterans, and for other purposes.

May 1, 2008--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3715-3716)
May 1, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs

S. 2965

                                                             May 1, 2008

Sponsor: Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Cosponsor(s): Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]--5/1/2008*

A bill to require a report on the inclusion of severe and acute Post 
  Traumatic Stress Disorder among the conditions covered by traumatic 
  injury protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.

May 1, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2969

                                                             May 1, 2008

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the capacity of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain nurses and 
  other critical health-care professionals, and for other purposes.

May 1, 2008--Introduced in Senate.
Sept. 18, 2008--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator 
  Akaka with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment 
  to the title. With written report No. 110-473. Supplemental views 
  filed.
Sept. 18, 2008--Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General 
  Orders. Calendar No. 1034.

S. 2981

                                                             May 6, 2008

Sponsor: Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Cosponsor(s): Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--5/6/2008*

A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide a one-
  year period of protection against mortgage foreclosures for certain 
  disabled or severely injured servicemembers, and for other purposes.

May 6, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 2984

                                                             May 6, 2008

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and enhance 
  veterans' benefits, and for other purposes.

May 6, 2008--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3798)
May 6, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S3798-3800)

S. 2992

                                                             May 7, 2008

Sponsor: Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY]
Cosponsor(s): Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]--5/7/2008*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance housing loan 
  authorities for veterans and to otherwise assist veterans and members 
  of the Armed Forces in avoiding the foreclosure of their homes, and 
  for other purposes.

May 7, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 3000

                                                             May 8, 2008

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]--5/8/2008*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include federally 
  recognized tribal organizations in certain grant programs of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs for the several States and territories, 
  and for other purposes.

May 8, 2008--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3979)
May 8, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S3979)

S. 3008

                                                            May 12, 2008

Sponsor: Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO]
Cosponsor(s): Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--5/12/2008*; Brownback, Sam [R-KS]--
  6/12/2008; Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY]--5/12/2008*; Collins, Susan 
  M. [R-ME]--5/12/2008*; Cornyn, John [R-TX]--6/10/2008; Dole, Elizabeth 
  [R-NC]--5/12/2008*; Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]--5/12/2008*; Grassley, 
  Chuck [R-IA]--5/12/2008*; Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]--5/12/2008*; 
  McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]--5/12/2008*; Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--5/12/
  2008*; Obama, Barack [D-IL]--5/12/2008*; Specter, Arlen [R-PA]--5/20/
  2008; Stevens, Ted [R-AK]--5/22/2008; Sununu, John E. [R-NH]--6/10/
  2008

A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits available 
  to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance counseling and 
  other benefits available to survivors of members of the Armed Forces 
  and veterans, and for other purposes.

May 12, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 3023

                                                            May 15, 2008

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]--9/26/2008

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance 
  compensation and pension, housing, labor and education, and insurance 
  benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.

May 15, 2008--Introduced in Senate.
Sept. 9, 2008--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka 
  with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to 
  the title. With written report No. 110-449. Supplemental views filed.
Sept. 16, 2008--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an 
  amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
Sept. 24, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
Sept. 27, 2008--Resolving differences--Senate actions: Senate agreed to 
  the House amendment to the bill by Unanimous Consent.
Sept. 27, 2008--Cleared for White House.
Oct. 2, 2008--Presented to President.
Oct. 10, 2008--Signed by President.
Oct. 10, 2008--Became Public Law No. 110-389.

S. 3030

                                                            May 19, 2008

Sponsor: Allard, Wayne [R-CO]
Cosponsor(s): Salazar, Ken [D-CO]--5/19/2008*

A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for 
  the conveyance to the United States of certain non-Federal land to be 
  used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the construction of a 
  veterans medical facility.

May 19, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 3087

                                                            June 5, 2008

Sponsor: Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 
  improvements in the home loan guaranty programs administered by the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

June 5, 2008--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5210-5211)
June 5, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 3161

                                                           June 19, 2008

Sponsor: Martinez, Mel [R-FL]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs spinal cord injury 
  center in Tampa, Florida, as the ``Michael Bilirakis Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Center''.

June 19, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 3167

                                                           June 19, 2008

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Cosponsor(s): Allard, Wayne [R-CO]--7/22/2008; Barrasso, John [R-WY]--6/
  25/2008; Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]--7/8/2008; Coburn, Tom [R-OK]--6/20/
  2008; Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]--6/19/2008*; DeMint, Jim [R-SC]--6/24/
  2008; Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC]--6/24/2008; Ensign, John [R-NV]--7/8/
  2008; Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]--6/26/2008; Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]--7/8/
  2008; Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]--7/8/2008; Inhofe, James M. [R-
  OK]--7/8/2008; Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--6/26/2008; Roberts, Pat [R-
  KS]--6/25/2008; Stevens, Ted [R-AK]--6/24/2008; Thune, John [R-SD]--6/
  27/2008; Vitter, David [R-LA]--6/19/2008*; Webb, Jim [D-VA]--7/31/
  2008; Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]--6/19/2008*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions 
  under which veterans, their surviving spouses, and their children may 
  be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes.

June 19, 2008--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5837-5838)
June 19, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 3178

                                                           June 23, 2008

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize dental 
  insurance for veterans and survivors and dependents of veterans, and 
  for other purposes.

June 23, 2008--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5964-5965)
June 23, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 3216

                                                           June 26, 2008

Sponsor: McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to provide for the introduction of pay-for-performance 
  compensation mechanisms into contracts of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs with community-based outpatient clinics for the provision of 
  health care services, and for other purposes.

June 26, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S6294)

S. 3299

                                                           July 22, 2008

Sponsor: Ensign, John [R-NV]
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--7/22/2008*; Coleman, Norm [R-MN]--
  7/30/2008; Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]--7/29/2008; Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--
  9/8/2008; McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]--9/8/2008

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the 
  demonstration project on adjustable rate mortgages and the 
  demonstration project on hybrid adjustable rate mortgages.

July 22, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 3307

                                                           July 22, 2008

Sponsor: Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY]
Cosponsor(s): Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]--7/22/2008*

A bill to provide veterans with individualized notice about available 
  benefits, to streamline application processes for the benefits, and 
  for other purposes.

July 22, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 3332

                                                           July 24, 2008

Sponsor: Bayh, Evan [D-IN]
Cosponsor(s): Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN]--7/24/2008*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide comprehensive health care to children of 
  Vietnam veterans born with Spina Bifida, and for other purposes.

July 24, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 3374

                                                           July 31, 2008

Sponsor: Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]
Cosponsor(s): Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--7/31/2008*

A bill to establish a commission on veterans and members of the Armed 
  Forces with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, or 
  other mental health disorders, to enhance the capacity of mental 
  health providers to assist such veterans and members, and for other 
  purposes.

July 31, 2008--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7909-7910)
July 31, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S7910-7914)

S. 3376

                                                           July 31, 2008

Sponsor: Salazar, Ken [D-CO]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to the Paralympic Program of 
  the United States Olympic Committee, and for other purposes.

July 31, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 3388

                                                           July 31, 2008

Sponsor: Barrasso, John [R-WY]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  assignment of pre-stabilization disability ratings to certain veterans 
  for purposes of the payment of disability compensation, and for other 
  purposes.

July 31, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 3400

                                                           July 31, 2008

Sponsor: Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the educational 
  assistance available under post-9/11 veterans educational assistance, 
  and for other purposes.

July 31, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 3419

                                                            Aug. 1, 2008

Sponsor: Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY]
Cosponsor(s): Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]--9/25/2008; Schumer, Charles E. 
  [D-NY]--8/1/2008*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to modernize the disability benefits claims 
  processing system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure the 
  accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their 
  families and survivors, and for other purposes.

Aug. 1, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 3432

                                                            Aug. 1, 2008

Sponsor: Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Cosponsor(s): Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]--8/1/2008*; Obama, Barack [D-
  IL]--8/1/2008*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the enforcement 
  of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 
  1994, and for other purposes.

Aug. 1, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

S. 3527

                                                          Sept. 18, 2008

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--9/26/2008; Feingold, Russell D. [D-
  WI]--9/18/2008*; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--9/18/2008*; Landrieu, Mary L. 
  [D-LA]--9/18/2008*; McCain, John [R-AZ]--10/2/2008; Murkowski, Lisa 
  [R-AK]--9/18/2008*; Obama, Barack [D-IL]--9/25/2008; Rockefeller, John 
  D., IV [D-WV]--9/18/2008*; Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]--9/18/2008*; 
  Stevens, Ted [R-AK]--9/18/2008*; Thune, John [R-SD]--9/18/2008
  * Original cosponsor.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize advance 
  appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs by providing two-fiscal year budget authority

Sept. 18, 2008--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9037-9038)
Sept. 18, 2008--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S9038)
                SENATE RESOLUTIONS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
                        REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
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S. Res. 55

                                                           Jan. 31, 2007

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

Jan. 31, 2007--Introduced in Senate.
Jan. 31, 2007--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Original measure reported 
  to Senate by Senator Akaka. Without written report.
Jan. 31, 2007--Referred to Senate committee: Referred to the Committee 
  on Rules and Administration.

S. Res. 117

                                                          March 22, 2007

Sponsor: Hagel, Chuck [R-NE]
Cosponsor(s): Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]--3/22/2007*; Alexander, Lamar [R-
  TN]--3/22/2007*; Allard, Wayne [R-CO]--3/22/2007*; Baucus, Max [D-
  MT]--3/22/2007*; Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE]--3/22/2007*; Bingaman, 
  Jeff [D-NM]--3/22/2007*; Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--3/22/2007*; Brown, 
  Sherrod [D-OH]--3/22/2007*; Brownback, Sam [R-KS]--3/22/2007*; 
  Bunning, Jim [R-KY]--3/23/2007; Burr, Richard [R-NC]--3/22/2007*; 
  Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV]--3/22/2007*; Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]--3/22/
  2007*; Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]--3/22/2007*; Chambliss, Saxby [R-
  GA]--3/22/2007*; Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY]--3/22/2007*; Coleman, 
  Norm [R-MN]--3/22/2007*; Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]--3/22/2007*; Conrad, 
  Kent [D-ND]--3/22/2007*; Corker, Bob [R-TN]--3/22/2007*; Craig, Larry 
  E. [R-ID]--3/22/2007*; Crapo, Mike [R-ID]--3/22/2007*; Dodd, 
  Christopher J. [D-CT]--3/22/2007*; Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]--3/22/
  2007*; Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND]--3/22/2007*; Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--3/
  22/2007*; Ensign, John [R-NV]--3/22/2007*; Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]--3/
  22/2007*; Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]--3/22/2007*; Feinstein, Dianne 
  [D-CA]--3/22/2007*; Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]--3/22/2007*; Grassley, 
  Chuck [R-IA]--3/22/2007*; Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--3/22/2007*; Inhofe, 
  James M. [R-OK]--3/22/2007*; Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]--3/22/2007*; 
  Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]--3/22/2007*; Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--3/22/
  2007*; Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]--3/22/2007*; Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-
  NJ]--3/22/2007*; Levin, Carl [D-MI]--3/22/2007*; Lieberman, Joseph I. 
  [ID-CT]--3/22/2007*; Lott, Trent [R-MS]--3/22/2007*; Lugar, Richard G. 
  [R-IN]--3/22/2007*; McCain, John [R-AZ]--3/22/2007*; McCaskill, Claire 
  [D-MO]--3/22/2007*; McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]--3/22/2007*; Mikulski, 
  Barbara A. [D-MD]--3/22/2007*; Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--3/22/2007*; 
  Nelson, Bill [D-FL]--3/22/2007*; Nelson, E. Benjamin [D-NE]--3/22/
  2007*; Obama, Barack [D-IL]--3/22/2007*; Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]--3/22/
  2007*; Reed, Jack [D-RI]--3/22/2007*; Roberts, Pat [R-KS]--3/22/2007*; 
  Salazar, Ken [D-CO]--3/22/2007*; Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]--3/22/
  2007*; Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]--3/22/2007*; Specter, Arlen [R-PA]--3/
  22/2007*; Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]--3/22/2007*; Stevens, Ted [R-AK] 3/
  22/2007*; Sununu, John E. [R-NH]--3/22/2007*; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--3/
  22/2007*; Vitter, David [R-LA]--3/22/2007*; Voinovich, George V. [R-
  OH]--3/22/2007*; Warner, John [R-VA]--3/22/2007*

A resolution commemorating the 25th anniversary of the construction and 
  dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

March 22, 2007--Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.  

S. Res. 289

                                                            Aug. 1, 2007

Sponsor: Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that a ``Welcome Home 
  Vietnam Veterans Day'' should be established.

Aug. 1, 2007--Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Text of 
  measure as introduced: CR S10627)
Nov. 8, 2007--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent. (Consideration: CR S14233-14234)
Nov. 8, 2007--Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with 
  a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (Text: CR S14234)

S. Res. 364

                                                            Nov. 1, 2007

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Cosponsor(s): Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]

A resolution commending the people of the State of Washington for 
  showing their support for the needs of the State of Washington's 
  veterans and encouraging residents of other States to pursue creative 
  ways to show their own support for veterans.

Nov. 1, 2007--Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Text of 
  measure as introduced: CR S13711)

S. Res. 365

                                                            Nov. 2, 2007

Sponsor: Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR]
Cosponsor(s): Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]

A resolution encouraging all employers to target veterans for 
  recruitment and to provide preference in hiring to qualified veterans.

Nov. 2, 2007--Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Text of 
  measure as introduced: CR S13726)

S. Res. 575

                                                            May 22, 2008

Sponsor: Stevens, Ted [R-AK]
Cosponsor(s): Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]--5/22/2008*; Cochran, Thad [R-
  MS]--5/22/2008*; Craig, Larry E. [R-ID]--5/22/2008*; Inouye, Daniel K. 
  [D-HI]--5/22/2008*; Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--5/22/2008*; Murkowski, 
  Lisa [R-AK]--5/22/2008*; Roberts, Pat [R-KS]--6/16/2008; Sessions, 
  Jeff [R-AL]--6/9/2008; Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]--5/22/2008*
  * Original cosponsor.

A resolution expressing the support of the Senate for veteran 
  entrepreneurs.

May 22, 2008--Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4807)
May 22, 2008--Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Text of 
  measure as introduced: CR S4807)
          HOUSE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
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                              ------------

H. Con. Res. 5

                                                            Jan. 4, 2007

Sponsor: Holt, Rush D. [D-NJ-12]
Cosponsor(s): Baca, Joe [D-CA-43]--1/29/2007; Boozman, John [R-AR-3]--1/
  29/2007; Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU]--1/16/2007; Brown, Corrine [D-
  FL-3]--1/29/2007; Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1]--1/4/2007*; 
  Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI]--1/29/2007; Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]--1/22/
  2007; Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]--1/16/2007; Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-
  53]--1/29/2007; Hare, Phil [D-IL-17]--1/29/2007; Herseth, Stephanie 
  [D-SD]--1/29/2007; Johnson, Henry C. ``Hank,'' Jr. [D-GA-4]--1/16/
  2007; Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10]--1/29/2007; Mahoney, Tim [D-FL-
  16]--1/29/2007; McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]--1/29/2007; Murphy, Patrick 
  J. [D-PA-8]--1/22/2007; Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]--1/29/2007; Ortiz, 
  Solomon P. [D-TX-27]--1/29/2007; Scott, Robert C. ``Bobby'' [D-VA-3]--
  1/29/2007; Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2]--1/16/2007; Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-
  1]--1/29/2007

Expressing support for the designation and goals of ``Hire a Veteran 
  Week'' and encouraging the President to issue a proclamation 
  supporting those goals.

Jan. 4, 2007--Introduced in House.
Jan. 31, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and agree to the resolution. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 
  required): 411-0 (Roll No. 73).
Jan. 31, 2007--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H. Con. Res. 60

                                                            Feb. 7, 2007

Sponsor: Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Cosponsor(s): Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU]--2/15/2007; Boyd, Allen [D-
  FL-2]--3/26/2007; Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10]--3/7/2007; 
  Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI]--3/1/2007; Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]--3/7/
  2007; Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]--3/1/2007; Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-
  18]--3/1/2007; Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]--3/1/2007; Johnson, 
  Henry C. ``Hank,'' Jr. [D-GA-4]--3/1/2007; Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-
  NC-3]--3/1/2007; Klein, Ron [D-FL-22]--3/1/2007; Levin, Sander M. [D-
  MI-12]--3/1/2007; McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11]--2/15/2007; McMorris 
  Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]--3/1/2007; Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]--3/7/2007; 
  Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9]--3/1/2007; Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]--4/17/2007; 
  Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15]--3/1/2007; Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]--3/1/
  2007

Expressing support for the goals of Veterans Educate Today's Students 
  (VETS) Day, and for other purposes.

Feb. 7, 2007--Introduced in House.
Nov. 5, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and agree to the resolution. Agreed to by voice vote.
Nov. 6, 2007--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H. Con. Res. 336

                                                          April 29, 2008

Sponsor: Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4]
Cosponsor(s): Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1]--5/20/2008; Allen, Thomas H. 
  [D-ME-1]--5/1/2008; Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1]--5/1/2008; Bilirakis, 
  Gus M. [R-FL-9]--4/29/2008*; Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1]--6/5/2008; 
  Boozman, John [R-AR-3]--4/29/2008*; Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU]--5/
  1/2008; Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3]--5/7/2008; Boyda, Nancy E. [D-KS-
  2]--5/7/2008; Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]--5/1/2008; Braley, Bruce L. 
  [D-IA-1]--5/8/2008; Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44]--5/1/2008; Carney, 
  Christopher P. [D-PA-10]--6/3/2008; Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]--5/1/2008; 
  Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]--5/20/2008; Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]--5/20/
  2008; Davis, David [R-TN-1]--5/13/2008; Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]--6/
  3/2008; Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9]--6/3/2008; Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-
  10]--5/13/2008; Donnelly, Joe [D-IN-2]--5/8/2008; Doyle, Michael F. 
  [D-PA-14]--5/1/2008; Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17]--5/7/2008; Engel, Eliot 
  L. [D-NY-17]--5/8/2008; Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]--6/3/2008; Forbes, J. 
  Randy [R-VA-4]--5/22/2008; Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]--6/9/2008; 
  Fortuno, Luis G. [R-PR]--6/3/2008; Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]--6/3/2008; 
  Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-7]--5/7/2008; Hall, John J. [D-NY-19]--5/1/
  2008; Hare, Phil [D-IL-17]--5/1/2008; Heller, Dean [R-NV-2]--5/14/
  2008; Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22]--5/1/2008; Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-
  15]--5/1/2008; Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2]--5/7/2008; Hodes, Paul W. [D-
  NH-2]--6/9/2008; Holden, Tim [D-PA-17]--5/1/2008; Honda, Michael M. 
  [D-CA-15]--5/20/2008; Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]--5/20/2008; 
  Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]--6/9/2008; Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8]--5/
  20/2008; Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]--5/1/2008; Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-
  1]--6/5/2008; Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5]--5/20/2008; Kind, Ron [D-WI-
  3]--5/7/2008; Kuhl, John R. ``Randy'', Jr. [R-NY-29]--5/7/2008; 
  Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]--5/14/2008; Latham, Tom [R-IA-4]--6/5/
  2008; Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12]--5/13/2008; Lewis, John [D-GA-5]--5/
  1/2008; Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]--5/8/2008; LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-
  2]--5/8/2008; Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9]--4/29/2008*; Marshall, Jim 
  [D-GA-8]--5/21/2008; Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5]--5/8/2008; McCollum, 
  Betty [D-MN-4]--5/1/2008; McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11]--6/5/2008; 
  McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]--5/1/2008; McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]--6/3/
  2008; McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7]--6/9/2008; Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17]--
  5/1/2008; Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]--5/8/2008; Miller, Candice S. 
  [R-MI-10]--5/21/2008; Moran, James P. [D-VA-8]--6/3/2008; Murphy, 
  Christopher S. [D-CT-5]--5/20/2008; Murphy, Patrick J. [D-PA-8]--5/8/
  2008; Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]--5/20/2008; Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-
  4]--5/7/2008; Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38]--5/21/2008; Oberstar, 
  James L. [D-MN-8]--5/13/2008; Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10]--5/1/2008; 
  Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]--5/8/2008; Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-
  19]--6/3/2008; Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]--5/1/2008; Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3]--
  5/14/2008; Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16]--5/13/2008; Rogers, Mike D. [R-
  AL-3]--5/13/2008; Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8]--6/3/2008; Ross, Mike [D-
  AR-4]--5/8/2008; Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9]--5/7/2008; Scalise, Steve 
  [R-LA-1]--6/9/2008; Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]--5/20/2008; 
  Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13]--5/8/2008; Scott, Robert C. ``Bobby'' 
  [D-VA-3]--5/20/2008; Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]--5/1/2008; Skelton, 
  Ike [D-MO-4]--5/7/2008; Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]--5/7/2008; Snyder, Vic 
  [D-AR-2]--5/22/2008; Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3]--5/7/2008; Space, 
  Zachary T. [D-OH-18]--5/1/2008; Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13]--5/1/2008; 
  Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8]--5/13/2008; Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1]--5/20/
  2008; Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]--5/1/2008; Udall, Mark [D-CO-2]--5/8/
  2008; Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8]--5/7/2008; Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-
  1]--5/1/2008; Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19]--6/9/2008; Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-
  1]--5/20/2008; Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]--5/7/2008; Wittman, Robert J. [R-
  VA-1]--6/10/2008

Honoring the sacrifices and contributions made by disabled American 
  veterans

April 29, 2008--Introduced in House.
June 10, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and agree to the resolution. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 
  required): 417-0 (Roll No. 396).
June 11, 2008--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 23

                                                            Jan. 4, 2007

Sponsor: Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Cosponsor(s): Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5]--2/16/2007; Alexander, Rodney 
  [R-LA-5]--7/23/2007; Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1]--5/22/2007; Altmire, 
  Jason [D-PA-4]--2/16/2007; Arcuri, Michael A. [D-NY-24]--3/1/2007; 
  Baca, Joe [D-CA-43]--6/15/2007; Baird, Brian [D-WA-3]--6/11/2007; 
  Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6]--6/27/2007; Barrow, John [D-GA-12]--5/24/
  2007; Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1]--3/5/2007; Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-
  28]--7/11/2007; Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]--6/11/2007; Bishop, 
  Timothy H. [D-NY-1]--6/20/2007; Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]--3/26/2007; 
  Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1]--3/1/2007; Bono Mack, Mary [R-CA-45]--6/27/2007; 
  Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU]--5/22/2007; Boren, Dan [D-OK-2]--3/29/
  2007; Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3]--3/12/2007; Boucher, Rick [D-VA-
  9]--3/1/2007; Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7]--3/5/2007; Boyd, 
  Allen [D-FL-2]--3/29/2007; Boyda, Nancy E. [D-KS-2]--5/24/2007; Brady, 
  Robert A. [D-PA-1]--3/1/2007; Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]--3/5/2007; 
  Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1]--3/26/2007; Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-
  5]--3/12/2007; Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]--2/16/2007; Calvert, Ken [R-CA-
  44]--4/20/2007; Camp, Dave [R-MI-4]--6/11/2007; Capito, Shelley Moore 
  [R-WV-2]--6/22/2007; Capps, Lois [D-CA-23]--5/22/2007; Cardoza, Dennis 
  A. [D-CA-18]--3/12/2007; Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3]--6/22/2007; Carney, 
  Christopher P. [D-PA-10]--5/7/2007; Carson, Julia [D-IN-7]--4/17/2007; 
  Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]--6/11/2007; Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]--3/5/2007; 
  Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]--6/15/2007; Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]--5/22/
  2007; Costa, Jim [D-CA-20]--6/15/2007; Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12]--
  4/17/2007; Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]--3/19/2007; Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-
  28]--6/22/2007; Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]--5/24/2007; Davis, Danny 
  K. [D-IL-7]--6/20/2007; Davis, David [R-TN-1]--3/26/2007; Davis, Jo 
  Ann [R-VA-1]--6/15/2007; Davis, Lincoln [D-TN-4]--3/1/2007; Davis, 
  Susan A. [D-CA-53]--1/29/2007; Davis, Tom [R-VA-11]--6/27/2007; 
  DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]--5/22/2007; DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]--3/29/
  2007; Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10]--6/15/2007; DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-
  CT-3]--4/17/2007; Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]--5/1/2007; Doolittle, 
  John T. [R-CA-4]--4/20/2007; Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14]--3/5/2007; 
  Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2]--3/5/2007; Ehlers,Vernon J. [R-MI-3]--4/
  20/2007; Emanuel, Rahm [D-IL-5]--7/23/2007; Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8]--
  7/17/2007; Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14]--2/12/2007; Farr, Sam [D-CA-17]--
  6/15/2007; Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2]--5/1/2007; Ferguson, Mike [R-NJ-7]--
  5/16/2007; Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]--7/11/2007; Fortuno, Luis G. [R-
  PR]--6/15/2007; Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13]--6/20/2007; Frank, Barney [D-
  MA-4]--5/22/2007; Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2]--7/23/2007; Garrett, Scott 
  [R-NJ-5]--7/16/2007; Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6]--5/24/2007; Gillmor, Paul 
  E. [R-OH-5]--5/16/2007; Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]--6/27/2007; Gonzalez, 
  Charles A. [D-TX-20]--6/27/2007; Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6]--3/12/2007; 
  Green, Gene [D-TX-29]--3/29/2007; Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-7]--5/24/
  2007; Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]--6/11/2007; Hall, John J. [D-NY-
  19]--6/6/2007; Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4]--4/20/2007; Hare, Phil [D-IL-
  17]--2/16/2007; Harman, Jane [D-CA-36]--3/26/2007; Hastings, Alcee L. 
  [D-FL-23]--6/11/2007; Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8]--5/24/2007; Higgins, Brian 
  [D-NY-27]--5/1/2007; Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22]--5/1/2007; 
  Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15]--6/11/2007; Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2]--4/25/
  2007; Holden, Tim [D-PA-17]--7/11/2007; Holt, Rush D. [D-NJ-12]--5/24/
  2007; Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15]--3/5/2007; Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-
  5]--5/1/2007; Israel, Steve [D-NY-2]--7/23/2007; Issa, Darrell E. [R-
  CA-49]--6/20/2007; Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]--6/11/2007; 
  Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2]--6/15/2007; Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-
  TX-30]--6/6/2007; Johnson, Timothy V. [R-IL-15]--7/26/2007; Jones, 
  Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11]--3/12/2007; Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]--
  6/15/2007; Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8]--6/22/2007; Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-
  11]--3/5/2007; Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]--3/1/2007; Kildee, Dale E. [D-
  MI-5]--6/11/2007; Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13]--7/23/2007; Kind, 
  Ron [D-WI-3]--7/11/2007; King, Peter T. [R-NY-3]--3/26/2007; King, 
  Steve [R-IA-5]--4/25/2007; Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1]--7/23/2007; Klein, 
  Ron [D-FL-22]--3/29/2007; Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10]--7/23/2007; 
  LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18]--3/12/2007; Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]--5/24/
  2007; Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12]--4/20/2007; Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]--4/17/
  2007; Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]--3/19/2007; Latham, Tom [R-IA-4]--7/26/
  2007; LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14]--3/1/2007; Lee, Barbara [D-CA-
  9]--3/29/2007; Levin, Sander M. [D-MI12]--7/18/2007; Lewis, John [D-
  GA-5]--6/27/2007; Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]--7/11/2007; LoBiondo, 
  Frank A. [R-NJ-2]--4/17/2007; Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]--7/12/2007; 
  Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16]--3/1/2007; Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]--7/27/2007; 
  Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3]--7/18/2007; Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9]--6/11/
  2007; Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]--4/20/2007; Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-
  24]--4/17/2007; Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]--5/22/2007; Matsui, Doris 
  O. [D-CA-5]--3/29/2007; McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]--5/24/2007; 
  McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]--3/29/2007; McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11]--
  4/17/2007; McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]--5/22/2007; McGovern, James P. [D-
  MA-3]--7/23/2007; McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23]--7/17/2007; McIntyre, Mike 
  [D-NC-7]--5/22/2007; McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11]--3/19/2007; Meehan, 
  Martin T. [D-MA-5]--6/11/2007; Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17]--7/17/2007; 
  Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3]--7/27/2007; Mica, John L. [R-FL-7]--3/29/
  2007; Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]--1/29/2007; Miller, Brad [D-NC-
  13]--7/16/2007; Miller, George [D-CA-7]--3/14/2007; Miller, Jeff [R-
  FL-1]--3/26/2007; Mitchell, Harry E. [D-AZ-5]--3/1/2007; Mollohan, 
  Alan B. [D-WV-1]--7/11/2007; Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3]--1/29/2007; Moore, 
  Gwen [D-WI-4]--7/17/2007; Moran, James P. [D-VA-8]--3/12/2007; Moran, 
  Jerry [R-KS-1]--3/5/2007; Murphy, Christopher S. [D-CT-5]--6/27/2007; 
  Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]--1/29/2007; Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12]--3/5/2007; 
  Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8]--3/29/2007; Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38]--
  7/23/2007; Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-2]--4/20/2007; Norton, Eleanor 
  Holmes [D-DC]--6/11/2007; Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8]--4/17/2007; 
  Olver, John W. [D-MA-1]--3/26/2007; Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27]--6/20/
  2007; Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8]--3/26/2007; Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4]--6/
  15/2007; Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]--2/16/2007; Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10]--
  5/1/2007; Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]--5/1/2007; Peterson, Collin C. [D-
  MN-7]--3/26/2007; Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6]--5/16/2007; Pickering, 
  Charles W. ``Chip'' [R-MS-3]--5/1/2007; Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-
  19]--6/11/2007; Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]--5/16/2007; Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-
  3]--3/5/2007; Radanovich, George [R-CA-19]--6/11/2007; Rahall, Nick 
  J., II [D-WV-3]--5/24/2007; Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3]--6/11/2007; Rangel, 
  Charles B. [D-NY-15]--4/20/2007; Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16]--3/6/2007; 
  Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]--3/19/2007; Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46]--2/
  16/2007; Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]--2/16/2007; Ross, Mike [D-AR-4]--7/
  11/2007; Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9]--7/26/2007; Roybal-Allard, 
  Lucille [D-CA-34]--5/24/2007; Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]--4/
  17/2007; Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]--7/23/2007; Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17]--5/1/
  2007; Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3]--4/17/2007; Sanchez, Linda T. [D-CA-
  39]--1/29/2007; Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47]--6/15/2007; Schakowsky, 
  Janice D. [D-IL-9]--3/19/2007; Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29]--6/11/2007; 
  Scott, David [D-GA-13]--6/25/2007; Scott, Robert C. ``Bobby'' [D-VA-
  3]--6/27/2007; Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16]--7/18/2007; Sestak, Joe [D-
  PA-7]--6/15/2007; Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4]--3/26/2007; Shea-Porter, 
  Carol [D-NH-1]--3/12/2007; Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27]--6/11/2007; 
  Shimkus, John [R-IL-19]--2/12/2007; Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11]--3/19/
  2007; Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]--7/16/2007; Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3]--5/24/
  2007; Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18]--3/26/2007; Stark, Fortney Pete [D-
  CA-13]--3/26/2007; Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1]--7/23/2007; Sullivan, John 
  [R-OK-1]--7/12/2007; Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13]--4/17/2007; Tancredo, 
  Thomas G. [R-CO-6]--7/17/2007; Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10]--7/12/
  2007; Terry, Lee [R-NE-2]--3/1/2007; Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]--6/
  27/2007; Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1]--6/11/2007; Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-
  12]--7/16/2007; Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6]--3/12/2007; Towns, Edolphus 
  [D-NY-10]--7/11/2007; Udall, Mark [D-CO-2]--3/29/2007; Udall, Tom [D-
  NM-3]--6/20/2007; Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]--7/26/2007; Van Hollen, Chris 
  [D-MD-8]--3/1/2007; Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12]--3/29/2007; 
  Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1]--6/15/2007; Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]--7/18/
  2007; Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25]--6/22/2007; Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-
  1]--3/26/2007; Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3]--1/29/2007; Wasserman Schultz, 
  Debbie [D-FL-20]--7/23/2007; Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33]--3/29/2007; 
  Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12]--7/11/2007; Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30]--4/
  17/2007; Welch, Peter [D-VT]--5/16/2007; Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11]--3/
  14/2007; Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3]--3/26/2007; Wexler, Robert [D-
  FL-19]--1/29/2007; Wilson, Charles A. [D-OH-6]--5/1/2007; Wilson, 
  Heather [R-NM-1]--5/1/2007; Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10]--4/20/2007; 
  Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6]--3/5/2007; Wu, David [D-OR-1] 5/1/2007; 
  Young, Don [R-AK]--7/12/2007

Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2007

Jan. 4, 2007--Introduced in House.
July 27, 2007--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 110-269, Part I.
July 27, 2007--Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
July 30, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.  
Sept. 5, 2007--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 67

                                                            Jan. 4, 2007

Sponsor: McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7]
Cosponsor(s): Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1]--5/7/2007; Blumenauer, Earl [D-
  OR-3]--5/22/2007; Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]--5/15/2007; Burton, Dan [R-
  IN-5]--5/9/2007; Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]--5/15/2007; Cohen, Steve [D-
  TN-9]--5/7/2007; DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]--5/15/2007; Delahunt, 
  William D. [D-MA-10]--5/9/2007; Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14]--5/15/
  2007; Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]--5/15/2007; Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17]--
  5/17/2007; Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2]--5/9/2007; Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2]--
  5/7/2007; Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]--5/1/2007; Hall, John J. [D-NY-19]--5/
  7/2007; Hare, Phil [D-IL-17]--5/7/2007; Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-
  18]--5/1/2007; Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]--5/10/2007; Jones, 
  Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11]--5/7/2007; Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2]--5/16/
  2007; McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]--5/15/2007; McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]--
  5/17/2007; McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]--5/10/2007; Pearce, Stevan [R-
  NM-2]--5/22/2007; Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]--5/9/2007; Rodriguez, 
  Ciro D. [D-TX-23]--5/7/2007; Scott, Robert C. ``Bobby'' [D-VA-3]--5/9/
  2007; Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]--5/9/2007; Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-
  3]--4/17/2007; Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18]--5/22/2007; Sutton, Betty 
  [D-OH-13]--5/15/2007; Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]--5/15/2007

Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2007

Jan. 4, 2007--Introduced in House.
May 23, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 
  required): 421-0 (Roll No. 410).
May 24, 2007--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 327

                                                            Jan. 9, 2007

Sponsor: Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3]
Cosponsor(s): Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1]--2/28/2007; Ackerman, Gary L. 
  [D-NY-5]--2/14/2007; Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1]--1/12/2007; Altmire, 
  Jason [D-PA-4]--2/6/2007; Baca, Joe [D-CA-43]--1/9/2007*; Baird, Brian 
  [D-WA-3]--1/9/2007*; Barrow, John [D-GA-12]--1/9/2007*; Bean, Melissa 
  L. [D-IL-8]--1/9/2007*; Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1]--1/12/2007; Berman, 
  Howard L. [D-CA-28]--1/9/2007*; Berry, Marion [D-AR-1]--1/9/2007*; 
  Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9]--3/19/2007; Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]--1/
  24/2007; Boozman, John [R-AR-3]--3/19/2007; Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-
  GU]--2/28/2007; Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9]--1/9/2007*; Boyd, Allen [D-FL-
  2]--1/9/2007*; Boyda, Nancy E. [D-KS-2]--3/12/2007; Brady, Robert A. 
  [D-PA-1]--1/9/2007*; Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1]--1/9/2007*; Brown, 
  Corrine [D-FL-3]--1/9/2007*; Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13]--3/19/2007; 
  Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]--3/19/2007; Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2]--3/
  19/2007; Capps, Lois [D-CA-23]--1/9/2007*; Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-
  8]--1/12/2007; Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18]--1/9/2007*;Carney, 
  Christopher P. [D-PA-10]--3/12/2007; Castor, Kathy [D-FL-11]--1/18/
  2007; Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6]--1/9/2007*; Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]--2/14/
  2007; Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]--3/12/2007; Costa, Jim [D-CA-20]--
  1/9/2007*; Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12]--1/9/2007*; Cramer, Robert E. 
  (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5]--1/9/2007*; Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7]--1/9/2007*; 
  Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]--1/24/2007; Davis, Lincoln [D-TN-4]--1/9/
  2007*; DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]--2/28/2007; Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-
  10]--1/24/2007; DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]--2/6/2007; Donnelly, Joe [D-
  IN-2]--1/9/2007*; Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17]--1/9/2007*; Ellison, Keith 
  [D-MN-5]--2/14/2007; Ellsworth, Brad [D-IN-8]--1/9/2007*; Engel, Eliot 
  L. [D-NY-17]--1/9/2007*; Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2]--1/9/2007*; Filner, 
  Bob [D-CA-51]--1/9/2007*; Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]--1/12/2007; Gordon, 
  Bart [D-TN-6]--1/24/2007; Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-7]--1/12/2007; 
  Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]--1/9/2007; Hall, John J. [D-NY-19]--3/15/
  2007; Hare, Phil [D-IL-17]--1/12/2007; Harman, Jane [D-CA-36]--1/9/
  2007*; Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8]--1/9/2007*; Herseth, Stephanie [D-SD]--1/
  9/2007*; Hill, Baron P. [D-IN-9]--1/9/2007*; Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-
  NY-22]--1/9/2007*; Holden, Tim [D-PA-17]--1/9/2007*; Honda, Michael M. 
  [D-CA-15]--1/9/2007*; Israel, Steve [D-NY-2]--1/18/2007; Jackson-Lee, 
  Sheila [D-TX-18]--1/9/2007*; Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2]--2/6/2007; 
  Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8]--1/18/2007; Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1]--1/9/
  2007*; Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5]--2/6/2007; Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]--1/9/
  2007*; King, Steve [R-IA-5]--1/9/2007*; Klein, Ron [D-FL-22]--1/18/
  2007; Kline, John [R-MN-2]--2/28/2007; Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10]--
  1/12/2007; Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]--3/19/2007; Langevin, James R. [D-
  RI-2]--1/9/2007*; Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12]--1/9/2007*; Larson, John B. 
  [D-CT-1]--1/9/2007*; Latham, Tom [R-IA-4]--1/9/2007*; Levin, Sander M. 
  [D-MI-12]--1/24/2007; Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]--1/9/2007*; Loebsack, 
  David [D-IA-2]--1/9/2007*; Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16]--1/9/2007*; Lowey, 
  Nita M. [D-NY-18]--1/9/2007*; Mahoney, Tim [D-FL-16]--1/9/2007*; 
  Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]--1/9/2007*; Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-
  16]--1/24/2007; Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]--2/6/2007; Marshall, Jim 
  [D-GA-8]--1/9/2007*; Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2]--1/9/2007*; Matsui, Doris 
  O. [D-CA-5]--1/9/2007*; McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]--1/9/2007*; McCaul, 
  Michael T. [R-TX-10]--1/18/2007; McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]--1/9/2007*; 
  McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]--1/9/2007*; McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]--1/9/
  2007*; McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7]--1/9/2007*; McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-
  WA-5]--3/19/2007; McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11]--3/19/2007; Meeks, Gregory 
  W. [D-NY-6]--1/9/2007*; Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3]--1/9/2007*; 
  Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]--1/9/2007*; Miller, Brad [D-NC-13]--1/9/
  2007*; Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]--3/19/2007; Mitchell, Harry E. [D-AZ-5]--
  3/19/2007; Mollohan, Alan B. [D-WV-1]--1/9/2007*; Moore, Dennis [D-KS-
  3]--1/9/2007*; Moran, James P. [D-VA-8]--1/9/2007*; Murphy, Patrick J. 
  [D-PA-8]--1/9/2007*; Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]--3/19/2007; Napolitano, 
  Grace F. [D-CA-38]--1/9/2007*; Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-2]--1/9/2007*; 
  Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8]--3/12/2007; Olver, John W. [D-MA-1]--1/9/
  2007*; Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27]--1/9/2007*; Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-
  NJ-8]--1/9/2007*; Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]--1/12/2007; Peterson, Collin 
  C. [D-MN-7]--1/9/2007*; Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND]--1/9/2007*; Price, David 
  E. [D-NC-4]--1/12/2007; Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3]--1/9/2007*; 
  Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3]--2/14/2007; Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-
  2]--1/9/2007*; Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3]--1/9/2007*; Sanchez, Linda T. 
  [D-CA-39]--1/12/2007; Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]--1/9/2007*; 
  Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29]--1/9/2007*; Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13]--
  1/9/2007*; Scott, David [D-GA-13]--1/9/2007*; Sherman, Brad [D-CA-
  27]--1/9/2007*; Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11]--1/9/2007*; Souder, Mark E. 
  [R-IN-3]--3/20/2007; Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18]--3/19/2007; Spratt, 
  John M., Jr. [D-SC-5]--1/9/2007*; Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13]--1/9/
  2007*; Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]--3/19/2007; Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1]--2/
  28/2007; Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10]--1/12/2007; Taylor, Gene [D-MS-
  4]--1/9/2007*; Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6]--1/12/2007; Van Hollen, Chris 
  [D-MD-8]--2/6/2007; Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1]--2/14/2007; Walz, 
  Timothy J. [D-MN-1]--1/18/2007; Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3]--1/9/2007*; 
  Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35]--1/9/2007*; Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12]--1/9/
  2007*; Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30]--1/12/2007; Weiner, Anthony D. [D-
  NY-9]--1/9/2007*; Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19]--1/9/2007*; Wilson, Charles 
  A. [D-OH-6]--1/9/2007*; Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6]--1/9/2007*; Wu, 
  David [D-OR-1]--3/19/2007

Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act

Jan. 9, 2007--Introduced in House.
March 20, 2007--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. H. Rept. 110-55.
March 21, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 
  (2/3 required): 423-0 (Roll No. 174).
Sept. 27, 2007--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Sept. 27, 2007--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Oct. 23, 2007--Resolving differences--House actions: On motion that the 
  House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. Agreed to 
  by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 417-0 (Roll No. 987).
Oct. 23, 2007--Cleared for White House.
Oct. 24, 2007--Presented to President.
Nov. 5, 2007--Signed by President.
Nov. 5, 2007--Became Public Law No. 110-110.

H.R. 366

                                                           Jan. 10, 2007

Sponsor: Sullivan, John [R-OK-1]
Cosponsor(s): Boren, Dan [D-OK-2]--1/10/2007*; Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]--1/10/
  2007*; Fallin, Mary [R-OK-5]--1/10/2007*; Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3]--1/
  10/2007

To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in 
  Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the ``Ernest Childers Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.

Jan. 10, 2007--Introduced in House.
June 25, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
Dec. 19, 2007--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 19, 2007--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 19, 2007--Cleared for White House.
Dec. 20, 2007--Presented to President.
Dec. 26, 2007--Signed by President.
Dec. 26, 2007--Became Public Law No. 110-156.

H.R. 513

                                                           Jan. 17, 2007

Sponsor: Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]
Cosponsor(s): Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1]--8/2/2007; Altmire, Jason [D-
  PA-4]--11/5/2007; Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6]--7/18/2007; Bordallo, 
  Madeleine Z. [D-GU]--11/5/2007; Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1]--9/20/2007; 
  Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]--6/20/2007; Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2]--6/20/
  2007; Hare, Phil [D-IL-17]--9/20/2007; Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23]--
  10/16/2007; Holden, Tim [D-PA-17]--8/2/2007; Jefferson, William J. [D-
  LA-2]--6/20/2007; Lewis, John [D-GA-5]--7/11/2007; Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-
  16]--10/16/2007; Murphy, Patrick J. [D-PA-8]--7/11/2007; Murtha, John 
  P. [D-PA-12]--6/20/2007; Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27]--6/20/2007; 
  Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16]--7/18/2007; Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16]--7/
  11/2007; Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18]--10/16/2007; Spratt, John M., Jr. 
  [D-SC-5]--7/11/2007; Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]--10/16/2007; Wu, David 
  [D-OR-1]--8/2/2007

National Heroes Credit Protection Act

Jan. 17, 2007--Introduced in House.
Nov. 5, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 
  required): 349-0 (Roll No. 1035).
Nov. 6, 2007--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 612

                                                           Jan. 22, 2007

Sponsor: Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Cosponsor(s): Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4]--4/23/2007; Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-
  FL-9]--5/22/2007; Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]--5/22/2007; Boswell, 
  Leonard L. [D-IA-3]--5/16/2007; Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]--3/13/2007; 
  Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]--4/19/2007; Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3]--3/5/2007; 
  Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10]--4/23/2007; Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]--
  5/21/2007; Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17]--5/22/2007; Gillibrand, Kirsten 
  E. [D-NY-20]--4/19/2007; Hall, John J. [D-NY-19]--3/13/2007; Hare, 
  Phil [D-IL-17]--3/19/2007; Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]--5/23/
  2007; Latham, Tom [R-IA-4]--4/25/2007; McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]--5/22/
  2007; Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]--3/19/2007; Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]--5/23/
  2007; Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]--4/17/2007; Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-
  1]--5/22/2007

Returning Servicemember VA Healthcare Insurance Act of 2007

Jan. 22, 2007--Introduced in House.
May 23, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 
  required): 419-0 (Roll No. 411).
May 24, 2007--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 674

                                                           Jan. 24, 2007

Sponsor: Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]--1/24/2007*

To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the provision of law 
  requiring termination of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans 
  as of December 31, 2009.

Jan. 24, 2007--Introduced in House.
July 24, 2008--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  110-772.
July 31, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
Aug. 1, 2008--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.`

H.R. 797

                                                            Feb. 5, 2007

Sponsor: Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2]
Cosponsor(s): Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6]--3/15/2007; Berkley, Shelley 
  [D-NV-1]--2/5/2007*; Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9]--3/5/2007; Boozman, 
  John [R-AR-3]--2/5/2007*; Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU]--2/15/2007; 
  Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]--3/12/2007; Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]--2/8/
  2007; Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13]--3/19/2007; Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-
  1]--2/28/2007; Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]--3/19/2007; Carney, Christopher 
  P. [D-PA-10]--2/15/2007; Carson, Julia [D-IN-7]--2/15/2007; Cleaver, 
  Emanuel [D-MO-5]--3/5/2007; Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]--3/5/2007; Cummings, 
  Elijah E. [D-MD-7]--2/12/2007; Davis, Artur [D-AL-7]--2/12/2007; 
  DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]--3/12/2007; Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14]--2/12/
  2007; Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2]--2/8/2007; Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]--2/5/
  2007*; Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]--2/8/2007; Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-
  20]--2/13/2007; Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]--2/8/2007; Hall, John J. 
  [D-NY-19]--2/5/2007*; Hare, Phil [D-IL-17]--3/19/2007; Herseth, 
  Stephanie [D-SD]--2/5/2007*; Higgins, Brian [D-NY-27]--2/12/2007; 
  Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2]--2/28/2007; Holden, Tim [D-PA-17]--2/28/
  2007; Holt, Rush D. [D-NJ-12]--3/12/2007; Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-
  18]--2/8/2007; Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]--2/28/2007; Johnson, 
  Henry C. ``Hank,'' Jr. [D-GA-4]--2/8/2007; Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-
  NC-3]--2/28/2007; Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8]--3/5/2007; Kaptur, Marcy [D-
  OH-9]--2/8/2007; Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13]--2/8/2007; Kind, Ron 
  [D-WI-3]--2/16/2007; Kline, John [R-MN-2]--3/15/2007; Lamborn, Doug 
  [R-CO-5]--3/19/2007; Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16]--3/5/2007; Matsui, 
  Doris O. [D-CA-5]--3/12/2007; McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]--2/28/2007; 
  McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11]--2/28/2007; McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]--
  3/5/2007; McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11]--3/19/2007; Michaud, Michael H. 
  [D-ME-2]--3/5/2007; Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]--2/5/2007*; Moore, Gwen [D-
  WI-4]--3/19/2007; Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]--3/12/2007; Murtha, John P. 
  [D-PA-12]--3/12/2007; Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27]--3/19/2007; Payne, 
  Donald M. [D-NJ-10]--2/28/2007; Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]--2/13/
  2007; Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16]--2/13/2007; Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1]--2/
  16/2007; Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]--3/12/2007; Sensenbrenner, F. 
  James, Jr. [R-WI-5]--3/5/2007; Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18]--2/28/2007; 
  Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]--3/19/2007; Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8]--3/12/
  2007; Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]--2/8/2007; Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19]--
  3/14/2007; Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]--2/28/2007

Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act of 2007

Feb. 5, 2007--Introduced in House.
March 20, 2007--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. H. Rept. 110-57.
March 21, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 
  (2/3 required): 424-0 (Roll No. 175).
Nov. 2, 2007--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Nov. 2, 2007--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 11, 2007--Resolving differences--House actions: House agreed to 
  Senate amendment with amendments pursuant to H. Res. 855.
Dec. 17, 2007--Resolving differences--Senate actions: Senate agreed to 
  House amendments (text and title) to Senate amendment by Unanimous 
  Consent.
Dec. 17, 2007--Cleared for White House.
Dec. 19, 2007--Presented to President.
Dec. 26, 2007--Signed by President.
Dec. 26, 2007--Became Public Law No. 110-157.

H.R. 1284

                                                           March 1, 2007

Sponsor: Hall, John J. [D-NY-19]
Cosponsor(s): Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1]--3/19/2007; Bilirakis, Gus M. 
  [R-FL-9]--3/19/2007; Boozman, John [R-AR-3]--3/19/2007; Brown, Corrine 
  [D-FL-3]--3/12/2007; Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13]--3/19/2007; Buyer, Steve 
  [R-IN-4]--3/19/2007; Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]--3/1/2007*; Hare, Phil [D-
  IL-17]--3/13/2007; McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11]--3/19/2007; Miller, Jeff 
  [R-FL-1]--3/19/2007; Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27]--3/19/2007; Space, 
  Zachary T. [D-OH-18]--3/19/2007; Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]--3/19/2007; 
  Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]--3/19/2007

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2007

March 1, 2007--Introduced in House.
March 20, 2007--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  110-56.
March 21, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 
  required): 418-0 (Roll No. 176).
Oct. 18, 2007--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Oct. 18, 2007--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Oct. 18, 2007--Cleared for White House.
Oct. 24, 2007--Presented to President.
Nov. 5, 2007--Signed by President.
Nov. 5, 2007--Became Public Law No. 110-111.

H.R. 1315

                                                           March 5, 2007

Sponsor: Herseth, Stephanie [D-SD]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2007

March 5, 2007--Introduced in House.
July 27, 2007--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 110-266.
July 30, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
Aug. 3, 2007--Referred to Senate committee: Read twice and referred to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1470

March 12, 2007:
Sponsor: Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Cosponsor(s): Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9]--4/19/2007; Boswell, Leonard L. 
  [D-IA-3]--4/19/2007; Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1]--5/8/2007; Brown, 
  Corrine [D-FL-3]--5/16/2007; Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25]--5/21/2007; 
  Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6]--5/16/2007; Hare, Phil [D-IL-17]--5/21/2007; 
  Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]--5/21/2007; Latham, Tom [R-IA-4]--4/
  23/2007; Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]--4/19/2007; Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1]--
  5/8/2007; Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]--5/23/2007; Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]--4/19/
  2007; Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]--5/21/2007; Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-
  1]--5/21/2007; Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]--5/22/2007

Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act

March 12, 2007--Introduced in House.
May 23, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 
  421-1 (Roll No. 412).
May 24, 2007--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1527

                                                          March 14, 2007

Sponsor: Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1]
Cosponsor(s): Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU]--7/29/2008; Boren, Dan [D-
  OK-2]--4/14/2008; Boyda, Nancy E. [D-KS-2]--7/14/2008; Brady, Kevin 
  [R-TX-8]--7/14/2008; Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]--7/15/2008; Camp, Dave [R-
  MI-4]--2/6/2008; Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]--5/3/2007; Doolittle, John 
  T. [R-CA-4]--4/2/2008; Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8]--3/27/2007; English, 
  Phil [R-PA-3]--5/1/2007; Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5]--5/3/2007; Hare, 
  Phil [D-IL-17]--7/10/2008; Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4]--4/17/2007; Kline, 
  John [R-MN-2]--6/18/2008; LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18]--4/2/2008; Latham, Tom 
  [R-IA-4]--3/14/2007*; Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8]--4/24/2007; Michaud, 
  Michael H. [D-ME-2]--7/15/2008; Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]--4/25/2007; 
  Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19]--12/11/2007; Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-
  7]--6/19/2007; Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5]--4/24/2007; Rodriguez, Ciro 
  D. [D-TX-23]--7/14/2008; Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3]--7/10/2008; 
  Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9]--7/31/2008; Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]--7/30/
  2008; Terry, Lee [R-NE-2]--4/9/2008; Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4]--5/23/2007; 
  Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]--7/14/2008; Young, Don [R-AK]--7/29/2008

Rural Veterans Access to Care Act

March 14, 2007--Introduced in House.
Aug. 1, 2008--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 110-817.
Sept. 10, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 
  (2/3 required): 417-0 (Roll No. 578).
Sept. 11, 2008--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1538

                                                          March 15, 2007

Sponsor: Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4]
Cosponsor(s): Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1]--3/19/2007; Akin, W. Todd [R-
  MO-2]--3/23/2007; Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1]--3/23/2007; Bilbray, Brian 
  P. [R-CA-50]--3/23/2007; Boyda, Nancy E. [D-KS-2]--3/19/2007; Davis, 
  Jo Ann [R-VA-1]--3/23/2007; Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]--3/20/2007; 
  Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10]--3/23/2007; Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]--3/
  15/2007*; Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]--3/23/2007; Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]--3/
  23/2007; Harman, Jane [D-CA-36]--3/23/2007; Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8]--3/
  23/2007; Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52]--3/15/2007*; Johnson, Henry C. 
  ``Hank,'' Jr. [D-GA-4]--3/19/2007; McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23]--3/15/
  2007*; McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7]--3/19/2007; Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]--3/
  19/2007; Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-3]--3/23/2007; Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-
  16]--3/19/2007; Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]--3/19/2007; Saxton, Jim [R-
  NJ-3]--3/20/2007; Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9]--3/19/2007; Snyder, Vic [D-
  AR-2]--3/15/2007*; Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3]--3/23/2007; Tauscher, 
  Ellen O. [D-CA-10]--3/19/2007; Udall, Mark [D-CO-2]--3/19/2007; 
  Walberg, Timothy [R-MI-7]--3/23/2007

Dignified Treatment of Wounded Warriors Act

March 15, 2007--Introduced in House.
March 23, 2007--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Armed Services. 
  H. Rept. 110-68, Part I.
March 23, 2007--Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
March 28, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas 
  and Nays: 426-0 (Roll No. 208).
July 25, 2007--Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
July 25, 2007--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 1642

                                                          March 22, 2007

Sponsor: Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27]
Cosponsor(s): Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]--3/22/2007

Homeless Veterans Housing at Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center Promotion 
  Act

March 22, 2007--Introduced in House.
May 7, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
May 8, 2007--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1660

                                                          March 22, 2007

Sponsor: Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3]
Cosponsor(s): DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]--3/29/2007; Hare, Phil [D-IL-17]--
  5/3/2007; Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]--4/24/2007; Johnson, Eddie 
  Bernice [D-TX-30]--5/23/2007; Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]--5/1/2007; 
  Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4]--4/23/2007; Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]--3/
  26/2007; Udall, Mark [D-CO-2]--3/26/2007

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national 
  cemetery for veterans in the southern Colorado region.

March 22, 2007--Introduced in House.
May 23, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.    
May 24, 2007--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1808

March 29, 2007:
Sponsor: Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1]
Cosponsor(s): Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4]--3/29/2007*; Baca, Joe [D-CA-
  43]--3/29/2007*; Barrow, John [D-GA-12]--3/29/2007*; Barton, Joe [R-
  TX-6]--3/29/2007*; Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]--3/29/2007*; 
  Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1]--3/29/2007*; Boozman, John [R-AR-3]--3/29/2007*; 
  Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3]--3/29/2007*; Boustany, Charles W., Jr. 
  [R-LA-7]--3/29/2007*; Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10]--9/5/2007; Brown, Henry 
  E., Jr. [R-SC-1]--3/29/2007*; Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5]--3/29/2007*; 
  Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]--3/29/2007*; Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]--3/
  29/2007*; Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44]--5/2/2007; Carson, Julia [D-IN-7]--3/
  29/2007*; Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]--3/29/2007*; Conaway, K. Michael [R-
  TX-11]--3/29/2007*; Davis, David [R-TN-1]--3/29/2007*; Deal, Nathan 
  [R-GA-9]--3/29/2007*; Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10]--3/29/2007*; 
  Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21]--3/29/2007*; Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-
  25]--3/29/2007*; Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15]--3/29/2007*; Doolittle, 
  John T. [R-CA-4]--3/29/2007*; Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2]--3/29/2007*; 
  Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2]--3/29/2007*; Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8]--
  3/29/2007*; Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17]--3/29/2007*; English, Phil [R-
  PA-3]--3/29/2007*; Fallin, Mary [R-OK-5]--3/29/2007*; Feeney, Tom [R-
  FL-24]--5/2/2007; Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13]--3/29/2007*; Foxx, Virginia 
  [R-NC-5]--3/29/2007*; Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2]--3/29/2007*; Gallegly, 
  Elton [R-CA-24]--3/29/2007*; Gillmor, Paul E. [R-OH-5]--3/29/2007*; 
  Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]--3/29/2007*; Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]--3/29/
  2007*; Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5]--3/29/2007*; Hall, Ralph M. [R-
  TX-4]--3/29/2007*; Hastert, J. Dennis [R-IL-14]--3/29/2007*; Hastings, 
  Doc [R-WA-4]--3/29/2007*; Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8]--3/29/2007*; 
  Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5]--3/29/2007*; Hobson, David L. [R-OH-7]--3/29/
  2007*; Johnson, Henry C. ``Hank,'' Jr. [D-GA-4]--3/29/2007*; Jones, 
  Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]--5/2/2007; King, Steve [R-IA-5]--3/29/2007*; 
  LaHood, Ray [R-IL-18]--3/29/2007*; Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]--3/29/2007*; 
  Latham, Tom [R-IA-4]--3/29/2007*; Lewis, John [D-GA-5]--3/29/2007*; 
  Linder, John [R-GA-7]--3/29/2007*; Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8]--9/4/2007; 
  McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11]--5/2/2007; McGovern, James P. [D-MA-
  3]--3/29/2007*; McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]--3/29/2007*; Miller, 
  Gary G. [R-CA-42]--3/29/2007*; Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]--5/2/2007; 
  Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]--3/29/2007*; Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4]--3/
  29/2007*; Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6]--3/29/2007*; Pitts, Joseph R. [R-
  PA-16]--3/29/2007*; Price, Tom [R-GA-6]--3/29/2007*; Rehberg, Dennis 
  R. [R-MT]--3/29/2007*; Reynolds, Thomas M. [R-NY-26]--3/29/2007*; 
  Scott, David [D-GA-13]--3/29/2007*; Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]--3/29/
  2007*; Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9]--3/29/2007*; Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]--3/
  29/2007*; Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]--3/29/2007*; Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3]--3/29/
  2007*; Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15]--3/29/2007*; Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-
  GA-3]--3/29/2007*; Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1]--3/29/2007*; Wicker, Roger 
  F. [R-MS-1]--3/29/2007*; Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1]--3/29/2007*; Wilson, 
  Joe [R-SC-2]--3/29/2007*; Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10]--3/29/2007*; Young, 
  C.W. Bill [R-FL-10]--5/2/2007; Young, Don [R-AK]--3/29/2007*

To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 
  Augusta, Georgia, as the ``Charlie Norwood Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Medical Center''.

March 29, 2007--Introduced in House.
Oct. 23, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 
  required): 417-0 (Roll No. 988).
Oct. 31, 2007--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Oct. 31, 2007--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Oct. 31, 2007--Cleared for White House.
Nov. 1, 2007--Presented to President.
Nov. 8, 2007--Signed by President.
Nov. 8, 2007--Became Public Law No. 110-112.

H.R. 2192

                                                             May 7, 2007

Sponsor: Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2]
Cosponsor(s): Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1]--5/10/2007; Allen, Thomas H. 
  [D-ME-1]--5/14/2007; Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1]--5/14/2007; Bishop, 
  Timothy H. [D-NY-1]--6/5/2007; Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3]--5/14/
  2007; Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1]--5/17/2007; Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-
  1]--5/10/2007; Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]--7/23/2008; Carson, Andre [D-IN-
  7]--6/3/2008; Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]--5/14/2007; Conaway, K. Michael 
  [R-TX-11]--5/17/2007; Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7]--5/10/2007; Cuellar, 
  Henry [D-TX-28]--6/25/2007; Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]--5/24/2007; 
  DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]--5/10/2007; Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14]--5/10/
  2007; Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]--6/5/2007; Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]--5/24/
  2007; Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1]--5/17/2007; Gillibrand, Kirsten E. 
  [D-NY-20]--5/17/2007; Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20]--5/17/2007; 
  Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23]--5/10/2007; Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15]--7/
  11/2007; Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2]--6/18/2007; Jones, Walter B., Jr. 
  [R-NC-3]--5/10/2007; Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]--5/10/2007; Larson, John 
  B. [D-CT-1]--5/14/2007; Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9]--5/17/2007; 
  Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8]--5/14/2007; Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2]--5/10/2007; 
  McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]--5/17/2007; McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]--5/17/
  2007; McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7]--6/25/2007; Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-
  2]--6/5/2008; Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3]--5/17/2007; Moore, Gwen [D-WI-
  4]--5/10/2007; Murphy, Christopher S. [D-CT-5]--5/24/2007; Murphy, Tim 
  [R-PA-18]--6/9/2008; Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]--5/10/2007; Scott, 
  Robert C. ``Bobby'' [D-VA-3]--5/17/2007; Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11]--5/
  10/2007; Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30]--5/17/2007; Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-
  CA-6]--6/18/2007; Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]--5/14/2007

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an Ombudsman within 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs.

May 7, 2007--Introduced in House.
July 24, 2008--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 110-773.
July 29, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 
  required): 398-0 (Roll No. 536).
July 30, 2008--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 2199

                                                             May 8, 2007

Sponsor: Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]
Cosponsor(s): Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1]--5/21/2007; Altmire, Jason [D-
  PA-4]--5/14/2007; Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1]--5/14/2007; Bilirakis, Gus 
  M. [R-FL-9]--5/21/2007; Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]--5/22/2007; Boren, 
  Dan [D-OK-2]--5/21/2007; Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3]--5/21/2007; 
  Boyda, Nancy E. [D-KS-2]--5/22/2007; Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1]--5/21/
  2007; Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]--5/14/2007; Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-
  7]--5/23/2007; Donnelly, Joe [D-IN-2]--5/21/2007; Ellison, Keith [D-
  MN-5]--5/21/2007; Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17]--5/21/2007; Hare, Phil [D-
  IL-17]--5/14/2007; Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22]--5/21/2007; Hodes, 
  Paul W. [D-NH-2]--5/21/2007; Holt, Rush D. [D-NJ-12]--5/21/2007; 
  Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]--5/21/2007; Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2]--
  5/21/2007; McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]--5/21/2007; McGovern, James P. [D-
  MA-3]--5/21/2007; Melancon, Charlie [D-LA-3]--5/21/2007; Miller, Jeff 
  [R-FL-1]--5/10/2007; Murphy, Patrick J. [D-PA-8]--5/21/2007; Murphy, 
  Tim [R-PA-18]--5/23/2007; Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8]--5/22/2007; 
  Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]--5/21/2007; Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND]--5/21/2007; 
  Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]--5/21/2007; Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3]--5/
  21/2007; Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5]--5/23/2007; Taylor, Gene [D-MS-
  4]--5/21/2007; Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25]--5/14/2007; Walz, Timothy J. 
  [D-MN-1]--5/21/2007; Welch, Peter [D-VT]--5/21/2007

Traumatic Brain Injury Health Enhancement and Long-Term Support Act of 
  2007

May 8, 2007--Introduced in House.
May 23, 2007--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 110-166.
May 23, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 
  required): 421-0 (Roll No. 413).
May 24, 2007--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 2239

                                                             May 9, 2007

Sponsor: Boozman, John [R-AR-3]
Cosponsor(s): Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]--5/22/2007; Carney, Christopher 
  P. [D-PA-10]--5/17/2007; Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]--5/21/2007; Johnson, 
  Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]--5/17/2007; Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]--5/16/
  2007

Early Access to Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Benefits Act

May 9, 2007--Introduced in House.
May 23, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 
  required): 414-0 (Roll No. 414).
May 24, 2007--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 2245

                                                             May 9, 2007

Sponsor: Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in 
  Wenatchee, Washington, as the Elwood ``Bud'' Link Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic.

May 9, 2007--Introduced in House.
June 26, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
Aug. 1, 2008--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Aug. 1, 2008--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Aug. 1, 2008--Cleared for White House.
Aug. 6, 2008--Presented to President.
Aug. 12, 2008--Signed by President.
Aug. 12, 2008--Became Public Law No. 110-302.

H.R. 2408

                                                            May 21, 2007

Sponsor: Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8]
Cosponsor(s): Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2]--5/21/2007*; Boozman, John [R-AR-
  3]--10/18/2007; Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]--5/21/2007*; Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]--
  5/21/2007*; Obey, David R. [D-WI-7]--5/21/2007*; Petri, Thomas E. [R-
  WI-6]--5/21/2007*; Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1]--5/21/2007*; Sensenbrenner, F. 
  James, Jr. [R-WI-5]--5/21/2007*

To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in 
  Green Bay, Wisconsin, as the ``Milo C. Huempfner Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.

May 21, 2007--Introduced in House.
Oct. 23, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
Dec. 13, 2007--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 13, 2007--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 13, 2007--Cleared for White House.
Dec. 19, 2007--Presented to President.
Dec. 21, 2007--Signed by President.
Dec. 21, 2007--Became Public Law No. 110-145.

H.R. 2546

                                                            May 24, 2007

Sponsor: Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11]
Cosponsor(s): Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]--5/24/2007*; Coble, Howard [R-
  NC-6]--5/24/2007*; Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2]--5/24/2007*; Foxx, Virginia 
  [R-NC-5]--5/24/2007*; Hayes, Robin [R-NC-8]--5/24/2007*; Jones, Walter 
  B., Jr. [R-NC-3]--5/24/2007*; McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]--5/24/
  2007*; McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7]--5/24/2007*; Miller, Brad [D-NC-13]--5/
  24/2007*; Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9]--5/24/2007*; Price, David E. 
  [D-NC-4]--5/24/2007*; Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12]--5/24/2007*

To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 
  Asheville, North Carolina, as the ``Charles George Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.

May 24, 2007--Introduced in House.
June 25, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 
  381-0 (Roll No. 550).
Nov. 1, 2007--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Nov. 1, 2007--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov. 1, 2007--Cleared for White House.
Nov. 6, 2007--Presented to President.
Nov. 15, 2007--Signed by President.
Nov. 15, 2007--Became Public Law No. 110-117.

H.R. 2602

                                                            June 6, 2007

Sponsor: Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1]
Cosponsor(s): Camp, Dave [R-MI-4]--6/19/2007; Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-
  14]--6/19/2007; Dingell, John D. [D-MI-15]--6/6/2007*; Ehlers, Vernon 
  J. [R-MI-3]--6/6/2007*; Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2]--6/6/2007*; Kildee, 
  Dale E. [D-MI-5]--6/19/2007; Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13]--6/6/
  2007*; Knollenberg, Joe [R-MI-9]--6/6/2007*; Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-
  12]--6/6/2007*; McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11]--6/19/2007; Miller, 
  Candice S. [R-MI-10]--6/6/2007*; Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8]--6/19/2007; 
  Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]--6/19/2007; Walberg, Timothy [R-MI-7]--6/6/2007*

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility in Iron 
  Mountain, Michigan, as the ``Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Medical Facility

June 6, 2007--Introduced in House.
June 25, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
Nov. 7, 2007--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Nov. 7, 2007--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov. 7, 2007--Cleared for White House.
Nov. 13, 2007--Presented to President.
Nov. 16, 2007--Signed by President.
Nov. 16, 2007--Became Public Law No. 110-118.

H.R. 2623

                                                            June 7, 2007

Sponsor: Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]
Cosponsor(s): Marshall, Jim [D-MN-7]

To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the collection of 
  copayments for all hospice care furnished by the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs.

June 7, 2007--Introduced in House.
July 27, 2007--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 110-267.
July 30, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.    
Aug. 3, 2007--Referred to Senate committee: Read twice and referred to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 2790

                                                           June 20, 2007

Sponsor: Hare, Phil [D-IL-17]
Cosponsor(s): Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1]--3/13/2008; Berkley, Shelley [D-
  NV-1]--7/30/2007; Boozman, John [R-AR-3]--4/2/2008; Boswell, Leonard 
  L. [D-IA-3]--9/14/2007; Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]--1/16/2008; Buyer, 
  Steve [R-IN-4]--5/15/2008; Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10]--10/2/
  2007; Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]--4/29/2008; Carson, Julia [D-IN-7]--8/1/
  2007; Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]--10/2/2007; DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-
  4]--10/2/2007; Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14]--1/16/2008; Filner, Bob [D-
  CA-51]--9/27/2007; Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22]--10/2/2007; Holden, 
  Tim [D-PA-17]--7/30/2007; Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8]--10/2/2007; Kennedy, 
  Patrick J. [D-RI-1]--10/2/2007; Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13]--10/
  2/2007; Latham, Tom [R-IA-4]--9/25/2007; Lewis, John [D-GA-5]--10/2/
  2007; Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]--2/12/2008; Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1]--
  6/20/2007*; Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4]--3/13/2008; Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-
  23]--3/13/2008; Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7]--3/4/2008

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the position of 
  Director of Physician Assistant Services within the office of the 
  Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health.

June 20, 2007--Introduced in House.
May 15, 2008--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 110-642.
May 20, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.    
May 21, 2008--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 2874

                                                           June 27, 2007

Sponsor: Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]
Cosponsor(s): Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1]--7/18/2007; Altmire, Jason [D-
  PA-4]--7/23/2007; Arcuri, Michael A. [D-NY-24]--6/27/2007*; Berkley, 
  Shelley [D-NV-1]--6/27/2007*; Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3]--6/27/
  2007*; Boyda, Nancy E. [D-KS-2]--7/18/2007; Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]--
  6/27/2007*; Donnelly, Joe [D-IN-2]--6/27/2007*; Filner, Bob [D-CA-
  51]--6/27/2007*; Hall, John J. [D-NY-19]--6/27/2007*; Hare, Phil [D-
  IL-17]--6/27/2007*; Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD]--6/27/2007*; 
  Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]--6/27/2007*; Mahoney, Tim [D-FL-16]--6/27/
  2007*; McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11]--6/27/2007*; Mitchell, Harry E. [D-
  AZ-5]--6/27/2007*; Murphy, Patrick J. [D-PA-8]--6/27/2007*; Rodriguez, 
  Ciro D. [D-TX-23]--6/27/2007*; Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3]--6/27/2007*; 
  Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18]--7/18/2007; Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] 6/
  27/2007*; Welch, Peter [D-VT]--7/18/2007; Young, Don [R-AK]--7/23/2007

Veterans' Health Care Improvement Act of 2007

June 27, 2007--Introduced in House.
July 27, 2007--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 110-268.
July 30, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.    
Aug. 3, 2007--Referred to Senate committee: Read twice and referred to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 3681

                                                          Sept. 27, 2007

Sponsor: Boozman, John [R-AR-3]
Cosponsor(s): Barrow, John [D-GA-12]--1/15/2008; Boucher, Rick [D-VA-
  9]--2/6/2008; Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1]--3/4/2008; Buyer, Steve 
  [R-IN-4]--5/15/2008; Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10]--10/25/2007; 
  English, Phil [R-PA-3]--3/11/2008; Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]--3/12/2008; 
  Hall, John J. [D-NY-19]--5/14/2008; Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-
  SD]--9/27/2007*; Mitchell, Harry E. [D-AZ-5]--1/15/2008; Souder, Mark 
  E. [R-IN-3]--10/22/2007; Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18]--10/25/2007

Veterans Benefits Awareness Act of 2008

Sept. 27, 2007--Introduced in House.
May 15, 2008--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 110-644.
May 20, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.      
May 21, 2008--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 3819

                                                           Oct. 10, 2007

Sponsor: Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18]
Cosponsor(s): Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4]--1/17/2008; Berkley, Shelley [D-
  NV-1]--5/1/2008; Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3]--2/7/2008; Boucher, Rick 
  [D-VA-9]--2/25/2008; Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1]--2/21/2008; Brown-
  Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5]--5/14/2008; Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13]--4/29/2008; 
  Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]--5/15/2008; Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10]--1/
  28/2008; Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]--2/7/2008; Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-
  12]--3/5/2008; DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]--4/3/2008; Donnelly, Joe [D-
  IN-2]--1/29/2008; Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]--1/23/2008; English, Phil 
  [R-PA-3]--1/29/2008; Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]--2/14/2008; Fortenberry, 
  Jeff [R-NE-1]--3/3/2008; Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]--3/4/2008; Frank, 
  Barney [D-MA-4]--2/7/2008; Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY-20]--2/6/2008; 
  Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5]--2/6/2008; Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6]--2/12/
  2008; Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15]--11/6/2007; Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1]--2/
  27/2008; Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]--2/6/2008; Lipinski, Daniel [D-
  IL-3]--2/14/2008; LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2]--2/25/2008; Matsui, 
  Doris O. [D-CA-5]--1/29/2008; McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]--4/30/2008; 
  McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7]--3/4/2008; Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]--1/22/2008; 
  Mitchell, Harry E. [D-AZ-5]--4/3/2008; Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1]--2/6/
  2008; Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38]--2/12/2008; Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-
  2]--2/6/2008; Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]--1/28/2008; Rodriguez, Ciro 
  D. [D-TX-23]--1/23/2008; Ross, Mike [D-AR-4]--4/16/2008; Ryan, Tim [D-
  OH-17]--1/28/2008; Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2]--1/28/2008; Sestak, Joe [D-
  PA-7]--2/21/2008; Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]--3/10/2008; Shimkus, 
  John [R-IL-19]--4/8/2008; Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28]--2/21/
  2008; Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]--2/6/2008; Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13]--1/28/
  2008; Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8]--5/13/2008; Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-
  12]--4/23/2008

Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2008

Oct. 10, 2007--Introduced in House.
May 15, 2008--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  110-638.
May 21, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 
  required): 412-0 (Roll No. 347).
May 22, 2008--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 3889

                                                           Oct. 18, 2007

Sponsor: Boozman, John [R-AR-3]
Cosponsor(s): Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]--5/15/2008

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to conduct a longitudinal study of the vocational 
  rehabilitation programs administered by the Secretary.

Oct. 18, 2007--Introduced in House.
May 15, 2008--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 110-640.
May 20, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.      
May 21, 2008--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 4169

                                                           Nov. 13, 2007

Sponsor: Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4]
Cosponsor(s): Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9]--11/13/2007*; Bordallo, 
  Madeleine Z. [D-GU]--11/13/2007*; Boyda, Nancy E. [D-KS-2]--11/13/
  2007*; Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]--11/13/2007*; Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-
  FL-5]--2/12/2008; Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]--11/13/2007*; Calvert, Ken [R-
  CA-44]--11/13/2007*; Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]--11/13/2007*; Cohen, 
  Steve [D-TN-9]--11/13/2007*; Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]--11/13/2007*; 
  Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]--11/13/2007*; Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1]--11/13/
  2007*; Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9]--11/13/2007*; Sessions, Pete [R-
  TX-32]--11/13/2007*; Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]--11/13/2007*; 
  Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10]--12/19/2007

American Braille Flag Memorial Act

Nov. 13, 2007--Introduced in House.
Feb. 14, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 
  396-0 (Roll No. 65).
April 29, 2008--Referred to Senate committee: Read twice and referred to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 4255

                                                            Dec. 4, 2007

Sponsor: Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Cosponsor(s): Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2]--6/11/2008; Boozman, John [R-AR-
  3]--6/11/2008; Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]--12/19/2007; Buyer, Steve [R-
  IN-4]--7/23/2008; Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]--6/18/2008; Grijalva, Raul M. 
  [D-AZ-7]--6/18/2008; Hall, John J. [D-NY-19]--6/18/2008; Hayes, Robin 
  [R-NC-8]--6/11/2008; Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]--12/19/2007; 
  McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7]--7/10/2008; McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11]--6/12/
  2008; Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]--1/15/2008; Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]--6/12/
  2008

United States Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act of 2008

Dec. 4, 2007--Introduced in House.
July 24, 2008--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 110-774.
July 31, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.    
Aug. 1, 2008--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 4264

                                                            Dec. 4, 2007

Sponsor: Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]
Cosponsor(s): Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9]--12/4/2007*; Boyd, Allen [D-FL-
  2]--12/4/2007*; Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]--12/13/2007; Brown, Henry E., 
  Jr. [R-SC-1]--12/4/2007*; Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5]--12/4/2007*; 
  Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13]--12/4/2007*; Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-
  10]--12/18/2007; Castor, Kathy [D-FL-11]--2/28/2008; Crenshaw, Ander 
  [R-FL-4]--1/28/2008; Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21]--12/4/2007*; Diaz-
  Balart, Mario [R-FL-25]--12/4/2007*; English, Phil [R-PA-3]--12/13/
  2007; Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24]--12/13/2007; Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]--1/16/
  2008; Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23]--2/6/2008; Keller, Ric [R-FL-8]--
  12/18/2007; Klein, Ron [D-FL-22]--12/18/2007; Mack, Connie [R-FL-14]--
  12/4/2007*; Mahoney, Tim [D-FL-16]--6/11/2008; Meek, Kendrick B. [D-
  FL-17]--6/17/2008; Mica, John L. [R-FL-7]--12/4/2007*; Michaud, 
  Michael H. [D-ME-2]--12/4/2007*; Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1]--12/5/2007; 
  Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12]--2/27/2008; Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]--
  12/5/2007; Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18]--12/4/2007*; Spratt, John M., 
  Jr. [D-SC-5]--1/23/2008; Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]--12/4/2007*; 
  Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20]--6/10/2008; Weldon, Dave [R-FL-
  15]--12/13/2007; Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19]--1/28/2008; Whitfield, Ed 
  [R-KY-1]--12/4/2007*; Young, C.W. Bill [R-FL-10]--12/4/2007*

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs spinal cord injury center in 
  Tampa, Florida, as the ``Michael Bilirakis Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Center''.

Dec. 4, 2007--Introduced in House.
June 26, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
June 27, 2008--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 4289

                                                            Dec. 5, 2007

Sponsor: Fortuno, Luis G. [R-PR]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Ponce, 
  Puerto Rico, as the ``Euripides Rubio Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Outpatient Clinic''.

Dec. 5, 2007--Introduced in House.
June 24, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
July 11, 2008--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
July 11, 2008--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
July 11, 2008--Cleared for White House.
July 22, 2008--Presented to President.
July 30, 2008--Signed by President.
July 30, 2008--Became Public Law No. 110-292.

H.R. 4918

                                                           Dec. 19, 2007

Sponsor: Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]
Cosponsor(s): Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9]--6/17/2008; Boyd, Allen [D-FL-
  2]--6/17/2008; Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]--6/17/2008; Brown-Waite, Ginny 
  [R-FL-5]--6/17/2008; Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13]--6/17/2008; Castor, 
  Kathy [D-FL-11]--6/17/2008; Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4]--6/17/2008; Diaz-
  Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21]--6/17/2008; Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25]--6/
  17/2008; Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24]--6/17/2008; Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-
  23]--6/17/2008; Keller, Ric [R-FL-8]--6/17/2008; Klein, Ron [D-FL-
  22]--6/17/2008; Mack, Connie [R-FL-14]--6/17/2008; Mahoney, Tim [D-FL-
  16]--6/17/2008; Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17]--6/17/2008; Mica, John L. 
  [R-FL-7]--6/17/2008; Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]--6/17/2008; Putnam, Adam H. 
  [R-FL-12]--6/17/2008; Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]--6/17/2008; Wasserman 
  Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20]--6/17/2008; Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15]--6/18/
  2008; Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19]--6/17/2008; Young, C.W. Bill [R-FL-
  10]--6/18/2008

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Miami, 
  Florida, as the ``Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Medical Center''.

Dec. 19, 2007--Introduced in House.
June 26, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
Aug. 1, 2008--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Aug. 1, 2008--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Aug. 1, 2008--Cleared for White House.
Aug. 6, 2008--Presented to President.
Aug. 12, 2008--Signed by President.
Aug. 12, 2008--Became Public Law No. 110-304.

H.R. 5554

                                                           March 6, 2008

Sponsor: Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]
Cosponsor(s): Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1]--3/6/2008*; Berkley, Shelley [D-
  NV-1]--4/22/2008; Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]--3/6/2008*; 
  Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU]--3/31/2008; Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]--3/
  6/2008*; Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8]--4/30/2008; Cohen, Steve [D-TN-
  9]--3/6/2008*; Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]--3/6/2008*; Hinchey, Maurice D. 
  [D-NY-22]--4/24/2008; Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15]--4/3/2008; Kennedy, 
  Patrick J. [D-RI-1]--4/23/2008; Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12]--3/31/2008; 
  Lewis, John [D-GA-5]--3/6/2008*; McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]--4/30/2008; 
  Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]--3/6/2008*; Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38]--4/
  14/2008

Justin Bailey Veterans Substance Use Disorders Prevention and Treatment 
  Act of 2008

March 6, 2008--Introduced in House.
May 15, 2008--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 110-639.
May 20, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.      
May 21, 2008--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 5664

                                                          March 31, 2008

Sponsor: Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23]
Cosponsor(s): Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]--5/15/2008; Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4]--4/
  24/2008; Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]--5/5/2008

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to update at least once every six years the plans and 
  specifications for specially adapted housing furnished to veterans by 
  the Secretary.

March 31, 2008--Introduced in House.
May 15, 2008--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 110-641.
May 20, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.    
May 21, 2008--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 5729

                                                           April 8, 2008

Sponsor: Ellsworth, Brad [D-IN-8]
Cosponsor(s): Buyer, Steve [R-FL-1]

Spina Bifida Health Care Program Expansion Act

April 8, 2008--Introduced in House.
May 15, 2008--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 110-645.
May 20, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.      
May 21, 2008--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 5736

                                                           April 9, 2008

Sponsor: Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4]
Cosponsor(s): Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6]--6/18/2008; Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1]--
  6/18/2008; Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5]--6/18/2008; Davis, 
  Artur [D-AL-7]--6/18/2008; Everett, Terry [R-AL-2]--6/18/2008; Rogers, 
  Mike D. [R-AL-3]--6/18/2008

To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in 
  Gadsden, Alabama, as the Colonel Ola Lee Mize Veterans Clinic

April 9, 2008--Introduced in House.
Sept. 17, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct. 2, 2008--Referred to Senate committee: Read twice and referred to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 5826

                                                          April 16, 2008

Sponsor: Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23]
Cosponsor(s): Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1]--4/16/2008*; Bilirakis, Gus M. 
  [R-FL-9]--5/5/2008; Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]--5/15/2008; Filner, Bob [D-
  CA-51]--4/16/2008*; Hall, John J. [D-NY-19]--4/16/2008*; Johnson, 
  Henry C. ``Hank,'' Jr. [D-GA-4]--4/24/2008; Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-
  1]--5/5/2008

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008

April 16, 2008--Introduced in House.
May 15, 2008--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  110-643.
May 21, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 
  417-0 (Roll No. 348).
May 22, 2008--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 5856

                                                          April 22, 2008

Sponsor: Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization and Lease 
  Act of 2008

April 22, 2008--Introduced in House.
May 15, 2008--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  110-648.
May 21, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 
  416-0 (Roll No. 349).
May 22, 2008--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 5892

                                                          April 24, 2008

Sponsor: Hall, John J. [D-NY-19]
Cosponsor(s): Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1]--6/5/2008; Altmire, Jason [D-PA-
  4]--5/13/2008; Arcuri, Michael A. [D-NY-24]--5/7/2008; Baca, Joe [D-
  CA-43]--7/29/2008; Bean, Melissa L. [D-IL-8]--6/18/2008; Bishop, 
  Timothy H. [D-NY-1]--5/7/2008; Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]--6/24/2008; 
  Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU]--4/30/2008; Boyda, Nancy E. [D-KS-2]--5/
  1/2008; Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]--7/29/2008; Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-
  3]--5/21/2008; Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI]--7/29/2008; Clay, Wm. Lacy 
  [D-MO-1]--6/25/2008; Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]--7/29/2008; 
  Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12]--7/9/2008; Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]--5/21/
  2008; Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7]--5/13/2008; Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]--
  5/7/2008; Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]--7/29/2008; DeFazio, Peter A. 
  [D-OR-4]--5/20/2008; Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10]--6/4/2008; 
  Donnelly, Joe [D-IN-2]--4/30/2008; Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]--6/10/2008; 
  Ellsworth, Brad [D-IN-8]--5/7/2008; Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17]--5/7/
  2008; Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2]--7/29/2008; Faleomavaega, Eni F.H. [D-
  AS]--6/4/2008; Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]--5/7/2008; Foster, Bill [D-IL-
  14]--6/11/2008; Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]--6/5/2008; Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-
  6]--6/10/2008; Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY-20]--5/6/2008; Gonzalez, 
  Charles A. [D-TX-20]--5/7/2008; Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5]--5/15/
  2008; Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]--7/9/2008; Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6]--6/10/
  2008; Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-7]--5/13/2008; Hare, Phil [D-IL-17]--5/
  7/2008; Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD]--5/13/2008; Hinchey, Maurice 
  D. [D-NY-22]--5/7/2008; Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15]--7/10/2008; Hodes, 
  Paul W. [D-NH-2]--7/23/2008; Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2]--7/29/
  2008; Johnson, Henry C. ``Hank,'' Jr. [D-GA-4]--6/10/2008; Kagen, 
  Steve [D-WI-8]--5/15/2008; Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1]--5/7/2008; 
  Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5]--6/25/2008; Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-
  13]--7/29/2008; Klein, Ron [D-FL-22]--6/5/2008; Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-
  5]--7/24/2008; Lewis, John [D-GA-5]--6/10/2008; Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-
  16]--7/23/2008; Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18]--5/7/2008; McCollum, Betty 
  [D-MN-4]--7/14/2008; McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]--5/7/2008; McGovern, 
  James P. [D-MA-3]--7/29/2008; McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7]--6/10/2008; 
  Mitchell, Harry E. [D-AZ-5]--7/23/2008; Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]--7/29/
  2008; Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]--6/11/2008; Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12]--5/
  13/2008; Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38]--5/21/2008; Peterson, Collin 
  C. [D-MN-7]--6/24/2008; Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]--7/29/2008; 
  Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23]--4/30/2008; Ross, Mike [D-AR-4]--7/15/
  2008; Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3]--5/7/2008; Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-
  IL-9]--5/7/2008; Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16]--5/13/2008; Space, Zachary 
  T. [D-OH-18]--7/24/2008; Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13]--5/13/2008; Thompson, 
  Mike [D-CA-1]--6/4/2008; Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6]--5/7/2008; Van 
  Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8]--5/7/2008; Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9]--7/9/
  2008; Welch, Peter [D-VT]--7/29/2008; Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19]--6/24/
  2008; Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6]--7/9/2008

Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act of 2008

April 24, 2008--Introduced in House.
July 29, 2008--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  110-789.
July 30, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 
  required): 429-0 (Roll No. 538).
July 31, 2008--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 6048

                                                            May 14, 2008

Sponsor: Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3]
Cosponsor(s): Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2]--5/15/2008; Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-
  MD-6]--5/15/2008; Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]--5/15/2008; Bonner, Jo [R-AL-
  1]--5/15/2008; Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7]--5/15/2008; Brown, 
  Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1]--5/15/2008; Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]--5/15/2008; 
  Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3]--5/15/2008; Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]--5/15/
  2008; Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]--5/15/2008; Coble, Howard [R-NC-6]--5/15/
  2008; Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]--5/15/2008; Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]--5/
  15/2008; Davis, David [R-TN-1]--5/15/2008; Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4]--5/
  15/2008; Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4]--5/15/2008; Drake, Thelma D. [R-
  VA-2]--5/15/2008; Everett, Terry [R-AL-2]--5/15/2008; Fallin, Mary [R-
  OK-5]--5/15/2008; Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]--5/15/2008; Fortenberry, 
  Jeff [R-NE-1]--5/15/2008; Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]--5/15/2008; Franks, 
  Trent [R-AZ-2]--5/15/2008; Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]--5/15/2008; Hayes, 
  Robin [R-NC-8]--5/15/2008; Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5]--5/15/2008; 
  Herger, Wally [R-CA-2]--5/15/2008; Hobson, David L. [R-OH-7]--5/15/
  2008; Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52]--5/15/2008; Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-
  NC-3]--5/15/2008; Kline, John [R-MN-2]--5/15/2008; Lamborn, Doug [R-
  CO-5]--5/15/2008; LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14]--5/15/2008; Latta, 
  Robert E. [R-OH-5]--5/15/2008; LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2]--5/15/2008; 
  Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3]--5/15/2008; McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23]--5/15/
  2008; McKeon, Howard P. ``Buck'' [R-CA-25]--5/15/2008; McMorris 
  Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]--5/15/2008; Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]--5/15/2008; 
  Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]--5/15/2008; Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]--5/15/2008; 
  Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]--5/15/2008; Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]--5/15/2008; 
  Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5]--5/15/2008; Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]--5/15/
  2008; Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]--5/15/2008; Sali, Bill [R-ID-1]--
  5/15/2008; Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3]--5/15/2008; Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-
  3]--5/19/2008; Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9]--5/15/2008; Skelton, Ike [D-MO-
  4]--5/20/2008; Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3]--5/19/2008; Sullivan, John [R-
  OK-1]--5/15/2008; Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10]--5/15/2008; Thornberry, 
  Mac [R-TX-13]--5/15/2008; Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]--5/15/2008; Wittman, 
  Robert J. [R-VA-1]--5/15/2008

To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the 
  protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members 
  of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation.

May 14, 2008--Introduced in House.
May 20, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
May 21, 2008--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 6221

                                                           June 10, 2008

Sponsor: Boozman, John [R-AR-3]
Cosponsor(s): Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU]--7/29/2008; Buyer, Steve [R-
  IN-4]--7/23/2008; Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD]--6/10/2008

Improving Veterans' Opportunity in Education and Business Act of 2008

June 10, 2008--Introduced in House.
July 29, 2008--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 110-785.
July 31, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.      
Aug. 1, 2008--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 6225

                                                           June 10, 2008

Sponsor: Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD]
Cosponsor(s): Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]--7/23/2008

Improving SCRA and USERRA Protections Act of 2008

June 10, 2008--Introduced in House.
July 28, 2008--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 110-778.
July 31, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.      
Aug. 1, 2008--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 6445

                                                            July 9, 2008

Sponsor: Cazayoux, Donald J., Jr. [D-LA-6]
Cosponsor(s): Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1]--7/15/2008; Bordallo, Madeleine 
  Z. [D-GU]--7/29/2008; Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]--7/9/2008*; Buyer, Steve 
  [R-IN-4]--7/24/2008; Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]--7/9/2008*; Hare, Phil [D-
  IL-17]--7/9/2008*; Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]--7/9/2008*; Salazar, 
  John T. [D-CO-3]--7/14/2008; Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18]--7/22/2008

Veterans' Health Care Policy Enhancement Act of 2008

July 9, 2008--Introduced in House.
July 29, 2008--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 110-786.
July 30, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 
  required): 421-0 (Roll No. 541).
July 31, 2008--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 6625

                                                           July 29, 2008

Sponsor: Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]
Cosponsor(s): Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1]--7/29/2008*; Bean, Melissa L. 
  [D-IL-8]--9/10/2008; Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1]--7/29/2008*; 
  Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]--9/10/2008; Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3]--7/
  29/2008*; Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9]--7/29/2008*; Brown, Corrine [D-FL-
  3]--7/29/2008*; Capps, Lois [D-CA-23]--7/29/2008*; Capuano, Michael E. 
  [D-MA-8]--7/29/2008*; Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI]--7/29/2008*; 
  Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]--7/29/2008*; Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]--7/
  29/2008*; Davis, Artur [D-AL-7]--7/29/2008*; Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-
  53]--7/29/2008*; Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25]--9/10/2008; Ellison, Keith 
  [D-MN-5]--9/10/2008; Farr, Sam [D-CA-17]--7/29/2008*; Filner, Bob [D-
  CA-51]--7/29/2008*; Foster, Bill [D-IL-14]--7/29/2008*; Gonzalez, 
  Charles A. [D-TX-20]--7/29/2008*; Green, Al [D-TX-9]--9/10/2008; 
  Green, Gene [D-TX-29]--7/29/2008*; Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-7]--7/29/
  2008*; Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22]--7/29/2008*; Holt, Rush D. [D-NJ-
  12]--7/29/2008*; Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]--7/29/2008*; Johnson, 
  Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]--7/29/2008*; Johnson, Henry C. ``Hank,'' Jr. 
  [D-GA-4]--9/10/2008; Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]--7/29/2008*; Larsen, Rick 
  [D-WA-2]--9/10/2008; Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12]--9/10/2008; Lewis, 
  John [D-GA-5]--7/29/2008*; Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16]--7/29/2008*; Lowey, 
  Nita M. [D-NY-18]--9/10/2008; Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8]--9/10/2008; 
  McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]--7/29/2008*; McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]--7/
  29/2008*; Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]--7/29/2008*; Murphy, Christopher S. [D-
  CT-5]--7/29/2008*; Murphy, Patrick J. [D-PA-8]--7/29/2008*; Pastor, Ed 
  [D-AZ-4]--9/10/2008; Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]--9/10/2008; Scott, 
  Robert C. ``Bobby'' [D-VA-3]--7/29/2008*; Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16]--
  7/29/2008*; Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]--7/29/2008*; Slaughter, Louise 
  McIntosh [D-NY-28]--7/29/2008*; Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]--9/10/2008; 
  Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32]--9/10/2008; Udall, Mark [D-CO-2]--7/29/
  2008*; Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]--9/10/2008; Wasserman Schultz, Debbie 
  [D-FL-20]--7/29/2008*; Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33]--7/29/2008*; Waxman, 
  Henry A. [D-CA-30]--9/10/2008; Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6]--9/10/2008; 
  Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]--9/10/2008

Veteran Voting Support Act

July 29, 2008--Introduced in House.
Sept. 15, 2008--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on House 
  Administration. H. Rept. 110-851, Part I.
Sept. 15, 2008--Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
Sept. 17, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.    
Oct. 2, 2008--Referred to Senate committee: Read twice and referred to 
  the Committee on Rules and Administration.

H.R. 6832

                                                           Sept. 8, 2008

Sponsor: Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Cosponsor(s): Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]--9/8/2008*; Porter, Jon C. [R-NV-
  3]--9/9/2008
  * Original cosponsor.

Veterans' Programs Extension and Construction Authorization Act of 2008

Sept. 8, 2008--Introduced in House.
Sept. 11, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill. Agreed to without objection.
Sept. 12, 2008--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 6980

                                                          Sept. 22, 2008

Sponsor: Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to increase the amount of the Medal of Honor special 
  pension provided under that title by up to $1,000.

Sept. 22, 2008--Introduced in House.
Sept. 24, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
Sept. 25, 2008--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
                              PASSED BILLS

                                 SENATE
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                                  Measure                                                                  Initial Passage
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S. 229                                                                       April 12, 2007
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S. 1396                                                                      December 13, 2007
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S. 1585                                                                      December 13, 2007
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S. 2339                                                                      December 13, 2007
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S. 2162                                                                      June 3, 2008
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S. 2617                                                                      July 30, 2008
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S. 3023                                                                      September 16, 2008
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                                  HOUSE
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                                  Measure                                                                  Initial Passage
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H.R. 1538                                                                    July 25, 2007
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H.R. 327                                                                     September 27, 2007
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H.R. 1284                                                                    October 18, 2007
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H.R. 1808                                                                    October 31, 2007
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H.R. 2546                                                                    November 1, 2007
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H.R. 797                                                                     November 2, 2007
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H.R. 2602                                                                    November 7, 2007
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H.R. 2408                                                                    December 13, 2007
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H.R. 366                                                                     December 19, 2007
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H.R. 4289                                                                    July 11, 2008
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H.R. 2245                                                                    August 1, 2008
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H.R. 4918                                                                    August 1, 2008
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H.R. 6580                                                                    August 1, 2008
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H.R. 1594                                                                    September 30, 2008
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          PUBLIC LAW INDEX OF BILLS ACTED UPON BY THE COMMITTEE
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                  Related Senate      Related House
  Public Law          Bill(s)            Bill(s)          Date Enacted
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       110-45   S. 229              H.R. 474           July 5, 2007
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      110-110   S. 479              H.R. 2219, H.R.    November 5, 2007
                                     327
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      110-111   S. 423              H.R. 1284          November 5, 2007
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      110-112   S. 1026             H.R. 1808          November 8, 2007
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      110-117   ..................  H.R. 2546          November 15, 2007
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      110-118   ..................  H.R. 2602          November 16, 2007
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      110-145   ..................  H.R. 2408          December 21, 2007
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      110-156   S. 1585             H.R. 366           December 26, 2007
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      110-157   S. 1163             H.R. 797, H. Res.  December 26, 2007
                                     855
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      110-168   S. 1396             H.R. 4143          December 26, 2007
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      110-292   ..................  H.R. 4289          July 30, 2008
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      110-302   ..................  H.R. 2245          August 12, 2008
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      110-304   ..................  H.R. 4918          August 12, 2008
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      110-317   S. 2874             H.R. 6580, H.R.    August 29, 2008
                                     5825
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      110-324   S. 2617, S. 423     H.R. 5826          September 24,
                                                        2008
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      110-332   S. 2339             H.R. 4273          September 30,
                                                        2008
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      110-387   S. 2162             H.R. 4053          October 10, 2008
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      110-389   S. 3023, S. 3299,   .................  October 10, 2008
                 S. 3376
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      110-410   ..................  H.R. 1594          October 14, 2008
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                   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF PUBLIC LAWS
              LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF PUBLIC LAWS--Continued
                              ------------

110-45

                                                            July 5, 2007
  A bill to redesignate a Federal building in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 
as the ``Raymond G. Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
Center''.
  S. 229
      April 12, 2007--Passed/agreed to in Senate
      June 25, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House

110-110

                                                        November 5, 2007
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to develop and implement a comprehensive program 
designed to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
  H.R. 327
      House Reports: 110-55
      March 21, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House
      Sept. 27, 2007--Passed/agreed to in Senate
      Oct. 23, 2007--Resolving differences--House actions: On motion 
    that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.. 
    Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 417-0 (Roll No. 987).

110-111

                                                        November 5, 2007
  To increase, effective as of December 1, 2007, the rates of 
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
certain disabled veterans.
  H.R. 1284
      House Reports: 110-56
      March 21, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House
      Oct. 18, 2007--Passed/agreed to in Senate

110-112

                                                        November 8, 2007
  To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 
Augusta, Georgia, as the ``Charlie Norwood Department of Veterans 
Affairs Medical Center''.
  H.R. 1808
      Oct. 23, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House
      Oct. 31, 2007--Passed/agreed to in Senate

110-117

                                                       November 15, 2007
  To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 
Asheville, North Carolina, as the ``Charles George Department of 
Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.
  H.R. 2546
      June 25, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House
      Nov. 1, 2007--Passed/agreed to in Senate

110-118

                                                       November 16, 2007
  To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility in Iron 
Mountain, Michigan, as the ``Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans 
Affairs Medical Facility''.
  H.R. 2602
      June 25, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House
      Nov. 7, 2007--Passed/agreed to in Senate

110-145

                                                       December 21, 2007
  To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in 
Green Bay, Wisconsin, as the ``Milo C. Huempfner Department of Veterans 
Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
  H.R. 2408
      Oct. 23, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House
      Dec. 13, 2007--Passed/agreed to in Senate

110-156

                                                       December 26, 2007
  To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in 
Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the ``Ernest Childers Department of Veterans Affairs 
Outpatient Clinic''.
  H.R. 366
      June 25, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House
      Dec. 19, 2007--Passed/agreed to in Senate

110-157

                                                       December 26, 2007
  An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve low-vision 
benefits matters, matters relating to burial and memorial affairs, and 
other matters under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, and for other purposes.
  H.R. 797
      House Reports: 110-57
      March 21, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House
      Nov. 2, 2007--Passed/agreed to in Senate
      Dec. 11, 2007--Resolving differences--House actions: House agreed 
    to Senate amendment with amendments pursuant to H.Res. 855.
      Dec. 17, 2007--Resolving differences--Senate actions: Senate 
    agreed to House amendments (text and title) to Senate amendment by 
    Unanimous Consent.

110-168

                                                       December 26, 2007
  A bill to authorize a major medical facility project to modernize 
inpatient wards at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 
Atlanta, Georgia.
  S. 1396
      Dec. 13, 2007--Passed/agreed to in Senate
      Dec. 19, 2007--Passed/agreed to in House

110-292

                                                           July 30, 2008
  To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Ponce, 
Puerto Rico, as the ``Euripides Rubio Department of Veterans Affairs 
Outpatient Clinic''.
  H.R. 4289
      June 24, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House
      July 11, 2008--Passed/agreed to in Senate

110-302

                                                         August 12, 2008
  To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in 
Wenatchee, Washington, as the Elwood ``Bud'' Link Department of Veterans 
Affairs Outpatient Clinic.
  H.R. 2245
      June 26, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House
      Aug. 1, 2008--Passed/agreed to in Senate

110-304

                                                         August 12, 2008
  To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Miami, 
Florida, as the ``Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
Center''.
  H.R. 4918
      June 26, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House
      Aug. 1, 2008--Passed/agreed to in Senate

110-324

                                                      September 24, 2008
  A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify increases in 
the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected 
disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for 
the survivors of certain disabled veterans that were effective as of 
December 1, 2007, to provide for an increase in the rates of such 
compensation effective December 1, 2008, and for other purposes.
  S. 2617
      Senate Reports: 110-430
      July 30, 2008--Passed/agreed to in Senate
      Sept. 10, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House

110-332

                                                      September 30, 2008
  A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in 
Alpena, Michigan, as the ``Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner 
Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic''.
  S. 2339
      Dec. 13, 2007--Passed/agreed to in Senate
      Sept. 17, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House

110-387

                                                        October 10, 2008
  A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
  S. 2162
      Senate Reports: 110-281
      June 3, 2008--Passed/agreed to in Senate
      Sept. 24, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House
      Sept. 27, 2008--Resolving differences--Senate actions: Senate 
    agreed to the House amendment to the bill by Unanimous Consent.

110-389

                                                        October 10, 2008
  A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance 
compensation and pension, housing, labor and education, and insurance 
benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
  S. 3023
      Senate Reports: 110-449
      May 15, 2008--Introduced in Senate
      Sept. 16, 2008--Passed/agreed to in Senate
      Sept. 24, 2008--Passed/agreed to in House
      Sept. 27, 2008--Resolving differences--Senate actions: Senate 
    agreed to the House amendment to the bill by Unanimous Consent.
             HEARINGS AND MEETING SESSIONS OF THE COMMITTEE
        HEARINGS AND MEETING SESSIONS OF THE COMMITTEE--Continued
                              ------------

January 9, 2007. Organizational meeting.
January 23, 2007. DOD/VA Collaboration and Cooperation to Meet the Needs 
  of Returning Servicemembers.
February 13, 2007. FY 2008 Budget for Veterans' Programs.
February 27, 2007. Joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs to hear the legislative presentation of the Disabled American 
  Veterans.
March 6, 2007. Joint hearing with the House Veterans' Affairs Committee 
  to hear the legislative presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars 
  of the United States.
March 7, 2007. Oversight hearing: VA Claims Adjudication Process.
March 8, 2007. Joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs to hear the legislative presentations of the Paralyzed 
  Veterans of America, Jewish War Veterans of the USA, Blinded Veterans 
  Association, Vietnam Veterans of America, Air Force Sergeants 
  Association, and Non Commissioned Officers Association.
March 27, 2007. Oversight hearing: VA/DOD Cooperation and Collaboration 
  to Meet the Health Care Needs of Returning Servicemembers.
March 29, 2007. Joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs to hear the legislative presentations of AMVETS, American Ex-
  Prisoners of War, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Gold Star Wives 
  of America, Fleet Reserve Association, Retired Enlisted Association, 
  Military Officers Association of America, and National Association of 
  State Directors of Veterans Affairs.
April 11, 2007. Hearing on the Filipino Veterans Equity Act 2007.
April 12, 2007. Joint hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee 
  on Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs disability rating 
  systems and the transition of servicemembers from the Department of 
  Defense to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
April 18, 2007. Meeting: The Committee met to vote on the nomination of 
  Thomas Harvey to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for 
  Congressional Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs.
April 25, 2007 Oversight hearing: Mental Health Issues.
May 9, 2007. Hearing on Pending Benefits Legislation.
May 16, 2007. Hearing on the nomination of Dr. Michael J. Kussman to be 
  Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
May 22, 2007. Meeting: Committee vote on Nomination of Dr. Michael J. 
  Kussman to be Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs.
May 23, 2007. Hearing on Pending Health Care Legislation.
May 29, 2007. Field hearing held in New Philadelphia, Ohio: Issues 
  Facing Veterans in the Rural Areas of Appalachia.
June 13, 2007. Oversight hearing: VA, DOD and DOL Collaboration and 
  Cooperation to Meet the Employment Needs of Returning Servicemembers.
June 27, 2007. Meeting: Committee markup of S. 423, Veterans' 
  Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2007; S. 479, the Joshua 
  Omvig Veterans' Suicide Prevention Act; S. 1163, the Blinded Veterans 
  Paired Organ Act of 2007; S. 1233, the Veterans' Traumatic Brain 
  Injury and Other Health Programs Improvement Act of 2007; and S. 1315, 
  the Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007.
June 27, 2007. Hearing on the Nomination of Charles L. Hopkins, of 
  Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
  (Operations, Preparedness, Security and Law Enforcement), Department 
  of Veterans Affairs.
July 21, 2007. Field hearing held in Great Falls, Montana: Addressing 
  the Needs of Veterans in Rural Areas.
July 24, 2007. Meeting: Committee vote on Nomination of Charles L. 
  Hopkins, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs (Operations, Preparedness, Security and Law Enforcement), 
  Department of Veterans Affairs.
July 25, 2007. Oversight hearing: VA Health Care Funding Issues.
July 31, 2007. Hearing: VA and DOD Collaboration and Cooperation and the 
  Education Needs of Returning Servicemembers.
August 17, 2007. Field hearing held in Tacoma, Washington: Mental Health 
  Care Needs of Veterans in the State of Washington.
August 21, 2007. Field hearing held in Honolulu, Hawaii: Health Care and 
  Benefits for Veterans in Hawaii.
August 23, 2007. Field hearing held in Maui, Hawaii: Health Care for 
  Veterans on Maui.
August 27, 2007. Field hearing held in Kona-Kailua, Hawaii: Access to VA 
  Health Care and Benefits in Kona and Outreach to the Guard and Reserve 
  in Hawaii.
August 28, 2007. Field hearing held in Augusta, Georgia: VA and DOD 
  Collaboration and Cooperation to Care for Wounded Soldiers Returning 
  from Afghanistan and Iraq (OEF/OIF).
September 19, 2007. Oversight hearing: The Current State of Affairs for 
  Information Technology with VA.
September 20, 2007. Joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs to hear the legislative presentation of The American Legion.
September 25, 2007. Oversight hearing: Research and Treatment for Gulf 
  War Illnesses.
September 27, 2007. Hearing: Nomination of Paul J. Hutter to be General 
  Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
October 2, 2007. Meeting: Committee vote on Nomination of Paul J.
  Hutter to be General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.    
October 17, 2007. Oversight hearing: VA and DOD Collaboration: Report of 
  the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded 
  Warriors; Report of the Veterans Disability Benefits Commission; and 
  other related reports.
October 24, 2007. Hearing: Pending Legislation.
October 31, 2007. Oversight hearing on the Uniformed Services Employment 
  and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).
November 6, 2007. Oversight hearing: Hiring Practices and Quality 
  Control in VA Medical Facilities.
November 7, 2007. Oversight hearing: Performance and Structure of the 
  United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
November 14, 2007. Meeting: Committee markup of S. 2004, to establish 
  epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration 
  of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; S. 
  2142, Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2007; S. 2160, Veterans 
  Pain Care Act of 2007; and S. 2162, Mental Health Improvements Act of 
  2007.
November 14, 2007. Hearing: Nomination of Michael W. Hager to be 
  Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, Department 
  of Veterans Affairs.
November 16, 2007. Meeting: Committee vote on Nomination of Michael W. 
  Hager to be Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.
December 5, 2007. Hearing: Nomination of LTG James B. Peake (Ret.), 
  M.D., to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
December, 13, 2007. Meeting: Committee vote on Nomination of LTG James 
  B. Peake (Ret.), M.D., to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
January 24, 2008. Hearing: Review of the Veterans' Disability 
  Compensation: Report of the Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission.
February 5, 2008. Hearing: Review of Veterans' Disability Compensation: 
  Rehabilitating Veterans.
February 13, 2008. Hearing: The FY 2009 Budget for Veterans' Programs.
February 27, 2008. Hearing: Review of Veterans' Disability Compensation: 
  Expert Work on PTSD and Other Issues.
March 4, 2008. Joint hearing with the House Veterans' Affairs Committee 
  to hear the legislative presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars 
  of the United States.
March 4, 2008. Joint hearing with the House Veterans' Affairs Committee 
  to hear the legislative presentation of the Disabled American 
  Veterans.
March 6, 2008. Joint hearing with the House Veterans' Affairs Committee 
  to hear the legislative presentations of the American Ex-Prisoners of 
  War, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Jewish War Veterans of the USA, 
  Blinded Veterans Association, Vietnam Veterans of America, Non 
  Commissioned Officers Association, and Air Force Sergeants 
  Association.
March 11, 2008. Hearing: Caring for the Families of Wounded Warriors.
April 3, 2008. Joint hearing with the House Veterans' Affairs Committee 
  to hear the legislative presentations of AMVETS, Military Order of the 
  Purple Heart, Gold Star Wives of America, Fleet Reserve Association, 
  The Retired Enlisted Association, Military Officers Association of 
  America, and National Association of State Directors of Veterans 
  Affairs.
April 9, 2008. Oversight hearing: Making the VA the Workplace of Choice 
  for Health Care Providers.
April 23, 2008. Oversight hearing: Update on VA and DoD Cooperation and 
  Collaboration.
May 7, 2008. Legislative hearing: Pending Benefits Legislation.
May 21, 2008. Legislative hearing: Pending Health Care Legislation.
June 4, 2008. Oversight hearing: Systemic Indifference to Invisible 
  Wounds.
June 26, 2008. Meeting: Committee markup of S. 2969, (Committee Print) 
  Veterans' Health Care Authorization Act of 2008; S. 3023, (Committee 
  Print) Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008; An original bill 
  (became S. 3339 upon introduction), to provide technical corrections 
  to S. 22, the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007; 
  and S. 2617, (Committee Print) Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living 
  Adjustment Act of 2008.
June 26, 2008. Hearing: Nomination of Christine Hill to be Assistant 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Congressional Affairs), Department of 
  Veterans Affairs.
July 3, 2008. Field hearing held in Tupelo, Mississippi: Caring for 
  America's Aging Veterans.
July 9, 2008. Oversight hearing: Review of Veterans' Disability 
  Compensation: Undue Delay in Claims Processing.
July 9, 2008. Meeting: The Committee met off the Senate Floor and voted 
  on the nomination of Christine Hill.
July 23, 2008. Oversight hearing: VA's Response to Returning Guard and 
  Reserve Members.
September 11, 2008. Joint hearing with the House Veterans' Affairs 
  Committee to hear the legislative presentation of The American Legion.
September 17, 2008. Nomination hearing: Patrick W. Dunne to be Under 
  Secretary for Benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
September 23, 2008. Meeting: The Committee met off the Senate Floor and 
  voted on the nomination of Patrick W. Dunne to be Under Secretary for 
  Benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
September 24, 2008. Oversight hearing: Cooperation and Collaboration by 
  VA and DOD on Information Technology Efforts.
                 COMMITTEE PUBLICATIONS--110th CONGRESS

                                 Reports
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   Report No.                              Title
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        110-132   Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act
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        110-135   Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act
                   of 2007
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        110-141   Legislative and Oversight Activities During The 109th
                   Congress by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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        110-143   Blinded Veterans Paired Organ Act of 2007
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        110-147   Veterans' Traumatic Brain Injury and Other Health
                   Programs Improvement Act of 2007
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        110-148   Veterans Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007
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        110-247   Establishing Epilepsy Centers of Excellence in the
                   Veterans Health Administration
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        110-263   Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2007
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        110-267   Veterans Pain Care Act of 2007
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        110-281   Veterans Mental Health Improvements Act of 2007
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        110-430   Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act
                   of 2008
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        110-433   Veterans' Educational Assistance Benefits Technical
                   Correction Act of 2008
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        110-449   Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008
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        110-473   Veterans' Health Care Authorization Act of 2008
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                                Hearings
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   S. Hrg. No.                        Date and Title
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        110-1     January 23, 2007, DOD/VA Collaboration and Cooperation
                   to Meet the Needs of Returning Servicemembers
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        110-34    February 13, 2007, The Fiscal Year 2008 Budget for
                   Veterans' Programs
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        110-35    March 7, 2007, Oversight hearing: VA Claims
                   Adjudication Process
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        110-70    April 11, 2007, Hearing on The Filipino Veterans
                   Equity Act 2007
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        110-89    April 25, 2007, Oversight hearing on Mental Health
                   Issues
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        110-132   May 16, 2007, Nomination of Dr. Michael J. Kussman to
                   be Under Secretary for Health of the Department of
                   Veterans Affairs
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        110-133   March 27, 2007, DOD/VA Collaboration and Cooperation
                   to Meet the Health Care Needs of Returning
                   Servicemembers
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        110-146   May 29, 2007, Field hearing: Issues Facing Veterans in
                   the Rural Areas of Appalachia. New Philadelphia, Ohio
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        110-150   June 13, 2007, Oversight hearing: VA, DOD and DOL
                   Collaboration and Cooperation to Meet the Employment
                   Needs of Returning Servicemembers
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        110-167   July 21, 2007, Field hearing: Addressing the Needs of
                   Veterans in Rural Areas. Great Falls, Montana
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        110-171   May 23, 2007, Hearing on Pending Health Care
                   Legislation
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        110-187   August 17, 2007, Field hearing: Mental Health Care
                   Needs of Veterans in the State of Washington. Tacoma,
                   Washington
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        110-188   May 9, 2007, Hearing on Pending Benefits Legislation
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        110-212   April 12, 2007, Joint hearing: Armed Forces and
                   Veterans Affairs
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        110-215   July 25, 2007, Oversight hearing: VA Health Care
                   Funding Issues
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        110-223   August 21, 2007, Field hearing: Health Care and
                   Benefits for Veterans in Hawaii. Honolulu, Hawaii
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        110-223   August 23, 2007, Field hearing: Health Care for
                   Veterans on Maui. Maui, Hawaii
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        110-223   August 27, 2007, Field hearing: Access to VA Health
                   Care and Benefits in Kona and Outreach to the Guard
                   and Reserve in Hawaii. Kona-Kailua, Hawaii
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        110-314   September 25, 2007, Oversight hearing: Research and
                   Treatment for Gulf War Illnesses
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        110-327   September 19, 2007, Oversight hearing: The Current
                   State of Affairs for Information Technology with VA
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        110-328   October 24, 2007, Hearing: Pending Legislation
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        110-360   November 7, 2007, Oversight hearing: Performance and
                   Structure of the United States Court of Appeals for
                   Veterans Claims
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        110-374   October 17, 2007, Oversight hearing: VA and DOD
                   Collaboration: Report of the President's Commission
                   on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors;
                   Report of the Veterans Disability Benefit Commission;
                   and other related reports
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        110-377   November 6, 2007, Oversight hearing: Hiring Practices
                   and Quality Control in VA Medical Facilities
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        110-378   November 14, 2007, Meeting: The Committee marked up
                   and passed four measures out of Committee
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        110-379   July 31, 2007, Hearing: VA and DOD Collaboration and
                   Cooperation and the Education Needs of Returning
                   Servicemembers
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        110-403   October 31, 2007, Oversight hearing on the Uniformed
                   Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
                   (USERRA)
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        110-466   January 24, 2008, Hearing: Review of the Veterans'
                   Disability Compensation: Report of the Veterans'
                   Disability Benefits Commission
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        110-467   February 5, 2008, Hearing: Review of Veterans'
                   Disability Compensation: Rehabilitating Veterans
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        110-536   December 5, 2007, Nomination of LTG James B. Peake
                   (Ret.), MD, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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        110-616   February 13, 2008, Hearing: The FY 2009 Budget for
                   Veterans' Programs
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        110-638   February 27, 2008, Hearing: Review of Veterans'
                   Disability Compensation: Expert Work on PTSD and
                   Other Issues
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        110-675   May 7, 2008, Legislative hearing: Pending Benefits
                   Legislation
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        110-690   May 21, 2008, Legislative hearing: Pending Health Care
                   Legislation
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        110-714   September 24, 2008, Oversight hearing: Cooperation and
                   Collaboration by VA and DOD on Information Technology
                   Efforts
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        110-732   Wednesday July 9, 2008, Oversight hearing: Review of
                   Veterans' Disability Compensation: Undue Delay in
                   Claims Processing
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        110-767   April 9, 2008, Oversight hearing: Making the VA the
                   Workplace of Choice for Health Care Providers
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        110-781   April 23, 2008, Oversight hearing: Update on VA and
                   DOD Cooperation and Collaboration
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        110-783   March 11, 2008, Hearing: Caring for the Families of
                   Wounded Warriors
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        110-795   June 4, 2008, Oversight hearing: Systemic Indifference
                   to Invisible Wounds
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        110-796   July 23, 2008, Oversight hearing: VA Outreach to
                   Members of the National Guard and Reserves
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        110-801   August 28, 2007, Field hearing: VA and DOD
                   Collaboration and Cooperation to Care for Wounded
                   Soldiers Returning from Afghanistan and Iraq (OEF/
                   OIF). Augusta, Georgia
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        110-805   July 3, 2008, Field hearing: Caring for America's
                   Aging Veterans. Tupelo, Mississippi
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        110-809   June 27, 2007, Nomination of Charles L. Hopkins, of
                   Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of
                   Veterans Affairs (Operations, Preparedness, Security
                   and Law Enforcement)
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        110-809   September 27, 2007, Nomination of Paul J. Hutter to be
                   General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs
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        110-809   November 14, 2007, Nomination of Michael W. Hager to
                   be Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and
                   Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
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        110-809   June 26, 2008, Nomination of Christine Hill to be
                   Assistant Secretary of VA for Congressional Affairs
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        110-809   September 17, 2008, Nomination of Patrick W. Dunne to
                   be Under Secretary for Benefits of the Department of
                   Veterans Affairs
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                        EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS
                   EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS--Continued
                              ------------

EC-222.--A communication from the Secretary for Regulatory Policy and 
  Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Filipino Veterans' Benefits Improvements'' (RIN2900-AK65) received 
  on December 21, 2006; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-223.--A communication from the Director of Regulatory Management, 
  Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Medical: Informed Consent--Extension of Time Period and Modification 
  of Witness Requirement for Signature Consent'' (RIN2900-AM19) received 
  on December 21, 2006; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-224.--A communication from the Director of Regulatory Management, 
  Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Transfer of Montgomery GI Bill--Active Duty Entitlement to 
  Dependents'' (RIN2900-AM12) received on December 21, 2006; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-345.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Extension of the Presumptive Period for Compensation for Gulf War 
  Veterans'' (RIN2900-AM47) received on January 11, 2007; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-561.--A communication from the Chief of Regulations Management, 
  Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Accrued Benefits'' (RIN2900-AM28) received on January 25, 2007; to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-756.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Department's 
  competitive sourcing efforts during fiscal year 2006; to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-845.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Home 
  Schooling and Educational Institution'' (RIN2900-AM37) received on 
  February 16, 2007; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-846.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Priority for Partial Grants to States for Construction or 
  Acquisition of State Home Facilities'' (RIN2900-AM42) received on 
  February 16, 2007; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1129.--A communication from the Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
  and Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the activities and 
  accomplishments of the Joint Executive Committee of the Departments; 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1159.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Traumatic Injury Protection Rider to 
  Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance'' (RIN2900-AM36) received on 
  March 22, 2007; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1160.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Medical: Informed Consent--Designate 
  Health Care Professionals to Obtain Informed Consent'' (RIN2900-AM21) 
  received on March 22, 2007; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1219.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Schedule for Rating Disabilities; Appendices A, B, and C'' (RIN2900-
  AM60) received on March 23, 2007; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

EC-1220.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Delegations of Authority; National Cemetery Administration'' 
  (RIN2900-AM18) received on March 23, 2007; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1238.--A communication from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting, 
  pursuant to law, the 2005 Annual Report of the Assistant Secretary for 
  Veterans' Employment and Training of the Department of Labor; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1467.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program--Initial 
  Evaluations'' (RIN2900-AM25) received on April 10, 2007; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1468.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Veterans and Dependents Education: Topping-Up Tuition Assistance; 
  Licensing and Certification Tests; Duty to Assist Education 
  Claimants'' (RIN2900-AK80) received on April 10, 2007; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1818.--A communication from the Director of Regulatory Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Administration of VA Educational Benefits--Centralized 
  Certification'' (RIN2900-AL43) received on May 2, 2007; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-2127.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Department of Veterans Affairs Implementation of OMB Guidance on 
  Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension'' (RIN2900-AM44) received on 
  May 29, 2007; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-2180.--A communication from the Special Assistant to the Secretary, 
  White House Liaison, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, 
  pursuant to law, the report of a nomination for the position of Under 
  Secretary for Health, received on June 5, 2007; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-2181.--A communication from the Special Assistant to the Secretary, 
  White House Liaison, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, 
  pursuant to law, the report of a nomination for the position of 
  Assistant Secretary for Operations, Preparedness, Security and Law 
  Enforcement Functions, received on June 5, 2007; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-2357.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, the report of a draft bill entitled ``Veterans' 
  Authorities Expansion Act of 2007''; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

EC-2358.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Office of Information and Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Data 
  Breaches'' (RIN2900-AM63) received on June 21, 2007; to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-2557.--A communication from the Special Assistant to the Secretary, 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, (2) 
  reports relative to vacancy announcements within the Department, 
  received on July 10, 2007; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-2591.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Increase in Rates Payable Under the Montgomery GI Bill--Selected 
  Reserve and Other Miscellaneous Issues'' (RIN2900-AM50) received on 
  July 17, 2007; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-2765.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, the report of a draft bill entitled, ``Veterans' Pride 
  Initiative Act''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-2766.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, the report of a draft bill entitled, ``Agent Orange 
  Equitable Compensation Act''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-2788.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, the report of a draft bill intended to clarify the 
  requirements for special monthly pension based on age and disability; 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-3133.--A communication from the Director, Veterans Health 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Disclosure of Information to 
  Organ Procurement Organizations'' (RIN2900-AM65) received on September 
  5, 2007; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-3354.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, a draft bill intended to assist formerly homeless 
  veterans who reside in permanent housing; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-3385.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, a draft bill intended to establish the position of 
  Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction 
  within the Department; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-3442.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Government-Furnished Headstone and Marker Regulation'' (RIN2900-
  AM64) received on September 25, 2007; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

EC-3626.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Office of the General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Accreditation of Service Organization Representatives and Agents'' 
  (RIN2900-AM29) received on October 10, 2007; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-3627.--A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Policy and 
  Planning, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to 
  law, an inventory of commercial activities that are currently being 
  performed by the Department's Federal employees for calendar year 
  2006; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-3755.--A communication from the Secretary of Defense and Acting 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, the report of a draft 
  bill entitled, ``America's Wounded Warriors Act''; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-3982.--A communication from the White House Liaison, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
  vacancy for the position of Secretary, received on November 13, 2007; 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4123.--A communication from the White House Liaison, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of action 
  on a nomination for the position of General Counsel, received on 
  November 16, 2007; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4126.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Transfer of Duties of Former VA Board of 
  Contract Appeals'' (RIN2900-AM73) received on November 20, 2007; to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4328.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Reasonable Charges for Medical Care or Services'' (RIN2900-AM35) 
  received on December 4, 2007; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4329.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Extension of the Presumptive Period for Compensation for Gulf War 
  Veterans'' (RIN2900-AM47) received on December 3, 2007; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4645.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``VA Acquisition Regulation: Plain Language 
  Rewrite'' (RIN2900-AK78) received on January 3, 2008; to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4646.--A communication from the White House Liaison, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a 
  nomination for the position of Secretary of Veterans Affairs, received 
  on January 3, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4647.--A communication from the White House Liaison, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of action 
  on a nomination for the position of Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs, received on January 3, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

EC-4801.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Education: Approval of Accredited Courses for VA Education 
  Benefits'' (RIN2900-AM80) received on January 15, 2008; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4802.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Dependents' Educational Assistance'' (RIN2900-AM72) received on 
  January 15, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4803.--A communication from the National President, Women's Army 
  Corps Veterans' Association, transmitting, pursuant to law, an inquiry 
  into their need to submit an annual report; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4835.--A communication from the Director of Regulations, Veterans 
  Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, 
  pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Veterans Education: 
  Incorporation of Miscellaneous Statutory Provisions'' (RIN2900-AL28) 
  received on January 24, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4878.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Department's 
  competitive sourcing efforts of fiscal year 2007; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4879.--A communication from the Liaison, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of action on a 
  nomination for the position of Secretary of Veterans Affairs, received 
  on January 7, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-5116.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Loan 
  Guaranty: Loan Servicing and Claims Procedures Modifications'' 
  (RIN2900-AL65) received on February 1, 2008; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-5297.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, proposed legislation detailing the Department's request 
  for funds for fiscal year 2009; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-5501.--A communication from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
  the activities and accomplishments of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs and Department of Defense Joint Executive Council; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-5680.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, a draft bill intended to improve veterans' health care 
  benefits; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-5848.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Office of Information Protection and Risk Management, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Data Breaches'' (RIN2900-AM63) received on April 10, 2008; 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-6057.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Notice 
  and Assistance Requirements and Technical Correction'' (RIN2900-AM17) 
  received on April 29, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-6088.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting draft legislation intended to expand and enhance 
  veterans' benefits; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-6193.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Provision of Hospital Care and Medical 
  Services During Certain Disasters or Emergencies'' (RIN2900-AM40) 
  received on May 12, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-6291.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Graves 
  Marked with a Private Headstone or Marker'' (RIN2900-AM93) received on 
  May 13, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-6292.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Office of General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Accreditation of Agents and Attorneys; Agent and Attorney Fees'' 
  (RIN2900-AM62) received on May 13, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

EC-6453.--A communication from the White House Liaison, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, (2) reports relative 
  to vacancy announcements within the Department, received on May 29, 
  2008; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-6518.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Survivors' and Dependents--Educational Assistance Program Period of 
  Eligibility for Eligible Children and Other Miscellaneous Issues'' 
  (RIN2900-AL44) received on June 3, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

EC-6745.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Prohibition of Interment or Memorialization in National Cemeteries 
  and Certain State Cemeteries Due to Commission of Capital Crimes'' 
  (RIN2900-AM86) received on June 20, 2008; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-7088.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Beneficiary Travel Under 38 U.S.C. 111 Within the United States'' 
  (RIN2900-AM02) received on July 2, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

EC-7172.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Supplemental Statement of the Case'' 
  (RIN2900-AM49) received on July 15, 2008; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-7499.--A communication submitted jointly by the Assistant Secretary 
  of the Army (Civil Works) and the Under Secretary for Memorial 
  Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to 
  law, a report entitled ``Report on Alternative Measures to Address 
  Cracks in the Monument at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington 
  National Cemetery, Virginia''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-7965.--A communication from the Director, Regulation Policy and 
  Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to 
  law, the report of a rule entitled ``Schedule for Rating Disabilities; 
  Evaluation of Scars'' (RIN2900-AM55) received on September 18, 2008; 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-7966.--A communication from the Director, Regulation Policy and 
  Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to 
  law, the report of a rule entitled ``Presumption of Service Connection 
  for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis'' (RIN2900-AN05) received on 
  September 18, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-8088.--A communication from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
  Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Schedule of Rating Disabilities; Evaluation of Residuals of 
  Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)'' received on September 25, 2008; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-8089.--A communication from Director of Agency Management and Budget, 
  Veterans Employment and Training, Department of Labor, transmitting, 
  pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Annual Report From 
  Federal Contractors'' (RIN1293-AA12) received September 25, 2008; to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-8391.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Dental 
  Care--Provision of One-Time Outpatient Dental Care for Certain 
  Veterans'' (RIN2900-AM95) received in the Office of the President of 
  the Senate on October 14, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-8392.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Grants 
  to States for Construction and Acquisition of State Home Facilities'' 
  (RIN2900-AJ43) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on October 14, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-8659.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Posttraumatic Stress Disorder'' (RIN2900-AN04) received in the 
  Office of the President of the Senate on October 31, 2008; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-8892.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Board of Veterans Appeals, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Board 
  of Veterans' Appeals: Expedited Claims Adjudication Initiative--Pilot 
  Program'' (RIN2900-AM77) received in the Office of the President of 
  the Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

EC-8893.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Increase in Rates Payable Under the Montgomery GI Bill--Active Duty 
  and Other Miscellaneous Issues'' (RIN2900-AM45) received in the Office 
  of the President of the Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-8894.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Elimination of Co-payment for Weight Management Counseling'' 
  (RIN2900-AM59) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-8895.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs (CHAMPVA): Expansion of Benefit Coverage for Prostheses and 
  Enuretic (Bed-wetting) Devices; Miscellaneous Provisions'' (RIN2900-
  AM22) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
  November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-8896.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Disclosure of Information to Organ, Tissue and Eye Procurement 
  Organizations'' (RIN2900-AM65) received in the Office of the President 
  of the Senate on November 12, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

EC-8897.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Schedule for Rating Disabilities; Eye'' (RIN2900-AH43) received in 
  the Office of the President of the Senate on November 12, 2008; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-9030.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection 
  Program'' (RIN2900-AN00) received in the Office of the President of 
  the Senate on December 2, 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-9102.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Assistance to States in Hiring and Retaining Nurses at State 
  Veterans Homes'' (RIN2900-AM26) received in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on December 4, 2008; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

POM-59.--A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of 
  New Mexico memorializing Congress to fully fund medical care and aid 
  and attendant care services for Honey Sue Newby and the other Level 
  Three Spina Bifida children of parents who served in Vietnam and who 
  are totally disabled; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-69.--A resolution adopted by the Senate of the Legislature of the 
  State of Massachusetts memorializing the President and Congress to 
  recommend more funding to the Department of Veterans Affairs in the 
  budget for fiscal year 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-70.--A resolution adopted by the Senate of the Legislature of the 
  State of Vermont urging Congress to enact legislation to assure 
  federal funding for veterans' health care; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

POM-167.--A resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the 
  State of Michigan urging Congress to enact legislation to improve the 
  health programs available to veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

POM-192.--A resolution adopted by the Senate of the State of Texas 
  urging Congress to support legislation for veterans' health care 
  budget reform to allow assured funding; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

POM-195.--A resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the 
  State of Illinois urging Congress to act on legislation that would 
  ensure the safety and well-being of the returning veterans who face 
  mental illness caused by their fulfillment of their duties; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-227.--A resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the 
  State of Illinois urging Congress to do what is necessary to ensure 
  that returning veterans get the best in healthcare; to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-228.--A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature of the 
  State of Texas urging Congress to support the ``Belated Thank You to 
  the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2005''; to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-233.--A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature of the 
  State of Texas expressing its gratitude for the sacrifices made by 
  veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-234.--A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature of the 
  State of Texas urging Congress to authorize the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs to convey the Thomas T. Connally Medical Center to the State 
  of Texas; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-246.--A resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the 
  State of Michigan urging Congress to reestablish medical care for 
  certain veterans whose income and disability status disqualified them 
  for medical care as of January 17, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

POM-255.--A resolution adopted by the Senate of the State of Michigan 
  urging Congress to provide for the construction and maintenance of a 
  national cemetery in Michigan's Upper Peninsula; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

POM-294.--A resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the 
  State of Maine urging Congress to ensure funding for Veterans' health 
  care; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-346.--A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature of the 
  State of Louisiana urging Congress to take the actions necessary to 
  ensure adequate funding for veterans' health care; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

POM-347.--A concurrent resolution adopted by the Senate of the State of 
  Louisiana urging Congress to adopt and implement the recommendations 
  of the Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

POM-356.--A resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of 
  Nebraska urging Congress to continue its efforts to account for all of 
  the missing people from the Vietnam War; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

POM-400.--A resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the 
  State of Michigan urging Congress to pass the ``Post-9/11 Veterans 
  Educational Assistance Act''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-431.--A resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the 
  State of Louisiana urging Congress to take such actions as are 
  necessary to recognize the need for support of the spouses of deceased 
  veterans and the need for housing for homeless veterans; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-432.--A resolution adopted by the Senate of the State of Louisiana 
  to take such actions as are necessary to recognize the need for 
  support of the spouses of deceased veterans and the need for housing 
  for homeless veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-439.--A joint resolution adopted by the Senate of the State of 
  Colorado concerning endorsement of the federal ``Post-9/11 Veterans 
  Educational Assistance Act of 2007''; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

POM-475.--A joint resolution adopted by the Alaska State Legislature 
  supporting federal funding for veterans' health care and urging the 
  United States Congress to ensure adequate funding for veterans' health 
  care; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
POM-478.--A resolution adopted by the legislature of the Republic of the 
  Philippines thanking the U.S. Senate for the passage of S.1315 known 
  as the Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
                          EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
                    EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS--Continued
                              ------------

January 9, 2007

PN105-110
THOMAS E. HARVEY, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs (Congressional Affairs)

January 9, 2007--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
April 18, 2007--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  favorably.
April 18, 2007--Reported by Senator Akaka, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
April 18, 2007--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 77. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
May 25, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

April 10, 2007

PN420-110
MICHAEL K. KUSSMAN, of Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary for Health 
  of the Department of Veterans Affairs

April 10, 2007--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
May 16, 2007--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  favorably.
May 22, 2007--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  favorably.
May 16, 2007--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings 
  printed: S.Hrg. 110-132.
May 22, 2007--Reported by Senator Akaka, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
  without printed report.
May 22, 2007--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 116. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
May 25, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

April 11, 2007

PN427-110
CHARLES L. HOPKINS, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs (Operations, Preparedness, Security and Law 
  Enforcement)

April 11, 2007--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
June 27, 2007--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
July 24, 2007--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  favorably.
July 24, 2007--Reported by Senator Akaka, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
July 24, 2007--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 244. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
August 1, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

June 28, 2007

PN719-110
PAUL J. HUTTER, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs

June 28, 2007--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
September 27, 2007--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
October 2, 2007--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  favorably.
October 2, 2007--Reported by Senator Akaka, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
October 2, 2007--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 331. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
October 4, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

September 18, 2007

PN943-110
MICHAEL W. HAGER, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs (Human Resources and Management)

September 18, 2007--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.
November 14, 2007--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
November 16, 2007--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be 
  reported favorably.
November 16, 2007--Reported by Senator Akaka, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
November 16, 2007--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 
  394. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear 
  and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
November 16, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

November 15, 2007

PN1054-110
JAMES B. PEAKE, of the District of Columbia, to be Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs

November 15, 2007--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.
December 13, 2007--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be 
  reported favorably.
December 5, 2007--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. 
  Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-536.
December 13, 2007--Reported by Senator Akaka, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
December 13, 2007--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 
  407. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear 
  and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
December 14, 2007--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

April 23, 2008

PN1596-110
CHRISTINE O. HILL, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs (Congressional Affairs)

April 23, 2008--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
June 26, 2008--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
July 9, 2008--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  favorably.
July 9, 2008--Reported by Senator Akaka, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
  without printed report.
July 9, 2008--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 695. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
October 2, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

July 30, 2008

PN1931-110
PATRICK W. DUNNE, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Benefits of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs

July 30, 2008--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
September 17, 2008--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
September 23, 2008--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be 
  reported favorably.
September 23, 2008--Reported by Senator Akaka, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
September 23, 2008--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 
  767. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear 
  and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
October 2, 2008--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
              AUTHOR INDEX OF SENATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 
                        REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
AUTHOR INDEX OF SENATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE--
                                Continued
                              ------------

Daniel K. Akaka

                                 Sponsor

S. 383 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the 
  period of eligibility for health care for combat service in the 
  Persian Gulf War or future hostilities from two years to five years 
  after discharge or release.
S. 423 A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2007, the rates 
  of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
  the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors 
  of certain disabled veterans.
S. 643 A bill to amend section 1922A of title 38, United States Code, to 
  increase the amount of supplemental insurance available for totally 
  disabled veterans.
S. 1163 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  compensation and specially adapted housing for veterans in certain 
  cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, and to provide for 
  the use of the National Directory of New Hires for income verification 
  purposes.
S. 1215 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and 
  improve certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1233 A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
  treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance 
  veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and 
  services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes.
S. 1384 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal 
  authority for adjustments to per diem payments to homeless veterans 
  service centers for receipt of other sources of income, to extend 
  authorities for certain programs to benefit homeless veterans, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1421 A bill to provide for the maintenance, management, and 
  availability for research of assets of Air Force Health Study.
S. 1757 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend or make 
  permanent certain authorities for veterans' benefits, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2025 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  eligibility criteria for special monthly pension.
S. 2026 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, chapter 11, to 
  clarify that an award of benefits based on a regulatory presumption 
  established pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 1116 after September 30, 
  2002, cannot be made effective earlier than the date the regulatory 
  presumption was established; and to clarify that the presumption of 
  herbicide exposure provided by 38 U.S.C. section 1116(f) applies only 
  to veterans who served in Vietnam on land or on Vietnam's inland 
  waterways and not to those who served only in waters offshore or in 
  airspace above.
S. 2027 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, chapter 5, to 
  authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and promote 
  programs and activities honoring veterans and to authorize the next of 
  kin of a deceased veteran to wear the veteran's awards and decorations 
  under certain circumstances.
S. 2090 A bill to protect privacy and security concerns in court 
  records.
S. 2091 A bill to increase the number of the court's active judges.
S. 2138 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish 
  within the Department of Veterans Affairs the position of Assistant 
  Secretary for Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2160 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  pain care initiative in health care facilities of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2162 A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
  disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
S. 2273 A bill to enhance the functioning and integration of formerly 
  homeless veterans who reside in permanent housing, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2309 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  service treatable as service engaged in combat with the enemy for 
  utilization of non-official evidence for proof of service-connection 
  in a combat-related disease or injury.
S. 2617 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify 
  increases in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
  connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
  compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans that were 
  effective as of December 1, 2007, to provide for an increase in the 
  rates of such compensation effective December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2683 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify certain 
  authorities relating to educational assistance benefits for veterans, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2737 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to grant 
  jurisdiction to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims 
  to review compliance of the schedule of ratings for disabilities under 
  section 1151 of that title with statutory requirements applicable to 
  entitlement to disability compensation under chapter 11 of that title, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2768 A bill to provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan 
  guaranty amount for certain housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2796 A bill to require a pilot program on the use of community-based 
  organizations to ensure that veterans receive the care and benefits 
  they need, and for other purposes.
S. 2797 A bill to authorize major medical facility projects and major 
  medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
  fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes.
S. 2825 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a 
  minimum disability rating for veterans receiving medical treatment for 
  a service-connected disability.
S. 2864 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include 
  improvement in quality of life in the objectives of training and 
  rehabilitation for veterans with service-connected disabilities, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2889 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  veterans' health care benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 2926 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify and 
  update provisions of law relating to nonprofit research and education 
  corporations, and for other purposes.
S. 2961 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
  refinancing of home loans by veterans.
S. 2969 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
  capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain 
  nurses and other critical health-care professionals, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2984 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  enhance veterans' benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 3000 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include 
  Federally recognized tribal organizations in certain grant programs of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs for the several States and 
  territories, and for other purposes.
S. 3023 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and 
  enhance compensation and pension, housing, labor and education, and 
  insurance benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3527 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize 
  advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs by providing two-fiscal year budget 
  authority.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22  A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 57 A bill 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.
S. 225 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  number of individuals qualifying for retroactive benefits from 
  traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life 
  Insurance.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 1096 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide certain 
  housing benefits to disabled members of the Armed Forces, to expand 
  certain benefits for disabled veterans with severe burns, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 2471 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  enforcement of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment 
  Rights Act of 1994, and for other purposes.

Lamar Alexander

                                 Sponsor

S. 3400 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  educational assistance available under post-9/11 veterans educational 
  assistance, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 994 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the 
  deductible and change the method of determining the mileage 
  reimbursement rate under the beneficiary travel program administered 
  by the Secretary of Veteran Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2550 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts owed to 
  the United States by members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die 
  as a result of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a 
  combat zone, and for other purposes.
S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes.

Wayne Allard

                                 Sponsor

S. 168 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  national cemetery for veterans in the Pikes Peak Region of Colorado.
S. 472 A bill to authorize a major medical facility project for the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs at Denver, Colorado.
S. 3030 A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to 
  provide for the conveyance to the United States of certain non-Federal 
  land to be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the 
  construction of a veterans medical facility.
                                Cosponsor

S. 1026 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center in Augusta, Georgia, as the ``Charlie Norwood Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.
S. 2550 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts owed to 
  the United States by members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die 
  as a result of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a 
  combat zone, and for other purposes.
S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3167 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which veterans, their surviving spouses, and their 
  children may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for 
  certain purposes.

John Barrasso

                                 Sponsor

S. 3388 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  assignment of pre-stabilization disability ratings to certain veterans 
  for purposes of the payment of disability compensation, and for other 
  purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes
S. 3167 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which veterans, their surviving spouses, and their 
  children may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for 
  certain purposes.

Max Baucus

                                 Sponsor

S. 2951 A bill to require reports on the progress of the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs in addressing causes for variances in compensation 
  payments for veterans for service-connected disabilities.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes
S. 38 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services 
  to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
  Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 225 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  number of individuals qualifying for retroactive benefits from 
  traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life 
  Insurance.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 994 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the 
  deductible and change the method of determining the mileage 
  reimbursement rate under the beneficiary travel program administered 
  by the Secretary of Veteran Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 1718 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
  for reimbursement to servicemembers of tuition for programs of 
  education interrupted by military service, for deferment of students 
  loans and reduced interest rates for servicemembers during periods of 
  military service, and for other purposes.
S. 2639 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  assured adequate level of funding for veterans health care.
S. 2768 A bill to provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan 
  guaranty amount for certain housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2937 A bill to provide permanent treatment authority for participants 
  in Department of Defense chemical and biological testing conducted by 
  Deseret Test Center and an expanded study of the health impact of 
  Project Shipboard Hazard and Defense, and for other purposes.

Evan Bayh

                                 Sponsor

S. 3332 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide comprehensive health care to 
  children of Vietnam veterans born with Spina Bifida, and for other 
  purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2536 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts to the 
  United States in the case of veterans who die as a result of a 
  service-connected disability incurred or aggravated on active duty in 
  a combat zone, and for other purposes.
S. 2550 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts owed to 
  the United States by members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die 
  as a result of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a 
  combat zone, and for other purposes.

Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 117 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the 
  Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the 
  effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.

Jeff Bingaman

                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes
S. 229 A bill to redesignate a Federal building in Albuquerque, New 
  Mexico, as the ``Raymond G. Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Medical Center''.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 2162 A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
  disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.

Christopher S. Bond

                                 Sponsor

S. 2963 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3008  A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 38 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services 
  to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
  Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.

Barbara Boxer

                                 Sponsor

S. 2965 A bill to require a report on the inclusion of severe and acute 
  Post Traumatic Stress Disorder among the conditions covered by 
  traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life 
  Insurance.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 38 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services 
  to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
  Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 57 A bill 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.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 994 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the 
  deductible and change the method of determining the mileage 
  reimbursement rate under the beneficiary travel program administered 
  by the Secretary of Veteran Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1718 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
  for reimbursement to servicemembers of tuition for programs of 
  education interrupted by military service, for deferment of students 
  loans and reduced interest rates for servicemembers during periods of 
  military service, and for other purposes.
S. 2768 A bill to provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan 
  guaranty amount for certain housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  improve health care services available to women veterans, especially 
  those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
  Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2963 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3008 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3527 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize 
  advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs by providing two-fiscal year budget 
  authority.

Sherrod Brown

                                 Sponsor

S. 1718 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
  for reimbursement to servicemembers of tuition for programs of 
  education interrupted by military service, for deferment of students 
  loans and reduced interest rates for servicemembers during periods of 
  military service, and for other purposes.
S. 1719 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  additional educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to 
  veterans pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, or 
  math.
S. 2142 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse veterans receiving 
  emergency treatment in non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities 
  for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to Department 
  facilities, and for other purposes.
S. 2870 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out quality assurance 
  activities with respect to the administration of disability 
  compensation, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 57 A bill 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.
S. 117 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the 
  Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the 
  effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 225 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  number of individuals qualifying for retroactive benefits from 
  traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life 
  Insurance.
S. 383 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the 
  period of eligibility for health care for combat service in the 
  Persian Gulf War or future hostilities from two years to five years 
  after discharge or release.
S. 423 A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2007, the rates 
  of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
  the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors 
  of certain disabled veterans.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 847 A bill to extend the period of time during which a veteran's 
  multiple sclerosis is to be considered to have been incurred in, or 
  aggravated by, military service during a period of war.
S. 848 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved 
  benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 994 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the 
  deductible and change the method of determining the mileage 
  reimbursement rate under the beneficiary travel program administered 
  by the Secretary of Veteran Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1026 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center in Augusta, Georgia, as the ``Charlie Norwood Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 1147 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to terminate the 
  administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs of veterans in the lowest priority 
  category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'').
S. 1163 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  compensation and specially adapted housing for veterans in certain 
  cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, and to provide for 
  the use of the National Directory of New Hires for income verification 
  purposes.
S. 1261 A bill to amend title 10 and 38, United States Code, to repeal 
  the 10-year limit on use of Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance 
  benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 1334 A bill to amend section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, to 
  make permanent authority to furnish government headstones and markers 
  for graves of veterans at private cemeteries, and for other purposes.
S. 1672 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  a scholarship program for students seeking a degree or certificate in 
  the areas of visual impairment and orientation and mobility.
S. 2160 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  pain care initiative in health care facilities of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2550 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts owed to 
  the United States by members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die 
  as a result of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a 
  combat zone, and for other purposes.
S. 2617 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify 
  increases in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
  connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
  compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans that were 
  effective as of December 1, 2007, to provide for an increase in the 
  rates of such compensation effective December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes
S. 2768 A bill to provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan 
  guaranty amount for certain housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2799  A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  improve health care services available to women veterans, especially 
  those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
  Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2824 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse 
  actions of certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 3299 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the 
  demonstration project on adjustable rate mortgages and the 
  demonstration project on hybrid adjustable rate mortgages.

Sam Brownback

                                 Sponsor

S. 2690 A bill to authorize the placement in Arlington National Cemetery 
  of an American Braille tactile flag in Arlington National Cemetery 
  honoring blind members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and other 
  Americans
                                Cosponsor

S. 38 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services 
  to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
  Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 2550 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts owed to 
  the United States by members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die 
  as a result of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a 
  combat zone, and for other purposes.
S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2946 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make a 
  stillborn child an insurable dependent for purposes for the 
  Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes.
S. 3008 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.

Jim Bunning

                                Cosponsor

S. 1096 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide certain 
  housing benefits to disabled members of the Armed Forces, to expand 
  certain benefits for disabled veterans with severe burns, and for 
  other purposes.

Richard Burr

                                 Sponsor

S. 874 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  financial assistance program to facilitate the provision of supportive 
  services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2573 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require a 
  program of mental health care and rehabilitation for veterans for 
  service-related post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety 
  disorder, or a related substance use disorder, and for other purposes.
S. 2640 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance and 
  improve insurance, housing, labor and education, and other benefits 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2674 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  and enhance procedures for the retirement of members of the Armed 
  Forces for disability and to improve and enhance authorities for the 
  rating and compensation of service-connected disabilities in veterans, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 3167 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which veterans, their surviving spouses, and their 
  children may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for 
  certain purposes.
S. 3178 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize 
  dental insurance for veterans and survivors and dependents of 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 1026 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center in Augusta, Georgia, as the ``Charlie Norwood Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 1314 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 2162 A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
  disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
S. 2550 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts owed to 
  the United States by members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die 
  as a result of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a 
  combat zone, and for other purposes.
S. 2617 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify 
  increases in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
  connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
  compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans that were 
  effective as of December 1, 2007, to provide for an increase in the 
  rates of such compensation effective December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2768 A bill to provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan 
  guaranty amount for certain housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes.

Robert C. Byrd

                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 1334 A bill to amend section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, to 
  make permanent authority to furnish government headstones and markers 
  for graves of veterans at private cemeteries, and for other purposes.
S. 2550 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts owed to 
  the United States by members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die 
  as a result of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a 
  combat zone, and for other purposes.

Maria Cantwell

                                 Sponsor

S. 1261 A bill to amend title 10 and 38, United States Code, to repeal 
  the 10-year limit on use of Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance 
  benefits, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 57 A bill 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.
S. 117 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the 
  Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the 
  effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 2768 A bill to provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan 
  guaranty amount for certain housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs.

Benjamin L. Cardin

                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 57 A bill 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.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 2160 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  pain care initiative in health care facilities of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Robert P. Casey, Jr.

                                 Sponsor

S. 2981 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide a 
  one-year period of protection against mortgage foreclosures for 
  certain disabled or severely injured servicemembers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3432 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  enforcement of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment 
  Rights Act of 1994, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 38 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services 
  to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
  Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 882 A bill to require a pilot program on the facilitation of the 
  transition of members of the Armed Forces to receipt of veterans 
  health care benefits upon completion of military service, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 1233 A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
  treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1314 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1384 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal 
  authority for adjustments to per diem payments to homeless veterans 
  service centers for receipt of other sources of income, to extend 
  authorities for certain programs to benefit homeless veterans, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1392 A bill to increase the authorization for the major medical 
  facility project to consolidate the medical centers of the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs at the University Drive and H. John Heinz III 
  divisions, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
S. 1718 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
  for reimbursement to servicemembers of tuition for programs of 
  education interrupted by military service, for deferment of students 
  loans and reduced interest rates for servicemembers during periods of 
  military service, and for other purposes.
S. 2799  A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  improve health care services available to women veterans, especially 
  those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
  Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.

Saxby Chambliss

                                 Sponsor

S. 1026 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center in Augusta, Georgia, as the ``Charlie Norwood Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.
                                Cosponsor

S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 526  A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  scope of programs of education for which accelerated payments of 
  educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1205 A bill to require a pilot program on assisting veterans service 
  organizations and other veterans groups in developing and promoting 
  peer support programs that facilitate community reintegration of 
  veterans returning from active duty, and for other purposes.
S. 1233 A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
  treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3167 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which veterans, their surviving spouses, and their 
  children may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for 
  certain purposes.

Hillary Rodham Clinton

                                 Sponsor

S. 1409 A bill to provide and enhance education, housing, and 
  entrepreneur assistance for veterans who serve in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
S. 1480 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents (known as ``Gold 
  Star parents'') of members of the Armed Forces who die during a period 
  of war.]
S. 2921 A bill to require pilot programs on training and certification 
  for family caregiver personal care attendants for veterans and members 
  of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury, to require a pilot 
  program on provision of respite care to such veterans and members, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2992 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance housing 
  loan authorities for veterans and to otherwise assist veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces in avoiding the foreclosure of their 
  homes, and for other purposes.
S. 3307 A bill to provide veterans with individualized notice about 
  available benefits, to streamline application processes for the 
  benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 3419 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modernize the disability benefits 
  claims processing system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
  ensure the accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans 
  and their families and survivors, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 57 A bill 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.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1838 A bill to provide for the health care needs of veterans in far 
  South Texas.
S. 2162 A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
  disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
S. 2471 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  enforcement of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment 
  Rights Act of 1994, and for other purposes.
S. 2768 A bill to provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan 
  guaranty amount for certain housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  improve health care services available to women veterans, especially 
  those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
  Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2963 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3008 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.

Tom Coburn

                                Cosponsor

S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1026 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center in Augusta, Georgia, as the ``Charlie Norwood Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.
S. 1585 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the ``Ernest Childers 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
S. 3167 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which veterans, their surviving spouses, and their 
  children may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for 
  certain purposes.

Thad Cochran

                                Cosponsor

S. 38 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services 
  to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
  Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 815 A bill to provide health care benefits to veterans with a 
  service-connected disability at non-Department of Veterans Affairs 
  medical facilities that receive payments under the Medicare program or 
  the TRICARE program.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 2550 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts owed to 
  the United States by members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die 
  as a result of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a 
  combat zone, and for other purposes.
S. 2674 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  and enhance procedures for the retirement of members of the Armed 
  Forces for disability and to improve and enhance authorities for the 
  rating and compensation of service-connected disabilities in veterans, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2690 A bill to authorize the placement in Arlington National Cemetery 
  of an American Braille tactile flag in Arlington National Cemetery 
  honoring blind members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and other 
  Americans.
S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes.

Norm Coleman

                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1026 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center in Augusta, Georgia, as the ``Charlie Norwood Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.
S. 2004 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish 
  epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration 
  of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2139  A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, provide 
  educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the 
  National Guard and Reserve who serve extended period of continuous 
  active duty that include a prolonged period of service in certain 
  theaters of operation, and for other purposes.
S. 3299 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the 
  demonstration project on adjustable rate mortgages and the 
  demonstration project on hybrid adjustable rate mortgages.

Susan M. Collins

                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 1205 A bill to require a pilot program on assisting veterans service 
  organizations and other veterans groups in developing and promoting 
  peer support programs that facilitate community reintegration of 
  veterans returning from active duty, and for other purposes.
S. 2004 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish 
  epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration 
  of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2162 A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
  disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
S. 2639 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  assured adequate level of funding for veterans health care.
S. 2799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  improve health care services available to women veterans, especially 
  those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
  Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2963 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3008 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.

Kent Conrad

                                Cosponsor

S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1334 A bill to amend section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, to 
  make permanent authority to furnish government headstones and markers 
  for graves of veterans at private cemeteries, and for other purposes.
S. 2550 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts owed to 
  the United States by members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die 
  as a result of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a 
  combat zone, and for other purposes.

Bob Corker

                                 Sponsor

S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes.

John Cornyn

                                 Sponsor

S. 1096 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide certain 
  housing benefits to disabled members of the Armed Forces, to expand 
  certain benefits for disabled veterans with severe burns, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1838 A bill to provide for the health care needs of veterans in far 
  South Texas.
                                Cosponsor

S. 38 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services 
  to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
  Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 1233 A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
  treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2550 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts owed to 
  the United States by members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die 
  as a result of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a 
  combat zone, and for other purposes.
S. 2640 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance and 
  improve insurance, housing, labor and education, and other benefits 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3008 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.

Larry E. Craig

                                 Sponsor

S. 225 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  number of individuals qualifying for retroactive benefits from 
  traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life 
  Insurance.
S. 815 A bill to provide health care benefits to veterans with a 
  service-connected disability at non-Department of Veterans Affairs 
  medical facilities that receive payments under the Medicare program or 
  the TRICARE program.
S. 1265 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand 
  eligibility for veterans' mortgage life insurance to include members 
  of the Armed Forced receiving specially adapted housing assistance 
  from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 1266 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase 
  assistance for veterans interred in cemeteries other than national 
  cemeteries, and for other purposes.
S. 1289 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the 
  salary and terms of judges of the United States Court of Appeals for 
  Veterans Claims, to modify authorities for the recall of retired 
  judges of such court, and for other purposes.
S. 1290 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  additional discretion to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in 
  contracting with State approving agencies, and for other purposes.
S. 1293 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members and former members of the Armed 
  Forces, and for other purposes.
S. 1441 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify 
  authorities for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to accept new 
  applications for grants for State home construction projects to 
  authorize the Secretary to award grants for construction of facilities 
  used in non-institutional care programs, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 423 A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2007, the rates 
  of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
  the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors 
  of certain disabled veterans.
S. 1096 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide certain 
  housing benefits to disabled members of the Armed Forces, to expand 
  certain benefits for disabled veterans with severe burns, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1233 A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
  treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2004 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish 
  epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration 
  of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2573 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require a 
  program of mental health care and rehabilitation for veterans for 
  service-related post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety 
  disorder, or a related substance use disorder, and for other purposes.
S. 2617 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify 
  increases in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
  connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
  compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans that were 
  effective as of December 1, 2007, to provide for an increase in the 
  rates of such compensation effective December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2640 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance and 
  improve insurance, housing, labor and education, and other benefits 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3167 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which veterans, their surviving spouses, and their 
  children may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for 
  certain purposes.
S. 3299 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the 
  demonstration project on adjustable rate mortgages and the 
  demonstration project on hybrid adjustable rate mortgages.

Mike Crapo

                                Cosponsor

S. 1233 A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
  treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
  for other purposes.

Jim DeMint

                                Cosponsor

S. 3167 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which veterans, their surviving spouses, and their 
  children may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for 
  certain purposes.

Christopher J. Dodd

                                 Sponsor

S. 1334 A bill to amend section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, to 
  make permanent authority to furnish government headstones and markers 
  for graves of veterans at private cemeteries, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 2139 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, provide 
  educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the 
  National Guard and Reserve who serve extended period of continuous 
  active duty that include a prolonged period of service in certain 
  theaters of operation, and for other purposes.

Elizabeth Dole

                                Cosponsor

S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 2162 A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
  disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
S. 2921 A bill to require pilot programs on training and certification 
  for family caregiver personal care attendants for veterans and members 
  of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury, to require a pilot 
  program on provision of respite care to such veterans and members, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes
S. 2963 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3008 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3167 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which veterans, their surviving spouses, and their 
  children may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for 
  certain purposes.

Pete V. Domenici

                                 Sponsor

S. 38 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services 
  to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
  Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 229 A bill to redesignate a Federal building in Albuquerque, New 
  Mexico, as the ``Raymond G. Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Medical Center''.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1718 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
  for reimbursement to servicemembers of tuition for programs of 
  education interrupted by military service, for deferment of students 
  loans and reduced interest rates for servicemembers during periods of 
  military service, and for other purposes.
S. 2004 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish 
  epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration 
  of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2550 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts owed to 
  the United States by members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die 
  as a result of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a 
  combat zone, and for other purposes.
S. 2674 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  and enhance procedures for the retirement of members of the Armed 
  Forces for disability and to improve and enhance authorities for the 
  rating and compensation of service-connected disabilities in veterans, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2963 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3008 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.

Byron L. Dorgan

                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 994 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the 
  deductible and change the method of determining the mileage 
  reimbursement rate under the beneficiary travel program administered 
  by the Secretary of Veteran Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 2139 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, provide 
  educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the 
  National Guard and Reserve who serve extended period of continuous 
  active duty that include a prolonged period of service in certain 
  theaters of operation, and for other purposes.
S. 2160 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  pain care initiative in health care facilities of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2639 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  assured adequate level of funding for veterans health care.

Richard Durbin

                                 Sponsor

S. 698 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  enhance educational assistance for survivors and dependents of 
  veterans.
S. 2377 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  quality of care provided to veterans in Department of Veterans Affairs 
  medical facilities, to encourage highly qualified doctors to serve in 
  hard-to-fill positions in such medical facilities, and for other 
  purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 117 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the 
  Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the 
  effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 383 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the 
  period of eligibility for health care for combat service in the 
  Persian Gulf War or future hostilities from two years to five years 
  after discharge or release.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 882 A bill to require a pilot program on the facilitation of the 
  transition of members of the Armed Forces to receipt of veterans 
  health care benefits upon completion of military service, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1409 A bill to provide and enhance education, housing, and 
  entrepreneur assistance for veterans who serve in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
S. 2768 A bill to provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan 
  guaranty amount for certain housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2921 A bill to require pilot programs on training and certification 
  for family caregiver personal care attendants for veterans and members 
  of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury, to require a pilot 
  program on provision of respite care to such veterans and members, and 
  for other purposes.

John Ensign

                                 Sponsor

S. 3299 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the 
  demonstration project on adjustable rate mortgages and the 
  demonstration project on hybrid adjustable rate mortgages.
                                Cosponsor

S. 423 A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2007, the rates 
  of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
  the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors 
  of certain disabled veterans.
S. 2162 A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
  disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
S. 2550 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts owed to 
  the United States by members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die 
  as a result of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a 
  combat zone, and for other purposes.
S. 3167 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which veterans, their surviving spouses, and their 
  children may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for 
  certain purposes.

Michael B. Enzi

                                Cosponsor

S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 3167 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which veterans, their surviving spouses, and their 
  children may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for 
  certain purposes.

Russell D. Feingold

                                 Sponsor

S. 1313 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
  relief for servicemembers with respect to contracts for cellular phone 
  service, and for other purposes.
S. 1314 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1569 A bill to establish a pilot program on the provision of legal 
  services to assist veterans and members of the Armed Forces receive 
  health care, benefits and services, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 1163 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  compensation and specially adapted housing for veterans in certain 
  cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, and to provide for 
  the use of the National Directory of New Hires for income verification 
  purposes.
S. 2899 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a 
  study on suicides among veterans.
S. 3527 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize 
  advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs by providing two-fiscal year budget 
  authority.

Dianne Feinstein

                                 Sponsor

S. 1043 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a 
  report to Congress on proposed changes to the use of the West Los 
  Angeles Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, California.
S. 1417 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a 
  report to Congress providing a master plan for the use of the West Los 
  Angeles Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, California, and 
  for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 57 A bill 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.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.

Lindsey Graham

                                 Sponsor

S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 1026 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center in Augusta, Georgia, as the ``Charlie Norwood Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.
S. 3167 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which veterans, their surviving spouses, and their 
  children may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for 
  certain purposes.

Chuck Grassley

                                Cosponsor

S. 38 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services 
  to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
  Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 2383 A bill to require a pilot program on the mobile provision of 
  care and services for veterans in rural areas by the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2899 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a 
  study on suicides among veterans.
S. 2963 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3008 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.

Judd Gregg

                                 Sponsor

S. 1658 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
  protection for child custody arrangements for parents who are members 
  of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation.

Chuck Hagel

                                 Sponsor

S. 1278 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  scope of programs of education for which accelerated payments of 
  educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1672 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  a scholarship program for students seeking a degree or certificate in 
  the areas of visual impairment and orientation and mobility.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 698 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  enhance educational assistance for survivors and dependents of 
  veterans.
S. 1026 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center in Augusta, Georgia, as the ``Charlie Norwood Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 1163 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  compensation and specially adapted housing for veterans in certain 
  cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, and to provide for 
  the use of the National Directory of New Hires for income verification 
  purposes.
S. 2701 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  a national cemetery in the eastern Nebraska region to serve veterans 
  in the eastern Nebraska and western Iowa regions.

Tom Harkin

                                 Sponsor

S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 2899 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a 
  study on suicides among veterans.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1205 A bill to require a pilot program on assisting veterans service 
  organizations and other veterans groups in developing and promoting 
  peer support programs that facilitate community reintegration of 
  veterans returning from active duty, and for other purposes.
S. 1233 A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
  treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1261 A bill to amend title 10 and 38, United States Code, to repeal 
  the 10-year limit on use of Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance 
  benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 2139 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, provide 
  educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the 
  National Guard and Reserve who serve extended period of continuous 
  active duty that include a prolonged period of service in certain 
  theaters of operation, and for other purposes.
S. 2639 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  assured adequate level of funding for veterans health care.

Kay Bailey Hutchison

                                 Sponsor

S. 2536 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts to the 
  United States in the case of veterans who die as a result of a 
  service-connected disability incurred or aggravated on active duty in 
  a combat zone, and for other purposes.
S. 2550 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts owed to 
  the United States by members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die 
  as a result of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a 
  combat zone, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 38 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services 
  to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
  Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1096 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide certain 
  housing benefits to disabled members of the Armed Forces, to expand 
  certain benefits for disabled veterans with severe burns, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1838 A bill to provide for the health care needs of veterans in far 
  South Texas.
S. 2799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  improve health care services available to women veterans, especially 
  those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
  Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3167 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which veterans, their surviving spouses, and their 
  children may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for 
  certain purposes.

James M. Inhofe

                                 Sponsor

S. 1585 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Outpatient Clinic in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the ``Ernest Childers 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
                                Cosponsor

S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 2162 A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
  disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
S. 2640 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance and 
  improve insurance, housing, labor and education, and other benefits 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3167 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which veterans, their surviving spouses, and their 
  children may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for 
  certain purposes.

Daniel K. Inouye

                                 Sponsor

S. 57 A bill 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.
S. 66 A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to determine the 
  validity of the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed 
  military service on behalf of the United States during World War II.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 3000 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include 
  Federally recognized tribal organizations in certain grant programs of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs for the several States and 
  territories, and for other purposes.

Johnny Isakson

                                 Sponsor

S. 1396 A bill to authorize a major medical facility project to 
  modernize inpatient wards at the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
                                Cosponsor

S. 815 A bill to provide health care benefits to veterans with a 
  service-connected disability at non-Department of Veterans Affairs 
  medical facilities that receive payments under the Medicare program or 
  the TRICARE program.
S. 1026 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center in Augusta, Georgia, as the ``Charlie Norwood Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.
S. 1163 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  compensation and specially adapted housing for veterans in certain 
  cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, and to provide for 
  the use of the National Directory of New Hires for income verification 
  purposes.
S. 1266 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase 
  assistance for veterans interred in cemeteries other than national 
  cemeteries, and for other purposes.
S. 1313 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
  relief for servicemembers with respect to contracts for cellular phone 
  service, and for other purposes.
S. 2550 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts owed to 
  the United States by members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die 
  as a result of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a 
  combat zone, and for other purposes.
S. 2617 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify 
  increases in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
  connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
  compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans that were 
  effective as of December 1, 2007, to provide for an increase in the 
  rates of such compensation effective December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2640 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance and 
  improve insurance, housing, labor and education, and other benefits 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2674 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  and enhance procedures for the retirement of members of the Armed 
  Forces for disability and to improve and enhance authorities for the 
  rating and compensation of service-connected disabilities in veterans, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2690 A bill to authorize the placement in Arlington National Cemetery 
  of an American Braille tactile flag in Arlington National Cemetery 
  honoring blind members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and other 
  Americans.
S. 2768 A bill to provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan 
  guaranty amount for certain housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2981 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide a 
  one-year period of protection against mortgage foreclosures for 
  certain disabled or severely injured servicemembers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3299 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the 
  demonstration project on adjustable rate mortgages and the 
  demonstration project on hybrid adjustable rate mortgages.

Tim Johnson

                                 Sponsor

S. 2639 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  assured adequate level of funding for veterans health care.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 38 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services 
  to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
  Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 1334 A bill to amend section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, to 
  make permanent authority to furnish government headstones and markers 
  for graves of veterans at private cemeteries, and for other purposes.
S. 1468 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase burial 
  benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2550 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts owed to 
  the United States by members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die 
  as a result of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a 
  combat zone, and for other purposes.
S. 2799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  improve health care services available to women veterans, especially 
  those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
  Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3527 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize 
  advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs by providing two-fiscal year budget 
  authority.

Edward M. Kennedy

                                 Sponsor

S. 2471 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  enforcement of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment 
  Rights Act of 1994, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1026 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center in Augusta, Georgia, as the ``Charlie Norwood Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.
S. 1205 A bill to require a pilot program on assisting veterans service 
  organizations and other veterans groups in developing and promoting 
  peer support programs that facilitate community reintegration of 
  veterans returning from active duty, and for other purposes.
S. 1409 A bill to provide and enhance education, housing, and 
  entrepreneur assistance for veterans who serve in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
S. 3432 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  enforcement of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment 
  Rights Act of 1994, and for other purposes.

John F. Kerry

                                 Sponsor

S. 2658 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend 
  from 90 days to one year the period after release of a member from the 
  Armed Forces from active duty during which the member is protected 
  from mortgage foreclosure.
S. 2764 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  protections for servicemembers relating to mortgages and mortgage 
  foreclosures, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 117 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the 
  Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the 
  effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 882 A bill to require a pilot program on the facilitation of the 
  transition of members of the Armed Forces to receipt of veterans 
  health care benefits upon completion of military service, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 1334 A bill to amend section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, to 
  make permanent authority to furnish government headstones and markers 
  for graves of veterans at private cemeteries, and for other purposes.
S. 1672 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  a scholarship program for students seeking a degree or certificate in 
  the areas of visual impairment and orientation and mobility.
S. 1838 A bill to provide for the health care needs of veterans in far 
  South Texas.
S. 2768 A bill to provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan 
  guaranty amount for certain housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2899 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a 
  study on suicides among veterans.
S. 2934 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a plot allowance for spouses 
  and children of certain veterans who are buried in State cemeteries.

Amy Klobuchar

                                 Sponsor

S. 2139 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, provide 
  educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the 
  National Guard and Reserve who serve extended period of continuous 
  active duty that include a prolonged period of service in certain 
  theaters of operation, and for other purposes.
S. 2383 A bill to require a pilot program on the mobile provision of 
  care and services for veterans in rural areas by the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 1718 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
  for reimbursement to servicemembers of tuition for programs of 
  education interrupted by military service, for deferment of students 
  loans and reduced interest rates for servicemembers during periods of 
  military service, and for other purposes.
S. 2899 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a 
  study on suicides among veterans.

Herb Kohl

                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.

Jon Kyl

                                Cosponsor

S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes.

Mary L. Landrieu

                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 3527 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize 
  advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs by providing two-fiscal year budget 
  authority.

Frank R. Lautenberg

                                 Sponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 57 A bill 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.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 882 A bill to require a pilot program on the facilitation of the 
  transition of members of the Armed Forces to receipt of veterans 
  health care benefits upon completion of military service, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 2799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  improve health care services available to women veterans, especially 
  those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
  Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes
S. 2934 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a plot allowance for spouses 
  and children of certain veterans who are buried in State cemeteries.

Patrick J. Leahy

                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1233 A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
  treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
  for other purposes.

Carl Levin

                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2339 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in 
  Alpena, Michigan, as the ``Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic''.

Joseph I. Lieberman

                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1334 A bill to amend section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, to 
  make permanent authority to furnish government headstones and markers 
  for graves of veterans at private cemeteries, and for other purposes.
S. 2004 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish 
  epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration 
  of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2160 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  pain care initiative in health care facilities of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2965 A bill to require a report on the inclusion of severe and acute 
  Post Traumatic Stress Disorder among the conditions covered by 
  traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life 
  Insurance.
S. 3008 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.

Blanche L. Lincoln

                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 38 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services 
  to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
  Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 117 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the 
  Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the 
  effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 994 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the 
  deductible and change the method of determining the mileage 
  reimbursement rate under the beneficiary travel program administered 
  by the Secretary of Veteran Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 1205 A bill to require a pilot program on assisting veterans service 
  organizations and other veterans groups in developing and promoting 
  peer support programs that facilitate community reintegration of 
  veterans returning from active duty, and for other purposes.
S. 1261 A bill to amend title 10 and 38, United States Code, to repeal 
  the 10-year limit on use of Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance 
  benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 1334 A bill to amend section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, to 
  make permanent authority to furnish government headstones and markers 
  for graves of veterans at private cemeteries, and for other purposes.
S. 2004 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish 
  epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration 
  of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2139 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, provide 
  educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the 
  National Guard and Reserve who serve extended period of continuous 
  active duty that include a prolonged period of service in certain 
  theaters of operation, and for other purposes.
S. 2639 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  assured adequate level of funding for veterans health care.
S. 2799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  improve health care services available to women veterans, especially 
  those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
  Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3419 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modernize the disability benefits 
  claims processing system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
  ensure the accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans 
  and their families and survivors, and for other purposes.

Trent Lott

                                Cosponsor

S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.

Richard G. Lugar

                                Cosponsor

S. 22  A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2951 A bill to require reports on the progress of the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs in addressing causes for variances in compensation 
  payments for veterans for service-connected disabilities.
S. 3332 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide comprehensive health care to 
  children of Vietnam veterans born with Spina Bifida, and for other 
  purposes.

Mel Martinez

                                 Sponsor

S. 3161 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs spinal cord 
  injury center in Tampa, Florida, as the ``Michael Bilirakis Department 
  of Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Center''.
                                Cosponsor

S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1096 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide certain 
  housing benefits to disabled members of the Armed Forces, to expand 
  certain benefits for disabled veterans with severe burns, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes.

John McCain

                                Cosponsor

S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3527 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize 
  advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs by providing two-fiscal year budget 
  authority.

Claire McCaskill

                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 117 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the 
  Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the 
  effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 423 A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2007, the rates 
  of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
  the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors 
  of certain disabled veterans.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 994 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the 
  deductible and change the method of determining the mileage 
  reimbursement rate under the beneficiary travel program administered 
  by the Secretary of Veteran Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 1261 A bill to amend title 10 and 38, United States Code, to repeal 
  the 10-year limit on use of Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance 
  benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 1718 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
  for reimbursement to servicemembers of tuition for programs of 
  education interrupted by military service, for deferment of students 
  loans and reduced interest rates for servicemembers during periods of 
  military service, and for other purposes.
S. 2963 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3008 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3299 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the 
  demonstration project on adjustable rate mortgages and the 
  demonstration project on hybrid adjustable rate mortgages.

Mitch McConnell

                                 Sponsor

S. 3216 A bill to provide for the introduction of pay-for-performance 
  compensation mechanisms into contracts of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs with community-based outpatient clinics for the provision of 
  health care services, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 2550 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts owed to 
  the United States by members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die 
  as a result of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a 
  combat zone, and for other purposes.

Robert Menendez

                                 Sponsor

S. 882 A bill to require a pilot program on the facilitation of the 
  transition of members of the Armed Forces to receipt of veterans 
  health care benefits upon completion of military service, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 2934 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a plot allowance for spouses 
  and children of certain veterans who are buried in State cemeteries.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 57 A bill 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.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1233 A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
  treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1718 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
  for reimbursement to servicemembers of tuition for programs of 
  education interrupted by military service, for deferment of students 
  loans and reduced interest rates for servicemembers during periods of 
  military service, and for other purposes.
S. 2639 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  assured adequate level of funding for veterans health care.

Barbara A. Mikulski

                                 Sponsor

S. 1454 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase burial 
  benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1468 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase burial 
  benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 57 A bill 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.
S. 117 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the 
  Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the 
  effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 423 A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2007, the rates 
  of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
  the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors 
  of certain disabled veterans.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 526 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope 
  of programs of education for which accelerated payments of educational 
  assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 882 A bill to require a pilot program on the facilitation of the 
  transition of members of the Armed Forces to receipt of veterans 
  health care benefits upon completion of military service, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 994 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the 
  deductible and change the method of determining the mileage 
  reimbursement rate under the beneficiary travel program administered 
  by the Secretary of Veteran Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1147 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to terminate the 
  administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs of veterans in the lowest priority 
  category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'').
S. 1718 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
  for reimbursement to servicemembers of tuition for programs of 
  education interrupted by military service, for deferment of students 
  loans and reduced interest rates for servicemembers during periods of 
  military service, and for other purposes.
S. 2160 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  pain care initiative in health care facilities of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2162 A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
  disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
S. 2799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  improve health care services available to women veterans, especially 
  those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
  Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2824 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse 
  actions of certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2899 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a 
  study on suicides among veterans.

Lisa Murkowski


S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 38 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services 
  to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
  Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 2799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  improve health care services available to women veterans, especially 
  those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
  Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2963 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3008 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3167 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which veterans, their surviving spouses, and their 
  children may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for 
  certain purposes.
S. 3527 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize 
  advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs by providing two-fiscal year budget 
  authority.

Patty Murray

                                 Sponsor

S. 847 A bill to extend the period of time during which a veteran's 
  multiple sclerosis is to be considered to have been incurred in, or 
  aggravated by, military service during a period of war.
S. 848 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved 
  benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
S. 1147 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to terminate the 
  administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs of veterans in the lowest priority 
  category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'').
S. 1344 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  outpatient clinic in Wenatchee, Washington, as the Elwood ``Bud'' Link 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic.
S. 2004 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish 
  epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration 
  of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  improve health care services available to women veterans, especially 
  those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
  Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 57 A bill 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.
S. 117 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the 
  Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the 
  effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 383 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the 
  period of eligibility for health care for combat service in the 
  Persian Gulf War or future hostilities from two years to five years 
  after discharge or release.
S. 423 A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2007, the rates 
  of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
  the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors 
  of certain disabled veterans.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 1261 A bill to amend title 10 and 38, United States Code, to repeal 
  the 10-year limit on use of Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance 
  benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 1718 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
  for reimbursement to servicemembers of tuition for programs of 
  education interrupted by military service, for deferment of students 
  loans and reduced interest rates for servicemembers during periods of 
  military service, and for other purposes.
S. 2550 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts owed to 
  the United States by members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die 
  as a result of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a 
  combat zone, and for other purposes.
S. 2617 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify 
  increases in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
  connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
  compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans that were 
  effective as of December 1, 2007, to provide for an increase in the 
  rates of such compensation effective December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2768 A bill to provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan 
  guaranty amount for certain housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2899 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a 
  study on suicides among veterans.

Bill Nelson

                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1313 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
  relief for servicemembers with respect to contracts for cellular phone 
  service, and for other purposes.

E. Benjamin Nelson

                                 Sponsor

S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 2701 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  a national cemetery in the eastern Nebraska region to serve veterans 
  in the eastern Nebraska and western Iowa regions.

Barack Obama

                                 Sponsor

S. 117 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the 
  Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the 
  effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 692 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative to report on health care 
  quality in Veterans Affairs hospitals.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 38 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services 
  to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
  Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes
S. 57 A bill 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.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1261 A bill to amend title 10 and 38, United States Code, to repeal 
  the 10-year limit on use of Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance 
  benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 1672 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  a scholarship program for students seeking a degree or certificate in 
  the areas of visual impairment and orientation and mobility.
S. 1838 A bill to provide for the health care needs of veterans in far 
  South Texas.
S. 2004 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish 
  epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration 
  of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2377 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  quality of care provided to veterans in Department of Veterans Affairs 
  medical facilities, to encourage highly qualified doctors to serve in 
  hard-to-fill positions in such medical facilities, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2471 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  enforcement of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment 
  Rights Act of 1994, and for other purposes.
S. 2617 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify 
  increases in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
  connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
  compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans that were 
  effective as of December 1, 2007, to provide for an increase in the 
  rates of such compensation effective December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2764 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  protections for servicemembers relating to mortgages and mortgage 
  foreclosures, and for other purposes.
S. 2768 A bill to provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan 
  guaranty amount for certain housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2899 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a 
  study on suicides among veterans.
S. 2963 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3008 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3432 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  enforcement of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment 
  Rights Act of 1994, and for other purposes.
S. 3527 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize 
  advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs by providing two-fiscal year budget 
  authority.

Mark L. Prior

                                 Sponsor

S. 526 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope 
  of programs of education for which accelerated payments of educational 
  assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used, and for other 
  purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.

Jack Reed

                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1278 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  scope of programs of education for which accelerated payments of 
  educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used, and 
  for other purposes.

Harry Reid

                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 57 A bill 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.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 2768 A bill to provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan 
  guaranty amount for certain housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs.

Pat Roberts

                                Cosponsor

S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1658 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
  protection for child custody arrangements for parents who are members 
  of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation.
S. 2550 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts owed to 
  the United States by members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die 
  as a result of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a 
  combat zone, and for other purposes.
S. 2690 A bill to authorize the placement in Arlington National Cemetery 
  of an American Braille tactile flag in Arlington National Cemetery 
  honoring blind members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and other 
  Americans.
S. 3167 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which veterans, their surviving spouses, and their 
  children may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for 
  certain purposes.

John D. Rockefeller IV

                                 Sponsor

S. 610 A bill to clarify the effective date of the modification of 
  treatment for retirement annuity purposes of part-time service before 
  April 7, 1986, of certain Department of Veterans Affairs health-care 
  professionals.
S. 2824 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse 
  actions of certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 117 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the 
  Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the 
  effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 383 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the 
  period of eligibility for health care for combat service in the 
  Persian Gulf War or future hostilities from two years to five years 
  after discharge or release.
S. 423 A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2007, the rates 
  of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
  the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors 
  of certain disabled veterans.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 882 A bill to require a pilot program on the facilitation of the 
  transition of members of the Armed Forces to receipt of veterans 
  health care benefits upon completion of military service, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 994 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the 
  deductible and change the method of determining the mileage 
  reimbursement rate under the beneficiary travel program administered 
  by the Secretary of Veteran Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2162 A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
  disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
S. 2617 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify 
  increases in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
  connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
  compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans that were 
  effective as of December 1, 2007, to provide for an increase in the 
  rates of such compensation effective December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2639 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  assured adequate level of funding for veterans health care.
S. 2768 A bill to provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan 
  guaranty amount for certain housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  improve health care services available to women veterans, especially 
  those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
  Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2899 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a 
  study on suicides among veterans.
S. 2921 A bill to require pilot programs on training and certification 
  for family caregiver personal care attendants for veterans and members 
  of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury, to require a pilot 
  program on provision of respite care to such veterans and members, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3527 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize 
  advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs by providing two-fiscal year budget 
  authority.

Ken Salazar

                                 Sponsor

S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 3376 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to the Paralympic 
  Program of the United States Olympic Committee, and for other 
  purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 38 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services 
  to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
  Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 117 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the 
  Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the 
  effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 168 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  national cemetery for veterans in the Pikes Peak Region of Colorado.
S. 472 A bill to authorize a major medical facility project for the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs at Denver, Colorado.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 994 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the 
  deductible and change the method of determining the mileage 
  reimbursement rate under the beneficiary travel program administered 
  by the Secretary of Veteran Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1315 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance 
  veterans' insurance and housing benefits, to improve benefits and 
  services for transitioning servicemembers, and for other purposes.
S. 1672 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  a scholarship program for students seeking a degree or certificate in 
  the areas of visual impairment and orientation and mobility.
S. 1718 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
  for reimbursement to servicemembers of tuition for programs of 
  education interrupted by military service, for deferment of students 
  loans and reduced interest rates for servicemembers during periods of 
  military service, and for other purposes.
S. 3030 A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to 
  provide for the conveyance to the United States of certain non-Federal 
  land to be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the 
  construction of a veterans medical facility.

Bernard Sanders

                                 Sponsor

S. 1326 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and 
  enhance compensation and pension, health care, housing, burial, and 
  other benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 423 A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2007, the rates 
  of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
  the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors 
  of certain disabled veterans.
S. 847 A bill to extend the period of time during which a veteran's 
  multiple sclerosis is to be considered to have been incurred in, or 
  aggravated by, military service during a period of war.
S. 848 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved 
  benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 994 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the 
  deductible and change the method of determining the mileage 
  reimbursement rate under the beneficiary travel program administered 
  by the Secretary of Veteran Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1147 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to terminate the 
  administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs of veterans in the lowest priority 
  category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'').
S. 1163 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  compensation and specially adapted housing for veterans in certain 
  cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, and to provide for 
  the use of the National Directory of New Hires for income verification 
  purposes.
S. 1215 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and 
  improve certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2004 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish 
  epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration 
  of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2160 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  pain care initiative in health care facilities of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2617 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify 
  increases in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
  connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
  compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans that were 
  effective as of December 1, 2007, to provide for an increase in the 
  rates of such compensation effective December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes
S. 2768 A bill to provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan 
  guaranty amount for certain housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs.

Charles E. Schumer

                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 57 A bill 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.
S. 117 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the 
  Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the 
  effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1233 A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
  treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2768 A bill to provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan 
  guaranty amount for certain housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  improve health care services available to women veterans, especially 
  those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
  Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2992 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance housing 
  loan authorities for veterans and to otherwise assist veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces in avoiding the foreclosure of their 
  homes, and for other purposes.
S. 3307 A bill to provide veterans with individualized notice about 
  available benefits, to streamline application processes for the 
  benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 3419 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modernize the disability benefits 
  claims processing system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
  ensure the accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans 
  and their families and survivors, and for other purposes.

Jeff Sessions

                                Cosponsor

S. 1718 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
  for reimbursement to servicemembers of tuition for programs of 
  education interrupted by military service, for deferment of students 
  loans and reduced interest rates for servicemembers during periods of 
  military service, and for other purposes.
S. 2162 A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
  disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
S. 2550 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts owed to 
  the United States by members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die 
  as a result of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a 
  combat zone, and for other purposes.

Gordon Smith

                                 Sponsor

S. 1205 A bill to require a pilot program on assisting veterans service 
  organizations and other veterans groups in developing and promoting 
  peer support programs that facilitate community reintegration of 
  veterans returning from active duty, and for other purposes.
S. 3374 A bill to establish a commission on veterans and members of the 
  Armed Forces with post traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain 
  injury, or other mental health disorders, to enhance the capacity of 
  mental health providers to assist such veterans and members, and for 
  other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 2162 A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
  disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
S. 2768 A bill to provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan 
  guaranty amount for certain housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs.

Olympia J. Snowe

                                 Sponsor

S. 3087 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 
  improvements in the home loan guaranty programs administered by the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 117 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the 
  Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the 
  effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 161 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each 
  year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with 
  service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
  indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected 
  disabled veterans.
S. 423 A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2007, the rates 
  of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
  the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors 
  of certain disabled veterans.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 994 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the 
  deductible and change the method of determining the mileage 
  reimbursement rate under the beneficiary travel program administered 
  by the Secretary of Veteran Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 1147 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to terminate the 
  administrative freeze on the enrollment into the health care system of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs of veterans in the lowest priority 
  category for enrollment (referred to as ``Priority 8'').
S. 2142 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse veterans receiving 
  emergency treatment in non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities 
  for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to Department 
  facilities, and for other purposes.
S. 2639 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  assured adequate level of funding for veterans health care.
S. 2799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  improve health care services available to women veterans, especially 
  those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
  Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3023 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and 
  enhance compensation and pension, housing, labor and education, and 
  insurance benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3527 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize 
  advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs by providing two-fiscal year budget 
  authority.

Arlen Specter

                                 Sponsor

S. 1392 A bill to increase the authorization for the major medical 
  facility project to consolidate the medical centers of the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs at the University Drive and H. John Heinz III 
  divisions, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1233 A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
  treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2690 A bill to authorize the placement in Arlington National Cemetery 
  of an American Braille tactile flag in Arlington National Cemetery 
  honoring blind members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and other 
  Americans.
S. 3008 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.

Debbie Stabenow

                                 Sponsor

S. 2339 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in 
  Alpena, Michigan, as the ``Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic''.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1718 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
  for reimbursement to servicemembers of tuition for programs of 
  education interrupted by military service, for deferment of students 
  loans and reduced interest rates for servicemembers during periods of 
  military service, and for other purposes.
S. 2617 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify 
  increases in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
  connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
  compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans that were 
  effective as of December 1, 2007, to provide for an increase in the 
  rates of such compensation effective December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  improve health care services available to women veterans, especially 
  those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
  Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2899 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a 
  study on suicides among veterans.

Ted Stevens

                                Cosponsor

S. 57 A bill 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.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 815 A bill to provide health care benefits to veterans with a 
  service-connected disability at non-Department of Veterans Affairs 
  medical facilities that receive payments under the Medicare program or 
  the TRICARE program.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1026 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center in Augusta, Georgia, as the ``Charlie Norwood Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 1233 A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
  treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2162 A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
  disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2963 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3008 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3167 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which veterans, their surviving spouses, and their 
  children may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for 
  certain purposes.
S. 3527 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize 
  advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs by providing two-fiscal year budget 
  authority.

John Sununu

                                Cosponsor

S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1233 A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
  treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2550 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts owed to 
  the United States by members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die 
  as a result of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a 
  combat zone, and for other purposes.
S. 3008 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.

Jon Tester

                                 Sponsor

S. 994 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the 
  deductible and change the method of determining the mileage 
  reimbursement rate under the beneficiary travel program administered 
  by the Secretary of Veteran Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2937 A bill to provide permanent treatment authority for participants 
  in Department of Defense chemical and biological testing conducted by 
  Deseret Test Center and an expanded study of the health impact of 
  Project Shipboard Hazard and Defense, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 38 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services 
  to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
  Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 117 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the 
  Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the 
  effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 161 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each 
  year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with 
  service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
  indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected 
  disabled veterans.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 1718 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
  for reimbursement to servicemembers of tuition for programs of 
  education interrupted by military service, for deferment of students 
  loans and reduced interest rates for servicemembers during periods of 
  military service, and for other purposes.
S. 2617 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify 
  increases in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
  connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
  compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans that were 
  effective as of December 1, 2007, to provide for an increase in the 
  rates of such compensation effective December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2639 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  assured adequate level of funding for veterans health care.
S. 2899 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a 
  study on suicides among veterans.
S. 2951 A bill to require reports on the progress of the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs in addressing causes for variances in compensation 
  payments for veterans for service-connected disabilities.

John Thune

                                 Sponsor

S. 161 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each 
  year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with 
  service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
  indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected 
  disabled veterans.
                                Cosponsor

S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 2639 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  assured adequate level of funding for veterans health care.
S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3167 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which veterans, their surviving spouses, and their 
  children may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for 
  certain purposes.
S. 3527 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize 
  advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs by providing two-fiscal year budget 
  authority.

David Vitter

                                 Sponsor

S. 2946 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make a 
  stillborn child an insurable dependent for purposes for the 
  Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 38 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services 
  to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
  Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 2640 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance and 
  improve insurance, housing, labor and education, and other benefits 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes.

George V. Voinovich

                                Cosponsor

S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 1334 A bill to amend section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, to 
  make permanent authority to furnish government headstones and markers 
  for graves of veterans at private cemeteries, and for other purposes.

John Warner

                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 698 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  enhance educational assistance for survivors and dependents of 
  veterans.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.

Jim Webb

                                 Sponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 423 A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2007, the rates 
  of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
  the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors 
  of certain disabled veterans.
S. 994 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the 
  deductible and change the method of determining the mileage 
  reimbursement rate under the beneficiary travel program administered 
  by the Secretary of Veteran Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 1163 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  compensation and specially adapted housing for veterans in certain 
  cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, and to provide for 
  the use of the National Directory of New Hires for income verification 
  purposes.
S. 1718 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
  for reimbursement to servicemembers of tuition for programs of 
  education interrupted by military service, for deferment of students 
  loans and reduced interest rates for servicemembers during periods of 
  military service, and for other purposes.
S. 2617 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify 
  increases in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
  connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
  compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans that were 
  effective as of December 1, 2007, to provide for an increase in the 
  rates of such compensation effective December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2824 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse 
  actions of certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 3167 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which veterans, their surviving spouses, and their 
  children may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for 
  certain purposes.

Sheldon Whitehouse

                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 2004 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish 
  epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration 
  of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2934 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a plot allowance for spouses 
  and children of certain veterans who are buried in State cemeteries.

Roger F. Wicker

                                Cosponsor

S. 2550 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts owed to 
  the United States by members of the Armed Forces and veterans who die 
  as a result of an injury incurred or aggravated on active duty in a 
  combat zone, and for other purposes.
S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3167 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which veterans, their surviving spouses, and their 
  children may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for 
  certain purposes.

Ron Wyden

                                Cosponsor

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 117 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the 
  Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the 
  effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 692 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative to report on health care 
  quality in Veterans Affairs hospitals.
S. 882 A bill to require a pilot program on the facilitation of the 
  transition of members of the Armed Forces to receipt of veterans 
  health care benefits upon completion of military service, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 2799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  improve health care services available to women veterans, especially 
  those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
  Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3374 A bill to establish a commission on veterans and members of the 
  Armed Forces with post traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain 
  injury, or other mental health disorders, to enhance the capacity of 
  mental health providers to assist such veterans and members, and for 
  other purposes.
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CEMETERY

S. 117 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the 
  Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the 
  effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 168 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  national cemetery for veterans in the Pikes Peak Region of Colorado.
S. 1163 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  compensation and specially adapted housing for veterans in certain 
  cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, and to provide for 
  the use of the National Directory of New Hires for income verification 
  purposes.
S. 1266 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase 
  assistance for veterans interred in cemeteries other than national 
  cemeteries, and for other purposes.
S. 1314 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1315 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
  insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1326 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and 
  enhance compensation and pension, health care, housing, burial, and 
  other benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1334 A bill to amend section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, to 
  make permanent authority to furnish government headstones and markers 
  for graves of veterans at private cemeteries, and for other purposes.
S. 1454 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase burial 
  benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1468 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase burial 
  benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1757 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend or make 
  permanent certain authorities for veterans' benefits, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2640 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
  insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2690 A bill to authorize the placement in Arlington National Cemetery 
  of an American Braille tactile flag in Arlington National Cemetery 
  honoring blind members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and other 
  Americans.
S. 2701 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  a national cemetery in the eastern Nebraska region to serve veterans 
  in the eastern Nebraska and western Iowa regions.
S. 2934 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a plot allowance for spouses 
  and children of certain veterans who are buried in State cemeteries.
S. 2963 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2984 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
  insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

CONSTRUCTION

S. Res. 117 A resolution commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 
  construction and dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
S. 472 A bill to authorize a major medical facility project for the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs at Denver, Colorado.
S. 526 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope 
  of programs of education for which accelerated payments of educational 
  assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1233 A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
  treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1392 A bill to increase the authorization for the major medical 
  facility project to consolidate the medical centers of the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs at the University Drive and H. John Heinz III 
  divisions, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
S. 1396 A bill to authorize a major medical facility project to 
  modernize inpatient wards at the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
S. 1441 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify 
  authorities for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to accept new 
  applications for grants for State home construction projects, to 
  authorize the Secretary to award grants for construction of facilities 
  used in non-institutional care programs, and for other purposes.
S. 1838 A bill to provide for the health care needs of veterans in far 
  South Texas.
S. 2138 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish 
  within the Department of Veterans Affairs the position of Assistant 
  Secretary for Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2162 A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
  disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
S. 2639 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  assured adequate level of funding for veterans health care.
S. 2797 A bill to authorize major medical facility projects and major 
  medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
  fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes.
S. 2969 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
  capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain 
  nurses and other critical health-care professionals, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3000 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include 
  federally recognized tribal organizations in certain grant programs of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs for the several States and 
  territories, and for other purposes.
S. 3030 A bill to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to 
  provide for the conveyance to the United States of certain non-Federal 
  land to be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the 
  construction of a veterans medical facility.

COURTS

S. 1289 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the 
  salary and terms of judges of the United States Court of Appeals for 
  Veterans Claims, to modify authorities for the recall of retired 
  judges of such court, and for other purposes.
S. 1315 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
  insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1658 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
  protection for child custody arrangements for parents who are members 
  of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation.
S. 1718 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
  for reimbursement to servicemembers of tuition for programs of 
  education interrupted by military service, for deferment of students 
  loans and reduced interest rates for servicemembers during periods of 
  military service, and for other purposes.
S. 2090 A bill to protect privacy and security concerns in court 
  records.
S. 2091 A bill to increase the number of the court's active judges.
S. 2640 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
  insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2737 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to grant 
  jurisdiction to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims 
  to review the compliance of the schedule of ratings for disabilities 
  under section 1151 of that title with statutory requirements 
  applicable to entitlement to disability compensation under chapter 11 
  of that title, and for other purposes.
S. 2824 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse 
  actions of certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 3023 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations relating to the 
  notice to be provided claimants with the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs regarding the substantiation of claims.
S. 3419 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modernize the disability benefits 
  claims processing system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
  ensure the accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans 
  and their families and survivors, and for other purposes.
S. 3432 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  enforcement of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment 
  Rights Act of 1994, and for other purposes.

EDUCATION

S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 38 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services 
  to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
  Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 117 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the 
  Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the 
  effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 526 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope 
  of programs of education for which accelerated payments of educational 
  assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 692 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative to report on health care 
  quality in Veterans Affairs hospitals.
S. 698 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  enhance educational assistance for survivors and dependents of 
  veterans.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 1215 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and 
  improve certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1233 A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
  treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1261 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to repeal 
  the 10-year limit on use of Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance 
  benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 1278 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  scope of programs of education for which accelerated payments of 
  educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1290 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  additional discretion to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in 
  contracting with State approving agencies, and for other purposes.
S. 1293 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members and former members of the Armed 
  Forces, and for other purposes.
S. 1315 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
  insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1409 A bill to provide and enhance education, housing, and 
  entrepreneur assistance for veterans who serve in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
S. 1672 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  a scholarship program for students seeking a degree or certificate in 
  the areas of visual impairment and orientation and mobility.
S. 1718 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
  for reimbursement to servicemembers of tuition for programs of 
  education interrupted by military service, for deferment of students 
  loans and reduced interest rates for servicemembers during periods of 
  military service, and for other purposes.
S. 1719 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  additional educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to 
  veterans pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, or 
  math.
S. 1757 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend or make 
  permanent certain authorities for veterans' benefits, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2004 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish 
  epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration 
  of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2139 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, provide 
  educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the 
  National Guard and Reserve who serve extended period of continuous 
  active duty that include a prolonged period of service in certain 
  theaters of operation, and for other purposes.
S. 2160 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  pain care initiative in health care facilities of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2162 A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
  disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
S. 2377 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  quality of care provided to veterans in Department of Veterans Affairs 
  medical facilities, to encourage highly qualified doctors to serve in 
  hard-to-fill positions in such medical facilities, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2383 A bill to require a pilot program on the mobile provision of 
  care and services for veterans in rural areas by the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2640 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
  insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2683 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify certain 
  authorities relating to educational assistance benefits for veterans, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  improve health care services available to women veterans, especially 
  those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
  Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2864 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include 
  improvement in quality of life in the objectives of training and 
  rehabilitation for veterans with service-connected disabilities, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2889 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  veterans' health care benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 2921 A bill to require pilot programs on training and certification 
  for family caregiver personal care attendants for veterans and members 
  of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury, to require a pilot 
  program on provision of respite care to such veterans and members, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2926 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify and 
  update provisions of law relating to nonprofit research and education 
  corporations, and for other purposes.
S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2963 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2969 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
  capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain 
  nurses and other critical health-care professionals, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2984 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
  insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3008 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3023 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations relating to the 
  notice to be provided claimants with the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs regarding the substantiation of claims.
S. 3374 A bill to establish a commission on veterans and members of the 
  Armed Forces with post traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain 
  injury, or other mental health disorders, to enhance the capacity of 
  mental health care providers to assist such veterans and members, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3376 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to the Paralympic 
  Program of the United States Olympic Committee, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3400 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  educational assistance available under post-9/11 veterans educational 
  assistance, and for other purposes.

ELDERLY VETERANS

S. 2273 A bill to enhance the functioning and integration of formerly 
  homeless veterans who reside in permanent housing, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2969 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
  capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain 
  nurses and other critical health-care professionals, and for other 
  purposes.

EMPLOYMENT

S. Res. 365 A resolution encouraging all employers to target veterans 
  for recruitment and to provide preference in hiring to qualified 
  veterans.
S. Res. 575 A resolution expressing the support of the Senate for 
  veteran entrepreneurs.
S. 22 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  program of educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces who 
  serve in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 38 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services 
  to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
  Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 117 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the 
  Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the 
  effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 526 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope 
  of programs of education for which accelerated payments of educational 
  assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 610 A bill to clarify the effective date of the modification of 
  treatment for retirement annuity purposes of part-time service before 
  April 7, 1986, of certain Department of Veterans Affairs health-care 
  professionals.
S. 874 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  financial assistance program to facilitate the provision of supportive 
  services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 1215 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and 
  improve certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1278 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  scope of programs of education for which accelerated payments of 
  educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1290 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  additional discretion to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in 
  contracting with State approving agencies, and for other purposes.
S. 1293 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members and former members of the Armed 
  Forces, and for other purposes.
S. 1315 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
  insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1757 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend or make 
  permanent certain authorities for veterans' benefits, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2383 A bill to require a pilot program on the mobile provision of 
  care and services for veterans in rural areas by the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2471 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  enforcement of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment 
  Rights Act of 1994, and for other purposes.
S. 2640 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
  insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2683 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify certain 
  authorities relating to educational assistance benefits for veterans, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2864 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include 
  improvement in quality of life in the objectives of training and 
  rehabilitation for veterans with service-connected disabilities, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2969 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
  capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain 
  nurses and other critical health-care professionals, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2984 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
  insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3000 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include 
  federally recognized tribal organizations in certain grant programs of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs for the several States and 
  territories, and for other purposes.
S. 3023 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations relating to the 
  notice to be provided claimants with the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs regarding the substantiation of claims.
S. 3374 A bill to establish a commission on veterans and members of the 
  Armed Forces with post traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain 
  injury, or other mental health disorders, to enhance the capacity of 
  mental health care providers to assist such veterans and members, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3388 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  assignment of pre-stabilization disability ratings to certain veterans 
  for purposes of the payment of disability compensation, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3419 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modernize the disability benefits 
  claims processing system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
  ensure the accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans 
  and their families and survivors, and for other purposes.
S. 3432 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  enforcement of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment 
  Rights Act of 1994, and for other purposes.

FAMILIES

S. Res. 117 A resolution commemorating the 25th anniversary of the 
  construction and dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
S. 38 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services 
  to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
  Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 66 A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to determine the 
  validity of the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed 
  military service on behalf of the United States during World War II.
S. 117 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the 
  Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the 
  effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 161 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each 
  year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with 
  service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
  indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected 
  disabled veterans
S. 423 A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2007, the rates 
  of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
  the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors 
  of certain disabled veterans.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 698 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  enhance educational assistance for survivors and dependents of 
  veterans.
S. 848 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved 
  benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
S. 874 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  financial assistance program to facilitate the provision of supportive 
  services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1096 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide certain 
  housing benefits to disabled members of the Armed Forces, to expand 
  certain benefits for disabled veterans with severe burns, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1233 A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
  treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1293 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members and former members of the Armed 
  Forces, and for other purposes.
S. 1313 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
  relief for servicemembers with respect to contracts for cellular phone 
  service, and for other purposes.
S. 1315 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
  insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1480 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents (known as ``Gold 
  Star parents'') of members of the Armed Forces who die during a period 
  of war.
S. 1658 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide 
  protection for child custody arrangements for parents who are members 
  of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation.
S. 2027 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, chapter 5, to 
  authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and promote 
  programs and activities honoring veterans and to authorize the next of 
  kin of a deceased veteran to wear the veteran's awards and decorations 
  under certain circumstances.
S. 2162 A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
  disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
S. 2383 A bill to require a pilot program on the mobile provision of 
  care and services for veterans in rural areas by the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2536 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts to the 
  United States in the case of veterans who die as a result of a 
  service-connected disability incurred or aggravated on active duty in 
  a combat zone, and for other purposes.
S. 2550 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts to the 
  United States in the case of veterans who die as a result of a 
  service-connected disability incurred or aggravated on active duty in 
  a combat zone, and for other purposes.
S. 2617 A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2008, the rates 
  of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
  the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors 
  of certain disabled veterans.
S. 2640 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
  insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2701 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  a national cemetery in the eastern Nebraska region to serve veterans 
  in the eastern Nebraska and western Iowa regions.
S. 2768 A bill to provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan 
  guaranty amount for certain housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2796 A bill to require a pilot program on the use of community-based 
  organizations to ensure that veterans receive the care and benefits 
  they need, and for other purposes.
S. 2799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  improve health care services available to women veterans, especially 
  those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
  Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2889 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  veterans' health care benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 2921 A bill to require pilot programs on training and certification 
  for family caregiver personal care attendants for veterans and members 
  of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury, to require a pilot 
  program on provision of respite care to such veterans and members, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2934 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a plot allowance for spouses 
  and children of certain veterans who are buried in State cemeteries.
S. 2938 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in 
  order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2946 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make a 
  stillborn child an insurable dependent for purposes for the 
  Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes.
S. 2963 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2965 A bill to require a report on the inclusion of severe and acute 
  Post Traumatic Stress Disorder among the conditions covered by 
  traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life 
  Insurance.
S. 2969 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
  capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain 
  nurses and other critical health-care professionals, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2984 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
  insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2992 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance housing 
  loan authorities for veterans and to otherwise assist veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces in avoiding the foreclosure of their 
  homes, and for other purposes.
S. 3008 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3023 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations relating to the 
  notice to be provided claimants with the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs regarding the substantiation of claims.
S. 3087 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 
  improvements in the home loan guaranty programs administered by the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 3167 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which veterans, their surviving spouses, and their 
  children may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for 
  certain purposes.
S. 3178 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize 
  dental insurance for veterans and survivors and dependents of 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3332 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide comprehensive health care to 
  children of Vietnam veterans born with Spina Bifida, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3374 A bill to establish a commission on veterans and members of the 
  Armed Forces with post traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain 
  injury, or other mental health disorders, to enhance the capacity of 
  mental health care providers to assist such veterans and members, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3419 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modernize the disability benefits 
  claims processing system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
  ensure the accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans 
  and their families and survivors, and for other purposes.

FEMALE VETERAN

S. 1233 A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
  treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1384 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal 
  authority for adjustments to per diem payments to homeless veterans 
  service centers for receipt of other sources of income, to extend 
  authorities for certain programs to benefit homeless veterans, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 2162 A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
  disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
S. 2799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  improve health care services available to women veterans, especially 
  those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
  Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2969 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
  capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain 
  nurses and other critical health-care professionals, and for other 
  purposes.

HOUSING AND HOMELESS

S. 874 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  financial assistance program to facilitate the provision of supportive 
  services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 1233 A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
  treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1384 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal 
  authority for adjustments to per diem payments to homeless veterans 
  service centers for receipt of other sources of income, to extend 
  authorities for certain programs to benefit homeless veterans, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 2162 A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
  disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
S. 2273 A bill to enhance the functioning and integration of formerly 
  homeless veterans who reside in permanent housing, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  improve health care services available to women veterans, especially 
  those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
  Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2969 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
  capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain 
  nurses and other critical health-care professionals, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3023 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations relating to the 
  notice to be provided claimants with the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs regarding the substantiation of claims.

INSURANCE

S. 117 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the 
  Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the 
  effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 161 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each 
  year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with 
  service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
  indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected 
  disabled veterans
S. 225 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  number of individuals qualifying for retroactive benefits from 
  traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life 
  Insurance.
S. 423 A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2007, the rates 
  of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
  the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors 
  of certain disabled veterans.
S. 643 A bill to amend section 1922A of title 38, United States Code, to 
  increase the amount of supplemental insurance available for totally 
  disabled veterans.
S. 874 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  financial assistance program to facilitate the provision of supportive 
  services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 1265 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand 
  eligibility for veterans' mortgage life insurance to include members 
  of the Armed Forced receiving specially adapted housing assistance 
  from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 1315 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
  insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1326 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and 
  enhance compensation and pension, health care, housing, burial, and 
  other benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2377 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  quality of care provided to veterans in Department of Veterans Affairs 
  medical facilities, to encourage highly qualified doctors to serve in 
  hard-to-fill positions in such medical facilities, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2617 A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2008, the rates 
  of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
  the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors 
  of certain disabled veterans.
S. 2640 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
  insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2946 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make a 
  stillborn child an insurable dependent for purposes for the 
  Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes.
S. 2963 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2965 A bill to require a report on the inclusion of severe and acute 
  Post Traumatic Stress Disorder among the conditions covered by 
  traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life 
  Insurance.
S. 2969 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
  capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain 
  nurses and other critical health-care professionals, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2984 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
  insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3008 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3023 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations relating to the 
  notice to be provided claimants with the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs regarding the substantiation of claims.
S. 3178 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize 
  dental insurance for veterans and survivors and dependents of 
  veterans, and for other purposes.

MENTAL HEALTH

S. 38 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services 
  to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
  Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 117 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the 
  Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the 
  effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 874 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  financial assistance program to facilitate the provision of supportive 
  services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 882 A bill to require a pilot program on the facilitation of the 
  transition of members of the Armed Forces to receipt of veterans 
  health care benefits upon completion of military service, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1233 A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
  treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2162 A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
  disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
S. 2383 A bill to require a pilot program on the mobile provision of 
  care and services for veterans in rural areas by the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2573 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require a 
  program of mental health care and rehabilitation for veterans for 
  service-related post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety 
  disorder, or a related substance use disorder, and for other purposes.
S. 2796 A bill to require a pilot program on the use of community-based 
  organizations to ensure that veterans receive the care and benefits 
  they need, and for other purposes.
S. 2799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  improve health care services available to women veterans, especially 
  those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
  Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2899 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a 
  study on suicides among veterans.
S. 2921 A bill to require pilot programs on training and certification 
  for family caregiver personal care attendants for veterans and members 
  of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury, to require a pilot 
  program on provision of respite care to such veterans and members, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2963 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2969 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
  capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain 
  nurses and other critical health-care professionals, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3008 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3023 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations relating to the 
  notice to be provided claimants with the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs regarding the substantiation of claims.
S. 3167 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which veterans, their surviving spouses, and their 
  children may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for 
  certain purposes.
S. 3374 A bill to establish a commission on veterans and members of the 
  Armed Forces with post traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain 
  injury, or other mental health disorders, to enhance the capacity of 
  mental health care providers to assist such veterans and members, and 
  for other purposes.

NATIVE VETERANS

S. 3000 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include 
  federally recognized tribal organizations in certain grant programs of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs for the several States and 
  territories, and for other purposes.
S. 3023 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations relating to the 
  notice to be provided claimants with the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs regarding the substantiation of claims.

NEW VETERAN

S. 229 A bill to redesignate a Federal building in Albuquerque, New 
  Mexico, as the ``Raymond G. Murphy Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Medical Center''.
S. 1233 A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
  treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1441 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify 
  authorities for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to accept new 
  applications for grants for State home construction projects, to 
  authorize the Secretary to award grants for construction of facilities 
  used in non-institutional care programs, and for other purposes.
S. 3000 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include 
  federally recognized tribal organizations in certain grant programs of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs for the several States and 
  territories, and for other purposes.

OUTREACH

S. 38 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services 
  to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
  Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 117 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the 
  Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the 
  effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 1233 A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
  treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1314 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1315 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
  insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2162 A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
  disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
S. 2273 A bill to enhance the functioning and integration of formerly 
  homeless veterans who reside in permanent housing, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2969 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
  capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain 
  nurses and other critical health-care professionals, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3023 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations relating to the 
  notice to be provided claimants with the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs regarding the substantiation of claims.
S. 3307 A bill to provide veterans with individualized notice about 
  available benefits, to streamline application processes for the 
  benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 3376 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to the Paralympic 
  Program of the United States Olympic Committee, and for other 
  purposes.

REHABILITATION

S. 38 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  program for the provision of readjustment and mental health services 
  to veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
  Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 117 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the 
  Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the 
  effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 698 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  enhance educational assistance for survivors and dependents of 
  veterans.
S. 874 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  financial assistance program to facilitate the provision of supportive 
  services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 882 A bill to require a pilot program on the facilitation of the 
  transition of members of the Armed Forces to receipt of veterans 
  health care benefits upon completion of military service, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1205 A bill to require a pilot program on assisting veterans service 
  organizations and other veterans groups in developing and promoting 
  peer support programs that facilitate community reintegration of 
  veterans returning from active duty, and for other purposes.
S. 1233 A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
  treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1672 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  a scholarship program for students seeking a degree or certificate in 
  the areas of visual impairment and orientation and mobility.
S. 2162 A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
  disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
S. 2273 A bill to enhance the functioning and integration of formerly 
  homeless veterans who reside in permanent housing, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2573 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require a 
  program of mental health care and rehabilitation for veterans for 
  service-related post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety 
  disorder, or a related substance use disorder, and for other purposes.
S. 2674 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  and enhance procedures for the retirement of members of the Armed 
  Forces for disability and to improve and enhance authorities for the 
  rating and compensation of service-connected disabilities in veterans, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2796 A bill to require a pilot program on the use of community-based 
  organizations to ensure that veterans receive the care and benefits 
  they need, and for other purposes.
S. 2797 A bill to authorize major medical facility projects and major 
  medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
  fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes.
S. 2864 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include 
  improvement in quality of life in the objectives of training and 
  rehabilitation for veterans with service-connected disabilities, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2889 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  veterans' health care benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 2921 A bill to require pilot programs on training and certification 
  for family caregiver personal care attendants for veterans and members 
  of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury, to require a pilot 
  program on provision of respite care to such veterans and members, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2963 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2969 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
  capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain 
  nurses and other critical health-care professionals, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3008 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3023 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations relating to the 
  notice to be provided claimants with the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs regarding the substantiation of claims.

RESEARCH

S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 848 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved 
  benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 1233 A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
  treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1315 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
  insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1421 A bill to provide for the maintenance, management, and 
  availability for research of assets of Air Force Health Study.
S. 2004 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish 
  epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration 
  of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2160 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  pain care initiative in health care facilities of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2162 A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
  disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
S. 2640 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
  insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  improve health care services available to women veterans, especially 
  those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring 
  Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2926 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify and 
  update provisions of law relating to nonprofit research and education 
  corporations, and for other purposes.
S. 2937 A bill to provide permanent treatment authority for participants 
  in Department of Defense chemical and biological testing conducted by 
  Deseret Test Center and an expanded study of the health impact of 
  Project Shipboard Hazard and Defense, and for other purposes.
S. 2969 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
  capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain 
  nurses and other critical health-care professionals, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2984 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
  insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3023 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations relating to the 
  notice to be provided claimants with the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs regarding the substantiation of claims.

RURAL VETERAN

S. 1146 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health 
  care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 1233 A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
  treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2162 A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
  disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
S. 2383 A bill to require a pilot program on the mobile provision of 
  care and services for veterans in rural areas by the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2969 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
  capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain 
  nurses and other critical health-care professionals, and for other 
  purposes.

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

S. 479 A bill to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans.
S. 2162 A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
  disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
S. 2573 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require a 
  program of mental health care and rehabilitation for veterans for 
  service-related post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety 
  disorder, or a related substance use disorder, and for other purposes.

SURVIVOR

S. 66 A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to determine the 
  validity of the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed 
  military service on behalf of the United States during World War II.
S. 117 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and services for members of the Armed Forces, veterans of the 
  Global War on Terrorism, and other veterans, to require reports on the 
  effects of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 161 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each 
  year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with 
  service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
  indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected 
  disabled veterans
S. 423 A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2007, the rates 
  of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
  the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors 
  of certain disabled veterans.
S. 698 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  enhance educational assistance for survivors and dependents of 
  veterans.
S. 848 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved 
  benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
S. 961 A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to provide benefits 
  to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine 
  (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1233 A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
  treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1278 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  scope of programs of education for which accelerated payments of 
  educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1293 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for members and former members of the Armed 
  Forces, and for other purposes.
S. 1315 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
  insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1326 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and 
  enhance compensation and pension, health care, housing, burial, and 
  other benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1480 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents (known as ``Gold 
  Star parents'') of members of the Armed Forces who die during a period 
  of war.
S. 2536 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts to the 
  United States in the case of veterans who die as a result of a 
  service-connected disability incurred or aggravated on active duty in 
  a combat zone, and for other purposes.
S. 2550 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain debts to the 
  United States in the case of veterans who die as a result of a 
  service-connected disability incurred or aggravated on active duty in 
  a combat zone, and for other purposes.
S. 2617 A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2008, the rates 
  of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
  the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors 
  of certain disabled veterans.
S. 2640 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
  insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2674 A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve 
  and enhance procedures for the retirement of members of the Armed 
  Forces for disability and to improve and enhance authorities for the 
  rating and compensation of service-connected disabilities in veterans, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2889 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  veterans' health care benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 2946 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make a 
  stillborn child an insurable dependent for purposes for the 
  Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes.
S. 2963 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2969 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
  capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain 
  nurses and other critical health-care professionals, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2984 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
  insurance benefits for disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3008 A bill to improve and enhance the mental health care benefits 
  available to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, to enhance 
  counseling and other benefits available to survivors of members of the 
  Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3023 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations relating to the 
  notice to be provided claimants with the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs regarding the substantiation of claims.
S. 3178 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize 
  dental insurance for veterans and survivors and dependents of 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3419 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modernize the disability benefits 
  claims processing system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
  ensure the accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans 
  and their families and survivors, and for other purposes.

TECHNOLOGY

S. 1163 A bill tamend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  compensation and specially adapted housing for veterans in certain 
  cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, and to provide for 
  the use of the National Directory of New Hires for income verification 
  purposes
S. 1233 A bill to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
  treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1278 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  scope of programs of education for which accelerated payments of 
  educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1392 A bill to increase the authorization for the major medical 
  facility project to consolidate the medical centers of the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs at the University Drive and H. John Heinz III 
  divisions, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
S. 1409 A bill to provide and enhance education, housing, and 
  entrepreneur assistance for veterans who serve in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
S. 1719 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  additional educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill to 
  veterans pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, or 
  math.
S. 2162 A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress 
  disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.
S. 2683 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify certain 
  authorities relating to educational assistance benefits for veterans, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2797 A bill to authorize major medical facility projects and major 
  medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
  fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes.
S. 2969 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
  capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain 
  nurses and other critical health-care professionals, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3023 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe regulations relating to the 
  notice to be provided claimants with the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs regarding the substantiation of claims.
S. 3419 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modernize the disability benefits 
  claims processing system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
  ensure the accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans 
  and their families and survivors, and for other purposes.
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