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                     COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS

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                      ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS

                                Convened January 6, 2009
                                                           FIRST SESSION
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                                Adjourned December 24, 2009

                                Convened January 5, 2010
                                                          SECOND SESSION
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                        DANIEL K. AKAKA, Chairman





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                    DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii, Chairman

      JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER IV, West         RICHARD BURR, North Carolina, 
        Virginia                             Ranking Member
      PATTY MURRAY, Washington             JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
      BERNARD SANDERS, (I) Vermont         ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi
      SHERROD BROWN, Ohio                  MIKE JOHANNS, Nebraska
      JIM WEBB, Virginia                   SCOTT P. BROWN, Massachusetts
      JON TESTER, Montana                  LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South 
      MARK BEGICH, Alaska                    Carolina
      ROLAND W. BURRIS, Illinois
      ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania

                WILLIAM E. BREW, MAJORITY STAFF DIRECTOR

                  LUPE WISSEL, MINORITY STAFF DIRECTOR
                                 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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      Publications and information......................................

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      Democratic members, 92nd Congress-111th Congress..................

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      Republican members, 92nd Congress-111th Congress..................

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      Chronological sequence of membership assignments and 
        Subcommittees--92nd-111th Congress..............................

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      Legislative jurisdiction and rules of procedure of the Senate 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs..................................

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      Index of short titles of bills referred to the Committee..........

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      Senate bills referred to the Committee............................

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      Senate resolutions and joint resolutions referred to the Committee

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      House bills and resolutions referred to the Committee.............

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      Passed bills......................................................

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      Public law index of bills acted upon by the Committee--111th 
        Congress........................................................

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      Public law index of bills acted upon by the Committee--110th 
        Congress........................................................

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      Legislative history of public laws--111th Congress................

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      Legislative history of public laws--110th Congress................

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      Hearings and meeting sessions of the Committee....................

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      Committee publications--111th Congress............................

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      Executive communications..........................................

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      Executive nominations.............................................

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      Author index of Senate bills and resolutions referred to the 
        Committee.......................................................

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      Subject index of Senate bills and resolutions referred to the 
        Committee.......................................................

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                     PUBLICATIONS AND INFORMATION

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                       SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS


                     92nd CONGRESS--111th CONGRESS

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                          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-Jan. 12, 2007...
      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...
      28.  BEGICH, MARK (Alaska)............... Jan. 21, 2009-present...
      29.  BURRIS, ROLAND W. (Illinois)........ Jan. 21, 2009-present...
      30.  SPECTER, ARLEN \9\ (Pennsylvania)........ May 5, 2009-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 on Nov. 4, 2008.
    \9\ Changed party affiliation effective April 28, 2009.

    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.     111th 
Congress, 2009 and 2010, 1st and 2nd sessions.

    * Senators serving in the 111th Congress are shown in capital 
letters.
                       SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS


                     92nd CONGRESS--111th 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-April 28, 
                                                                    2009
      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-Jan. 5, 2009...
      19.  Campbell, Ben Nighthorse \10\ (Colorado)............ Mar. 24, 
                                                           1995-Jan. 4, 
                                                                    2005
      20.  Hutchinson, Tim (Arkansas)...... Jan. 9, 1997-Jan. 7, 2009...
      21.  Hutchison, Kay Bailey (Texas)... Jan. 7, 2003-Jan. 7, 2009...
      22.  Bunning, Jim (Kentucky)......... Jan. 7, 2003-Jan. 4, 2005...
      23.  Ensign, John (Nevada).......... Jan. 7, 2003-Jan. 24, 2008...
      24.  GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. (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...
      29.  WICKER, ROGER F. (Mississippi)...... Jan. 24, 2008-present...
      30.  JOHANNS, MIKE (Nebraska)............ Jan. 21, 2009-present...
      31.  BROWN, SCOTT P.\12\ (Massachusetts)................. March 2, 
                                                            2010-present
      32.  KIRK, MARK \13\ (Illinois).............. Dec. 7, 2010-present
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     \1\ Ranking Member, Jan. 29, 1971-Jan. 12, 1973; Jan. 26, 1978-Mar. 
22, 1978.
     \2\ Ranking Member, Jan. 12, 1973-Feb. 22, 1977.
     \3\ Ranking Member, Feb. 22, 1977-Jan. 26, 1978; Mar. 22, 1978-Jan. 
25, 1979.
     \4\ Ranking 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 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, 2007.
    \10\ Changed party affiliation effective Mar. 3, 1995.
    \11\ Ranking Member, Sept. 11, 2007-present.
    \12\ Sworn into office on Feb. 4, 2010, to fill the unexpired term 
of Senator Ted Kennedy.
    \13\ Sworn into office on Dec. 7, 2010.

    * Senators serving during the 111th Congress are shown in capital 
letters.
  CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE OF MEMBERSHIP ASSIGNMENTS AND SUBCOMMITTEES--
                           92nd-111th CONGRESS
  CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE OF MEMBERSHIP ASSIGNMENTS AND SUBCOMMITTEES--
                     92nd-111th 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), Graham, Akaka, 
    Wellstone, and Murray.
                      107th CONGRESS, 2001 and 2002
  The 107th Congress convened on January 3, 2001.
  The make up of the Senate at the outset of the 107th Congress was a 
50-50 split with the deciding vote being cast by the President of the 
Senate. The majority was therefore held by the Democrats until the 
inauguration on January 20, 2001.
  On January 3, 2001 the Senate adopted S. Res. 7, which designated the 
chairman to the Senate committees for the 108th Congress until January 
20, 2001. The designee as chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs was as follows:
      Senator Rockefeller (Chairman).
  On January 25, 2001 the majority leader Senator Lott entered into the 
record the majority party appointments to Senate committees for the 
107th Congress. The majority party appointments on the Senate Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senator Specter, Murkowski, Thurmond, Jeffords, Campbell, Craig, 
    and T. Hutchinson.
  On January 25, 2001 the minority leader Senator Daschle entered into 
the record the minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 
107th Congress. The minority party appointments on the Senate Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senator Rockefeller, Graham, Akaka, Wellstone, Murray, Miller, and 
    Nelson (NE).
  On February 7, 2001, the Senate adopted S. Res. 7, as amended, in 
which Sec. 2 designated the chairman to the Senate committees for the 
107th Congress. The designee as chairman of the Senate Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs was as follows:
      Senator Specter (Chairman).
  On June 6, 2001, Senator Jeffords switched party affiliation from the 
Republican to the Independent party. This switch changed the majority 
and the minority status of the Senate. Within the Senate Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs Jeffords switch left the minority (Republican) party 
appointees as follows:
      Senator Specter, Murkowski, Thurmond, Campbell, Craig, and T. 
    Hutchinson.
  On July 10, 2001, the majority leader Senator Daschle entered into the 
record the majority party appointments, as authorized by S. Res. 120 
agreed upon on June 29, 2001, to Senate Committees for the 107th 
Congress and designated chairman of such committees. The majority 
appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as 
follows:
      Senator Rockefeller (Chairman), Graham, Jeffords (I), Akaka, 
    Wellstone, Murray, Miller, and Nelson.
  On July 17, 2001, the minority party appointed Senator Kay Bailey 
Hutchison, as authorized by S. Res. 120 agreed upon on June 29, 2001.
  Senator Paul Wellstone from Minnesota passed away on October 25, 2002. 
The majority party did not appoint a new member to the Senate committee 
before the end of the Congress.
                      108th CONGRESS, 2003 and 2004
  The 108th Congress convened on January 7, 2003.
  On January 15, 2003, the Senate adopted S. Res. 18, which made 
majority party appointments to Senate committees for the 108th Congress 
and elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments 
to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Specter (Chairman), Campbell, Craig, Hutchison, Bunning, 
    Ensign, Graham, and Murkowski.
  On January 15, 2003, the Senate adopted S. Res. 20, which made 
minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 108th Congress. 
The minority party appointments to the Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs were as follows:
      Senator Graham (Ranking Minority Member), Rockefeller, Jeffords, 
    Akaka, Murray, Miller, and Nelson.
                      109th CONGRESS, 2005 and 2006
  The 109th Congress convened on January 4, 2005.
  On January 6, 2005, the Senate adopted S. Res. 5, which made majority 
party appointments to Senate committees for the 109th Congress and 
elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments to 
the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Craig (Chairman), Specter, Hutchison, Graham, Burr, 
    Ensign, Thune, and Isakson.
  On January 6, 2005, the Senate adopted S. Res. 6, which made minority 
party appointments to Senate committees for the 109th Congress. The 
minority party appointments to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
were as follows:
      Senators Akaka (Ranking Member), Rockefeller, Jeffords, Murray, 
    Obama, and Salazar.
  The services of Senators Bob Graham, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Zell 
Miller, E. Benjamin Nelson, Jim Bunning, and Lisa Murkowski terminated 
on January 4, 2005.
                      110th CONGRESS, 2007 and 2008
  The 110th Congress convened on January 4, 2007.
  On January 12, 2007, the Senate adopted S. Res. 27, which made 
majority party appointments to Senate committees for the 110th Congress 
and elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments 
to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Akaka (Chairman), Rockefeller, Murray, Obama, Sanders, 
    Brown, Webb, and Tester.
  On January 12, 2007, the Senate adopted S. Res. 28, which made 
minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 110th Congress. 
The minority party appointments to the Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Craig (Ranking Member), Specter, Burr, Isakson, Graham, 
    Hutchison, and Ensign.
  On September 11, 2007, the Senate adopted S. Res. 317, which made the 
minority party's appointments to the Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs for the remainder of the 110th Congress:
      Senators Burr (Ranking Member), Specter, Craig, Isakson, Graham, 
    Hutchison, and Ensign.
  On January 24, 2008, the Senate adopted S. Res. 425, which made the 
minority party's appointments to the Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs for the remainder of the 110th Congress:
      Senators Burr (Ranking Member), Specter, Craig, Isakson, Graham, 
    Hutchison, and Wicker.
                      111th CONGRESS, 2009 and 2010
  The 111th Congress convened on January 6, 2009.
  On January 21, 2009, the Senate adopted S. Res. 18, which made 
majority appointments to Senate committees for the 111th Congress and 
elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments to 
the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Akaka (Chairman), Rockefeller, Murray, Sanders, Brown, 
    Webb, Tester, Begich, and Burris.
  On January 21, 2009, the Senate adopted S. Res. 19, which made 
minority appointments to Senate committees for the 111th Congress. The 
minority party appointments to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
were as follows:
      Senators Burr (Ranking Member), Specter, Isakson, Wicker, Johanns, 
    and Graham.
  On April 28, 2009, Senator Arlen Specter switched party affiliation 
from the Republican to the Democratic party.
  On May 5, 2009, the Senate adopted S. Res. 130, which made the 
majority party's appointments to the Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs for the remainder of the 111th Congress:
      Senators Akaka (Chairman), Rockefeller, Murray, Sanders, Brown, 
    Webb, Tester, Begich, Burris, and Specter.
  On January 19, 2010, Senator Scott Brown was elected to the United 
States Senate to fill the term of the late Senator Ted Kennedy.
  On March 2, 2010, the Senate adopted S. Res. 429, which made minority 
party's appointments to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs for 
the remainder of the 111th Congress:
      Senators Burr (Ranking Member), Isakson, Wicker, Johanns, Brown, 
    and Graham.
  On December 7, 2010, the Senate adopted S. Res. 696, which made the 
minority party's appointments to the Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs for the remainder of the 111th Congress:
      Senators Burr (Ranking Member), Isakson, Wicker, Johanns, Brown, 
    Graham, and Kirk.
LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION AND RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE 
                          ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS
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                              LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION

        Extract From Rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate

                              STANDING COMMITTEES

  1. The following standing committees shall be appointed at the 
commencement of each Congress, and shall continue and have the power to 
act until their successors are appointed, with leave to report by bill 
or otherwise on matters within their respective jurisdictions:
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  (p) Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to which committee shall be 
referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and 
other matters relating to the following subjects:
  1. Compensation of veterans.
  2. Life insurance issued by the Government on account of service in 
the Armed Forces.
  3. National cemeteries.
  4. Pensions of all wars of the United States, general and special.
  5. Readjustment of servicemen to civil life.
  6. Soldiers' and sailors' civil relief.
  7. Veterans' hospitals, medical care and treatment of veterans.
  8. Veterans' measures generally.
  9. Vocational rehabilitation and education of veterans.
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                              RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COMMITTEE

                              111TH CONGRESS


  I. Meetings--(a) Unless otherwise ordered, the Committee shall meet on 
the first Wednesday of each month. The Chairman may, upon proper notice, 
call such additional meetings as deemed necessary.
  (b) Except as provided in subparagraphs (b) and (d) of paragraph 5 of 
rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, meetings of the Committee 
shall be open to the public. The Committee shall prepare and keep a 
complete transcript or electronic recording adequate to fully record the 
proceedings of each meeting whether or not such meeting or any part 
thereof is closed to the public.
  (c) The Chairman of the Committee, or the Ranking Majority Member 
present in the absence of the Chairman, or such other Member as the 
Chairman may designate, shall preside at all meetings.
  (d) Except as provided in rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate, no meeting of the Committee shall be scheduled except by 
majority vote of the Committee or by authorization of the Chairman of 
the Committee.
  (e) The Committee shall notify the office designated by the Committee 
on Rules and Administration of the time, place, and purpose of each 
meeting. In the event such meeting is canceled, the Committee shall 
immediately notify such designated office.
  (f) Written or electronic notice of a Committee meeting, accompanied 
by an agenda enumerating the items of business to be considered, shall 
be sent to all Committee members at least 72 hours (not counting 
Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays) in advance of each meeting. In 
the event that the giving of such 72-hour notice is prevented by 
unforeseen requirements or Committee business, the Committee staff shall 
communicate notice by the quickest appropriate means to members or 
appropriate staff assistants of Members and an agenda shall be furnished 
prior to the meeting.
  (g) Subject to the second sentence of this paragraph, it shall not be 
in order for the Committee to consider any amendment in the first degree 
proposed to any measure under consideration by the Committee unless a 
written copy of such amendment has been delivered to each member of the 
Committee at least 24 hours before the meeting at which the amendment is 
to be proposed. This paragraph may be waived by a majority vote of the 
members and shall apply only when 72-hour written notice has been 
provided in accordance with paragraph (f).
  II. Quorums--(a) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (b), eight 
members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the reporting or 
approving of any measure or matter or recommendation. Five members of 
the Committee shall constitute a quorum for purposes of transacting any 
other business.
  (b) In order to transact any business at a Committee meeting, at least 
one member of the minority shall be present. If, at any meeting, 
business cannot be transacted because of the absence of such a member, 
the matter shall lay over for a calendar day. If the presence of a 
minority member is not then obtained, business may be transacted by the 
appropriate quorum.
  (c) One member shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of receiving 
testimony.
  III. Voting--(a) Votes may be cast by proxy. A proxy shall be written 
and may be conditioned by personal instructions. A proxy shall be valid 
only for the day given.
  (b) There shall be a complete record kept of all Committee action. 
Such record shall contain the vote cast by each member of the Committee 
on any question on which a roll call vote is requested.
  IV. Hearings and Hearing Procedures--(a) Except as specifically 
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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Agent Orange Equity Act of 2009.--S. 1939

Automatic Reserve Component Enrollment Act of 2009.--S. 1798

Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 
  2009.--S. 663

Caregiver and Veterans Health Services Act of 2009.--S. 801

Caring for Camp Lejeune Veterans Act of 2009.--S. 1518

Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2009.--S. 1204

Claims Processing Improvement Act of 2010.--S. 3517

Clarification of Characteristics of Combat Service Act of 2009.--S. 919

COMBAT PTSD Act.--S. 1444

COMBAT PTSD Act.--S. 1452

Compensation Owed for Mental Health Based on Activities in Theater Post-
  traumatic Stress Disorder Act.--S. 1444

Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital Quality Report Card Act of 
  2009.--S. 1427

Department of Veterans Affairs Reorganization Act of 2009.--S. 1531

Department of Veterans Affairs Vision Scholars Act of 2009.--S. 793

Disabled Veteran Caregiver Housing Assistance Act of 2009.--S. 1753

Fair Access to Veterans Benefits Act of 2010.--S. 3192

Family Caregiver Program Act of 2009.--S. 801

Far South Texas Veterans Medical Center Act of 2009.--S. 699

Fiduciary Benefits Oversight Act of 2010.--S. 3499

Health Care for Veterans Exposed to Chemical Hazards Act of 2009.--
  S. 1779

Homeless Veterans and Other Veterans Health Care Authorities Act of 
  2010.--S. 1237

Honor Act of 2009.--S. 772

Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act.--S. 1780

Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act.--S. 3875

Keeping Our Promise to America's Military Veterans Act.--S. 402

Lance Corporal Josef Lopez Fairness for Servicemembers Harmed by 
  Vaccines Act of 2009.--S. 1467

Military Spouses Residency Relief Act.--S. 475

National Guard Education Equality Act.--S. 1668

Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010.--
  S. 3447

Post-9/11 Veterans' Job Training Act of 2009.--S. 2769

Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2009.--S. 977

PRO-VETS Act of 2009.--S. 1109

Providing Real Outreach for Veterans Act of 2009.--S 1109

Rural Veterans Health Care Access and Quality Act of 2009.--S. 734

Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009.--S. 658

SAVINGS Act of 2010.--S. 3718

Securing America's Veterans Insurance Needs and Goals Act of 2010.--
  S. 3718

Service Dogs for Veterans Act of 2009.--S. 1495

Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2009.--S. 263

Servicemembers Mental Health Care Commission Act.--S. 1429

Veteran and Servicemember Caregiver Support Act of 2009.--S. 543

Veteran Employment Assistance Act of 2010.--S. 3234

Veteran Voting Support Act of 2009.--S. 1556

Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act.--S. 669

Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2009.--S 728

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2009.--S. 407

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2010.--S. 3107

Veterans' Disability Compensation Automatic COLA Act.--S. 3359

Veterans' Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2009.--S. 404

Veterans Entitlement to Service Act of 2009.--S. 1394

Veterans' Health and Radiation Safety Act of 2010.--S. 3330

Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009.--S. 252

Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009.--S. 423

Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009.--S. 1302

Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act.--S. 246

Veterans Health Equity Act of 2009.--S. 239

Veterans' Insurance and Benefits Enhancement Act of 2009.--S. 728

Veterans Mobility Enhancement Act of 2009.--S. 820

Veterans One Source Act of 2010.--S. 3355

Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2009.--S. 315

Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2010.--S. 3352

Veterans Pensions Protection Act.--S. 3118

Veterans Rehabilitation and Training Improvements Act of 2009.--S. 514

Veterans Telehealth and Other Care Improvements Act of 2010.--S. 3325

Veterans Training Act.--S. 3171

Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2010.--S. 3035

VETS Act of 2009.--S 1394

Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009.--S. 597

Wounded Veteran Job Security Act of 2009.--S. 1607

Zero Tolerance for Veterans Homelessness Act of 2009.--S. 1547
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S. 68

                                                            Jan. 6, 2009

Sponsor: Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]

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. 226

                                                           Jan. 13, 2009

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Baucus, Max [D-MT]--1/13/2009*

A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic 
  in Havre, Montana, as the Merril Lundman Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Outpatient Clinic.

S. 239

                                                           Jan. 14, 2009

Sponsor: Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Cosponsor(s): Gregg, Judd [R-NH]--1/14/2009*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that veterans in 
  each of the 48 contiguous States are able to receive services in at 
  least one full-service hospital of the Veterans Health Administration 
  in the State or receive comparable services provided by contract in 
  the State.

S. 246

                                                           Jan. 14, 2009

Sponsor: Durbin, Richard [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.

S. 252

                                                           Jan. 15, 2009

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--1/30/2009; Burr, Richard [R-NC]--1/
  22/2009; Burris, Roland [D-IL]--7/30/2009; Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV]--8/
  3/2009; Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--1/15/2009*; Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-
  TX]--10/20/2009; Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]--8/4/2009; Menendez, Robert 
  [D-NJ]--10/21/2009; Murray, Patty [D-WA]--1/15/2009*; Stabenow, Debbie 
  [D-MI]--11/10/2009; Vitter, David [R-LA]--2/12/2009

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, to improve the provision of 
  health care to veterans, and for other purposes.

Jan. 15, 2009--Introduced in Senate.
July 24, 2009--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka 
  with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report 
  No. 111-60.
July 24, 2009--Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General 
  Orders. Calendar No. 128.

S. 263

                                                           Jan. 15, 2009

Sponsor: Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Cosponsor(s): Burris, Roland [D-IL]--4/22/2009; Kennedy, Edward M. [D-
  MA]--1/15/2009*; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--3/24/2009

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. 315

                                                           Jan. 26, 2009

Sponsor: Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]
Cosponsor(s): Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]--2/24/2010; Sanders, Bernard 
  [I-VT]--1/26/2009*

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. 347

                                                           Jan. 29, 2009

Sponsor: Ensign, John [R-NV]
Cosponsor(s): Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--1/29/2009*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to allow the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to distinguish between the severity of a qualifying 
  loss of a dominant hand and a qualifying loss of a non-dominant hand 
  for purposes of traumatic injury protection under Servicemembers' 
  Group Life Insurance, and for other purposes.

S. 362

                                                           Jan. 30, 2009

Sponsor: Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--1/30/2009*; Byrd, Robert C. [D-
  WV]--3/3/2010; Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--6/15/2010; Merkley, Jeff [D-
  OR]--9/13/2010; Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]--1/30/2009*; Murray, Patty 
  [D-WA]--3/8/2010; Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]--3/15/2010; Sanders, Bernard 
  [I-VT]--1/30/2009*; Specter, Arlen [D-PA]--4/13/2010; Webb, Jim [D-
  VA]--1/30/2009*

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. 402

                                                           Feb. 10, 2009

Sponsor: Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]
Cosponsor(s): Baucus, Max [D-MT]--2/10/2009*; Burr, Richard [R-NC]--2/
  10/2009*; Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]--2/10/2009*; Lincoln, Blanche L. 
  [D-AR]--2/10/2009*

A bill to improve the lives of our Nation's veterans and their families 
  and provide them with the opportunity to achieve the American dream.

S. 404

                                                           Feb. 10, 2009

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Burris, Roland [D-IL]--2/10/2009*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran 
  eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for 
  emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility, and for 
  other purposes.

S. 407

                                                           Feb. 10, 2009

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--2/10/2009*; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--2/
  10/2009*; Burr, Richard [R-NC]--2/10/2009*; Burris, Roland [D-IL]--2/
  10/2009*; Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]--2/10/2009*; Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--
  2/10/2009*; Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--2/10/2009*; Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-
  NJ]--2/24/2009; Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]--3/18/2009; Murray, Patty 
  [D-WA]--2/10/2009*; Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--2/10/2009*; 
  Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]--2/10/2009*; Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]--5/6/
  2009; Specter, Arlen [R-PA]--2/10/2009*; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--2/10/
  2009*; Webb, Jim [D-VA]--2/10/2009*; Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]--2/10/
  2009*

A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2009, 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, and for other purposes.

Feb. 10, 2009--Introduced in the Senate.
June 4, 2009--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. 111-24.
June 10, 2009--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an 
  amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
June 23, 2009--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): 
  403-0 (Roll No. 419).
June 23, 2009--Cleared for White House.
June 25, 2009--Presented to President.
June 30, 2009--Signed by President.
June 30, 2009--Became Public Law No: 111-37.

S. 423

                                                           Feb. 12, 2009

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Baucus, Max [D-MT]--3/18/2009; Begich, Mark [D-AK]--2/12/
  2009*; Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]--5/20/2009; Bennett, Robert F. [R-
  UT]--4/27/2009; Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]--2/12/2009*; Boxer, Barbara [D-
  CA]--2/12/2009*; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--4/28/2009; Brownback, Sam [R-
  KS]--5/6/2009; Burr, Richard [R-NC]--2/12/2009*; Burris, Roland [D-
  IL]--3/19/2009; Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV]--7/31/2009; Casey, Robert P., 
  Jr. [D-PA]--6/24/2009; Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]--3/30/2009; Coburn, Tom 
  [R-OK]--3/11/2009; Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]--4/22/2009; Corker, Bob 
  [R-TN]--4/20/2009; Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--5/20/2009; Ensign, John [R-
  NV]--3/10/2009; Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]--2/12/2009*; Franken, Al 
  [D-MN]--7/30/2009; Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]--7/6/2009; Grassley, 
  Chuck [R-IA]--5/4/2009; Hagan, Kay [D-NC]--3/30/2009; Inhofe, James M. 
  [R-OK]--2/25/2009; Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--3/9/2009; Johanns, Mike [R-
  NE]--5/21/2009; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--2/12/2009*; Kaufman, Edward E. 
  [D-DE]--8/3/2009; Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--3/11/2009; Klobuchar, Amy [D-
  MN]--4/29/2009; Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]--2/12/2009*; Lautenberg, 
  Frank R. [D-NJ]--2/12/2009*; Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]--4/20/2009; 
  Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]--4/28/2009; Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]--
  3/3/2009; Martinez, Mel [R-FL]--7/6/2009; McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]--4/
  22/2009; Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]--2/12/2009*; Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-
  MD]--4/2/2009; Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--2/12/2009*; Murray, Patty [D-
  WA]--4/22/2009; Nelson, E. Benjamin [D-NE]--4/29/2009; Reed, Jack [D-
  RI]--6/10/2009; Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--2/12/2009*; Sanders, 
  Bernard [I-VT]--2/12/2009*; Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]--2/12/2009*; 
  Sessions, Jeff [R-AL]--3/17/2009; Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]--2/12/
  2009*; Specter, Arlen [R-PA]--3/9/2009; Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]--2/12/
  2009*; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--2/12/2009*; Thune, John [R-SD]--2/12/2009*; 
  Udall, Mark [D-CO]--4/20/2009; Vitter, David [R-LA]--2/12/2009*; 
  Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]--6/15/2009; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--3/9/2009

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, and 
  for other purposes.

Feb. 12, 2009--Introduced in Senate.
July 8, 2009--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka 
  without amendment. With written report No. 111-41.
Aug. 6, 2009--Senate floor actions: Returned to the Calendar. Calendar 
  No. 101.

S. 475

                                                           Feb. 25, 2009

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Cosponsor(s): Barrasso, John [R-WY]--7/10/2009; Bayh, Evan [D-IN]--3/30/
  2009; Begich, Mark [D-AK]--3/30/2009; Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO]--4/
  20/2009; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--3/30/2009; Brownback, Sam [R-KS]--5/6/
  2009; Bunning, Jim [R-KY]--5/6/2009; Burris, Roland [D-IL]--3/25/2009; 
  Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV]--3/18/2009; Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]--5/11/2009; 
  Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]--3/18/2009; Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]--3/12/
  2009; Coburn, Tom [R-OK]--4/22/2009; Cochran, Thad [R-MS]--4/30/2009; 
  Cornyn, John [R-TX]--7/10/2009; DeMint, Jim [R-SC]--7/8/2009; Durbin, 
  Richard [D-IL]--4/2/2009; Ensign, John [R-NV]--5/4/2009; Enzi, Michael 
  B. [R-WY]--7/15/2009; Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]--2/25/2009*; Gregg, 
  Judd [R-NH]--5/11/2009; Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]--4/27/2009; Hutchison, 
  Kay Bailey [R-TX]--5/4/2009; Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]--5/6/2009; 
  Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--3/9/2009; Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--3/3/2009; 
  Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--6/25/2009; Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]--3/10/2009; 
  Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]--6/25/2009; Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]--
  5/4/2009; Martinez, Mel [R-FL]--3/12/2009; Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--4/
  28/2009; Risch, James E. [R-ID]--4/20/2009; Sessions, Jeff [R-AL]--3/
  16/2009; Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]--7/16/2009; Shelby, Richard C. [R-
  AL]--7/10/2009; Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]--4/27/2009; Specter, Arlen 
  [R-PA]--3/9/2009; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--3/19/2009; Thune, John [R-SD]--
  5/11/2009; Udall, Mark [D-CO]--5/11/2009; Vitter, David [R-LA]--5/18/
  2009; Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]--4/2/2009; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--3/19/2009

A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee the 
  equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.

Feb. 25, 2009--Introduced in Senate.
July 15, 2009--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka 
  without amendment. With written report No. 111-46. Supplemental views 
  filed.
Aug. 4, 2009--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Aug. 5, 2009--Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sept. 8, 2009--Received in the House.
Sept. 8, 2009--Held at the desk.
Nov. 2, 2009--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
Nov. 2, 2009--Cleared for White House.
Nov. 4, 2009--Presented to President.
Nov. 11, 2009--Signed by President.
Nov. 11, 2009--Became Public Law No: 111-97.

S. 498

                                                           Feb. 26, 2009

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]

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. 509

                                                            Mar. 2, 2009

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D-WA]

A bill to authorize a major medical facility project at the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Walla Walla, Washington, and for 
  other purposes.

Mar. 2, 2009--Introduced in Senate.
July 15, 2009--Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous 
  Consent.
July 15, 2009--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov. 2, 2009--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): 
  352-0 (Roll No. 834).
Nov. 2, 2009--Cleared for White House.
Nov. 4, 2009--Presented to President.
Nov. 11, 2009--Signed by President.
Nov. 11, 2009--Became Public Law No: 111-98.

S. 514

                                                            Mar. 3, 2009

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Burris, Roland [D-IL]--4/2/2009

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

S. 543

                                                            Mar. 6, 2009

Sponsor: Durbin, Richard [D-IL]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--3/6/2009*; Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]--4/
  20/2009; Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--3/19/2009; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--3/
  31/2009; Burris, Roland [D-IL]--4/20/2009; Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-
  TX]--3/6/2009*; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--3/19/2009; Kaufman, Edward E. [D-
  DE]--3/23/2009; Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]--3/19/2009; Leahy, Patrick J. 
  [D-VT]--10/27/2009; Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]--10/27/2009; Schumer, 
  Charles E. [D-NY]--3/23/2009; Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]--3/19/2009; 
  Udall, Tom [D-NM]--3/6/2009*

A bill to require a pilot program on training, certification, and 
  support for family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces to provide caregiver services to such 
  veterans and members, and for other purposes.

S. 597

                                                           Mar. 16, 2009

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--4/21/2009; Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]--5/
  19/2009; Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--3/16/2009*; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--3/
  16/2009*; Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]--5/20/2009; Collins, Susan M. 
  [R-ME]--3/16/2009*; Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--4/21/2009; Hutchison, Kay 
  Bailey [R-TX]--3/16/2009*; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--3/16/2009*; 
  Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]--3/16/2009*; Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]--
  3/16/2009*; Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]--6/23/2009; Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-
  MD]--3/16/2009*; Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--3/16/2009*; Rockefeller, John 
  D., IV [D-WV]--3/16/2009*; Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]--5/5/2009; 
  Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]--3/16/2009*; Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]--3/16/
  2009*; Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]--5/12/2009; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--3/16/
  2009*

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. 658

                                                           Mar. 19, 2009

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--4/20/2009; Burris, Roland [D-IL]--4/
  28/2009; Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]--11/10/2009; Collins, Susan M. 
  [R-ME]--9/28/2010; Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--5/18/2009; Lincoln, Blanche 
  L. [D-AR]--4/28/2009; McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]--5/13/2009; Merkley, 
  Jeff [D-OR]--6/22/2009; Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]--9/17/2009; Thune, John 
  [R-SD]--4/20/2009; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--10/15/2009

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. 663

                                                           Mar. 19, 2009

Sponsor: Nelson, E. Benjamin [D-NE]
Cosponsor(s): Baucus, Max [D-MT]--10/15/2009; Bayh, Evan [D-IN]--9/21/
  2009; Begich, Mark [D-AK]--6/16/2009; Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]--6/24/
  2009; Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]--6/18/2009; Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO]--
  12/18/2009; Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--7/8/2009; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--5/
  4/2009; Brownback, Sam [R-KS]--3/19/2009*; Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]--6/
  16/2009; Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]--3/19/2009*; Casey, Robert P., Jr. 
  [D-PA]--3/25/2009; Cochran, Thad [R-MS]--3/19/2009*; Collins, Susan M. 
  [R-ME]--3/19/2009*; Conrad, Kent [D-ND]--5/12/2009; Dodd, Christopher 
  J. [D-CT]--5/19/2009; Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--3/19/2009*; Gillibrand, 
  Kirsten E. [D-NY]--10/15/2009; Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]--3/19/2009*; 
  Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--10/14/2009; Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]--9/9/
  2009; Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]--3/19/2009*; Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--7/30/
  2009; Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]--3/19/2009*; Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--3/
  19/2009*; Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]--11/4/2009; Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]--
  7/6/2009; Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]--4/28/2009; Leahy, Patrick J. 
  [D-VT]--5/14/2009; Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]--4/28/2009; Lincoln, 
  Blanche L. [D-AR]--3/19/2009*; Martinez, Mel [R-FL]--6/3/2009; 
  Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]--4/2/2009; Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]--6/10/2010; 
  Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]--6/1/2009; Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--3/19/
  2009*; Murray, Patty [D-WA]--3/19/2009*; Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]--7/14/
  2009; Reed, Jack [D-RI]--6/3/2009; Roberts, Pat [R-KS]--3/19/2009*; 
  Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]--10/20/2009; Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]--4/23/
  2009; Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]--9/22/2009; Specter, Arlen [R-PA]--3/
  19/2009*; Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]--3/19/2009*; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--12/
  18/2009; Udall, Mark [D-CO]--6/16/2009; Udall, Tom [D-NM]--6/10/2009; 
  Vitter, David [R-LA]--1/20/2010; Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]--3/19/
  2009*; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--3/19/2009*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation 
  Fund 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.

S. 669

                                                           Mar. 23, 2009

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Cosponsor(s): Brownback, Sam [R-KS]--9/29/2009; Coburn, Tom [R-OK]--3/
  23/2009*; Cochran, Thad [R-MS]--3/23/2009*; Crapo, Mike [R-ID]--3/23/
  2009*; DeMint, Jim [R-SC]--3/23/2009*; Ensign, John [R-NV]--3/23/
  2009*; Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]--3/23/2009*; Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]--3/
  23/2009*; Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]--3/23/2009*; Inhofe, James M. [R-
  OK]--3/23/2009*; Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--3/23/2009*; Risch, James E. 
  [R-ID]--8/6/2009; Roberts, Pat [R-KS]--3/23/2009*; Sessions, Jeff [R-
  AL]--5/10/2010; Thune, John [R-SD]--3/23/2009*; Vitter, David [R-LA]--
  3/23/2009*; Webb, Jim [D-VA]--3/23/2009*; Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]--3/
  23/2009*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions 
  under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally 
  incompetent for certain purposes.

Mar. 23, 2009--Introduced in Senate.
June 16, 2009--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka 
  without amendment. With written report No. 111-27.
June 16, 2009--Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General 
  Orders. Calendar No. 78.

S. 691

                                                           Mar. 25, 2009

Sponsor: Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Cosponsor(s): Udall, Mark [D-CO]--3/25/2009*

A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  national cemetery for veterans in southern Colorado region, and for 
  other purposes.

S. 699

                                                           Mar. 25, 2009

Sponsor: Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Cosponsor(s): Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]--3/25/2009*

A bill to provide for the construction by the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs of a full service hospital in Far South Texas.

S. 728

                                                           Mar. 26, 2009

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]

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

Mar. 26, 2009--Introduced in Senate.
Sept. 2, 2009--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka 
  under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/07/2009 with an 
  amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-
  71.
Oct. 7, 2009--Senate floor actions: Returned to the Calendar. Calendar 
  No. 155.

S. 734

                                                           Mar. 30, 2009

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Baucus, Max [D-MT]--3/30/2009*; Begich, Mark [D-AK]--3/30/
  2009*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the capacity of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain physicians in 
  Health Professional Shortage Areas and to improve the provision of 
  health care to veterans in rural areas, and for other purposes.

S. 746

                                                           Mar. 31, 2009

Sponsor: Nelson, E. Benjamin [D-NE]
Cosponsor(s): Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--3/31/2009*

A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  national cemetery in the Sarpy County region to serve veterans in 
  eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, and northwest Missouri.

Mar. 31, 2009--Introduced in Senate.
Apr. 29, 2009--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 772

                                                            Apr. 1, 2009

Sponsor: Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO]
Cosponsor(s): Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--4/1/2009*; Brownback, Sam [R-KS]--
  4/1/2009*; Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]--4/21/2009; Grassley, Chuck [R-
  IA]--4/1/2009*; Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]--4/1/2009*; McCaskill, 
  Claire [D-MO]--4/1/2009*; Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]--6/23/2009; Mikulski, 
  Barbara A. [D-MD]--5/21/2009; Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--4/1/2009*; 
  Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]--4/1/2009*; Specter, Arlen [R-PA]--4/1/
  2009*; Udall, Mark [D-CO]--8/3/2009

A bill to enhance benefits for survivors of certain former members of 
  the Armed Forces with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder or 
  traumatic brain injury, to enhance availability and access to mental 
  health counseling for members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and 
  for other purposes.

S. 793

                                                            Apr. 2, 2009

Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Cosponsor(s): Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--5/19/2009

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. 801

                                                            Apr. 2, 2009

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Baucus, Max [D-MT]--10/28/2009; Begich, Mark [D-AK]--4/20/
  2009; Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]--7/24/2009; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--4/
  20/2009; Burr, Richard [R-NC]--4/2/2009*; Burris, Roland [D-IL]--4/2/
  2009*; Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]--7/23/2009; Casey, Robert P., Jr. 
  [D-PA]--7/24/2009; Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--7/24/2009; Grassley, Chuck 
  [R-IA]--8/4/2009; Hagan, Kay [D-NC]--7/23/2009; Hutchison, Kay Bailey 
  [R-TX]--8/3/2009; Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--6/18/2009; Johnson, Tim [D-
  SD]--7/23/2009; McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]--7/6/2009; Merkley, Jeff [D-
  OR]--7/6/2009; Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--6/17/2009; Murray, Patty [D-
  WA]--5/20/2009; Nelson, Bill [D-FL]--10/28/2009; Reed, Jack [D-RI]--6/
  10/2009; Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--4/2/2009*; Snowe, Olympia J. 
  [R-ME]--5/11/2009; Specter, Arlen [D-PA]--6/15/2009; Stabenow, Debbie 
  [D-MI]--11/10/2009; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--4/2/2009*; Thune, John [R-
  SD]--7/20/2009; Udall, Tom [D-NM]--7/24/2009

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges for 
  humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
  family members accompanying veterans severely injured after September 
  11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department and to 
  provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other purposes.

Apr. 2, 2009--Introduced in Senate.
Sept. 25, 2009--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. 111-80.
Sept. 25, 2009--Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General 
  Orders. Calendar No. 167.

S. 820

                                                            Apr. 2, 2009

Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the automobile 
  assistance allowance for veterans, and for other purposes.

S. 821

                                                            Apr. 2, 2009

Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain copayments from veterans 
  who are catastrophically disabled, and for other purposes.

S. 842

                                                           Apr. 21, 2009

Sponsor: Kerry, John F. [D-MA]

A bill to repeal the sunset of certain enhancements of protections of 
  servicemembers relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, to 
  amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to pay mortgage holders unpaid balances on housing 
  loans guaranteed by Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 847

                                                           Apr. 21, 2009

Sponsor: Webb, Jim [D-VA]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that 
  utilization of survivors' and dependents' educational assistance shall 
  not be subject to the 48-month limitation on the aggregate amount of 
  assistance utilizable under multiple veterans and related educational 
  assistance programs.

S. 919

                                                           Apr. 28, 2009

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]

A bill to amend section 1154 of title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  the additional requirements for consideration to be afforded time, 
  place, and circumstances of service in determinations regarding 
  service-connected disabilities.

S. 977

                                                             May 5, 2009

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Cosponsor(s): Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]--1/28/2010

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

S. 1015

                                                            May 11, 2009

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Cosponsor(s): Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--5/11/2009*; Isakson, Johnny [R-
  GA]--5/11/2009*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance disability 
  compensation for certain disabled veterans with difficulties using 
  prostheses and disabled veterans in need of regular aid and attendance 
  for residuals of traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.

S. 1016

                                                            May 11, 2009

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the commencement 
  of the period of payment of original awards of compensation for 
  veterans who are retired or separated from the uniformed services for 
  disability.

S. 1109

                                                            May 20, 2009

Sponsor: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]

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

S. 1118

                                                            May 21, 2009

Sponsor: Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--5/21/2009*; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--6/
  1/2009; Kohl, Herb [D-WI]--5/21/2009*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase 
  in the amount of monthly dependency and indemnity compensation payable 
  to surviving spouses by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.

S. 1155

                                                            May 21, 2009

Sponsor: Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Cosponsor(s): Burris, Roland [D-IL]--7/31/2009; Feingold, Russell D. [D-
  WI]--10/20/2009; Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--8/3/2009; Inouye, Daniel K. [D-
  HI]--5/21/2009*; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--6/16/2009

A bill 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.

S. 1204

                                                            June 8, 2009

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--12/16/2009; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--
  10/14/2009; Brownback, Sam [R-KS]--6/10/2009; Burris, Roland [D-IL]--
  7/23/2009; Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]--3/1/2010; Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--6/8/
  2010; Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--9/9/2009; Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]--
  12/6/2010; Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]--9/9/2009; Whitehouse, Sheldon 
  [D-RI]--3/10/2010

A bill to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs 
  Enhancement Act of 2001 to require the provision of chiropractic care 
  and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
  centers, and for other purposes.

S. 1237

                                                           June 11, 2009

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Cosponsor(s): Baucus, Max [D-MT]--11/9/2009; Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV]--2/
  22/2010; Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]--6/22/2010; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--
  6/11/2009*; Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--6/21/2010; Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]--7/
  20/2009; Reed, Jack [D-RI]--6/11/2009*; Specter, Arlen [D-PA]--11/4/
  2009; Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]--7/13/2010; Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]--
  7/13/2010

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the grant 
  program for homeless veterans with special needs to include male 
  homeless veterans with minor dependents and to establish a grant 
  program for reintegration of homeless women veterans and homeless 
  veterans with children, and for other purposes.

June 11, 2009--Introduced in Senate.
Apr. 29, 2010--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. 111-175.
Apr. 29, 2010--Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General 
  Orders. Calendar No. 360.

S. 1302

                                                           June 18, 2009

Sponsor: McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]

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 provisions of 
  health care services, and for other purposes.

S. 1310

                                                           June 19, 2009

Sponsor: Akaka Daniel K. [D-HI]

A bill to authorize major medical facility projects for the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2010 and for other purposes

S. 1394

                                                            July 6, 2009

Sponsor: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]

A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to acknowledge the 
  receipt of medical, disability, and pension claims and other 
  communications submitted by claimants, and for other purposes.

S. 1427

                                                            July 9, 2009

Sponsor: Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Cosponsor(s): Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--7/9/2009*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a Hospital 
  Quality Report Card Initiative to report on health care quality in 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 1429

                                                            July 9, 2009

Sponsor: Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

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, to ensure 
  such veterans are not discriminated against, and for other purposes.

S. 1444

                                                           July 13, 2009

Sponsor: Kerry, John F. [D-MA]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the meaning of 
  ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of 
  disabilities.

S. 1450

                                                           July 14, 2009

Sponsor: Ensign, John [R-NV]
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--7/14/2009*; Collins, Susan M. [R-
  ME]--6/29/2010; Cornyn, John [R-TX]--2/26/2010

A bill to enable State homes to furnish nursing home care to parents any 
  of whose children died while serving in the Armed Forces.

S. 1452

                                                           July 14, 2009

Sponsor: Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Cosponsor(s): Bayh, Evan [D-IN]--7/14/2009*; Burris, Roland [D-IL]--8/3/
  2009; Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]--7/14/2009*; Lieberman, Joseph I. 
  [ID-CT]--7/14/2009*; Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]--7/14/2009*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the meaning of 
  ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of 
  disabilities.

S. 1467

                                                           July 16, 2009

Sponsor: McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide coverage under 
  Traumatic Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance for adverse reactions 
  to vaccinations administered by the Department of Defense, and for 
  other purposes.

S. 1483

                                                           July 21, 2009

Sponsor: Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Cosponsor(s): Franken, Al [D-MN]--9/22/2009

A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic 
  in Alexandria Minnesota as the ``Max J. Beilke Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Outpatient Clinic.''

S. 1493

                                                           July 22, 2009

Sponsor: McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]

A bill to designate the current and future Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Medical Center in Louisville Kentucky as the ``Robley Rex 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.''

S. 1495

                                                           July 22, 2009

Sponsor: Franken, Al [D-MN]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--7/22/2009*; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--7/
  22/2009*; Ensign, John [R-NV]--7/23/2009; Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-
  NY]--9/10/2009; Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]--7/22/2009*; Isakson, Johnny 
  [R-GA]--7/22/2009*; Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]--7/22/2009*

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot 
  program to assess the feasibility and advisability of using service 
  dogs for the treatment or rehabilitation of veterans with physical or 
  mental injuries or disabilities, and for other purposes.

S. 1518

                                                           July 27, 2009

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--10/27/2009; Burris, Roland [D-IL]--9/
  9/2009; Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV]--11/9/2009; Feingold, Russell D. [D-
  WI]--8/6/2009; Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]--10/21/2009; Grassley, Chuck [R-
  IA]--8/3/2009; Hagan, Kay [D-NC]--7/29/2009; Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--9/9/
  2009; Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--2/2/2010; Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--12/7/
  2009; LeMieux, George S. [R-FL]--12/7/2009; Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-
  AR]--12/7/2009; Nelson, Bill [D-FL]--8/6/2009; Stabenow, Debbie [D-
  MI]--11/10/2009; Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]--2/2/2010

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish hospital care, 
  medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who were stationed 
  at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was contaminated at 
  Camp Lejeune.

S. 1531

                                                           July 29, 2009

Sponsor: Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]

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. 1547

                                                           July 30, 2009

Sponsor: Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Cosponsor(s): Baucus, Max [D-MT]--10/14/2009; Begich, Mark [D-AK]--8/6/
  2009; Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO]--7/30/2009*; Burris, Roland [D-IL]--
  9/24/2009; Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV]--2/22/2010; Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]--
  11/10/2009; Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--7/30/2009*; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--
  7/30/2009*; Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--7/30/2009*; Lautenberg, Frank R. 
  [D-NJ]--12/8/2009; Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]--9/29/2009; Lincoln, 
  Blanche L. [D-AR]--2/22/2010; Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]--11/17/2010; 
  Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]--11/10/2009; Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]--9/15/
  2009; Murray, Patty [D-WA]--7/30/2009*; Specter, Arlen [D-PA]--11/4/
  2009; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--11/10/2009; Udall, Tom [D-NM]--10/8/2009; 
  Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]--10/5/2009

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and the United States 
  Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance provided by 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Housing and 
  Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of 
  homelessness, and for other purposes.

July 30, 2009--Introduced in Senate.
Aug. 5, 2009--Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
  discharged by Unanimous Consent. (Consideration: CR S8863, S8890)
Aug. 5, 2009--Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct. 21, 2009--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

S. 1556

                                                            Aug. 3, 2009

Sponsor: Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Cosponsor(s): Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--9/21/2009; Dodd, Christopher J. [D-
  CT]--8/3/2009*; Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]--10/28/2009; Kerry, John 
  F. [D-MA]--8/3/2009*; Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]--8/3/2009*; Mikulski, 
  Barbara A. [D-MD]--8/3/2009*

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit facilities 
  of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated as voter 
  registration agencies, and for other purposes.

S. 1607

                                                            Aug. 6, 2009

Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain 
  rights and benefits for persons who are absent from positions of 
  employment to receive medical treatment for service-connected 
  disabilities, and for other purposes.

S. 1668

                                                          Sept. 14, 2009

Sponsor: Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--10/5/2009; Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV]--9/
  22/2009; Hagan, Kay [D-NC]--10/26/2009; Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--2/24/
  2010; Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]--11/9/2009; Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]--9/
  29/2009; Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]--10/14/2009; Menendez, Robert [D-
  NJ]--5/3/2010; Risch, James E. [R-ID]--9/24/2009; Shaheen, Jeanne [D-
  NH]--12/4/2009; Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]--1/28/2010; Tester, Jon [D-
  MT]--10/22/2009; Udall, Mark [D-CO]--9/22/2009; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--11/
  10/2009

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  inclusion of certain active duty service in the reserve components as 
  qualifying service for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
  Program, and for other purposes.

S. 1752

                                                            Oct. 5, 2009

Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Cosponsor(s): Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]--11/10/2009

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide wartime disability compensation for 
  certain veterans with Parkinson's disease.

S. 1753

                                                            Oct. 5, 2009

Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase assistance for 
  disabled veterans who are temporarily residing in housing owned by a 
  family member, and for other purposes.

S. 1779

                                                           Oct. 14, 2009

Sponsor: Bayh, Evan [D-IN]
Cosponsor(s): Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV]--10/14/2009*; Dorgan, Byron L. [D-
  ND]--10/14/2009*; Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN]--10/14/2009*; Merkley, Jeff 
  [D-OR]--10/14/2009*; Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--10/14/2009*; 
  Specter, Arlen [D-PA]--10/14/2009*; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--10/14/2009*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide health care to 
  veterans exposed in the line of duty to occupational and environmental 
  health chemical hazards, and for other purposes.

S. 1780

                                                           Oct. 14, 2009

Sponsor: Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]
Cosponsor(s): Cochran, Thad [R-MS]--11/4/2009; Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]--
  11/19/2009; Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]--10/14/2009*; Klobuchar, Amy 
  [D-MN]--3/9/2010; Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]--10/27/2009; Leahy, Patrick 
  J. [D-VT]--10/27/2009; Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]--11/20/2009; Shaheen, 
  Jeanne [D-NH]--11/15/2010; Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]--10/14/2009*; 
  Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--12/3/2009

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in 
  the reserve components as active service for purposes of laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

S. 1784

                                                           Oct. 14, 2009

Sponsor: Ensign, John [R-NV]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that State 
  approving agencies provide timely responses to applications for 
  approval of courses of education and provide justifications for 
  disapproval of courses to provide for the review of the disapproval of 
  courses by State approving agencies, and for other purposes.

S. 1785

                                                           Oct. 14, 2009

Sponsor: Ensign, John [R-NV]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require State approving 
  agencies to approve courses of education that have been accredited and 
  approved by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association, 
  and for other purposes.

S. 1798

                                                           Oct. 19, 2009

Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--12/21/2009; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--11/16/
  2009

A bill to provide for the automatic enrollment of demobilizing members 
  of the National Guard and Reserve in health care and dental care 
  programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 1866

                                                           Oct. 26, 2009

Sponsor: Kerry, John F. [D-MA]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  eligibility of parents of certain deceased veterans for interment in 
  national cemeteries.

S. 1939

                                                           Oct. 27, 2009

Sponsor: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--11/20/2009; Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--2/
  4/2010; Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV]--11/9/2009; Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-
  PA]--11/20/2009; Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND]--12/22/2009; Hagan, Kay [D-
  NC]--1/22/2010; Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--5/26/2010; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--
  11/9/2009; Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]--4/19/2010; Landrieu, Mary L. [D-
  LA]--10/27/2009*; Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]--12/7/2009; Merkley, Jeff 
  [D-OR]--3/5/2010; Murray, Patty [D-WA]--3/15/2010; Sanders, Bernard 
  [I-VT]--12/7/2009; Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]--10/27/2009*; Specter, 
  Arlen [D-PA]--10/27/2009*; Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]--4/13/2010; Tester, 
  Jon [D-MT]--10/27/2009*; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--11/10/2009

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions 
  relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the 
  vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.

S. 1940

                                                           Oct. 27, 2009

Sponsor: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a study 
  on the effects on children of exposure of their parents to herbicides 
  used in support of the United States and allied military operations in 
  the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 2096

                                                           Oct. 29, 2009

Sponsor: Kerry, John F. [D-MA]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  eligibility of parents of certain deceased veterans for interment in 
  national cemeteries.

S. 2751

                                                            Nov. 9, 2009

Sponsor: Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Cosponsor(s): Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]--11/9/2009

A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in 
  Big Spring, Texas, as the George H. O'Brien, Jr., Department of 
  Veterans Medical Center.

S. 2760

                                                           Nov. 10, 2009

Sponsor: Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--12/7/2009; Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]--1/
  21/2010; Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO]--11/10/2009; Byrd, Robert C. [D-
  WV]--1/20/2010; Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]--2/25/2010; Dorgan, Byron L. 
  [D-ND]--1/20/2010; Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--12/15/2009; Hagan, Kay [D-
  NC]--3/11/2010; Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--2/25/2010; Landrieu, Mary L. 
  [D-LA]--3/1/2010; Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]--3/8/2010; Schumer, Charles E. 
  [D-NY]--3/4/2010; Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]--2/24/2010; Wyden, Ron [D-
  OR]--1/20/2010

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase 
  in the annual amount authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to carry out comprehensive service programs for 
  homeless veterans.

S. 2769

                                                           Nov. 10, 2009

Sponsor: Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Cosponsor(s): Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--11/10/2009*; Murray, Patty [D-WA]--
  11/10/2009*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the use of 
  entitlement under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance for the pursuit of 
  apprenticeships and on-job training, and for other purposes.

S. 3035

                                                           Feb. 24, 2010

Sponsor: Baucus, Max [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]--4/26/2010; Conrad, Kent [D-ND]--3/
  16/2010; Crapo, Mike [R-ID]--3/16/2010; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--5/5/2010; 
  Risch, James E. [R-ID]--3/19/2010; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--2/24/2010*

A bill to require a report on the establishment of a Polytrauma 
  Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs in the northern Rockies or Dakotas, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 3082

                                                            Mar. 5, 2010

Sponsor: Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--3/9/2010

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize individuals 
  who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or training 
  under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  receive work-study allowances for certain outreach services provided 
  through congressional offices, and for other purposes.

S. 3107

                                                           Mar. 11, 2010

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--3/11/2010*; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--3/
  11/2010*; Burr, Richard [R-NC]--3/11/2010*; Burris, Roland [D-IL]--3/
  11/2010*; Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]--3/11/2010*; Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--
  3/11/2010*; Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]--9/21/2010; Murray, Patty [D-
  WA]--3/11/2010*; Rockefeller, John D. IV [D-WV]--3/11/2010*; Sanders, 
  Bernard [I-VT]--3/11/2010*; Specter, Arlen [D-PA]--3/11/2010*; Tester, 
  Jon [D-MT]--3/11/2010*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2010, 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, and for other purposes.

Mar. 11, 2010--Introduced in Senate.
Aug. 5, 2010--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka 
  without amendment. With written report No. 111-281.
Sept. 22, 2010--Senate floor actions: Returned to the Calendar. Calendar 
  No. 550.

S. 3118

                                                           Mar. 16, 2010

Sponsor: Kerry, John F. [D-MA]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that monetary 
  benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities shall be 
  excluded from consideration as income for purposes of pension benefits 
  paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

S. 3162

                                                           Mar. 24, 2010

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Baucus, Max [D-MT]--3/24/2010*; Bayh, Evan [D-IN]--3/24/
  2010*; Begich, Mark [D-AK]--3/24/2010*; Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]--3/
  24/2010*; Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]--3/24/2010*; Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--3/
  24/2010*; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--3/24/2010*; Burr, Richard [R-NC]--3/
  25/2010; Burris, Roland [D-IL]--3/24/2010*; Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV]--3/
  24/2010*; Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]--3/24/2010*; Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-
  MD]--3/24/2010*; Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]--3/24/2010*; Casey, Robert 
  P. Jr. [D-PA]--3/24/2010*; Conrad, Kent [D-ND]--3/24/2010*; Dodd, 
  Christopher J. [D-CT]--3/24/2010*; Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND]--3/24/
  2010*; Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--3/24/2010*; Feingold, Russell D. [D-
  WI]--3/24/2010*; Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]--3/24/2010*; Franken, Al [D-
  MN]--3/24/2010*; Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]--3/24/2010*; Hagan, Kay 
  [D-NC]--3/24/2010*; Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--3/24/2010*; Inouye, Daniel K. 
  [D-HI]--3/24/2010*; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--3/24/2010*; Kaufman, Edward 
  E. [D-DE]--3/24/2010*; Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--3/24/2010*; Klobuchar, 
  Amy [D-MN]--3/24/2010*; Kohl, Herb [D-WI]--3/24/2010*; Landrieu, Mary 
  L. [D-LA]--3/24/2010*; Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]--3/24/2010*; Leahy, 
  Patrick J. [D-VT]--3/24/2010*; Levin, Carl [D-MI]--3/24/2010*; 
  Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]--3/24/2010*; Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]--
  3/24/2010*; McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]--3/24/2010*; Menendez, Robert [D-
  NJ]--3/24/2010*; Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]--3/24/2010*; Mikulski, Barbara 
  A. [D-MD]--3/24/2010*; Murray, Patty [D-WA]--3/24/2010*; Nelson, Bill 
  [D-FL]--3/24/2010*; Nelson, Benjamin E. [D-NE]--3/24/2010*; Pryor, 
  Mark L. [D-AR]--3/24/2010*; Reed, Jack [D-RI]--3/24/2010*; Reid, Harry 
  [D-NV]--3/24/2010*; Rockefeller, John D. IV [D-WV]--3/24/2010*; 
  Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]--3/24/2010*; Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]--3/24/
  2010*; Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]--3/24/2010*; Specter, Arlen [D-PA]--3/
  24/2010*; Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]--3/24/2010*; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--3/
  24/2010*; Udall, Mark [D-CO]--3/24/2010*; Udall, Tom [D-NM]--3/24/
  2010*; Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]--3/24/2010*; Webb, Jim [D-VA]--3/24/
  2010*; Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]--3/24/2010*; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--3/
  24/2010*

A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.

Mar. 24, 2010--Introduced in Senate.
Mar. 26, 2010--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Mar. 26, 2010--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sept. 23, 2010--House floor actions: Pursuant to the provisions of H. 
  Res. 1653, papers are returned to the Senate.

S. 3171

                                                           Mar. 25, 2010

Sponsor: Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]
Cosponsor(s): Burris, Roland [D-IL]--6/24/2010; Collins, Susan M. [R-
  ME]--7/12/2010; Hagan, Kay [D-NC]--4/20/2010; Landrieu, Mary L. [D-
  LA]--4/15/2010; Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]--4/15/2010; LeMieux, George 
  S. [R-FL]--4/15/2010; Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]--4/20/2010; 
  Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]--6/9/2010; Risch, James E. [R-ID]--3/25/2010*; 
  Roberts, Pat [R-KS]--5/24/2010; Specter, Arlen [D-PA]--4/15/2010

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  approval of certain programs of education for purposes of the Post-9/
  11 Educational Assistance Program.

S. 3192

                                                           Apr. 12, 2010

Sponsor: Specter, Arlen [D-PA]
Cosponsor(s): Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]--11/15/2010; Lincoln, Blanche 
  L. [D-AR]--6/24/2010

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the tolling 
  of the timing of review for appeals of final decisions of the Board of 
  Veterans' Appeals, and for other purposes.

S. 3234

                                                          April 20, 2010

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--4/20/2010*; Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--5/
  3/2010; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--5/17/2010; Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]--6/
  23/2010; Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]--11/15/2010; Dodd, Christopher J. 
  [D-CT]--9/23/2010; Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--4/20/2010*; Gillibrand, 
  Kirsten E. [D-NY]--5/25/2010; Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--9/23/2010; 
  Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]--4/20/2010*; Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]--6/22/
  2010; Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]--4/20/2010*; Menendez, Robert [D-
  NJ]--11/17/2010; Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--4/20/2010*; Reid, Harry [D-
  NV]--4/20/2010*; Rockefeller, John D. IV [D-WV]--9/29/2010; Schumer, 
  Charles E. [D-NY]--9/14/2010; Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]--6/8/2010; 
  Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--4/29/2010

A bill to improve employment, training, and placement services furnished 
  to veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and 
  Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.

Apr. 20, 2010--Introduced in Senate.
Sept. 2, 2010--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka 
  under authority of the order of the Senate of August 5, 2010, with an 
  amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 111-
  285.
Sept. 2, 2010--Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General 
  Orders. Calendar No. 556.

S. 3286

                                                           Apr. 29, 2010

Sponsor: Specter, Arlen [D-PA]

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot 
  program on the award of grants to State and local government agencies 
  and nonprofit organizations to provide assistance to veterans with 
  their submittal of claims to the Veterans Benefits Administration, and 
  for other purposes.

S. 3314

                                                             May 5, 2010

Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Appalachian 
  Regional Commission to carry out a program of outreach for veterans 
  who reside in Appalachia, and for other purposes.

S. 3325

                                                             May 6, 2010

Sponsor: Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Cosponsor(s): Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]--5/6/2010*; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--5/
  18/2010

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the waiver of 
  the collection of copayments for telehealth and telemedicine visits of 
  veterans, and for other purposes.

May 6, 2010--Introduced in Senate.
Sept. 2, 2010--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka 
  under authority of the order of the Senate of August 5, 2010, with an 
  amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. 
  With written report No. 111-286. Supplemental views filed.
Sept. 2, 2010--Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General 
  Orders. Calendar No. 557.

S. 3330

                                                             May 7, 2010

Sponsor: Casey, Robert P. Jr. [D-PA]
Cosponsor(s): Specter, Arlen [D-PA]--5/7/2010*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 
  improvements in the administration of medical facilities of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

S. 3348

                                                            May 12, 2010

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  treatment of documents that express disagreement with decisions of the 
  Board of Veterans' Appeals and that are misfiled with the Board within 
  120 days of such decisions as motions for reconsideration of such 
  decisions, and for other purposes.

S. 3352

                                                            May 12, 2010

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt reimbursements 
  of expenses related to accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from 
  determinations of annual income with respect to pensions for veterans 
  and surviving spouses and children of veterans, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 3355

                                                            May 12, 2010

Sponsor: Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Cosponsor(s): Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--5/12/2010*; Murray, Patty [D-WA]--5/
  12/2010*

A bill to provide for an Internet Web site for information on benefits, 
  resources, services, and opportunities for veterans and their families 
  and caregivers, and for other purposes.

S. 3356

                                                            May 13, 2010

Sponsor: Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum 
  age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, 
  and for other purposes.

S. 3359

                                                            May 13, 2010

Sponsor: Thune, John [R-SD]
Cosponsor(s): Burr, Richard [R-NC]--5/18/2010; Snowe, Olympia J. [R-
  ME]--5/13/2010*; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--5/13/2010*

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, and for other purposes.

S. 3367

                                                            May 13, 2010

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rate of 
  pension for disabled veterans who are married to one another and both 
  of whom require regular aid and attendance, and for other purposes.

S. 3368

                                                            May 13, 2010

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize certain 
  individuals to sign claims filed with the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs on behalf of claimants, and for other purposes.

S. 3370

                                                            May 13, 2010

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the process by 
  which an individual files jointly for social security and dependency 
  and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.

S. 3377

                                                            May 14, 2010

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Cosponsor(s): Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]--5/14/2010*; Burris, Roland [D-
  IL]--5/17/2010; Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--5/14/2010*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the multifamily 
  transitional housing loan program of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs by requiring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue loans 
  for the construction of, rehabilitation of, or acquisition of land for 
  multifamily transitional housing projects instead of guaranteeing 
  loans for such purposes, and for other purposes.

S. 3389

                                                            May 20, 2010

Sponsor: Hagan, Kay [D-NC]
Cosponsor(s): Burris, Roland [D-IL]--5/27/2010

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt individuals who 
  receive certain educational assistance for service in the Selected 
  Reserve from limitations on the receipt of assistance under Post-9/11 
  Educational Assistance Program for additional service in the Armed 
  Forces, and for other purposes.

S. 3447

                                                            May 27, 2010

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Baucus, Max [D-MT]--9/23/2010; Bayh, Evan [D-IN]--11/15/
  2010; Begich, Mark [D-AK]--6/10/2010; Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]--9/15/
  2010; Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--9/29/2010; Burr, Richard [R-NC]--9/13/
  2010; Burris, Roland [D-IL]--9/23/2010; Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]--
  11/15/2010; Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]--11/15/2010; Dodd, Christopher J. 
  [D-CT]--9/28/2010; Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]--9/29/2010; Inouye, 
  Daniel K. [D-HI]--9/15/2010; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--9/28/2010; Kaufman, 
  Edward E. [D-DE]--9/29/2010; Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]--9/29/2010; 
  Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]--9/13/2010; Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]--11/
  15/2010; Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]--9/29/2010; McCaskill, Claire [D-
  MO]--9/13/2010; Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]--11/15/2010; Merkley, Jeff [D-
  OR]--9/13/2010; Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--9/29/2010; Murray, Patty [D-
  WA]--8/3/2010; Rockefeller, John D. IV [D-WV]--9/29/2010; Sanders, 
  Bernard [I-VT]--9/15/2010; Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]--9/28/2010; 
  Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]--11/18/2010; Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]--9/13/
  2010; Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]--6/16/2010; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--9/13/
  2010; Udall, Tom [D-NM]--7/29/2010; Webb, Jim [D-VA]--7/29/2010; 
  Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--9/23/2010

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve educational 
  assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces after September 
  11, 2001, and for other purposes.

May 27, 2010--Introduced in Senate.
Oct. 26, 2010--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka 
  under authority of the order of the Senate of September 29, 2010, with 
  an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 
  111-346.
Dec. 13, 2010--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 16, 2010--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): 
  409-3 (Roll No. 642).
Dec. 16, 2010--Cleared for White House.
Dec. 28, 2010--Presented to President.
Jan. 4, 2011--Signed by President.
Jan. 4, 2011--Became Public Law No: 111-377.

S. 3486

                                                           June 15, 2010

Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--6/15/2010*; Burris, Roland [D-IL]--8/
  3/2010; Casey, Robert P. Jr. [D-PA]--7/29/2010; Franken, Al [D-MN]--6/
  15/2010*; Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]--6/15/2010*; Murray, Patty [D-
  WA]--6/16/2010; Rockefeller, John D. IV [D-WV]--6/15/2010*; Sanders, 
  Bernard [I-VT]--6/15/2010*; Specter, Arlen [D-PA]--6/15/2010*; Webb, 
  Jim [D-VA]--9/14/2010

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the prohibition 
  on collective bargaining with respect to matters and questions 
  regarding compensation of employees of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs other than rates of basic pay, and for other purposes.

June 15, 2010--Introduced in Senate.
Sept. 2, 2010--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka 
  under authority of the order of the Senate of August 5, 2010, without 
  amendment. With written report No. 111-287. Minority views filed.
Sept. 2, 2010--Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General 
  Orders. Calendar No. 558.

S. 3499

                                                           June 16, 2010

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require fiduciaries of 
  individuals receiving benefits under laws administered by the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to authorize the Secretary to obtain 
  financial records with respect to such individuals for purposes of 
  administering such laws, and for other purposes.

S. 3517

                                                           June 22, 2010

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Murray, Patty [D-WA]--8/3/2010; Rockefeller, John D. IV 
  [D-WV]--9/29/2010; Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]--9/28/2010; Shaheen, 
  Jeanne [D-NH]--11/18/2010

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the processing 
  of claims for disability compensation filed with the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

June 22, 2010--Introduced in Senate.
Nov. 29, 2010--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka 
  with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report 
  No. 111-354.
Nov. 29, 2010--Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General 
  Orders. Calendar No. 654.

S. 3583

                                                           July 14, 2010

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--7/21/2010; Collins, Susan M. [R-
  ME]--7/14/2010*; Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]--8/4/2010; Kerry, John 
  F. [D-MA]--7/29/2010; Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]--7/14/2010*; Schumer, 
  Charles E. [D-NY]--7/28/2010; Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]--7/14/2010*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase flexibility in 
  payments for State veterans homes, and for other purposes.

S. 3609

                                                           July 19, 2010

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]

A bill to extend the temporary authority for performance of medical 
  disability examinations by contract physicians for the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs.

July 19, 2010--Introduced in Senate.
Sept. 2, 2010--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka 
  under authority of the order of the Senate of Aug. 5, 2010, without 
  amendment. With written report No. 111-288.
Sept. 2, 2010--Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General 
  Orders. Calendar No. 559.

S. 3718

                                                            Aug. 5, 2010

Sponsor: Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that 
  beneficiaries of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance receive 
  financial counseling and disclosure information regarding life 
  insurance payments, and for other purposes.

S. 3765

                                                           Sept. 2, 2010

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]

An original bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life 
  Insurance and to modify the provision of compensation and pension to 
  surviving spouses of veterans in months of the deaths of the veterans, 
  and for other purposes.

Sept. 2, 2010--Introduced in Senate.
Sept. 2, 2010--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Original measure reported 
  to Senate by Senator Akaka under authority of the order of the Senate 
  of Aug. 5, 2010. With written report No. 111-282. Supplemental views 
  filed.
Sept. 2, 2010--Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General 
  Orders. Calendar No. 553.

S. 3801

                                                          Sept. 16, 2010

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]--9/29/2010

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum 
  age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, 
  and for other purposes.

S. 3860

                                                          Sept. 28, 2010

Sponsor: McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]
Cosponsor(s): Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT]--9/29/2010; Bingaman, Jeff [D-
  NM]--11/18/2010; Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO]--9/29/2010; Brown, Scott 
  P. [R-MA]--9/28/2010*; Burr, Richard [R-NC]--9/28/2010*; Cardin, 
  Benjamin L. [D-MD]--11/18/2010; Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]--9/28/2010*; 
  Ensign, John [R-NV]--11/15/2010; Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]--9/29/2010; 
  Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--11/18/2010; Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]--9/28/
  2010*

A bill to require reports on the management of Arlington National 
  Cemetery.

Sept. 28, 2010--Introduced in Senate.
Dec. 4, 2010--Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous 
  Consent.
Dec. 4, 2010--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 16, 2010--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): 
  407-3 (Roll No. 641).
Dec. 16, 2010--Cleared for White House.
Dec. 17, 2010--Presented to President.
Dec. 22, 2010--Signed by President.
Dec. 22, 2010--Became Public Law No: 111-339

S. 3875

                                                          Sept. 29, 2010

Sponsor: Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-MD]
Cosponsor(s): Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]--9/29/2010*; Hutchison, Kay Bailey 
  [R-TX]--9/29/2010*; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--9/29/2010*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service 
  in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them with 
  status as veterans under law.

S. 3902

                                                          Sept. 29, 2010

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]--9/29/2010*
  * Original cosponsor.

A bill to deem references to Operation Iraqi Freedom in provisions of 
  Federal law providing benefits for service in the Armed Forces to 
  include references to Operation New Dawn.

S. 3953

                                                           Nov. 17, 2010

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide benefits for 
  children with spina bifida of veterans exposed to herbicides while 
  serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era outside Vietnam, 
  and for other purposes.
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S. Res. 33

                                                           Feb. 11, 2009

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

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

Feb. 11, 2009--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Original measure reported 
  to Senate by Senator Akaka. Without written report.
Feb. 11, 2009--Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. 
  (Text of measure as introduced: CR S2162)

S. Res. 115

                                                           Apr. 28, 2009

Sponsor: Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]
Cosponsor(s): (none)

A resolution recognizing the crucial role of assistance dogs in helping 
  wounded veterans live more independent lives, expressing gratitude to 
  The Tower of Hope, and supporting the goals and ideals of creating a 
  Tower of Hope Day.

Apr. 28, 2009--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. (Text of measure as introduced: CR S4828)

S. Res. 340

                                                            Nov. 5, 2009

Sponsor: Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
Cosponsor(s): Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR]--11/5/2009*; Lugar, Richard G. 
  [R-IN]--11/9/2009; Risch, James E. [R-ID]--11/9/2009; Rockefeller, 
  John D., IV [D-WV]--11/9/2009; Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]--11/10/2009

A resolution expressing support for designation of a National Veterans 
  History Project Week to encourage public participation in a nationwide 
  project that collects and preserves the stories of the men and women 
  who served our Nation in times of war and conflict.

Nov. 5, 2009--Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Text of 
  measure as introduced: CR S11221)
Nov. 10, 2009--Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous 
  Consent. (Consideration: CR S11354)
Nov. 10, 2009--Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with 
  a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (Text: CR S11354)

S. Res. 451

                                                           Mar. 11, 2010


Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--3/15/2010; Brown, Scott P. [R-MA]--3/
  11/2010*; Cochran, Thad [R-MS]--3/17/2010; Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]--3/
  11/2010*; Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--3/11/2010*; LeMieux, George S. [R-
  FL]--3/18/2010; Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--3/11/2010*; Shaheen, Jeanne 
  [D-NH]--3/18/2010; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--3/18/2010; Wicker, Roger F. [R-
  MS]--3/18/2010
  * Original cosponsor.

A resolution expressing support for designation of a ``Welcome Home 
  Vietnam Veterans Day.''

Mar. 11, 2010--Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Text of 
  measure as introduced: CR S1462)
Mar. 19, 2010--Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous 
  Consent. (Consideration: CR S1780)
Mar. 19, 2010--Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with 
  a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (Text: CR S1780)
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H. Con. Res. 238

                                                           Feb. 23, 2010

Sponsor: Kissell, Larry [D-NC-8]
Cosponsor(s): Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]--2/24/2010; Brady, Robert 
  A. [D-PA-1]--2/24/2010; Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]--2/23/2010*; 
  Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]--2/24/2010; Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]--2/23/
  2010*; Cao, Anh ``Joseph'' [R-LA-2]--2/24/2010; Carson, Andre [D-IN-
  7]--2/24/2010; Childers, Travis [D-MS-1]--2/24/2010; Christensen, 
  Donna M. [D-VI]--2/24/2010; Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]--2/24/2010; 
  Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]--2/24/2010; Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]--2/24/
  2010; Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]--2/24/2010; Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-
  7]--2/24/2010; Donnelly, Joe [D-IN-2]--2/24/2010; Etheridge, Bob [D-
  NC-2]--2/24/2010; Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]--2/23/2010*; Fudge, Marcia L. 
  [D-OH-11]--2/24/2010; Green, Al [D-TX-9]--2/24/2010; Hall, John J. [D-
  NY-19]--2/24/2010; Halvorson, Deborah L. [D-IL-11]--2/24/2010; 
  Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23]--2/24/2010; Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-
  18]--2/24/2010; Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]--2/24/2010; Johnson, 
  Henry C. ``Hank,'' Jr. [D-GA-4]--2/24/2010; Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-
  MI-13]--2/24/2010; Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]--2/24/2010; Lewis, John [D-
  GA-5]--2/24/2010; McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7]--2/24/2010; McMahon, Michael 
  E. [D-NY-13]--2/24/2010; Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17]--2/24/2010; 
  Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6]--2/24/2010; Miller, Brad [D-NC-13]--2/24/
  2010; Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]--2/24/2010; Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC]--
  2/24/2010; Perriello, Thomas S.P. [D-VA-5]--2/24/2010; Price, David E. 
  [D-NC-4]--2/24/2010; Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]--2/24/2010; 
  Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37]--2/24/2010; Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23]--
  2/24/2010; Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]--2/24/2010; Scott, Robert C. 
  ``Bobby'' [D-VA-3]--2/24/2010; Teague, Harry [D-NM-2]--2/24/2010; 
  Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]--2/24/2010; Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12]--2/24/
  2010

Recognizing the difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning 
  home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military 
  sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights and for 
  the dignity of a people and a Nation.

Feb. 23, 2010--Introduced in House.
Feb. 26, 2010--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): 383-0 (Roll No. 74).
Mar. 1, 2010--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 23

                                                            Jan. 6, 2009

Sponsor: Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Cosponsor(s): Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5]--1/26/2009; Adler, John H. [D-
  NJ-3]--5/7/2009; Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5]--3/23/2009; Altmire, Jason 
  [D-PA-4]--3/16/2009; Arcuri, Michael A. [D-NY-24]--5/5/2009; Barrow, 
  John [D-GA-12]--4/21/2009; Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1]--3/31/2009; 
  Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28]--4/27/2009; Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-
  2]--4/21/2009; Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1]--2/10/2009; Blackburn, 
  Marsha [R-TN-7]--4/1/2009; Boccieri, John A. [D-OH-16]--3/9/2009; 
  Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1]--3/16/2009; Bono Mack, Mary [R-CA-45]--4/21/2009; 
  Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU]--2/23/2009; Boustany, Charles W., Jr. 
  [R-LA-7]--2/23/2009; Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2]--1/28/2009; Brady, Robert A. 
  [D-PA-1]--2/26/2009; Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]--3/12/2009; Brown, Henry 
  E., Jr. [R-SC-1]--5/5/2009; Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5]--5/5/2009; 
  Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]--2/10/2009; Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44]--4/21/2009; 
  Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2]--5/6/2009; Capps, Lois [D-CA-23]--4/1/
  2009; Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18]--4/21/2009; Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-
  3]--3/16/2009; Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10]--3/23/2009; Chandler, 
  Ben [D-KY-6]--3/23/2009; Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI]--4/30/2009; 
  Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]--4/1/2009; Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]--4/21/2009; 
  Connolly, Gerald E. ``Gerry'' [D-VA-11]--4/21/2009; Costa, Jim [D-CA-
  20]--2/3/2009; Costello, Jerry F. [D-IL-12]--4/27/2009; Courtney, Joe 
  [D-CT-2]--3/4/2009; Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]--5/5/2009; Davis, 
  Lincoln [D-TN-4]--4/21/2009; Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]--3/16/2009; 
  DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]--4/1/2009; DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]--5/6/
  2009; Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10]--5/7/2009; DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-
  CT-3]--4/21/2009; Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]--5/6/2009; Doyle, Michael 
  F. [D-PA-14]--2/3/2009; Dreier, David [R-CA-26]--4/27/2009; Duncan, 
  John J., Jr. [R-TN-2]--3/18/2009; Farr, Sam [D-CA-17]--5/6/2009; 
  Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2]--4/1/2009; Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]--4/21/2009; 
  Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6]--3/19/2009; Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]--4/23/2009; 
  Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6]--2/23/2009; Green, Gene [D-TX-29]--4/21/2009; 
  Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-7]--4/21/2009; Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]--3/
  31/2009; Hall, John J. [D-NY-19]--5/6/2009; Hare, Phil [D-IL-17]--4/
  21/2009; Harman, Jane [D-CA-36]--5/6/2009; Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-
  23]--2/12/2009; Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]--4/27/2009; Hinchey, Maurice 
  D. [D-NY-22]--2/23/2009; Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2]--3/23/2009; Holden, 
  Tim [D-PA-17]--4/21/2009; Holt, Rush D. [D-NJ-12]--4/1/2009; Honda, 
  Michael M. [D-CA-15]--2/23/2009; Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]--4/21/
  2009; Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]--4/21/2009; Jones, Walter B., 
  Jr. [R-NC-3]--4/21/2009; Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8]--5/5/2009; Kanjorski, 
  Paul E. [D-PA-11]--3/31/2009; Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]--4/1/2009; 
  Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1]--4/23/2009; Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-
  13]--4/21/2009; Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]--5/6/2009; King, Peter T. [R-NY-
  3]--1/13/2009; King, Steve [R-IA-5]--5/7/2009; Kosmas, Suzanne M. [D-
  FL-24]--1/26/2009; Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]--5/5/2009; Larsen, Rick 
  [D-WA-2]--4/21/2009; Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]--3/4/2009; LaTourette, 
  Steven C. [R-OH-14]--4/23/2009; Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]--3/9/2009; 
  Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9]--4/21/2009; Lewis, John [D-GA-5]--5/7/2009; 
  LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2]--2/3/2009; Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]--3/4/
  2009; Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3]--2/26/2009; Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-
  9]--3/24/2009; Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]--3/31/2009; Marchant, 
  Kenny [R-TX-24]--4/23/2009; Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]--3/4/2009; 
  Massa, Eric J. J. [D-NY-29]--4/21/2009; McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]--3/
  23/2009; McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11]--3/16/2009; McGovern, James 
  P. [D-MA-3]--4/23/2009; McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7]--3/16/2009; McNerney, 
  Jerry [D-CA-11]--2/10/2009; Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6]--4/27/2009; 
  Mica, John L. [R-FL-7]--3/18/2009; Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]--2/12/
  2009; Miller, Brad [D-NC-13]--2/26/2009; Miller, George [D-CA-7]--4/1/
  2009; Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]--3/18/2009; Mitchell, Harry E. [D-AZ-5]--
  3/9/2009; Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3]--3/4/2009; Moran, James P. [D-VA-8]--
  4/30/2009; Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1]--2/23/2009; Murphy, Christopher S. 
  [D-CT-5]--5/6/2009; Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]--2/23/2009; Murtha, John P. 
  [D-PA-12]--2/23/2009; Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38]--3/23/2009; Neal, 
  Richard E. [D-MA-2]--2/23/2009; Nye, Glenn C. [D-VA-2]--5/6/2009; 
  Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8]--3/23/2009; Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]--
  4/30/2009; Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8]--4/27/2009; Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-
  4]--5/7/2009; Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]--2/26/2009; Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-
  10]--3/24/2009; Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]--5/7/2009; Peterson, Collin C. 
  [D-MN-7]--5/5/2009; Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12]--4/1/2009; Reyes, 
  Silvestre [D-TX-16]--4/21/2009; Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23]--4/21/
  2009; Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]--4/21/2009; Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-
  46]--3/31/2009; Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-16]--5/6/2009; Roskam, Peter 
  J. [R-IL-6]--3/23/2009; Ross, Mike [D-AR-4]--4/21/2009; Rothman, 
  Steven R. [D-NJ-9]--5/5/2009; Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34]--4/23/
  2009; Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]--4/21/2009; Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47]--
  4/21/2009; Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29]--3/18/2009; Scott, Robert C. 
  ``Bobby'' [D-VA-3]--4/21/2009; Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7]--4/23/2009; Shea-
  Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]--3/31/2009; Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27]--4/27/2009; 
  Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11]--4/27/2009; Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]--4/1/2009; 
  Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18]--3/16/2009; Speier, Jackie [D-CA-12]--5/7/
  2009; Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13]--2/23/2009; Stupak, Bart [D-MI-
  1]--3/19/2009; Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13]--3/31/2009; Tauscher, Ellen O. 
  [D-CA-10]--3/4/2009; Terry, Lee [R-NE-2]--5/5/2009; Thompson, Bennie 
  G. [D-MS-2]--3/24/2009; Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1]--3/16/2009; Tonko, 
  Paul D. [D-NY-21]--3/18/2009; Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12]--5/6/2009; 
  Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1]--5/5/2009; Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]--2/
  23/2009; Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3]--1/28/2009; Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-
  FL-20]--4/21/2009; Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33]--2/23/2009; Waxman, 
  Henry A. [D-CA-30]--5/6/2009; Welch, Peter [D-VT]--5/6/2009; 
  Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3]--2/23/2009; Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19]--
  2/10/2009; Wilson, Charles A. [D-OH-6]--3/4/2009; Wilson, Joe [R-SC-
  2]--5/5/2009; Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10]--2/26/2009; Woolsey, Lynn C. 
  [D-CA-6]--3/23/2009; Wu, David [D-OR-1]--2/23/2009; Yarmuth, John A. 
  [D-KY-3]--3/4/2009; Young, Don [R-AK]--3/31/2009

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation 
  Fund 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.

Jan. 6, 2009--Introduced in House.
May 7, 2009--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 111-99.
May 12, 2009--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
May 13, 2009--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 174

                                                            Jan. 6, 2009

Sponsor: Salazar, John T. [D-CO-3]
Cosponsor(s): DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]--1/9/2009; Hare, Phil [D-IL-17]--
  1/9/2009; Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]--1/9/2009; Lamborn, Doug [R-
  CO-5]--1/6/2009*; Markey, Betsy [D-CO-4]--3/17/2009; Perlmutter, Ed 
  [D-CO-7]--1/23/2009; Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]--3/3/2009

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

Jan. 6, 2009--Introduced in House.
Nov. 2, 2009--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
Nov. 3, 2009--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 402

                                                            Jan. 9, 2009

Sponsor: Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2]
Cosponsor(s): Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]--1/9/2009*; Cohen, Steve [D-TN-
  9]--1/9/2009*; Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]--1/9/2009*; Davis, Lincoln [D-TN-
  4]--1/9/2009*; Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6]--1/9/2009*; Roe, David P. [R-TN-
  1]--1/9/2009*; Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8]--1/9/2009*; Wamp, Zach [R-TN-
  3]--1/9/2009*

To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in 
  Knoxville, Tennessee, as the ``William C. Tallent Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic.''

Jan. 9, 2009--Introduced in House.
July 14, 2009--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): 
  419-0 (Roll No. 536).
July 15, 2009--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 466

                                                           Jan. 13, 2009

Sponsor: Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25]
Cosponsor(s): Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1]--1/13/2009*; Edwards, Chet [D-
  TX-17]--1/13/2009*; Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]--1/13/2009*; Hall, John J. 
  [D-NY-19]--5/4/2009; Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]--1/13/2009*; 
  McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]--1/13/2009*; Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27]--
  1/13/2009*; Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7]--4/1/2009

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain rights and 
  benefits for persons who are absent from positions of employment to 
  receive medical treatment for service-connected disabilities.

Jan. 13, 2009--Introduced in House.
May 19, 2009--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 111-118.
June 8, 2009--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
June 9, 2009--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1017

                                                           Feb. 12, 2009

Sponsor: Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Cosponsor(s): Arcuri, Michael A. [D-NY-24]--4/28/2010; Berkley, Shelley 
  [D-NV-1]--6/4/2009; Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3]--3/4/2009; Boucher, 
  Rick [D-VA-9]--4/1/2009; Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1]--3/16/2009; Brown, 
  Corrine [D-FL-3]--3/21/2010; Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3]--3/9/2010; 
  Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6]--3/4/2009; Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]--5/12/2009; 
  Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21]--3/4/2009; Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25]--4/
  21/2009; Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6]--3/4/2009; Halvorson, Deborah L. [D-IL-
  11]--12/11/2009; Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23]--3/19/2010; Heinrich, 
  Martin [D-NM-1]--7/30/2009; Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD]--4/27/
  2009; Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]--9/22/2009; Israel, Steve [D-NY-2]--3/
  19/2010; Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10]--5/11/2010; Latham, Tom [R-IA-
  4]--6/11/2009; Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]--3/4/2009; Michaud, Michael H. 
  [D-ME-2]--2/26/2009; Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1]--4/1/2009; Murphy, Tim [R-
  PA-18]--5/18/2010; Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8]--3/9/2010; Peterson, 
  Collin C. [D-MN-7]--4/30/2009; Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23]--10/20/
  2009; Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-16]--7/10/2009; Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-
  FL-18]--3/4/2009; Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]--5/20/2010; Sanchez, Linda 
  T. [D-CA-39]--9/9/2009; Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18]--4/20/2010; Smith, 
  Adam [D-WA-9]--4/30/2009; Terry, Lee [R-NE-2]--6/11/2009; Titus, Dina 
  [D-NV-3]--7/21/2009; Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]--3/4/2009; Young, C.W. 
  Bill [R-FL-10]--3/9/2009

To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs 
  Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, United States Code, to require 
  the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all 
  Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to 
  such care and services.

Feb. 12, 2009--Introduced in House.
May 20, 2010--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 111-488.
May 24, 2010--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): 365-6 (Roll No. 292).
May 25, 2010--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1037

                                                           Feb. 12, 2009

Sponsor: Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD]
Cosponsor(s): Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-7]--2/12/2009

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot 
  project to test the feasibility and advisability of expanding the 
  scope of certain qualifying work-study activities under title 38, 
  United States Code.

Feb. 12, 2009--Introduced in House.
June 18, 2009--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 111-162.
July 14, 2009--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): 422-0 (Roll No. 535).
Oct. 7, 2009--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Oct. 7, 2009--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.

H.R. 1088

                                                           Feb. 13, 2009

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

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a one-year period 
  for the training of new disabled veterans' outreach program 
  specialists and local veterans' employment representatives by National 
  Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute.

Feb. 13, 2009--Introduced in House.
May 14, 2009--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  111-110.
May 19, 2009--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
May 20, 2009--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1089

                                                           Feb. 13, 2009

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

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the enforcement 
  through the Office of Special Counsel of the employment and 
  reemployment rights of veterans and members of the Armed Forces 
  employed by Federal executive agencies, and for other purposes.

Feb. 13, 2009--Introduced in House.
May 14, 2009--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 111-111.
May 19, 2009--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. 270).
May 20, 2009--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1168

                                                           Feb. 25, 2009

Sponsor: Boozman, John [R-AR-3]
Cosponsor(s): Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]--10/7/2009; Brown, Corrine [D-
  FL-3]--10/28/2009; Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13]--10/20/2009; Buyer, Steve 
  [R-IN-4]--10/28/2009; Minnick, Walter [D-ID-1]--11/2/2009

To amend chapter 42 of title 38, United States Code, to provide certain 
  veterans with employment training assistance

Feb. 25, 2009--Introduced in House.
Nov. 2, 2009--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 111-323.
Nov. 2, 2009--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): 356-0 (Roll No. 832).
Nov. 3, 2009--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1170

                                                           Feb. 25, 2009

Sponsor: Boozman, John [R-AR-3]
Cosponsor(s): Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]--2/25/2009

To amend chapter 21 of title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  grant program to encourage the development of new assistive 
  technologies for specially adapted housing.

Feb. 25, 2009--Introduced in House.
May 14, 2009--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 111-109.
May 19, 2009--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
May 20, 2009--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1171

                                                           Feb. 25, 2009

Sponsor: Boozman, John [R-AR-3]
Cosponsor(s): Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]--2/25/2009*; Halvorson, Deborah L. 
  [D-IL-11]--3/30/2009; Harman, Jane [D-CA-36]--3/30/2009; Michaud, 
  Michael H. [D-ME-2]--3/25/2009

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reauthorize the 
  Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program for fiscal years 2010 through 
  2014, and for other purposes.

Feb. 25, 2009--Introduced in House.
Mar. 26, 2009--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 111-54.
Mar. 30, 2009--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
Mar. 31, 2009--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1172

                                                           Feb. 25, 2009

Sponsor: Boozman, John [R-AR-3]
Cosponsor(s): Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]--2/25/2009*; Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]--6/
  16/2009

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet 
  Web site of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations 
  that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors.

Feb. 25, 2009--Introduced in House.
June 18, 2009--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 111-164.
June 23, 2009--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): 411-0 (Roll No. 422).
June 24, 2009--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1211

                                                           Feb. 26, 2009

Sponsor: Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD]
Cosponsor(s): Barrow, John [D-GA-12]--3/16/2009; Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-
  1]--6/3/2009; Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1]--2/26/2009*; Blumenauer, 
  Earl [D-OR-3]--3/9/2009; Boozman, John [R-AR-3]--2/26/2009*; Boswell, 
  Leonard L. [D-IA-3]--2/26/2009*; Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9]--4/21/2009; 
  Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]--4/21/2009; Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]--6/4/
  2009; Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1]--6/3/2009; Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-
  FL-5]--2/26/2009*; Connolly, Gerald E. ``Gerry'' [D-VA-11]--5/6/2009; 
  Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]--6/3/2009; Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]--6/3/2009; 
  Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17]--4/21/2009; Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]--3/31/2009; 
  Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]--6/8/2009; Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]--3/18/
  2009; Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20]--6/3/2009; Gordon, Bart [D-TN-
  6]--3/31/2009; Griffith, Parker [D-AL-5]--4/21/2009; Hastings, Alcee 
  L. [D-FL-23]--3/9/2009; Holt, Rush D. [D-NJ-12]--3/23/2009; Johnson, 
  Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]--2/26/2009*; Johnson, Henry C. ``Hank,'' Jr. 
  [D-GA-4]--3/23/2009; Kissell, Larry [D-NC-8]--3/6/2009; Maloney, 
  Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]--2/26/2009*; Marshall, Jim [D-GA-8]--6/3/2009; 
  McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]--5/6/2009; McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]--2/26/
  2009*; McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]--5/6/2009; McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-
  11]--5/6/2009; Meek, Kendrick B. [D-FL-17]--6/4/2009; Michaud, Michael 
  H. [D-ME-2]--3/2/2009; Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1]--2/26/2009*; Murphy, Tim 
  [R-PA-18]--5/6/2009; Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8]--4/28/2009; Oberstar, 
  James L. [D-MN-8]--3/23/2009; Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10]--4/21/2009; 
  Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]--3/10/2009; Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]--6/16/2009; 
  Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23]--6/3/2009; Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7]--3/2/
  2009; Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28]--5/6/2009; Teague, Harry 
  [D-NM-2]--3/3/2009; Titus, Dina [D-NV-3]--3/23/2009; Tonko, Paul D. 
  [D-NY-21]--4/28/2009; Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]--6/8/2009; Wexler, 
  Robert [D-FL-19]--3/23/2009; Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]--5/6/2009; 
  Wu, David [D-OR-1]--2/26/2009*

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

Feb. 26, 2009--Introduced in House.
June 18, 2009--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 111-165.
June 23, 2009--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): 408-0 (Roll No. 421).
June 24, 2009--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1293

                                                            Mar. 4, 2009

Sponsor: Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]
Cosponsor(s): Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9]--7/15/2009; Boozman, John [R-
  AR-3]--6/23/2009; Bright, Bobby [D-AL-2]--7/22/2009; Brown, Corrine 
  [D-FL-3]--7/15/2009; Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1]--7/9/2009; 
  Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13]--7/13/2009; Cassidy, Bill [R-LA-6]--6/2/2009; 
  Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]--7/10/2009; Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]--7/13/
  2009; Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]--7/15/2009; Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]--6/24/
  2009; Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5]--3/10/2009; Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-
  18]--6/2/2009; Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2]--7/15/2009; Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-
  6]--6/23/2009; Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]--7/7/2009

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the 
  amount payable by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans for 
  improvements and structural alterations furnished as part of home 
  health services.

Mar. 4, 2009--Introduced in House.
July 23, 2009--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  111-226.
July 28, 2009--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): 
  426-0 (Roll No. 650).
July 29, 2009--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1377

                                                            Mar. 6, 2009

Sponsor: Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]--3/23/2009; Michaud, Michael H. 
  [D-ME-2]--3/16/2009

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran eligibility for 
  reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency 
  treatment furnished in a non-Department facility, and for other 
  purposes.

Mar. 6, 2009--Introduced in House.
Mar. 26, 2009--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 111-55.
Mar. 30, 2009--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
Dec. 18, 2009--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 18, 2009--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 18, 2009--Cleared for White House.
Jan. 20, 2010--Presented to President.
Feb. 1, 2010--Signed by President.
Feb. 1, 2010--Became Public Law No: 111-137.

H.R. 1513

                                                           Mar. 16, 2009

Sponsor: Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]
Cosponsor(s): Donnelly, Joe [D-IN-2]--3/16/2009*; Filner, Bob [D-CA-
  51]--3/16/2009*; Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ-8]--3/26/2009; Hall, John 
  J. [D-NY-19]--3/16/2009*; Halvorson, Deborah L. [D-IL-11]--3/16/2009*; 
  Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]--3/26/2009; Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]--3/
  26/2009; Mitchell, Harry E. [D-AZ-5]--3/16/2009*; Rodriguez, Ciro D. 
  [D-TX-23]--3/16/2009*; Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7]--3/26/2009

To increase, effective as of December 1, 2009, 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, and for other purposes.

Mar. 16, 2009--Introduced in House.
Mar. 26, 2009--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  111-56.
Mar. 30, 2009--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
Mar. 31, 2009--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1879

                                                            Apr. 2, 2009

Sponsor: Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
Cosponsor(s): Baird, Brian [D-WA-3]--10/28/2009; Boozman, John [R-AR-
  3]--6/10/2009; Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU]--4/2/2009*; Buyer, Steve 
  [R-IN-4]--3/10/2010; Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]--12/14/2009; Fallin, Mary 
  [R-OK-5]--10/28/2009; Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]--5/6/2009; Giffords, 
  Gabrielle [D-AZ-8]--3/22/2010; Granger, Kay [R-TX-12]--3/22/2010; 
  Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3]--3/4/2010; Kissell, Larry [D-NC-8]--1/27/2010; 
  Kline, John [R-MN-2]--1/27/2010; Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]--12/14/2009; 
  LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2]--5/6/2009; Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-9]--
  12/11/2009; Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]--12/14/2009; Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]--
  3/21/2010; Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]--3/16/2010; Sullivan, John [R-OK-
  1]--3/10/2010; Welch, Peter [D-VT]--10/28/2009

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for employment and 
  reemployment rights for certain individuals ordered to full-time 
  National Guard duty.

Apr. 2, 2009--Introduced in House.
Mar. 22, 2010--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 111-450.
Mar. 24, 2010--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): 416-1 (Roll No. 184).
Mar. 25, 2010--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 2770

                                                            June 6, 2009

Sponsor: Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]--6/19/2009; Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]--
  6/24/2009; Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]--6/9/2009*; Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]--
  7/10/2009; Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]--7/10/2009; Michaud, Michael H. [D-
  ME-2]--7/17/2009; Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]--7/7/2009; Walz, 
  Timothy J. [D-MN-1]--6/23/2009

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.

June 9, 2009--Introduced in House.
July 23, 2009--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 111-225.
July 27, 2009--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
July 28, 2009--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 3155

                                                            July 9, 2009

Sponsor: Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]--7/20/2009; Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-
  4]--7/20/2009; Donnelly, Joe [D-IN-2]--7/9/2009*; Halvorson, Deborah 
  L. [D-IL-11]--7/9/2009*; Klein, Ron [D-FL-22]--7/21/2009; Rodriguez, 
  Ciro D. [D-TX-23]--7/9/2009*; Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]--7/20/
  2009; Teague, Harry [D-NM-2]--7/9/2009*; Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10]--7/
  21/2009

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide certain caregivers of 
  veterans with training, support, and medical care, and for other 
  purposes.

July 9, 2009--Introduced in House.
July 23, 2009--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 111-224.
July 27, 2009--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
July 28, 2009--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 3157

                                                            July 9, 2009

Sponsor: Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
Cosponsor(s): Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6]--7/30/2009; Ellison, Keith [D-
  MN-5]--7/30/2009; Kline, John [R-MN-2]--7/30/2009; McCollum, Betty [D-
  MN-4]--7/30/2009; Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8]--7/30/2009; Paulsen, 
  Erik [R-MN-3]--7/30/2009; Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]--7/30/2009

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in 
  Alexandria, Minnesota, as the ``Max J. Beilke Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Outpatient Clinic.''

July 9, 2009--Introduced in House.
Nov. 3, 2009--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): 
  398-0 (Roll No. 839).
Nov. 4, 2009--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 3219

                                                           July 15, 2009

Sponsor: Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Cosponsor(s): Adler, John H. [D-NJ-3]--7/15/2009*; Bilbray, Brian P. [R-
  CA-50]--7/15/2009*; Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9]--7/15/2009*; Boccieri, 
  John A. [D-OH-16]--7/20/2009; Boozman, John [R-AR-3]--7/15/2009*; 
  Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]--7/15/2009*; Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1]--7/
  15/2009*; Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13]--7/15/2009*; Buyer, Steve [R-IN-
  4]--7/15/2009*; Donnelly, Joe [D-IN-2]--7/15/2009*; Hall, John J. [D-
  NY-19]--7/15/2009*; Halvorson, Deborah L. [D-IL-11]--7/15/2009*; 
  Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD]--7/15/2009*; Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-
  1]--7/15/2009*; Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]--7/15/2009*; McNerney, Jerry 
  [D-CA-11]--7/15/2009*; Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]--7/15/2009*; 
  Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]--7/15/2009*; Mitchell, Harry E. [D-AZ-5]--7/15/
  2009*; Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1]--7/15/2009*; Nye, Glenn C. [D-VA-2]--7/
  15/2009*; Perriello, Thomas S.P. [D-VA-5]--7/15/2009*; Rodriguez, Ciro 
  D. [D-TX-23]--7/15/2009*; Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]--7/15/2009*; Snyder, 
  Vic [D-AR-2]--7/15/2009*; Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18]--7/15/2009*; 
  Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]--7/15/2009*; Teague, Harry [D-NM-2]--7/15/
  2009*; Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]--7/15/2009*

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in 
  the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to 
  insurance and health care, and for other purposes.

July 15, 2009--Introduced in House.
July 23, 2009--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  111-223.
July 27, 2009--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
Sept. 28, 2010--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Sept. 28, 2010--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an 
  amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
Sept. 29, 2010--Resolving differences--House actions: On motion that the 
  House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments. Agreed to 
  by voice vote.
Sept. 29, 2010--Cleared for White House.
Oct. 1, 2010--Presented to President.
Oct. 13, 2010--Signed by President.
Oct. 13, 2010--Became Public Law No: 111-275.

H.R. 3685

                                                          Sept. 30, 2009

Sponsor: Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the main page 
  of the Internet Web site of the Department of Veterans Affairs a 
  hyperlink to the VetSuccess Internet Web site and to publicize such 
  Internet Web site.

Sept. 30, 2009--Introduced in House.
Sept. 28, 2010--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  111-624.
Sept. 29, 2010--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): 425-0 (Roll No. 551).
Sept. 29, 2010--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 3787

                                                            Oct. 8, 2009

Sponsor: Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]
Cosponsor(s): Adler, John H. [D-NJ-3]--10/8/2009*; Arcuri, Michael A. 
  [D-NY-24]--4/14/2010; Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50]--10/8/2009*; 
  Boozman, John [R-AR-3]--10/8/2009*; Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3]--3/
  15/2010; Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1]--3/23/2010; Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-
  10]--10/8/2009*; Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1]--10/8/2009*; Buyer, 
  Steve [R-IN-4]--5/6/2010; Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]--2/22/2010; Connolly, 
  Gerald E. ``Gerry'' [D-VA-11]--10/8/2009*; Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]--10/
  8/2009*; Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]--10/8/2009*; Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]--3/
  9/2010; Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20]--10/8/2009*; Hall, John J. [D-
  NY-19]--10/8/2009*; Halvorson, Deborah L. [D-IL-11]--10/8/2009*; Hare, 
  Phil [D-IL-17]--10/8/2009*; Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD]--10/8/
  2009*; Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8]--8/10/2010; Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]--2/23/
  2010; King, Steve [R-IA-5]--3/10/2010; Kline, John [R-MN-2]--7/20/
  2010; Latham, Tom [R-IA-4]--10/8/2009*; Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]--11/
  3/2009; Massa, Eric J. J. [D-NY-29]--10/8/2009*; McGovern, James P. 
  [D-MA-3]--3/4/2010; McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11]--10/8/2009*; Michaud, 
  Michael H. [D-ME-2]--10/8/2009*; Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]--7/28/2010; 
  Mitchell, Harry E. [D-AZ-5]--10/8/2009*; Murphy, Patrick J. [D-PA-8]--
  7/20/2010; Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]--11/18/2009; Oberstar, James L. [D-
  MN-8]--10/8/2009*; Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27]--10/8/2009*; Perriello, 
  Thomas S.P. [D-VA-5]--10/8/2009*; Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]--10/8/
  2009*; Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND]--10/8/2009*; Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-
  23]--10/8/2009*; Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]--10/8/2009*; Space, Zachary T. 
  [D-OH-18]--10/22/2009; Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4]--10/8/2009*; Teague, 
  Harry [D-NM-2]--10/8/2009*

To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the 
  reserve components of certain persons by honoring them with status as 
  veterans under law.

Oct. 8, 2009--Introduced in House.
Sept. 28, 2010--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. H. Rept. 111-625.
Sept. 28, 2010--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
Sept. 29, 2010--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 3885

                                                           Oct. 21, 2009

Sponsor: Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1]
Cosponsor(s): Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]--10/27/2009; Cohen, Steve [D-
  TN-9]--11/2/2009; Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5]--11/5/2009; Kissell, Larry 
  [D-NC-8]--10/26/2009; Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]--10/26/2009; Meeks, 
  Gregory W. [D-NY-6]--10/27/2009; Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]--10/22/
  2009; Minnick, Walter [D-ID-1]--10/27/2009; Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-
  DC]--11/2/2009; Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23]--10/26/2009; Rooney, 
  Thomas J. [R-FL-16]--1/20/2010; Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10]--11/2/2009

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program 
  on dog training therapy.

Oct. 21, 2009--Introduced in House.
May 20, 2010--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  111-490.
May 25, 2010--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): 
  403-4 (Roll No. 298).
May 26, 2010--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 3949

                                                           Oct. 28, 2009

Sponsor: Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Cosponsor(s): Adler, John H. [D-NJ-3]--10/28/2009*; Boozman, John [R-AR-
  3]--10/28/2009*; Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]--10/28/2009*; Brown, Henry 
  E., Jr. [R-SC-1]--10/28/2009*; Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13]--10/28/2009*; 
  Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]--10/28/2009*; Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]--10/28/
  2009*; Hall, John J. [D-NY-19]--10/28/2009*; Halvorson, Deborah L. [D-
  IL-11]--10/28/2009*; Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD]--10/28/2009*; 
  Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]--10/28/2009*; McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7]--10/
  28/2009*; McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11]--10/28/2009*; Miller, Jeff [R-FL-
  1]--10/28/2009*; Mitchell, Harry E. [D-AZ-5]--10/28/2009*; Nye, Glenn 
  C. [D-VA-2]--10/28/2009*; Perriello, Thomas S.P. [D-VA-5]--10/28/
  2009*; Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23]--10/28/2009*; Roe, David P. [R-TN-
  1]--10/28/2009*; Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2]--10/28/2009*; Teague, Harry [D-
  NM-2]--10/28/2009*; Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]--10/28/2009*

To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Servicemember Civil 
  Relief Act, to make certain improvements in the laws relating to 
  benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.

Oct. 28, 2009--Introduced in House.
Nov. 2, 2009--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  111-324.
Nov. 3, 2009--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): 382-2 (Roll No. 835).
Nov. 4, 2009--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 3976

                                                           Oct. 29, 2009

Sponsor: Perriello, Thomas S.P. [D-VA-5]
Cosponsor(s): Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]--3/11/2010; Teague, Harry [D-NM-2]--
  3/11/2010

To extend certain expiring provisions providing enhanced protections for 
  servicemembers relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosure.

Oct. 29, 2009--Introduced in House.
Mar. 22, 2010--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 111-451.
Mar. 23, 2010--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): 416-4 (Roll No. 176).
Mar. 24, 2010--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 4307

                                                           Dec. 14, 2009

Sponsor: Teague, Harry [D-NM-2]
Cosponsor(s): Heinrich, Martin [D-NM-1]--6/21/2010; Lujan, Ben Ray [D-
  NM-3]--6/21/2010; Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1]--12/15/2009

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient 
  clinic in Artesia, New Mexico, as the ``Alejandro Renteria Ruiz 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.''

Dec. 14, 2009--Introduced in House.
June 30, 2010--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. 405).
July 12, 2010--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 4360

                                                           Dec. 16, 2009

Sponsor: Campbell, John [R-CA-48]
Cosponsor(s): Arcuri, Michael A. [D-NY-24]--3/18/2010; Baca, Joe [D-CA-
  43]--12/16/2009*; Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-31]--2/4/2010; Berman, Howard 
  L. [D-CA-28]--12/16/2009*; Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50]--2/4/2010; 
  Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]--3/10/2010; Bono Mack, Mary [R-CA-45]--12/16/
  2009*; Boozman, John [R-AR-3]--3/23/2010; Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44]--12/
  16/2009*; Cao, Anh ``Joseph'' [R-LA-2]--3/10/2010; Capps, Lois [D-CA-
  23]--2/4/2010; Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18]--12/16/2009*; Chaffetz, 
  Jason [R-UT-3]--3/10/2010; Chu, Judy [D-CA-32]--12/16/2009*; Cohen, 
  Steve [D-TN-9]--3/18/2010; Costa, Jim [D-CA-20]--12/16/2009*; Davis, 
  Geoff [R-KY-4]--3/10/2010; Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]--12/16/2009*; 
  Dreier, David [R-CA-26]--12/16/2009*; Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14]--2/4/
  2010; Farr, Sam [D-CA-17]--1/19/2010; Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]--12/16/
  2009*; Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24]--12/16/2009*; Garamendi, John [D-CA-
  10]--1/19/2010; Griffith, Parker [R-AL-5]--3/10/2010; Harman, Jane [D-
  CA-36]--12/16/2009*; Herger, Wally [R-CA-2]--12/16/2009*; Honda, 
  Michael M. [D-CA-15]--2/4/2010; Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52]--12/16/
  2009*; Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]--12/16/2009*; Kagen, Steve [D-WI-
  8]--3/23/2010; Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]--1/19/2010; Lee, Barbara 
  [D-CA-9]--2/4/2010; Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-41]--12/16/2009*; Lofgren, Zoe 
  [D-CA-16]--12/16/2009*; Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]--3/10/2010; Lungren, 
  Daniel E. [R-CA-3]--12/16/2009*; Markey, Betsy [D-CO-4]--3/18/2010; 
  Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5]--2/4/2010; McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-22]--12/16/
  2009*; McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4]--12/16/2009*; McCotter, Thaddeus G. 
  [R-MI-11]--3/18/2010; McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]--3/10/2010; McKeon, 
  Howard P. ``Buck'' [R-CA-25]--12/16/2009*; McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11]--
  12/16/2009*; Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]--3/10/2010; Miller, Gary G. 
  [R-CA-42]--2/4/2010; Miller, George [D-CA-7]--2/4/2010; Moran, Jerry 
  [R-KS-1]--3/10/2010; Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38]--1/19/2010; Nunes, 
  Devin [R-CA-21]--12/16/2009*; Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-8]--2/23/2010; 
  Radanovich, George [R-CA-19]--12/16/2009*; Richardson, Laura [D-CA-
  37]--12/16/2009*; Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5]--3/10/2010; Rohrabacher, 
  Dana [R-CA-46]--12/16/2009*; Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9]--3/18/2010; 
  Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34]--2/4/2010; Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-
  40]--12/16/2009*; Sanchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39]--12/16/2009*; Sanchez, 
  Loretta [D-CA-47]--12/16/2009*; Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29]--12/16/
  2009*; Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27]--12/16/2009*; Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4]--3/
  23/2010; Speier, Jackie [D-CA-12]--12/16/2009*; Stark, Fortney Pete 
  [D-CA-13]--1/19/2010; Terry, Lee [R-NE-2]--3/10/2010; Thompson, Mike 
  [D-CA-1]--1/19/2010; Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3]--3/10/2010; Waters, Maxine 
  [D-CA-35]--2/4/2010; Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33]--12/16/2009*; Waxman, 
  Henry A. [D-CA-30]--12/16/2009*; Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6]--2/4/2010

To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs blind rehabilitation 
  center in Long Beach, California, as the ``Major Charles Robert 
  Soltes, Jr., O.D. Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation 
  Center.''

Dec. 16, 2009--Introduced in House.
Mar. 25, 2010--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. 192).
Apr. 19, 2010--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Apr. 19, 2010--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Apr. 19, 2010--Cleared for White House.
Apr. 26, 2010--Presented to President.
May 7, 2010--Signed by President.
May 7, 2010--Became Public Law No: 111-164.

H.R. 4505

                                                           Jan. 26, 2010

Sponsor: Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13]
Cosponsor(s): Arcuri, Michael A. [D-NY-24]--3/23/2010; Berkley, Shelley 
  [D-NV-1]--3/3/2010; Boren, Dan [D-OK-2]--3/23/2010; Brown, Henry E., 
  Jr. [R-SC-1]--6/9/2010; Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7]--2/3/2010; 
  Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21]--2/22/2010; Djou, Charles K. [R-HI-1]--
  6/23/2010; Granger, Kay [R-TX-12]--3/9/2010; Hall, John J. [D-NY-19]--
  2/2/2010; Israel, Steve [D-NY-2]--2/2/2010; Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-
  49]--6/28/2010; Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8]--4/21/2010; Kilpatrick, Carolyn 
  C. [D-MI-13]--6/22/2010; Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]--6/17/2010; Massa, 
  Eric J. J. [D-NY-29]--2/3/2010; McKeon, Howard P. ``Buck'' [R-CA-25]--
  2/22/2010; Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]--2/26/2010; Minnick, Walter 
  [D-ID-1]--3/3/2010; Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19]--2/2/2010; Olson, Pete 
  [R-TX-22]--2/2/2010; Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]--6/23/2010; Rodriguez, 
  Ciro D. [D-TX-23]--6/9/2010; Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]--6/15/2010; Smith, 
  Lamar [R-TX-21]--2/2/2010; Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2]--1/26/2010*; Teague, 
  Harry [D-NM-2]--6/22/2010; Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4]--3/3/2010; Walden, 
  Greg [R-OR-2]--3/9/2010; Welch, Peter [D-VT]--3/23/2010; Wittman, 
  Robert J. [R-VA-1]--2/26/2010

To enable State homes to furnish nursing home care to parents any of 
  whose children died while serving in the Armed Forces.

Jan. 26, 2010--Introduced in House.
June 30, 2010--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): 
  420-0 (Roll No. 408).
Sept. 20, 2010--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Sept. 20, 2010--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sept. 20, 2010--Cleared for White House.
Sept. 23, 2010--Presented to President.
Sept. 30, 2010--Signed by President.
Sept. 30, 2010--Became Public Law No: 111-246.

H.R. 4592

                                                            Feb. 3, 2010

Sponsor: Teague, Harry [D-NM-2]
Cosponsor(s): Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]--3/10/2010; Hare, Phil [D-IL-17]--3/
  19/2010; Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]--3/15/2010; Perriello, Thomas S.P. 
  [D-VA-5]--2/3/2010*

To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to encourage the 
  employment of veterans in energy-related positions.

Feb. 3, 2010--Introduced in House.
Mar. 22, 2010--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 111-453.
Mar. 23, 2010--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): 397-19 (Roll No. 177).
Mar. 24, 2010--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 4667

                                                           Feb. 23, 2010

Sponsor: Perriello, Thomas S.P. [D-VA-5]
Cosponsor(s): Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4]--3/10/2010; Donnelly, Joe [D-IN-2]--
  2/23/2010*; Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]--2/23/2010*; Hall, John J. [D-NY-
  19]--2/23/2010*; Halvorson, Deborah L. [D-IL-11]--2/23/2010*; 
  Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]--2/23/2010*; Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23]--
  2/23/2010*; Teague, Harry [D-NM-2]--2/23/2010*

To increase, effective as of December 1, 2010, 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, and for other purposes.

Feb. 23, 2010--Introduced in House.
Mar. 22, 2010--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  111-452.
Mar. 22, 2010--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): 
  407-0 (Roll No. 171).
Sept. 22, 2010--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Sept. 22, 2010--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sept. 22, 2010--Cleared for White House.
Sept. 23, 2010--Presented to President.
Sept. 30, 2010--Signed by President.
Sept. 30, 2010--Became Public Law No: 111-247.

H.R. 4810

                                                           Mar. 10, 2010

Sponsor: Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Cosponsor(s): Adler, John H. [D-NJ-3]--3/10/2010*; Brown, Corrine [D-FL-
  3]--3/10/2010*; Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1]--3/10/2010*; Hall, John 
  J. [D-NY-19]--3/10/2010*; Halvorson, Deborah L. [D-IL-11]--3/10/2010*; 
  Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD]--3/10/2010*; McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-
  11]--3/10/2010*; Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]--3/10/2010*; Perriello, 
  Thomas S.P. [D-VA-5]--3/10/2010*; Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-23]--3/10/
  2010*; Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]--3/10/2010*; Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2]--3/10/
  2010*; Teague, Harry [D-NM-2]--3/10/2010*; Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]--
  3/10/2010*

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in 
  the services provided for homeless veterans under the laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Mar. 10, 2010--Introduced in House.
Mar. 22, 2010--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  111-449.
Mar. 22, 2010--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): 
  413-0 (Roll No. 170).
Mar. 23, 2010--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 5145

                                                           Apr. 27, 2010

Sponsor: McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11]
Cosponsor(s): Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU]--5/6/2010; Donnelly, Joe [D-
  IN-2]--5/12/2010

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the continuing 
  professional education reimbursement provided to health professionals 
  employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Apr. 27, 2010--Introduced in House.
May 20, 2010--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  111-489.
May 25, 2010--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): 413-2 (Roll No. 294).
May 26, 2010--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 5360

                                                            May 20, 2010

Sponsor: Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD]
Cosponsor(s): Boozman, John [R-AR-3]--5/20/2010*; Slaughter, Louise 
  McIntosh [D-NY-28]--9/28/2010; Teague, Harry [D-NM-2]--7/20/2010

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in 
  the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.

May 20, 2010--Introduced in House.
Sept. 28, 2010--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. H. Rept. 111-626.
Sept. 28, 2010--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
Sept. 29, 2010--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 5630

                                                           June 29, 2010

Sponsor: Boozman, John [R-AR-3]

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for qualifications for 
  vocational rehabilitation counselors and vocational rehabilitation 
  employment coordinators employed by the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs.

June 29, 2010--Introduced in House.
Sept. 28, 2010--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  111-627.
Sept. 28, 2010--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
Sept. 29, 2010--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 5953

                                                           July 29, 2010

Sponsor: Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to display in each facility 
  of the Department of Veterans Affairs a Women Veterans Bill of Rights 
  and to display in each prosthetics and orthotics clinic of the 
  Department an Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, and for 
  other purposes.

July 29, 2010--Introduced in House.
Nov. 30, 2010--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
Dec. 1, 2010--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 5993

                                                           July 30, 2010

Sponsor: Halvorson, Deborah L. [D-IL-11]
Cosponsor(s): Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]--9/28/2010; Filner, Bob [D-
  CA-51]--7/30/2010*; Garamendi, John [D-CA-10]--8/10/2010; Hall, John 
  J. [D-NY-19]--7/30/2010*; Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]--9/28/2010; 
  Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]--7/30/2010*; Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-
  NY-28]--9/28/2010; Titus, Dina [D-NV-3]--8/10/2010

To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that beneficiaries of 
  Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance receive financial counseling and 
  disclosure information regarding life insurance payments, and for 
  other purposes.

July 30, 2010--Introduced in House.
Sept. 28, 2010--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. H. Rept. 111-628.
Sept. 29, 2010--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): 358-66 (Roll No. 552).
Sept. 29, 2010--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 6132

                                                          Sept. 15, 2010

Sponsor: Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Cosponsor(s): Hall, John J. [D-NY-19]--9/15/2010*; Hastings, Alcee L. 
  [D-FL-23]--9/28/2010; Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD]--9/15/2010*; 
  Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]--9/15/2010*; Teague, Harry [D-NM-2]--9/
  15/2010*; Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1]--9/28/2010; Welch, Peter [D-
  VT]--9/28/2010
  * Original cosponsor.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a transition program 
  for new veterans, to improve the disability claim system, and for 
  other purposes.

Sept. 15, 2010--Introduced in House.
Sept. 28, 2010--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. H. Rept. 111-630.
Sept. 28, 2010--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
Sept. 29, 2010--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.407                                                                        June 10, 2009
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S.509                                                                        July 15, 2009
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S.475                                                                        August 4, 2009
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S.1963                                                                       November 19, 2009
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S.3162                                                                       March 26, 2010
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S.3860                                                                       December 4, 2010
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S.3447                                                                       December 13, 2010
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                                  HOUSE

 
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                                  Measure                                                                  Initial Passage
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H.R.1016                                                                     August 6, 2009
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H.R.1037                                                                     October 7, 2009
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H.R.1377                                                                     December 18, 2009
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H.R.4360                                                                     April 19, 2010
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H.R.4505                                                                     September 20, 2010
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H.R.4667                                                                     September 22, 2010
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H.R.3219                                                                     September 29, 2010
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          PUBLIC LAW INDEX OF BILLS ACTED UPON BY THE COMMITTEE
                            --111th CONGRESS

 
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                  Related Senate
  Public Law         Bill(s)        Related House Bill(s)   Date Enacted
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       111-37   S.407, S.3107      H.R.1513, H.R.4667      June 30, 2009
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       111-81   S.423              H.R. 1016, H. Res.804   October 22,
                                                            2009
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       111-97   S.475,             H.R.1182                November 11,
                                                            2009
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       111-98   S.509              ......................  November 11,
                                                            2009
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      111-137   S.404              H.R. 1377               February 1,
                                                            2010
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      111-156   .................  H.J. Res.80             April 7, 2010
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      111-163   S.1963, S.252,     H.R. 2342, H.R. 919,    May 5, 2010
                 S.597, S.801       H.R. 2722, H.R. 2770
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      111-164   .................  H.R.4360                May 7, 2010
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      111-246   S.1450             H.R.4505                September 30,
                                                            2010
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      111-247   S.407, S.3107      H.R. 4667, H.R.1513     September 30,
                                                            2010
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      111-275   .................  H.R.3219, H.R. 2379     October 13,
                                                            2010
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      111-339   S.3860             H.R.6496, H.R.6503      December 22,
                                                            2010
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      111-377   S.3447             H.R.5933, H.R.6430      January 4,
                                                            2011
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          PUBLIC LAW INDEX OF BILLS ACTED UPON BY THE COMMITTEE
                            --110th CONGRESS

 
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                  Related Senate
  Public Law         Bill(s)        Related House 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. 327     November 5,
                                                            2007
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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. 855   December 26,
                                                            2007
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      110-168   S.1396             H.R. 4143               December 26,
                                                            2007
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      110-181   .................  S.1233 (provisions      January 28,
                                    derived from)           2008
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      110-252   .................  S.22 (provisions        June 30, 2008
                                    derived from)
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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. 5825    August 29,
                                                            2008
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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,
                 S.3376                                     2008
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      110-410   .................  H.R. 1594               October 14,
                                                            2008
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           LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF PUBLIC LAWS--111th Congress
      LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF PUBLIC LAWS--111th Congress--Continued
                              ------------

111-37

                                                           June 30, 2009
  A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
increase, effective December 1, 2009, 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, to codify increases in the rates of such compensation that 
were effective as of December 1, 2008, and for other purposes.
  S. 407
      Senate Reports: 111-24
      June 10, 2009--Passed/agreed to in Senate
      June 23, 2009--Passed/agreed to in House

111-81

                                                           Oct. 22, 2009
  A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide advance 
appropriations authority for certain accounts of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
  H.R. 1016
      House Reports: 111-171
      June 23, 2009--Passed/agreed to in House
      Aug. 6, 2009--Passed/agreed to in Senate
      Oct. 8, 2009--Resolving differences--House actions: House agreed 
    to Senate amendment with an amendment pursuant to H. Res. 804.
      Oct. 13, 2009--Resolving differences--Senate actions: Senate 
    agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment by Unanimous Consent.

111-97

                                                           Nov. 11, 2009
  A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee the 
equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
residency, and for other purposes.
  S. 475
      Senate Reports: 111-46
      Aug. 4, 2009--Passed/agreed to in Senate
      Nov. 11, 2009--Passed/agreed to in House

111-98

                                                           Nov. 11, 2009
  A bill to authorize a major medical facility project at the Department 
of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Walla Walla, Washington, and for 
other purposes.
  S. 509
      July 15, 2009--Passed/agreed to in Senate
      Nov. 2, 2009--Passed/agreed to in House

111-137

                                                            Feb. 1, 2010
      To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran 
    eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
    for emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility, and 
    for other purposes.
  H.R. 1377
      House Reports: 111-55
      Mar. 30, 2009--Passed/agreed to in House
      Dec. 18, 2009--Passed/agreed to in Senate

111-156

                                                            Apr. 7, 2010
  Recognizing and honoring the Blinded Veterans Association on its 65th 
anniversary of representing blinded veterans and their families.
  H.J. Res. 80
      Mar. 23, 2010--Passed /agreed to in House
      Mar. 26, 2010--Passed/agreed to in Senate

111-163

                                                             May 5, 2010
  A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide assistance to 
caregivers of veterans, to improve the provision of health care to 
veterans, and for other purposes.
  S. 1963
      Nov. 19, 2009--Passed/agreed to in Senate
      Apr. 21, 2009--Passed/agreed to in House
      Apr. 22, 2009--Resolving differences--Senate actions: Senate 
    agreed to the House amendment by Unanimous Consent.

111-164

                                                             May 7, 2010
  To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs blind rehabilitation 
center in Long Beach, California, as the ``Major Charles Robert Soltes, 
Jr., O.D. Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center.''
  H.R. 4360
      Mar. 25, 2010--Passed/agreed to in House
      Apr. 19, 2010--Passed/agreed to in Senate

111-246

                                                          Sept. 30, 2010
  To enable State homes to furnish nursing home care to parents any of 
whose children died while serving in the Armed Forces.
  H.R. 4505
      June 30, 2010--Passed/agreed to in House
      Sept. 20, 2010--Passed/agreed to in Senate

111-247

                                                          Sept. 30, 2010
  To increase, effective as of December 1, 2010, 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, and for other purposes.
  H.R. 4667
      House Reports: 111-452
      Mar. 22, 2010--Passed/agreed to in House
      Sept. 22, 2010--Passed/agreed to in Senate

111-275

                                                           Oct. 13, 2010
  An act to amend title 38, United States Code, and the Servicemembers 
Civil Relief Act to make certain improvements in the laws administered 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
  H.R. 3219
      House Reports: 111-223
      July 27, 2009--Passed/agreed to in House
      Sept. 28, 2010--Passed/agreed to in Senate
      Sept. 29, 2009--Resolving differences--House actions: On motion 
    that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments. 
    Agreed to by voice vote.

111-339

                                                           Dec. 22, 2010
  A bill to require reports on the management of Arlington National 
Cemetery.
  S. 3860
      Dec. 4, 2010--Passed/agreed to in Senate
      Dec. 16, 2010--Passed/agreed to in House

111-377

                                                            Jan. 4, 2011
  A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve educational 
assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces after September 
11, 2001, and for other purposes.
  S. 3447
      Senate Report: 111-346
      Dec. 13, 2010--Passed/agreed to in Senate
      Dec. 16, 2010--Passed/agreed to in House
           LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF PUBLIC LAWS--110th Congress
      LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF PUBLIC LAWS--110th Congress--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 14, 2009. Hearing: Nomination of General Eric K. Shinseki to be 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs
January 28, 2009. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  Receive the Legislative Presentations of The American Legion, Disabled 
  American Veterans, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Paralyzed 
  Veterans of America, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Vietnam Veterans of 
  America.
February 10, 2009. Meeting: The Committee conducted a poll of its 
  members to adopt the Committee's rules and budget for the 111th 
  Congress.
February 11, 2009. Hearing: Review of Veterans' Disability Compensation: 
  What Changes are needed to improve the Appeals Process?
February 24, 2009. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  Receive the Legislative Presentation of the Disabled American 
  Veterans.
February 26, 2009. Hearing: Caring for Veterans in Rural Areas.  
March 5, 2009. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  Receive the Legislative Presentations of American Ex-Prisoners of War, 
  Blinded Veterans Association, Gold Star Wives of America, Iraq and 
  Afghanistan Veterans of America, Jewish War Veterans of the United 
  States of America, Paralyzed Veterans of America, and Wounded Warrior 
  Project.
March 10, 2009. Hearing: FY 2010 Budget for Veterans' Programs.
March 12, 2009. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  Receive the Legislative Presentations of AMVETS; Air Force Sergeants 
  Association; Fleet Reserve Association; Non Commissioned Officers 
  Association; Military Order of the Purple Heart; The Retired Enlisted 
  Association; Military Officers Association of America; National 
  Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs; and Vietnam 
  Veterans of America.
March 18, 2009. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  Receive the Legislative Presentations of Veterans of Foreign Wars.
March 25, 2009. Hearing: State-of-the-Art IT Solutions for VA Benefits 
  Delivery.
April 1, 2009. Hearing: Nomination of W. Scott Gould to be Deputy 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Nomination of L. Tammy Duckworth to 
  be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Public and 
  Intergovernmental Affairs.
April 2, 2009.Meeting: The Committee met off the Senate Floor and voted 
  on the nomination of Scott Gould to be Deputy Secretary of VA.
April 20, 2009. Meeting: The Committee met off the Senate Floor and 
  voted on the nomination of L. Tammy Duckworth to be an Assistant 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental 
  Affairs.
April 22, 2009. Hearing: Pending Health-Related Legislation.
April 29, 2009. Hearing: Pending Benefits-Related Legislation.
May 6, 2009. Hearing: Pending Nominations.
May 12, 2009. Meeting: The Committee met off the Senate Floor and voted 
  on the nomination of Willie Gunn to be General Counsel of VA; Roger 
  Baker to be Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology; Jose 
  Riojas to be Assistant Secretary for Operations, Security and 
  Preparedness; John U. Sepulveda to be Assistant Secretary for Human 
  Resources.
May 21, 2009. Meeting: Committee markup of a Committee Print of S. 252, 
  Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009; the Committee Print of 
  S. 407, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2009; 
  S. 423, Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 
  2009; S. 475, Military Spouses Residency Relief Act; S. 669, Veterans 
  2nd Amendment Protection Act; the Committee Print of S. 728, Veterans' 
  Benefits Enhancement Act of 2009; and the Committee Print of S. 801, 
  Caregiver and Veterans Health Services Act of 2009.
June 10, 2009. Hearing: Oversight on VA's Construction Process.  
June 24, 2009. Hearing: Oversight of VA Quality Management Activities.
June 29, 2009. Field Hearing held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 
  Philadelphia VA Medical Center Terminated Cancer Treatment Program.
July 14, 2009. Hearing: Women Veterans: Bridging the Gaps in Care.
July 22, 2009. Hearing: Nomination of Raymond M. Jefferson to be the 
  Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training and 
  Joan M. Evans to be the Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for 
  Congressional and Legislative Affairs.
July 29, 2009. Hearing: Veteran's Disability Compensation: Forging a 
  Path Forward.
August 3, 2009. Meeting: The Committee met off the Senate Floor and 
  voted on the nomination of Ray Jefferson to be Assistant Secretary of 
  Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training.
August 20, 2009. Field Hearing held in Omaha, Nebraska: The Challenges 
  of an Aging VA Medical Center.
August 25, 2009. Field Hearing held in Oahu, Hawaii: VA Outreach to 
  Returning Guard Units.
August 26, 2009. Field Hearing held in Jessup, Georgia: Providing Care 
  for Rural Veterans: Community-Based Outpatient Clinics.
September 10, 2009. Joint Hearing: Legislative Presentation of The 
  American Legion.
September 17, 2009. Hearing: Review of Veteran's Disability 
  Compensation: Benefits in the 21st Century.
September 30, 2009. Hearing: VA's Contracts for Health Services.
October 8, 2009. Hearing: VA/DOD Response to Certain Military Exposures.
October 21, 2009. Hearing: Pending Health and Benefits Legislation.
November 5, 2009. Hearing: VA and Indian Health Services Cooperation.
November 18, 2009. Hearing: Easing the Burdens through Employment.
December 9, 2009. Hearing: The Nomination of Robert A. Petzel, MD, to be 
  Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
  Raul Perea-Henze, MD, MPH, to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs for Policy and Planning.
December 16, 2009. Meeting: The Committee met off the Senate Floor and 
  voted on the nomination of Robert A. Petzel, MD, to be Under Secretary 
  for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
January 7, 2010. Field Hearing held in Maui, Hawaii: State of VA 
  Services in Maui.
January 28, 2010. Meeting: To consider the Nomination of Raul Perea-
  Henze, MD, MPH, to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for 
  Policy and Planning; and Committee markup of the Committee Print of 
  S. 1237, Homeless Veterans and Other Health Care Authorities Act of 
  2010; and the Committee Print of an original bill (became S. 3378 upon 
  introduction), Examination of Exposures to Environmental Hazards 
  During Military Service and Health Care for Camp Lejeune and Atsugi 
  Naval Air Facility Veterans and Their Families Act of 2010.
February 16, 2010. Field Hearing held in Anchorage, Alaska: Services for 
  Veterans in Alaska.
February 17, 2010. Field Hearing held in Fairbanks, Alaska: Services for 
  Veterans in Alaska.
February 26, 2010. Hearing: FY 2011 Budget for Veterans' Programs.
March 2, 2010. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  Receive the Legislative Presentations of Disabled American Veterans.
March 3, 2010. Hearing: Mental Health Care and Suicide Prevention for 
  Veterans.
March 4, 2010. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  Receive the Legislative Presentations Jewish War Veterans of the USA, 
  Military Order of the Purple Heart, American Ex-Prisoners of War, 
  Blinded Veterans Association, Air Force Sergeants Association, and 
  Wounded Warrior Project.
March 9, 2010. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  Receive the Legislative Presentations of Veterans of Foreign Wars.
March 18, 2010. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  Receive the Legislative Presentations of AMVETS, Vietnam Veterans of 
  America, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Gold Star Wives of 
  America, Inc., National Association of State Directors of Veterans 
  Affairs, Non Commissioned Officers Association, The Retired Enlisted 
  Association, and Fleet Reserve Association.
March 24, 2010. Hearing: VA's Plan for Ending Homelessness among 
  Veterans.
April 5, 2010. Field Hearing (Cambridge, OH): Benefits and Services for 
  Veterans in Appalachia.
April 21, 2010. Hearing: Implementation of the New Post-9/11 GI Bill--
  Looking Back and Moving Forward.
May 5, 2010. Hearing: TBI: Progress in Treating the Signature Wound of 
  the Current Conflicts.
May 19, 2010. Hearing: Pending Legislation.
June 16, 2010. Hearing: VA Health Care in Rural Areas.
July 14, 2010. Hearing: Review of Veterans' Claim Processing: Are 
  Current Efforts Working?
July 21, 2010. Hearing: Improvements to the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
August 5, 2010. Meeting: Committee Markup of S. 3107, Veterans' 
  Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2010; the Committee 
  Print of S. 3234, Veterans Employment Assistance Act of 2010; the 
  Committee Print of S. 3325, Veterans Telehealth and other Care 
  Improvements Act of 2010; the Committee Print of S. 3447, Post-9/11 
  Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010; the 
  Committee Print of S. 3517, Claims Processing Improvement Act of 2010; 
  S. 3609, a bill to extend the temporary authority for the performance 
  of medical disability examinations by contract physicians for the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs; and the Committee Print of an original 
  bill (became S. 3765 upon introduction), to amend title 38, U.S.C., to 
  improve Servicemember Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life 
  Insurance and to modify the provision of compensation and pension to 
  surviving spouses of veterans in the months of the deaths of the 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
September 22, 2010. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  Receive the Legislative Presentations of the American Legion.
September 23, 2010. Hearing: VA Disability Compensation: Presumptive 
  Disability Decision-Making.
October 6, 2010. Hearing: VA's IT Program--Looking Ahead.
November 18, 2010. Hearing: Review of the VA and DOD Integrated 
  Disability Evaluation System.
                 COMMITTEE PUBLICATIONS--111th CONGRESS

                                 Reports
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   Report No.                              Title
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        111-24    Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act
                   of 2009
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        111-27    Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act
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        111-41    Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency
                   Act of 2009
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        111-46    Military Spouses Residency Relief Act
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        111-60    Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009
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        111-71    Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2009
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        111-80    Caregiver and Veterans Health Services Act of 2009
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        111-81    Legislative and Oversight Activities During the 110th
                   Congress by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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        111-175   Homeless Veterans and Other Veterans Health Care
                   Authorities Act of 2010
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        111-189   Examination of Exposures to Environmental Hazards
                   During Military Service and Health Care for Camp
                   Lejeune and Atsugi Naval Air Facility Veterans and
                   their Families Act of 2010
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        111-281   Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act
                   of 2010
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        111-282   An original bill to amend title 38, United States
                   Code, to improve Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance
                   and Veterans' Group Life Insurance and to modify the
                   provision of compensation and pension to surviving
                   spouses of veterans in months of the deaths of the
                   veterans, and for other purposes
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        111-285   Veteran Employment Assistance Act of 2010
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        111-286   Veterans Telehealth and Other Care Improvements Act of
                   2010
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        111-287   A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to
                   repeal the prohibition on collective bargaining with
                   respect to matters and questions regarding
                   compensation of employees of the Department of
                   Veterans Affairs other than rates of basic pay, and
                   for other purposes
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        111-288   A bill to extend the temporary authority for
                   performance of medical disability examinations by
                   contract physicians for the Department of Veterans
                   Affairs
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        111-346   Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements
                   Act of 2010
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        111-354   Claims Processing Improvement Act of 2010
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                                Hearings
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   S. Hrg. No.                        Date and Title
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        111-76    April22, 2009, Hearing on Pending Health-Related
                   Legislation
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        111-81    April29, 2009, Hearing on Pending Benefits-Related
                   Legislation
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111-87   Part 1   January14, April 1, and May 6, 2009, Nomination of
                   General Eric K. Shinseki to be Secretary of Veterans
                   Affairs; W. Scott Gould to be Deputy Secretary of
                   Veterans Affairs, and L. Tammy Duckworth to be an
                   Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Public
                   and Intergovernmental Affairs; and Roger W. Baker to
                   be Assistant Secretary for Information and
                   Technology, Will A. Gunn, Colonel (Ret.), U.S. Air
                   Force, to be General Counsel, Jose D. Riojas,
                   Brigadier General (Ret.), U.S. Army, to be Assistant
                   Secretary for Operations, Security, and Preparedness,
                   and John U. Sepulveda to be Assistant Secretary for
                   Human Resources and Administration, U.S. Department
                   of Veterans Affairs
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111-87   Part 2   July 22 and December 9, 2009, Nominations of Raymond
                   M. Jefferson to be the Assistant Secretary for
                   Veterans' Employment and Training Service, U.S.
                   Department of Labor, and Joan M. Evans to be the
                   Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Legislative
                   Affairs, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; and
                   Robert A. Petzel, M.D., to be Under Secretary for
                   Health, and Raul Perea-Henze, M.D., M.P.H., to be
                   Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning
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        111-123   January28, 2009, Joint Hearing with the House of
                   Representatives: To Receive the Legislative
                   Presentations of The American Legion, Disabled
                   American Veterans, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of
                   America, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Veterans of
                   Foreign Wars, and Vietnam Veterans of America
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        111-132   February11, 2009, Review of Veterans' Disability
                   Compensation: What Changes are Needed to Improve the
                   Appeals Process?
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        111-133   February26, 2009 Caring for Veterans in Rural Areas
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        111-167   March10, 2009, The Fiscal Year 2010 Budget for
                   Veterans' Programs
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        111-174   March25, 2009, State-of-the-Art IT Solutions for VA
                   Benefits Delivery
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        111-176   June10, 2009, Hearing on Oversight on VA's
                   Construction Process
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        111-177   June24, 2009, Hearing on Oversight of VA Quality
                   Management Activities
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        111-204   June29, 2009, Field Hearing (Philadelphia, PA):
                   Philadelphia VA Medical Center Terminated Cancer
                   Treatment Program
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        111-205   July14, 2009, Women Veterans: Bridging the Gaps in
                   Care.
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        111-264   October21, 2009, Hearing on Pending Health and
                   Benefits Legislation
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        111-265   July29, 2009, Veterans' Disability Compensation:
                   Forging a Path Forward
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        111-278   August25, 2009 and January7, 2010, Hawaii Field
                   Hearings During the 111th Congress
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        111-279   August20, 2009, Field Hearing on the Challenges of An
                   Aging VA Medical Center
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        111-304   August26, 2009, Providing Care for Rural Veterans:
                   Community-Based Outpatient Clinics
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        111-326   September17, 2009, Review of Veterans' Disability
                   Compensation: Benefits in the 21st Century
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        111-327   September30, 2009, Hearing on VA's Contracts for
                   Health Services
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        111-437   October8, 2009, VA/DOD Response to Certain Military
                   Exposures
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        111-471   November5, 2009, Hearing on VA and Indian Health
                   Service Cooperation
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        111-474   November18, 2009, Easing the Burdens Through
                   Employment
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        111-597   February26, 2010, The Fiscal Year 2011 Budget for
                   Veterans' Programs
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        111-623   May19, 2010, Pending Legislation Hearing
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        111-658   February16 and 17, 2010, Field Hearings: Services for
                   Veterans in Alaska. Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska
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        111-716   March3, 2010, Hearing on Mental Health Care and
                   Suicide Prevention for Veterans
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        111-748   March24, 2010, Hearing on VA's Plans for Ending
                   Homelessness Among Veterans
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        111-787   April21 and July21, 2010, Implementation of the New
                   Post-9/11 GI Bill-Looking Back and Moving Forward;
                   and Improvements to the Post-9/11 GI Bill
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        111-829   July14, 2010, Review of Veterans' Claims Processing:
                   Are Current Efforts Working?
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        111-846   June16, 2010, VA Health Care in Rural Areas
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        111-866   May5, 2010, Oversight Hearing on Traumatic Brain
                   Injury (TBI): Progress in Treating the Signature
                   Wounds of the Current Conflicts
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        111-881   September23, 2010, VA Disability Compensation:
                   Presumptive Disability Decision-Making
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        111-894   October 6, 2010, VA's IT Program--Looking Ahead
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        111-913   November 18, 2010, Review of the VA and DOD Integrated
                   Disability Evaluation System
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                        EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS
                   EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS--Continued
                              ------------

EC-325.--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 Survivors' and Dependents' 
  Educational Assistance Program and Other Miscellaneous Issues'' 
  (RIN2900-AM67) on January 5, 2009.

EC-400.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to expenditures from 
  the Pershing Hall Revolving Fund.

EC-869.--A communication from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
  Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting, 
  pursuant to law, a report entitled ``USERRA Quarterly Report to 
  Congress; First Quarter of FY 2009.''

EC-870.--A communication from the Acting Secretary of Labor, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``USERRA Quarterly 
  Report to Congress; First Quarter of FY 2009;'' to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-980.--A communication from the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 
  (Civilian Personnel Policy), transmitting, pursuant to law, 
  notification of the status of a report relative to the need for and 
  feasibility of a mental health scholarship program; to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1008.--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 ``The Dr. 
  James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act of 2007'' (RIN2900-AN03) 
  received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 17, 
  2009; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1009.--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 
  ``Termination of Phase-In Period for Full Concurrent Receipt of 
  Military Retired Pay and Veterans Disability Compensation Based on a 
  VA Determination of Individual Unemployability'' (RIN2900-AN19) 
  received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 17, 
  2009; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1145.--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 ``Post-9/
  11 GI Bill'' (RIN2900-AN10) received in the Office of the President of 
  the Senate on March 26, 2009; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1171.--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 March 30, 2009; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1507.--A communication from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
  Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting, 
  pursuant to law, a report entitled ``USERRA Quarterly Report to 
  Congress; Second Quarter of FY 2009;'' to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

EC-1551 .--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 ``Per 
  Diem for Veterans in State Nursing Homes'' (RIN2900-AM97) received in 
  the Office of the President of the Senate on May 1, 2009; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1633.--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 
  ``Headstones and Markers'' (RIN2900-AN29) received in the Office of 
  the President of the Senate on May 5, 2009; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1634.--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 
  ``Presumptive Service Connection for Disease Associated with Exposure 
  to Certain Herbicide Agents: AL Amyloidosis'' (RIN2900-AN01) received 
  in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 5, 2009; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1635.--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 
  ``Expansion of Enrollment in the VA Health Care System'' (RIN2900-
  AN23) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 13, 
  2009; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1730.--A communication from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
  Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Reimbursement for Interment Costs'' (RIN2900-AM98) received in the 
  Office of the President of the Senate on May 19, 2009; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1787.--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 
  ``Headstone and Marker Application Process'' (RIN2900-AM53) received 
  in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 29, 2009; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1985.--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 ``Pension 
  Management Center Manager'' (RIN2900-AN22) received in the Office of 
  the President of the Senate on June 8, 2009; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1986.--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 
  ``Severance Pay, Separation Pay, and Special Separation Benefits'' 
  (RIN2900-AN25) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on June 8, 2009; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1987.--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 June 8, 2009; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-2068.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting proposed legislation relative to the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs major facility construction projects and major 
  facility leases for Fiscal Year 2010; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

EC-2239.--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-Duty to Assist'' 
  (RIN2900-AM91) as received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
  Office of the President of the Senate on July 2, 2009; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-2240.--A communication from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, 
  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: Preauthorization of Durable Medical Equipment'' (RIN2900-
  AM99) as received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of 
  the President of the Senate on June 29, 2009; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-2300.--A communication from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
  Management, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Foreign Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs-
  Hospital Care and Medical Services in Foreign Countries'' (RIN2900-
  AN07) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 8, 
  2009; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-2525.--A communication from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
  Management, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Elimination of Requirements for Prior Signature Consent and Pre-and 
  Post Test Counseling for HIV Testing'' (RIN2900-AN20) received in the 
  Office of the President of the Senate on July 28, 2009; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-2744.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Compensation and Pension Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Presumption of Service Connection for Osteoporosis for Former 
  Prisoners of War'' (RIN2900-AN16) as received during adjournment of 
  the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 
  2009; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-2745.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Medication Prescribed by Non-VA 
  Physicians'' (RIN2900-AL68) as received during adjournment of the 
  Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 31, 
  2009; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-2746.--A communication from the Assistant Attorney General, Office of 
  Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to 
  law, the Third Quarterly Report from the Attorney General to Congress; 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-3263.--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 
  ``Loan Guaranty: Assistance to Eligible Individuals in Acquiring 
  Specially Adapted Housing; Cost-of-Construction Index'' (RIN2900-AN26) 
  received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 28, 
  2009; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-3264.--A communication from the Senior Advisor for Regulations, 
  Office of Regulations, Social Security Administration, transmitting, 
  pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Payments to 
  Beneficiaries Residing in Vietnam and Cambodia and Other Conforming 
  Changes'' (RIN0960-AG62) received in the Office of the President of 
  the Senate on September 24, 2009; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

EC-3626.--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 
  ``Presumption of Service Connection for Amyotrophic Lateral 
  Sclerosis'' (RIN2900-AN05) received in the Office of the President of 
  the Senate on November 6, 2009; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-3854.--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-Dependent Coverage'' (RIN2900-
  AN39) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
  November 19, 2009; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-3963.--A communication from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
  Management, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Community Residential Care Program'' (RIN2900-AM82) received in the 
  Office of the President of the Senate on December 3, 2009; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4142.--A communication from the Assistant Attorney General, Office of 
  Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to 
  law, the Fourth Quarterly Report from the Attorney General to 
  Congress; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4300.--A communication from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
  Management, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Copayments for Medications'' (RIN2900-AN50) received during 
  adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on January 4, 2010; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4301.--A communication from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
  Management, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program-Periods of 
  Eligibility'' (RIN2900-AM84) received during adjournment of the Senate 
  in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 15, 2010; to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4302.--A communication from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
  Management, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program-Basic Entitlement; 
  Effective Date of Induction into a Rehabilitation Program; Cooperation 
  in Initial Evaluation'' (RIN2900-AN13) received during adjournment of 
  the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 15, 
  2010; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4303.--A communication from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
  Management, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program-Self-Employment'' 
  (RIN2900-AN31) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
  of the President of the Senate on January 15, 2010; to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4771.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Management, 
  Center for Veterans Enterprise, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``VA-
  Veteran-Owned Small Business Verification Guidelines'' (RIN2900-AM78) 
  received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on February 16, 2010; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-5068.--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: Supporting 
  Veteran-Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses'' 
  (RIN2900-AM92) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on March 10, 2010; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-5491.--A communication from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
  Management, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Grants to States for Construction or Acquisition of State Home 
  Facilities-Update of Authorized Beds'' (RIN2900-AM70) received during 
  adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on April 2, 2010; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-5492.--A communication from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
  Management, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Revision of 38 CFR 1.17 to Remove Obsolete References to Herbicides 
  Containing Dioxin'' (RIN2900-AN56) received during adjournment of the 
  Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 2, 2010; 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-6171.--A communication from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
  Management, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Copayment for Medications'' (RIN2900-AN50) received in the Office of 
  the President of the Senate on June 9, 2010; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-6172.--A communication from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
  Management, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Copayment for Medications After June 30, 2010'' (RIN2900-AN65) 
  received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 9, 2010; 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-6233.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Policy and 
  Management, National Cemetery Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``State Cemetery Grants'' (RIN2900-AM96) received in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on June 10, 2010; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-6300.--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 
  ``Loan Guaranty: Elimination of Redundant Regulations'' (RIN2900-AN71) 
  received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 18, 
  2010; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-6539.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting proposed legislation entitled ``Veterans Benefit Programs 
  Improvement Act of 2010;'' to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-6569.--A communication from the Director, Regulation Policy and 
  Management, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Stressor Determination for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder'' (RIN2900-
  AN32), received during adjournment of Senate in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on July 9, 2010; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

EC-6900.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting proposed legislation relative to ending homelessness 
  among Veterans and establishment of a nonprofit research and education 
  corporation at the VA's central office; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

EC-7238.--A communication from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
  Management, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Technical Revisions to Conform with the Veterans' Mental Health Care 
  Act of 2008 and Other Laws'' (RIN2900-AN52) received during 
  adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on September 1, 2010; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-7239.--A communication from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
  Management, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Disenrollment Procedures'' (RIN2900-AN76) received during 
  adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on August 24, 2010; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-7240.--A communication from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
  Management, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Deceased Indebted Servicemembers and Veterans: Authority Concerning 
  Certain Indebtedness'' (RIN2900-AN14) received during adjournment of 
  the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 30, 
  2010; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-7241.--A communication from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
  Management, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Diseases Associated with Exposure to Certain Herbicide Agents (Hairy 
  Cell Leukemia and Other Chronic B Cell Leukemias, Parkinson's Disease 
  and Ischemic Heart Disease'' (RIN2900-AN54) received during 
  adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on August 27, 2010; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-7539.--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 
  ``Loan Guaranty: Assistance to Eligible Individuals in Acquiring 
  Specially Adapted Housing'' (RIN2900-AM87) received in the Office of 
  the President of the Senate on September 16, 2010; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-7572.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Policy and 
  Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Specially Adapted Housing and Special Home Adaption'' (RIN2900-AN21) 
  received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 27, 
  2010; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-7573.--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 
  ``Presumptions of Service Connection for Persian Gulf Service'' 
  (RIN2900-AN24) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on September 27, 2010; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-7618.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting a legislative proposal relative to authorization of 
  appropriations for major facility construction projects for fiscal 
  year 2011 and major facility leases for fiscal year 2011; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-7739.--A communication from the Director of Regulations Policy and 
  Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Compensation for Certain Disabilities Due to Undiagnosed Illnesses'' 
  (RIN2900-AN68) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
  of the President of the Senate on October 6, 2010; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-7740.--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 
  ``Charges Billed to Third Parties for Prescription Drugs Furnished by 
  Veterans Affairs to a Veteran for a Nonservice-Connected Disability'' 
  (RIN2900-AN15) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
  of the President of the Senate on October 14, 2010; to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-7898.--A communication from the Deputy Director of Regulations 
  Management, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program'' (RIN2900-AN53) 
  received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 10, 
  2010; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-7899.--A communication from the Assistant Attorney General, Office of 
  Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to 
  law, a quarterly report to Congress relative to the Uniformed Services 
  Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-8131.--A communication from the Deputy Director of Regulations 
  Management, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Responding to Disruptive Patients'' (RIN2900-AN45) received in the 
  Office of the President of the Senate on November 16, 2010; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-8502.--A communication from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
  Management, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Payments for Inpatient and Outpatient Health Care Professional 
  Services at Non-Departmental Facilities and Other Medical Charges 
  Associated with Non-VA Outpatient Care'' (RIN2900-AN37) received in 
  the Office of the President of the Senate on December 13, 2010; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-8395.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to expenditures from 
  the Pershing Hall Revolving Fund; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

POM-84.--A joint resolution adopted by the General Assembly of the State 
  of Tennessee urging the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to accept 
  Rhea County's proposed donation of its old hospital building, 
  facilities, and campus to the VA and to utilize such building, 
  facilities, and campus to locate a VA medical facility at such site; 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-119.--A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of 
  Utah urging the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to 
  prioritize Utah for the construction of another veterans' nursing 
  home; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
POM-137.--A resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the 
  State of Hawaii urging Congress to expedite the processing of all 
  claims for payment, and the distribution of checks to Filipino 
  veterans under ARRA; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-144.--A resolution from the Legislature of Rockland County, New York 
  urging Congress to pass the Veteran Employment Assistance Act of 2010; 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-146.--A resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of 
  California urging Congress to pass House Resolution 5879, which would 
  authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national 
  cemeteries individuals who served in combat support of the Armed 
  Services of the United States in the Kingdom of Laos from 1961 to 
  1975; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
                          EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
                    EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS--Continued
                              ------------

March 11, 2009

PN174-111
W. SCOTT GOULD, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs.

March 11, 2009--Received in the Senate and referred to the Senate 
  Committee on Veterans Affairs.
April 1, 2009--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
April 2, 2009--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be 
  reported favorably.
April 2, 2009--Reported by Senator Akaka, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
April 2, 2009--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 60. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
April 3, 2009--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

March 16, 2009

PN186-111
LADDA TAMMY DUCKWORTH, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs (Public and Intergovernmental Affairs.)

March 16, 2009--Received in the Senate and referred to the Senate 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
April 1, 2009--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
April 20, 2009--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be 
  reported favorably.
April 20, 2009--Reported by Senator Akaka, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
April 20, 2009--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 61. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
April 22, 2009--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

April 2, 2009

PN272-111
JOHN U. SEPULVEDA, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs (Human Resources.)

April 2, 2009--Received in the Senate and referred to the Senate 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 6, 2009--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
May 12, 2009--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be 
  reported favorably.
May 12, 2009--Reported by Senator Akaka, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
  without printed report.
May 12, 2009--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 135. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
May 18, 2009--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

April 20, 2009

PN329-111
JOSE D. RIOJAS, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs (Operations, Security, and Preparedness.)

April 20, 2009--Received in the Senate and referred to the Senate 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 6, 2009--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
May 12, 2009--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be 
  reported favorably.
May 12, 2009--Reported by Senator Akaka, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
  without printed report.
May 12, 2009--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 136. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
May 18, 2009--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

April 20, 2009

PN330-111
WILLIAM A. GUNN, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs.

April 20, 2009--Received in the Senate and referred to the Senate 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 6, 2009--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
May 12, 2009--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be 
  reported favorably.
May 12, 2009--Reported by Senator Akaka, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
  without printed report.
May 12, 2009--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 137. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
May 18, 2009--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

April 20, 2009

PN331-111
ROGER W. BAKER, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs (Information and Technology.)

April 20, 2009--Received in the Senate and referred to the Senate 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 6, 2009--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
May 12, 2009--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be 
  reported favorably.
May 12, 2009--Reported by Senator Akaka, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
  without printed report.
May 12, 2009--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 138. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
May 18, 2009--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

June 3, 2009

PN527-111
RAYMOND M. JEFFERSON, of Hawaii, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
  Veterans' Employment and Training.

June 3, 2009--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
June 8, 2009--By unanimous consent agreement, joint referral to HELP and 
  VA.
June 8, 2009--Referred jointly to the Senate Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs and Committee on HELP by unanimous consent.
July 22, 2009--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
August 3, 2009--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be 
  reported favorably.
August 3, 2009--Reported by Senator Akaka, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
August 4, 2009--Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. 
  Ordered to be reported favorably.
August 4, 2009--Reported by Senator Dodd for Senator Kennedy, Committee 
  on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, without printed report.
August 4, 2009--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 378. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
August 7, 2009--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

June 23, 2009

PN647-111
JOAN M. EVANS, of Oregon, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs (Congressional

and Legislative Affairs.)
June 23, 2009--Received in the Senate and referred to the Senate 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 22, 2009--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
August 7, 2009--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
August 7, 2009--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

Nov. 09, 2009

PN1156-111
RAUL PEREA-HENZE, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs (Policy and Planning.)

November 9, 2009--Received in the Senate and referred to the Senate 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
December 9, 2009--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
January 28, 2010--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be 
  reported favorably.
January 28, 2010--Reported by Senator Akaka, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
January 28, 2010--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 655. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
March 19, 2010--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

November 18, 2009

PN1199-111
ROBERT A. PETZEL, of Minnesota, to be Under Secretary for Health of the 
  Department Of Veterans Affairs.

November 18, 2009--Received in the Senate and referred to the Senate 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
December 9, 2009--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
December 16, 2009--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be 
  reported favorably.
December 16, 2009--Reported by Senator Akaka, Senate Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs, without printed report.
December 16, 2009--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 
  627. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear 
  and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
February 11, 2010--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. 252 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, to improve the 
  provision of health care to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 404 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran 
  eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for 
  emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 407 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2009, 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, to codify increases in the rates of such 
  compensation that were effective as of December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 514 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance 
  vocational rehabilitation benefits for veterans, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 728 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance 
  veterans' insurance benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 734 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain 
  physicians in Health Professional Shortage Areas and to improve the 
  provision of health care to veterans in rural areas, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 919 A bill to amend section 1154 of title 38, United States Code, to 
  clarify the additional requirements for consideration to be afforded 
  time, place, and circumstances of service in determinations regarding 
  service-connected disabilities.
S. 1310 A bill to authorize major medical facility projects for the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2010, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3107 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2010, 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, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3348 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  treatment of documents that express disagreement with decisions of the 
  Board of Veterans' Appeals and that are misfiled with the Board within 
  120 days of such decisions as motions for reconsideration of such 
  decisions, and for other purposes.
S. 3367 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
  rate of pension for disabled veterans who are married to one another 
  and both of whom require regular aid and attendance, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3368 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize 
  certain individuals to sign claims filed with the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs on behalf of claimants, and for other purposes.
S. 3370 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  process by which an individual files jointly for social security and 
  dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 3378 An original bill to authorize health care for individuals 
  exposed to environmental hazards at Camp Lejeune and the Atsugi Naval 
  Air Facility, to establish an advisory board to examine exposures to 
  environmental hazards during military service, and for other purposes.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
S. 3499 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require 
  fiduciaries of individuals receiving benefits under laws administered 
  by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to authorize the Secretary to 
  obtain financial records with respect to such individuals for purposes 
  of administering such laws, and for other purposes.
S. 3517 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing of claims for disability compensation filed with the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 3609 A bill to extend the temporary authority for performance of 
  medical disability examinations by contract physicians for the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 3765 An original bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
  improve Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life 
  Insurance and to modify the provision of compensation and pension to 
  surviving spouses of veterans in months of the deaths of the veterans, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 3801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
  maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA 
  program, and for other purposes.
S. 3953 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  benefits for children with spina bifida of veterans exposed to 
  herbicides while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era 
  outside Vietnam, and for other purposes.
S. Res. 33 An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
                                Cosponsor

S. 3377 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  multifamily transitional housing loan program of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs by requiring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  issue loans for the construction of, rehabilitation of, or acquisition 
  of land for multifamily transitional housing projects instead of 
  guaranteeing loans for such purposes, and for other purposes.

John Barrasso

                               Cosponsors

S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.

Max Baucus

                                 Sponsor

S. 3035 A bill to require a report on the establishment of a Polytrauma 
  Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs in the northern Rockies or Dakotas, and for other 
  purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 226 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient 
  clinic in Havre, Montana, as the Merril Lundman Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Outpatient Clinic.
S. 402 A bill to improve the lives of our Nation's veterans and their 
  families and provide them with the opportunity to achieve the American 
  dream.
S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 734 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain 
  physicians in Health Professional Shortage Areas and to improve the 
  provision of health care to veterans in rural areas, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain 
  physicians in Health Professional Shortage Areas and to improve the 
  provision of health care to veterans in rural areas, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1237 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  grant program for homeless veterans with special needs to include male 
  homeless veterans with minor dependents and to establish a grant 
  program for reintegration of homeless women veterans and homeless 
  veterans with children, and for other purposes.
S. 1547 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and the United 
  States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance 
  provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
  Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at 
  risk of homelessness, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

Evan Bayh

                                 Sponsor

S. 1779 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide health 
  care to veterans exposed in the line of duty to occupational and 
  environmental health chemical hazards, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 1452 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-
  connection of disabilities.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

Mark Begich

                                 Sponsor

S. 3325 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  waiver of the collection of copayments for telehealth and telemedicine 
  visits of veterans, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 252 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, to improve the 
  provision of health care veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 407 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2009, 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, to codify increases in the rates of such 
  compensation that were effective as of December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 543 A bill to require a pilot program on training, certification, and 
  support for family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces to provide caregiver services to such 
  veterans and members, and for other purposes.
S. 597 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. 658 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. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 743 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain 
  physicians in Health Professional Shortage Areas and to improve the 
  provision of health care to veterans in rural areas, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1204 A bill to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care 
  Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require the provision of 
  chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of 
  Veterans Affairs medical centers, and for other purposes.
S. 1495 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of using 
  service dogs for the treatment or rehabilitation of veterans with 
  physical or mental injuries or disabilities, and for other purposes.
S. 1518 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish 
  hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who 
  were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was 
  contaminated at Camp Lejeune.
S. 1547 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and the United 
  States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance 
  provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
  Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at 
  risk of homelessness, and for other purposes.
S. 1668 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  inclusion of certain active duty service in the reserve components as 
  qualifying service for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
  Program, and for other purposes.
S. 1798 A bill to provide for the automatic enrollment of demobilizing 
  members of the National Guard and Reserve in health care and dental 
  care programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1939 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served 
  in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
S. 2760 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase in the annual amount authorized to be appropriated to the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out comprehensive service 
  programs for homeless veterans.
S. 3107 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2010, 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, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3234 A bill to improve employment, training, and placement services 
  furnished to veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi 
  Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
S. 3486 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the 
  prohibition on collective bargaining with respect to matters and 
  questions regarding compensation of employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs other than rates of basic pay, and for other 
  purposes.
S. Res. 451 A resolution expressing support for designation of a 
  ``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.''

Michael F. Bennet

                                 Sponsor

S. 691 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  national cemetery for veterans in southern Colorado region, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1668 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  inclusion of certain active duty service in the reserve components as 
  qualifying service for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
  Program, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3447 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3902 A bill to deem references to Operation Iraqi Freedom in 
  provisions of Federal law providing benefits for service in the Armed 
  Forces to include references to Operation New Dawn.

Robert F. Bennett

                                Cosponsor

S. 423A 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, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3860 A bill to require reports on the management of Arlington 
  National Cemetery.

Jeff Bingaman

                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 543 A bill to require a pilot program on training, certification, and 
  support for family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces to provide caregiver services to such 
  veterans and members, and for other purposes.
S. 597 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. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 2760 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase in the annual amount authorized to be appropriated to the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out comprehensive service 
  programs for homeless veterans.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3860 A bill to require reports on the management of Arlington 
  National Cemetery.

Christopher S. Bond

                                 Sponsor

S. 772 A bill to enhance benefits for survivors of certain former 
  members of the Armed Forces with a history of Post Traumatic Stress 
  Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury, to enhance availability and access 
  to mental health counseling for members of the Armed Forces and 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 1547 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and the United 
  States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance 
  provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
  Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at 
  risk of homelessness, and for other purposes.
S. 2760 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase in the annual amount authorized to be appropriated to the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out comprehensive service 
  programs for homeless veterans.
S. 3860 A bill to require reports on the management of Arlington 
  National Cemetery.

Barbara Boxer

                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 543 A bill to require a pilot program on training, certification, and 
  support for family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces to provide caregiver services to such 
  veterans and members, and for other purposes.
S. 597 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. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 772 A bill to enhance benefits for survivors of certain former 
  members of the Armed Forces with a history of Post Traumatic Stress 
  Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury, to enhance availability and access 
  to mental health counseling for members of the Armed Forces and 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1556 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit 
  facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated as 
  voter registration agencies, and for other purposes.
S. 1939 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served 
  in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3234 A bill to improve employment, training, and placement services 
  furnished to veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi 
  Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

Scott P. Brown

                                Cosponsor

S. 3860 A bill to require reports on the management of Arlington 
  National Cemetery.
S. Res. 451 A resolution expressing support for designation of a 
  ``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.''

Sherrod Brown

                                 Sponsor

S. 793 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. 1607 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  certain rights and benefits for persons who are absent from positions 
  of employment to receive medical treatment for service-connected 
  disabilities, and for other purposes.
S. 3314 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the 
  Appalachian Regional Commission to carry out a program of outreach for 
  veterans who reside in Appalachia, and for other purposes.
S. 3486 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the 
  prohibition on collective bargaining with respect to matters and 
  questions regarding compensation of employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs other than rates of basic pay, and for other 
  purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 362 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. 407 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2009, 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, to codify increases in the rates of such 
  compensation that were effective as of December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 543 A bill to require a pilot program on training, certification, and 
  support for family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces to provide caregiver services to such 
  veterans and members, and for other purposes.
S. 597 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. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1118 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase in the amount of monthly dependency and indemnity 
  compensation payable to surviving spouses by the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1204 A bill to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care 
  Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require the provision of 
  chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of 
  Veterans Affairs medical centers, and for other purposes.
S. 1450 A bill to enable State homes to furnish nursing home care to 
  parents any of whose children died while serving in the Armed Forces.
S. 1495 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of using 
  service dogs for the treatment or rehabilitation of veterans with 
  physical or mental injuries or disabilities, and for other purposes.
S. 3082 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize 
  individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or 
  training under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
  to receive work-study allowances for certain outreach services 
  provided through congressional offices, and for other purposes.
S. 3107 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2010, 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, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3234 A bill to improve employment, training, and placement services 
  furnished to veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi 
  Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 3583 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase 
  flexibility in payments for State veterans homes, and for other 
  purposes.

Sam Brownback
                               Cosponsors

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 669 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated 
  mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
S. 772 A bill to enhance benefits for survivors of certain former 
  members of the Armed Forces with a history of Post Traumatic Stress 
  Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury, to enhance availability and access 
  to mental health counseling for members of the Armed Forces and 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1204 A bill to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care 
  Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require the provision of 
  chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of 
  Veterans Affairs medical centers, and for other purposes.

Jim Bunning

                               Cosponsors

S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.

Richard Burr

                                Sponsors

S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 498 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. 669 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated 
  mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
S. 1015 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance 
  disability compensation for certain disabled veterans with 
  difficulties using prostheses and disabled veterans in need of regular 
  aid and attendance for residuals of Traumatic Brain Injury, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1016 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the 
  commencement of the period of payment of original awards of 
  compensation for veterans who are retired or separated from the 
  uniformed services for disability.
S. 1518 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish 
  hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who 
  were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was 
  contaminated at Camp Lejeune.
S. 3377 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  multifamily transitional housing loan program of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs by requiring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  issue loans for the construction of, rehabilitation of, or acquisition 
  of land for multifamily transitional housing projects instead of 
  guaranteeing loans for such purposes, and for other purposes.
S. Res. 451 A resolution expressing support for designation of a 
  ``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.''
                               Cosponsors

S. 252 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, to improve the 
  provision of health care veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 402 A bill to improve the lives of our Nation's veterans and their 
  families and provide them with the opportunity to achieve the American 
  dream.
S. 407 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2009, 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, to codify increases in the rates of such 
  compensation that were effective as of December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3107 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2010, 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, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3359 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, and for other purposes.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
S. 3860 A bill to require reports on the management of Arlington 
  National Cemetery.

Roland Burris

                               Cosponsors

S. 252 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, to improve the 
  provision of health care veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 263 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. 404 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran 
  eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for 
  emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 407 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2009, 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, to codify increases in the rates of such 
  compensation that were effective as of December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 514 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance 
  vocational rehabilitation benefits for veterans, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 543 A bill to require a pilot program on training, certification, and 
  support for family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces to provide caregiver services to such 
  veterans and members, and for other purposes.
S. 658 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. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1155 A bill 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.
S. 1204 A bill to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care 
  Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require the provision of 
  chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of 
  Veterans Affairs medical centers, and for other purposes.
S. 1452 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-
  connection of disabilities.
S. 1518 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish 
  hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who 
  were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was 
  contaminated at Camp Lejeune.
S. 1547 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and the United 
  States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance 
  provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
  Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at 
  risk of homelessness, and for other purposes.
S. 3107 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2010, 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, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3171 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  approval of certain programs of education for purposes of the Post-9/
  11 Educational Assistance Program.
S. 3377 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  multifamily transitional housing loan program of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs by requiring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  issue loans for the construction of, rehabilitation of, or acquisition 
  of land for multifamily transitional housing projects instead of 
  guaranteeing loans for such purposes, and for other purposes.
S. 3389 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt 
  individuals who receive certain educational assistance for service in 
  the Selected Reserve from limitations on the receipt of assistance 
  under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for additional service 
  in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
S. 3486 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the 
  prohibition on collective bargaining with respect to matters and 
  questions regarding compensation of employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs other than rates of basic pay, and for other 
  purposes.

Robert C. Byrd

                                Cosponsor

S. 252 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, to improve the 
  provision of health care veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 362 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. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 1237 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  grant program for homeless veterans with special needs to include male 
  homeless veterans with minor dependents and to establish a grant 
  program for reintegration of homeless women veterans and homeless 
  veterans with children, and for other purposes.
S. 1518 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish 
  hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who 
  were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was 
  contaminated at Camp Lejeune.
S. 1547 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and the United 
  States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance 
  provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
  Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at 
  risk of homelessness, and for other purposes.
S. 1668 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  inclusion of certain active duty service in the reserve components as 
  qualifying service for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
  Program, and for other purposes.
S. 1779 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide health 
  care to veterans exposed in the line of duty to occupational and 
  environmental health chemical hazards, and for other purposes.
S. 1939 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served 
  in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
S. 2760 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase in the annual amount authorized to be appropriated to the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out comprehensive service 
  programs for homeless veterans.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.

Maria Cantwell

                                Cosponsor

S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 1547 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and the United 
  States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance 
  provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
  Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at 
  risk of homelessness, and for other purposes.
S. 2760 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase in the annual amount authorized to be appropriated to the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out comprehensive service 
  programs for homeless veterans.
S. 3035 A bill to require a report on the establishment of a Polytrauma 
  Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs in the northern Rockies or Dakotas, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3234 A bill to improve employment, training, and placement services 
  furnished to veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi 
  Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.

Benjamin L. Cardin

                                 Sponsor

S. 3718 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that 
  beneficiaries of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance receive 
  financial counseling and disclosure information regarding life 
  insurance payments, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1237 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  grant program for homeless veterans with special needs to include male 
  homeless veterans with minor dependents and to establish a grant 
  program for reintegration of homeless women veterans and homeless 
  veterans with children, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3234 A bill to improve employment, training, and placement services 
  furnished to veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi 
  Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
S. 3860 A bill to require reports on the management of Arlington 
  National Cemetery.

Thomas R. Carper

                                Cosponsor

S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.

Robert P. Casey

                                 Sponsor

S. 263 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. 3330 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 
  improvements in the administration of medical facilities of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 315 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. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 597 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. 658 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. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1939 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served 
  in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3486 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the 
  prohibition on collective bargaining with respect to matters and 
  questions regarding compensation of employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs other than rates of basic pay, and for other 
  purposes.

Saxby Chambliss

                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

Tom Coburn

                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 669 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated 
  mentally incompetent for certain purposes.

Thad Cochran

                                Cosponsor

S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 669 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated 
  mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
S. 1780 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain 
  service in the reserve components as active service for purposes of 
  laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. Res. 451 A resolution expressing support for designation of a 
  ``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.''

Susan M. Collins

                                Sponsors

S. 1155 A bill 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.
                               Cosponsors

S. 402 A bill to improve the lives of our Nation's veterans and their 
  families and provide them with the opportunity to achieve the American 
  dream.
S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 597 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. 658 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. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 772 A bill to enhance benefits for survivors of certain former 
  members of the Armed Forces with a history of Post Traumatic Stress 
  Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury, to enhance availability and access 
  to mental health counseling for members of the Armed Forces and 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1450 A bill to enable State homes to furnish nursing home care to 
  parents any of whose children died while serving in the Armed Forces.
S. 3171 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  approval of certain programs of education for purposes of the Post-9/
  11 Educational Assistance Program.
S. 3583 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase 
  flexibility in payments for State veterans homes, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3860 A bill to require reports on the management of Arlington 
  National Cemetery.

Kent Conrad

                                Cosponsor

S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 3035 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.

Christopher A. Coons

                                Cosponsor

S. 3234 A bill to improve employment, training, and placement services 
  furnished to veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi 
  Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
S. 3860 A bill to require reports on the management of Arlington 
  National Cemetery.

Bob Corker


S. 423 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, and for other purposes.

John Cornyn

                                 Sponsor

S. 669 A bill to provide for the construction by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs of a full service hospital in Far South Texas.
S. 2751 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
  center in Big Spring, Texas, as the George H. O'Brien, Jr., Department 
  of Veterans Medical Center.
                                Cosponsor

S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 1450 A bill to enable State homes to furnish nursing home care to 
  parents any of whose children died while serving in the Armed Forces.

Mike Crapo

                                 Sponsor

S. Res. 340 A resolution expressing support for designation of a 
  National Veterans History Project Week to encourage public 
  participation in a nationwide project that collects and preserves the 
  stories of the men and women who served our Nation in times of war and 
  conflict.
                                Cosponsor

S. 669 A bill to provide for the construction by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs of a full service hospital in Far South Texas.
S. 3035 A bill to require a report on the establishment of a Polytrauma 
  Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs in the northern Rockies or Dakotas, and for other 
  purposes.

Jim DeMint

                                Cosponsor

S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 669 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated 
  mentally incompetent for certain purposes.

Christopher J. Dodd

                                Cosponsor

S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 1556 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit 
  facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated as 
  voter registration agencies, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3234 A bill to improve employment, training, and placement services 
  furnished to veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi 
  Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

Byron L. Dorgan

                                Cosponsor

S. 1779 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide health 
  care to veterans exposed in the line of duty to occupational and 
  environmental health chemical hazards, and for other purposes.
S. 1939 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served 
  in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
S. 2760 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase in the annual amount authorized to be appropriated to the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out comprehensive service 
  programs for homeless veterans.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.

Richard Durbin

                                 Sponsor

S. 246 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. 543 A bill to require a pilot program on training, certification, and 
  support for family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces to provide caregiver services to such 
  veterans and members, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 252 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, to improve the 
  provision of health care veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 597 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. 658. 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. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 793 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. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1015 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance 
  disability compensation for certain disabled veterans with 
  difficulties using prostheses and disabled veterans in need of regular 
  aid and attendance for residuals of Traumatic Brain Injury, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1547 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and the United 
  States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance 
  provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
  Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at 
  risk of homelessness, and for other purposes.
S. 2760 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase in the annual amount authorized to be appropriated to the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out comprehensive service 
  programs for homeless veterans.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3234 A bill to improve employment, training, and placement services 
  furnished to veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi 
  Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 3377 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  multifamily transitional housing loan program of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs by requiring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  issue loans for the construction of, rehabilitation of, or acquisition 
  of land for multifamily transitional housing projects instead of 
  guaranteeing loans for such purposes, and for other purposes.

John Ensign

                                 Sponsor

S. 347 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to allow the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to distinguish between the severity of a 
  qualifying loss of a dominant hand and a qualifying loss of a non-
  dominant hand for purposes of traumatic injury protection under 
  Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance, and for other purposes.
S. 1450 A bill to enable State homes to furnish nursing home care to 
  parents any of whose children died while serving in the Armed Forces.
S. 1784 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that 
  State approving agencies provide timely responses to applications for 
  approval of courses of education and provide justifications for 
  disapproval of courses, to provide for the review of the disapproval 
  of courses by State approving agencies, and for other purposes.
S. 1785 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require State 
  approving agencies to approve courses of education that have been 
  accredited and approved by a nationally recognized accrediting agency 
  or association, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 669 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated 
  mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
S. 1495 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of using 
  service dogs for the treatment or rehabilitation of veterans with 
  physical or mental injuries or disabilities, and for other purposes.
S. 3860 A bill to require reports on the management of Arlington 
  National Cemetery.

Michael B. Enzi

                                Cosponsor

S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 669 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated 
  mentally incompetent for certain purposes.

Russell D. Feingold

                                 Sponsor

S. 315 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. 3356 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
  maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA 
  program, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 1155 A bill 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.
S. 1518 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish 
  hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who 
  were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was 
  contaminated at Camp Lejeune.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3192 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  tolling of the timing of review for appeals of final decisions of the 
  Board of Veterans' Appeals, and for other purposes.
S. 3801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
  maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA 
  program, and for other purposes.

Dianne Feinstein

                                 Sponsor

S. 1556 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit 
  facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated as 
  voter registration agencies, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.

Al Franken

                                 Sponsor

S. 1495 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of using 
  service dogs for the treatment or rehabilitation of veterans with 
  physical or mental injuries or disabilities, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 1483 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  outpatient clinic in Alexandria, Minnesota, as the ``Max J. Beilke 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic.''
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3486 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the 
  prohibition on collective bargaining with respect to matters and 
  questions regarding compensation of employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs other than rates of basic pay, and for other 
  purposes.

Kristen E. Gillibrand

                                 Sponsor

S. 1109 A bill to provide veterans with individualized notice about 
  available benefits, to streamline application processes or the 
  benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 1394 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  acknowledge the receipt of medical, disability, and pension claims and 
  other communications submitted by claimants, and for other purposes.
S. 1939 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served 
  in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
S. 1940 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a study on the effects on children of exposure of their parents to 
  herbicides used in support of the United States and allied military 
  operations in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era, and for 
  other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 1452 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-
  connection of disabilities.
S. 1495 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of using 
  service dogs for the treatment or rehabilitation of veterans with 
  physical or mental injuries or disabilities, and for other purposes.
S. 1556 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit 
  facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated as 
  voter registration agencies, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3234 A bill to improve employment, training, and placement services 
  furnished to veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi 
  Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
S. 3583 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase 
  flexibility in payments for State veterans homes, and for other 
  purposes.

Lindsay Graham

                                Cosponsor

S. 407 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2009, 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, to codify increases in the rates of such 
  compensation that were effective as of December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 669 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated 
  mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
S. 1495 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of using 
  service dogs for the treatment or rehabilitation of veterans with 
  physical or mental injuries or disabilities, and for other purposes.
S. 1518 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish 
  hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who 
  were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was 
  contaminated at Camp Lejeune.
S. 3107 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2010, 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, and for other purposes.

Chuck Grassley

                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 669 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated 
  mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
S. 772 A bill to enhance benefits for survivors of certain former 
  members of the Armed Forces with a history of Post Traumatic Stress 
  Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury, to enhance availability and access 
  to mental health counseling for members of the Armed Forces and 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1204 A bill to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care 
  Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require the provision of 
  chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of 
  Veterans Affairs medical centers, and for other purposes.
S. 1518 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish 
  hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who 
  were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was 
  contaminated at Camp Lejeune.
S. 1780 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain 
  service in the reserve components as active service for purposes of 
  laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 3325 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  waiver of the collection of copayments for telehealth and telemedicine 
  visits of veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3875 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them 
  with status as veterans under law.

Gregg Judd

                                Cosponsor

S. 239 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that 
  veterans in each of the 48 contiguous States are able to receive 
  services in at least one full-service hospital of the Veterans Health 
  Administration in the State or receive comparable services provided by 
  contract in the State.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.

Kay Hagan

                                 Sponsor

S. 3389 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt 
  individuals who receive certain educational assistance for service in 
  the Selected Reserve from limitations on the receipt of assistance 
  under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for additional service 
  in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1518 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish 
  hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who 
  were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was 
  contaminated at Camp Lejeune.
S. 1668 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  inclusion of certain active duty service in the reserve components as 
  qualifying service for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
  Program, and for other purposes.
S. 1939 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served 
  in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
S. 2760 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase in the annual amount authorized to be appropriated to the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out comprehensive service 
  programs for homeless veterans.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3171 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  approval of certain programs of education for purposes of the Post-9/
  11 Educational Assistance Program.

Tom Harkin

                                Cosponsor

S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 1155 A bill 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.
S. 1204 A bill to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care 
  Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require the provision of 
  chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of 
  Veterans Affairs medical centers, and for other purposes.
S. 1518 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish 
  hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who 
  were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was 
  contaminated at Camp Lejeune.
S. 1939 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served 
  in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.

Orrin G. Hatch

                                Cosponsor

S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.

Kay Bailey Hutchison

                                Cosponsor

S. 252 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, to improve the 
  provision of health care veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 543 A bill to require a pilot program on training, certification, and 
  support for family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces to provide caregiver services to such 
  veterans and members, and for other purposes.
S. 597 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. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 699 A bill to provide for the construction by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs of a full service hospital in Far South Texas.
S. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1780 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain 
  service in the reserve components as active service for purposes of 
  laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2751 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
  center in Big Spring, Texas, as the George H. O'Brien, Jr., Department 
  of Veterans Medical Center.
S. 3875 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them 
  with status as veterans under law.

James M. Inhofe

                                Cosponsor

S. 252 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, to improve the 
  provision of health care veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 669 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated 
  mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
S. 3860 A bill to require reports on the management of Arlington 
  National Cemetery.
S. Res. 451 A resolution expressing support for designation of a 
  ``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.''

Daniel K. Inouye

                                 Sponsor

S. 68 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. 1155 A bill 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.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

Johnny Isakson

                                Cosponsor

S. 407 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2009, 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, to codify increases in the rates of such 
  compensation that were effective as of December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 1015 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance 
  disability compensation for certain disabled veterans with 
  difficulties using prostheses and disabled veterans in need of regular 
  aid and attendance for residuals of Traumatic Brain Injury, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1204 A bill to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care 
  Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require the provision of 
  chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of 
  Veterans Affairs medical centers, and for other purposes.
S. 1495 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of using 
  service dogs for the treatment or rehabilitation of veterans with 
  physical or mental injuries or disabilities, and for other purposes.
S. 1518 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish 
  hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who 
  were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was 
  contaminated at Camp Lejeune.
S. 3107 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2010, 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, and for other purposes.

Mike Johanns

                                Cosponsor

S. 407 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2009, 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, to codify increases in the rates of such 
  compensation that were effective as of December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 746 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  national cemetery in the Sarpy County region to serve veterans in 
  eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, and northwest Missouri.
S. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1427 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative to report on health care 
  quality in Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1518 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish 
  hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who 
  were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was 
  contaminated at Camp Lejeune.
S. 1668 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  inclusion of certain active duty service in the reserve components as 
  qualifying service for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
  Program, and for other purposes.
S. 2769 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  use of entitlement under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance for the 
  pursuit of apprenticeships and on-job training, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3355 A bill to provide for an Internet Web site for information on 
  benefits, resource, services, and opportunities for veterans and their 
  families and caregivers, and for other purposes.
S. Res. 451 A resolution expressing support for designation of a 
  ``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.''

Tim Johnson

                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 543 A bill to require a pilot program on training, certification, and 
  support for family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces to provide caregiver services to such 
  veterans and members, and for other purposes.
S. 597 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. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1118 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase in the amount of monthly dependency and indemnity 
  compensation payable to surviving spouses by the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1237 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  grant program for homeless veterans with special needs to include male 
  homeless veterans with minor dependents and to establish a grant 
  program for reintegration of homeless women veterans and homeless 
  veterans with children, and for other purposes.
S. 1547 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and the United 
  States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance 
  provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
  Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at 
  risk of homelessness, and for other purposes.
S. 1939 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served 
  in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
S. 3035 A bill to require a report on the establishment of a Polytrauma 
  Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs in the northern Rockies or Dakotas, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

Edward E. Kaufman

                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 543 A bill to require a pilot program on training, certification, and 
  support for family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces to provide caregiver services to such 
  veterans and members, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

Edward M. Kennedy

                                Cosponsor

S. 263 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. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.

John F. Kerry

                                 Sponsor

S. 842 A bill to repeal the sunset of certain enhancements of 
  protections of servicemembers relating to mortgages and mortgage 
  foreclosures, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay mortgage holders unpaid balances 
  on housing loans guaranteed by Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1444 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-
  connection of disabilities.
S. 1866 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  eligibility of parents of certain deceased veterans for interment in 
  national cemeteries.
S. 2096 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  eligibility of parents of certain deceased veterans for interment in 
  national cemeteries.
S. 3118 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that 
  monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities shall 
  be excluded from consideration as income for purposes of pension 
  benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
                                Cosponsor

S. 362 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. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 1237 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  grant program for homeless veterans with special needs to include male 
  homeless veterans with minor dependents and to establish a grant 
  program for reintegration of homeless women veterans and homeless 
  veterans with children, and for other purposes.
S. 1547 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and the United 
  States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance 
  provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
  Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at 
  risk of homelessness, and for other purposes.
S. 1556 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit 
  facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated as 
  voter registration agencies, and for other purposes.
S. 2760 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase in the annual amount authorized to be appropriated to the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out comprehensive service 
  programs for homeless veterans.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3234 A bill to improve employment, training, and placement services 
  furnished to veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi 
  Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 3583 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase 
  flexibility in payments for State veterans homes, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3860 A bill to require reports on the management of Arlington 
  National Cemetery.

Amy Klobuchar

                                 Sponsor

S. 1483 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  outpatient clinic in Alexandria, Minnesota, as the ``Max J. Beilke 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic.''
S. 2769 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  use of entitlement under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance for the 
  pursuit of apprenticeships and on-job training, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3355 A bill to provide for an Internet Web site for information on 
  benefits, resource, services, and opportunities for veterans and their 
  families and caregivers, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 543 A bill to require a pilot program on training, certification, and 
  support for family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces to provide caregiver services to such 
  veterans and members, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 1668 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  inclusion of certain active duty service in the reserve components as 
  qualifying service for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
  Program, and for other purposes.
S. 1752 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide wartime disability 
  compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease.
S. 1780 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain 
  service in the reserve components as active service for purposes of 
  laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 1939 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served 
  in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3234 A bill to improve employment, training, and placement services 
  furnished to veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi 
  Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.

Kohl Herb

                                Cosponsor

S. 1118 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase in the amount of monthly dependency and indemnity 
  compensation payable to surviving spouses by the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.

Mary L. Landrieu

                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 1495 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of using 
  service dogs for the treatment or rehabilitation of veterans with 
  physical or mental injuries or disabilities, and for other purposes.
S. 1780 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain 
  service in the reserve components as active service for purposes of 
  laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 1939 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served 
  in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
S. 2760 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase in the annual amount authorized to be appropriated to the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out comprehensive service 
  programs for homeless veterans.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3171 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  approval of certain programs of education for purposes of the Post-9/
  11 Educational Assistance Program.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

Frank R. Lautenberg

                                Cosponsor

S. 407 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2009, 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, to codify increases in the rates of such 
  compensation that were effective as of December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 597 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. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 1547 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and the United 
  States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance 
  provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
  Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at 
  risk of homelessness, and for other purposes.
S. 3107 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2010, 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, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3234 A bill to improve employment, training, and placement services 
  furnished to veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi 
  Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

Patrick J. Leahy

                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 543 A bill to require a pilot program on training, certification, and 
  support for family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces to provide caregiver services to such 
  veterans and members, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 1547 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and the United 
  States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance 
  provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
  Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at 
  risk of homelessness, and for other purposes.
S. 1556 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit 
  facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated as 
  voter registration agencies, and for other purposes.
S. 1668 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  inclusion of certain active duty service in the reserve components as 
  qualifying service for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
  Program, and for other purposes.
S. 1780 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain 
  service in the reserve components as active service for purposes of 
  laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3171 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  approval of certain programs of education for purposes of the Post-9/
  11 Educational Assistance Program.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

George S. LeMieux

                                Cosponsor

S. 1518 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish 
  hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who 
  were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was 
  contaminated at Camp Lejeune.
S. 3171 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  approval of certain programs of education for purposes of the Post-9/
  11 Educational Assistance Program.
S. Res. 451 A resolution expressing support for designation of a 
  ``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.''

Carl Levin

                                Cosponsor

S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.

Joseph I. Lieberman

                                 Sponsor

S. Res. 115 A resolution recognizing the crucial role of assistance dogs 
  in helping wounded veterans live more independent lives, expressing 
  gratitude to The Tower of Hope, and supporting the goals and ideals of 
  creating a Tower of Hope Day.
                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 772 A bill to enhance benefits for survivors of certain former 
  members of the Armed Forces with a history of Post Traumatic Stress 
  Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury, to enhance availability and access 
  to mental health counseling for members of the Armed Forces and 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1204 A bill to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care 
  Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require the provision of 
  chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of 
  Veterans Affairs medical centers, and for other purposes.
S. 1452 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-
  connection of disabilities.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3171 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  approval of certain programs of education for purposes of the Post-9/
  11 Educational Assistance Program.
S. 3860 A bill to require reports on the management of Arlington 
  National Cemetery.

Blanche L. Lincoln

                                 Sponsor

S. 1118 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase in the amount of monthly dependency and indemnity 
  compensation payable to surviving spouses by the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1780 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain 
  service in the reserve components as active service for purposes of 
  laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 3171 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  approval of certain programs of education for purposes of the Post-9/
  11 Educational Assistance Program.
S. 3875 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them 
  with status as veterans under law.
                                Cosponsor

S. 402 A bill to improve the lives of our Nation's veterans and their 
  families and provide them with the opportunity to achieve the American 
  dream.
S. 407 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2009, 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, to codify increases in the rates of such 
  compensation that were effective as of December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 543 A bill to require a pilot program on training, certification, and 
  support for family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces to provide caregiver services to such 
  veterans and members, and for other purposes.
S. 597 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. 658 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. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 1204 A bill to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care 
  Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require the provision of 
  chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of 
  Veterans Affairs medical centers, and for other purposes.
S. 1518 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish 
  hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who 
  were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was 
  contaminated at Camp Lejeune.
S. 1547 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and the United 
  States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance 
  provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
  Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at 
  risk of homelessness, and for other purposes.
S. 1668 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  inclusion of certain active duty service in the reserve components as 
  qualifying service for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
  Program, and for other purposes.
S. 1939 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served 
  in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3192 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  tolling of the timing of review for appeals of final decisions of the 
  Board of Veterans' Appeals, and for other purposes.
S. 3234 A bill to improve employment, training, and placement services 
  furnished to veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi 
  Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
S. Res. 340 A resolution expressing support for designation of a 
  National Veterans History Project Week to encourage public 
  participation in a nationwide project that collects and preserves the 
  stories of the men and women who served our Nation in times of war and 
  conflict.

Richard G. Lugar

                                Cosponsor

S. 1779 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide health 
  care to veterans exposed in the line of duty to occupational and 
  environmental health chemical hazards, and for other purposes.
S. Res. 340 A resolution expressing support for designation of a 
  National Veterans History Project Week to encourage public 
  participation in a nationwide project that collects and preserves the 
  stories of the men and women who served our Nation in times of war and 
  conflict.

Mel Martinez

                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.

Claire McCaskill

                                 Sponsor

S. 1467 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  coverage under Traumatic Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance for 
  adverse reactions to vaccinations administered by the Department of 
  Defense, and for other purposes.
S. 3860 A bill to require reports on the management of Arlington 
  National Cemetery.
                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 658 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. 772 A bill to enhance benefits for survivors of certain former 
  members of the Armed Forces with a history of Post Traumatic Stress 
  Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury, to enhance availability and access 
  to mental health counseling for members of the Armed Forces and 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

Mitch McConnell

                                 Sponsor

S. 1302 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 provisions of 
  health care services, and for other purposes.
S. 1493 A bill to designate the current and future Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky, as the 
  ``Robley Rex Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.''

Robert Menendez

                                Cosponsor

S. 252 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, to improve the 
  provision of health care veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 1547 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and the United 
  States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance 
  provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
  Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at 
  risk of homelessness, and for other purposes.
S. 1668 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  inclusion of certain active duty service in the reserve components as 
  qualifying service for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
  Program, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3234 A bill to improve employment, training, and placement services 
  furnished to veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi 
  Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

Jeff Merkley

                                Cosponsor

S. 362 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. 597 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. 658 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. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 772 A bill to enhance benefits for survivors of certain former 
  members of the Armed Forces with a history of Post Traumatic Stress 
  Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury, to enhance availability and access 
  to mental health counseling for members of the Armed Forces and 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1237 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  grant program for homeless veterans with special needs to include male 
  homeless veterans with minor dependents and to establish a grant 
  program for reintegration of homeless women veterans and homeless 
  veterans with children, and for other purposes.
S. 1547 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and the United 
  States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance 
  provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
  Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at 
  risk of homelessness, and for other purposes.
S. 1779 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide health 
  care to veterans exposed in the line of duty to occupational and 
  environmental health chemical hazards, and for other purposes.
S. 1780 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain 
  service in the reserve components as active service for purposes of 
  laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 1939 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served 
  in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
S. 2760 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase in the annual amount authorized to be appropriated to the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out comprehensive service 
  programs for homeless veterans.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3171 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  approval of certain programs of education for purposes of the Post-9/
  11 Educational Assistance Program.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
S. 3486 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the 
  prohibition on collectivebargaining with respect to matters and 
  questions regarding compensation of employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs other than rates of basic pay, and for other 
  purposes.

Barbara A. Mikulski

                                Cosponsor

S. 362 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. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 597 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. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 772 A bill to enhance benefits for survivors of certain former 
  members of the Armed Forces with a history of Post Traumatic Stress 
  Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury, to enhance availability and access 
  to mental health counseling for members of the Armed Forces and 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1547 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and the United 
  States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance 
  provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
  Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at 
  risk of homelessness, and for other purposes.
S. 1556 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit 
  facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated as 
  voter registration agencies, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3486 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the 
  prohibition on collective bargaining with respect to matters and 
  questions regarding compensation of employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs other than rates of basic pay, and for other 
  purposes.

Lisa Murkowski

                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 597 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. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 669 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated 
  mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
S. 772 A bill to enhance benefits for survivors of certain former 
  members of the Armed Forces with a history of Post Traumatic Stress 
  Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury, to enhance availability and access 
  to mental health counseling for members of the Armed Forces and 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3234 A bill to improve employment, training, and placement services 
  furnished to veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi 
  Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
S. Res. 451 A resolution expressing support for designation of a 
  ``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.''

Patty Murray

                                 Sponsor

S. 509 A bill to authorize a major medical facility project at the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Walla Walla, 
  Washington, and for other purposes.
S. 597 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. 977 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved 
  benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1204 A bill to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care 
  Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require the provision of 
  chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of 
  Veterans Affairs medical centers, and for other purposes.
S. 1237 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  grant program for homeless veterans with special needs to include male 
  homeless veterans with minor dependents and to establish a grant 
  program for reintegration of homeless women veterans and homeless 
  veterans with children, and for other purposes.
S. 3234 A bill to improve employment, training, and placement services 
  furnished to veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi 
  Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 3583 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase 
  flexibility in payments for State veterans homes, and for other 
  purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 252 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, to improve the 
  provision of health care veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 362 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. 407 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2009, 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, to codify increases in the rates of such 
  compensation that were effective as of December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1547 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and the United 
  States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance 
  provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
  Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at 
  risk of homelessness, and for other purposes.
S. 1939 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served 
  in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
S. 2769 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  use of entitlement under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance for the 
  pursuit of apprenticeships and on-job training, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3107 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2010, 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, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3355 A bill to provide for an Internet Web site for information on 
  benefits, resource, services, and opportunities for veterans and their 
  families and caregivers, and for other purposes.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
S. 3486 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the 
  prohibition on collective bargaining with respect to matters and 
  questions regarding compensation of employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs other than rates of basic pay, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3517 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing of claims for disability compensation filed with the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Bill Nelson

                                Cosponsor

S. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1518 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish 
  hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who 
  were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was 
  contaminated at Camp Lejeune.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage

Benjamin E. Nelson

                                 Sponsor

S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 746 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  national cemetery in the Sarpy County region to serve veterans in 
  eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, and northwest Missouri.
                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.

Mark L. Pryor

                                 Sponsor

S. 1531 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.
                                Cosponsor

S. 362 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. 658 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. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.

Jack Reed

                                 Sponsor

S. 1547 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and the United 
  States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance 
  provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
  Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at 
  risk of homelessness, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1237 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  grant program for homeless veterans with special needs to include male 
  homeless veterans with minor dependents and to establish a grant 
  program for reintegration of homeless women veterans and homeless 
  veterans with children, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.

Harry Reid

                                Cosponsor

S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3234 A bill to improve employment, training, and placement services 
  furnished to veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi 
  Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.

James E. Risch

                                Cosponsor

S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 669 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated 
  mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
S. 1668 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  inclusion of certain active duty service in the reserve components as 
  qualifying service for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
  Program, and for other purposes.
S. 3035 A bill to require a report on the establishment of a Polytrauma 
  Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs in the northern Rockies or Dakotas, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3171 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  approval of certain programs of education for purposes of the Post-9/
  11 Educational Assistance Program.
S. Res. 340 A resolution expressing support for designation of a 
  National Veterans History Project Week to encourage public 
  participation in a nationwide project that collects and preserves the 
  stories of the men and women who served our Nation in times of war and 
  conflict.

Pat Roberts

                                Cosponsor

S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 669 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated 
  mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
S. 3171 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  approval of certainprograms of education for purposes of the Post-9/11 
  Educational Assistance Program.

John D. Rockefeller

                                 Sponsor

S. 362 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. 347 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to allow the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to distinguish between the severity of a 
  qualifying loss of a dominant hand and a qualifying loss of a non-
  dominant hand for purposes of traumatic injury protection under 
  Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance, and for other purposes.
S. 407 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2009, 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, to codify increases in the rates of such 
  compensation that were effective as of December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 597 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. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1779 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide health 
  care to veterans exposed in the line of duty to occupational and 
  environmental health chemical hazards, and for other purposes.
S. 3107 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2010, 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, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3234 A bill to improve employment, training, and placement services 
  furnished to veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi 
  Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
S. 3486 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the 
  prohibition on collective bargaining with respect to matters and 
  questions regarding compensation of employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs other than rates of basic pay, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3517 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing of claims for disability compensation filed with the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. Res. 340 A resolution expressing support for designation of a 
  National Veterans History Project Week to encourage public 
  participation in a nationwide project that collects and preserves the 
  stories of the men and women who served our Nation in times of war and 
  conflict.

Bernard Sanders

                                 Sponsor

S. 820 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
  automobile assistance allowance for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 821 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain copayments from 
  veterans who are catastrophically disabled, and for other purposes.
S. 1752 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide wartime disability 
  compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease.
S. 1753 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase 
  assistance for disabled veterans who are temporarily residing in 
  housing owned by a family member, and for other purposes.
S. 1798 A bill to provide for the automatic enrollment of demobilizing 
  members of the National Guard and Reserve in health care and dental 
  care programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 315 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. 362 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. 407 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2009, 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, to codify increases in the rates of such 
  compensation that were effective as of December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 1939 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served 
  in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
S. 3107 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2010, 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, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
S. 3486 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the 
  prohibition on collective bargaining with respect to matters and 
  questions regarding compensation of employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs other than rates of basic pay, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3583 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase 
  flexibility in payments for State veterans homes, and for other 
  purposes.

Charles E. Schumer

                                 Sponsor

S. 1452 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-
  connection of disabilities.
                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 543 A bill to require a pilot program on training, certification, and 
  support for family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces to provide caregiver services to such 
  veterans and members, and for other purposes.
S. 597 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. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 772 A bill to enhance benefits for survivors of certain former 
  members of the Armed Forces with a history of Post Traumatic Stress 
  Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury, to enhance availability and access 
  to mental health counseling for members of the Armed Forces and 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1939 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served 
  in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
S. 2760 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase in the annual amount authorized to be appropriated to the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out comprehensive service 
  programs for homeless veterans.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3234 A bill to improve employment, training, and placement services 
  furnished to veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi 
  Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
S. 3517 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing of claims for disability compensation filed with the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 3583 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase 
  flexibility in payments for State veterans homes, and for other 
  purposes.

Jeff Sessions

                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 669 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated 
  mentally incompetent for certain purposes.

Jeanna Shaheen

                                 Sponsor

S. 239 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that 
  veterans in each of the 48 contiguous States are able to receive 
  services in at least one full-service hospital of the Veterans Health 
  Administration in the State or receive comparable services provided by 
  contract in the State.
                                Cosponsor

S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 543 A bill to require a pilot program on training, certification, and 
  support for family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces to provide caregiver services to such 
  veterans and members, and for other purposes.
S. 1168 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  inclusion of certain active duty service in the reserve components as 
  qualifying service for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
  Program, and for other purposes.
S. 1780 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain 
  service in the reserve components as active service for purposes of 
  laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
S. 3517 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing of claims for disability compensation filed with the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. Res. 340 A resolution expressing support for designation of a 
  National Veterans History Project Week to encourage public 
  participation in a nationwide project that collects and preserves the 
  stories of the men and women who served our Nation in times of war and 
  conflict.
S. Res. 451 A resolution expressing support for designation of a 
  ``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.''

Richard C. Shelby

                                Cosponsor

S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.

Olympia J. Snowe

                                 Sponsor

S. 402 A bill to improve the lives of our Nation's veterans and their 
  families and provide them with the opportunity to achieve the American 
  dream.
                                Cosponsor

S. 407 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2009, 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, to codify increases in the rates of such 
  compensation that were effective as of December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 597 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. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 977 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved 
  benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1668 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  inclusion of certain active duty service in the reserve components as 
  qualifying service for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
  Program, and for other purposes.
S. 1780 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain 
  service in the reserve components as active service for purposes of 
  laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 3234 A bill to improve employment, training, and placement services 
  furnished to veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi 
  Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 3359 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, and for other purposes.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
S. 3583 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase 
  flexibility in payments for State veterans homes, and for other 
  purposes.

Arlen Specter

                                 Sponsor

S. 3192 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  tolling of the timing of review for appeals of final decisions of the 
  Board of Veterans' Appeals, and for other purposes.
S. 3286 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a pilot program on the award of grants to State and local government 
  agencies and nonprofit organizations to provide assistance to veterans 
  with their submittal of claims to the Veterans Benefits 
  Administration, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 362 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. 407 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2009, 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, to codify increases in the rates of such 
  compensation that were effective as of December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 772 A bill to enhance benefits for survivors of certain former 
  members of the Armed Forces with a history of Post Traumatic Stress 
  Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury, to enhance availability and access 
  to mental health counseling for members of the Armed Forces and 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1237 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  grant program for homeless veterans with special needs to include male 
  homeless veterans with minor dependents and to establish a grant 
  program for reintegration of homeless women veterans and homeless 
  veterans with children, and for other purposes.
S. 1547 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and the United 
  States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance 
  provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
  Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at 
  risk of homelessness, and for other purposes.
S. 1779 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide health 
  care to veterans exposed in the line of duty to occupational and 
  environmental health chemical hazards, and for other purposes.
S. 1939 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served 
  in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
S. 3107 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2010, 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, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3171 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  approval of certain programs of education for purposes of the Post-9/
  11 Educational Assistance Program.
S. 3330 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 
  improvements in the administration of medical facilities of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 3486 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the 
  prohibition on collective bargaining with respect to matters and 
  questions regarding compensation of employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs other than rates of basic pay, and for other 
  purposes.

Debbie Stabenow

                                Cosponsor

S. 252 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, to improve the 
  provision of health care veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 597 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. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1237 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  grant program for homeless veterans with special needs to include male 
  homeless veterans with minor dependents and to establish a grant 
  program for reintegration of homeless women veterans and homeless 
  veterans with children, and for other purposes.
S. 1518 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish 
  hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who 
  were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was 
  contaminated at Camp Lejeune.
S. 1939 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served 
  in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
S. 2760 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase in the annual amount authorized to be appropriated to the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out comprehensive service 
  programs for homeless veterans.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

Jon Tester

                                 Sponsor

S. 226 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient 
  clinic in Havre, Montana, as the Merril Lundman Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Outpatient Clinic.
S. 658 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. 3352 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt 
  reimbursements of expenses related to accident, theft, loss, or 
  casualty loss from determinations of annual income with respect to 
  pensions for veterans and surviving spouses and children of veterans, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 3902 A bill to deem references to Operation Iraqi Freedom in 
  provisions of Federal law providing benefits for service in the Armed 
  Forces to include references to Operation New Dawn.
                                Cosponsor

S. 407 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2009, 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, to codify increases in the rates of such 
  compensation that were effective as of December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1155 A bill 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.
S. 1547 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and the United 
  States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance 
  provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
  Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at 
  risk of homelessness, and for other purposes.
S. 1668 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  inclusion of certain active duty service in the reserve components as 
  qualifying service for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
  Program, and for other purposes.
S. 1939 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served 
  in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
S. 3035 A bill to require a report on the establishment of a Polytrauma 
  Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs in the northern Rockies or Dakotas, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3107 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2010, 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, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3325 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  waiver of the collection of copayments for telehealth and telemedicine 
  visits of veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3359 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, and for other purposes.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
S. Res. 451 A resolution expressing support for designation of a 
  ``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.''

John Thune

                                 Sponsor

S. 3359 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, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 658 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. 669 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated 
  mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
S. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.

Mark Udall

                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 691 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  national cemetery for veterans in southern Colorado region, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 772 A bill to enhance benefits for survivors of certain former 
  members of the Armed Forces with a history of Post Traumatic Stress 
  Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury, to enhance availability and access 
  to mental health counseling for members of the Armed Forces and 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1668 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  inclusion of certain active duty service in the reserve components as 
  qualifying service for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
  Program, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

Tom Udall

                                 Sponsor

S. 2760 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase in the annual amount authorized to be appropriated to the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out comprehensive service 
  programs for homeless veterans.
                                Cosponsor

S. 543 A bill to require a pilot program on training, certification, and 
  support for family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces to provide caregiver services to such 
  veterans and members, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1547 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and the United 
  States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance 
  provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
  Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at 
  risk of homelessness, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

David Vitter

                                Cosponsor

S. 252 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, to improve the 
  provision of health care veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 669 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated 
  mentally incompetent for certain purposes.

Mark R. Warner

                                Cosponsor

S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.

Jim Webb

                                 Sponsor

S. 847 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that 
  utilization of survivors' and dependents' educational assistance shall 
  not be subject to the 48-month limitation on the aggregate amount of 
  assistance utilizable under multiple veterans and related educational 
  assistance programs.
                                Cosponsor

S. 362 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. 407 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2009, 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, to codify increases in the rates of such 
  compensation that were effective as of December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 669 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated 
  mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
S. 3486 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the 
  prohibition on collective bargaining with respect to matters and 
  questions regarding compensation of employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs other than rates of basic pay, and for other 
  purposes.

Sheldon Whitehouse

                                Cosponsor

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 597 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. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 1204 A bill to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care 
  Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require the provision of 
  chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of 
  Veterans Affairs medical centers, and for other purposes.
S. 1237 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  grant program for homeless veterans with special needs to include male 
  homeless veterans with minor dependents and to establish a grant 
  program for reintegration of homeless women veterans and homeless 
  veterans with children, and for other purposes.
S. 1547 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and the United 
  States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance 
  provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
  Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at 
  risk of homelessness, and for other purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.

Roger F. Wicker

                                Cosponsor

S. 407 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2009, 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, to codify increases in the rates of such 
  compensation that were effective as of December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 669 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated 
  mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
S. 1452 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-
  connection of disabilities.
S. 1518 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish 
  hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who 
  were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was 
  contaminated at Camp Lejeune.
S. Res. 451 A resolution expressing support for designation of a 
  ``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.''

Ron Wyden

                                 Sponsor

S. 1427 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative to report on health care 
  quality in Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1429 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, to 
  ensure such veterans are not discriminated against, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3082 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize 
  individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or 
  training under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
  to receive work-study allowances for certain outreach services 
  provided through congressional offices, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 263 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. 423 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, and for other purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 597 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. 658 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. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. 1668 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  inclusion of certain active duty service in the reserve components as 
  qualifying service for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
  Program, and for other purposes.
S. 1779 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide health 
  care to veterans exposed in the line of duty to occupational and 
  environmental health chemical hazards, and for other purposes.
S. 1780 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain 
  service in the reserve components as active service for purposes of 
  laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 1798 A bill to provide for the automatic enrollment of demobilizing 
  members of the National Guard and Reserve in health care and dental 
  care programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1939 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served 
  in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
S. 2760 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase in the annual amount authorized to be appropriated to the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out comprehensive service 
  programs for homeless veterans.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3234 A bill to improve employment, training, and placement services 
  furnished to veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi 
  Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.
S. 3875 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them 
  with status as veterans under law.
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BENEFITS

S. 315 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. 402 A bill to improve the lives of our Nation's veterans and their 
  families and provide them with the opportunity to achieve the American 
  dream.
S. 404 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran 
  eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for 
  emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 407 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2009, 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, to codify increases in the rates of such 
  compensation that were effective as of December 1, 2008, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 475 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee 
  the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of 
  residency, and for other purposes.
S. 514 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance 
  vocational rehabilitation benefits for veterans, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 820 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the 
  automobile assistance allowance for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 919 A bill to amend section 1154 of title 38, United States Code, to 
  clarify the additional requirements for consideration to be afforded 
  time, place, and circumstances of service in determinations regarding 
  service-connected disabilities.
S. 977 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved 
  benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1015 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance 
  disability compensation for certain disabled veterans with 
  difficulties using prostheses and disabled veterans in need of regular 
  aid and attendance for residuals of Traumatic Brain Injury, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1016 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the 
  commencement of the period of payment of original awards of 
  compensation for veterans who are retired or separated from the 
  uniformed services for disability.
S. 1109 A bill to provide veterans with individualized notice about 
  available benefits, to streamline application processes or the 
  benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 1118 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase in the amount of monthly dependency and indemnity 
  compensation payable to surviving spouses by the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1394 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  acknowledge the receipt of medical, disability, and pension claims and 
  other communications submitted by claimants, and for other purposes.
S. 1444 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-
  connection of disabilities.
S. 1452 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-
  connection of disabilities.
S. 1495 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of using 
  service dogs for the treatment or rehabilitation of veterans with 
  physical or mental injuries or disabilities, and for other purposes.
S. 1780 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain 
  service in the reserve components as active service for purposes of 
  laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 1752 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide wartime disability 
  compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease.
S. 3107 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2010, 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, and for other purposes.
S. 3118 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that 
  monetary benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities shall 
  be excluded from consideration as income for purposes of pension 
  benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 3192 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  tolling of the timing of review for appeals of final decisions of the 
  Board of Veterans' Appeals, and for other purposes.
S. 3286 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a pilot program on the award of grants to State and local government 
  agencies and nonprofit organizations to provide assistance to veterans 
  with their submittal of claims to the Veterans Benefits 
  Administration, and for other purposes.
S. 3348 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  treatment of documents that express disagreement with decisions of the 
  Board of Veterans' Appeals and that are misfiled with the Board within 
  120 days of such decisions as motions for reconsideration of such 
  decisions, and for other purposes.
S. 3352 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt 
  reimbursements of expenses related to accident, theft, loss, or 
  casualty loss from determinations of annual income with respect to 
  pensions for veterans and surviving spouses and children of veterans, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 3356 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
  maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA 
  program, and for other purposes.
S. 3359 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, and for other purposes.
S. 3367 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
  rate of pension for disabled veterans who are married to one another 
  and both of whom require regular aid and attendance, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3368 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize 
  certain individuals to sign claims filed with the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs on behalf of claimants, and for other purposes.
S. 3370 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  process by which an individual files jointly for social security and 
  dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 3499 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require 
  fiduciaries of individuals receiving benefits under laws administered 
  by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to authorize the Secretary to 
  obtain financial records with respect to such individuals for purposes 
  of administering such laws, and for other purposes.
S. 3517 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing of claims for disability compensation filed with the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 3609 A bill to extend the temporary authority for performance of 
  medical disability examinations by contract physicians for the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 3801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
  maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA 
  program, and for other purposes.
S. 3902 A bill to deem references to Operation Iraqi Freedom in 
  provisions of Federal law providing benefits for service in the Armed 
  Forces to include references to Operation New Dawn.

BUDGET

S. 423 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, and for other purposes.

CONSTRUCTION

S. 509 A bill to authorize a major medical facility project at the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Walla Walla Washington, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 699 A bill to provide for the construction by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs of a full service hospital in Far South Texas.
S. 1531 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.

CEMETERY

S. 691 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  national cemetery for veterans in southern Colorado region, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 746 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  national cemetery in the Sarpy County region to serve veterans in 
  eastern Nebraska western Iowa and northwest Missouri.
S. 1866 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  eligibility of parents of certain deceased veterans for interment in 
  national cemeteries.
S. 2096 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  eligibility of parents of certain deceased veterans for interment in 
  national cemeteries.
S. 3860 A bill to require reports on the management of Arlington 
  National Cemetery.

EDUCATION

S. 793 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. 847 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that 
  utilization of survivors' and dependents' educational assistance shall 
  not be subject to the 48-month limitation on the aggregate amount of 
  assistance utilizable under multiple veterans and related educational 
  assistance programs.
S. 1668 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  inclusion of certain active duty service in the reserve components as 
  qualifying service for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance 
  Program, and for other purposes.
S. 1784 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that 
  State approving agencies provide timely responses to applications for 
  approval of courses of education and provide justifications for 
  disapproval of courses to provide for the review of the disapproval of 
  courses by State approving agencies, and for other purposes.
S. 1785 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require State 
  approving agencies to approve courses of education that have been 
  accredited and approved by a nationally recognized accrediting agency 
  or association, and for other purposes.
S. 2769 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  use of entitlement under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance for the 
  pursuit of apprenticeships and on-job training, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3082 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize 
  individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation education or 
  training under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
  to receive work-study allowances for certain outreach services 
  provided through congressional offices, and for other purposes.
S. 3171 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  approval of certain programs of education for purposes of the Post-9/
  11 Educational Assistance Program.
S. 3389 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt 
  individuals who receive certain educational assistance for service in 
  the Selected Reserve from limitations on the receipt of assistance 
  under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for additional service 
  in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
S. 3447 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces 
  after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes..

EMPLOYMENT

S. 263 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. 362 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. 1607 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  certain rights and benefits for persons who are absent from positions 
  of employment to receive medical treatment for service-connected 
  disabilities, and for other purposes.
S. 3234 A bill to improve employment, training, and placement services 
  furnished to veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi 
  Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 3486 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the 
  prohibition on collective bargaining with respect to matters and 
  questions regarding compensation of employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs other than rates of basic pay, and for other 
  purposes.

EXPOSURES

S. 1518 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish 
  hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who 
  were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was 
  contaminated at Camp Lejeune.
S. 1779 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide health 
  care to veterans exposed in the line of duty to occupational and 
  environmental health chemical hazards, and for other purposes.
S. 1939 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served 
  in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
S. 1940 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a study on the effects on children of exposure of their parents to 
  herbicides used in support of the United States and allied military 
  operations in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 3953 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  benefits for children with spina bifida of veterans exposed to 
  herbicides while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era 
  outside Vietnam, and for other purposes.

HEALTH CARE

S. 239 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that 
  veterans in each of the 48 contiguous States are able to receive 
  services in at least one full-service hospital of the Veterans Health 
  Administration in the State or receive comparable services provided by 
  contract in the State.
S. 246 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. 252 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, to improve the 
  provision of health care veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 543 A bill to require a pilot program on training, certification, and 
  support for family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces to provide caregiver services to such 
  veterans and members, and for other purposes.
S. 597 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. 658 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. 734 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain 
  physicians in Health Professional Shortage Areas and to improve the 
  provision of health care to veterans in rural areas, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 801 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges 
  for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after 
  September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department 
  and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1204 A bill to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care 
  Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require the provision of 
  chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of 
  Veterans Affairs medical centers, and for other purposes.
S. 1302 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 provisions of 
  health care services, and for other purposes.
S. 1427 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a 
  Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative to report on health care 
  quality in Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1450 A bill to enable State homes to furnish nursing home care to 
  parents any of whose children died while serving in the Armed Forces.
S. 1753 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase 
  assistance for disabled veterans who are temporarily residing in 
  housing owned by a family member, and for other purposes.
S. 1798 A bill to provide for the automatic enrollment of demobilizing 
  members of the National Guard and Reserve in health care and dental 
  care programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3035 A bill to require a report on the establishment of a Polytrauma 
  Rehabilitation Center or Polytrauma Network Site of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs in the northern Rockies or Dakotas, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3162 A bill to clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
S. 3325 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  waiver of the collection of copayments for telehealth and telemedicine 
  visits of veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3330 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 
  improvements in the administration of medical facilities of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 3583 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase 
  flexibility in payments for State veterans homes, and for other 
  purposes.

HOMELESSNESS/HOUSING

S. 842 A bill to repeal the sunset of certain enhancements of 
  protections of servicemembers relating to mortgages and mortgage 
  foreclosures to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay mortgage holders unpaid balances 
  on housing loans guaranteed by Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1237 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  grant program for homeless veterans with special needs to include male 
  homeless veterans with minor dependents and to establish a grant 
  program for reintegration of homeless women veterans and homeless 
  veterans with children, and for other purposes.
S. 1547 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and the United 
  States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance 
  provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
  Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at 
  risk of homelessness, and for other purposes.
S. 2760 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase in the annual amount authorized to be appropriated to the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out comprehensive service 
  programs for homeless veterans.
S. 3377 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  multifamily transitional housing loan program of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs by requiring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  issue loans for the construction of rehabilitation of or acquisition 
  of land for multifamily transitional housing projects instead of 
  guaranteeing loans for such purposes, and for other purposes.

INSURANCE MATTERS

S. 347 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to allow the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to distinguish between the severity of a 
  qualifying loss of a dominant hand and a qualifying loss of a non-
  dominant hand for purposes of traumatic injury protection under 
  Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance, and for other purposes.
S. 498 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. 728 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance 
  veterans' insurance benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 821 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain copayments from 
  veterans who are catastrophically disabled, and for other purposes.
S. 1467 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  coverage under Traumatic Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance for 
  adverse reactions to vaccinations administered by the Department of 
  Defense, and for other purposes.
S. 3718 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that 
  beneficiaries of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance receive 
  financial counseling and disclosure information regarding life 
  insurance payments, and for other purposes.

MEMORIALS AND RECOGNITIONS

S. 68 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. 663 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity 
  Compensation Fund 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.
S. Res. 115 A resolution recognizing the crucial role of assistance dogs 
  in helping wounded veterans live more independent lives, expressing 
  gratitude to The Tower of Hope, and supporting the goals and ideals of 
  creating a Tower of Hope Day.
S. Res. 340 A resolution expressing support for designation of a 
  National Veterans History Project Week to encourage public 
  participation in a nationwide project that collects and preserves the 
  stories of the men and women who served our Nation in times of war and 
  conflict.
S. Res. 451 A resolution expressing support for designation of a 
  ``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.''

MENTAL HEALTH

S. 669 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated 
  mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
S. 772 A bill to enhance benefits for survivors of certain former 
  members of the Armed Forces with a history of Post Traumatic Stress 
  Disorder or Traumatic Brain Injury, to enhance availability and access 
  to mental health counseling for members of the Armed Forces and 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1429 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, to 
  ensure such veterans are not discriminated against, and for other 
  purposes.

NAMING VA FACILITIES

S. 226 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient 
  clinic in Havre, Montana, as the Merril Lundman Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Outpatient Clinic.
S. 1483 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  outpatient clinic in Alexandria Minnesota as the ``Max J. Beilke 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic.''
S. 1493 A bill to designate the current and future Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Louisville Kentucky as the ``Robley 
  Rex Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.''
S. 2751 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
  center in Big Spring Texas as the George H. O'Brien Jr. Department of 
  Veterans Medical Center.

VA

S. 1155 A bill 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.
S. 1310 A bill to authorize major medical facility projects for the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2010 and for other 
  purposes
S. 1556 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit 
  facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated as 
  voter registration agencies, and for other purposes.
S. 3314 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the 
  Appalachian Regional Commission to carry out a program of outreach for 
  veterans who reside in Appalachia, and for other purposes.
S. 3355 A bill to provide for an Internet Web site for information on 
  benefits, resource, services, and opportunities for veterans and their 
  families and caregivers, and for other purposes.
S. 3875 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them 
  with status as veterans under law.