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                      ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS

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                                Adjourned January 3, 2012

                                Convened January 3, 2012
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                         PATTY MURRAY, Chairman





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                   PATTY MURRAY, Washington, Chairman

      JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER IV, West         RICHARD BURR, North Carolina, 
        Virginia                             Ranking Member
      DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii              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                  JERRY MORAN, Kansas
      MARK BEGICH, Alaska                  JOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas

                   KIM LIPSKY, MAJORITY STAFF DIRECTOR

                  LUPE WISSEL, MINORITY STAFF DIRECTOR


                                 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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      Publications and information......................................

                                                                       1
      Years representing the 92nd-112th Congresses......................

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      Democratic members, 92nd Congress-112th Congress..................

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      Republican members, 92nd Congress-112th Congress..................

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      Chronological sequence of membership assignments and 
        Subcommittees--92nd-112th 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.............

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      Legislative history of public laws................................

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

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      Committee publications............................................

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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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    Please check the Committee's Web site at www.veterans.senate.gov for 
information on upcoming hearings, meetings, nominations, and to view Web 
casts of all the Committee's hearings held in Washington, DC.

    The Committee uses the services of the U.S. Government Printing 
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most cases, are also available at the Committee's Web site listed above. 
In addition, all publications of the Committee may be obtained from GPO 
through their Web site at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/. GPO publications are also 
available at Federal Depository Libraries located throughout the United 
States. For a listing of Federal Depository Libraries check www.gpo.gov/
libraries.

             YEARS REPRESENTING THE 92nd-112th CONGRESSES

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 92nd Congress, 1971 and 1972, 1st and 2nd sessions.                                                       103rd Congress, 1993 and 1994, 1st and 2nd sessions.
 93rd Congress, 1973 and 1974, 1st and 2nd sessions.                                                       104th Congress, 1995 and 1996, 1st and 2nd sessions.
 94th Congress, 1975 and 1976, 1st and 2nd sessions.                                                       105th Congress, 1997 and 1998, 1st and 2nd sessions.
 95th Congress, 1977 and 1978, 1st and 2nd sessions.                                                       106th Congress, 1999 and 2000, 1st and 2nd sessions.
 96th Congress, 1979 and 1980, 1st and 2nd sessions.                                                       107th Congress, 2001 and 2002, 1st and 2nd sessions.
 97th Congress, 1981 and 1982, 1st and 2nd sessions.                                                       108th Congress, 2003 and 2004, 1st and 2nd sessions.
 98th Congress, 1983 and 1984, 1st and 2nd sessions.                                                       109th Congress, 2005 and 2006, 1st and 2nd sessions.
 99th Congress, 1985 and 1986, 1st and 2nd sessions.                                                       110th Congress, 2007 and 2008, 1st and 2nd sessions.
100th Congress, 1987 and 1988, 1st and 2nd sessions.                                                       111th Congress, 2009 and 2010, 1st and 2nd sessions.
101st Congress, 1989 and 1990, 1st and 2nd sessions.                                                       112th Congress, 2011 and 2012, 1st and 2nd sessions.
102nd Congress, 1991 and 1992, 1st and 2nd sessions.
 

                       SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS


                     92nd CONGRESS-112th 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 \7\ (Washington)...... Dec. 29, 1995-present...
  19.  Miller, Zell (Georgia)........ Sept. 12, 2000-Jan. 4, 2005...
  20.  Jeffords, James M.\8\ (I), (Vermont)... July 10, 2001-Dec. 9, 2006
  21.  Nelson, E. Benjamin (Nebraska)......... Jan. 25, 2001-Jan. 4, 2005
  22.  Obama, Barack \9\ (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.\10\ (Illinois)...... Jan. 21, 2009-Nov. 29, 2010
  30.  Specter, Arlen \11\ (Pennsylvania).... April 28, 2008-Jan. 5, 2011
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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, Jan. 3-20, 2001; July 10, 
2001-Jan. 3, 2003; Ranking Minority Member, Jan. 5, 1995-Jan. 3, 2001; 
Jan. 25, 2001-June 6, 2001.
     \4\ Ranking Member, Jan. 6, 2005-Jan. 12, 2007; Chairman, Jan. 12, 
2007-Feb. 3, 2011.
     \5\ Changed party affiliation effective Mar. 3, 1995.
     \6\ Senator Wellstone passed away on Oct. 25, 2002.
     \7\ Chairman, Feb. 3, 2011-Jan. 3, 2013.
     \8\ Changed party affiliation effective June 6, 2001.
     \9\ Resigned Nov. 16, 2008 after having been elected United States 
President on Nov. 4, 2008.
    \10\ Senator Burris left the 111th Congress on Nov. 29, 2010.
    \11\ Changed party affiliation effective April 28, 2009.

    * Senators serving in the 112th Congress are shown in capital 
letters.
                       SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS


                     92nd CONGRESS--112th 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 6, 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. 3, 2003...
  21.  Hutchison, Kay Bailey (Texas).......... July 17, 2001-Jan. 5, 2009
  22.  Bunning, Jim (Kentucky)........ Jan. 15, 2003-Jan. 4, 2005...
  23.  Ensign, John (Nevada)......... Jan. 15, 2003-Jan. 24, 2008...
  24.  Graham, Lindsey O. (South Carolina)... Jan. 15, 2003-Dec. 29, 2010
  25.  Murkowski, Lisa (Alaska)....... Jan. 15, 2003-Jan. 4, 2005...
  26.  BURR, RICHARD \11\ (North Carolina).................. Jan. 6, 
       2005-present
  27.  Thune, John (South Dakota).... Jan. 6, 2005-Sept. 11, 2007...
  28.  ISAKSON, JOHNNY (Georgia)............ Jan. 6, 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-Jan. 5, 2011...
  33.  MORAN, JERRY (Kansas)................ Feb. 3, 2011-present...
  32.  BOOZMAN, JOHN (Arkansas)................ Feb. 3, 2011-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 Member, Jan. 
6, 1987-Jan. 2, 1991; Jan. 4, 1993-Nov. 20, 2002.
     \7\ Ranking Member, Mar. 19, 1991-Jan. 4, 1993; June 6, 2001-Jan. 
15, 2003; Chairman, Jan. 9, 1997-June 6, 2001; Jan. 15, 2003-Dec. 8, 
2004. Changed party affiliation effective April 28, 2009.
     \8\ Changed party affiliation effective June 6, 2001.
     \9\ Chairman, Jan. 6, 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, to fill the seat previously 
held by appointed Senator Roland Burris.

    * Senators serving during the 112th Congress are shown in capital 
letters.
  CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE OF MEMBERSHIP ASSIGNMENTS AND SUBCOMMITTEES--
                           92nd-112th CONGRESS
  CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE OF MEMBERSHIP ASSIGNMENTS AND SUBCOMMITTEES--
                     92nd-112th 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.

                      112th CONGRESS, 2011 and 2012

  The 112th Congress convened on January 5, 2011.
  On February 3, 2011, the Senate adopted S. Res. 42, which made 
majority appointments to Senate committees for the 112th Congress and 
elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments to 
the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Murray (Chairman), Akaka, Rockefeller, Sanders, Brown, 
    Webb, Tester, and Begich.
  On February 3, 2011, the Senate adopted S. Res. 43, which made 
minority appointments to Senate committees for the 112th Congress. The 
minority party appointments to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
were as follows:
      Senators Burr (Ranking Member), Isakson, Wicker, Johanns, Brown, 
    Moran, and Boozman.

LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION AND RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE 
                          ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS
LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION AND RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE 
                     ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS--Continued
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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

                              112TH 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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Access to Appropriate Immunizations for Veterans Act of 2011--S. 1799

Agent Orange Equity Act of 2011--S. 1629

Alaska Hero's Card Act of 2011--S. 1146

Andrew Connolly Veterans' Housing Act--S. 914

Caring for Camp Lejeune Veterans Act of 2011--S. 277

Careers for Veterans Act of 2012--S. 3555

Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2011--S. 1147

Dignified Burial of Veterans Act of 2012--S. 3202

Disabled Veteran Caregiver Housing Assistance Act of 2011--S. 1017

GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act of 2012--S. 2241

GI Bill Protection Act of 2012--S. 3318

GI Educational Freedom Act of 2012--S. 2206

Helping Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Return to Employment at Home Act--
  S. 3235

Helping our Homeless Veterans Act of 2011--S. 411

Hiring Heroes Act of 2011--S. 951

Homeless Veterans Assistance Improvement Act of 2012--S. 3309

Honoring All Veterans Act of 2011--S. 1060

Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act of 2011--S. 491

Housing for Families of Ill and Injured Veterans Act of 2012--S. 3324

Meeting the Inpatient Health Care Needs of Far South Texas Veterans Act 
  of 2011--S. 396

Mental Health Access to Continued Care and Enhancement of Support 
  Services Act of 2012--S. 3340

Military Family Home Protection Act--S. 3323

Military and Veterans Educational Reform Act of 2012--S. 2179

National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2011--S. 1823

Nationwide Network of Support for Veterans and Military Families Act of 
  2012--S. 3082

Nationwide Network of Support for Veterans and Their Families Act of 
  2011--S. 1846

Open Burn Pit Registry Act of 2011--S. 1798

Protect Our Disabled Heroes Act of 2011--S. 1847

Protecting Servicemembers from Mortgage Abuses Act of 2011--S. 486

Remembering America's Forgotten Veterans Cemetery Act of 2012--S. 2320

Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act--S. 1849
Senior Airman Michael Malarsie Act--S. 3689

SERVE Act of 2011--S. 815

Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2012--S. 3233

Servicemember Housing Protection Act of 2012--S. 3179

Servicemember Employment Protection Act of 2012--S. 3236

Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2012--S. 3322

Servicemembers Rights Enforcement Improvement Act of 2012--S. 2299

Southern New Mexico and El Paso, Texas, Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury 
  Care Improvement Act of 2011--S. 1272

Spouses of Heroes Education Act--S. 1852

TAP Modernization Act of 2012--S. 2246

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011--S. 894

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012--S. 2259

Veterans Conservation Corps Authorization Act--S. 2130

Veterans Health Equity Act of 2011--S. 910

Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2011--S. 1089

Veterans Missing in America Act of 2012--S. 2244

Veterans Outreach Enhancement Act of 2011--S. 935

Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2011--S. 780

Veterans Programs Improvement Act of 2011--S. 1148

Veterans Rural Health Improvement Act of 2011--S. 1127

Veterans' Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services' Improvements 
  Act of 2011--S. 957

Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act--S. 1707

Veterans Sexual Assault Prevention Act of 2011--S. 1689

Veterans' Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012--S. 3210

Veterans Small Business Protection Act of 2012--S. 3405

Veterans Telemedicine Act of 2011--S. 1124

Veterans Transition Assistance Program Audit Act of 2011--S. 1104

Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2011--S. 666

Veteran Voting Support Act of 2011--S. 1264

VETS Dogs Act of 2011--S. 769

VISN Reorganization Act of 2012--S. 3084

Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2012--S. 3313

                 SENATE BILLS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
            SENATE BILLS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE--Continued
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S. 63

                                                           Jan. 25, 2011

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. 269

                                                            Feb. 3, 2011

Sponsor: Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Cosponsor(s): Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]--2/3/2011*

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 Affairs Medical Center, and for other purposes.

S. 277

                                                            Feb. 3, 2011

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Cosponsor(s): Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--5/2/2011; Brown, Scott P. [R-
  MA]--2/28/2012; Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]--5/12/2011; Grassley, Chuck [R-
  IA]--2/3/2011*; Hagan, Kay [D-NC]--2/3/2011*; Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--2/
  14/2011; Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--6/20/2011; Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--2/7/
  2011; Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]--9/22/2011; Nelson, Bill [D-FL]--2/3/
  2011*

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, and for other purposes.

S. 327

                                                           Feb. 14, 2011

Sponsor: Udall, Mark [D-CO]
Cosponsor(s): Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]--2/14/2011*

A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs telehealth clinic in 
  Craig, Colorado, as the ``Major William Edward Adams Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Clinic.''

S. 396

                                                           Feb. 17, 2011

Sponsor: Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Cosponsor(s): Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]--2/17/2011*

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that the 
  South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, Texas, 
  includes a full-service Department of Veterans Affairs inpatient 
  health care facility.

S. 411

                                                           Feb. 17, 2011

Sponsor: Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--2/17/2011*; Blumenthal, Richard [D-
  CT]--6/27/2011; Brown, Scott P. [R-MA]--2/17/2011*; Cantwell, Maria 
  [D-WA]--6/27/2011; Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]--7/18/2011; Casey, 
  Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]--2/17/2011*; Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]--4/8/
  2011; Cornyn, John [R-TX]--2/17/2011*; Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--6/27/
  2011; Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]--5/10/2011; Hagan, Kay [D-NC]--6/27/
  2011; Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]--2/17/2011*; Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]--6/27/
  2011; Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]--5/10/2011; Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--
  3/14/2011; Nelson, Bill [D-FL]--2/17/2011*; Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]--6/
  27/2011; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--6/27/2011

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with States and nonprofit 
  organizations to collaborate in the provision of case management 
  services associated with certain supported housing programs for 
  veterans, and for other purposes.

S. 423

                                                            Mar. 1, 2011

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide authority for 
  retroactive effective date for awards of disability compensation in 
  connection with applications that are fully-developed at submittal, 
  and for other purposes.

S. 486

                                                            Mar. 3, 2011

Sponsor: Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Cosponsor(s): Baucus, Max [D-MT]--4/7/2011; Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--
  5/2/2011; Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--3/17/2011; Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--3/
  28/2011; Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]--3/28/2011; Franken, Al [D-MN]--6/
  28/2011; Hagan, Kay [D-NC]--3/10/2011; Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]--3/
  28/2011; Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]--3/10/2011; Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]--3/
  3/2011*; Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]--5/4/2011; Nelson, Bill [D-FL]--
  5/9/2011; Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]--5/18/2011; Reed, Jack [D-RI]--3/3/
  2011*; Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]--3/3/2011*; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--3/3/
  2011*

A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  protections for members of the uniformed services relating to 
  mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.

S. 490

                                                            Mar. 3, 2011

Sponsor: Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--5/3/2011; Rockefeller, John 
  D., IV [D-WV]--6/9/2011; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--1/24/2012

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. 491

                                                            Mar. 4, 2011

Sponsor: Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]
Cosponsor(s): Baucus, Max [D-MT]--2/16/2012; Begich, Mark [D-AK]--5/9/
  2012; Blunt, Roy [R-MO]--4/23/2012; Boozman, John [R-AR]--4/4/2011; 
  Coburn, Tom [R-OK]--6/18/2012; Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]--12/1/
  2011; Crapo, Mike [R-ID]--4/12/2011; Franken, Al [D-MN]--5/21/2012; 
  Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]--3/1/2012; Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]--4/6/
  2011; Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--5/21/2012; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--3/17/2011; 
  Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]--5/23/2011; Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]--5/18/2011; 
  Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]--2/27/2012; Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]--
  4/26/2012; Sessions, Jeff [R-AL]--9/7/2011; Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]--5/
  25/2011; Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]--6/13/2011; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--5/3/
  2011; Thune, John [R-SD]--6/13/2011; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--3/17/2011

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

S. 536

                                                            Mar. 9, 2011

Sponsor: Webb, Jim [D-VA]
Cosponsor(s): Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--5/2/2011

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. 572

                                                           Mar. 14, 2011

Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--3/14/2011*; Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-
  MD]--10/31/2011; Franken, Al [D-MN]--3/14/2011*; Merkley, Jeff [D-
  OR]--3/14/2011*; Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]--3/14/2011*; Rockefeller, 
  John D., IV [D-WV]--3/14/2011*; Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]--3/14/2011*

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. 666

                                                           Mar. 29, 2011

Sponsor: Baucus, Max [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]--4/4/2011; Conrad, Kent [D-ND]--3/
  29/2011*; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--3/29/2011*; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--3/29/
  2011*

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. 696

                                                           Mar. 31, 2011

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--5/19/2011; Blumenthal, Richard [D-
  CT]--5/2/2011; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--5/23/2011; Moran, Jerry [R-KS]--5/
  12/2011; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--4/13/2011

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat Vet Centers as 
  Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for purposes of payments or 
  allowances for beneficiary travel to Department facilities, and for 
  other purposes.

S. 698

                                                           Mar. 31, 2011

Sponsor: Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the prohibition 
  against the reservation of gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery, 
  and for other purposes.

S. 745

                                                            Apr. 6, 2011

Sponsor: Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Cosponsor(s): Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--4/14/2011; Casey, Robert P., 
  Jr. [D-PA]--7/13/2011; Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]--7/22/2011; 
  Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]--5/3/2011; Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]--7/20/2011

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to protect certain 
  veterans who would otherwise be subject to a reduction in educational 
  assistance benefits, and for other purposes.

S. 769

                                                            Apr. 8, 2011

Sponsor: Harkin, Tom [D-IA]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--5/25/2011; Hagan, Kay [D-NC]--6/21/
  2011; Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--4/8/2011*; Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]--5/
  25/2011; Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--7/7/2011; Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]--6/7/
  2011; Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]--7/6/2011; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--5/25/2011

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prevent the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs from prohibiting the use of service dogs on 
  Department of Veterans Affairs property.

S. 780

                                                            Apr. 8, 2011

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--5/2/2011

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. 815

                                                           Apr. 13, 2011

Sponsor: Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]
Cosponsor(s): Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH]--5/2/2011; Begich, Mark [D-AK]--6/8/
  2011; Blunt, Roy [R-MO]--5/5/2011; Boozman, John [R-AR]--6/8/2011; 
  Brown, Scott P. [R-MA]--5/5/2011; Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]--6/22/2011; 
  Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]--4/13/2011*; Coats, Daniel [R-IN]--4/13/
  2011*; Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]--6/9/2011; Conrad, Kent [D-ND]--4/13/
  2011*; Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]--6/13/2011; Cornyn, John [R-TX]--
  6/13/2011; Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]--6/9/2011; Feinstein, Dianne [D-
  CA]--9/6/2011; Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]--4/13/2011*; Graham, 
  Lindsey [R-SC]--6/16/2011; Hoeven, John [R-ND]--4/13/2011*; Hutchison, 
  Kay Bailey [R-TX]--4/13/2011*; Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]--5/16/2011; 
  Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--4/13/2011*; Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--5/16/2011; 
  Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL]--4/13/2011*; Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]--11/14/
  2011; Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]--5/16/2011; Manchin, Joe, III [D-
  WV]--5/2/2011; McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]--5/24/2011; Pryor, Mark L. [D-
  AR]--4/13/2011*; Reid, Harry [D-NV]--4/13/2011*; Roberts, Pat [R-KS]--
  5/24/2011; Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--4/13/2011*; Rubio, Marco 
  [R-FL]--4/13/2011*; Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]--4/13/2011*; Stabenow, 
  Debbie [D-MI]--5/24/2011; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--9/8/2011; Webb, Jim [D-
  VA]--5/2/2011; Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]--6/8/2011; Wicker, Roger F. 
  [R-MS]--5/5/2011

A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with dignity 
  and respect.

S. 873

                                                             May 3, 2011

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.

S. 874

                                                             May 3, 2011

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

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the provision of 
  compensation and pension to surviving spouses of veterans in the 
  months of the deaths of the veterans, to improve housing loan benefits 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.

S. 894

                                                             May 5, 2011

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Cosponsor(s): Akaka, Daniel K. [HI]--5/5/2011; Begich, Mark [AK]--5/5/
  2011; Boozman, John [AR]--5/5/2011; Brown, Scott P. [MA]--5/5/2011; 
  Brown, Sherrod [OH]--5/5/2011; Burr, Richard [NC]--5/5/2011; Isakson, 
  Johnny [GA]--5/5/2011; Johanns, Mike [NE]--5/5/2011; Moran, Jerry 
  [KS]--5/5/2011; Rockefeller, John D., IV [WV]--5/5/2011; Sanders, 
  Bernard [VT]--5/5/2011; Tester, Jon [MT]--5/5/2011; Webb, Jim [VA]--5/
  5/2011; Wicker, Roger F. [MS]--5/5/2011

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2011, 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. 910

                                                             May 9, 2011

Sponsor: Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Cosponsor(s): Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH]--5/9/2011*

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 Department of Veterans Affairs medical center 
  in the State or receive comparable services provided by contract in 
  the State, and for other purposes.

S. 914

                                                             May 9, 2011

Sponsor: Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Cosponsor(s): Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]--5/9/2011*; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--5/
  9/2011*

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. 928

                                                            May 10, 2011

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the authority of 
  the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use bid savings on major medical 
  facility projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs to expand or 
  change the scope of a major medical facility project of the 
  Department, and for other purposes.

S. 935

                                                            May 10, 2011

Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a 
  program of outreach for veterans, and for other purposes.

S. 951

                                                            May 11, 2011

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Cosponsor(s): Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]--5/11/2011*; Baucus, Max [D-MT]--
  5/11/2011*; Begich, Mark [D-AK]--5/11/2011*; Bennet, Michael F. [D-
  CO]--6/9/2011; Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--10/6/2011; Boxer, Barbara 
  [D-CA]--5/11/2011*; Brown, Scott P. [R-MA]--5/11/2011*; Brown, Sherrod 
  [D-OH]--5/11/2011*; Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]--11/7/2011; Cardin, 
  Benjamin L. [D-MD]--5/12/2011; Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]--5/11/
  2011*; Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]--5/11/2011*; Durbin, Richard [D-
  IL]--6/6/2011; Franken, Al [D-MN]--11/7/2011; Gillibrand, Kirsten E. 
  [D-NY]--7/26/2011; Hagan, Kay [D-NC]--9/6/2011; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--
  10/3/2011; Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--6/20/2011; Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]--7/
  11/2011; Kohl, Herb [D-WI]--7/7/2011; Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]--11/8/
  2011; Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]--8/2/2011; Leahy, Patrick J. [D-
  VT]--5/11/2011*; Levin, Carl [D-MI]--6/20/2011; McCaskill, Claire [D-
  MO]--5/26/2011; Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]--6/27/2011; Murkowski, Lisa 
  [R-AK]--5/11/2011*; Nelson, Ben [D-NE]--8/2/2011; Nelson, Bill [D-
  FL]--7/27/2011; Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]--11/7/2011; Reed, Jack [D-RI]--
  5/17/2011; Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--5/11/2011*; Sanders, 
  Bernard [I-VT]--5/11/2011*; Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]--5/17/2011; 
  Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]--9/26/2011; Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]--6/9/2011; 
  Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]--6/21/2011; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--5/11/2011*; 
  Udall, Tom [D-NM]--6/22/2011; Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]--5/16/2011

A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, 
  vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of the Armed Forces 
  and veterans, and for other purposes.

S. 957

                                                            May 11, 2011

Sponsor: Boozman, John [R-AR]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--5/11/2011*; Blumenthal, Richard [D-
  CT]--3/15/2012; Heller, Dean [R-NV]--5/14/2012; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--
  6/22/2011

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision 
  of rehabilitative services for veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury, 
  and for other purposes.

S. 1017

                                                            May 17, 2011

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. 1060

                                                            May 25, 2011

Sponsor: Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Cosponsor(s): Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--9/13/2011

A bill to improve education, employment, independent living services, 
  and health care for veterans, to improve assistance for homeless 
  veterans, and to improve the administration of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

S. 1089

                                                            May 26, 2011

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 provision of 
  health care services, and for other purposes.

S. 1104

                                                            May 26, 2011

Sponsor: Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]

A bill to require regular audits of, and improvements to, the Transition 
  Assistance Program.

S. 1123

                                                            May 26, 2011

Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision 
  of benefits and assistance under laws administered by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to veterans affected by natural or other disasters, 
  and for other purposes.

S. 1124

                                                            May 26, 2011

Sponsor: Conrad, Kent [D-ND]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the utilization 
  of teleconsultation, teleretinal imaging, telemedicine, and telehealth 
  coordination services for the provision of health care to veterans, 
  and for other purposes.

S. 1127

                                                            May 26, 2011

Sponsor: Conrad, Kent [D-ND]

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish centers of 
  excellence for rural health research, education, and clinical 
  activities and to recognize the rural health resource centers in the 
  Office of Rural Health, and for other purposes.

S. 1146

                                                            June 6, 2011

Sponsor: Begich, Mark [D-Alaska]

A bill to establish a pilot program under which veterans in the State of 
  Alaska may receive health care benefits from the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs at non-Department medical facilities, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 1147

                                                            June 6, 2011

Sponsor: Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--6/28/2012; Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]--
  6/6/2011*; Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--6/6/2011*; Moran, Jerry [R-KS]--6/6/
  2011*; Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--7/13/2011; Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]--
  3/28/2012; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--6/9/2011; Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]--
  6/6/2011*

A bill 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, and for other purposes.

S. 1148

                                                            June 6, 2011

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Cosponsor(s): Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--3/8/2012

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision 
  of assistance to homeless veterans, to improve the regulation of 
  fiduciaries who represent individuals for purposes of receiving 
  benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

S. 1172

                                                            June 9, 2011

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

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the efficiency 
  of the appeals process under the United States Court of Appeals for 
  Veterans Claims by improving staff conferences directed by such Court, 
  and for other purposes.

S. 1184

                                                           June 13, 2011

Sponsor: Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the enforcement 
  penalties for misrepresentation of a business concern as a small 
  business concern owned and controlled by veterans or as a small 
  business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, 
  and for other purposes.

S. 1264

                                                           June 23, 2011

Sponsor: Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Cosponsor(s): Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--6/23/2011*; Kerry, John F. [D-
  MA]--6/23/2011*; Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]--6/23/2011*; Reid, Harry [D-
  NV]--6/23/2011*

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. 1272

                                                           Jun. 23, 2011

Sponsor: Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Cosponsor(s): Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM]--6/23/2011*

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to 
  Congress a report on the feasibility and advisability of establishing 
  of a polytrauma rehabilitation center or polytrauma network site of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs in the southern New Mexico and El 
  Paso, Texas, region, and for other purposes.

S. 1314

                                                           Jun. 30, 2011

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Baucus, Max [D-MT]--7/19/2011; Begich, Mark [D-AK]--6/30/
  2011*; Nelson, Ben [D-NE]--8/2/2011

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary 
  of Labor to establish minimum funding levels for States for the 
  support of disabled veterans' outreach program specialists and local 
  veterans' employment representatives, and for other purposes.

S. 1391

                                                           July 20, 2011

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--11/3/2011; Blumenthal, Richard [D-
  CT]--9/11/2012; Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]--11/13/2012; Landrieu, 
  Mary L. [D-LA]--9/19/2012

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the disability 
  compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
  for veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or mental health 
  conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.

S. 1629

                                                           Sep. 23, 2011

Sponsor: Gillibrand, Kirsten [D-NY]
Cosponsor(s): Baucus, Max [D-MT]--6/28/2012; Blumenthal, Richard [D-
  CT]--2/6/2012; Casey, Robert [D-PA]--2/6/2012; Graham, Lindsey [R-
  SC]--9/23/2011*; Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--4/19/2012; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--
  1/30/2012; Kerry, John [D-MA]--5/7/2012; Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] 12/8/
  2011; Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]--1/31/2012; Mikulski, Barbara [D-MD]--10/4/
  2011; Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] 3/27/2012; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--1/30/
  2012; Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]--1/31/2012; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--1/30/
  2012

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. 1631

                                                           Sep. 23, 2011

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--9/23/2011*

A bill to authorize the establishment in the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs of a center for technical assistance for non-Department health 
  care providers who furnish care to veterans in rural areas, and for 
  other purposes.

S. 1634

                                                           Sep. 26, 2011

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Leahy, Patrick [D-VT]--10/11/2011; Rockefeller, John [D-
  WV]--12/6/2011

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the approval 
  and disapproval of programs of education for purposes of educational 
  benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

S. 1689

                                                           Oct. 12, 2011

Sponsor: Toomey, Pat [R-PA]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require a comprehensive 
  policy on reporting and tracking sexual assault incidents and other 
  safety incidents that occur at medical facilities of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

S. 1705

                                                           Oct. 13, 2011

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Cosponsor(s): Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]--10/13/2011*

A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 
  Spokane, Washington, as the ``Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Medical Center.''

S. 1707

                                                           Oct. 13, 2011

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Cosponsor(s): Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH]--11/7/2011; Begich, Mark [D-AK]--10/
  13/2011*; Boozman, John [R-AR] 10/13/2011*; Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]--
  11/1/2011; Coburn, Tom [R-OK]--10/13/2011*; Cochran, Thad [R-MS]--10/
  13/2011*; Crapo, Mike [R-ID]--1/23/2012; Enzi, Michael [R-WY] -10/13/
  2011*; Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]--10/31/2011; Inhofe, James [R-OK]--10/
  17/2011; Lieberman, Joseph [ID-CT] 10/31/2011; Moran, Jerry [R-KS]--
  10/13/2011*; Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--10/13/2011*; Risch, James [R-
  ID]--10/13/2011*; Roberts, Pat [R-KS]--11/3/2011; Sessions, Jeff [R-
  AL]--10/17/2011; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--11/2/2011; Thune, John [R-SD]--
  10/13/2011*; Vitter, David [R-LA]--10/18/2011; Webb, Jim [D-VA]--10/
  13/2011*; Wicker, Roger [R-MS]--10/13/2011*

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. 1755

                                                           Oct. 20, 2011

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--10/20/2011*; Blumenthal, Richard [D-
  CT]--3/27/2012; Kerry, John [D-MA]--7/30/2012; Leahy, Patrick [D-VT]--
  1/30/2012; Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]--2/28/2012

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage 
  under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel for certain special 
  disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes.

S. 1798

                                                            Nov. 3, 2011

Sponsor: Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Cosponsor(s): Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]--11/3/2011*; Bingaman, Jeff [D-
  NM]--11/3/2011*; Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--11/17/2011; Casey, Robert 
  P., Jr. [D-PA]--12/1/2011; Corker, Bob [R-TN]--11/3/2011*; Heller, 
  Dean [R-NV]--1/24/2012; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--9/11/2012; McCaskill, 
  Claire [D-MO]--11/3/2011*; Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]--11/28/2011; Nelson, 
  Bill [D-FL]--11/3/2011*; Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--11/15/2011; 
  Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]--11/17/2011; Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]--11/3/
  2011*; Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME]--2/14/2012; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--12/7/
  2011; Udall, Mark [D-CO]--11/3/2011*; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--11/10/2011

S. 1799

                                                            Nov. 3, 2011

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--11/3/2011*; Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]--
  11/3/2011*; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--11/3/2011*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain 
  requirements relating to the immunization of veterans, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 1806

                                                            Nov. 3, 2011

Sponsor: Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--11/3/2011*; Coons, Christopher A. [D-
  DE]--6/25/2012; Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]--7/23/2012; Landrieu, Mary L. 
  [D-LA]--7/9/2012; Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]--11/3/2011*; Mikulski, Barbara 
  A. [D-MD]--6/25/2012

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to 
  designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless 
  veterans assistance fund.

S. 1823

                                                            Nov. 8, 2011

Sponsor: Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Cosponsor(s): Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]--11/8/2011*

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

S. 1838

                                                            Nov. 9, 2011

Sponsor: Baucus, Max [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]; Boozman, John [R-AR]--11/9/2011*; 
  Franken, Al [D-MN]--7/10/2012; Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--11/16/2011; Pryor, 
  Mark L. [D-AR]--11/9/2011*; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--2/1/2012

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot 
  program on service dog training therapy, and for other purposes.

S. 1846

                                                           Nov. 10, 2011

Sponsor: Bennet, Michael [D-CO]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the National 
  Veterans Support Foundation to carry out activities to support and 
  supplement the mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.

S. 1847

                                                           Nov. 10, 2011

Sponsor: Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Cosponsor(s): Blunt, Roy [R-MO]--11/10/2011*; Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]--11/
  17/2011; Nelson, Bill [D-FL]--11/10/2011*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate criminal 
  penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees, and for 
  other purposes.

S. 1849

                                                           Nov. 10, 2011

Sponsor: Franken, Al [D-MN]
Cosponsor(s): Boozman, John [R-AR]--11/10/2011*

A bill to require a five-year strategic plan for the Office of Rural 
  Health of the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for improving access to, and the quality of, health 
  care services for veterans in rural areas.

S. 1852

                                                           Nov. 10, 2011

Sponsor: Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Cosponsor(s): Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--11/10/2011*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the Marine 
  Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship to include spouses of 
  members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of duty, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 1859

                                                           Nov. 10, 2011

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

A bill to provide that section 3330a, 3330b, and 3330c of title 5, 
  United States Code, relating to administrative and judicial redress 
  and remedies for preference eligibles, shall apply with respect to the 
  Federal Aviation Administration and the Transportation Security 
  Administration.

S. 2045

                                                           Jan. 31, 2012

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require judges of the 
  United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to reside within 
  fifty miles of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

S. 2130

                                                           Feb. 17, 2012

Sponsor: Nelson, Bill [D-FL]

A bill to direct the Secretary of Interior to establish a veterans 
  conservation corps, and for other purposes.

S. 2179

                                                            Mar. 8, 2012

Sponsor: Webb, Jim [D-VA]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--3/19/2012; Blumenthal, Richard [D-
  CT]--4/16/2012; Brown, Scott P. [R-MA]--3/8/2012*; Cardin, Benjamin L. 
  [D-MD]--5/7/2012; Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE]--3/8/2012*; Durbin, Richard 
  [D-IL]--3/14/2012; Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]--5/23/2012; Gillibrand, 
  Kirsten E. [D-NY]--5/7/2012; Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--3/8/2012*; Hutchison, 
  Kay Bailey [R-TX]--6/28/2012; Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--3/13/2012; 
  McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]--3/8/2012*; Reed, Jack [D-RI]--5/14/2012; 
  Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]--3/26/2012; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--5/17/2012; 
  Udall, Tom [D-NM]--6/21/2012

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve oversight of 
  educational assistance provided under laws administered by the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, and for 
  other purposes.

S. 2206

                                                           Mar. 20, 2012

Sponsor: Lautenberg, Frank [D-NJ]
Cosponsor(s): Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--4/16/2012; Brown, Scott P. [R-
  MA]--3/20/2012*; Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--3/20/2012*; Merkley, Jeff [D-
  OR]--3/20/2012*; Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]--3/20/2012*; Rubio, Marco 
  [R-FL]--3/20/2012*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs to provide educational counseling to individuals 
  eligible for educational assistance under laws administered by the 
  Secretary before such individuals receive such assistance, and for 
  other purposes.

S. 2241

                                                           Mar. 27, 2012

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Cosponsor(s): Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]--3/27/2012*; Begich, Mark [D-AK]--
  3/27/2012*; Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--4/16/2012; Brown, Sherrod [D-
  OH]--3/27/2012*; Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]--3/27/2012*; Gillibrand, 
  Kirsten E. [D-NY]--5/7/2012; Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--3/27/2012*; Inouye, 
  Daniel K. [D-HI]--3/27/2012*; Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]--3/27/2012*; 
  Reed, Jack [D-RI]--5/16/2012; Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--3/27/
  2012*; Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]--6/26/2012; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--5/8/
  2012; Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]--3/27/2012*

A bill to ensure that veterans have the information and protections they 
  require to make informed decisions regarding use of Post-9/11 
  Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.

S. 2244

                                                           Mar. 28, 2012

Sponsor: Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--3/28/2012*; Boozman, John [R-AR]--6/
  29/2012; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--5/7/2012

A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assist in the 
  identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to determine 
  if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national cemetery, 
  and for other purposes.

S. 2246

                                                           Mar. 28, 2012

Sponsor: Boozman, John [R-AR]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--3/28/2012*; Gillibrand, Kirsten E. 
  [D-NY]--5/14/2012; Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]--9/10/2012; Rubio, Marco [R-
  FL]--3/28/2012*

A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to provide off-base transition 
  training, and for other purposes.

S. 2259

                                                           Mar. 29, 2012

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]--3/29/2012*; Baucus, Max [D-MT]--
  11/13/2012; Begich, Mark [D-AK]--3/29/2012*; Boozman, John [R-AR]--3/
  29/2012*; Brown, Scott P. [R-MA]--3/29/2012*; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--
  3/29/2012*; Burr, Richard [R-NC]--3/29/2012*; Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--
  3/29/2012*; Moran, Jerry [R-KS]--3/29/2012*; Murray, Patty [D-WA]--3/
  29/2012*; Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--3/29/2012*; Sanders, 
  Bernard [I-VT]--3/29/2012*; Webb, Jim [D-VA]--3/29/2012*; Wicker, 
  Roger F. [R-MS]--3/29/2012*

A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2012, 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. 2299

                                                           Apr. 18, 2012

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Cosponsor(s): Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]--4/18/2012*; Begich, Mark [D-AK]--
  4/18/2012*; Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--5/7/2012; Reed, Jack [D-RI]--
  5/15/2012; Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--4/18/2012*; Tester, Jon 
  [D-MT]--5/7/2012; Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]--4/18/2012*

A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and title 38, United 
  States Code, to improve the provision of civil relief to members of 
  the uniformed services and to improve the enforcement of employment 
  and reemployment rights of such members, and for other purposes.

S. 2320

                                                           Apr. 19, 2012

Sponsor: Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH]
Cosponsor(s): Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]--5/7/2012; Begich, Mark [D-AK]--4/
  19/2012*; Boozman, John [R-AR]--6/27/2012; Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--7/
  10/2012; Brown, Scott P. [R-MA]--4/25/2012; Coats, Daniel [R-IN]--7/
  31/2012; Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]--4/25/2012; Heller, Dean [R-
  NV]--4/26/2012; Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX]--5/7/2012; Inouye, Daniel 
  K. [D-HI]--6/29/2012; Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--5/15/2012; Kerry, John 
  F. [D-MA]--5/7/2012; Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN]--5/15/2012; Murkowski, 
  Lisa [R-AK]--5/21/2012; Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]--5/9/2012

A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to provide for 
  the ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Republic of 
  the Philippines, and for other purposes.

S. 3049

                                                             May 9, 2012

Sponsor: Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Cosponsor(s): Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--6/27/2012; Boozman, John [R-
  AR]--5/9/2012*; Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]--6/12/2012; Pryor, Mark 
  L. [D-AR]--9/12/2012; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--5/23/2012

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the definition 
  of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

S. 3052

                                                             May 9, 2012

Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans, when such veterans 
  electronically file claims for benefits under laws administered by the 
  Secretary, with notice that relevant services may be available to the 
  veterans from veterans service organizations, and for other purposes.

S. 3082

                                                            May 10, 2012

Sponsor: Bennet, Michael [D-CO]
Cosponsor(s): Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--5/10/2012

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the National 
  Veterans Support Network to carry out activities to support and 
  supplement the mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.

S. 3084

                                                            May 10, 2012

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Cosponsor(s): Coburn, Tom [R-OK] 6/12/2012

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reorganize the 
  Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the Veterans Health 
  Administration, and for other purposes.

S. 3179

                                                            May 15, 2012

Sponsor: Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--5/15/2012*, Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--5/
  15/2012*, Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--5/15/2012*, Tester, Jon [D-MT]--6/
  26/2012, Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]--5/15/2012*

A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance the 
  protections accorded to servicemembers and their spouses with respect 
  to mortgages, and for other purposes.

S. 3202

                                                            May 17, 2012

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Cosponsor(s): Burr, Richard [R-NC]--5/17/2012*; Heller, Dean [R-NV]--6/
  13/2012; Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--6/27/2012; Nelson, Bill [D-FL]--5/17/
  2012*; Rubio, Marco [R-FL]--5/17/2012*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that deceased 
  veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial, and 
  for other purposes.

S. 3206

                                                            May 17, 2012

Sponsor: Boozman, John [R-AR]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--5/17/2012*, Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--
  6/26/2012

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the 
  authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
  to pay a monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or 
  competing for the Paralympic Team and the authorization of 
  appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide 
  assistance to United States Paralympics, Inc., and for other purposes.

S. 3210

                                                            May 21, 2012

Sponsor: Brown, Scott P. [R-MA]
Cosponsor(s): Burr, Richard [R-NC]--5/21/2012*, Heller, Dean [R-NV]--5/
  22/2012

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the treatment 
  under contracting goals and preferences of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs for small businesses owned by veterans of small businesses 
  after the death of a disabled veteran owner, and for other purposes.

S. 3233

                                                            May 23, 2012

Sponsor: Casey, Robert P. [D-PA]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--6/20/2012, Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--5/23/
  2012*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the enforcement 
  of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed 
  services, and for other purposes.

S. 3235

                                                            May 24, 2012

Sponsor: Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--6/20/2012, Blunt, Roy [R-MO]--6/18/
  2012, Boozman, John [R-AR]--9/10/2012, Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--6/14/
  2012, Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--6/13/2012, Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--5/24/
  2012*, Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]--6/18/2012

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require, as a condition 
  on the receipt by a State of certain funds for veterans employment and 
  training, that the State ensures that training received by a veteran 
  while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain 
  State certifications or licenses, and for other purposes.

S. 3236

                                                            May 24, 2012

Sponsor: Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--6/20/2012, Brown, Scott P. [R-MA]--7/
  31/2012, Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]--6/5/2012, Franken, Al [D-MN]--7/10/
  2012, Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--6/11/2012, Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]--
  6/18/2012, Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--7/10/2012

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the protection 
  and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of 
  the uniformed services, and for other purposes.

S. 3238

                                                            May 24, 2012

Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Cosponsor(s): Portman, Rob [R-OH]--5/24/2012*

A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community based 
  outpatient clinic in Mansfield, Ohio, as the David F. Winder 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic, and 
  for other purposes.

S. 3270

                                                            June 6, 2012

Sponsor: Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Cosponsor(s): Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--6/7/2012, Burr, Richard [R-
  NC]--6/6/2012*, Heller, Dean [R-NV]--6/7/2012, Kohl, Herb [D-WI]--6/
  26/2012, McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]--6/14/2012, Nelson, Bill [D-FL]--6/
  7/2012, Risch, James E. [R-ID]--6/14/2012, Tester, Jon [D-MT]--6/21/
  2012

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs to consider the resources of individuals applying 
  for pension that were recently disposed of by the individuals for less 
  than fair market value when determining the eligibility of such 
  individuals for such pension, and for other purposes.

S. 3282

                                                           June 11, 2012

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--6/11/2012

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reauthorize the 
  Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education, and for other purposes.

S. 3308

                                                           June 18, 2012

Sponsor: Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Scott P. [R-MA]--6/25/2012, Burr, Richard [R-NC]--
  6/19/2012; Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]--7/10/2012; Moran, Jerry [R-KS]--
  6/28/2012; Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] 6/26/2012

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the furnishing 
  of benefits for homeless veterans who are women or who have 
  dependents, and for other purposes.

S. 3309

                                                           June 18, 2012

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--7/9/2012

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the assistance 
  provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to homeless veterans, 
  and for other purposes.

S. 3313

                                                           Jun. 19, 2012

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D- WA]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--6/20/2012; Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-
  MD]--7/25/2012; Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]--6/26/2012; Tester, Jon [D-
  MT]--6/19/2012*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to severely wounded, ill, or injured veterans and their spouses, and 
  for other purposes.

S. 3316

                                                           June 20, 2012

Sponsor: Toomey, Pat [R-PA]
Cosponsor(s): Burr, Richard [R-NC]--6/20/2012*

A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to carry out a pilot program on 
  providing veterans with access at One-Stop Centers to Internet Web 
  sites to facilitate online job searches, and for other purposes.

S. 3318

                                                           June 20, 2012

Sponsor: Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--6/20/2012*, Blumenthal, Richard [D-
  CT]--6/20/2012*, Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--6/20/2012*, Cardin, Benjamin 
  L. [D-MD]--8/2/2012, Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--6/20/2012*, Feinstein, 
  Dianne [D-CA]--6/20/2012*, Franken, Al [D-MN]--7/10/2012, Hagan, Kay 
  [D-NC]--6/20/2012*, Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--6/20/2012*, Johnson, Tim [D-
  SD]--6/25/2012, Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]--6/20/2012*, McCaskill, 
  Claire [D-MO]--6/20/2012*, Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]--6/20/2012*, 
  Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--7/17/2012

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the use of the 
  phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill to give a false impression of 
  approval or endorsement by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.

S. 3322

                                                           June 20, 2012

Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Cosponsor(s): Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--6/20/2012*, Coons, Christopher 
  A. [D-DE]--6/20/2012*, Franken, Al [D-MN]--6/20/2012*, Harkin, Tom [D-
  IA]--6/20/2012*, Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--6/20/2012*, Klobuchar, Amy [D-
  MN]--6/25/2012, Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]--6/20/2012*, Mikulski, 
  Barbara A. [D-MD]--6/20/2012*, Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]--6/21/2012, 
  Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]--6/20/2012*, Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]--6/20/
  2012*

A bill to strengthen enforcement and clarify certain provisions of the 
  Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens 
  Absentee Voting Act, and chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, 
  and to reconcile, restore, clarify, and conform similar provisions in 
  other related civil rights statutes, and for other purposes.

S. 3323

                                                           June 20, 2012

Sponsor: Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]
Cosponsor(s): Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]--6/20/2012*, McCaskill, Claire 
  [D-MO]--7/12/2012

A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to improve the 
  protections for servicemembers against mortgage foreclosures, and for 
  other purposes.

S. 3324

                                                           June 20, 2012

Sponsor: Brown, Scott P. [R-MA]
Cosponsor(s): Burr, Richard [R-NC]--6/20/2012*

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to 
  nonprofit organizations for the construction of facilities for 
  temporary lodging in connection with the examination, treatment, or 
  care of a veteran under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.

S. 3336

                                                           June 21, 2012

Sponsor: Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Murray, Patty [D-WA]--6/21/2012*

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to 
  nonprofit organizations for the construction of facilities for 
  temporary lodging in connection with the examination, treatment, or 
  care of a veteran under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.

S. 3340

                                                           June 25, 2012

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--7/19/2012, Blumenthal, Richard [D-
  CT]--6/26/2012, Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--6/26/2012, Rockefeller, John 
  D., IV [D-WV]--7/18/2012, Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]--7/18/2012, Schumer, 
  Charles E. [D-NY]--6/27/2012, Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]--7/30/2012, 
  Tester, Jon [D-MT]--9/11/2012

A bill to improve and enhance the programs and activities of the 
  Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding 
  suicide prevention and resilience and behavioral health disorders for 
  members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.

S. 3348

                                                           June 27, 2012

Sponsor: Durbin, Richard [D-IL]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the multifamily 
  transitional housing loan program of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.

S. 3353

                                                           June 28, 2012

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require States to 
  recognize the military experience of veterans when issuing licenses 
  and credentials to veterans, and for other purposes.

S. 3405

                                                           July 19, 2012

Sponsor: Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Cosponsor(s): Burr, Richard [R-NC]--7/19/2012*, Collins, Susan M. [R-
  ME]--9/12/2012, Thune, John [R-SD]--7/31/2012

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat small businesses 
  bequeathed to spouses and dependents by members of the Armed Forces 
  killed in line of duty as small business concerns owned and controlled 
  by veterans for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs contracting 
  goals and preferences, and for other purposes.

S. 3488

                                                          August 2, 2012

Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional 
  educational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to 
  veterans pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, or 
  math, and for other purposes.

S. 3503

                                                          August 2, 2012

Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Cosponsor(s): Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--8/2/2012*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision 
  of work-study allowances by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or 
  training under laws administered by the Secretary, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 3511

                                                          August 2, 2012

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--8/2/2012*, Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--8/
  2/2012*
  * Original cosponsor.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs to transport individuals to and from facilities of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with rehabilitation, 
  counseling, examination, treatment, and care, and for other purposes.

S. 3530

                                                      September 12, 2012

Sponsor: Heller, Dean [R-NV]

A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to establish a process to 
  determine whether individuals claiming certain service in the 
  Philippines during World War II are eligible for certain benefits 
  despite not being on the Missouri List, and for other purposes.

S. 3555

                                                      September 19, 2012

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Scott P. [R-MA]--9/21/2012, Inhofe, James M. [R-
  OK]--9/21/2012

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require Federal 
  agencies to hire veterans, to require States to recognize the military 
  experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to 
  veterans, and for other purposes.

S. 3603

                                                      September 20, 2012

Sponsor: Nelson, Bill [D-FL]

A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in 
  Sunrise, Florida, as the ``William `Bill' Kling Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Clinic.''

S. 3689

                                                       December 18, 2012

Sponsor: Kerry, John [D-MA]

A bill to establish a grant program to encourage the use of assistance 
  dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for 
  other purposes.

                SENATE RESOLUTIONS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
                        REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
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                                Continued
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S. Con. Res. 4

                                                           Jan. 26, 2011

Sponsor: Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Cosponsor(s): Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--4/7/2011; Boxer, Barbara [D-
  CA]--4/14/2011; Brown, Scott P. [R-MA]--5/16/2011; Brown, Sherrod [D-
  OH]--3/28/2011; Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]--2/3/2011; Carper, Thomas 
  R. [D-DE]--5/19/2011; Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]--3/15/2011; 
  Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]--4/13/2011; Franken, Al [D-MN]--4/5/2011; 
  Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]--2/14/2011; Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--5/17/
  2011; Kerry, John F. [D-MA]--3/1/2011; Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL]--3/10/
  2011; Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]--3/2/2011; Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]--2/
  14/2011; Levin, Carl [D-MI]--5/25/2011; Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT]--
  3/17/2011; McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]--2/28/2011; Menendez, Robert [D-
  NJ]--3/3/2011; Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]--3/14/2011; Nelson, Bill 
  [D-FL]--5/17/2011; Portman, Rob [R-OH]--5/23/2011; Reed, Jack [D-RI]--
  3/1/2011; Rubio, Marco [R-FL]--5/16/2011; Udall, Mark [D-CO]--5/17/
  2011; Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]--2/3/2011; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--5/19/
  2011

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that an 
  appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National Cemetery 
  should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of the 
  Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed Forces of 
  the United States.

Jan. 26, 2011--Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 26, 2011--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
May 26, 2011--Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
May 27, 2011--Message on Senate action sent to the House.

S. Res. 55

                                                           Feb. 16, 2011

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Cosponsor(s): Boozman, John [R-AR]--2/16/2011*; Cochran, Thad [R-MS]--2/
  16/2011*; Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]--2/16/2011*; Isakson, Johnny [R-
  GA]--2/16/2011*; Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--2/16/2011*
  * Original cosponsor.

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

Feb. 16, 2011--Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar. 7, 2011--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Mar. 7, 2011-- Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with 
  a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
          HOUSE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
    HOUSE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE--Continued
                              ------------

H.R. 290

                                                           Jan. 12, 2011

Sponsor: Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52]
Cosponsor(s): Adams, Sandy [R-FL-24]--2/8/2011; Austria, Steve [R-OH-
  7]--2/8/2011; Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6]--2/8/2011; Bilbray, Brian P. 
  [R-CA-50]--1/12/2011*; Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]--2/8/2011; Calvert, Ken 
  [R-CA-44]--2/8/2011; Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3]--2/8/2011; Conaway, K. 
  Michael [R-TX-11]--2/8/2011; Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3]--2/10/2011; Foxx, 
  Virginia [R-NC-5]--2/10/2011; Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]--2/8/2011; Issa, 
  Darrell E. [R-CA-49]--1/12/2011*; Kline, John [R-MN-2]--2/8/2011; 
  Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]--2/8/2011; Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]--2/8/2011; 
  McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11]--5/26/2011; Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-
  42]--4/5/2011; Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-12]--2/8/2011; Schock, Aaron [R-
  IL-18]--2/8/2011

A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to ensure that memorials 
  commemorating the service of the United States Armed Forces may 
  contain religious symbols, and for other purposes.

Jan. 12, 2011--Introduced in House.
July 20, 2011--Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 
  112-156.
Jan. 24, 2012--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
Jan. 26, 2012--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 802

                                                           Feb. 18, 2011

Sponsor: Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Cosponsor(s): Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-13]--3/15/2011; Johnson, Bill [R-
  OH-6]--5/10/2011

A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  VetStar Award Program.

Feb. 18, 2011--Introduced in House.
May 20, 2011--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 112-80. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.
June 1, 2011--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): 408-11 (Roll No. 383).
June 6, 2011--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1025

                                                           Mar. 10, 2011

Sponsor: Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]
Cosponsor(s): Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2]--3/30/2011; Bilbray, Brian P. 
  [R-CA-50]--3/30/2011; Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]--3/30/2011; Bordallo, 
  Madeleine Z. [D-GU]--3/30/2011; Boren, Dan [D-OK-2]--5/4/2011; 
  Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3]--3/30/2011; Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1]--3/
  30/2011; Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10]--3/30/2011; Brown, Corrine [D-FL-
  3]--3/30/2011; Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3]--7/20/2011; Carney, John C., 
  Jr. [D-DE]--3/30/2011; Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI]--3/30/2011; 
  Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]--9/12/2011; Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]--5/4/
  2011; Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]--3/30/2011; Courtney, Joe [D-CT-
  2]--3/30/2011; Crawford, Eric A. ``Rick'' [R-AR-1]--9/8/2011; Davis, 
  Susan A. [D-CA-53]--3/30/2011; Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS]--3/30/
  2011; Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]--3/30/2011; Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]--4/
  13/2011; Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]--4/13/2011; Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-
  TX-20]--3/30/2011; Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2]--4/13/2011; Harper, Gregg [R-
  MS-3]--9/12/2011; Hayworth, Nan A. S. [R-NY-19]--3/30/2011; Heck, 
  Joseph J. [R-NV-3]--6/14/2011; Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]--9/20/
  2011; Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2]--8/2/2011; Holden, Tim [D-PA-17]--3/
  30/2011; Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]--4/13/2011; Kind, Ron [D-WI-
  3]--3/30/2011; King, Steve [R-IA-5]--3/30/2011; Kline, John [R-MN-2]--
  3/30/2011; Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]--3/30/2011; Larson, John B. [D-CT-
  1]--3/30/2011; Latham, Tom [R-IA-4]--3/10/2011*; Loebsack, David [D-
  IA-2]--3/30/2011; Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16]--9/12/2011; Luetkemeyer, 
  Blaine [R-MO-9]--4/4/2011; McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]--3/30/2011; 
  McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3]--3/30/2011; Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]--
  3/30/2011; Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD]--4/13/2011; Palazzo, Steven M. [R-
  MS-4]--4/13/2011; Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3]--3/30/2011; Reyes, 
  Silvestre [D-TX-16]--4/13/2011; Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]--3/30/2011; 
  Ross, Mike [D-AR-4]--3/30/2011; Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34]--3/
  30/2011; Runyan, Jon [R-NJ-3]--3/10/2011*; Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29]--
  5/2/2011; Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]--7/20/2011; Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13]--
  3/30/2011

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.

Mar. 10, 2011--Introduced in House.
Oct. 5, 2011--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  112-233.
Oct. 11, 2011--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct. 12, 2011--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1263

                                                           Mar. 30, 2011

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

To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide surviving 
  spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage 
  foreclosures, and for other purposes.

Mar. 30, 2011--Introduced in House.
Oct. 5, 2011--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 112-234.
Oct. 11, 2011--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct. 12, 2011--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1383

                                                            Apr. 6, 2011

Sponsor: Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]
Cosponsor(s): Adams, Sandy [R-FL-24]--5/13/2011; Bishop, Timothy H. [D-
  NY-1]--4/12/2011; Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]--5/12/2011; Hanna, 
  Richard L. [R-NY-24]--5/5/2011; Israel, Steve [D-NY-2]--5/13/2011; 
  Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]--5/5/2011; McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]--5/13/
  2011; Rehberg, Denny [R-MT]--5/13/2011; Runyan, Jon [R-NJ-3]--5/2/
  2011; Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16]--5/13/2011; Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-
  IN-3]--4/6/2011*

To temporarily preserve higher rates for tuition and fees for programs 
  of education at non-public institutions of higher learning pursued by 
  individuals enrolled in the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program 
  of the Department of Veterans Affairs before the enactment of the 
  Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010; 
  and for other purposes.

Apr. 6, 2011--Introduced in the House.
May 23, 2011--Passed/agreed to in House.
July 21, 2011--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
July 21, 2011--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments 
  by Unanimous Consent.
July 26, 2011--Resolving differences--House actions: On motion that the 
  House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments. Agreed to 
  by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424-0
July 28, 2011--Presented to President.
Aug. 3, 2011--Signed by President.
Aug. 3, 2011--Became Public Law No: 112-26.

H.R. 1407

                                                            Apr. 6, 2011

Sponsor: Runyan, Jon [R-NJ-3]
Cosponsor(s): Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1]--5/11/2011; Ellmers, Renee L. 
  [R-NC-2]--5/13/2011; Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-13]--5/11/2011; Hanna, 
  Richard L. [R-NY-24]--5/10/2011; Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]--5/11/2011; 
  LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2]--5/3/2011; Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]--
  5/10/2011; Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3]--4/6/2011*

A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2011, 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.

Apr. 6, 2011--Introduced in House.
May 20, 2011--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 112-82. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.
May 23, 2011--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
May 24, 2011--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1484

                                                           Apr. 12, 2011

Sponsor: Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Cosponsor(s): Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]--5/10/2011

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the appeals 
  process of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to establish a 
  commission to study judicial review of the determination of veterans' 
  benefits.

Apr. 12, 2011--Introduced in House.
May 20, 2011--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 112-83. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.
May 31, 2011--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 
  required): 419-1 (Roll No. 377).
June 6, 2011--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1627

                                                           Apr. 15, 2011

Sponsor: Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]
Cosponsor(s): Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]--4/15/2011*; Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-
  5]--4/15/2011*; Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]--4/15/2011*

To amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish hospital care and 
  medical services to veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North 
  Carolina, while the water was contaminated at Camp Lejeune, to improve 
  the provision of housing assistance to veterans and their families, 
  and for other purposes.

Apr. 15, 2011--Introduced in House.
May 20, 2011--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 112-84, Part I. Filed late, pursuant to previous special 
  order.
May 20, 2011--Committee on Armed Services discharged.
May 23, 2011--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): 380-0
July 18, 2012--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
July 18, 2012--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an 
  amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
July 31, 2012--Resolving differences--House actions: On motion that the 
  House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments. Agreed to 
  by voice vote.
Aug. 3, 2012--Presented to President.
Aug. 6, 2012--Signed by President.
Aug. 6, 2012--Became Public Law No: 112-154.

H.R. 1657

                                                          April 15, 2011

Sponsor: Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the enforcement 
  penalties for misrepresentation of a business concern as a small 
  business concern owned and controlled by veterans or as a small 
  business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans.

Apr. 15, 2011--Introduced in House.
May 20, 2011--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  112-85. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.
May 23, 2011--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): 
  385-1 (Roll No. 332).
May 24, 2011--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 2302

                                                           June 22, 2011

Sponsor: Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to notify Congress of conferences sponsored by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

June 22, 2011--Introduced in House.
Oct. 5, 2011--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 112-236.
Oct. 11, 2011--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct. 12, 2011--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 2349

                                                           June 24, 2011

Sponsor: Runyan, Jon [R-NJ-3]
Cosponsor(s): Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9]--9/20/2011

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  determination of annual income with respect to pensions for certain 
  veterans, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  pilot program to assess the skills of certain employees and managers 
  of the Veterans Benefits Administration, and for other purposes.

June 24, 2011--Introduced in House.
Oct. 6, 2011--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 112-241.
Oct. 11, 2011--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct. 12, 2011--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 2433

                                                            July 7, 2011

Sponsor: Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]
Cosponsor(s): Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1]--7/14/2011; Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-
  FL-9]--7/8/2011; Black, Diane [R-TN-6]--9/7/2011; Bonner, Jo [R-AL-
  1]--9/23/2011; Buerkle, Ann Marie [R-NY-25]--10/11/2011; Calvert, Ken 
  [R-CA-44]--9/7/2011; Denham, Jeff [R-CA-19]--7/14/2011; Fitzpatrick, 
  Michael G. [R-PA-8]--9/7/2011; Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]--7/8/2011; 
  Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2]--8/1/2011; Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-13]--7/12/
  2011; Guinta, Frank C. [R-NH-1]--9/15/2011; Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-
  24]--7/12/2011; Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]--9/20/2011; Lamborn, Doug [R-
  CO-5]--9/23/2011; LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2]--9/23/2011; Mica, John 
  L. [R-FL-7]--7/12/2011; Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD]--9/15/2011; Nugent, 
  Richard B. [R-FL-5]--10/11/2011; Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2]--10/11/
  2011; Roby, Martha [R-AL-2]--7/20/2011; Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]--7/14/
  2011; Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46]--9/7/2011; Runyan, Jon [R-NJ-3]--7/
  12/2011; Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]--9/7/2011; Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]--9/
  21/201; Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3]--7/12/2011; Turner, Michael R. 
  [R-OH-3]--9/23/2011; Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7]--10/11/2011; West, Allen B. 
  [R-FL-22]--7/14/2011; Young, Todd C. [R-IN-9]--7/25/2011

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 
  improvements in the laws relating to the employment and training of 
  veterans, and for other purposes.

July 7, 2011--Introduced in House.
Oct. 11, 2011--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 112-242, Part I.
Oct. 11, 2011--Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Oct. 12, 2011--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): 418-6 (Roll No. 785).
Oct. 13, 2011--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 3197

                                                        October 13, 2011

Sponsor: McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Cosponsor(s): Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6]--6/26/2012; Hastings, Doc [R-WA-
  4]--6/26/2012; Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]--6/21/2012; Larsen, 
  Rick [D-WA-2]--6/26/2012; McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]--6/26/2012; 
  Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]--6/26/2012; Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]--6/21/
  2012

A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in 
  Spokane, Washington, as the ``Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Medical Center.''

Oct. 13, 2011--Introduced in House.
Dec. 20, 2012--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 
  421-1 (Roll No. 646).
Dec. 21, 2012--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 4057

                                                           Feb. 16, 2012

Sponsor: Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9]
Cosponsor(s): Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU]--5/31/2012; Calvert, Ken [R-
  CA-44]--6/29/2012; Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]--5/15/2012; Cassidy, Bill 
  [R-LA-6]--5/8/2012; Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]--7/31/2012; 
  Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7]--5/9/2012; Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]--5/30/
  2012; Green, Gene [D-TX-29]--4/25/2012; Hanabusa, Colleen W. [D-HI-
  1]--3/29/2012; Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-24]--7/17/2012; Higgins, Brian 
  [D-NY-27]--5/8/2012; Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2]--7/17/2012; Holt, Rush 
  D. [D-NJ-12]--7/17/2012; Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2]--5/9/2012; 
  Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]--5/8/2012; McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]--5/30/
  2012; McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]--4/16/2012; McKinley, David B. [R-WV-
  1]--7/12/2012; Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]--4/16/2012; Owens, William 
  L. [D-NY-23]--4/24/2012; Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]--5/8/2012; Rangel, 
  Charles B. [D-NY-15]--9/10/2012; Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]--6/19/2012; 
  Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17]--6/5/2012; Sherman, Brad [D-CA-27]--5/30/2012

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach 
  and transparency to veterans and members of the Armed Forces through 
  the provision of information on institutions of higher learning and 
  for other purposes.

Feb. 16, 2012--Introduced in House.
Sept. 11, 2012--Passed/agreed to in House.
Dec. 19, 2012--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 19, 2012--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 30, 2012--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): 392-3
Jan. 1, 2013--Presented to President.
Jan. 10, 2013--Signed by President.
Jan. 10, 2013--Became Public Law No: 112-249.

H.R. 4114

                                                           Feb. 29, 2012

Sponsor: Runyan, Jon [R-NJ-3]
Cosponsor(s): Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1]--3/28/2012; Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-
  FL-9]--3/28/2012; Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU]--3/28/2012; Cole, Tom 
  [R-OK-4]--3/28/2012; Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]--5/7/2012; LoBiondo, Frank 
  A. [R-NJ-2]--3/28/2012; Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]--3/28/2012; McNerney, 
  Jerry [D-CA-11]--3/28/2012; Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]--4/19/2012; 
  Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16]--3/28/2012; Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17]--3/28/2012; 
  Schilling, Robert T. [R-IL-17]--3/29/2012; Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-
  3]--5/7/2012

To increase, effective as of December 1, 2012, 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. 29, 2012--Introduced in House.
July 9, 2012--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
Nov. 13, 2012--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Nov. 13, 2012--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov. 16, 2012--Presented to President.
Nov. 27, 2012--Signed by President.
Nov. 27, 2012--Became Public Law No: 112-198.

H.R. 4201

                                                          March 16, 2012

Sponsor: Turner, Michael [R-OH-3]
Cosponsor(s): Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1]--3/16/2012*; Barletta, Lou [R-
  PA-11]--4/27/2012; Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]--4/27/2012; Black, Diane [R-
  TN-6]--5/8/2012; Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1]--4/27/2012; Bordallo, Madeleine 
  Z. [D-GU]--4/19/2012; Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7]--4/27/2012; 
  Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]--4/17/2012; Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5]--4/27/2012; 
  Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10]--4/27/2012; Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13]--4/27/
  2012; Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]--4/27/2012; Calvert, Ken [R-CA-
  44]--4/27/2012; Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]--4/27/2012; Chabot, Steve 
  [R-OH-1]--4/27/2012; Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]--4/17/2012; Cole, Tom [R-
  OK-4]--4/27/2012; Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]--4/27/2012; Critz, 
  Mark S. [D-PA-12]--4/17/2012; Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]--4/27/2012; 
  Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-21]--4/27/2012; Fleming, John [R-LA-4]--4/27/
  2012; Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]--5/8/2012; Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]--4/
  19/2012; Garamendi, John [D-CA-10]--5/8/2012; Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6]--
  4/27/2012; Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-24]--4/27/2012; Hartzler, Vicky [R-
  MO-4]--4/27/2012; Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3]--4/27/2012; Hunter, Duncan 
  D. [R-CA-52]--4/27/2012; Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]--4/27/2012; Jones, 
  Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]--4/26/2012; Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3]--4/27/2012; 
  Kline, John [R-MN-2]--4/26/2012; Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]--4/19/2012; 
  Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]--4/27/2012; Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]--4/17/
  2012; LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14]--4/27/2012; Latta, Robert E. [R-
  OH-5]--4/27/2012; Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-41]--4/27/2012; LoBiondo, Frank 
  A. [R-NJ-2]--4/27/2012; Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-9]--4/27/2012; 
  McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11]--4/27/2012; McKeon, Howard P. ``Buck'' 
  [R-CA-25]--4/27/2012; McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]--4/27/2012; 
  Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7]--4/27/2012; Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10]--4/
  27/2012; Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42]--4/27/2012; Olson, Pete [R-TX-22]--
  4/27/2012; Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]--4/27/2012; Platts, Todd Russell 
  [R-PA-19]--4/27/2012; Posey, Bill [R-FL-15]--4/27/2012; Reichert, 
  David G. [R-WA-8]--4/27/2012; Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8]--4/27/2012; 
  Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2]--4/27/2012; Roby, Martha [R-AL-2]--4/27/
  2012; Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-12]--4/27/2012; Runyan, Jon [R-NJ-3]--4/
  17/2012; Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17]--4/17/2012; Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-
  9]--4/27/2012; Schilling, Robert T. [R-IL-17]--4/27/2012; Scott, 
  Austin [R-GA-8]--4/27/2012; Shimkus, John [R-IL-19]--4/27/2012; 
  Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9]--4/17/2012; Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]--4/27/
  2012; Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13]--4/17/2012; Turner, Robert L. [R-NY-
  9]--4/27/2012; West, Allen B. [R-FL-22]--4/27/2012; Whitfield, Ed [R-
  KY-1]--4/27/2012; Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]--4/27/2012; Wittman, Robert J. 
  [R-VA-1]--4/19/2012; Young, Todd C. [R-IN-9]--4/17/2012

A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the 
  protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members 
  of the Armed Forces.

Mar. 16, 2012--Introduced in House.
May 18, 2012--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  112-488.
May 30, 2012--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): 
  390-2 (Roll No. 295).
June 4, 2012--Referred to Senate Committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 5948

                                                           June 12, 2012

Sponsor: Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
Cosponsor(s): Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]--6/21/2012; Culberson, John Abney 
  [R-TX-7]--8/1/2012; Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]--6/19/2012; Michaud, 
  Michael H. [D-ME-2]--9/19/2012; Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]--6/18/2012; 
  Posey, Bill [R-FL-15]--9/19/2012; Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]--6/18/2012; 
  Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-16]--9/19/2012; Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]--6/
  28/2012
June 12, 2012--Introduced in House.
Sept. 19, 2012--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. H. Rept. 112-678.
Sept. 19, 2012--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
Sept. 20, 2012--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 6374

                                                      September 11, 2012

Sponsor: Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]
Cosponsor(s): Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]--9/12/2012; Broun, Paul 
  C. [R-GA-10]--9/21/2012; Johnson, Henry C. ``Hank,'' Jr. [D-GA-4]--9/
  11/2012*; Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1]--9/11/2012*; Lewis, John [D-GA-5]--
  9/11/2012*; Price, Tom [R-GA-6]--9/12/2012; Scott, David [D-GA-13]--9/
  11/2012*; Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3]--9/11/2012*
  * Original cosponsor.

To designate the facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs located 
  at 180 Martin Drive in Carrollton, Georgia, as the ``Trinka Davis 
  Veterans Village.''

Sept. 11, 2012--Introduced in House.
Nov. 28, 2012--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
Nov. 29, 2012--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 6443

                                                      September 19, 2012

Sponsor: Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-20]
Cosponsor(s): Adams, Sandy [R-FL-24]--12/4/2012; Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-
  FL-9]--12/4/2012; Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3]--9/19/2012*; Buchanan, Vern 
  [R-FL-13]--9/19/2012*; Castor, Kathy [D-FL-11]--9/19/2012*; Crenshaw, 
  Ander [R-FL-4]--12/4/2012; Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-21]--9/19/2012*; 
  Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23]--9/19/2012*; Mack, Connie [R-FL-14]--12/
  4/2012; Mica, John L. [R-FL-7]--12/4/2012; Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]--11/
  30/2012; Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-5]--12/4/2012; Posey, Bill [R-FL-
  15]--12/4/2012; Rivera, David [R-FL-25]--9/19/2012*; Rooney, Thomas J. 
  [R-FL-16]--12/4/2012; Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]--9/19/2012*; 
  Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-12]--9/19/2012*; Southerland, Steve II [R-FL-
  2]--12/4/2012; Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6]--12/4/2012; Webster, Daniel [R-
  FL-8]--12/4/2012; West, Allen B. [R-FL-22]--12/4/2012; Wilson, 
  Frederica S. [D-FL-17]--9/19/2012*; Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-10]--12/4/
  2012

A bill to designate the facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  located at 9800 West Commercial Boulevard in Sunrise, Florida, as the 
  ``William `Bill' Kling VA Clinic''.

Sept. 19, 2012--Introduced in House.
Dec. 20, 2012--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): 
  422-0 (Roll No. 647).
Dec. 21, 2012--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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S.894                                                                        October 19, 2011
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S.3202                                                                       December 19, 2012
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                                  HOUSE

 
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                                  Measure                                                                  Initial Passage
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H.R. 1383                                                                    May 23, 2011
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H.R. 1627                                                                    May 23, 2011
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H.R. 2646                                                                    September 20, 2011
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H.R. 4057                                                                    September 11, 2012
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H.R. 4114                                                                    July 9, 2012
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H.R. 6375                                                                    September 19, 2012
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          PUBLIC LAW INDEX OF BILLS ACTED UPON BY THE COMMITTEE

 
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 Public Law     Related Senate Bill(s)          Related House Bill(s)                   Date Enacted
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    112-26   S. 745                        H.R. 1383                       August 3, 2011
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    112-37   S. 327                        H.R. 2646, H.R. 1658, H.R.      October 5, 2011
                                            6375
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    112-53   S. 894, S. 2259               H.R. 1407, H.R. 4114            November 9, 2011
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   112-154   S. 698, S. 815, S. 957, S.    H.R. 1441, H.R. 1591, H.R.      August 6, 2012
              1123, S. 1689                 1627, H.R. 2074, H.R. 2383
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   112-191   ............................  H.R. 6375, H.R. 2646            October 5, 2012
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   112-198   S. 894, S. 2259               H.R. 1407, H.R. 4114            November 27, 2012
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   112-249                                 H.R. 4057                       January 10, 2013
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   112-260   S. 3202                       H.R. 6073                       January 10, 2013
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                   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF PUBLIC LAWS
              LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF PUBLIC LAWS--Continued
                              ------------

112-26

                                                            Aug. 3, 2011
  To temporarily preserve higher rates for tuition and fees for programs 
of education at non-public institutions of higher learning pursued by 
individuals enrolled in the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs before the enactment of the Post-9/11 
Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010, and for other 
purposes.
  H.R. 1383
      House Report: 112-81
      May 23, 2011--Passed/agreed in House.
      July 21, 2011--Passed/agreed in Senate.
      July 26, 2011--Resolving differences--House actions: On motion 
    that the House suspend the rules and agree to Senate amendments.

112-37

                                                            Oct. 5, 2011
  To authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major medical 
facility projects and leases, to extend certain expiring provisions of 
law, and to modify certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, and for other purposes.
  H.R. 2646
      House Report: 112-209
      Sept. 20, 2011--Passed/agreed in House.
      Sept. 23, 2011--Passed/agreed in Senate.

112-53

                                                            Nov. 9, 2011
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase, 
effective December 1, 2011, 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. 894
      Senate Report: 112-44
      Oct. 19, 2011--Passed/agreed in Senate.
      Nov. 2, 2011--Passed/agreed in House.

112-154

                                                            Aug. 6, 2012
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish hospital care and 
medical services to veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North 
Carolina, while the water was contaminated at Camp Lejeune, to improve 
the provision of housing assistance to veterans and their families, and 
for other purposes.
  H.R. 1627
      House Report: 112-84
      May 23, 2011--Passed/agreed in House.
      July 18, 2012--Passed/agreed in Senate.
      July 31, 2012--Resolving differences--House actions: On motion to 
    suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments.

112-191

                                                            Oct. 5, 2012
  To authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major medical 
facility projects, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend 
certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
purposes.
  H.R. 6375
      Sept. 19, 2012--Passed/agreed in House.
      Sept. 22, 2012--Passed/agreed in Senate.

112-198

                                                           Nov. 27, 2012
  To increase, effective as of December 1, 2012, 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. 4114
      House Report 112-486
      July 9, 2012--Passed/agreed in House.
      Nov. 13, 2012--Passed/agreed in Senate.

112-249

                                                           Jan. 10, 2013
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach 
and transparency to veterans and members of the Armed Forces through the 
provision of information on institutions of higher learning, and for 
other purposes.
  H.R. 4057
      House Report 112-646
      Sept. 11, 2012--Passed/agreed in House.
      Dec. 19, 2012--Passed/agreed in Senate.
      Dec. 30, 2012--Resolving differences--House actions: On motion to 
    suspend the rules and Agree to the Senate amendment.

112-260

                                                           Jan. 10, 2013
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that deceased 
veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial, and 
for other purposes.
  S. 3202
      Dec. 19, 2012--Passed/agreed in Senate.
      Dec. 30, 2012--Passed/agreed in House.
             HEARINGS AND MEETING SESSIONS OF THE COMMITTEE
        HEARINGS AND MEETING SESSIONS OF THE COMMITTEE--Continued
                              ------------

March 1, 2011. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  receive the Legislative Presentation of Disabled American Veterans.
March 2, 2011. Hearing: The President's Budget
March 8, 2011. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  receive the Legislative Presentation of Veterans of Foreign Wars.
March 16, 2011. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  receive the Legislative Presentation of AMVETS, Jewish War Veterans, 
  Military Officers Association of America, Gold Star Wives, Blinded 
  Veterans Association, Non Commissioned Officers Association, IAVA, and 
  the Fleet Reserve Association.
March 30, 2011. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  receive the Legislative Presentation of Air Force Sergeants 
  Association, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Paralyzed Veterans of 
  America, National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, 
  Wounded Warrior Project, Vietnam Veterans of America, The Retired 
  Enlisted Association, American Ex. Prisoners of War.
April 6, 2011. Hearing: Nominations of Brig. Gen. Allison Hickey to be 
  Under Secretary for Benefits and Steve Muro to be Under Secretary for 
  Memorial Affairs, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
April 13, 2011. Hearing: Veterans Employment: Improving the Transition 
  from the Battlefield to the Workplace.
April 26, 2011. Hearing: Field hearing on improving patient safety and 
  quality care at the Dayton VA medical center.
May 4, 2011. Meeting: The Committee met off the Senate Floor and voted 
  on the nomination of Brig. Gen. Allison Hickey to be Under Secretary 
  for Benefits and Steve Muro to be Under Secretary for Memorial 
  Affairs, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
May 18, 2011. Hearing: Seamless Transition. Improving VA/DOD 
  collaboration
May 25, 2011. Hearing: Seamless Transition. Meeting the needs of 
  Servicemembers and Veterans.
June 8, 2011. Hearing: Pending Legislation before the Veterans' Affairs 
  Committee.
June 29, 2011. Meeting: To consider legislation pending before the 
  Committee.
July 14, 2011. Hearing: VA Mental Health Care: Closing the Gaps.
July 27, 2011. Hearing: Examining the Lifetime Costs of Supporting the 
  Newest Generation of Veterans.
September 21, 2011. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  receive the Legislative Presentation of The American Legion.
November 30, 2011. Hearing: VA Mental Health Care: Addressing Wait Times 
  and Access to Care
December 12, 2011. Field Hearing in Quincy, Massachusetts: Addressed 
  concerns over delays in veterans' services related to the claims 
  backlog and the Department of Veterans Affairs' plans to reduce the 
  backlog.
December 12, 2011. Field Hearing in Columbus, Ohio: Focused on 
  employment challenges facing veterans.
February 28, 2012. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  receive the Legislative Presentation of the Disabled American 
  Veterans.
February 29, 2012. Hearing: The Fiscal Year 2013 Budget for Veterans' 
  Programs
March 7, 2012. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  receive the Legislative Presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
March 14, 2012. Hearing: Ending Homelessness Among Veterans. VA's 
  Progress on its 5 Year Plan.
March 21, 2012. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  receive the Legislative Presentation of Military Order of the Purple 
  Heart, IAVA, Non Commissioned Officers Association, American Ex. 
  Prisoners of War, Vietnam Veterans of America, Wounded Warrior 
  Project, National Association of States Directors of Veterans Affairs, 
  and The Retired Enlisted Association.
March 22, 2012. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  receive the Legislative Presentation of the Paralyzed Veterans of 
  America, Air Force Sergeants Association, Blinded Veterans 
  Association, AMVETS, Gold Star Wives, Fleet Reserve Association, 
  Military Officers Association of America and the Jewish War Veterans.
March 28, 2012. Hearing: Nominations of Margaret Bartley to Judge of 
  United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and Coral Wong 
  Pietsch to be Judge of United States Court of Appeals for Veterans 
  Claims.
April 4, 2012. Field Hearing in Tacoma, Washington: Washington's 
  Veterans: Helping the Newest Generation Transition Home.
April 10, 2012. Field Hearing in Honolulu, Hawaii: State of Veterans 
  Benefits and Services in Hawaii.
April 21, 2012. Field Hearing in Billings, Montana: Improving Access to 
  Quality Healthcare for Rural Veterans.
April 25, 2012. Hearing: VA Mental Health Care: Evaluating Access and 
  Assessing Care.
May 23, 2012. Hearing: Seamless Transition: Review of the Integrated 
  Disability Evaluation System.
June 13, 2012. Hearing: Economic Opportunity and Transition Legislation.
June 27, 2012. Hearing: Health and Benefits Legislation.
July 18, 2012. Hearing: Nomination of Thomas Sowers II to be Assistant 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Public and Intergovernmental Affairs)
September 12, 2012. Meeting: To consider legislation pending before the 
  Committee.
December 12, 2012. Hearing: Nomination of Keith Kelly to be Assistant 
  Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training and William 
  S. Greenberg to be Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for 
  Veterans Claims.
December 19, 2012. Meeting: The Committee met off the Senate Floor and 
  voted on the nomination of Keith Kelly to be Assistant Secretary of 
  Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training and William S. Greenberg 
  to be Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
                         COMMITTEE PUBLICATIONS
                              ------------

                                 Reports
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   Report No.                              Title
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         112-36   Hiring Heroes Act of 2011
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         112-42   Caring for Camp Lejeune Veterans Act of 2011
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         112-44   Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act
                   of 2011
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         112-68   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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         112-88   Veterans Programs Improvement Act of 2011
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                                Hearings
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   S. Hrg. No.                        Date and Title
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        112-14    April6, 2011, Nominations of Brig. Gen. Allison Hickey
                   to be Undersecretary for Benefits and Steve Muro to
                   be Undersecretary for Memorial Affairs, U.S.
                   Department of Veterans Affairs
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        112-19    April13, 2011, Veterans Employment: Improving the
                   Transition from the Battlefield to the Workplace
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        112-23    April26, 2011, Field Hearing on Improving Patient
                   Safety and Quality Care at the Dayton VA Medical
                   Center
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        112-95    March2, 2011, The Fiscal Year 2012 Budget for
                   Veterans' Programs
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        112-114   May18, 2011, Seamless Transition: Improving VA/DOD
                   Collaboration
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        112-116   June8, 2011, Pending Legislation
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        112-207   May25, 2011, Seamless Transition: Meeting the Needs of
                   Servicemembers and Veterans
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        112-212   July14, 2011, VA Mental Health Care: Closing the Gaps
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        112-236   July27, 2011, Examining the Lifetime Costs of
                   Supporting the Newest Generation of Veterans
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        112-267   November30, 2011, VA Mental Health Care: Addressing
                   Wait Times and Access to Care
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        112-398   March14, 2012, Ending Homelessness Among Veterans:
                   VA's Progress on its Five-Year Plan
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        112-508   April25, 2012, VA Mental Health Care: Evaluating
                   Access and Assessing Care
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        112-510   March28, 2012, Nominations of the 112th Congress,
                   Second Session
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        112-556   May23, 2012, Seamless Transition: Review of the
                   Integrated Disability Evaluation System
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        112-567   June13, 2012, Economic Opportunity and Transition
                   Legislation
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        112-668   June27, 2012, Health and Benefits Legislation
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        112-683   February 29, 2012, The Fiscal Year 2013 Budget for
                   Veterans' Programs
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        112-730   December12, 2012, Pending Nominations
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                        EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS
                   EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS--Continued
                              ------------

EC-220.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Policy and 
  Management, Office of the General Counsel, 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 Senate in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on January 24, 2011; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
EC-379.--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 
  ``Herbicide Exposure and Veterans with Covered Service in Korea'' 
  (RIN2900-AN27) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on January 26, 2011; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-474.--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 Revised Loan Modification Procedures'' (RIN2900-AN78) 
  received in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 3, 
  2011; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-583.--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 
  ``Disclosure of Medical Information to the Surrogate of a Patient Who 
  Lacks Decision-Making Capacity'' (RIN2900-AN88) received in the Office 
  of the President of the Senate on February 8, 2011; to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-689.--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-690.--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 
  ``Update to NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, for State Home Facilities'' 
  (RIN2900-AN59) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
  of the President of the Senate on February 25, 2011; to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-691.--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 
  ``Updating Fire Safety Standards'' (RIN2900-AN57) received during 
  adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on February 18, 2011; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-692.--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 After June 30, 2010'' (RIN2900-AN65) 
  received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on February 18, 2011; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
EC-761.--A communication from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
  Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting, 
  pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Uniformed Services Employment and 
  Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) Quarterly Report to Congress; 
  First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2011;'' to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
EC-762.--A communication from the Director of the Regulations Management 
  Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Benefits Administration, 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Hospital and Outpatient Care for Veterans 
  released from Incarceration to Transitional Housing'' (RIN2900-AN41) 
  received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 1, 
  2011; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-911.--A communication from the Director of the Regulations Management 
  Office of the General Counsel, Office of Public and Intergovernmental 
  Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to 
  law, the report of a rule entitled ``U.S. Paralympics Monthly 
  Assistance Allowance'' (RIN2900-AN43) received in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on March 15, 2011; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
EC-1095.--A communication from the Director of the Regulations 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Board of Veterans Appeals 
  (01), Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
  the report of a rule entitled ``Board of Veterans' Appeals: Remand or 
  Referral for Further Action; Notification of Evidence Secured by the 
  Board and Opportunity for Response'' (RIN2900-AN34) received in the 
  Office of the President of the Senate on March 30, 2011; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-1562.--A communication from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
  Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting, 
  pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Uniformed Services Employment and 
  Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) Quarterly Report to Congress; 
  Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2011;'' to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
EC-1563.--A communication from the Director of the Regulations Policy 
  and Management Office, Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Caregivers Program'' (RIN2900-AN94) received in the Office 
  of the President of the Senate on May 4, 2011; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
EC-1973.--A joint communication from the Under Secretary of Defense 
  (Personnel and Readiness) and the Deputy Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
  activities of the Center of Excellence in the Mitigation, Treatment, 
  and Rehabilitation of Traumatic Extremity Injuries, and Amputations; 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-2121.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting legislative proposals relative to health care benefits, 
  personnel-related matters and benefits for homeless Veterans; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-2122.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting a legislative proposal entitled ``Veterans Benefit 
  Programs Improvement Act of 2011;'' to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
EC-2278.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office, Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Reimbursement Offsets for Medical Care or Services'' 
  (RIN2900-AN55) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on June 22, 2011; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-2341.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, a legislative proposal relative to 
  authorization for major facility construction projects and leases for 
  fiscal year 2012; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-2824.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office, Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program-Changes to 
  Subsistence Allowance'' (RIN2900-AO10) received in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on August 1, 2011; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
EC-2851.--A communication from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
  Management, Office of Information and Technology, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Release of Information from Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Records'' (RIN2900-AN72) received during recess of the Senate in the 
  Office of the President of the Senate on August 15, 2011; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-2996.--A communication from the Director of the Office of Management 
  and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the OMB Sequestration Update Report for Fiscal Year 2012, 
  referred jointly, pursuant to the order of January 30, 1975, as 
  modified by the order of April 11, 1986; to the Special Committee on 
  Aging; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed 
  Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Budget; Commerce, 
  Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment 
  and Public Works; Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, 
  Labor, and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; 
  Indian Affairs; Select Committee on Intelligence; the Judiciary; Rules 
  and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' 
  Affairs.
EC-3093.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office, Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Per Diem Payments for the Care Provided to Eligible 
  Veterans Evacuated from a State Home as a Result of an Emergency'' 
  (RIN2900-AN63) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on September 7, 2011; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-3094.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office, Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Health Care for Homeless Veterans Program'' (RIN2900-AN73) 
  received during recess of the Senate in the Office of the President of 
  the Senate on August 22, 2011; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-3095.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office, Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Expansion of State Home Care for Parents of a Child Who 
  Died While Serving in the Armed Forces'' (RIN2900-AN96) received 
  during recess of the Senate in the Office of the President of the 
  Senate on August 19, 2011; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-3096.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office, Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Technical Revisions to Conform to the Caregivers and 
  Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010'' (RIN2900-AN85) received 
  during recess of the Senate in the Office of the President of the 
  Senate on August 19, 2011; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-3097.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office, Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Rules Governing Hearings Before the Agency of Original 
  Jurisdiction and the Board of Veterans' Appeals; Clarification'' 
  (RIN2900-AO06) received during recess of the Senate in the Office of 
  the President of the Senate on August 22, 2011; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
EC-3203.--A communication from the Assistant Attorney General, Office of 
  Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to 
  law, a report entitled ``Uniformed Services Employment and 
  Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) Quarterly Report to Congress; 
  Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2011;'' to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
EC-3551.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management, 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Presumptive Service Connection for 
  Diseases Associated With Service in the Southwest Asia Theater of 
  Operations During the Persian Gulf War; Functional Gastrointestinal 
  Disorders'' (RIN2900-AN83) received in the Office of the President of 
  the Senate on October 6, 2011; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-3682.--A communication from the Deputy Director of the Regulation 
  Policy and Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Health 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Sharing Information Between 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense'' 
  (RIN2900-AN95) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on October 19, 2011; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4051.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office, Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Updating Fire Safety Standards'' (RIN2900-AN57) received in 
  the Office of the President of the Senate on November 17, 2011; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4052.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office, Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Clothing Allowance'' (RIN2900-AN64) received in the Office 
  of the President of the Senate on November 17, 2011; to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4232.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury 
  Protection (TSGLI) Program Genitourinary (GU) Regulation'' (RIN2900-
  AO20) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on December 2, 2011; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4233.--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.
EC-4671.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office, Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Medical Benefits for Newborn Children of Certain Woman 
  Veterans'' (RIN2900-AO05) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
  the Office of the President of the Senate on December 18, 2011; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4672.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office, Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Copayments for Medications in 2012'' (RIN2900-AO28) 
  received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on December 20, 2011; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4673.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office, Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Payment or Reimbursement for Emergency Treatment Furnished 
  by Non-VA Providers in Non-VA Facilities to Certain Veterans with 
  Service-connected or Nonservice-connected Disabilities'' (RIN2900-
  AN49) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on December 21, 2011; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4674.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program-Changes to 
  Subsistence January 11, 2012; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4675.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Extension of Statutory Period for Compensation for Certain 
  Disabilities Due to Undiagnosed Illness and Medically Unexplained 
  Chronic Multi-Symptom Illness'' (RIN2900-AO09) received during 
  adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on December 28, 2011; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4676.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Schedule for Rating Disabilities; Evaluation of Amyotrophic 
  Lateral Sclerosis'' (RIN2900-AN60) received during adjournment of the 
  Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 20, 
  2011; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4677.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Loan Guaranty Revised Loan Modification Procedures'' 
  (RIN2900-AN78) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
  of the President of the Senate on December 20, 2011; to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4784.--A communication from the Secretary of the Army, transmitting, 
  pursuant to law, a report relative to the Gravesite Accountability 
  Study Findings at Arlington National Cemetery; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4785.--A communication from the Director of the Office of Management 
  and Budget (OMB), Executive Office of the President, transmitting, 
  pursuant to law, the ``OMB Final Sequestration Update Report for 
  Fiscal Year 2012,'' referred jointly, pursuant to the order of 
  January 30, 1975 as modified by the order of April 11, 1986; to the 
  Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; 
  Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Budget; 
  Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; 
  Environment and Public Works; Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, 
  Education, Labor, and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental 
  Affairs; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and 
  Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4885.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Dental Conditions'' (RIN2900-AN28) received in the Office 
  of the President of the Senate on January 30, 2012; to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4886.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office, National Cemetery Administration, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Tribal Veterans Cemetery Grants'' (RIN2900-AN90) received 
  in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 30, 2012; to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4919.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, National Cemetery 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Parents Eligible for Burial'' 
  (RIN2900-AO12) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on February 1, 2012; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
EC-4920.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Health 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Medical Foster Homes'' 
  (RIN2900-AN80) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on February 1, 2012; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4921.--A communication from the Assistant Attorney General, Office of 
  Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to 
  law, a report entitled ``Uniformed Services Employment and 
  Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) Quarterly Report to Congress; 
  Fourth Quarter of Fiscal Year 2011;'' to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
EC-4948.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Schedule for Rating Disabilities; AL Amyloidosis (Primary 
  Amyloidosis)'' (RIN2900-AN75) received during adjournment of the 
  Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 8, 
  2012; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-5178.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Health 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Due Date of Initial 
  Application Requirements for State Home Construction Grants'' 
  (RIN2900-AN77) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on February 27, 2012; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-5245.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Health 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Drug and Drug-Related Supply 
  Promotion by Pharmaceutical Company Representatives at VA Facilities'' 
  (RIN2900-AN42) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on March 5, 2012; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-5246.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Health 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Exempting In-home Video 
  Telehealth from Copayments'' (RIN2900-AO26) received in the Office of 
  the President of the Senate on March 5, 2012; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
EC-5371.--A communication from the Assistant Attorney General, Office of 
  Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to 
  law, a report entitled ``Uniformed Services Employment and 
  Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) Quarterly Report to Congress; 
  First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2012;'' to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
EC-5750.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Health 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Rules Governing Hearings 
  Before the Agency of Original Jurisdiction and the Board of Veterans' 
  Appeals; Repeal of Prior Rule Change'' (RIN2900-AO43) received in the 
  Office of the President of the Senate on April 18, 2012; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-5751.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Health 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Payment or Reimbursement for 
  Emergency Services for Nonservice-Connected Conditions in Non-VA 
  Facilities'' (RIN2900-AN86) received in the Office of the President of 
  the Senate on April 18, 2012; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-6080.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Health 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Copayments for Medications in 
  2012'' (RIN2900-AO28) received in the Office of the President of the 
  Senate on May 9, 2012; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-6081.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Health 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Technical Revisions to Update 
  Reference to the Required Assessment Tool for State Nursing Homes 
  Receiving Per Diem Payments from VA'' (RIN2900-AO02) received during 
  adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on May 2, 2012; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-6159.--A communication from the Assistant Attorney General, Office of 
  Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to 
  law, a report entitled ``Uniformed Services Employment and 
  Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) Quarterly Report to Congress; 
  Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2012;'' to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
EC-6417.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection 
  Program-Genitourinary Losses'' (RIN2900-AO20) received during 
  adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on May 31, 2012; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-6527.--A communication from the Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
  Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Annual Report 
  of the Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service 
  for fiscal year 2011; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-6723.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Health 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Autopsies at VA Expense'' 
  (RIN2900-AO03) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
  of the President of the Senate on June 22, 2012; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
EC-6724.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Health 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``VA Veteran-Owned Small 
  Business Verification Guidelines'' (RIN2900-AO49) received in the 
  Office of the President of the Senate on June 27, 2012; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-6856.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Health 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Dependency and Indemnity 
  Compensation Payable to a Surviving Spouse with One or More Children 
  Under Age 18'' (RIN2900-AO38) received in the Office of the President 
  of the Senate on July 10, 2012; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-6857.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Health 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Dependency and Indemnity 
  Compensation (DIC) Benefits for Survivors of Former Prisoners of War 
  Rated Totally Disabled at Time of Death'' (RIN2900-AO22) received in 
  the Office of the President of the Senate on July 10, 2012; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-7131.--A joint communication from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and the Acting Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel 
  and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
  the activities and accomplishments of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs and Department of Defense Joint Executive Council for fiscal 
  year 2011; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-7322.--A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Management 
  and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, a report entitled ``OMB Sequestration Update Report to the 
  President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2013;'' to the Committees on 
  Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; 
  Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Budget; Commerce, Science, 
  and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and 
  Public Works; Finance; Foreign Relations; Homeland Security and 
  Governmental Affairs; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; the 
  Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and 
  Entrepreneurship; Veterans' Affairs; Indian Affairs; and Select 
  Committee on Intelligence.
EC-7475.--A communication from the Assistant Attorney General, Office of 
  Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to 
  law, a report entitled ``Uniformed Services Employment and 
  Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) Quarterly Report to Congress; 
  Third Quarter of Fiscal Year 2012;'' to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
EC-7476.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Health 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Sharing Information Between 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense'' 
  (RIN2900-AN95) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on September 10, 2012; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-7477.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Health 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Guide and Service Dogs'' 
  (RIN2900-AN51) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on September 10, 2012; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-7737.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Health 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Exempting In-Home Video 
  Telehealth From Copayments'' (RIN2900-AO26) received in the Office of 
  the President of the Senate on September 21, 2012; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
EC-7738.--A communication from the Secretary of the Army, transmitting, 
  pursuant to law, a report relative to the management of Arlington 
  National Cemetery; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-7907.--A communication from the Chief of Regulation Development, 
  Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisher 
  House and Other Temporary Lodging'' (RIN2900-AN79) received during 
  adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on September 26, 2012; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-7908.--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 
  ``Removal of 30-Day Residency Requirement for Per Diem Payments During 
  an In-Patient Hospital Stay'' (RIN2900-AO36) received during 
  adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on September 26, 2012; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-7909.--A communication from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
  Management, Veterans Benefit Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life 
  Insurance-Slayer's Rule Exclusion'' (RIN2900-AN40) received during 
  adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on October 2, 2012; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-8078.--A communication from the Deputy Director of Regulation Policy 
  and Management, Veterans Benefit Administration, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI) No-Health Period 
  Extension'' (RIN2900-AO24) received during adjournment of the Senate 
  in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 25, 2012; to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-8079.--A communication from the Director of Regulation Policy and 
  Management, Veterans Benefit Administration, Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Extension of Statutory Period for Compensation for Certain 
  Disabilities Due to Undiagnosed Illness and Medically Unexplained 
  Chronic Multi-Symptom Illnesses'' (RIN2900-AO09) received during 
  adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on October 26, 2012; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-8080.--A communication from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
  Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting, 
  pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Uniformed Services Employment and 
  Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) Quarterly Report to Congress; 
  Fourth Quarter of Fiscal Year 2012;'' to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
EC-8197.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Health 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Servicemembers' Group Life 
  Insurance-Stillborn Child Coverage'' (RIN2900-AO30) received in the 
  Office of the President of the Senate on November 26, 2012; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-8198.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Health 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``VA Acquisition Regulation: 
  Electronic Submission of Payment Request'' (RIN2900-AN97) received in 
  the Office of the President of the Senate on November 26, 2012; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-8199.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Health 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Rules Governing Hearings 
  Before the Agency of Original Jurisdiction and the Board of Veterans' 
  Appeals; Repeal of Prior Rule Change'' (RIN2900-AO43) received in the 
  Office of the President of the Senate on November 26, 2012; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-8349.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Health 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Authorization for non-VA 
  Medical Services'' (RIN2900-AO47) received in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on November 27, 2012; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
EC-8508.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Health 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Contracts and Provider 
  Agreements for State Home Nursing Home Care'' (RIN2900-AO57) received 
  in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 5, 2012; to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-8582.--A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Health 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Technical Revisions to Part 
  53-State Veterans Homes'' (RIN2900-AO54) received in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on December 10, 2012; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
POM-15.--A resolution adopted by the Senate of the State of New Jersey 
  urging Congress to create a post-deployment assistance program for 
  veterans at Fort Monmouth; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
POM-136.--A concurrent resolution adopted by the House of 
  Representatives of the Legislature of the State of Kansas urging the 
  Congress of the United States to extend equal benefits and 
  compensation for the treatment of Agent Orange exposure to Vietnam era 
  veterans who served outside of Vietnam; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
                          EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
                    EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS--Continued
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January 5, 2011

PN65-112
ALLISON A. HICKEY, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Benefits of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs, vice Patrick W. Dunne, resigned.

January 5, 2011--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
April 6, 2011--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
May 4, 2011--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  favorably.
May 4, 2011--Reported by Senator Murray, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
  without printed report.
May 4, 2011--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 106. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
May 26, 2011--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

January 5, 2011

PN89-112
STEVE L. MURO, of California, to be Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
  for Memorial Affairs, vice William F. Tuerk, resigned.

January 5, 2011--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
April 6, 2011--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
May 4, 2011--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  favorably.
May 4, 2011--Reported by Senator Murray, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
  without printed report.
May 4, 2011--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 107. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
May 26, 2011--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

June 22, 2011

PN717-112
MARGARET BARTLEY, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court 
  of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of fifteen years, vice a 
  new position created by Public Law 110-389, approved October 10, 2008.

June 22, 2011--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
March 28, 2012--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
April 26, 2012--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  favorably.
April 26, 2012--Reported by Senator Murray, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
April 26, 2012--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 681. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
May 24, 2012--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

June 22, 2011

PN718-112
GLORIA WILSON SHELTON, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States 
  Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of fifteen years, 
  vice a new position created by Public Law 110-389, approved October 
  10, 2008.

June 22, 2011--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
January 24, 2012--Received message of withdrawal of nomination from the 
  President.

November 1, 2011

PN1087-112
CORAL WONG PIETSCH, of Hawaii, to be a Judge of the United States Court 
  of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of fifteen years, vice 
  William P. Greene, Jr., retired.

November 1, 2011--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.
March 28, 2011--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
April 26, 2012--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  favorably.
April 26, 2012--Reported by Senator Murray, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
April 26, 2012--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 682. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
May 24, 2012--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

January 24, 2012

PN1237-112
CONSTANCE B. TOBIAS, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board of 
  Veterans' Appeals for a term of six years, vice James Philip Terry, 
  term expired.

January 24, 2012--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.
January 3, 2013--Returned to the President under the provisions of 
  Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

May 10, 2012

PN1632-112
THOMAS SKERIK SOWERS II, of Missouri, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs (Public and Intergovernmental Affairs), vice Ladda 
  Tammy Duckworth.

May 10, 2012--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
July 18, 2012--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
August 2, 2012--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  favorably.
August 2, 2012--Reported by Senator Murray, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
August 2, 2012--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 874. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
August 2, 2012--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

September 19, 2012

PN1948-112
KEITH KELLY, of Montana, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
  Veterans' Employment and Training, vice Raymond M. Jefferson.

September 19, 2012--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee 
  on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
September 20, 2012--By unanimous consent agreement, to jointly refer to 
  Committees on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and Veterans' 
  Affairs.
September 20, 2012--Referred jointly to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 
  per unanimous consent agreement.
December 12, 2012--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
January 1, 2013--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
January 1, 2013--Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
  Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
January 1, 2013--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

November 15, 2012

PN2024-112
WILLIAM S. GREENBERG, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United States 
  Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of fifteen years, 
  vice a new position created by Public Law 100-389, approved 
  October 10, 2008.

November 15, 2012--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.
December 12, 2012--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
December 21, 2012--Confirmed by the Senate by Unanimous Consent.
              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. 490 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. 873 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. 874 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the 
  provision of compensation and pension to surviving spouses of veterans 
  in the months of the deaths of the veterans, to improve housing loan 
  benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1859 A bill to provide that section 3330a, 3330b, and 3330c of title 
  5, United States Code, relating to administrative and judicial redress 
  and remedies for preference eligibles, shall apply with respect to the 
  Federal Aviation Administration and the Transportation Security 
  Administration.
                                Cosponsor

S. 894 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2011, 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. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2241 A bill to ensure that veterans have the information and 
  protections they require to make informed decisions regarding use of 
  Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.
S. 2259 A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2012, 
  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. 2299 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and title 
  38, United States Code, to improve the provision of civil relief to 
  members of the uniformed services and to improve the enforcement of 
  employment and reemployment rights of such members, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2320 A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to 
  provide for the ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the 
  Republic of the Philippines, and for other purposes.

Lamar Alexander

                                Cosponsor

S. 1798 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces 
  who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open 
  burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information 
  regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.

Kelly Ayotte

                                 Sponsor

S. 2320 A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to 
  provide for the ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the 
  Republic of the Philippines, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 910 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 Department of Veterans Affairs 
  medical center in the State or receive comparable services provided by 
  contract in the State, and for other purposes.
S. 1707 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.

Max Baucus

                                 Sponsor

S. 666 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. 1838 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a pilot program on service dog training therapy, and for other 
  purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 486 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  protections for members of the uniformed services relating to 
  mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.
S. 491 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain 
  persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1314 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Labor to establish minimum funding levels for States for 
  the support of disabled veterans' outreach program specialists and 
  local veterans' employment representatives, and for other purposes
S. 1629 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. 2259 A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2012, 
  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.

Mark Begich

                                 Sponsor

S. 914 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. 1146 A bill to establish a pilot program under which veterans in the 
  State of Alaska may receive health care benefits from the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs at non-Department medical facilities, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 3049 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
                                Cosponsor

S. 411 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with States and 
  nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case 
  management services associated with certain supported housing programs 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 491 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain 
  persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 572 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. 696 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat Vet 
  Centers as Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for purposes of 
  payments or allowances for beneficiary travel to Department 
  facilities, and for other purposes.
S. 769 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prevent the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from prohibiting the use of service dogs 
  on Department of Veterans Affairs property.
S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 894 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2011, 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. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 957 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  provision of rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain 
  injury, and for other purposes.
S. 1314 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Labor to establish minimum funding levels for States for 
  the support of disabled veterans' outreach program specialists and 
  local veterans' employment representatives, and for other purposes
S. 1391 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or 
  mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1631 A bill to authorize the establishment in the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs of a center for technical assistance for non-
  Department health care providers who furnish care to veterans in rural 
  areas, and for other purposes.
S. 1707 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. 1755 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel for certain 
  special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes.
S. 1799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  certain requirements relating to the immunization of veterans, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1806 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 
  taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the 
  homeless veterans assistance fund.
S. 1838 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a pilot program on service dog training therapy, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2179 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  oversight of educational assistance provided under laws administered 
  by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2241 A bill to ensure that veterans have the information and 
  protections they require to make informed decisions regarding use of 
  Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.
S. 2244 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assist in 
  the identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to 
  determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national 
  cemetery, and for other purposes.
S. 2246 A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to provide off-base 
  transition training, and for other purposes.
S. 2259 A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2012, 
  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. 2299 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and title 
  38, United States Code, to improve the provision of civil relief to 
  members of the uniformed services and to improve the enforcement of 
  employment and reemployment rights of such members, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2320 A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to 
  provide for the ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the 
  Republic of the Philippines, and for other purposes.
S. 3179 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  the protections accorded to servicemembers and their spouses with 
  respect to mortgages, and for other purposes.
S. 3206 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the 
  authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
  to pay a monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or 
  competing for the Paralympic Team and the authorization of 
  appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide 
  assistance to United States Paralympics, Inc., and for other purposes.
S. 3233 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 3235 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require, as a 
  condition on the receipt by a State of certain funds for veterans 
  employment and training, that the State ensures that training received 
  by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
  granting certain State certifications or licenses, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3236 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of 
  members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 3282 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reauthorize the 
  Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education, and for other purposes.
S. 3309 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to homeless 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3313 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to severely wounded, ill, or injured veterans and their spouses, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3318 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  use of the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill to give a false 
  impression of approval or endorsement by the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 3340 A bill to improve and enhance the programs and activities of the 
  Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding 
  suicide prevention and resilience and behavioral health disorders for 
  members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3511 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transport individuals to and from 
  facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with 
  rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care, and for 
  other purposes.

Michael F. Bennet

                                 Sponsor

S. 1846 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the 
  National Veterans Support Foundation to carry out activities to 
  support and supplement the mission of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 3082 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the 
  National Veterans Support Network to carry out activities to support 
  and supplement the mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and 
  for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 327 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs telehealth 
  clinic in Craig, Colorado, as the ``Major William Edward Adams 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.''
S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.

Jeff Bingaman

                                Cosponsor

S. 1272 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to 
  Congress a report on the feasibility and advisability of establishing 
  of a polytrauma rehabilitation center or polytrauma network site of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs in the southern New Mexico and El 
  Paso, Texas, region, and for other purposes.
S. 1798 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces 
  who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open 
  burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information 
  regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.

Richard Blumenthal

                                 Sponsor

S. 1060 A bill to improve education, employment, independent living 
  services, and health care for veterans, to improve assistance for 
  homeless veterans, and to improve the administration of the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1147 A bill 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, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 277 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, and for other purposes.
S. 411 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with States and 
  nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case 
  management services associated with certain supported housing programs 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 486 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  protections for members of the uniformed services relating to 
  mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.
S. 490 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. 536 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. 696 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat Vet 
  Centers as Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for purposes of 
  payments or allowances for beneficiary travel to Department 
  facilities, and for other purposes.
S. 745 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to protect certain 
  veterans who would otherwise be subject to a reduction in educational 
  assistance benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 780 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. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 957 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  provision of rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain 
  injury, and for other purposes.
S. 1148 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  provision of assistance to homeless veterans, to improve the 
  regulation of fiduciaries who represent individuals for purposes of 
  receiving benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1391 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or 
  mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1629 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. 1755 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel for certain 
  special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes.
S. 1798 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces 
  who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open 
  burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information 
  regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.
S. 2179 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  oversight of educational assistance provided under laws administered 
  by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2206 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide educational counseling to 
  individuals eligible for educational assistance under laws 
  administered by the Secretary before such individuals receive such 
  assistance, and for other purposes.
S. 2241 A bill to ensure that veterans have the information and 
  protections they require to make informed decisions regarding use of 
  Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.
S. 2299 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and title 
  38, United States Code, to improve the provision of civil relief to 
  members of the uniformed services and to improve the enforcement of 
  employment and reemployment rights of such members, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3049 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 3270 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to consider the resources of individuals 
  applying for pension that were recently disposed of by the individuals 
  for less than fair market value when determining the eligibility of 
  such individuals for such pension, and for other purposes.
S. 3318 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  use of the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill to give a false 
  impression of approval or endorsement by the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 3322 A bill to strengthen enforcement and clarify certain provisions 
  of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the Uniformed and Overseas 
  Citizens Absentee Voting Act, and chapter 43 of title 38, United 
  States Code, and to reconcile, restore, clarify, and conform similar 
  provisions in other related civil rights statutes, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3340 A bill to improve and enhance the programs and activities of the 
  Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding 
  suicide prevention and resilience and behavioral health disorders for 
  members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.

Roy Blunt

                                 Sponsor

S. 1823 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  employment and reemployment rights for certain individuals ordered to 
  full-time National Guard duty, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 491 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain 
  persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 1847 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate 
  criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 3235 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require, as a 
  condition on the receipt by a State of certain funds for veterans 
  employment and training, that the State ensures that training received 
  by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
  granting certain State certifications or licenses, and for other 
  purposes.

John Boozman

                                 Sponsor

S. 957 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  provision of rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain 
  injury, and for other purposes.
S. 2246 A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to provide off-base 
  transition training, and for other purposes.
S. 3206 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the 
  authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
  to pay a monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or 
  competing for the Paralympic Team and the authorization of 
  appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide 
  assistance to United States Paralympics, Inc., and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 491 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain 
  persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 894 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2011, 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. 1707 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. 1838 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a pilot program on service dog training therapy, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1849 A bill to require a five-year strategic plan for the Office of 
  Rural Health of the Veterans Health Administration of the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs for improving access to, and the quality of, 
  health care services for veterans in rural areas.
S. 2244 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assist in 
  the identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to 
  determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national 
  cemetery, and for other purposes.
S. 2259 A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2012, 
  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. 2320 A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to 
  provide for the ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the 
  Republic of the Philippines, and for other purposes.
S. 3049 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 3235 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require, as a 
  condition on the receipt by a State of certain funds for veterans 
  employment and training, that the State ensures that training received 
  by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
  granting certain State certifications or licenses, and for other 
  purposes.
S. Res. 55 A resolution expressing support for designation of a 
  ``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.''

Barbara Boxer

                                 Sponsor

S. 1806 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 
  taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the 
  homeless veterans assistance fund.
S. 3318 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  use of the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill to give a false 
  impression of approval or endorsement by the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 486 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  protections for members of the uniformed services relating to 
  mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.
S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1852 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship to include spouses 
  of members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of duty, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 2320 A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to 
  provide for the ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the 
  Republic of the Philippines, and for other purposes.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.

Scott P. Brown

                                 Sponsor

S. 3210 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the 
  treatment under contracting goals and preferences of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for small businesses owned by veterans of small 
  businesses after the death of a disabled veteran owner, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3324 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award 
  grants to nonprofit organizations for the construction of facilities 
  for temporary lodging in connection with the examination, treatment, 
  or care of a veteran under laws administered by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 277 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, and for other purposes.
S. 411 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with States and 
  nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case 
  management services associated with certain supported housing programs 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 894 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2011, 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. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2179 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  oversight of educational assistance provided under laws administered 
  by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2206 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide educational counseling to 
  individuals eligible for educational assistance under laws 
  administered by the Secretary before such individuals receive such 
  assistance, and for other purposes.
S. 2259 A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2012, 
  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. 2320 A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to 
  provide for the ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the 
  Republic of the Philippines, and for other purposes.
S. 3236 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of 
  members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 3308 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  furnishing of benefits for homeless veterans who are women or who have 
  dependents, and for other purposes.
S. 3555 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require Federal 
  agencies to hire veterans, to require States to recognize the military 
  experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.

Sherrod Brown

                                 Sponsor

S. 572 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. 935 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a program of outreach for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1123 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  provision of benefits and assistance under laws administered by the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans affected by natural or other 
  disasters, and for other purposes.
S. 3052 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans, when such veterans 
  electronically file claims for benefits under laws administered by the 
  Secretary, with notice that relevant services may be available to the 
  veterans from veterans service organizations, and for other purposes.
S. 3238 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community 
  based outpatient clinic in Mansfield, Ohio, as the David F. Winder 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3322 A bill to strengthen enforcement and clarify certain provisions 
  of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the Uniformed and Overseas 
  Citizens Absentee Voting Act, and chapter 43 of title 38, United 
  States Code, and to reconcile, restore, clarify, and conform similar 
  provisions in other related civil rights statutes, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3488 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  additional educational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational 
  Assistance to veterans pursuing a degree in science, technology, 
  engineering, or math, and for other purposes.
S. 3503 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  provision of work-study allowances by the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs to individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, 
  education, or training under laws administered by the Secretary, and 
  for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 894 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2011, 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. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1147 A bill 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, and for other purposes.
S. 2241 A bill to ensure that veterans have the information and 
  protections they require to make informed decisions regarding use of 
  Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.
S. 2259 A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2012, 
  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. 3179 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  the protections accorded to servicemembers and their spouses with 
  respect to mortgages, and for other purposes.
S. 3318 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  use of the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill to give a false 
  impression of approval or endorsement by the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 3511 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transport individuals to and from 
  facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with 
  rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.

Richard Burr

                                 Sponsor

S. 277 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, and for other purposes.
S. 423 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  authority for retroactive effective date for awards of disability 
  compensation in connection with applications that are fully-developed 
  at submittal, and for other purposes.
S. 928 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the 
  authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use bid savings on 
  major medical facility projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to expand or change the scope of a major medical facility project of 
  the Department, and for other purposes.
S. 1707 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. 2045 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require judges 
  of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to reside 
  within fifty miles of the District of Columbia, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3084 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  reorganize the Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the Veterans 
  Health Administration, and for other purposes.
S. 3353 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require States 
  to recognize the military experience of veterans when issuing licenses 
  and credentials to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3555 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require Federal 
  agencies to hire veterans, to require States to recognize the military 
  experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
S. Res. 55 A resolution expressing support for designation of a 
  ``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.''
                                Cosponsor

S. 894 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2011, 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. 2259 A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2012, 
  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. 3202 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that 
  deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified 
  burial, and for other purposes.
S. 3210 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the 
  treatment under contracting goals and preferences of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for small businesses owned by veterans of small 
  businesses after the death of a disabled veteran owner, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3270 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to consider the resources of individuals 
  applying for pension that were recently disposed of by the individuals 
  for less than fair market value when determining the eligibility of 
  such individuals for such pension, and for other purposes.
S. 3308 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  furnishing of benefits for homeless veterans who are women or who have 
  dependents, and for other purposes.
S. 3316 A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to carry out a pilot 
  program on providing veterans with access at One-Stop Centers to 
  Internet websites to facilitate online job searches, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3324 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award 
  grants to nonprofit organizations for the construction of facilities 
  for temporary lodging in connection with the examination, treatment, 
  or care of a veteran under laws administered by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 3405 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat small 
  businesses bequeathed to spouses and dependents by members of the 
  Armed Forces killed in line of duty as small business concerns owned 
  and controlled by veterans for purposes of Department of Veterans 
  Affairs contracting goals and preferences, and for other purposes.

Maria Cantwell

                                 Sponsor

S. 1184 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the 
  enforcement penalties for misrepresentation of a business concern as a 
  small business concern owned and controlled by veterans or as a small 
  business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, 
  and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 411 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with States and 
  nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case 
  management services associated with certain supported housing programs 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 666 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. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1705 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center in Spokane, Washington, as the ``Mann-Grandstaff Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Medical Center.''

Benjamin L. Cardin

                                Cosponsor

S. 411 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with States and 
  nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case 
  management services associated with certain supported housing programs 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 572 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. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2179 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  oversight of educational assistance provided under laws administered 
  by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3318 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  use of the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill to give a false 
  impression of approval or endorsement by the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 3323 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to improve 
  the protections for servicemembers against mortgage foreclosures, and 
  for other purposes.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.

Thomas Carper

                                Cosponsor

S. 2179 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  oversight of educational assistance provided under laws administered 
  by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, and 
  for other purposes.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.

Robert P. Casey Jr.

                                 Sponsor

S. 1104 A bill to require regular audits of, and improvements to, the 
  Transition Assistance Program.
S. 3233 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 411 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with States and 
  nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case 
  management services associated with certain supported housing programs 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 745 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to protect certain 
  veterans who would otherwise be subject to a reduction in educational 
  assistance benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1629 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. 1798 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces 
  who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open 
  burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information 
  regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.
S. 3049 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.

Saxby Chambliss

                                Cosponsor

S. 1707 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. 3236 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of 
  members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.

Dan Coats

                                Cosponsor

S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 2320 A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to 
  provide for the ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the 
  Republic of the Philippines, and for other purposes.

Tom Coburn

                                Cosponsor

S. 491 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain 
  persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1707 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. 3084 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  reorganize the Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the Veterans 
  Health Administration, and for other purposes.

Thad Cochran

                                Cosponsor

S. 1707 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. Res. 55 A resolution expressing support for designation of a 
  ``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.''

Susan Collins

                                Cosponsor

S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 3308 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  furnishing of benefits for homeless veterans who are women or who have 
  dependents, and for other purposes.
S. 3405 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat small 
  businesses bequeathed to spouses and dependents by members of the 
  Armed Forces killed in line of duty as small business concerns owned 
  and controlled by veterans for purposes of Department of Veterans 
  Affairs contracting goals and preferences, and for other purposes.

Kent Conrad

                                 Sponsor

S. 1124 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  utilization of teleconsultation, teleretinal imaging, telemedicine, 
  and telehealth coordination services for the provision of health care 
  to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1127 To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish centers of 
  excellence for rural health research, education, and clinical 
  activities and to recognize the rural health resource centers in the 
  Office of Rural Health, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 666 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. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.

Christopher A. Coons

                                Cosponsor

S. 411 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with States and 
  nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case 
  management services associated with certain supported housing programs 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 491 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain 
  persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1806 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 
  taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the 
  homeless veterans assistance fund.
S. 2241 A bill to ensure that veterans have the information and 
  protections they require to make informed decisions regarding use of 
  Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.
S. 2320 A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to 
  provide for the ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the 
  Republic of the Philippines, and for other purposes.
S. 3322 A bill to strengthen enforcement and clarify certain provisions 
  of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the Uniformed and Overseas 
  Citizens Absentee Voting Act, and chapter 43 of title 38, United 
  States Code, and to reconcile, restore, clarify, and conform similar 
  provisions in other related civil rights statutes, and for other 
  purposes.

Bob Corker

                                Cosponsor

S. 1798 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces 
  who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open 
  burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information 
  regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.

John Cornyn

                                 Sponsor

S. 269 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 Affairs Medical Center, and for other purposes.
S. 396 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure 
  that the South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, 
  Texas, includes a full-service Department of Veterans Affairs 
  inpatient health care facility.
                                Cosponsor

S. 411 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with States and 
  nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case 
  management services associated with certain supported housing programs 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.

Mike Crapo

                                Cosponsor

S. 491 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain 
  persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1707 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.

Richard Durbin

                                 Sponsor

S. 3348 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  multifamily transitional housing loan program of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 411 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with States and 
  nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case 
  management services associated with certain supported housing programs 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 486 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  protections for members of the uniformed services relating to 
  mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.
S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1264 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. 2179 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  oversight of educational assistance provided under laws administered 
  by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3179 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  the protections accorded to servicemembers and their spouses with 
  respect to mortgages, and for other purposes.
S. 3235 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require, as a 
  condition on the receipt by a State of certain funds for veterans 
  employment and training, that the State ensures that training received 
  by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
  granting certain State certifications or licenses, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3318 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  use of the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill to give a false 
  impression of approval or endorsement by the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 3340 A bill to improve and enhance the programs and activities of the 
  Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding 
  suicide prevention and resilience and behavioral health disorders for 
  members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.

Mike Enzi

                                Cosponsor

S. 411 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with States and 
  nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case 
  management services associated with certain supported housing programs 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 1707 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.

Diane Feinstein

                                 Sponsor

S. 1264 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. 486 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  protections for members of the uniformed services relating to 
  mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.
S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 1806 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 
  taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the 
  homeless veterans assistance fund.
S. 2179 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  oversight of educational assistance provided under laws administered 
  by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3318 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  use of the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill to give a false 
  impression of approval or endorsement by the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.

Al Franken

                                 Sponsor

S. 1849 A bill to require a five-year strategic plan for the Office of 
  Rural Health of the Veterans Health Administration of the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs for improving access to, and the quality of, 
  health care services for veterans in rural areas.
                                Cosponsor

S. 486 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  protections for members of the uniformed services relating to 
  mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.
S. 491 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain 
  persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 572 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. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1838 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a pilot program on service dog training therapy, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3236 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of 
  members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 3318 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  use of the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill to give a false 
  impression of approval or endorsement by the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 3322 A bill to strengthen enforcement and clarify certain provisions 
  of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the Uniformed and Overseas 
  Citizens Absentee Voting Act, and chapter 43 of title 38, United 
  States Code, and to reconcile, restore, clarify, and conform similar 
  provisions in other related civil rights statutes, and for other 
  purposes.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

                                 Sponsor

S. 1629 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.
                                Cosponsor

S. 491 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain 
  persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 745 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to protect certain 
  veterans who would otherwise be subject to a reduction in educational 
  assistance benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1391 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or 
  mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1823 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  employment and reemployment rights for certain individuals ordered to 
  full-time National Guard duty, and for other purposes.
S. 2179 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  oversight of educational assistance provided under laws administered 
  by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2241 A bill to ensure that veterans have the information and 
  protections they require to make informed decisions regarding use of 
  Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.
S. 2246 A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to provide off-base 
  transition training, and for other purposes.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.

Lindsey O. Graham

                                Cosponsor

S. 277 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, and for other purposes.
S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 1629 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. 1707 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.

Chuck Grassley

                                Cosponsor

S. 277 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, and for other purposes.
S. 491 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain 
  persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 914 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. 1147 A bill 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, and for other purposes.

Kay Hagan

                                Cosponsor

S. 277 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, and for other purposes.
S. 411 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with States and 
  nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case 
  management services associated with certain supported housing programs 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 486 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  protections for members of the uniformed services relating to 
  mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.
S. 769 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prevent the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from prohibiting the use of service dogs 
  on Department of Veterans Affairs property.
S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3318 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  use of the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill to give a false 
  impression of approval or endorsement by the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.

Tom Harkin

                                 Sponsor

S. 769 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prevent the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from prohibiting the use of service dogs 
  on Department of Veterans Affairs property.
                                Cosponsor

S. 277 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, and for other purposes.
S. 491 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain 
  persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1060 A bill to improve education, employment, independent living 
  services, and health care for veterans, to improve assistance for 
  homeless veterans, and to improve the administration of the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1147 A bill 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, and for other purposes.
S. 1629 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. 1838 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a pilot program on service dog training therapy, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2179 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  oversight of educational assistance provided under laws administered 
  by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2206 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide educational counseling to 
  individuals eligible for educational assistance under laws 
  administered by the Secretary before such individuals receive such 
  assistance, and for other purposes.
S. 2241 A bill to ensure that veterans have the information and 
  protections they require to make informed decisions regarding use of 
  Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.
S. 3318 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  use of the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill to give a false 
  impression of approval or endorsement by the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 3322 A bill to strengthen enforcement and clarify certain provisions 
  of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the Uniformed and Overseas 
  Citizens Absentee Voting Act, and chapter 43 of title 38, United 
  States Code, and to reconcile, restore, clarify, and conform similar 
  provisions in other related civil rights statutes, and for other 
  purposes.

Dean Heller

                                 Sponsor

S. 3308 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  furnishing of benefits for homeless veterans who are women or who have 
  dependents, and for other purposes.
S. 3405 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat small 
  businesses bequeathed to spouses and dependents by members of the 
  Armed Forces killed in line of duty as small business concerns owned 
  and controlled by veterans for purposes of Department of Veterans 
  Affairs contracting goals and preferences, and for other purposes.
S. 3530 A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to establish a 
  process to determine whether individuals claiming certain service in 
  the Philippines during World War II are eligible for certain benefits 
  despite not being on the Missouri List, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 957 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  provision of rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain 
  injury, and for other purposes.
S. 1798 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces 
  who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open 
  burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information 
  regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.
S. 2320 A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to 
  provide for the ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the 
  Republic of the Philippines, and for other purposes.
S. 3202 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that 
  deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified 
  burial, and for other purposes.
S. 3210 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the 
  treatment under contracting goals and preferences of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for small businesses owned by veterans of small 
  businesses after the death of a disabled veteran owner, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3270 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to consider the resources of individuals 
  applying for pension that were recently disposed of by the individuals 
  for less than fair market value when determining the eligibility of 
  such individuals for such pension, and for other purposes.

John Hoeven

                                Cosponsor

S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.

Kay Bailey Hutchison

                                Cosponsor

S. 269 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 Affairs Medical Center, and for other purposes
S. 396 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure 
  that the South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, 
  Texas, includes a full-service Department of Veterans Affairs 
  inpatient health care facility.
S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 2179 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  oversight of educational assistance provided under laws administered 
  by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2320 A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to 
  provide for the ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the 
  Republic of the Philippines, and for other purposes.

James Inhofe

                                Cosponsor

S. 411 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with States and 
  nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case 
  management services associated with certain supported housing programs 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 1707 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. 3555 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require Federal 
  agencies to hire veterans, to require States to recognize the military 
  experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
S. Res. 55 A resolution expressing support for designation of a 
  ``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.''

Daniel Inouye

                                 Sponsor

S. 63 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. 3336 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award 
  grants to nonprofit organizations for the construction of facilities 
  for temporary lodging in connection with the examination, treatment, 
  or care of a veteran under laws administered by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 2241 A bill to ensure that veterans have the information and 
  protections they require to make informed decisions regarding use of 
  Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.
S. 2320 A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to 
  provide for the ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the 
  Republic of the Philippines, and for other purposes.

Johnny Isakson

                                Cosponsor

S. 277 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, and for other purposes.
S. 769 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prevent the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from prohibiting the use of service dogs 
  on Department of Veterans Affairs property.
S. 894 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2011, 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. 2259 A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2012, 
  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. 2320 A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to 
  provide for the ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the 
  Republic of the Philippines, and for other purposes.
S. 3202 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that 
  deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified 
  burial, and for other purposes.
S. 3206 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the 
  authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
  to pay a monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or 
  competing for the Paralympic Team and the authorization of 
  appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide 
  assistance to United States Paralympics, Inc., and for other purposes.
S. 3235 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require, as a 
  condition on the receipt by a State of certain funds for veterans 
  employment and training, that the State ensures that training received 
  by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
  granting certain State certifications or licenses, and for other 
  purposes.
S. Res. 55 A resolution expressing support for designation of a 
  ``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.''

Mike Johanns

                                Cosponsor

S. 277 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, and for other purposes.
S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 894 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2011, 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. 3082 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the 
  National Veterans Support Network to carry out activities to support 
  and supplement the mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3235 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require, as a 
  condition on the receipt by a State of certain funds for veterans 
  employment and training, that the State ensures that training received 
  by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
  granting certain State certifications or licenses, and for other 
  purposes.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.
S. Res. 55 A resolution expressing support for designation of a 
  ``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.''

Tim Johnson

                                Cosponsor

S. 491 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain 
  persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 666 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. 696 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat Vet 
  Centers as Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for purposes of 
  payments or allowances for beneficiary travel to Department 
  facilities, and for other purposes.
S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 957 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  provision of rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain 
  injury, and for other purposes.
S. 1629 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. 1798 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces 
  who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open 
  burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information 
  regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.
S. 3318 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  use of the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill to give a false 
  impression of approval or endorsement by the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.

John F. Kerry

                                 Sponsor

S. 3689 A bill to establish a grant program to encourage the use of 
  assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans, 
  and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1264 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. 1629 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. 1755 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel for certain 
  special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes.
S. 2179 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  oversight of educational assistance provided under laws administered 
  by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2320 A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to 
  provide for the ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the 
  Republic of the Philippines, and for other purposes.
S. 3236 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of 
  members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 3322 A bill to strengthen enforcement and clarify certain provisions 
  of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the Uniformed and Overseas 
  Citizens Absentee Voting Act, and chapter 43 of title 38, United 
  States Code, and to reconcile, restore, clarify, and conform similar 
  provisions in other related civil rights statutes, and for other 
  purposes.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.

Mark Kirk

                                Cosponsor

S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.

Amy Klobuchar

                                 Sponsor

S. 411 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with States and 
  nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case 
  management services associated with certain supported housing programs 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 491 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain 
  persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1629 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. 3235 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require, as a 
  condition on the receipt by a State of certain funds for veterans 
  employment and training, that the State ensures that training received 
  by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
  granting certain State certifications or licenses, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3322 A bill to strengthen enforcement and clarify certain provisions 
  of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the Uniformed and Overseas 
  Citizens Absentee Voting Act, and chapter 43 of title 38, United 
  States Code, and to reconcile, restore, clarify, and conform similar 
  provisions in other related civil rights statutes, and for other 
  purposes.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.

Herb Kohl

                                Cosponsor

S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3270 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to consider the resources of individuals 
  applying for pension that were recently disposed of by the individuals 
  for less than fair market value when determining the eligibility of 
  such individuals for such pension, and for other purposes.

Mary L. Landrieu

                                Cosponsor

S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1391 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or 
  mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1806 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 
  taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the 
  homeless veterans assistance fund.

Frank R. Lautenberg

                                 Sponsor

S. 2206 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide educational counseling to 
  individuals eligible for educational assistance under laws 
  administered by the Secretary before such individuals receive such 
  assistance, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 486 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  protections for members of the uniformed services relating to 
  mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.
S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3318 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  use of the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill to give a false 
  impression of approval or endorsement by the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.

Patrick J. Leahy

                                Cosponsor

S. 277 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, and for other purposes.
S. 486 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  protections for members of the uniformed services relating to 
  mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.
S. 491 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain 
  persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 769 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prevent the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from prohibiting the use of service dogs 
  on Department of Veterans Affairs property.
S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1264 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. 1634 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  approval and disapproval of programs of education for purposes of 
  educational benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1755 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel for certain 
  special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes.
S. 2241 A bill to ensure that veterans have the information and 
  protections they require to make informed decisions regarding use of 
  Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.
S. 3322 A bill to strengthen enforcement and clarify certain provisions 
  of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the Uniformed and Overseas 
  Citizens Absentee Voting Act, and chapter 43 of title 38, United 
  States Code, and to reconcile, restore, clarify, and conform similar 
  provisions in other related civil rights statutes, and for other 
  purposes.

Carl Levin

                                Cosponsor

S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.

Joseph Lieberman

                                Cosponsor

S. 491 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain 
  persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 1707 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. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.

Richard Lugar

                                Cosponsor

S. 2320 A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to 
  provide for the ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the 
  Republic of the Philippines, and for other purposes.

Joe Manchin

                                Cosponsor

S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.

Claire McCaskill

                                Cosponsor

S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1798 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces 
  who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open 
  burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information 
  regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.
S. 2179 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  oversight of educational assistance provided under laws administered 
  by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3270 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to consider the resources of individuals 
  applying for pension that were recently disposed of by the individuals 
  for less than fair market value when determining the eligibility of 
  such individuals for such pension, and for other purposes.
S. 3318 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  use of the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill to give a false 
  impression of approval or endorsement by the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 3323 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to improve 
  the protections for servicemembers against mortgage foreclosures, and 
  for other purposes.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.

Mitch McConnell

                                 Sponsor

S. 1089 A bill to provide for the introduction of pay-for-performance 
  compensation mechanisms into contracts of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs with community-based outpatient clinics for the provision of 
  health care services, and for other purposes.

Robert Menendez

                                Cosponsor

S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.

Jeff Merkley

                                 Sponsor

S. 1852 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship to include spouses 
  of members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of duty, and for 
  other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 411 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with States and 
  nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case 
  management services associated with certain supported housing programs 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 486 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  protections for members of the uniformed services relating to 
  mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.
S. 572 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. 745 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to protect certain 
  veterans who would otherwise be subject to a reduction in educational 
  assistance benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 1629 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. 1798 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces 
  who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open 
  burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information 
  regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.
S. 1806 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 
  taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the 
  homeless veterans assistance fund.
S. 1847 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate 
  criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2206 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide educational counseling to 
  individuals eligible for educational assistance under laws 
  administered by the Secretary before such individuals receive such 
  assistance, and for other purposes.

Barbara Mikulski

                                Cosponsor

S. 411 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with States and 
  nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case 
  management services associated with certain supported housing programs 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 486 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  protections for members of the uniformed services relating to 
  mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.
S. 491 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain 
  persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 572 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. 1629 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. 1806 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 
  taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the 
  homeless veterans assistance fund.
S. 2206 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide educational counseling to 
  individuals eligible for educational assistance under laws 
  administered by the Secretary before such individuals receive such 
  assistance, and for other purposes.
S. 3236 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of 
  members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 3313 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to severely wounded, ill, or injured veterans and their spouses, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3318 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  use of the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill to give a false 
  impression of approval or endorsement by the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 3322 A bill to strengthen enforcement and clarify certain provisions 
  of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the Uniformed and Overseas 
  Citizens Absentee Voting Act, and chapter 43 of title 38, United 
  States Code, and to reconcile, restore, clarify, and conform similar 
  provisions in other related civil rights statutes, and for other 
  purposes.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.

Jerry Moran

                                Cosponsor

S. 696 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat Vet 
  Centers as Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for purposes of 
  payments or allowances for beneficiary travel to Department 
  facilities, and for other purposes.
S. 894 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2011, 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. 1147 A bill 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, and for other purposes.
S. 1707 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. 2259 A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2012, 
  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. 3308 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  furnishing of benefits for homeless veterans who are women or who have 
  dependents, and for other purposes.

Lisa Murkowski

                                Cosponsor

S. 411 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with States and 
  nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case 
  management services associated with certain supported housing programs 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 769 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prevent the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from prohibiting the use of service dogs 
  on Department of Veterans Affairs property.
S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1147 A bill 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, and for other purposes.
S. 1707 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. 2320 A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to 
  provide for the ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the 
  Republic of the Philippines, and for other purposes.
S. 3236 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of 
  members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.

Patty Murray

                                 Sponsor

S. 894 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2011, 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. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1148 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  provision of assistance to homeless veterans, to improve the 
  regulation of fiduciaries who represent individuals for purposes of 
  receiving benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1705 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center in Spokane, Washington, as the ``Mann-Grandstaff Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Medical Center.''
S. 2241 A bill to ensure that veterans have the information and 
  protections they require to make informed decisions regarding use of 
  Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.
S. 2299 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and title 
  38, United States Code, to improve the provision of civil relief to 
  members of the uniformed services and to improve the enforcement of 
  employment and reemployment rights of such members, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3202 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that 
  deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified 
  burial, and for other purposes.
S. 3309 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to homeless 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3313 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to severely wounded, ill, or injured veterans and their spouses, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3340 A bill to improve and enhance the programs and activities of the 
  Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding 
  suicide prevention and resilience and behavioral health disorders for 
  members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 2259 A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2012, 
  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. 3336 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award 
  grants to nonprofit organizations for the construction of facilities 
  for temporary lodging in connection with the examination, treatment, 
  or care of a veteran under laws administered by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Ben Nelson (NE)

                                Cosponsor

S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1314 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Labor to establish minimum funding levels for States for 
  the support of disabled veterans' outreach program specialists and 
  local veterans' employment representatives, and for other purposes

Bill Nelson (FL)

                                 Sponsor

S. 2130 A bill to direct the Secretary of Interior to establish a 
  veterans conservation corps, and for other purposes.
S. 3603 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in 
  Sunrise, Florida, as the ``William ``Bill' Kling Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Clinic'.
                                Cosponsor

S. 277 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, and for other purposes.
S. 411 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with States and 
  nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case 
  management services associated with certain supported housing programs 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 486 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  protections for members of the uniformed services relating to 
  mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.
S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1798 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces 
  who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open 
  burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information 
  regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.
S. 1847 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate 
  criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 3202 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that 
  deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified 
  burial, and for other purposes.
S. 3270 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to consider the resources of individuals 
  applying for pension that were recently disposed of by the individuals 
  for less than fair market value when determining the eligibility of 
  such individuals for such pension, and for other purposes.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.

Rob Portman

                                 Sponsor

S. 2244 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assist in 
  the identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to 
  determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national 
  cemetery, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 3238 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community 
  based outpatient clinic in Mansfield, Ohio, as the David F. Winder 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic, and 
  for other purposes.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.

Mark L. Pryor

                                 Sponsor

S. 491 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain 
  persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1172 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  efficiency of the appeals process under the United States Court of 
  Appeals for Veterans Claims by improving staff conferences directed by 
  such Court, and for other purposes.
S. 3235 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require, as a 
  condition on the receipt by a State of certain funds for veterans 
  employment and training, that the State ensures that training received 
  by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
  granting certain State certifications or licenses, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3236 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of 
  members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 411 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with States and 
  nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case 
  management services associated with certain supported housing programs 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 486 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  protections for members of the uniformed services relating to 
  mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.
S. 769 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prevent the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from prohibiting the use of service dogs 
  on Department of Veterans Affairs property.
S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  certain requirements relating to the immunization of veterans, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1838 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a pilot program on service dog training therapy, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2246 A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to provide off-base 
  transition training, and for other purposes.
S. 3049 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

James Risch

                                Cosponsor

S. 1707 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. 3270 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to consider the resources of individuals 
  applying for pension that were recently disposed of by the individuals 
  for less than fair market value when determining the eligibility of 
  such individuals for such pension, and for other purposes.

Jack Reed

                                 Sponsor

S. 3179 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  the protections accorded to servicemembers and their spouses with 
  respect to mortgages, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 486 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  protections for members of the uniformed services relating to 
  mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.
S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2179 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  oversight of educational assistance provided under laws administered 
  by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2241 A bill to ensure that veterans have the information and 
  protections they require to make informed decisions regarding use of 
  Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.
S. 2299 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and title 
  38, United States Code, to improve the provision of civil relief to 
  members of the uniformed services and to improve the enforcement of 
  employment and reemployment rights of such members, and for other 
  purposes.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.

Harry Reid

                                Cosponsor

S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 1264 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

Pat Roberts

                                Cosponsor

S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 1707 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.

John D. Rockefeller IV

                                 Sponsor

S. 3323 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to improve 
  the protections for servicemembers against mortgage foreclosures, and 
  for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 490 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. 572 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. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 894 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2011, 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. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1634 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  approval and disapproval of programs of education for purposes of 
  educational benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1798 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces 
  who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open 
  burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information 
  regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.
S. 2241 A bill to ensure that veterans have the information and 
  protections they require to make informed decisions regarding use of 
  Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.
S. 2259 A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2012, 
  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. 2299 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and title 
  38, United States Code, to improve the provision of civil relief to 
  members of the uniformed services and to improve the enforcement of 
  employment and reemployment rights of such members, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3318 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  use of the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill to give a false 
  impression of approval or endorsement by the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 3340 A bill to improve and enhance the programs and activities of the 
  Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding 
  suicide prevention and resilience and behavioral health disorders for 
  members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.

Marco Rubio

                                 Sponsor

S. 1847 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate 
  criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees, 
  and for other purposes.

Cosponsor

S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 2206 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide educational counseling to 
  individuals eligible for educational assistance under laws 
  administered by the Secretary before such individuals receive such 
  assistance, and for other purposes.
S. 2246 A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to provide off-base 
  transition training, and for other purposes.
S. 3202 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that 
  deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified 
  burial, and for other purposes.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.

Bernard Sanders

                                 Sponsor

S. 1017 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.
                                Cosponsor

S. 486 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  protections for members of the uniformed services relating to 
  mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.
S. 572 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. 894 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2011, 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. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1629 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. 1755 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel for certain 
  special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes.
S. 1798 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces 
  who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open 
  burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information 
  regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.
S. 2179 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  oversight of educational assistance provided under laws administered 
  by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2259 A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2012, 
  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. 3313 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to severely wounded, ill, or injured veterans and their spouses, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3322 A bill to strengthen enforcement and clarify certain provisions 
  of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the Uniformed and Overseas 
  Citizens Absentee Voting Act, and chapter 43 of title 38, United 
  States Code, and to reconcile, restore, clarify, and conform similar 
  provisions in other related civil rights statutes, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3340 A bill to improve and enhance the programs and activities of the 
  Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding 
  suicide prevention and resilience and behavioral health disorders for 
  members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.

Charles E. Schumer

                                 Sponsor

S. 745 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to protect certain 
  veterans who would otherwise be subject to a reduction in educational 
  assistance benefits, and for other purposes.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.
                                Cosponsor

S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1147 A bill 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, and for other purposes.
S. 1798 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces 
  who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open 
  burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information 
  regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.
S. 3340 A bill to improve and enhance the programs and activities of the 
  Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding 
  suicide prevention and resilience and behavioral health disorders for 
  members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.

Jeff Sessions

                                Cosponsor

S. 491 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain 
  persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1707 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.

Jeanne Shaheen

                                 Sponsor

S. 910 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 Department of Veterans Affairs 
  medical center in the State or receive comparable services provided by 
  contract in the State, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 491 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain 
  persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2241 A bill to ensure that veterans have the information and 
  protections they require to make informed decisions regarding use of 
  Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.
S. 3322 A bill to strengthen enforcement and clarify certain provisions 
  of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the Uniformed and Overseas 
  Citizens Absentee Voting Act, and chapter 43 of title 38, United 
  States Code, and to reconcile, restore, clarify, and conform similar 
  provisions in other related civil rights statutes, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3340 A bill to improve and enhance the programs and activities of the 
  Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding 
  suicide prevention and resilience and behavioral health disorders for 
  members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.

Olympia J. Snowe

                                 Sponsor

S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
                                Cosponsor

S. 491 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain 
  persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1798 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces 
  who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open 
  burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information 
  regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.
S. 3308 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  furnishing of benefits for homeless veterans who are women or who have 
  dependents, and for other purposes.

Debbie Stabenow

                                Cosponsor

S. 745 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to protect certain 
  veterans who would otherwise be subject to a reduction in educational 
  assistance benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 769 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prevent the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from prohibiting the use of service dogs 
  on Department of Veterans Affairs property.
S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.

Jon Tester

                                 Sponsor

S. 696 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat Vet 
  Centers as Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for purposes of 
  payments or allowances for beneficiary travel to Department 
  facilities, and for other purposes.
S. 780 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. 1314 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Labor to establish minimum funding levels for States for 
  the support of disabled veterans' outreach program specialists and 
  local veterans' employment representatives, and for other purposes.--
S. 1391 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or 
  mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1631 A bill to authorize the establishment in the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs of a center for technical assistance for non-
  Department health care providers who furnish care to veterans in rural 
  areas, and for other purposes.
S. 1634 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  approval and disapproval of programs of education for purposes of 
  educational benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1755 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel for certain 
  special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes.
S. 1799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  certain requirements relating to the immunization of veterans, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 2259 A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2012, 
  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. 3282 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reauthorize the 
  Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education, and for other purposes.
S. 3511 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transport individuals to and from 
  facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with 
  rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care, and for 
  other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 411 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with States and 
  nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case 
  management services associated with certain supported housing programs 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 486 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  protections for members of the uniformed services relating to 
  mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.
S. 490 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. 491 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain 
  persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 666 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. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 894 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2011, 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. 914 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. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1147 A bill 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, and for other purposes.
S. 1629 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. 1707 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. 1798 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces 
  who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open 
  burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information 
  regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.
S. 2179 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  oversight of educational assistance provided under laws administered 
  by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2241 A bill to ensure that veterans have the information and 
  protections they require to make informed decisions regarding use of 
  Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.
S. 2244 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assist in 
  the identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to 
  determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national 
  cemetery, and for other purposes.
S. 2299 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and title 
  38, United States Code, to improve the provision of civil relief to 
  members of the uniformed services and to improve the enforcement of 
  employment and reemployment rights of such members, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3049 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 3179 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  the protections accorded to servicemembers and their spouses with 
  respect to mortgages, and for other purposes.
S. 3270 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to consider the resources of individuals 
  applying for pension that were recently disposed of by the individuals 
  for less than fair market value when determining the eligibility of 
  such individuals for such pension, and for other purposes.
S. 3313 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to severely wounded, ill, or injured veterans and their spouses, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3340 A bill to improve and enhance the programs and activities of the 
  Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding 
  suicide prevention and resilience and behavioral health disorders for 
  members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.

John Thune

                                Cosponsor

S. 491 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain 
  persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1707 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. 3405 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat small 
  businesses bequeathed to spouses and dependents by members of the 
  Armed Forces killed in line of duty as small business concerns owned 
  and controlled by veterans for purposes of Department of Veterans 
  Affairs contracting goals and preferences, and for other purposes.

Pat Toomey

                                 Sponsor

S. 1689 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require a 
  comprehensive policy on reporting and tracking sexual assault 
  incidents and other safety incidents that occur at medical facilities 
  of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 3316 A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to carry out a pilot 
  program on providing veterans with access at One-Stop Centers to 
  Internet websites to facilitate online job searches, and for other 
  purposes.

Mark Udall

                                 Sponsor

S. 327 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs telehealth 
  clinic in Craig, Colorado, as the ``Major William Edward Adams 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.''
                                Cosponsor

S. 1798 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces 
  who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open 
  burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information 
  regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.

Tom Udall

                                 Sponsor

S. 1272 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to 
  Congress a report on the feasibility and advisability of establishing 
  of a polytrauma rehabilitation center or polytrauma network site of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs in the southern New Mexico and El 
  Paso, Texas, region, and for other purposes.
S. 1798 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces 
  who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open 
  burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information 
  regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2179 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  oversight of educational assistance provided under laws administered 
  by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, and 
  for other purposes.

David Vitter

                                Cosponsor

S. 1707 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 Warner

                                 Sponsor

S. 698 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the 
  prohibition against the reservation of gravesites at Arlington 
  National Cemetery, and for other purposes.

Jim Webb

                                 Sponsor

S. 536 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. 2179 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  oversight of educational assistance provided under laws administered 
  by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, and 
  for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 894 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2011, 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. 1707 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. 2259 A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2012, 
  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.

Sheldon Whitehouse

                                 Sponsor

S. 486 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  protections for members of the uniformed services relating to 
  mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 951 A bill to improve the provision of Federal transition, 
  rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members of 
  the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1147 A bill 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, and for other purposes.
S. 1629 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. 2241 A bill to ensure that veterans have the information and 
  protections they require to make informed decisions regarding use of 
  Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.
S. 2299 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and title 
  38, United States Code, to improve the provision of civil relief to 
  members of the uniformed services and to improve the enforcement of 
  employment and reemployment rights of such members, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3179 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  the protections accorded to servicemembers and their spouses with 
  respect to mortgages, and for other purposes.
S. 3322 A bill to strengthen enforcement and clarify certain provisions 
  of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the Uniformed and Overseas 
  Citizens Absentee Voting Act, and chapter 43 of title 38, United 
  States Code, and to reconcile, restore, clarify, and conform similar 
  provisions in other related civil rights statutes, and for other 
  purposes.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.

Roger F. Wicker

                                Cosponsor

S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 894 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2011, 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. 1707 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. 2259 A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2012, 
  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. 2320 A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to 
  provide for the ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the 
  Republic of the Philippines, and for other purposes.

Ron Wyden

                                 Sponsor

S. 3270 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to consider the resources of individuals 
  applying for pension that were recently disposed of by the individuals 
  for less than fair market value when determining the eligibility of 
  such individuals for such pension, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 491 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain 
  persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 696 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat Vet 
  Centers as Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for purposes of 
  payments or allowances for beneficiary travel to Department 
  facilities, and for other purposes.
S. 769 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prevent the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from prohibiting the use of service dogs 
  on Department of Veterans Affairs property.
S. 1629 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. 1798 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces 
  who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open 
  burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information 
  regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.
S. 1799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  certain requirements relating to the immunization of veterans, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1838 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a pilot program on service dog training therapy, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3233 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 3503 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  provision of work-study allowances by the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs to individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, 
  education, or training under laws administered by the Secretary, and 
  for other purposes.
S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.
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BENEFITS

S. 411 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into agreements with States and 
  nonprofit organizations to collaborate in the provision of case 
  management services associated with certain supported housing programs 
  for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 423 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  authority for retroactive effective date for awards of disability 
  compensation in connection with applications that are fully-developed 
  at submittal, and for other purposes.
S. 780 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. 873 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. 874 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the 
  provision of compensation and pension to surviving spouses of veterans 
  in the months of the deaths of the veterans, to improve housing loan 
  benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 894 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
  increase, effective December 1, 2011, 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. 1017 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. 1060 A bill to improve education, employment, independent living 
  services, and health care for veterans, to improve assistance for 
  homeless veterans, and to improve the administration of the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1123 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  provision of benefits and assistance under laws administered by the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans affected by natural or other 
  disasters, and for other purposes.
S. 1847 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate 
  criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2259 A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2012, 
  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. 3052 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans, when such veterans 
  electronically file claims for benefits under laws administered by the 
  Secretary, with notice that relevant services may be available to the 
  veterans from veterans service organizations, and for other purposes.
S. 3270 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to consider the resources of individuals 
  applying for pension that were recently disposed of by the individuals 
  for less than fair market value when determining the eligibility of 
  such individuals for such pension, and for other purposes.
S. 3530 A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to establish a 
  process to determine whether individuals claiming certain service in 
  the Philippines during World War II are eligible for certain benefits 
  despite not being on the Missouri List, and for other purposes.
S. 3689 A bill to establish a grant program to encourage the use of 
  assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans, 
  and for other purposes.

CEMETARY/FUNERALS

S. Con. Res. 4 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress 
  that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington National 
  Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory 
  of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
  Forces of the United States.
S. 698 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the 
  prohibition against the reservation of gravesites at Arlington 
  National Cemetery, and for other purposes.
S. 815 A bill to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with 
  dignity and respect.
S. 2244 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assist in 
  the identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to 
  determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national 
  cemetery, and for other purposes.
S. 2320 A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to 
  provide for the ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the 
  Republic of the Philippines, and for other purposes.
S. 3202 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that 
  deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified 
  burial, and for other purposes.

CIVIL RIGHTS

S. 3322 A bill to strengthen enforcement and clarify certain provisions 
  of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the Uniformed and Overseas 
  Citizens Absentee Voting Act, and chapter 43 of title 38, United 
  States Code, and to reconcile, restore, clarify, and conform similar 
  provisions in other related civil rights statutes, and for other 
  purposes.

CONSTRUCTION

S. 928 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the 
  authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use bid savings on 
  major medical facility projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to expand or change the scope of a major medical facility project of 
  the Department, and for other purposes.
S. 3324 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award 
  grants to nonprofit organizations for the construction of facilities 
  for temporary lodging in connection with the examination, treatment, 
  or care of a veteran under laws administered by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 3336 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry 
  out a major medical facility project lease for a Department of 
  Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, Oahu, Hawaii, and for 
  other purposes.

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS ADMINISTRATION (VA)

S. 666 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. 769 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prevent the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from prohibiting the use of service dogs 
  on Department of Veterans Affairs property.
S. 935 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a program of outreach for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1264 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. 1272 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to 
  Congress a report on the feasibility and advisability of establishing 
  of a polytrauma rehabilitation center or polytrauma network site of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs in the southern New Mexico and El 
  Paso, Texas, region, and for other purposes.
S. 1838 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a pilot program on service dog training therapy, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1846 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the 
  National Veterans Support Foundation to carry out activities to 
  support and supplement the mission of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1849 A bill to require a five-year strategic plan for the Office of 
  Rural Health of the Veterans Health Administration of the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs for improving access to, and the quality of, 
  health care services for veterans in rural areas.
S. 3084 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  reorganize the Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the Veterans 
  Health Administration, and for other purposes.

EDUCATION/TRAINING

S. 536 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. 745 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to protect certain 
  veterans who would otherwise be subject to a reduction in educational 
  assistance benefits, and for other purposes.
S. 1634 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  approval and disapproval of programs of education for purposes of 
  educational benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1852 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship to include spouses 
  of members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of duty, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 2179 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  oversight of educational assistance provided under laws administered 
  by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2206 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide educational counseling to 
  individuals eligible for educational assistance under laws 
  administered by the Secretary before such individuals receive such 
  assistance, and for other purposes.
S. 2241 A bill to ensure that veterans have the information and 
  protections they require to make informed decisions regarding use of 
  Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.
S. 3235 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require, as a 
  condition on the receipt by a State of certain funds for veterans 
  employment and training, that the State ensures that training received 
  by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in 
  granting certain State certifications or licenses, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3282 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reauthorize the 
  Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education, and for other purposes.
S. 3318 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  use of the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill to give a false 
  impression of approval or endorsement by the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 3353 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require States 
  to recognize the military experience of veterans when issuing licenses 
  and credentials to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3488 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  additional educational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational 
  Assistance to veterans pursuing a degree in science, technology, 
  engineering, or math, and for other purposes.
S. 3503 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  provision of work-study allowances by the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs to individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, 
  education, or training under laws administered by the Secretary, and 
  for other purposes.

EMPLOYMENT

S. 572 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. 1104 A bill to require regular audits of, and improvements to, the 
  Transition Assistance Program.
S. 1184 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the 
  enforcement penalties for misrepresentation of a business concern as a 
  small business concern owned and controlled by veterans or as a small 
  business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 1314 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Labor to establish minimum funding levels for States for 
  the support of disabled veterans' outreach program specialists and 
  local veterans' employment representatives, and for other purposes.
S. 1823 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  employment and reemployment rights for certain individuals ordered to 
  full-time National Guard duty, and for other purposes.
S. 1859 A bill to provide that section 3330a, 3330b, and 3330c of title 
  5, United States Code, relating to administrative and judicial redress 
  and remedies for preference eligibles, shall apply with respect to the 
  Federal Aviation Administration and the Transportation Security 
  Administration.
S. 2130 A bill to direct the Secretary of Interior to establish a 
  veterans conservation corps, and for other purposes.
S. 2246 A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to provide off-base 
  transition training, and for other purposes.
S. 2299 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and title 
  38, United States Code, to improve the provision of civil relief to 
  members of the uniformed services and to improve the enforcement of 
  employment and reemployment rights of such members, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3210 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the 
  treatment under contracting goals and preferences of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for small businesses owned by veterans of small 
  businesses after the death of a disabled veteran owner, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3233 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 3236 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of 
  members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 3316 A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to carry out a pilot 
  program on providing veterans with access at One-Stop Centers to 
  Internet websites to facilitate online job searches, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 3405 To amend title 38, United States Code, to treat small businesses 
  bequeathed to spouses and dependents by members of the Armed Forces 
  killed in line of duty as small business concerns owned and controlled 
  by veterans for purposes of Department of Veterans Affairs contracting 
  goals and preferences, and for other purposes.
S. 3555 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require Federal 
  agencies to hire veterans, to require States to recognize the military 
  experience of veterans when issuing licenses and credentials to 
  veterans, and for other purposes.

EXPOSURES

S. 277 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, and for other purposes.
S. 1629 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. 1798 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  an open burn pit registry to ensure that members of the Armed Forces 
  who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes caused by open 
  burn pits while deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq receive information 
  regarding such exposure, and for other purposes.

HEALTH CARE

S. 396 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure 
  that the South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, 
  Texas, includes a full-service Department of Veterans Affairs 
  inpatient health care facility.
S. 910 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 Department of Veterans Affairs 
  medical center in the State or receive comparable services provided by 
  contract in the State, and for other purposes.
S. 957 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  provision of rehabilitative services for veterans with traumatic brain 
  injury, and for other purposes.
S. 1089 A bill to provide for the introduction of pay-for-performance 
  compensation mechanisms into contracts of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs with community-based outpatient clinics for the provision of 
  health care services, and for other purposes.
S. 1124 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  utilization of teleconsultation, teleretinal imaging, telemedicine, 
  and telehealth coordination services for the provision of health care 
  to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1127 To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish centers of 
  excellence for rural health research, education, and clinical 
  activities and to recognize the rural health resource centers in the 
  Office of Rural Health, and for other purposes.
S. 1146 A bill to establish a pilot program under which veterans in the 
  State of Alaska may receive health care benefits from the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs at non-Department medical facilities, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1147 A bill 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, and for other purposes.
S. 1391 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or 
  mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1631 A bill to authorize the establishment in the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs of a center for technical assistance for non-
  Department health care providers who furnish care to veterans in rural 
  areas, and for other purposes.
S. 1799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  certain requirements relating to the immunization of veterans, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 3313 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  to severely wounded, ill, or injured veterans and their spouses, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3511 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transport individuals to and from 
  facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with 
  rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care, and for 
  other purposes.

HOMELESSNESS/HOUSING

S. 486 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  protections for members of the uniformed services relating to 
  mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.
S. 1148 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  provision of assistance to homeless veterans, to improve the 
  regulation of fiduciaries who represent individuals for purposes of 
  receiving benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1806 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 
  taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the 
  homeless veterans assistance fund.
S. 3049 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the 
  definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 3179 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance 
  the protections accorded to servicemembers and their spouses with 
  respect to mortgages, and for other purposes.
S. 3308 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  furnishing of benefits for homeless veterans who are women or who have 
  dependents, and for other purposes.
S. 3309 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to homeless 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 3323 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to improve 
  the protections for servicemembers against mortgage foreclosures, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 3348 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  multifamily transitional housing loan program of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

MEMORIALS AND RECOGNITION

S. Res. 55 A resolution expressing support for designation of a 
  ``Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day.''
S. 63 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. 491 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the 
  service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain 
  persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for 
  other purposes.

MENTAL HEALTH

S. 1707 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. 3340 A bill to improve and enhance the programs and activities of the 
  Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding 
  suicide prevention and resilience and behavioral health disorders for 
  members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.

NAMING A FACILITY

S. 269 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 Affairs Medical Center,'' and for other 
  purposes.
S. 327 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs telehealth 
  clinic in Craig, Colorado, as the ``Major William Edward Adams 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.''
S. 1705 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center in Spokane, Washington, as the ``Mann-Grandstaff Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Medical Center.''
S. 3238 Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community 
  based outpatient clinic in Mansfield, Ohio, as the ``David F. Winder 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic.''
S. 3603 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in 
  Sunrise, Florida, as the ``William `Bill' Kling Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Clinic.''

OUTREACH

S. 3082 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the 
  National Veterans Support Network to carry out activities to support 
  and supplement the mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and 
  for other purposes.

SEXUAL ASSAULT

S. 1689 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require a 
  comprehensive policy on reporting and tracking sexual assault 
  incidents and other safety incidents that occur at medical facilities 
  of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS

S. 1172 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  efficiency of the appeals process under the United States Court of 
  Appeals for Veterans Claims by improving staff conferences directed by 
  such Court, and for other purposes.
S. 2045 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require judges 
  of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to reside 
  within fifty miles of the District of Columbia, and for other 
  purposes.
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