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                     ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS

                                
                                
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                 BERNARD SANDERS, (I) Vermont, Chairman

      JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER IV, West         RICHARD BURR, North Carolina, 
        Virginia                             Ranking Member
      PATTY MURRAY, Washington             JOHNNY ISAKSON, Georgia
      SHERROD BROWN, Ohio                  MIKE JOHANNS, Nebraska
      JON TESTER, Montana                  JERRY MORAN, Kansas
      MARK BEGICH, Alaska                  JOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas
      RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, Connecticut      DEAN HELLER, Nevada
      MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii

                STEVE ROBERTSON, MAJORITY STAFF DIRECTOR

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

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      Years representing the 92nd-113th Congresses......................

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      Democratic members, 92nd Congress-113th Congress..................

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      Republican members, 92nd Congress-113th Congress..................

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      Chronological sequence of membership assignments and 
        Subcommittees--92nd-113th 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.

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Office (GPO) to print reports, hearings, and other documents which, in 
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 
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libraries.

             0YEARS REPRESENTING THE 92nd-113th 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.                                                       113th Congress, 2013 and 2014, 1st and 2nd sessions.
 

                       SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS


                     92nd CONGRESS-113th 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-Jan. 3, 2013...
      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 \10\ (Vermont)..... Jan. 12, 2007-present...
      25.  BROWN, SHERROD (Ohio)............... Jan. 12, 2007-present...
      26.  Webb, James (Virginia)......... Jan. 12, 2007-Jan. 3, 2013...
      27.  TESTER, JON (Montana)............... Jan. 12, 2007-present...
      28.  BEGICH, MARK (Alaska)............... Jan. 21, 2009-present...
      29.  Burris, Roland W.\11\ (Illinois)...... Jan. 21, 2009-Nov. 29, 
                                                                    2010
      30.  Specter, Arlen \12\ (Pennsylvania).... April 28, 2009-Jan. 5, 
                                                                    2011
      31.  BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD (Connecticut)...... Feb. 12, 2013-present
      32.  HIRONO, MAZIE (Hawaii)................. Feb. 12, 2013-present
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     \1\ Chairman, Jan. 28, 1971-Jan. 2, 1977.
     \2\ Temporary Chairman, Jan. 10, 1977-Feb. 11, 1977; Chairman, Feb. 
11, 1977-Jan. 4, 1981; Ranking Minority Member, Jan. 5, 1981-Jan. 5, 
1987; and Chairman, Jan. 6, 1987-Jan. 4, 1993.
     \3\ Chairman, Jan. 4, 1993-Jan. 4, 1995, 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\ Chairman, Jan. 3, 2013-Dec. 16, 2014.
    \11\ Senator Burris left the 111th Congress on Nov. 29, 2010.
    \12\ Changed party affiliation effective April 28, 2009.

    * Senators serving in the 113th Congress are shown in capital 
letters.
                       SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS


                     92nd CONGRESS--113th 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. 4, 2005-present...
      29.  Wicker, Roger F. (Mississippi)......... Jan. 24, 2008-Jan. 3, 
                                                                    2013
      30.  JOHANNS, MIKE (Nebraska)............ Jan. 21, 2009-present...
      31.  Brown, Scott P.\12\ (Massachusetts).... March 2, 2010-Jan. 3, 
                                                                    2013
      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...
      33.  HELLER, DEAN (Nevada).................. Jan. 24, 2013-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-Dec. 16, 2014.
    \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 113th Congress are shown in capital 
letters.
  CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE OF MEMBERSHIP ASSIGNMENTS AND SUBCOMMITTEES--
                           92nd-113th CONGRESS
  CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE OF MEMBERSHIP ASSIGNMENTS AND SUBCOMMITTEES--
                     92nd-113th 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:
      Senators 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:
      Senators 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:
      Senators 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.
                      113th CONGRESS, 2013 and 2014
  The 113th Congress convened on January 3, 2013.
  On January 24, 2013, the Senate adopted S. Res. 18, which made 
minority appointments to Senate committees for the 113th Congress. The 
minority party appointments to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
were as follows:
      Senators Burr (Ranking Member), Isakson, Johanns, Moran, Boozman, 
    and Heller.
  On February 12, 2013, the Senate adopted S. Res. 29, which made 
majority appointments to Senate committees for the 113th Congress and 
elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments to 
the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
      Senators Sanders (Chairman), Rockefeller, Murray, Brown, Tester, 
    Begich, Blumenthal, and Hirono.
         LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION AND RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE 
                  SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS
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                              LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION

        Extract From Rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate

                              STANDING COMMITTEES

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

                              113TH 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 or electronic 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 actions. 
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) (1) Each witness who is scheduled to testify at a hearing of the 
Committee shall submit 40 copies of such witness' testimony to the 
Committee not later than 48 hours before the witness' scheduled 
appearance at the hearing.
  (2) Any witness who fails to meet the deadline specified in paragraph 
(1) shall not be permitted to present testimony but may be seated to 
take questions from Committee Members, unless the Chairman and Ranking 
Minority Member determine there is good cause for the witness' failure 
to meet the deadline or it is in the Committee's interest to permit such 
witness to testify.
  (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 non-concurrence 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--
      (1) 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
      (2) 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.
  (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.
  (c)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.
  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
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21st Century Veterans Benefits Deliver Act--S. 2091

Access to Appropriate Immunizations for Veterans Act of 2013--S. 1165

Accountability for Veterans Act of 2013--S. 674

Alicia Dawn Koehl Respect for National Cemeteries Act--S. 1471

Assisted Living Pilot Program for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury 
  Extension Act--S. 2607

Benefits Fairness for Filipino Veterans Act of 2013--S. 1559

Careers for Veterans Act of 2013--S. 495

Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013--S. 851

Charlie Morgan Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2013--S. 373

Check the Box for Homeless Veterans Act of 2013--S. 62

Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2013--S. 422

Claims Processing Improvement Act of 2013--S. 928

Clay Hunt SAV Act--S. 2930

Connect with Veterans Act of 2014--S. 2740

Continuing Care for Veterans Act of 2014--S. 2467

Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Act of 2013--S. 229

Creating a Reliable Environment for Veterans' Dependents Act--S. 1058

Department of Veterans Affairs Disease Reporting and Oversight Act of 
  2013--S. 875

Department of Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Lease 
  Authorization Act of 2013--S. 1740

Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014--
  S. 2013

Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2013--S. 1755

Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2014--S. 2822

Enhanced Dental Care for Veterans Act of 2013--S. 1586

Ensuring Safe Shelter for Homeless Veterans Act of 2013--S. 1580

Ensuring Veterans' Resiliency Act--S. 2425

Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2013--S. 690

Filipino Veterans Promise Act--S. 868

Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2014--S. 2404

Franchise Education for Veterans Act of 2013--S. 938

GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act of 2013--S. 257

GI Education Benefit Fairness Act of 2014--S. 2014

Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2013--S. 287

Hmong Veterans' Service Recognition Act--S. 2337

Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2013--S. 825

Homeless Veterans Services Protection Act of 2014--S. 2179

Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act of 2013--S. 629

Honor Those Who Served Act of 2014--S. 2700

Improved Compensation for Hearing Loss Act of 2013--S. 1582

Improving Job Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2013--S. 1216

Improving Quality of Care Within the Department of Veterans Affairs Act 
  of 2013--S. 1589

Improving the Lives of Children with Spina Bifida Act of 2013--S. 832

Increasing Medical Oversight in the Department of Veterans Affairs Act 
  of 2014--S. 2401

Keep Our Commitment to Veterans Act--S. 412

Mental Health Support for Veteran Families and Caregivers Act of 2013--
  S. 1583

Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2014--S. 2243

Military Family Relief Act--S. 1573

Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans Act--S. 2950

Protect Veterans Employment and Training Services Act of 2014--S. 3834

Putting Our Veterans Back to Work Act of 2013--S. 6

Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013--S. 932

Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2013--S. 935

Restoring Veterans Trust Act of 2014--S. 2413

Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2013--S. 1411

Rural Veterans Improvement Act of 2014--S. 2009

Rural Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act--S. 1155

Ruth Moore Act of 2013--S. 294

SCRA Enhancement and Improvement Act of 2013--S. 1579

SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014--S. 1999

SERVe Act--S. 1736

SERVE Act of 2013--S. 1717

Servicemembers Transition Improvement Act of 2014--S. 2810

Servicemember Employment Protection Act of 2014--S. 2393

Servicemember Higher Education Protection Act--S. 2448

Servicemember Housing Protection Act of 2013--S. 1593

Servicemembers' Choice in Transition Act of 2013--S. 889

Servicemember's Electronic Health Records Act of 2013--S. 1296

Servicemembers Transition Improvement Act of 2013--S. 1684

Spouses of Heroes Education Act--S. 1039

Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act--S. 2182

Survivor Benefits Improvement Act of 2013--S. 735

Survivors of Military Sexual Assault and Domestic Abuse Act of 2013--
  S. 1581

Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2014--S. 2738

Toxic Exposure Research and Military Family Support Act of 2013--S. 1602

Transparency in Cost of Veterans Care Act of 2014--S. 2428

Treto Garza Far South Texas Veterans Inpatient Care Act of 2013--S. 800

United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act--S. 2507

United We Stand to Hire Veterans Act--S. 1637

VA Accountability Act of 2014--S. 2419

Veterans Access to Care Accountability Act--S. 2423

Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education Improvement Act of 2013--
  S. 1643

Veterans Affairs Health Workforce Enhancement Act of 2014--S. 2639

Veterans Affairs Research Transparency Act of 2013--S. 877

Veterans and Servicemembers Employment Rights and Housing Act of 2013--
  S. 1281

Veterans Appeals Improvement Act of 2014--S. 2296

Veterans Back to School Act of 2013--S. 863

Veterans Benefits Claims Faster Filing Act--S. 1148

Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2014--S. 1993

Veterans Choice Act of 2014--S. 2424

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2013--S. 893

Veterans Conservation Corps Act of 2013--S. 1262

Veterans Dialysis Pilot Program Review Act of 2013--S. 1547

Veterans Dignified Burial Act--S. 2951

Veterans Education Counseling Act of 2013--S. 1682

Veterans Education Equity Act of 2013--S. 262

Veterans Emergency Health Care Safety Net Expansion Act of 2014--S. 2468

Veterans Equipped for Success Act of 2013--S. 922

Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013--S. 944

Veterans Health Care Access Received Closer to Home Act of 2014--S. 1985

Veterans Health Care Access Received Closer to Home Act of 2014--S. 2095

Veterans Health Care Eligibility Expansion and Enhancement Act of 2013--
  S. 1604

Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2013--S. 1662

Veterans Health Equity Act of 2013--S. 49

Veterans' Health Promotion Act of 2013--S. 852

Veterans Legal Support Act of 2013--S. 1042

Veterans Mental Health Treatment First Act of 2013--S. 819

Veterans' Outreach Act of 2013--S. 927

Veterans Outreach Enhancement Act of 2013--S. 1558

Veterans Paralympic Act of 2013--S. 695

Veterans Pension Protection Act--S. 748

Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act--S. 572

Veterans Small Business Opportunity and Protection Act of 2013--S. 430

Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2014--S. 3014

Veterans Voting Support Act--S. 2145

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2014--S. 2258

Veterans' Credit Protection Act--S. 2654

VISN Reorganization Act of 2013--S. 543

War Memorial Protection Act of 2013--S. 705

Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2013--S. 131

World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act--S. 1361

Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act--S. 522
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S. 6

                                                           Jan. 22, 2013

Sponsor: Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Cosponsor(s): Baucus, Max [D-MT]--1/22/2013*; Begich, Mark [D-AK]--1/22/
  2013*; Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--1/22/2013*; Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--
  1/22/2013*; [D-OH]--1/22/2013*; Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]--1/22/
  2013*; Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]--1/22/2013*; Coons, Christopher A. 
  [D-DE]--1/22/2013*; Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--1/22/2013*; Gillibrand, 
  Kirsten E. [D-NY]--2/25/2013; Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]--1/22/2013*; 
  Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]--1/22/2013*; Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]--1/
  23/2013; Levin, Carl [D-MI]--1/22/2013*; Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]--1/
  22/2013*; Murray, Patty [D-WA]--1/24/2013; Nelson, Bill [D-FL]--1/22/
  2013*; Reed, Jack [D-RI]--1/29/2013; Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--
  1/23/2013; Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]--1/22/2013*; Schatz, Brian [D-HI]--
  1/22/2013*; Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]--1/22/2013*; Tester, Jon [D-
  MT]--1/22/2013*; Udall, Tom [D-NM]--1/22/2013*; Warner, Mark R. [D-
  VA]--1/22/2013*

A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to provide 
  assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.

S. 49

                                                           Jan. 22, 2013

Sponsor: Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Cosponsor(s): Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH]--1/22/2013*

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. 62

                                                           Jan. 22, 2013

Sponsor: Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--1/22/2013*; Coons, Christopher A. [D-
  DE]--1/22/2013*; Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]--1/22/2013*; Landrieu, Mary 
  L. [D-LA]--1/22/2013*; Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]--1/22/2013*; Mikulski, 
  Barbara A. [D-MD]--1/22/2013*; Schatz, Brian [D-HI]--5/7/2013

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. 131

                                                           Jan. 24, 2013

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--1/24/2013*; Blumenthal, Richard [D-
  CT]--5/8/2013; Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]--9/18/2013; Tester, Jon 
  [D-MT]--1/24/2013*

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. 200

                                                           Jan. 31, 2013

Sponsor: Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--2/4/2013; Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-
  RI]--4/18/2013

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the interment 
  in national cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery 
  Administration of individuals who served in combat support of the 
  Armed Forces in the Kingdom of Laos between February 28, 1961, and May 
  15, 1975, and for other purposes.

S. 229

                                                            Feb. 7, 2013

Sponsor: Toomey, Pat [R-PA]
Cosponsor(s): Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]--2/7/2013*

A bill to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs located at 3900 Woodland Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 
  as the ``Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Medical Center.''

S. 257

                                                            Feb. 7, 2013

Sponsor: Boozman, John [R-AR]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--4/25/2013; Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--2/
  7/2013*; Nelson, Bill [D-FL]--2/7/2013*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses of 
  education provided by public institutions of higher education that are 
  approved for purposes of the educational assistance programs 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to charge veterans 
  tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate, and for other purposes.

S. 262

                                                            Feb. 7, 2013

Sponsor: Durbin, Richard [D-IL]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide equity for 
  tuition and fees for individuals entitled to educational assistance 
  under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs who are pursuing programs of education at 
  institutions of higher learning, and for other purposes.

S. 287

                                                           Feb. 12, 2013

Sponsor: Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Cosponsor(s): Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--2/12/2013*; Boozman, John [R-
  AR]--2/12/2013*; Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]--2/12/2013*; Shaheen, Jeanne 
  [D-NH]--5/21/2013; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--2/12/2013*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve assistance to 
  homeless veterans, and for other purposes.

S. 294

                                                           Feb. 13, 2013

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]--6/10/2013; Baucus, Max [D-MT]--2/
  13/2013*; Begich, Mark [D-AK]--2/13/2013*; Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]--
  4/18/2013; Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--2/13/2013*; Boxer, Barbara [D-
  CA]--3/5/2013; Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]--5/20/2013; Collins, Susan M. 
  [R-ME]--2/28/2013; Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--2/26/2013; Feinstein, 
  Dianne [D-CA]--5/20/2013; Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]--2/13/2013*; 
  Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--5/8/2013; Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]--5/15/2013; 
  Kaine, Tim [D-VA]--5/14/2013; King, Angus S. Jr. [I-ME]--3/11/2013; 
  Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]--2/25/2013; Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]--3/7/2013; 
  McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]--2/25/2013; Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]--3/22/2013; 
  Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]--6/19/2013; Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--3/4/
  2013; Nelson, Bill [D-FL]--4/17/2013; Schatz, Brian [D-HI]--5/20/2013; 
  Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]--2/13/2013*; Udall, Mark [D-CO]--5/14/2013; 
  Udall, Tom [D-NM]--3/20/2013; Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]--5/15/2013; 
  Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]--6/6/2013

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 mental health conditions related to military sexual 
  trauma, and for other purposes.

S. 325

                                                           Feb. 14, 2013

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Baucus, Max [D-MT]--2/14/2013*; Begich, Mark [D-AK]--2/14/
  2013*; Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--2/14/2013*; Gillibrand, Kirsten E. 
  [D-NY]--6/11/2013; Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]--9/10/2013; Heller, Dean 
  [R-NV]--2/14/2013*; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--3/4/2013; Murray, Patty [D-
  WA]--2/14/2013*; Reed, Jack [D-RI]--7/9/2013; Rockefeller, John D., IV 
  [D-WV]--2/14/2013*; Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]--7/10/2013; Wyden, Ron 
  [D-OR]--3/4/2013

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. 373

                                                           Feb. 14, 2013

Sponsor: Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--6/26/2013; Blumenthal, Richard [D-
  CT]--7/8/2013; Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]--2/14/2013*; Udall, Mark 
  [D-CO]--9/9/2013

A bill to amend titles 10, 32, 37, and 38 of the United States Code, to 
  add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies 
  and military and veteran benefits that recognizes new State 
  definitions of spouse.

S. 412

                                                           Feb. 28, 2013

Sponsor: Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]
Cosponsor(s): Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--2/28/2013*; Chambliss, Saxby 
  [R-GA]--2/28/2013*; Cowan, William M. [D-MA]--2/28/2013*; Heinrich, 
  Martin [D-NM]--2/28/2013*; Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]--2/28/2013*; 
  Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--2/28/2013*; Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]--2/28/
  2013*; Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]--9/9/2013; Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]--2/
  28/2013*; Murphy, Christopher S. [D-CT]--2/28/2013*; Nelson, Bill [D-
  FL]--2/28/2013*; Udall, Tom [D-NM]--2/28/2013*; Vitter, David [R-LA]--
  2/28/2013*; Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]--2/28/2013*

A bill to authorize certain major medical facility leases for the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

S. 422

                                                           Feb. 28, 2013

Sponsor: Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--5/9/2013; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--2/
  28/2013*; Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]--7/8/2013; Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]--
  2/28/2013*; Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--2/28/2013*; King, Angus S. Jr. [I-
  ME]--6/24/2013; Moran, Jerry [R-KS]--2/28/2013*; Murkowski, Lisa [R-
  AK]--7/31/2013; Murphy, Christopher S. [D-CT]--3/22/2013; Schumer, 
  Charles E. [D-NY]--2/28/2013*; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--2/28/2013*; 
  Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]--2/28/2013*

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. 430

                                                           Feb. 28, 2013

Sponsor: Sen Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--6/26/2013; Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]--
  2/28/2013*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance treatment of 
  certain small business concerns for purposes of Department of Veterans 
  Affairs contracting goals and preferences, and for other purposes.

S. 455

                                                            Mar. 5, 2013

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--3/5/2013*; Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]--
  3/5/2013*; Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND]--6/27/2013; Moran, Jerry [R-KS]--3/
  5/2013*

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. 492

                                                            Mar. 7, 2013

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. 495

                                                            Mar. 7, 2013

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Cosponsor(s): Boozman, John [R-AR]--3/7/2013*; Cornyn, John [R-TX]--3/7/
  2013*; Heller, Dean [R-NV]--3/7/2013*; Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--3/7/
  2013*; Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--4/8/2013; Rubio, Marco [R-FL]--3/11/2013

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. 514

                                                           Mar. 11, 2013

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, math, 
  or an area that leads to employment in a high-demand occupation, and 
  for other purposes.

S. 515

                                                           Mar. 11, 2013

Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the Yellow 
  Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program to cover recipients of 
  Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 522

                                                           Mar. 11, 2013

Sponsor: Durbin, Richard [D-IL]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--6/13/2013; Blumenthal, Richard [D-
  CT]--3/11/2013*; Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]--6/7/2013; Harkin, Tom [D-
  IA]--3/11/2013*; Murphy, Christopher S. [D-CT]--7/11/2013

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to 
  establish, or expand upon, master's degree or doctoral degree programs 
  in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes.

S. 529

                                                           Mar. 12, 2013

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Cosponsor(s): Hagan, Kay [D-NC]--3/12/2013*; Nelson, Bill [D-FL]--3/12/
  2013*; Rubio, Marco [R-FL]--3/12/2013*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the commencement 
  date of the period of service at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, for 
  eligibility for hospital care and medical services in connection with 
  exposure to contaminated water, and for other purposes.

S. 543

                                                           Mar. 13, 2013

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Cosponsor(s): Coburn, Tom [R-OK]--3/13/2013*

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. 572

                                                           Mar. 14, 2013

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Cosponsor(s): Boozman, John [R-AR]--3/14/2013*; Chambliss, Saxby [R-
  GA]--3/14/2013*; Cochran, Thad [R-MS]--4/9/2013; Crapo, Mike [R-ID]--
  3/14/2013*; Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]--3/14/2013*; Inhofe, James M. [R-
  OK]--3/14/2013*; Moran, Jerry [R-KS]--3/14/2013*; Risch, James E. [R-
  ID]--3/14/2013*; Roberts, Pat [R-KS]--3/14/2013*; Sessions, Jeff [R-
  AL]--4/16/2013; Thune, John [R-SD]--3/14/2013*; Vitter, David [R-LA]--
  3/14/2013*; Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]--3/14/2013*

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. 629

                                                           Mar. 20, 2013

Sponsor: Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]
Cosponsor(s): Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]--8/1/2013; Begich, Mark [D-AK]--3/
  20/2013*; Boozman, John [R-AR]--3/20/2013*; Cochran, Thad [R-MS]--6/
  19/2013; Crapo, Mike [R-ID]--5/6/2013; Franken, Al [D-MN]--3/20/2013*; 
  Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]--4/8/2013; Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]--3/20/
  2013*; Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--3/20/2013*; Heller, Dean [R-NV]--10/28/
  2013; Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]--5/6/2013; Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--7/9/
  2013; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--3/20/2013*; Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]--4/16/
  2013; Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]--3/20/2013*; Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]--
  1/16/2014; Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]--6/19/2013; Murkowski, Lisa [R-
  AK]--7/16/2013; Rubio, Marco [R-FL]--9/11/2013; Schatz, Brian [D-HI]--
  7/30/2013; Sessions, Jeff [R-AL]--4/15/2013; Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]--
  7/23/2013; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--3/20/2013*; Thune, John [R-SD]--6/27/
  2013; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--3/20/2013*

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. 633

                                                           Mar. 21, 2013

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Baucus, Max [D-MT]--3/21/2013*; Begich, Mark [D-AK]--3/21/
  2013*; Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--3/21/2013*; Heller, Dean [R-NV]--4/
  23/2013; Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]--3/21/2013*; Schatz, Brian [D-HI]--
  6/19/2013

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 in connection with 
  certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes.

S. 674

                                                            Apr. 9, 2013

Sponsor: Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Cosponsor(s): Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]--4/22/2013; Cochran, Thad [R-MS]--
  5/23/2013; Cruz, Ted [R-TX]--5/22/2013; Lee, Mike [R-UT]--6/3/2013; 
  Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--6/3/2013; Paul, Rand [R-KY]--5/13/2013; Pryor, 
  Mark L. [D-AR]--5/21/2013; Thune, John [R-SD]--6/20/2013; Vitter, 
  David [R-LA]--5/14/2013; Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]--5/9/2013

A bill to require prompt responses from the heads of covered Federal 
  agencies when the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests information 
  necessary to adjudicate claims for benefits under laws administered by 
  the Secretary, and for other purposes.

S. 690

                                                            Apr. 9, 2013

Sponsor: Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--4/24/2013; Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]--
  4/9/2013*; Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--5/6/2013

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in 
  the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of 
  the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service 
  for purposes of benefits under programs administered by the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs.

S. 695

                                                           Apr. 10, 2013

Sponsor: Boozman, John [R-AR]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--4/10/2013*; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--6/
  13/2013; Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--11/7/2013; Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]--4/23/
  2013; Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--5/16/2013; Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--4/11/
  2013; Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL]--8/1/2013; Moran, Jerry [R-KS]--7/17/
  2013; Murray, Patty [D-WA]--4/11/2013; Nelson, Bill [D-FL]--4/17/2013; 
  Tester, Jon [D-MT]--4/11/2013

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. 705

                                                           Apr. 11, 2013

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Cosponsor(s): Boozman, John [R-AR]--4/11/2013*; Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--
  4/11/2013*; Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--4/11/2013*; Rubio, Marco [R-FL]--4/
  11/2013*

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.

S. 735

                                                           Apr. 16, 2013

Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits and 
  assistance provided to surviving spouses of veterans under laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 748

                                                           Apr. 17, 2013

Sponsor: Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Cosponsor(s): Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--4/17/2013*; Burr, Richard [R-
  NC]--4/17/2013*; Heller, Dean [R-NV]--4/17/2013*; McCaskill, Claire 
  [D-MO]--4/17/2013*; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--4/17/2013*

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. 778

                                                           Apr. 23, 2013

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--4/23/2013*

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue cards to 
  veterans that identify them as veterans, and for other purposes.

S. 800

                                                           Apr. 24, 2013

Sponsor: Cornyn, John [R-TX]

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that the 
  South Texas Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Center at 
  Harlingen, located in Harlingen, Texas, includes a full-service 
  inpatient health care facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  to redesignate such center, and for other purposes.

S. 819

                                                           Apr. 25, 2013

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]

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

S. 825

                                                           Apr. 25, 2013

Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Cosponsor(s): Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--7/16/2013; Brown, Sherrod [D-
  OH]--11/7/2013; Burr, Richard [R-NC]--4/25/2013*; Murphy, Christopher 
  S. [D-CT]--7/10/2013; Murray, Patty [D-WA]--5/23/2013

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision 
  of services for homeless veterans, and for other purposes.

S. 832

                                                           Apr. 25, 2013

Sponsor: Donnelly, Joe [D-IN]

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out pilot 
  programs on furnishing case management services and assisted living to 
  children of Vietnam veterans and certain Korea service veterans born 
  with spina bifida and children of women Vietnam veterans born with 
  certain birth defects, and for other purposes.

S. 845

                                                           Apr. 25, 2013

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--5/7/2013; Blumenthal, Richard [D-
  CT]--5/8/2013; Moran, Jerry [R-KS]--4/25/2013*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational Assistance 
  Program, and for other purposes.

S. 851

                                                           Apr. 25, 2013

Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Cosponsor(s): Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]--11/21/2013

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend to all veterans 
  with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in 
  the family caregiver services program.

S. 852

                                                           Apr. 25, 2013

Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Cosponsor(s): Tester, Jon [D-MT]--6/18/2013

A bill to improve health care furnished by the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs by increasing access to complementary and alternative medicine 
  and other approaches to wellness and preventive care, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 863

                                                             May 6, 2013

Sponsor: Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--5/6/2013*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal time limitations 
  on the eligibility for use of educational assistance under All-
  Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program, to improve veterans 
  education outreach, and for other purposes.

S. 868

                                                             May 7, 2013

Sponsor: Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--6/26/2013; Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]--
  5/7/2013*

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. 875

                                                             May 7, 2013

Sponsor: Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Cosponsor(s): Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]--10/28/2013

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the reporting 
  of cases of infectious diseases at facilities of the Veterans Health 
  Administration, and for other purposes.

S. 877

                                                             May 7, 2013

Sponsor: Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Cosponsor(s): Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--5/8/2013; Schatz, Brian [D-
  HI]--6/27/2013

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow public 
  access to research of the Department, and for other purposes.

S. 889

                                                             May 7, 2013

Sponsor: Boozman, John [R-AR]
Cosponsor(s): Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]--5/7/2013*; Moran, Jerry [R-KS]--
  5/7/2013*; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--5/7/2013*

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the Transition 
  Assistance Program of the Department of Defense, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 893

                                                             May 8, 2013

Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--5/8/2013*; Blumenthal, Richard [D-
  CT]--5/8/2013*; Boozman, John [R-AR]--5/8/2013*; Brown, Sherrod [D-
  OH]--5/8/2013*; Burr, Richard [R-NC]--5/8/2013*; Collins, Susan M. [R-
  ME]--10/28/2013; Heller, Dean [R-NV]--5/8/2013*; Hirono, Mazie K. [D-
  HI]--5/8/2013*; Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--5/8/2013*; Johanns, Mike [R-
  NE]--5/8/2013*; Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]--10/28/2013; Markey, Edward 
  J. [D-MA]--9/30/2013; Moran, Jerry [R-KS]--5/8/2013*; Murkowski, Lisa 
  [R-AK]--10/28/2013; Murray, Patty [D-WA]--5/8/2013*; Rockefeller, John 
  D., IV [D-WV]--5/8/2013*; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--5/8/2013*

A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2013, 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

                                                             May 8, 2013

Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

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

S. 922

                                                             May 9, 2013

Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to carry out a pilot program on 
  providing wage subsidies to employers who employ certain veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces and require the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs to carry out a pilot program on providing career transition 
  services to young veterans, and for other purposes.

S. 927

                                                             May 9, 2013

Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a 
  demonstration project to assess the feasibility and advisability 
  ofusing State and local government agencies and nonprofit 
  organizations to increase awareness of benefits and services for 
  veterans and to improve coordination of outreach activities relating 
  to such benefits and services, and for other purposes.

S. 928

                                                             May 9, 2013

Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--6/13/2013; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--7/
  15/2013; Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]--11/6/2013; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--5/
  22/2013

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the processing 
  of claims for compensation under laws administered by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

S. 930

                                                            May 13, 2013

Sponsor: Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs, in cases of overpayments of educational 
  assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, to deduct amounts 
  for repayment from the last months of educational assistance 
  entitlement, and for other purposes.

S. 932

                                                            May 13, 2013

Sponsor: Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Cosponsor(s): Boozman, John [R-AR]--5/13/2013*; Heinrich, Martin [D-
  NM]--11/6/2013; Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]--12/9/2013; Moran, Jerry [R-
  KS]--10/28/2013; Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--10/10/2013; Tester, Jon [D-
  MT]--10/29/2013

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for advance 
  appropriations for certain discretionary accounts of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs.

S. 935

                                                            May 13, 2013

Sponsor: Franken, Al [D-MN]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs from requesting additional medical examinations of 
  veterans who have submitted sufficient medical evidence provided by 
  non-Department medical professionals and to improve the efficiency of 
  processing certain claims for disability compensation by veterans, and 
  for other purposes.

S. 938

                                                            May 14, 2013

Sponsor: Moran, Jerry [R-KS]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to allow certain veterans 
  to use educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs for franchise training, and for other purposes.

S. 939

                                                            May 14, 2013

Sponsor: Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--5/14/2013*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat certain misfiled 
  documents as motions for reconsideration of decisions by the Board of 
  Veterans' Appeals, and for other purposes.

S. 944

                                                            May 14, 2013

Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Cosponsor(s): Burr, Richard [R-NC]--5/14/2013*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses of 
  education provided by public institutions of higher education that are 
  approved for purposes of the All-Volunteer Force Educational 
  Assistance Program and Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to charge 
  veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 1039

                                                            May 23, 2013

Sponsor: Sen Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Cosponsor(s): Baucus, Max [D-MT]--7/16/2013; Begich, Mark [D-AK]--6/26/
  2013; Heller, Dean [R-NV]--5/23/2013*; Schatz, Brian [D-HI]--7/16/
  2013; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--7/25/2013; Vitter, David [R-LA]--6/19/2013

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. 1042

                                                            May 23, 2013

Sponsor: Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Cosponsor(s): Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]--5/23/2013*; Murphy, Christopher S. 
  [D-CT]--5/23/2013*

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide support 
  to university law school programs that are designed to provide legal 
  assistance to veterans, and for other purposes.

S. 1058

                                                            May 23, 2013

Sponsor: Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Cosponsor(s): Murray, Patty [D-WA]--5/23/2013*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize per diem 
  payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to 
  furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 1148

                                                           June 12, 2013

Sponsor: Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Cosponsor(s): Heller, Dean [R-NV]--6/12/2013*; Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]--6/
  27/2013

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide notice of average times for processing 
  claims, and for other purposes.

S. 1155

                                                           June 12, 2013

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--7/31/2013; Blumenthal, Richard [D-
  CT]--11/4/2013; Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--11/6/2013

A bill to provide for advance appropriations for certain information 
  technology accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to include 
  mental health professionals in training programs of the Department, 
  and for other purposes.

S. 1165

                                                           June 13, 2013

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--6/13/2013*; Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]--6/
  13/2013*; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--6/13/2013*

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. 1211

                                                           June 20, 2013

Sponsor: Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--6/20/2013*; Blumenthal, Richard [D-
  CT]--6/20/2013*; Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]--6/20/2013*; Carper, 
  Thomas R. [D-DE]--6/20/2013*; Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]--6/20/2013*; 
  Franken, Al [D-MN]--6/20/2013*; Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]--6/25/
  2013; Hagan, Kay [D-NC]--6/20/2013*; Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--6/20/2013*; 
  Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--7/11/2013; Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]--6/20/
  2013*; Schatz, Brian [D-HI]--6/20/2013*; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--7/8/2013; 
  Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]--7/8/2013

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.

S. 1216

                                                           June 25, 2013

Sponsor: Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Cosponsor(s): Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--6/25/2013*

A bill to improve and increase the availability of on-job training and 
  apprenticeship programs carried out by the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.

S. 1262

                                                           June 27, 2013

Sponsor: Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Cosponsor(s): Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--11/13/2013; Franken, Al [D-
  MN]--11/21/2013; Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]--9/24/2013

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  veterans conservation corps, and for other purposes.

S. 1281

                                                           July 11, 2013

Sponsor: Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]

A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service, and 
  for other purposes.

S. 1295

                                                           July 15, 2013

Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]

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

S. 1296

                                                           July 15, 2013

Sponsor: Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Cosponsor(s): Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--7/23/2013; Schatz, Brian [D-
  HI]--9/17/2013; Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]--11/6/2013; Tester, Jon [D-
  MT]--9/17/2013

A bill to amend the Wounded Warrior Act to establish a specific timeline 
  for the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  achieve interoperable electronic health records, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 1361

                                                           July 24, 2013

Sponsor: Murphy, Christopher S. [D-CT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--10/28/2013; Blumenthal, Richard [D-
  CT]--7/25/2013; Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--12/17/2013; Collins, Susan M. 
  [R-ME]--7/25/2013; Rubio, Marco [R-FL]--11/12/2013; Schatz, Brian [D-
  HI]--10/30/2013

A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept additional 
  documentation when considering the application for veterans status of 
  an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman 
  during World War II, and for other purposes.

S. 1399

                                                           July 30, 2013

Sponsor: Durbin, Richard [D-IL]

A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend the 
  interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service 
  to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance 
  student loans incurred before military service.

S. 1411

                                                           July 31, 2013

Sponsor: Franken, Al [D-MN]
Cosponsor(s): Boozman, John [R-AR]--7/31/2013*

A bill to specify requirements for the next update of the current 
  strategic plan for the Office of Rural Health of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for improving access to, and the quality of, health 
  care services for veterans in rural areas.

S. 1434

                                                            Aug. 1, 2013

Sponsor: Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Cosponsor(s): Roberts, Pat [R-KS]--8/1/2013*

A bill to designate the Junction City Community-Based Outpatient Clinic 
  located at 715 Southwind Drive, Junction City, Kansas, as the 
  Lieutenant General Richard J. Seitz Community-Based Outpatient Clinic.

S. 1471

                                                            Aug. 1, 2013

Sponsor: Coats, Daniel [R-IN]
Cosponsor(s): Burr, Richard [R-NC]--8/1/2013*; Donnelly, Joe [D-IN]--8/
  1/2013*

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary 
  of the Army to reconsider decisions to inter or honor the memory of a 
  person in a national cemetery, and for other purposes.

S. 1540

                                                          Sept. 24, 2013

Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include contracts and 
  grants for residential care for veterans in the exception to the 
  requirement that the Federal Government recover a portion of the value 
  of certain projects.

S. 1547

                                                          Sept. 25, 2013

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to review the 
  dialysis pilot program implemented by the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs and submit a report to Congress before expanding that program, 
  and for other purposes.

S. 1556

                                                          Sept. 27, 2013

Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--9/27/2013*; Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]--9/
  27/2013*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities 
  relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans 
  Health Administration.

S. 1558

                                                          Sept. 27, 2013

Sponsor: Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--9/27/2013*

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

S. 1559

                                                          Sept. 27, 2013

Sponsor: Durbin, Richard [D-IL]
Cosponsor(s): Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]--10/30/2013; Schatz, Brian [D-
  HI]--10/30/2013

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the method of 
  determining whether Filipino veterans are United States residents for 
  purposes of eligibility for receipt of the full-dollar rate of 
  compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs.

S. 1573

                                                           Oct. 16, 2013

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--10/16/2013*; Blumenthal, Richard [D-
  CT]--10/16/2013*; Heller, Dean [R-NV]--10/16/2013*; Hirono, Mazie K. 
  [D-HI]--10/16/2013*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment 
  of temporary compensation to a surviving spouse of a veteran upon the 
  death of the veteran, and for other purposes.

S. 1576

                                                           Oct. 28, 2013

Sponsor: Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Cosponsor(s): Rubio, Marco [R-FL]--10/28/2013*

A bill to redesignate the Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare 
  System located at 10000 Bay Pines Boulevard in Bay Pines, Florida, as 
  the ``C.W. Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.''

S. 1578

                                                           Oct. 28, 2013

Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to cover the costs 
  associated with the care of veterans at medical foster homes.

S. 1579

                                                           Oct. 28, 2013

Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Cosponsor(s): Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--10/28/2013*

A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to improve the 
  protections provided to members of the uniformed services and their 
  families, and for other purposes.

S. 1580

                                                           Oct. 28, 2013

Sponsor: Begich, Mark [D-AK]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require recipients of 
  per diem payments from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the 
  provision of services for homeless veterans to comply with codes 
  relevant to operations and level of care provided, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 1581

                                                           Oct. 28, 2013

Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Cosponsor(s): Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]--11/4/2013

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide 
  counseling and treatment for sexual trauma to members of the Armed 
  Forces, to require the Secretary to screen veterans for domestic 
  abuse, to require the Secretary to submit reports on military sexual 
  trauma and domestic abuse, and for other purposes.

S. 1582

                                                           Oct. 28, 2013

Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit reports on 
  the provision of services by the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
  veterans with hearing loss and other auditory system injuries and the 
  measures that can be taken jointly by the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs and the Department of Defense with respect to hearing loss and 
  other auditory system injuries, and for other purposes.

S. 1583

                                                           Oct. 28, 2013

Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct an 
  education program and peer support program for the education and 
  training of family members and caregivers of veterans with mental 
  health disorders.

S. 1584

                                                           Oct. 28, 2013

Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide replacement 
  automobiles for certain disabled veterans and members of the Armed 
  Forces, and for other purposes.

S. 1585

                                                           Oct. 28, 2013

Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to update the Service-
  Disabled Veterans Insurance program to base premium rates on the 
  Commissioners 2001 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table instead of the 
  Commissioners 1941 Standard Ordinary Table of Mortality.

S. 1586

                                                           Oct. 28, 2013

Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--11/4/2013

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

S. 1588

                                                           Oct. 28, 2013

Sponsor: Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--10/28/2013*; Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--
  10/28/2013*; Moran, Jerry [R-KS]--10/28/2013*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for 
  reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to certain veterans that 
  were unable to receive care from the Department of Veterans Affairs in 
  the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of such emergency 
  treatment.

S. 1589

                                                           Oct. 28, 2013

Sponsor: Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Cosponsor(s): Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]--11/7/2013

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs to ensure the Department of Veterans Affairs has 
  an up-to-date policy on reporting of cases of infectious diseases, to 
  require an independent assessment of the Veterans Integrated Service 
  Networks and medical centers of the Department, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 1593

                                                           Oct. 28, 2013

Sponsor: Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--10/28/2013*; Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--
  10/28/2013*; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--10/28/2013*; Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-
  RI]--10/28/2013*

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. 1602

                                                           Oct. 29, 2013

Sponsor: Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--11/6/2013

A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a national 
  center for the diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions 
  of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during 
  service in the Armed Forces, to provide certain services to those 
  descendants, to establish an advisory board on exposure to toxic 
  substances, and for other purposes.

S. 1604

                                                           Oct. 29, 2013

Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and enhance 
  eligibility for health care and services through the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

S. 1606

                                                           Oct. 29, 2013

Sponsor: Udall, Mark [D-CO]
Cosponsor(s): Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]--10/30/2013

A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to be constructed at 3141 Centennial 
  Boulevard, Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the ``PFC Floyd K. Lindstrom 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.''

S. 1637

                                                           Oct. 31, 2013

Sponsor: Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Cosponsor(s): Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL]--10/31/2013*

A bill to better connect current and former members of the Armed Forces 
  with employment opportunities by consolidating duplicative Federal 
  Government Internet websites into a single portal, to conserve 
  resources by merging redundant and competing programs, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 1643

                                                            Nov. 4, 2013

Sponsor: Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Cosponsor(s): Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]--11/4/2013*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a two-year 
  extension of the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education.

S. 1662

                                                            Nov. 7, 2013

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. 1682

                                                           Nov. 12, 2013

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

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 
  clarifications and improvements in the academic and vocational 
  counseling programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

S. 1684

                                                           Nov. 12, 2013

Sponsor: Toomey, Pat [R-PA]

A bill to require a pilot program on the provision of certain 
  information to State veterans agencies to facilitate the transition of 
  members of the Armed Forces from military service to civilian life.

S. 1717

                                                           Nov. 14, 2013

Sponsor: Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Cosponsor(s): Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]--11/14/2013*

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. 1736

                                                           Nov. 19, 2013

Sponsor: Durbin, Richard [D-IL]
Cosponsor(s): Burr, Richard [R-NC]--11/19/2013*; Grassley, Chuck [R-
  IA]--11/19/2013*; Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--11/19/2013*; Kirk, Mark Steven 
  [R-IL]--11/19/2013*

A bill to amend titles 5 and 38, United States Code, to clarify the 
  veteran status of an individual based on the attendance of the 
  individual at a preparatory school of a service academy, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 1740

                                                           Nov. 20, 2013

Sponsor: Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]
Cosponsor(s): Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--12/9/2013; Hirono, Mazie K. 
  [D-HI]--12/9/2013; Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]--12/11/2013; Murphy, 
  Christopher S. [D-CT]--12/19/2013; Schatz, Brian [D-HI]--12/19/2013; 
  Vitter, David [R-LA]--12/9/2013

A bill to authorize Department of Veterans Affairs major medical 
  facility leases, and for other purposes.

S. 1751

                                                           Nov. 20, 2013

Sponsor: Heller, Dean [R-NV]

A bill to improve authorities for performance of medical disabilities 
  examinations by contract physicians for benefits under laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 1755

                                                           Nov. 21, 2013

Sponsor: Toomey, Pat [R-PA]

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study 
  on matters relating to the claiming and interring of unclaimed remains 
  of veterans, and for other purposes.

S. 1863

                                                           Dec. 19, 2013

Sponsor: Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]

A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a continuing 
  medical education program for licensed medical professionals to 
  increase knowledge and recognition of medical conditions common to 
  veterans and family members of veterans, and for other purposes.

S. 1892

                                                           Dec. 20, 2013

Sponsor: Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Cosponsor(s): King, Angus S. Jr. [I-ME]--12/20/2013*

A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  registry of certain veterans who were stationed at or underwent 
  training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada, and 
  for other purposes.

S. 1985

                                                            Feb. 3, 2014

Sponsor: Moran, Jerry [R-KS]

A bill to reauthorize and modify the pilot program of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairsprovides 
  health services to veterans through qualifying non-Department of 
  Veterans Affairs health care providers, and for other purposes.

S. 1987

                                                            Feb. 4, 2014

Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Cosponsor(s): Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--2/10/2014

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into 
  enhanced-use leases for certain buildings of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs at the West Los Angeles Medical Center, California, 
  and for other purposes.

S. 1993

                                                            Feb. 4, 2014

Sponsor: Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Cosponsor(s): Rubio, Marco [R-FL]--2/4/2014*

A bill to protect individuals who are eligible for increased pension 
  under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the 
  basis of need of regular aid and attendance from dishonest, predatory, 
  or otherwise unlawful practices, and for other purposes.

S. 1999

                                                            Feb. 6, 2014

Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsay [R-SC]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--2/12/2014; Blumenthal, Richard [D-
  CT]--2/12/2014; Franken, Al [D-MN]--2/25/2014; Murkowski, Lisa [R-
  AK]--4/1/2014; Reed, Jack [D-RI]--2/6/2014*; Warren, Elizabeth [D-
  MA]--7/23/2014

A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to require the 
  consent of parties to contracts for the use of arbitration to resolve 
  controversies arising under the contracts and subject to provisions of 
  such Act and to preserve the rights of servicemembers to bring class 
  actions under such Act, and for other purposes.

S. 2009

                                                           Feb. 10, 2014

Sponsor: Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Cosponsor(s): Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]--2/12/2014; Heller, Dean [R-NV]--
  2/10/2014*; Moran, Jerry [R-KS]--5/12/2014; Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]--5/
  20/2014; Schatz, Brian [D-HI]--4/29/2014

A bill to improve the provision of health care by the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs to veterans in rural and highly rural areas, and for 
  other purposes.

S. 2013

                                                           Feb. 11, 2014

Sponsor: Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Cosponsor(s): Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]--6/2/2014; Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH]--
  5/12/2014; Barrasso, John [R-WY]--6/3/2014; Blunt, Roy [R-MO]--6/4/
  2014; Boozman, John [R-AR]--5/21/2014; Burr, Richard [R-NC]--4/28/
  2014; Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]--6/2/2014; Coats, Daniel [R-IN]--6/4/
  2014; Coburn, Tom [R-OK]--3/4/2014; Cochran, Thad [R-MS]--6/4/2014; 
  Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]--6/2/2014; Corker, Bob [R-TN]--6/4/2014; 
  Cornyn, John [R-TX]--3/13/2014; Crapo, Mike [R-ID]--7/15/2014; Cruz, 
  Ted [R-TX]--4/30/2014; Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]--6/3/2014; Feinstein, 
  Dianne [D-CA]--6/2/2014; Fischer, Deb [R-NE]--6/3/2014; Flake, Jeff 
  [R-AZ]--6/2/2014; Franken, Al [D-MN]--6/2/2014; Graham, Lindsey [R-
  SC]--5/22/2014; Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]--5/20/2014; Hagan, Kay R. [D-
  NC]--6/2/2014; Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]--6/4/2014; Heller, Dean [R-NV]--
  4/29/2014; Hoeven, John [R-ND]--6/3/2014; Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]--5/
  6/2014; Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--5/14/2014; Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--5/21/
  2014; Johnson, Ron [R-WI]--4/8/2014; Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL]--6/4/
  2014; Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]--6/2/2014; Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]--6/2/
  2014; Lee, Mike [R-UT]--3/4/2014; Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]--6/4/2014; 
  McCain, John [R-AZ]--5/21/2014; McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]--5/13/2014; 
  Moran, Jerry [R-KS]--4/29/2014; Nelson, Bill [D-FL]--5/22/2014; Paul, 
  Rand [R-KY]--6/2/2014; Portman, Rob [R-OH]--5/22/2014; Pryor, Mark L. 
  [D-AR]--6/2/2014; Risch, James E. [R-ID]--5/21/2014; Roberts, Pat [R-
  KS]--5/12/2014; Scott, Tim [R-SC]--5/21/2014; Sessions, Jeff [R-AL]--
  6/3/2014; Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]--6/2/2014; Thune, John [R-SD]--4/3/
  2014; Toomey, Pat [R-PA]--5/22/2014; Vitter, David [R-LA]--4/2/2014; 
  Walsh, John E. [D-MT]--6/3/2014; Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]--6/2/2014; 
  Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]--6/4/2014

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the removal 
  of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.

S. 2014

                                                           Feb. 11, 2014

Sponsor: Durbin, Richard [D-IL]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  clarification regarding the children to whom entitlement to 
  educational assistance may be transferred under Post-9/11 Educational 
  Assistance, and for other purposes.

S. 2091

                                                            Mar. 6, 2014

Sponsor: Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--6/18/2014; Bennet, Michael F. [D-
  CO]--6/4/2014; Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--6/4/2014; Cardin, Benjamin 
  L. [D-MD]--3/27/2014; Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]--3/6/2014*; 
  Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]--6/25/2014; Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--6/26/
  2014; Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC]--6/5/2014; Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]--3/6/
  2014*; Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]--4/7/2014; Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]--6/9/
  2014; Moran, Jerry [R-KS]--3/6/2014*; Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--3/13/
  2014; Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]--5/14/2014; Roberts, Pat [R-KS]--5/1/2014; 
  Tester, Jon [D-MT]--3/6/2014*; Thune, John [R-SD]--4/10/2014; Toomey, 
  Pat [R-PA]--4/10/2014; Vitter, David [R-LA]--3/6/2014*; Walsh, John E. 
  [D-MT]--4/8/2014; Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]--3/26/2014

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the processing 
  by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for benefits under 
  laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 2095

                                                            Mar. 6, 2014

Sponsor: Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Cosponsor(s): Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]--3/6/2014*; King, Angus S., Jr. 
  [I-ME]--3/6/2014*; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--6/5/2014

A bill to reauthorize and modify the pilot program of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairsprovides 
  health services to veterans through qualifying non-Department of 
  Veterans Affairs health care providers, and for other purposes.

S. 2128

                                                           Mar. 13, 2014

Sponsor: Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Cosponsor(s): Cruz, Ted [R-TX]--3/13/2014*

A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in 
  Waco, Texas, as the ``Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Medical Center.''

S. 2145

                                                           Mar. 13, 2014

Sponsor: Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Cosponsor(s): Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--3/13/2014*; Leahy, Patrick J. [D-
  VT]--3/13/2014*; Reid, Harry [D-NV]--3/13/2014*

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

                                                           Mar. 27, 2014

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D-WA]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive the minimum 
  period of continuous active duty in the Armed Forces for receipt of 
  benefits for homeless veterans, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs to furnish benefits for homeless veterans to homeless veterans 
  with discharges or releases from service in the Armed Forces under 
  other than honorable conditions, and for other purposes.

S. 2182

                                                           Mar. 27, 2014

Sponsor: Walsh, John E. [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--3/31/2014; Bennet, Michael F. [D-
  CO]--7/16/2014; Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]--5/22/2014; Durbin, 
  Richard [D-IL]--7/17/2014; Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]--7/28/2014; 
  Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]--6/10/2014; Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL]--9/
  15/2014; Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]--7/29/2014; Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]--4/
  29/2014; Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--5/7/2014; Murray, Patty [D-WA]--4/2/
  2014; Reid, Harry [D-NV]--7/31/2014; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--3/27/2014*; 
  Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]--5/1/2014; Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--4/10/2014

A bill to expand and improve care provided to veterans and members of 
  the Armed Forces with mental health disorders or at risk of suicide, 
  to review the terms or characterization of the discharge or separation 
  of certain individuals from the Armed Forces, to require a pilot 
  program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

S. 2184

                                                           Mar. 31, 2014

Sponsor: Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Cosponsor(s): Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]--3/31/2014*

A bill to designate the community based outpatient clinic of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs located in The Dalles, Oregon, as the 
  ``Loren R. Kaufman Memorial Veterans' Clinic.''

S. 2243

                                                           Apr. 10, 2014

Sponsor: Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Cosponsor(s): Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]--5/22/2014

A bill to expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance 
  for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to expand 
  benefits available to participants under such program, to enhance 
  special compensation for members of the uniformed services who require 
  assistance in everyday life, and for other purposes.

S. 2258

                                                           Apr. 28, 2014

Sponsor: Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Cosponsor(s): Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--4/28/2014*; Boozman, John [R-
  AR]--4/28/2014*; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--4/28/2014*; Burr, Richard [R-
  NC]--4/28/2014*; Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC]--9/11/2014; Heller, Dean [R-
  NV]--4/28/2014*; Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]--4/28/2014*; Isakson, Johnny 
  [R-GA]--4/28/2014*; Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--4/28/2014*; Landrieu, Mary 
  L. [D-LA]--9/11/2014; McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]--9/10/2014; Moran, Jerry 
  [R-KS]--4/28/2014*; Murray, Patty [D-WA]--4/28/2014*; Pryor, Mark L. 
  [D-AR]--9/9/2014; Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--4/28/2014*; 
  Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]--4/28/2014*; Tester, Jon [D-MT]--4/28/2014*

A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2014, 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. 2296

                                                             May 7, 2014

Sponsor: Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to employ at least 
  three decision review officers at each regional office of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

S. 2311

                                                             May 8, 2014

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--5/8/2014*; Moran, Jerry [R-KS]--5/13/
  2014; Udall, Tom [D-NM]--5/8/2014*; Walsh, John E. [D-MT]--5/8/2014*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include licensed 
  hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans 
  Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.

S. 2316

                                                            May 12, 2014

Sponsor: Thune, John [R-SD]
Cosponsor(s): Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]--5/20/2014; Inhofe, James M. [R-
  OK]--5/20/2014; Lee, Mike [R-UT]--5/14/2014; Risch, James E. [R-ID]--
  5/15/2014; Roberts, Pat [R-KS]--5/20/2014; Scott, Tim [R-SC]--5/21/
  2014

A bill to require the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs to submit a report on wait times for veterans seeking medical 
  appointments and treatment from the Department of Veterans Affairs, to 
  prohibit closure of medical facilities of the Department, and for 
  other purposes.

S. 2337

                                                            May 14, 2014

Sponsor: Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Cosponsor(s): Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]--6/19/2014; Begich, Mark [D-AK]--5/
  14/2014*; Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]--11/13/2014; Feinstein, Dianne [D-
  CA]--5/14/2014*; Franken, Al [D-MN]--5/14/2014*; Klobuchar, Amy [D-
  MN]--5/14/2014*; Levin, Carl [D-MI]--5/14/2014*; Pryor, Mark L. [D-
  AR]--5/14/2014*; Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]--5/14/2014*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries individuals who 
  supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam War era.

S. 2362

                                                            May 20, 2014

Sponsor: Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
Cosponsor(s): Burr, Richard [R-NC]--5/20/2014*; Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--5/
  22/2014; Vitter, David [R-LA]--6/9/2014

A bill to prohibit the payment of performance awards in fiscal year 2015 
  to employees in the Veterans Health Administration, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 2393

                                                            May 22, 2014

Sponsor: Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]
Cosponsor(s): Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--6/9/2014; Murkowski, Lisa [R-
  AK]--5/22/2014*

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. 2401

                                                            May 22, 2014

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--5/22/2014*; Blumenthal, Richard [D-
  CT]--5/22/2014*; Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]--6/5/2014; Gillibrand, 
  Kirsten E. [D-NY]--5/22/2014*; Johnson, Tim [D-SD]--6/2/2014; 
  McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]--5/22/2014*; Moran, Jerry [R-KS]--5/22/2014*; 
  Walsh, John E. [D-MT]--5/22/2014*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Office of 
  the Medical Inspector within the Office of the Under Secretary for 
  Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

S. 2404

                                                            May 22, 2014

Sponsor: Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]

A bill to make permanent the extended period of protections for members 
  of uniformed services relating to mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and 
  eviction, and for other purposes.

S. 2413

                                                            June 2, 2014

Sponsor: Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--6/2/2014*; Blumenthal, Richard [D-
  CT]--6/2/2014*; Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]--6/2/2014*; Casey, Robert P., 
  Jr. [D-PA]--6/3/2014; Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]--6/2/2014*; Hirono, 
  Mazie K. [D-HI]--6/2/2014*; Kaine, Tim [D-VA]--6/2/2014*; Landrieu, 
  Mary L. [D-LA]--6/3/2014; Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]--6/4/2014; Merkley, 
  Jeff [D-OR]--6/3/2014; Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]--6/2/2014*; Reed, 
  Jack [D-RI]--6/2/2014*; Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]--6/3/2014; 
  Schatz, Brian [D-HI]--6/2/2014*; Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]--6/2/2014*; 
  Tester, Jon [D-MT]--6/2/2014*; Udall, Tom [D-NM]--6/3/2014; Walsh, 
  John E. [D-MT]--6/2/2014*; Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]--6/3/2014; 
  Wyden, Ron [D-OR]--6/2/2014*

A bill to improve the provision of medical services and benefits to 
  veterans, and for other purposes.

S. 2419

                                                            June 3, 2014

Sponsor: Toomey, Pat [R-PA]

A bill to protect America's veterans from dishonesty and malfeasance in 
  the delivery of medical services and to hold the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs accountable to those they serve.

S. 2423

                                                            June 3, 2014

Sponsor: Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

A bill to improve wait times for appointments for hospital care, medical 
  services, and other health care from the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, to improve accountability of employees responsible for long 
  wait times for such appointments, and for other purposes.

S. 2424

                                                            June 3, 2014

Sponsor: McCain, John [R-AZ]
Cosponsor(s): Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]--6/3/2014*; Barrasso, John [R-
  WY]--6/3/2014*; Boozman, John [R-AR]--6/3/2014*; Burr, Richard [R-
  NC]--6/3/2014*; Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA]--6/5/2014; Coats, Daniel [R-
  IN]--6/3/2014*; Coburn, Tom [R-OK]--6/3/2014*; Cornyn, John [R-TX]--6/
  3/2014*; Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]--6/3/2014*; Fischer, Deb [R-NE]--6/3/
  2014*; Flake, Jeff [R-AZ]--6/3/2014*; Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]--6/3/
  2014*; Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]--6/3/2014*; Hoeven, John [R-ND]--6/3/
  2014*; Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]--6/3/2014*; Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]--6/
  3/2014*; Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--6/3/2014*; Johnson, Ron [R-WI]--6/5/
  2014; Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL]--6/3/2014*; Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]--
  6/5/2014; Moran, Jerry [R-KS]--6/3/2014*; Portman, Rob [R-OH]--6/3/
  2014*; Roberts, Pat [R-KS]--6/3/2014*; Rubio, Marco [R-FL]--6/3/2014*; 
  Scott, Tim [R-SC]--6/3/2014*; Thune, John [R-SD]--6/3/2014*; Toomey, 
  Pat [R-PA]--6/3/2014*; Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]--6/3/2014*

A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers and to 
  increase transparency and accountability of operations of the Veterans 
  Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.

S. 2425

                                                            June 4, 2014

Sponsor: Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Cosponsor(s): Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]--6/4/2014*

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot 
  program to reduce the shortage of psychiatrists in the Veterans Health 
  Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs by repaying loans 
  for certain psychiatrists, to carry out a pilot program to provide 
  housing allowances to health care providers of the Veterans Health 
  Administration who accept assignment at rural and highly rural 
  clinics, and for other purposes.

S. 2428

                                                            June 4, 2014

Sponsor: Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs provides temporary care in the most 
  cost effective manner when patients are relocated during medical 
  facility construction and renovation projects, and for other purposes.

S. 2448

                                                            June 5, 2014

Sponsor: Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC]
Cosponsor(s): Harkin, Tom [D-IA]--6/23/2014

A bill to protect servicemembers in higher education, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 2467

                                                           June 12, 2014

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

A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from altering 
  available health care and wait times for appointments for health care 
  for certain veterans, and for other purposes.

S. 2468

                                                           June 12, 2014

Sponsor: Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Cosponsor(s): Moran, Jerry [R-KS]--6/12/2014*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for 
  reimbursement for emergency medical treatment and to require that the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs be treated as a participating provider 
  for the recovery of the costs of certain medical care, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 2507

                                                           June 19, 2014

Sponsor: Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Cosponsor(s): Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]--6/26/2014

A bill to provide that service of the members of the organization known 
  as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II constituted 
  active military service for purposes of laws administered by the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

S. 2545

                                                           June 26, 2014

Sponsor: Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH]
Cosponsor(s): Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]--7/31/2014; Cornyn, John [R-TX]--
  7/17/2014; Crapo, Mike [R-ID]--7/24/2014; Flake, Jeff[R-AZ]--7/10/
  2014; Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC]--7/31/2014; Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--7/23/
  2014; Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]--9/9/2014; McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]--6/26/
  2014*; Moran, Jerry [R-KS]--9/8/2014; Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]--7/10/
  2014; Thune, John [R-SD]--9/11/2014; Walsh, John E. [D-MT]--7/10/2014

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses 
  paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and 
  for other purposes.

S. 2606

                                                           July 15, 2014

Sponsor: McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]

A bill to require the termination of any employee of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs who is found to have retaliated against a 
  whistleblower.

S. 2607

                                                           July 15, 2014

Sponsor: Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Cosponsor(s): Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]--7/24/2014; Heller, Dean [R-NV]--7/
  15/2014*; Johanns, Mike [R-NE]--7/24/2014; Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]--
  7/22/2014; McCain, John [R-AZ]--7/22/2014; Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]--7/
  22/2014; Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]--7/22/2014

A bill to extend and modify the pilot program of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs on assisted living services for veterans with 
  traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.

S. 2639

                                                           July 22, 2014

Sponsor: Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the number of 
  graduate medical education residency positions at medical facilities 
  of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

S. 2654

                                                           July 24, 2014

Sponsor: Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA]

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct outreach 
  to veterans regarding the effect of certain delayed payments by the 
  Secretary, to require the Secretary to submit to Congress an annual 
  report regarding such delayed payments, and for other purposes.

S. 2700

                                                           July 30, 2014

Sponsor: Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Cosponsor(s): Tester, Jon [D-MT]--7/30/2014*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to identify the persons 
  who are eligible to request headstones or markers furnished by the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

S. 2738

                                                           July 31, 2014

Sponsor: Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Cosponsor(s): Begich, Mark [D-AK]--7/31/2014*; Collins, Susan M. [R-
  ME]--9/15/2014; Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]--11/18/2014; Merkley, Jeff [D-
  OR]--12/2/2014; Moran, Jerry [R-KS]--7/31/2014*

A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a national 
  center for research on the diagnosis and treatment of health 
  conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances 
  during service in the Armed Forces, to establish an advisory board on 
  exposure to toxic substances, and for other purposes.

S. 2740

                                                           July 31, 2014

Sponsor: Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND]

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
  voluntary national directory of veterans to support outreach to 
  veterans, and for other purposes.

S. 2805

                                                          Sept. 15, 2014

Sponsor: Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Walsh, John E. [D-MT]--9/15/2014*

A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in 
  Billings, Montana, as the ``Bear Root Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Clinic.''

S. 2810

                                                          Sept. 15, 2014

Sponsor: Toomey, Pat [R-PA]

A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to develop procedures to 
  share certain information with State veterans agencies to facilitate 
  the transition of members of the Armed Forces from military service to 
  civilian life, and for other purposes.

S. 2822

                                                          Sept. 16, 2014

Sponsor: Toomey, Pat [R-PA]

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study 
  on matters relating to the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in 
  national cemeteries, and for other purposes.

S. 2834

                                                          Sept. 17, 2014

Sponsor: Toomey, Pat [R-PA]
Cosponsor(s): Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]--9/17/2014*

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to protect employment and 
  training services for veterans, and for other purposes.

S. 2921

                                                           Nov. 13, 2014

Sponsor: Durbin, Richard [D-IL]
Cosponsor(s): Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL]--11/17/2014

A bill to designate the community based outpatient clinic of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs located at 310 Home Boulevard in 
  Galesburg, Illinois, as the ``Lane A. Evans VA Community Based 
  Outpatient Clinic.''

S. 2930

                                                           Nov. 17, 2014

Sponsor: McCain, John [R-AZ]
Cosponsor(s): Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH]--12/10/2014; Begich, Mark [D-AK]--11/
  19/2014; Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--11/17/2014*; Blunt, Roy [R-MO]--
  11/17/2014*; Burr, Richard [R-NC]--11/17/2014*; Cornyn, John [R-TX]--
  12/11/2014; Donnelly, Joe [D-IN]--12/9/2014; Durbin, Richard [D-IL]--
  11/20/2014; Flake, Jeff [R-AZ]--12/11/2014; Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-
  NY]--12/10/2014; Heller, Dean [R-NV]--11/19/2014; Johanns, Mike [R-
  NE]--12/3/2014; Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL]--12/10/2014; Klobuchar, Amy 
  [D-MN]--12/11/2014; Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]--11/17/2014*; Menendez, 
  Robert [D-NJ]--12/10/2014; Moran, Jerry [R-KS]--11/19/2014; Murkowski, 
  Lisa [R-AK]--11/17/2014*; Reed, Jack [D-RI]--12/12/2014; Schumer, 
  Charles E. [D-NY]--12/12/2014; Sessions, Jeff [R-AL]--2/11/2014

A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs to provide for the conduct of an evaluation of mental health 
  care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of Defense and 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot program on loan 
  repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the Veterans Health 
  Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.

S. 2950

                                                           Nov. 20, 2014

Sponsor: Moran, Jerry [R-KS]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Physician 
  Ambassadors Helping Veterans program to seek to employ physicians at 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs on a without compensation basis in 
  practice areas and specialties with staffing shortages and long 
  appointment waiting times.

S. 2951

                                                           Nov. 20, 2014

Sponsor: Heller, Dean [R-NV]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs is informed of the interment of deceased 
  veterans, and for other purposes.

S. 2979

                                                            Dec. 4, 2014

Sponsor: Walsh, John E. [D-MT]
Cosponsor(s): Tester, Jon [D-MT]--12/4/2014*

A bill to extend eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and 
  nursing home and domiciliary care for certain veterans who served in a 
  theater of combat operations.

S. 3006

                                                           Dec. 11, 2014

Sponsor: Moran, Jerry [R-KS]

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing 
  authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of Veterans 
  Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles driving 
  distance from the closest medical facility of the Department that 
  furnishes the care sought by the veteran.

S. 3014

                                                           Dec. 12, 2014

Sponsor: Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH]
Cosponsor(s): Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]--12/12/2014*
  * Original cosponsor.

A bill to extend and modify a pilot program on assisted living services 
  for veterans with traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.
                SENATE RESOLUTIONS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
                        REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
  SENATE RESOLUTIONS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE--
                                Continued
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S. Res. 399

                                                           Mar. 26, 2014

Sponsor: Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Cosponsor: (none)

A resolution expressing support for the American GI Forum.

Mar. 26, 2014--Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S. Res. 479

                                                           June 19, 2014

Sponsor: Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Cosponsor(s): Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]--6/19/2014*; Burr, Richard [R-
  NC]--6/19/2014*

A resolution recognizing Veterans Day 2014 as a special ``Welcome Home 
  Commemoration'' for all who have served in the military since 
  September 14, 2001.

June 19, 2014--Introduced in Senate.
Sept. 18, 2014--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Sept. 18, 2014--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in 
  Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.

S. Res. 506

                                                           July 17, 2014

Sponsor: Boxer, Barbara [D-CA]
Cosponsor(s): Burr, Richard [R-NC]--7/17/2014*; Coats, Daniel [R-IN]--7/
  29/2014; Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]--7/28/2014
  * Original cosponsor.

A resolution recognizing the patriotism and contributions of auxiliaries 
  of veterans service organizations.

July 17, 2014--Introduced in Senate.
Sept. 16, 2014--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Sept. 16, 2014--Passed/agreed to in Senate: 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. 357

                                                           Jan. 23, 2013

Sponsor: Jeff Miller [R-FL-1]
Cosponsor(s): Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]--4/11/2013; Barber, Ron [D-AZ-
  2]--5/7/2013; Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1]--4/9/2013; Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-
  FL-12]--4/11/2013; Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1]--4/9/2013; Brownley, 
  Julia [D-CA-26]--5/8/2013; Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]--4/9/2013; 
  Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]--3/6/2013; Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]--3/6/2013; 
  Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]--3/4/2013; Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]--3/19/2013; 
  Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]--4/26/2013; Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]--3/12/
  2013; Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6]--5/23/2013; Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2]--2/4/
  2013; Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]--4/11/2013; Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17]--3/
  21/2013; Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50]--2/25/2013; Johnson, Bill [R-OH-
  6]--3/19/2013; Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]--2/4/2013; Kirkpatrick, 
  Ann [D-AZ-1]--4/9/2013; Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]--4/9/2013; Lamborn, 
  Doug [R-CO-5]--3/12/2013; Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]--4/11/2013; 
  LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2]--3/12/2013; McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]--2/
  25/2013; Messer, Luke [R-IN-6]--5/15/2013; Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-
  2]--1/23/2013*; Negrete McLeod, Gloria [D-CA-35]--4/9/2013; Nugent, 
  Richard B. [R-FL-11]--2/4/2013; O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]--2/6/2013; 
  Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-7]--2/6/2013; Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]--5/8/2013; 
  Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]--3/12/2013; Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]--5/8/
  2013; Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15]--2/25/2013; Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]--3/6/
  2013; Runyan, Jon [R-NJ-3]--4/17/2013; Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-
  13]--4/9/2013; Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]--3/14/2013; Shea-Porter, 
  Carol [D-NH-1]--3/14/2013; Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]--5/23/2013; 
  Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]--4/9/2013; Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]--3/19/2013; 
  Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]--3/14/2013; Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]--5/8/2013; 
  Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]--3/12/2013; Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]--
  3/12/2013; Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]--2/25/2013; Young, Don [R-AK]--3/14/
  2013

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses of education 
  provided by public institutions of higher education that are approved 
  for purposes of the educational assistance programs administered by 
  the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to charge veterans tuition and fees 
  at the in-State tuition rate, to make other improvements in the laws 
  relating to benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.

Jan. 23, 2013--Introduced in House.
June 3, 2013--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 113-94.
Feb. 3, 2014--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): 390-0 (Roll No. 33).
Feb. 4, 2014--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Note: 
  For further action, see S. 2258, which became Public Law 113-181 on 9/
  26/2014.

H.R. 570

                                                            Feb. 6, 2013

Sponsor: Runyan, Jon [R-NJ-3]
Cosponsor(s): Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]--3/12/2013; Barber, Ron [D-AZ-
  2]--3/19/2013; Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11]--5/7/2013; Bilirakis, Gus M. 
  [R-FL-12]--4/16/2013; Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU]--3/4/2013; 
  Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1]--3/6/2013; Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]--3/13/
  2013; Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]--3/13/2013; Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]--4/15/
  2013; Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]--3/15/2013; Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]--3/21/
  2013; Enyart, William L. [D-IL-12]--3/4/2013; Gallego, Pete P. [D-TX-
  23]--4/16/2013; Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2]--3/5/2013; Grijalva, Raul M. [D-
  AZ-3]--3/4/2013; Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]--2/25/2013; Kirkpatrick, Ann 
  [D-AZ-1]--3/20/2013; Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]--3/12/2013; LoBiondo, 
  Frank A. [R-NJ-2]--2/13/2013; Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]--5/7/2013; 
  Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]--4/23/2013; McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]--3/4/
  2013; McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]--3/13/2013; Negrete McLeod, Gloria [D-
  CA-35]--3/4/2013; Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11]--3/13/2013; O'Rourke, 
  Beto [D-TX-16]--2/25/2013; Peters, Scott H. [D-A-52]--3/20/2013; 
  Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]--3/20/2013; Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]--3/12/2013; 
  Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3]--3/5/2013; Roby, Martha [R-AL-2]--4/16/
  2013; Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15]--3/12/2013; Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]--4/
  16/2013; Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13]--2/26/2013; Stivers, Steve [R-
  OH-15]--3/13/2013; Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]--2/26/2013; Titus, Dina [D-
  NV-1]--2/6/2013*; Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]--2/28/2013; Westmoreland, 
  Lynn A. [R-GA-3]--3/4/2013

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

Feb. 6, 2013--Introduced in House.
May 17, 2013--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  113-62.
May 21, 2013--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
May 22, 2013--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 671

                                                           Feb. 13, 2013

Sponsor: Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
Cosponsor(s): Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1]--4/15/2013; Blumenauer, Earl 
  [D-OR-3]--3/4/2013; Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]--5/9/2013; Braley, 
  Bruce L. [D-IA-1]--4/23/2013; Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]--2/13/2013*; 
  Capps, Lois [D-CA-24]--2/13/2013*; Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]--4/9/
  2013; DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]--4/9/2013; DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-
  1]--3/12/2013; Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]--2/25/2013; Grijalva, Raul M. 
  [D-AZ-3]--2/13/2013*; Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17]--2/13/2013*; 
  Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]--4/25/2013; Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]--2/
  28/2013; Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]--4/15/2013; Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]--
  4/9/2013; Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]--2/13/2013*; Latham, Tom [R-IA-3]--5/
  14/2013; Lewis, John [D-GA-5]--2/13/2013*; Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]--
  5/6/2013; Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]--5/6/2013; Matheson, Jim [D-UT-4]--4/
  26/2013; McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]--5/14/2013; McGovern, James P. [D-
  MA-2]--2/13/2013*; Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]--2/13/2013*; Moran, 
  James P. [D-VA-8]--4/23/2013; Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18]--4/11/2013; 
  Negrete McLeod, Gloria [D-CA-35]--4/9/2013; O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]--
  3/12/2013; Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]--2/26/2013; Polis, Jared 
  [D-CO-2]--2/25/2013; Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]--2/13/2013*; Ryan, Tim 
  [D-OH-13]--4/23/2013; Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]--2/13/2013*; Sires, 
  Albio [D-NJ-8]--4/23/2013; Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25]--4/18/
  2013; Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]--5/16/2013; Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]--2/27/
  2013; Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]--2/13/2013*

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on claims for 
  disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma, and for 
  other purposes.

Feb. 13, 2013--Introduced in the House.
May 17, 2013--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 113-63.
June 4, 2013--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
June 6, 2013--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1216

                                                           Mar. 15, 2013

Sponsor: Gosar, Paul A [R-AZ4]
Cosponsor(s): Barber, Ron [D-AZ-2]--3/15/2013*; Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8]--
  3/15/2013*; Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-3]--3/15/2013*; Kirkpatrick, Ann 
  [D-AZ-1]--3/15/2013*; Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-7]--3/15/2013*; Salmon, Matt 
  [R-AZ-5]--3/15/2013*; Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]--3/15/2013*; Sinema, 
  Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]--3/15/2013*

To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Vet Center in Prescott, 
  Arizona, as the ``Dr. Cameron McKinley Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Veterans Center.''

Mar. 15, 2013--Introduced in House.
June 17, 2014--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
July 9, 2014--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
July 9, 2014--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
July 15, 2014--Presented to President.
July 25, 2014--Signed by President.
July 25, 2014--Became Public Law No: 113-138.

H.R. 1405

                                                           Mar. 25, 2013

Sponsor: Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Cosponsor(s): Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42]--5/8/2013; Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]--
  5/8/2013; Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]--5/8/2013; Loebsack, David [D-IA-
  2]--5/8/2013; O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]--5/8/2013; Rahall, Nick J., II 
  [D-WV-3]--6/18/2013; Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]--5/8/2013; Runyan, Jon [R-
  NJ-3]--3/25/2013*; Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]--5/8/2013

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to include a notice of disagreement form in any 
  notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit sought, to 
  improve the supervision of fiduciaries of veterans under the laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.

March 25, 2013--Introduced in House.
June 25, 2013--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 113-130.
October 28, 2013--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
October 29, 2013--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate 
  and read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 1412

                                                            Apr. 9, 2013

Sponsor: Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
Cosponsor(s): Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring 
  authorities affecting veterans and their families, and for other 
  purposes.

Apr. 9, 2013--Introduced in House.
May 17, 2013--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 
  H. Rept. 113-64.
May 21, 2013--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 
  required): 416-0 (Roll No. 164).
Sept. 23, 2013--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Sept. 23, 2013--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an 
  amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
Sept. 27, 2013--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): 402-0.
Sept. 28, 2013--Presented to President.
Sept. 30, 2013--Signed by President.
Sept. 30, 2013--Became Public Law No: 113-37.

H.R. 2011

                                                            May 16, 2013

Sponsor: Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
Cosponsor(s): Barber, Ron [D-AZ-2]--6/6/2013; Carney, John C., Jr. [D-
  DE]--7/25/2013; Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]--7/25/2013; Enyart, William 
  L. [D-IL-12]--7/9/2013; Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]--9/12/2013; Heck, 
  Joseph J. [R-NV-3]--6/18/2013; Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]--7/19/
  2013; Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]--6/13/2013; Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-
  47]--7/19/2013; Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]--7/10/2013; O'Rourke, Beto 
  [D-TX-16]--6/18/2013; Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16]--5/16/2013*; Sinema, 
  Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]--7/8/2013

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a two-year 
  extension of the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education.

May 16, 2013--Introduced in House.
Sept. 17, 2013--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  113-211.
Oct. 28, 2013--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): 
  404-2 (Roll No. 562).
Oct. 29, 2013--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 2189

                                                            May 23, 2013

Sponsor: Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]
Cosponsor(s): Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]--9/26/2013; Jones, Walter B., 
  Jr. [R-NC-3]--9/11/2013; McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23]--5/23/2013*; 
  McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7]--9/10/2013; Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]--9/10/
  2013; Nugent, Richard B. [R-FL-11]--6/28/2013; Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-
  9]--7/19/2013; Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]--9/10/2013; Walorski, 
  Jackie [R-IN-2]--8/2/2013

To improve the processing of disability claims by the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

May 23, 2013--Introduced in House.
Sept. 27, 2013--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. H. Rept. 113-236.
Oct. 28, 2013--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): 404-1 (Roll No. 561).
Oct. 29, 2013--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 2481

                                                           June 25, 2013

Sponsor: Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]
Cosponsor(s): none

To make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs relating to benefits, and for other purposes.

June 25, 2013--Introduced in House.
Sept. 11, 2013--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. H. Rept. 113-207.
Oct. 28, 2013--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct. 29, 2013--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 2527

                                                           June 26, 2013

Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Cosponsor(s): Barber, Ron [D-AZ-2]--7/19/2013; Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-
  1]--6/26/2013*; Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]--6/26/2013*; Chu, Judy [D-
  CA-27]--3/27/2014; Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]--6/26/2013*; Cohen, 
  Steve [D-TN-9]--8/1/2013; Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]--3/12/2014; Esty, 
  Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]--6/26/2013*; Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]--6/26/
  2013*; Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]--6/26/2013*; Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-
  17]--4/4/2014; Horsford, Steven A. [D-NV-4]--9/9/2013; Jones, Walter 
  B., Jr. [R-NC-3]--6/26/2013*; Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]--6/26/2013*; 
  Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]--6/26/2013*; Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]--6/28/
  2013; McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]--3/12/2014; Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]--6/
  26/2013*; Negrete McLeod, Gloria [D-CA-35]--6/28/2013; Roybal-Allard, 
  Lucille [D-CA-40]--9/9/2013; Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]--6/26/2013*; 
  Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]--6/26/2013*; Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-
  1]--6/26/2013*; Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]--6/26/2013*; Takano, Mark [D-
  CA-41]--7/22/2013; Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]--7/30/2013; Waters, 
  Maxine [D-CA-43]--9/9/2013

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide veterans with 
  counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during 
  inactive duty training.

June 26, 2013--Introduced in House.
May 28, 2014--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
June 2, 2014--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 2942

                                                            Aug. 1, 2013

Sponsor: Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]
Cosponsor(s): none

To amend title 38, United States Code, to reestablish the Professional 
  Certification and Licensure Advisory Committee of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs.

Aug. 1, 2013--Introduced in House.
May 28, 2014--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
June 2, 2014--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 3302

                                                           Oct. 22, 2013

Sponsor: Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]
Co-Sponsor(s): Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4]--10/22/2013*; Amodei, Mark 
  E. [R-NV-2]--10/22/2013*; Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1]--10/22/2013*; 
  Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6]--10/22/2013*; Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6]--10/
  22/2013*; Barber, Ron [D-AZ-2]--10/22/2013*; Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11]--
  10/22/2013*; Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]--10/22/2013*; Barrow, John [D-GA-
  12]--10/22/2013*; Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]--10/22/2013*; Bass, Karen [D-
  CA-37]--10/22/2013*; Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]--10/22/2013*; Becerra, 
  Xavier [D-CA-34]--10/22/2013*; Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1]--10/22/2013*; 
  Bentivolio, Kerry L. [R-MI-11]--10/22/2013*; Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-
  12]--10/22/2013*; Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]--10/22/2013*; Bishop, Sanford 
  D., Jr. [D-GA-2]--10/22/2013*; Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1]--10/22/
  2013*; Black, Diane [R-TN-6]--10/22/2013*; Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-
  7]--10/22/2013*; Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]--10/22/2013*; Bordallo, 
  Madeleine Z. [D-GU]--10/22/2013*; Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3]--
  10/22/2013*; Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]--10/22/2013*; Brady, Robert A. [D-
  PA-1]--10/22/2013*; Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1]--10/22/2013*; Brooks, Mo 
  [R-AL-5]--10/22/2013*; Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]--10/22/2013*; Broun, 
  Paul C. [R-GA-10]--10/22/2013*; Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5]--10/22/2013*; 
  Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]--10/22/2013*; Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]--10/
  22/2013*; Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8]--10/22/2013*; Burgess, Michael C. 
  [R-TX-26]--10/22/2013*; Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]--10/22/2013*; 
  Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]--10/22/2013*; Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42]--10/
  22/2013*; Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2]--10/22/2013*; Capps, Lois [D-
  CA-24]--10/22/2013*; Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7]--10/22/2013*; 
  Cardenas, Tony [D-CA-29]--10/22/2013*; Carney, John C., Jr. [D-DE]--
  10/22/2013*; Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]--10/22/2013*; Carter, John R. [R-
  TX-31]--10/22/2013*; Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]--10/22/2013*; Cassidy, 
  Bill [R-LA-6]--10/22/2013*; Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]--10/22/2013*; 
  Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]--10/22/2013*; Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]--10/22/
  2013*; Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3]--10/22/2013*; Christensen, Donna M. 
  [D-VI]--10/22/2013*; Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]--10/22/2013*; Cicilline, 
  David N. [D-RI-1]--10/22/2013*; Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]--10/22/
  2013*; Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]--10/22/2013*; Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-
  5]--10/22/2013*; Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]--10/22/2013*; Coble, 
  Howard [R-NC-6]--10/22/2013*; Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]--10/22/2013*; 
  Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]--10/22/2013*; Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]--10/22/2013*; 
  Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]--10/22/2013*; Collins, Doug [R-GA-9]--10/22/
  2013*; Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]--10/22/2013*; Connolly, Gerald E. 
  [D-VA-11]--10/22/2013*; Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]--10/22/2013*; 
  Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]--10/22/2013*; Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]--10/22/2013*; 
  Costa, Jim [D-CA-16]--10/22/2013*; Cotton, Tom [R-AR-4]--10/22/2013*; 
  Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]--10/22/2013*; Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]--10/22/
  2013*; Crawford, Eric A. ``Rick'' [R-AR-1]--10/22/2013*; Crenshaw, 
  Ander [R-FL-4]--10/22/2013*; Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]--10/22/2013*; 
  Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]--10/22/2013*; Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-
  7]--10/22/2013*; Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]--10/22/2013*; Daines, 
  Steve [R-MT]--10/22/2013*; Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]--10/22/2013*; 
  Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]--10/22/2013*; Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]--10/
  22/2013*; Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]--10/22/2013*; DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-
  CT-3]--10/22/2013*; DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]--10/22/2013*; Denham, 
  Jeff [R-CA-10]--10/22/2013*; DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6]--10/22/2013*; 
  DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4]--10/22/2013*; Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-
  21]--10/22/2013*; Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25]--10/22/2013*; Dingell, 
  John D. [D-MI-12]--10/22/2013*; Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35]--10/22/2013*; 
  Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14]--10/22/2013*; Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8]--
  10/22/2013*; Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]--10/22/2013*; Duncan, John J., 
  Jr. [R-TN-2]--10/22/2013*; Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4]--10/22/2013*; 
  Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]--10/22/2013*; Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2]--10/
  22/2013*; Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]--10/22/2013*; Enyart, William L. 
  [D-IL-12]--10/22/2013*; Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]--10/22/2013*; Esty, 
  Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]--10/22/2013*; Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS]--
  10/22/2013*; Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27]--10/22/2013*; Farr, Sam [D-
  CA-20]--10/22/2013*; Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2]--10/22/2013*; Fincher, 
  Stephen Lee [R-TN-8]--10/22/2013*; Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8]--
  10/22/2013*; Fleischmann, Charles J. ``Chuck'' [R-TN-3]--10/22/2013*; 
  Fleming, John [R-LA-4]--10/22/2013*; Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]--10/22/
  2013*; Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]--10/22/2013*; Fortenberry, Jeff [R-
  NE-1]--10/22/2013*; Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]--10/22/2013*; Frankel, Lois 
  [D-FL-22]--10/22/2013*; Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8]--10/22/2013*; 
  Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11]--10/22/2013*; Fudge, Marcia L. [D-
  OH-11]--10/22/2013*; Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]--10/22/2013*; Gallego, 
  Pete P. [D-TX-23]--10/22/2013*; Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]--10/22/2013*; 
  Garcia, Joe [D-FL-26]--10/22/2013*; Gardner, Cory [R-CO-4]--10/22/
  2013*; Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5]--10/22/2013*; Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6]--
  10/22/2013*; Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]--10/22/2013*; Gibson, Christopher P. 
  [R-NY-19] 10/22/2013*; Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11]--10/22/2013*; Gohmert, 
  Louie [R-TX-1]--10/22/2013*; Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]--10/22/2013*; 
  Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]--10/22/2013*; Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4]--10/22/
  2013*; Granger, Kay [R-TX-12]--10/22/2013*; Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]--10/
  22/2013*; Graves, Tom [R-GA-14]--10/22/2013*; Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]--
  10/22/2013*; Green, Al [D-TX-9]--10/22/2013*; Green, Gene [D-TX-29]--
  10/22/2013*; Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2]--10/22/2013*; Griffith, H. Morgan 
  [R-VA-9]--10/22/2013*; Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-3]--10/22/2013*; Grimm, 
  Michael G. [R-NY-11]--10/22/2013*; Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]--10/22/
  2013*; Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]--10/22/2013*; Hahn, Janice [D-CA-
  44]--10/22/2013*; Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4]--10/22/2013*; Hanabusa, 
  Colleen W. [D-HI-1]--10/22/2013*; Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3]--10/22/2013*; 
  Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]--10/22/2013*; Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4]--10/
  22/2013*; Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]--10/22/2013*; Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-
  3]--10/22/2013*; Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5]--10/22/2013*; Himes, James 
  A. [D-CT-4]--10/22/2013*; Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15]--10/22/2013*; 
  Holding, George [R-NC-13]--10/22/2013*; Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]--10/22/
  2013*; Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17]--10/22/2013*; Horsford, Steven A. 
  [D-NV-4]--10/22/2013*; Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5]--10/22/2013*; Hudson, 
  Richard [R-NC-8]--10/22/2013*; Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2]--10/22/2013*; 
  Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14]--10/22/2013*; Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50]--
  10/22/2013*; Israel, Steve [D-NY-3]--10/22/2013*; Issa, Darrell E. [R-
  CA-49]--10/22/2013*; Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]--10/22/2013*; 
  Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]--10/22/2013*; Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]--10/22/
  2013*; Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]--10/22/2013*; Johnson, Henry 
  C. ``Hank,'' Jr. [D-GA-4]--10/22/2013*; Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]--10/22/
  2013*; Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]--10/22/2013*; Jordan, Jim [R-OH-
  4]--10/22/2013*; Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]--10/22/2013*; Kaptur, Marcy 
  [D-OH-9]--10/22/2013*; Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3]--10/22/2013*; Kennedy, 
  Joseph P. III [D-MA-4]--10/22/2013*; Kildee, Daniel T [D-MI-5]--10/22/
  2013*; Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]--10/22/2013*; Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]--10/22/
  2013*; King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]--10/22/2013*; King, Steve [R-IA-4]--10/
  22/2013*; Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1]--10/22/2013*; Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-
  16]--10/22/2013*; Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]--10/22/2013*; Kline, John 
  [R-MN-2]--10/22/2013*; Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]--10/22/2013*; LaMalfa, 
  Doug [R-CA-1]--10/22/2013*; Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]--10/22/2013*; 
  Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]--10/22/2013*; Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]--10/
  22/2013*; Lankford, James [R-OK-5]--10/22/2013*; Larson, John B. [D-
  CT-1]--10/22/2013*; Latham, Tom [R-IA-3]--10/22/2013*; Latta, Robert 
  E. [R-OH-5]--10/22/2013*; Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]--10/22/2013*; Levin, 
  Sander M. [D-MI-9]--10/22/2013*; Lewis, John [D-GA-5]--10/22/2013*; 
  Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]--10/22/2013*; Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]--10/
  22/2013*; Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]--10/22/2013*; Long, Billy [R-MO-7]--
  10/22/2013*; Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]--10/22/2013*; Lowey, Nita M. 
  [D-NY-17]--10/22/2013*; Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3]--10/22/2013*; 
  Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]--10/22/2013*; Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-
  NM-1]--10/22/2013*; Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]--10/22/2013*; Lynch, 
  Stephen F. [D-MA-8]--10/22/2013*; Maffei, Daniel B. [D-NY-24]--10/22/
  2013*; Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]--10/22/2013*; Maloney, Sean 
  Patrick [D-NY-18]--10/22/2013*; Marino, Tom [R-PA-10]--10/22/2013*; 
  Matheson, Jim [D-UT-4]--10/22/2013*; McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4]--10/
  22/2013*; McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23]--10/22/2013*; McClintock, Tom [R-
  CA-4]--10/22/2013*; McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]--10/22/2013*; McDermott, 
  Jim [D-WA-7]--10/22/2013*; McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]--10/22/2013*; 
  McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7]--10/22/2013*; McKeon, Howard P. ``Buck'' [R-
  CA-25]--10/22/2013*; McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]--10/22/2013*; 
  McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]--10/22/2013*; McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-
  9]--10/22/2013*; Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]--10/22/2013*; Meehan, Patrick 
  [R-PA-7]--10/22/2013*; Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]--10/22/2013*; Meng, 
  Grace [D-NY-6]--10/22/2013*; Messer, Luke [R-IN-6]--10/22/2013*; Mica, 
  John L. [R-FL-7]--10/22/2013*; Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]--10/22/
  2013*; Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10]--10/22/2013*; Miller, Gary G. [R-
  CA-31]--10/22/2013*; Miller, George [D-CA-11]--10/22/2013*; Moore, 
  Gwen [D-WI-4]--10/22/2013*; Moran, James P. [D-VA-8]--10/22/2013*; 
  Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2]--10/22/2013*; Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18]--
  10/22/2013*; Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]--10/22/2013*; Nadler, Jerrold [D-
  NY-10]--10/22/2013*; Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]--10/22/2013*; 
  Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]--10/22/2013*; Negrete McLeod, Gloria [D-CA-
  35]--10/22/2013*; Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19]--10/22/2013*; Noem, 
  Kristi L. [R-SD]--10/22/2013*; Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]--10/22/
  2013*; Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC]--10/22/2013*; Nugent, Richard B. 
  [R-FL-11]--10/22/2013*; Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22]--10/22/2013*; Nunnelee, 
  Alan [R-MS-1]--10/22/2013*; Olson, Pete [R-TX-22]--10/22/2013*; 
  Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4]--10/22/2013*; Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-
  6]--10/22/2013*; Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]--10/22/2013*; Pastor, Ed 
  [D-AZ-7]--10/22/2013*; Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]--10/22/2013*; Payne, 
  Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]--10/22/2013*; Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]--10/22/
  2013*; Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]--10/22/2013*; Perry, Scott [R-PA-4]--
  10/22/2013*; Peters, Gary C. [D-MI-14]--10/22/2013*; Peters, Scott H. 
  [D-CA-52]--10/22/2013*; Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6]--10/22/2013*; 
  Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR]--10/22/2013*; Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]--
  10/22/2013*; Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9]--10/22/2013*; Pitts, Joseph R. 
  [R-PA-16]--10/22/2013*; Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]--10/22/2013*; Posey, Bill 
  [R-FL-8]--10/22/2013*; Price, David E. [D-NC-4]--10/22/2013*; Price, 
  Tom [R-GA-6]--10/22/2013*; Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]--10/22/2013*; Radel, 
  Trey [R-FL-19]--10/22/2013*; Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3]--10/22/
  2013*; Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13]--10/22/2013*; Reed, Tom [R-NY-
  23]--10/22/2013*; Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16]--10/22/2013*; Ribble, 
  Reid J. [R-WI-8]--10/22/2013*; Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]--10/22/2013*; 
  Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]--10/22/2013*; Roby, Martha [R-AL-2]--10/
  22/2013*; Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]--10/22/2013*; Rogers, Harold [R-KY-
  5]--10/22/2013*; Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]--10/22/2013*; Rogers, Mike 
  J. [R-MI-8]--10/22/2013*; Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48]--10/22/2013*; 
  Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17]--10/22/2013*; Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-
  27]--10/22/2013*; Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6]--10/22/2013*; Ross, Dennis 
  A. [R-FL-15]--10/22/2013*; Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12]--10/22/2013*; 
  Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]--10/22/2013*; Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-
  39]--10/22/2013*; Runyan, Jon [R-NJ-3]--10/22/2013*; Ruppersberger, C. 
  A. Dutch [D-MD-2]--10/22/2013*; Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]--10/22/2013*; 
  Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1]--10/22/2013*; Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]--10/22/2013*; 
  Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP]--10/22/2013*; Salmon, Matt [R-
  AZ-5]--10/22/2013*; Sanchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]--10/22/2013*; Sanchez, 
  Loretta [D-CA-46]--10/22/2013*; Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]--10/22/
  2013*; Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1]--10/22/2013*; Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-
  IL-9]--10/22/2013*; Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]--10/22/2013*; Schneider, 
  Bradley S. [D-IL-10]--10/22/2013*; Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18]--10/22/
  2013*; Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13]--10/22/2013*; Schweikert, David 
  [R-AZ-6]--10/22/2013*; Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]--10/22/2013*; Scott, 
  Robert C. ``Bobby'' [D-VA-3]--10/22/2013*; Sensenbrenner, F. James, 
  Jr. [R-WI-5]--10/22/2013*; Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]--10/22/2013*; 
  Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]--10/22/2013*; Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]--10/
  22/2013*; Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]--10/22/2013*; Sherman, Brad [D-
  CA-30]--10/22/2013*; Shimkus, John [R-IL-15]--10/22/2013*; Shuster, 
  Bill [R-PA-9]--10/22/2013*; Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]--10/22/2013*; 
  Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]--10/22/2013*; Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]--10/22/
  2013*; Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25]--10/22/2013*; Smith, Adam 
  [D-WA-9]--10/22/2013*; Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]--10/22/2013*; Smith, 
  Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]--10/22/2013*; Smith, Jason T. [R-MO-8]--10/22/
  2013*; Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]--10/22/2013*; Southerland, Steve II [R-
  FL-2]--10/22/2013*; Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]--10/22/2013*; Stockman, 
  Steve [R-TX-36]--10/22/2013*; Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]--10/22/2013*; 
  Terry, Lee [R-NE-2]--10/22/2013*; Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5]--10/22/
  2013*; Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]--10/22/2013*; Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-
  13]--10/22/2013*; Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12]--10/22/2013*; Tierney, 
  John F. [D-MA-6]--10/22/2013*; Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3]--10/22/2013*; 
  Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]--10/22/2013*; Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]--10/22/2013*; 
  Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]--10/22/2013*; Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]--10/
  22/2013*; Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]--10/22/2013*; Valadao, David G. [R-CA-
  21]--10/22/2013*; Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51]--10/22/2013*; Veasey, Marc A. 
  [D-TX-33]--10/22/2013*; Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]--10/22/2013*; 
  Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]--10/22/2013*; Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-
  1]--10/22/2013*; Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]--10/22/2013*; Walberg, Tim [R-
  MI-7]--10/22/2013*; Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]--10/22/2013*; Walz, 
  Timothy J. [D-MN-1]--10/22/2013*; Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-
  23]--10/22/2013*; Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33]--10/22/2013*; Weber, 
  Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]--10/22/2013*; Webster, Daniel [R-FL-10]--10/22/
  2013*; Welch, Peter [D-VT]--10/22/2013*; Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]--
  10/22/2013*; Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3]--10/22/2013*; Whitfield, 
  Ed [R-KY-1]--10/22/2013*; Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]--10/22/2013*; 
  Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]--10/22/2013*; Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]--10/
  22/2013*; Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]--10/22/2013*; Wolf, Frank R. [R-
  VA-10]--10/22/2013*; Womack, Steve [R-AR-3]--10/22/2013*; Yarmuth, 
  John A. [D-KY-3]--10/22/2013*; Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3]--10/22/2013*; 
  Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]--10/22/2013*; Young, Don [R-AK]--10/22/2013*; 
  Young, Todd C. [R-IN-9]--10/22/2013*

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Bay Pines, 
  Florida, as the ``C.W. Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Medical Center.''

Oct. 22, 2013--Introduced in House.
Oct. 22, 2013--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct. 31, 2013--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Oct. 31, 2013--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov. 6, 2013--Presented to President.
Nov. 13, 2013--Signed by President.
Nov. 13, 2013--Became Public Law No: 113-49.

H.R. 3375

                                                           Oct. 29, 2013

Sponsor: Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
Cosponsor(s): Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]--10/29/2013*; DeGette, Diana [D-CO-
  1]--10/29/2013*; Gardner, Cory [R-CO-4]--10/29/2013*; Perlmutter, Ed 
  [D-CO-7]--10/29/2013*; Polis, Jared [D-CO-2]--10/29/2013*; Tipton, 
  Scott R. [R-CO-3]--10/29/2013*

To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs to be constructed at 3141 Centennial Boulevard, 
  Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the ``PFC Floyd K. Lindstrom Department 
  of Veterans Affairs Clinic.''

Oct. 29, 2013--Introduced in House.
June 17, 2014--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 
  396-0 (Roll No. 313).
Dec. 3, 2014--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 3, 2014--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 8, 2014--Presented to President.
Dec. 16, 2014--Signed by President.
Dec. 16, 2014--Became Public Law No: 113-215.

H.R. 3521

                                                           Nov. 18, 2013

Sponsor: Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]
Cosponsor(s): Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]--11/20/2013; Boustany, Charles 
  W., Jr. [R-LA-3]--11/20/2013; Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5]--11/20/2013; 
  Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]--11/20/2013; Cassidy, Bill [R-LA-6]--12/9/
  2013; Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]--11/20/2013; Michaud, Michael H. [D-
  ME-2]--11/20/2013; O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]--11/20/2013; Runyan, Jon 
  [R-NJ-3]--11/20/2013

To authorize Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility 
  leases, and for other purposes.

Nov. 18, 2013--Introduced in the House.
Dec. 9, 2013--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  113-284.
Dec. 10, 2013--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): 346-1 (Roll No. 630).
Dec. 20, 2013--Referred to Senate committee: Read twice and referred to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 3593

                                                           Nov. 21, 2013

Sponsor: Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
Cosponsor(s): Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]--6/17/2014; Gardner, Cory [R-CO-
  4]--1/7/2014; Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]--11/21/2013*; Lamborn, Doug 
  [R-CO-5]--2/27/2014; Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]--4/3/2014; Stivers, Steve 
  [R-OH-15]--4/28/2014; Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3]--2/25/2014.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the construction of 
  major medical facilities, and for other purposes.

Nov. 21, 2013--Introduced in House.
Sept. 15, 2014--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 
  113-586.
Sept. 16, 2014--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
Sept. 17, 2014--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 3682

                                                            Dec. 9, 2013

Sponsor: Walz, Timothy J [D-MN-1]
Cosponsor(s): Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6]--12/9/2013*; Ellison, Keith [D-
  MN-5]--12/9/2013*; Kline, John [R-MN-2]--12/9/2013*; McCollum, Betty 
  [D-MN-4]--12/9/2013*; Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]--12/9/2013*; Paulsen, 
  Erik [R-MN-3]--12/9/2013*; Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]--12/9/2013*.

To designate the community based outpatient clinic of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs located at 1961 Premier Drive in Mankato, Minnesota, 
  as the ``Lyle C. Pearson Community Based Outpatient Clinic.''

Dec. 9, 2013--Introduced in House.
June 17, 2014--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
Dec. 3, 2014--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 3, 2014--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 8, 2014--Presented to President.
Dec. 16, 2014--Signed by President.
Dec. 16, 2014--Became Public Law No: 113-217.

H.R. 4199

                                                           Mar. 11, 2014

Sponsor: Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]
Cosponsor(s): Barton, Joe [R-TX-6]--3/14/2014; Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]--3/
  14/2014; Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]--3/14/2014; Carter, John R. [R-
  TX-31]--3/14/2014; Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]--3/14/2014; Conaway, K. 
  Michael [R-TX-11]--3/14/2014; Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]--3/14/2014; 
  Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7]--3/14/2014; Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35]--
  3/14/2014; Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27]--3/14/2014; Gallego, Pete P. 
  [D-TX-23]--3/14/2014; Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]--3/14/2014; Granger, Kay 
  [R-TX-12]--3/14/2014; Green, Al [D-TX-9]--3/14/2014; Green, Gene [D-
  TX-29]--3/14/2014; Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4]--3/14/2014; Hensarling, Jeb 
  [R-TX-5]--3/14/2014; Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15]--3/14/2014; Jackson 
  Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]--3/14/2014; Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]--3/
  14/2014; Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]--3/14/2014; Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24]--
  3/14/2014; McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]--3/14/2014; Neugebauer, Randy 
  [R-TX-19]--3/14/2014; O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]--3/11/2014*; Olson, 
  Pete [R-TX-22]--3/14/2014; Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]--3/14/2014; Sessions, 
  Pete [R-TX-32]--3/14/2014; Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]--3/14/2014; 
  Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36]--3/14/2014; Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13]--3/14/
  2014; Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]--3/14/2014; Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]--
  3/14/2014; Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]--3/14/2014; Williams, Roger 
  [R-TX-25]--3/14/2014

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Waco, 
  Texas, as the ``Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
  Center.''

Mar. 11, 2014--Introduced in House.
June 17, 2014--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
Dec. 9, 2014--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 9, 2014--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 12, 2014--Presented to President.
Dec. 18, 2014--Signed by President.
Dec. 18, 2014--Became Public Law No: 113-256.

H.R. 4261

                                                           Mar. 14, 2014

Sponsor: Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
Cosponsor(s): Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]--5/8/2014; Kirkpatrick, Ann 
  [D-AZ-1]--3/14/2014*; Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]--3/14/2014*; 
  O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]--3/27/2014; Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]--4/2/
  2014; Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]--3/27/2014; Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]--
  4/7/2014; Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3]--4/28/2014

To improve the research of Gulf War Illness, the Research Advisory 
  Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses, and for other purposes.

Mar. 14, 2014--Introduced in House.
May 28, 2014--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
June 2, 2014--Referred to Senate committee: Received in the Senate and 
  read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 4276

                                                           Mar. 18, 2014

Sponsor: Cassidy, Bill [R-LA-6]
Cosponsor(s): Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]--7/23/2014; Enyart, William L. 
  [D-IL-12]--7/14/2014; Jolly, David [R-FL-13]--7/23/2014; McCarthy, 
  Kevin [R-CA-23]--3/18/2014*; Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]--9/15/2014; 
  Young, Todd C. [R-IN-9]--7/24/2014

To extend and modify a pilot program on assisted living services for 
  veterans with traumatic brain injury.

Mar. 18, 2014--Introduced in House.
Sept. 15, 2014--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs. H. Rept. 113-598.
Sept. 16, 2014--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
Dec. 15, 2014--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 15, 2014--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec. 17, 2014--Presented to President.
Dec. 18, 2014--Signed by President.
Dec. 18, 2014--Became Public Law No: 113-257.

H.R. 4810

                                                            June 9, 2014

Sponsor: Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]
Cosponsor(s): Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4]--6/10/2014; Amash, Justin [R-
  MI-3]--6/9/2014*; Barber, Ron [D-AZ-2]--6/9/2014*; Barr, Andy [R-KY-
  6]--6/9/2014*; Barrow, John [D-GA-12]--6/9/2014*; Barton, Joe [R-TX-
  6]--6/9/2014*; Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]--6/10/2014; Benishek, Dan [R-MI-
  1]--6/9/2014*; Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]--6/9/2014*; Bishop, Sanford 
  D., Jr. [D-GA-2]--6/9/2014*; Black, Diane [R-TN-6]--6/9/2014*; 
  Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU]--6/9/2014*; Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]--6/10/
  2014; Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1]--6/9/2014*; Brownley, Julia [D-CA-
  26]--6/9/2014*; Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]--6/9/2014*; Bucshon, Larry 
  [R-IN-8]--6/9/2014*; Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]--6/9/2014*; 
  Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]--6/9/2014*; Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42]--6/9/
  2014*; Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2]--6/10/2014; Cassidy, Bill [R-LA-
  6]--6/9/2014*; Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]--6/10/2014; Coffman, Mike [R-CO-
  6]--6/9/2014*; Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]--6/9/2014*; Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]--6/
  9/2014*; Costa, Jim [D-CA-16]--6/9/2014*; Cotton, Tom [R-AR-4]--6/9/
  2014*; Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]--6/9/2014*; Crawford, Eric A. ``Rick'' [R-
  AR-1]--6/9/2014*; Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4]--6/9/2014*; Cuellar, Henry 
  [D-TX-28]--6/9/2014*; Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7]--6/9/2014*; 
  Daines, Steve [R-MT]--6/9/2014*; Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]--6/9/2014*; 
  Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10]--6/9/2014*; Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25]--6/10/
  2014; Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8]--6/9/2014*; Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]--
  6/10/2014; Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2]--6/9/2014*; Ellmers, Renee L. 
  [R-NC-2]--6/10/2014; Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS]--6/9/2014*; 
  Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27]--6/9/2014*; Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-
  8]--6/10/2014; Fleischmann, Charles J. ``Chuck'' [R-TN-3]--6/9/2014*; 
  Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]--6/9/2014*; Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4]--6/9/
  2014*; Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8]--6/10/2014; Gallego, Pete P. [D-TX-23]--
  6/10/2014; Gardner, Cory [R-CO-4]--6/10/2014; Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-
  5]--6/10/2014; Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6]--6/9/2014*; Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]--
  6/9/2014*; Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19]--6/9/2014*; Gingrey, Phil 
  [R-GA-11]--6/9/2014*; Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]--6/10/2014; Griffin, Tim 
  [R-AR-2]--6/9/2014*; Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-11]--6/9/2014*; Guthrie, 
  Brett [R-KY-2]--6/9/2014*; Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4]--6/10/2014; Harper, 
  Gregg [R-MS-3]--6/9/2014*; Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4]--6/9/2014*; Heck, 
  Joseph J. [R-NV-3]--6/9/2014*; Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15]--6/10/2014; 
  Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8]--6/9/2014*; Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1]--6/9/
  2014*; Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2]--6/9/2014*; Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]--6/
  9/2014*; Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]--6/9/2014*; Jolly, David [R-FL-13]--6/
  9/2014*; Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]--6/10/2014; Joyce, David P. 
  [R-OH-14]--6/9/2014*; King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]--6/10/2014; Kingston, 
  Jack [R-GA-1]--6/10/2014; Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]--6/9/2014*; Kline, 
  John [R-MN-2]--6/9/2014*; Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]--6/9/2014*; 
  Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1]--6/10/2014; Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]--6/9/
  2014*; Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]--6/9/2014*; Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]--
  6/9/2014*; LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2]--6/10/2014; Long, Billy [R-MO-
  7]--6/10/2014; Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]--6/10/2014; McCarthy, 
  Kevin [R-CA-23]--6/9/2014*; McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4]--6/10/2014; 
  McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7]--6/9/2014*; McKeon, Howard P. ``Buck'' [R-CA-
  25]--6/10/2014; McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]--6/9/2014*; McMorris 
  Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]--6/9/2014*; Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]--6/10/
  2014; Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7]--6/9/2014*; Mica, John L. [R-FL-7]--6/
  9/2014*; Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2]--6/9/2014*; Miller, Candice S. 
  [R-MI-10]--6/9/2014*; Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18]--6/9/2014*; Neugebauer, 
  Randy [R-TX-19]--6/9/2014*; Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD]--6/10/2014; Nugent, 
  Richard B. [R-FL-11]--6/9/2014*; Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22]--6/9/2014*; 
  Nunnelee, Alan [R-MS-1]--6/9/2014*; O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]--6/9/
  2014*; Owens, William L. [D-NY-21]--6/9/2014*; Palazzo, Steven M. [R-
  MS-4]--6/9/2014*; Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2]--6/9/2014*; Pingree, Chellie 
  [D-ME-1]--6/10/2014; Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4]--6/9/2014*; Posey, Bill [R-
  FL-8]--6/9/2014*; Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]--6/9/2014*; Ribble, Reid J. [R-
  WI-8]--6/9/2014*; Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]--6/10/2014; Rigell, E. 
  Scott [R-VA-2]--6/9/2014*; Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]--6/9/2014*; Rogers, 
  Mike D. [R-AL-3]--6/9/2014*; Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17]--6/10/2014; 
  Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27]--6/9/2014*; Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-
  12]--6/9/2014*; Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]--6/9/2014*; Ruiz, Raul [D-
  CA-36]--6/9/2014*; Runyan, Jon [R-NJ-3]--6/9/2014*; Ruppersberger, C. 
  A. Dutch [D-MD-2]--6/10/2014; Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP]--
  6/9/2014*; Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-5]--6/9/2014*; Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1]--
  6/10/2014; Schneider, Bradley S. [D-IL-10]--6/10/2014; Schock, Aaron 
  [R-IL-18]--6/9/2014*; Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]--6/10/2014; Schweikert, 
  David [R-AZ-6]--6/9/2014*; Scott, David [D-GA-13]--6/9/2014*; 
  Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]--6/10/2014; Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]--6/10/
  2014; Shimkus, John [R-IL-15]--6/10/2014; Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9]--6/
  10/2014; Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]--6/9/2014*; Smith, Jason T. [R-MO-
  8]--6/9/2014*; Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]--6/9/2014*; Southerland, Steve 
  II [R-FL-2]--6/9/2014*; Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]--6/10/2014; Stivers, 
  Steve [R-OH-15]--6/9/2014*; Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36]--6/9/2014*; 
  Terry, Lee [R-NE-2]--6/10/2014; Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13]--6/9/2014*; 
  Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12]--6/9/2014*; Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3]--6/
  10/2014; Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]--6/9/2014*; Valadao, David G. [R-CA-
  21]--6/9/2014*; Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51]--6/10/2014; Vela, Filemon [D-
  TX-34]--6/9/2014*; Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]--6/10/2014; Walberg, Tim [R-
  MI-7]--6/9/2014*; Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]--6/9/2014*; Webster, 
  Daniel [R-FL-10]--6/9/2014*; Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]--6/9/2014*; 
  Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1]--6/9/2014*; Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]--6/9/2014*; 
  Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]--6/9/2014*; Womack, Steve [R-AR-3]--6/9/
  2014*; Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]--6/10/2014
  * Original cosponsor.

June 9, 2014--Introduced in House.
June 10, 2014--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): 0-
  0.
June 10, 2014--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 426-0.
June 11, 2014--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.893                                                                        October 28, 2013
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  S.287                                                                        November 6, 2013
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  S.1471                                                                       November 18, 2013
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  S.1434                                                                       January 14, 2014
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  S.2258                                                                       September 11, 2014
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  S.229                                                                        December 3, 2014
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  S.2921                                                                       December 3, 2014
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  S.2822                                                                       December 10, 2014
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                                  HOUSE

 
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  H.R. 1412                                                                    September 23,2013
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  H.R. 3302                                                                    October 31, 2013
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  H.R. 1216                                                                    July 25, 2014
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  H.R. 3375                                                                    December 3, 2014
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  H.R. 3682                                                                    December 3, 2014
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  H.R. 4199                                                                    December 9, 2014
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  H.R. 4276                                                                    December 15, 2014
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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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    113-37   S.1216                          H.R. 1412                      September 30, 2013
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    113-49   S.1576                          H.R. 3302                      November 13, 2013
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    113-52   S.893                           H.R. 569, H.R. 570             November 21,2013
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    113-65   S.1471                          H.R. 3106                      December 20, 2013
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   113-138                                   H.R. 1216                      July 25, 2014
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   113-181   S.2258, S.893                   H.R. 357, H.R. 569, H.R. 570,  September 26, 2014
                                              H.R. 4095, H.R. 4096
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   113-215   S.1606                          H.R. 3375                      December 16, 2014
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   113-217                                   H.R. 3682                      December 16, 2014
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   113-230   S.229, S.944, S.1950, S.1982,   H.R. 454                       December 16, 2014
              S.2413
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   113-231   S.1434                          H.R. 5788                      December 16, 2014
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   113-234   S.2921                          H.R. 5700                      December 16, 2014
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   113-256   S.2128                          H.R. 4199                      December 18, 2014
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   113-257   S.3014                          H.R. 4276                      December 18, 2014
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                   LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF PUBLIC LAWS
              LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF PUBLIC LAWS--Continued
                              ------------

113-37

                                                          Sept. 30, 2013
  A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain 
expiring authorities affecting veterans and their families, and for 
other purposes.
  H.R. 1412
      House Report: 113-64
      Apr. 9, 2013--Introduced in House
      May 17, 2013--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs. H. Rept. 113-64.
      May 21, 2013--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): 416090 (Roll No. 164).
      Sept. 23, 2013--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged 
    by Unanimous Consent.
      Sept. 23, 2013--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an 
    amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
      Sept. 27, 2013--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): 402090 (Roll 
    No. 491).
      Sept. 28, 2013--Presented to President.
      Sept. 30, 2013--Signed by President.
      Sept. 30, 2013--Became Public Law No: 113-37.

113-49

                                                           Nov. 13, 2013
  To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Bay 
Pines, Florida, as the ``C.W. Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs 
Medical Center.''
  H.R. 3302
      Oct. 22, 2013--Introduced in the House.
      Oct. 22, 2013--Introduced in House
      Oct. 22, 2013--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
    rules and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
      Oct. 31, 2013--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
    Unanimous Consent.
      Oct. 31, 2013--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
    amendment by Unanimous Consent.
      Nov. 6, 2013--Presented to President.
      Nov. 13, 2013--Signed by President.
      Nov. 13, 2013--Became Public Law No: 113-49.

113-52

                                                           Nov. 21, 2013
  A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2013, 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. 893
      Senate Report: 113-87
      May 8, 2013--Introduced in Senate.
      Sep. 4, 2013--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator 
    Sanders under authority of the order of the Senate of 8/1/2013 
    without amendment. With written report No. 113-87.
      Oct. 28, 2013--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
    amendment by Unanimous Consent.
      Nov. 12, 2013--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
    rules and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.

113-65

                                                           Dec. 20, 2013
  A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the 
Secretary of the Army to reconsider decisions to inter or honor the 
memory of a person in a national cemetery, and for other purposes.
  S. 1471
      Aug. 1, 2013--Introduced in Senate.
      Nov. 18, 2013--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
    Unanimous Consent.
      Nov. 18, 2013--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an 
    amendment by Unanimous Consent.
      Dec. 11, 2013--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
    rules and pass the bill. Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 
    required): 398--1 (Roll No. 634).
      Dec. 13, 2013--Presented to President.
      Dec. 20, 2013--Signed by President.
      Dec. 20, 2013--Became Public Law No: 113-65.

113-138

                                                           July 25, 2014
  To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Vet Center in 
Prescott, Arizona, as the ``Dr. Cameron McKinley Department of Veterans 
Affairs Veterans Center.''
  H.R. 1216
      Mar. 15, 2013--Introduced in House.
      June 17, 2014--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
    rules and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
      July 9, 2014--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
    Unanimous Consent.
      July 9, 2014--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
    amendment by Unanimous Consent.
      July 15, 2014--Presented to President.
      July 25, 2014--Signed by President.
      July 25, 2014--Became Public Law No: 113-138.

113-181

                                                          Sept. 26, 2014
  A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2014, 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. 2258
      Apr. 28, 2014--Introduced in Senate.
      Sept. 11, 2014--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged 
    by Unanimous Consent.
      Sept. 11, 2014--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
    amendment by Unanimous Consent.
      Sept. 16, 2014--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend 
    the rules and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
      Sept. 18, 2014--Presented to President.
      Sept. 26, 2014--Signed by President.
      Sept. 26, 2014--Became Public Law No: 113-181.

113-215

                                                           Dec. 16, 2014
  To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs to be constructed at 3141 Centennial Boulevard, 
Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the ``PFC Floyd K. Lindstrom Department 
of Veterans Affairs Clinic.''
  H.R. 3375
      Oct. 29, 2013--Introduced in House.
      June 17, 2014--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): 396090 (Roll No. 313).
      Dec. 3, 2014--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
    Unanimous Consent.
      Dec. 3, 2014--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
    amendment by Unanimous Consent.
      Dec. 8, 2014--Presented to President.
      Dec. 16, 2014--Signed by President.
      Dec. 16, 2014--Became Public Law No: 113-215.

113-217

                                                           Dec. 16, 2014
  To designate the community based outpatient clinic of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs located at 1961 Premier Drive in Mankato, Minnesota, 
as the ``Lyle C. Pearson Community Based Outpatient Clinic.''
  H.R. 3682
      Dec. 9, 2013--Introduced in House.
      June 17, 2014--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
    rules and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
      Dec. 3, 2014--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
    Unanimous Consent.
      Dec. 3, 2014--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
    amendment by Unanimous Consent.
      Dec. 8, 2014--Presented to President.
      Dec. 16, 2014--Signed by President.
      Dec. 16, 2014--Became Public Law No: 113-217.

113-231

                                                           Dec. 16, 2014
  A bill to designate the Junction City Community-Based Outpatient 
Clinic located at 715 Southwind Drive, Junction City, Kansas, as the 
Lieutenant General Richard J. Seitz Community-Based Outpatient Clinic.
  S. 1434
      Aug. 1, 2013--Introduced in Senate.
      Jan. 14, 2014--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
    Unanimous Consent.
      Jan. 14, 2014--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
    amendment by Unanimous Consent.
      Dec. 8, 2014--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
    rules and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
      Dec. 10, 2014--Presented to President.
      Dec. 16, 2014--Signed by President.
      Dec. 16, 2014--Became Public Law No: 113-231.

113-234

                                                           Dec. 16, 2014
  A bill to designate the community based outpatient clinic of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs located at 310 Home Boulevard in 
Galesburg, Illinois, as the ``Lane A. Evans VA Community Based 
Outpatient Clinic.''
  S. 2921
      Nov. 13, 2014--Introduced in Senate.
      Dec. 3, 2014--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
    Unanimous Consent.
      Dec. 3, 2014--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
    amendment by Unanimous Consent.
      Dec. 8, 2014--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
    rules and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
      Dec. 10, 2014--Presented to President.
      Dec. 16, 2014--Signed by President.
      Dec. 16, 2014--Became Public Law No: 113-234.

113-256

                                                           Mar. 11, 2014
  To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Waco, 
Texas, as the ``Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
Center.''
  H.R. 4199
      Mar. 11, 2014--Introduced in House.
      June 17, 2014--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
    rules and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
      Dec. 9, 2014--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
    Unanimous Consent.
      Dec. 9, 2014--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
    amendment by Unanimous Consent.
      Dec. 12, 2014--Presented to President.
      Dec. 18, 2014--Signed by President.
      Dec. 18, 2014--Became Public Law No: 113-256.

113-257

                                                           Dec. 18, 2014
  To extend and modify a pilot program on assisted living services for 
veterans with traumatic brain injury.
  H.R. 4276
      Mar. 18, 2014--Introduced in House.
      Sept. 15, 2014--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs. H. Rept. 113-598.
      Sept. 16, 2014--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend 
    the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Agreed to by voice vote.
      Dec. 15, 2014--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by 
    Unanimous Consent.
      Dec. 15, 2014--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
    amendment by Unanimous Consent.
      Dec. 17, 2014--Presented to President.
      Dec. 18, 2014--Signed by President.
      Dec. 18, 2014--Became Public Law No: 113-257.
             HEARINGS AND MEETING SESSIONS OF THE COMMITTEE
        HEARINGS AND MEETING SESSIONS OF THE COMMITTEE--Continued
                              ------------

February 26, 2013. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  receive the Legislative Presentation of Disabled American Veterans.
February 28, 2013. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  receive the Legislative Presentation of Military Officers Association 
  of America, Retired Enlisted Association, Non Commissioned Officers 
  Association, Blinded Veterans Association, Military Order of the 
  Purple Heart, Wounded Warrior Project, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans 
  of America, American Ex-Prisoners of War.
March 5, 2013. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  receive the Legislative Presentation of Veterans of Foreign Wars.
March 6, 2013. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  receive the Legislative Presentation of AMVETS, Air Force Sergeants 
  Association, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Jewish War Veterans, Gold 
  Star Wives, Fleet Reserve Association, Vietnam Veterans of America and 
  the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs.
March 13, 2013. Hearing: VA Claims Process: Review of VA's 
  Transformation Efforts
March 20, 2013. Hearing: VA Mental Health Care: Ensuring Timely Access 
  to High-Quality Care
April 15, 2013. Hearing: The Fiscal Year 2014 Budget for Veterans' 
  Programs
April 24, 2013. Hearing: Call to Action: VA Outreach and Community 
  Partnerships
May 9, 2013. Hearing: Pending Health Care Legislation
June 12, 2013. Hearing: Pending Benefits Legislation
July 24, 2013. Meeting: To consider legislation pending before the 
  Committee
July 31, 2013. Hearing: Preserving the Rights of Servicemembers, 
  Veterans and their Families in the Financial Marketplace
August 7, 2013. Field Hearing in Atlanta, GA: Ensuring Veterans Receive 
  the Care they Deserve--Addressing VA Mental Health Program Management
August 26, 2013. Field Hearing in Anchorage, AK: The State of Veterans 
  Services in Alaska
September 10, 2013. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  receive the Legislative Presentation of The American Legion
October 30, 2013. Hearing: Pending Health and Benefits Legislation
November 6, 2013. Hearing: Nominations of Sloan D. Gibson to be Deputy 
  Secretary, Linda Schwartz to be Assistant Secretary for Policy and 
  Planning and Constance B. Tobias to be Chairman, Board of Veterans 
  Appeals'
November 19, 2013. Meeting: To consider nominations and legislation 
  pending before the Committee
December 11, 2013. Hearing: VA Claims System: Review of VA's 
  Transformation Progress
January 16, 2014. Meeting: To consider nominations
February 25, 2014. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  receive the Legislative Presentation of Disabled American Veterans
March 5, 2014. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  receive the Legislative Presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
March 6, 2014. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  receive the Legislative Presentation of AMVETS, Blinded Veterans 
  Association, Jewish War Veterans, Military Officers Association of 
  America, Military Order of the Purple Heart, National Association of 
  State Directors of Veterans Affairs, National Guard Association of the 
  United States, The Retired Enlisted Association and Vietnam Veterans 
  of America
March 12, 2014. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  receive the Legislative Presentation of the Air Force Sergeants 
  Association, American Ex-Prisoners of War, Fleet Reserve Association, 
  Gold Star Wives, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, non 
  Commissioned Officers Association, Paralyzed Veterans of America and 
  Wounded Warrior Project
March 12, 2014. Hearing: The Fiscal Year 2015 Budget for Veterans' 
  Programs
March 26, 2014. Joint Hearing with the House of Representatives: To 
  receive the 2014 Legislative Presentation of The American Legion
April 30, 2014. Hearing: Overmedication: Problems and Solutions
May 15, 2014. Hearing: The State of VA Health Care
June 24, 2014. Meeting: House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Conference 
  Committee Meeting
July 16, 2014. Hearing: The State of VA Health Care (2)
July 22, 2014. Hearing: Nomination of Robert A. McDonald to be Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs
July 23, 2014. Meeting: To consider the nomination of Robert A. McDonald 
  to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs
August 19, 2014. Field Hearing in Honolulu, HI: The State of VA Health 
  Care in Hawaii
September 9, 2014. Hearing: The State of VA Health Care (3)
November 19, 2014. Hearing on veterans' mental health and suicide
December 3, 2014. Hearing regarding the high cost of treating veterans 
  with Hepatitis C and the impact of the disease on the VA health care 
  system
December 4, 2014. Hearing: Nomination of Leigh A. Bradley to be General 
  Counsel of the Department of Veterans Affairs
December 8, 2014. Meeting: To consider the nomination of Leigh A. 
  Bradley to be General Counsel of the Department of Veterans Affairs
                         COMMITTEE PUBLICATIONS
                              ------------

                                 Reports
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 Report No.                              Title
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    113-001   Legislative and Oversight Activities During the 111th
               Congress by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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    113-086   Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act Filed, Under
               Authority of the Order of the Senate of August 1, 2013
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    113-087   Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of
               2013 Filed, Under Authority of the Order of the Senate of
               August 1, 2013
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    113-106   Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of
               2013
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    113-107   Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013
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    113-110   Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2013
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    113-123   Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013
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    113-125   Legislative and Oversight Activities During the 112th
               Congress by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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                                Hearings
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 S. Hrg. No.                        Date and Title
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     113-39   April 24, 2013, Call to Action: VA Outreach and Community
               Partnerships
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    113-040   March 13, 2013, VA Claims Process: Review of VA's
               Transformation Efforts
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     113-41   March 20, 2013, VA Mental Health Care: Ensuring Timely
               Access to High quality Care
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    113-111   June 12, 2013, Pending Benefits Legislation
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    113-112   July 31, 2013, Preserving the Rights of Servicemembers,
               Veterans and Their Families in the Financial Marketplace
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    113-168   December 11, 2013, VA Claims System: Review of VA's
               Transformation Process
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    113-203   May 9, 2013, Pending Health Care Legislation
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    113-280   October 30, 2013, Pending Health and Benefits Legislation
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    113-298   November 6, 2013, Pending Nominations
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    113-403   April 15, 2013, The Fiscal Year 2014 Budget for Veterans
               Affairs
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    113-599   March 12, 2014, The Fiscal Year 2015 Budget for Veterans'
               Programs
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    113-614   May 15, 2014, The State of VA Health Care
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    113-617   July 16, 2014, The State of VA Health Care
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    113-657   September 9, 2014, The State of VA Health Care
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    113-680   April 30, 2014, Overmedication: Problems and Solutions
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                        EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS
                   EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS--Continued
                              ------------

EC-50.  A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Veterans Health 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Copayments for Medications in 
  2013'' (RIN2900-AO58) received during recess of the Senate in the 
  Office of the President of the Senate on January 8, 2013; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-370.  A communication from the Secretary of the Army, transmitting, 
  pursuant to law, a report relative to reservations made for internment 
  at Arlington National Cemetery; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-371.  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 ``Disclosures to Participate in 
  State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs'' (RIN2900-AO45) received 
  during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the 
  Senate on February 8, 2013; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-547.  A communication from the Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Vehicle Fleet Report on Alternative Fuel Vehicles for fiscal year 
  2012; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-548.  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 ``Grants for the Rural Veterans 
  Coordination Pilot (RVCP)'' (RIN2900-AO35) received in the Office of 
  the President of the Senate on February 25, 2013; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-549.  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 Homeless Providers Grant 
  and Per Diem Program'' (RIN2900-AN81) received in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on February 25, 2013; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-617.  A communication from the Principal Deputy 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 2013;'' to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1059.  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 ``Removal of 30-Day Residency 
  Requirement for Per Diem Payments'' (RIN2900-AO36) received in the 
  Office of the President of the Senate on March 22, 2013; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1115.  A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Management 
  and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, a report entitled ``OMB Final Sequestration 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; 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-1130.  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 ``Grants to States for 
  Construction or Acquisition of State Homes'' (RIN2900-AO60) received 
  in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 9, 2013; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1459.  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 for Home Health 
  Services and Hospice Care to Non-VA Providers'' (RIN2900-AN98) 
  received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 6, 2013; 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1460.  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 ``Grants for Transportation of 
  Veterans in Highly Rural Areas'' (RIN2900-AO01) received during 
  adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on April 26, 2013; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1568.  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 ``Tentative Eligibility 
  Determinations; Presumptive Eligibility for Psychosis and Other Mental 
  Illness'' (RIN2900-AN87) received in the Office of the President of 
  the Senate on May 15, 2013; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1678.  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 
  2013'' (RIN2900-AO58) received in the Office of the President of the 
  Senate on May 21, 2013; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1896.  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 ``Community Residential Care'' 
  (RIN2900-AO62) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
  of the President of the Senate on May 28, 2013; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1897.  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 Dental Insurance Program'' 
  (RIN2900-AN99) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
  of the President of the Senate on May 28, 2013; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-1898.  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 ``Community Residential Care'' 
  (RIN2900-AO62) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
  of the President of the Senate on May 28, 2013; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-2254.  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-2370.  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 2012; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-2371.  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 ``Medications Prescribed by Non-
  VA Providers'' (RIN2900-AO77) received in the Office of the President 
  of the Senate on July 18, 2013; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-2608.  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 ``Patient Access to Records'' 
  (RIN2900-AO61) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on July 25, 2013; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-2920.  A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Center for Veterans 
  Enterprise, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to 
  law, the report of a rule entitled ``VA Veteran-Owned Small Business 
  Verification Guidelines'' (RIN2900-AO49) received during adjournment 
  of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 
  22, 2013; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-2921.  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 Health Professional 
  Scholarship and Visual Impairment and Orientation and Mobility 
  Professional Scholarship Programs'' (RIN2900-AO34) received during 
  adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on August 29, 2013; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-2922.  A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Benefits 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Disease Associated with 
  Exposure to Certain Herbicide Agents: Peripheral Neuropathy'' 
  (RIN2900-AO32) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on September 9, 2013; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-2923.  A communication from the Principal Deputy 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 2013;'' to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-2924.  A communication from the Principal Deputy 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 2013;'' to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-3141.  A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Benefits 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Eligibility of Disabled 
  Veterans and Members of the Armed Forces with Severe Burn Injuries for 
  Financial Assistance in the Purchase of an Automobile or Other 
  Conveyance and Adaptive Equipment'' (RIN2900-AO31) received in the 
  Office of the President of the Senate on September 17, 2013; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-3142.  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 ``Vet Center Services'' 
  (RIN2900-AN92) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on September 12, 2013; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-3264.  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 ``Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned 
  and Veteran-Owned Small Business Status Protest'' (RIN2900-AM92) 
  received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 27, 
  2013; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-3410.  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 Dental Insurance Program-
  Federalism'' (RIN2900-AO85) received during adjournment of the Senate 
  in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 22, 2013; to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-3875.  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-AO46) received during adjournment of the 
  Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 6, 
  2013; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-3876.  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 ``Grants to States for 
  Construction or Acquisition of State Homes'' (RIN2900-AO60) received 
  during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the 
  Senate on December 4, 2013; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-3877.  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 ``Criteria for a 
  Catastrophically Disabled Determination for Purposes of Enrollment'' 
  (RIN2900-AO21) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
  of the President of the Senate on December 4, 2013; to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-3878.  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 ``Specially Adapted Housing 
  Eligibility for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis'' (RIN2900-AO84) 
  received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on December 4, 2013; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-3879.  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 ``Copayment for Extended Care 
  Services'' (RIN2900-AO59) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
  the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2013; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-3961.  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 ``Secondary Service Connection 
  for Diagnosable Illnesses Associated With Traumatic Brain Injury'' 
  (RIN2900-AN89) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on December 16, 2013; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4012.  A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) 
  address for the Department of Veterans Affairs 2013 Performance and 
  Accountability Report; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4282.  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 ``Removal of Penalty for 
  Breaking Points'' (RIN2900-AO51) received in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on January 7, 2014; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4283.  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 ``Community Residential Care'' 
  (RIN2900-AO62) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on January 7, 2014; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4284.  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 ``Duty Periods for Establishing 
  Eligibility for Health Care'' (RIN2900-AO25) received in the Office of 
  the President of the Senate on December 20, 2013; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4285.  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 ``Copayments for Medications in 
  2014'' (RIN2900-AO91) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
  Office of the President of the Senate on December 27, 2013; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4339.  A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to expenditures from 
  the Pershing Hall Revolving Fund for fiscal year 2013; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4340.  A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Benefits 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``VA Compensation Service and 
  Pension and Fiduciary Service Nomenclature Changes'' (RIN2900-AO64) 
  received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 13, 
  2014; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4341.  A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Benefits 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Loan Guaranty: Minimum 
  Property and Construction Requirements'' (RIN2900-AO67) received in 
  the Office of the President of the Senate on January 13, 2014; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4859.  A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Vehicle Fleet Report on Alternative Fuel Vehicles for fiscal year 
  2013; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-4942.  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 ``Disclosures to Participate in 
  State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs'' (RIN2900-AO45) received 
  in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 12, 2014; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-5071.  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 ``VA Dental Insurance Program-
  Federalism'' (RIN2900-AO85) received in the Office of the President of 
  the Senate on March 25, 2014; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-5072.  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 ``Vocational Rehabilitation and 
  Employment Program: Changes Related to the Honoring America's Veterans 
  and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012'' (RIN2900-AO87) 
  received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 25, 
  2014; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-5305.  A joint communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
  Defense (Personnel and Readiness) and the Chief of Staff of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
  report relative to the activities of the Extremity Trauma and 
  Amputation Center of Excellence during fiscal year 2013; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-5364.  A communication from the Principal Deputy 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 2013;'' to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-5365.  A communication from the Principal Deputy 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 2014;'' to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-5603.  A communication from the Principal Deputy 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 2014;'' to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-5732.  A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Benefits 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Loan Guaranty: Ability-to-
  Repay Standards and Qualified Mortgage Definition under the Truth in 
  Lending Act'' (RIN2900-AO65) received during adjournment of the Senate 
  in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2014; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-5923.  A joint communication from the Deputy Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs and the Acting Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 
  Readiness), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
  ``Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee 
  Fiscal Year 2013 Annual Report;'' to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

EC-5932.  A communication from the Acting Chief 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 ``Copayment for Medications in 
  2014'' (RIN2900-AO91) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
  Office of the President of the Senate on May 27, 2014; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-6038.  A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Benefits 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Burial Benefits'' (RIN2900-
  AO82) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 5, 
  2014; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-6040.  A communication from the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary 
  for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, National Park Service, Department of 
  the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``National Cemeteries, Demonstration, Special Event'' 
  (RIN1024-AE01) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
  of the President of the Senate on June 6, 2014; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-6299.  A communication from the Deputy Director of the Regulation 
  Policy and Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Benefits 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Grants for Adaptive Sports 
  Programs for Disabled Veterans and Disabled Members of the Armed 
  Forces'' (RIN2900-AP07) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
  the Office of the President of the Senate on June 27, 2014; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-6711.  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 2014;'' to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

EC-6820.  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 2014;'' to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

EC-6821.  A communication from the Chief of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Benefits 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Servicemembers' Group Life 
  Insurance--Veterans' Group Life Insurance Regulation Update--ABO, VGLI 
  Application, SGLI 2-Year Disability Extension'' (RIN2900-AO74) 
  received in the Office of the President of the Senate on July 31, 
  2014; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-6822.  A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Benefits 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Schedule for Rating 
  Disabilities--Mental Disorders and Definition of Psychosis for Certain 
  VA Purposes'' (RIN2900-AO96) received in the Office of the President 
  of the Senate on July 31, 2014; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-6823.  A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Benefits 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Servicemembers' Group Life 
  Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance Information Access'' 
  (RIN2900-AO42) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office 
  of the President of the Senate on August 14, 2014; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-6933.  A communication from the Director of the Regulation Policy and 
  Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Benefits 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Substitution in Case of Death 
  of Claimant'' (RIN2900-AN91) received during adjournment of the Senate 
  in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 3, 2014; to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-6935.  A communication from the 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 2015;'' 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; Select Committee on Ethics; 
  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-7212.  A communication from the Deputy Director of the Regulation 
  Policy and Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Benefits 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special Home Adaptation Grants 
  for Members of the Armed Forces and Veterans with Certain Vision 
  Impairment'' (RIN2900-AP12) received in the Office of the President of 
  the Senate on September 10, 2014; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

EC-7213.  A communication from the Deputy Director of the Regulation 
  Policy and Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Benefits 
  Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant 
  to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Updating Certain Citations in 
  VA Medical Regulations'' (RIN2900-AP04) received in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on September 10, 2014; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-7393.  A communication from the Acting 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 
  Certain Medical Expenses for Camp Lejeune Family Members'' (RIN2900-
  AO79) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on September 22, 2014; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-7394.  A communication from the Acting 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 ``Hospital Care and Medical 
  Services for Camp Lejeune Veterans'' (RIN2900-AO78) received during 
  adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on September 22, 2014; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-7395.  A communication from the Acting 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 ``Standard Claims and Appeals 
  Forms'' (RIN2900-AO81) received during adjournment of the Senate in 
  the Office of the President of the Senate on September 22, 2014; to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-7690.  A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Report to Congress 
  on Wait-Time Goals of the Department for the Veterans Choice Program 
  Authorized by Section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and 
  Accountability Act of 2014;'' to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-7691.  A communication from the Acting 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 
  2015'' (RIN2900-AP15) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
  Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2014; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-7692.  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 2014;'' to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

EC-7797.  A communication from the Acting Chief 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 Corrections Based on 
  Public Law 104-262'' (RIN2900-AO93) received in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on November 12, 2014; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-7798.  A communication from the Acting Chief of the Regulation 
  Policy, Tracking, and Control Office of the General Counsel, Veterans 
  Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, 
  pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Designee for Patient 
  Personal Property'' (RIN2900-AO41) received in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on November 12, 2014; to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.

EC-7799.  A communication from the Acting 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 ``Expanded Access to Non-VA Care 
  through the Veterans Choice Program'' (RIN2900-AO24) received during 
  adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on November 4, 2014; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-7800.  A communication from the Acting 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 Mental Health Peer 
  Support Services from Copayments'' (RIN2900-AP11) received during 
  adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate 
  on November 14, 2014; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-8082.  A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to expenditures from 
  the Pershing Hall Revolving Fund for fiscal year 2014; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

EC-8132.  A communication from the Acting 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 ``Home Improvements and 
  Structural Alterations (HISA) Benefits Program'' (RIN2900-AO17) 
  received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 3, 
  2014; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-119.  A resolution adopted by the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
  Massachusetts memorializing the federal government of the United 
  States to prioritize distribution of veterans' benefits; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-183.  A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of 
  California relative to veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

POM-186.  A resolution adopted by the Board of Selectmen, Town of 
  Seymour, Connecticut, urging the Congress of the United States to 
  restore the presumption of a service connection for Agent Orange 
  exposure to United States Veterans who served on the inland waterways, 
  in the territorial waters, and in the airspace over the combat zone; 
  to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-207.  A resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the 
  State of Michigan memorializing the Congress of the United States and 
  the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to take a stronger role in 
  investigating and eliminating delays in veterans' health care; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-209.  A concurrent resolution adopted by the General Assembly of the 
  State of Ohio urging the President of the United States, the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs, and the Congress to take prompt action to reduce 
  the processing time for veterans' disability benefit claims; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-223.  A resolution adopted by the Legislature of Rockland County, 
  New York urging the United States House of Representatives to pass 
  H.R. 2510--Helping Veterans Exposed to Toxic Chemicals Act; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-237.  A resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the 
  Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urging the Congress of the United States 
  to pass and the President of the United States to sign the Blue Water 
  Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2013; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

POM-238.  A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature of the 
  State of Hawaii urging the President of the United States and the 
  United States Congress to support the authorization of the issuance of 
  general obligation bonds for the construction of a long-term care 
  facility for veterans contingent upon the receipt of federal funds; to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-239.  A resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the 
  State of Hawaii urging the President of the United States and the 
  United States Congress to grant veterans benefits to Filipino veterans 
  who fought in World War II; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-240.  A resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the 
  State of Hawaii urging the United States Congress to restore the 
  presumption of a service connection for Agent Orange exposure to the 
  United States veterans who served in the waters defined by the Combat 
  Zone and in the airspace over the Combat Zone in Vietnam; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-248.  A resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the 
  State of Hawaii urging the United States Congress to support the 
  Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013, particularly the 
  section providing those serving in the National Guard with veteran 
  status; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-282.  A memorial adopted by the House of Representatives of the 
  State of Arizona urging the United States Congress to restore the 
  presumption of a service connection between Agent Orange exposure and 
  subsequent illnesses to United States Vietnam War veterans who served 
  in the waters, which is defined as the combat zone, and in the 
  airspace over the combat; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-301.  A resolution adopted by the Legislature of Greene County, New 
  York, urging the Congress of the United States to support the health 
  and welfare of all veterans as a priority, and to pass H.R. 1494, the 
  ``Blue Water Navy Accountability Act;'' to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

POM-302.  A resolution adopted by the Legislature of Greene County, New 
  York, urging the Congress of the United States to restore the 
  presumption of a service connection for Agent Orange exposure to the 
  United States veterans who served on the inland waterways, in the 
  territorial waters, and the airspace over the combat zone; to the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-307.  A resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the 
  State of North Carolina urging the United States Congress to enact 
  legislation that will lead to the recognition of World War II 
  Coastwise Merchant Mariners as veterans of the United States Armed 
  Forces; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-344.  A resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the 
  State of Michigan urging the United States Congress to investigate the 
  United States Department of Veterans Affairs' treatment of military 
  veterans seeking health care at facilities throughout the country; to 
  the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-360.  Urging the United States Congress to restore the presumption 
  of a service connection for Agent Orange exposure to United States 
  Veterans who served in the waters defined by and in the airspace over 
  the combat zone in Vietnam, and urging the United States Congress to 
  pass the Toxic Exposure Research and Military Family Support Act of 
  2013 and to establish a national center for the diagnosis, treatment, 
  and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed 
  to toxic substances; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

POM-361.  A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of 
  Alaska condemning the actions of the Veterans Health Administration 
  officials that prohibited religious holiday messages, music, and gifts 
  from being conveyed to veterans at Veterans Health Administration 
  facilities and requesting that the United States Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs ensure that the violations of veterans' rights described in 
  this resolution do not occur again; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.

POM-362.  A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of 
  Alaska condemning the actions of the Veterans Health Administration 
  officials that prohibited religious holiday messages, music, and gifts 
  from being conveyed to veterans at Veterans Health Administration 
  facilities and requesting that the United States Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs ensure that the violations of veterans' rights described in 
  this resolution do not occur again; to the Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs.
                          EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
                    EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS--Continued
                              ------------

March 21, 2013

PN238
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.

March 21, 2013--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
November 6, 2013--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
November 19, 2013--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be 
  reported favorably.
December 9, 2013--Reported by Senator Sanders, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
December 9, 2013--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 453. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
January 3, 2014--Returned to the President under the provisions of 
  Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

August 1, 2013

PN794
LINDA A. SCHWARTZ, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs, vice Raul Perea-Henze, resigned.

August 1, 2013--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
November 6, 2013--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
November 19, 2013--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be 
  reported favorably.
December 9, 2013--Reported by Senator Sanders, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
December 9, 2013--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 454. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
January 3, 2014--Returned to the President under the provisions of 
  Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

September 11, 2013

PN822
SLOAN D. GIBSON, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs, vice W. Scott Gould.

September 11, 2013--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.
November 6, 2013--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
November 19, 2013--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be 
  reported favorably.
December 9, 2013--Reported by Senator Sanders, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
December 9, 2013--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 455. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
December 16, 2013--Motion to proceed to consideration of nomination in 
  Senate by Voice.
December 16, 2013--Considered by Senate.
December 16, 2013--Cloture motion presented in Senate.
December 19, 2013--Cloture motion withdrawn by unanimous consent in 
  Senate.
January 3, 2014--Returned to the President under the provisions of 
  Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

January 6, 2014

PN1248
SLOAN D. GIBSON, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs, vice W. Scott Gould.

January 6, 2014--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
January 16, 2014--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  favorably.
January 16, 2014--Reported by Senator Sanders, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
January 16, 2014--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 593. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
February 11, 2014--By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 
  today.
February 11, 2014--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

January 6, 2014

PN1249
LINDA A. SCHWARTZ, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs, vice Raul Perea-Henze, resigned.

January 6, 2014--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
January 16, 2014--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  favorably.
January 16, 2014--Reported by Senator Sanders, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
January 16, 2014--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 594. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
September 15, 2014--By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 9/
  16/2014.
September 16, 2014--Considered by Senate.
September 16, 2014--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.

January 6, 2014

PN1251
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 6, 2014--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs. December 17, 2014--Returned to the President under 
  the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules 
  of the Senate.

May 5, 2014

PN1650
JEFFREY A. MURAWSKY, of Illinois, to be Under Secretary for Health of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs, vice Robert A. Petzel.

May 5, 2014--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
June 9, 2014--Received message of withdrawal of nomination from the 
  President.

July 7, 2014

PN1833
ROBERT A. McDONALD, of Ohio, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs, vice 
  Eric K. Shinseki, resigned.

July 7, 2014--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on 
  Veterans' Affairs.
July 22, 2014--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
July 23, 2014--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  favorably.
July 23, 2014--Reported by Senator Sanders, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
July 23, 2014--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 952. 
  Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and 
  testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
July 24, 2014--By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote at a time 
  to be determined.
July 28, 2014--By unanimous consent agreement, debate and vote 7/29/
  2014.
July 29, 2014--Considered by Senate.
July 29, 2014--Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 97-0

November 12, 2014

PN2104
LEIGH A. BRADLEY, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, vice Will A. Gunn, resigned.

November 12, 2014--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee 
  on Veterans' Affairs.
December 4, 2014--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
December 8, 2014--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported 
  favorably.
December 8, 2014--Reported by Senator Sanders, Committee on Veterans' 
  Affairs, without printed report.
December 8, 2014--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 
  1104. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear 
  and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
December 16, 2014--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
              AUTHOR INDEX OF SENATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 
                        REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
AUTHOR INDEX OF SENATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE--
                                Continued
                              ------------

Lamar Alexander

                                Cosponsor

S. 629. 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. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Kelly Ayotte

                                 Sponsor

S. 2545. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke 
  bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list 
  manipulations, and for other purposes.
S. 3014. A bill to extend and modify a pilot program on assisted living 
  services for veterans with traumatic brain injury, and for other 
  purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 49. 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. 1361. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept 
  additional documentation when considering the application for veterans 
  status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant 
  seaman during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2930. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of an evaluation of mental 
  health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of 
  Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot 
  program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Tammy Baldwin

                                 Sponsor

S. 2639. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
  number of graduate medical education residency positions at medical 
  facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2337. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries 
  individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam 
  War era.
S. 2607. A bill to extend and modify the pilot program of the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs on assisted living services for veterans with 
  traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.

John Barrasso

                                Cosponsor

S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Max Baucus

                                Cosponsor

S. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 325. 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. 633. 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 in connection 
  with certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1039. 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.

Mark Begich

                                 Sponsor

S. 287. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  assistance to homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 877. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow 
  public access to research of the Department, and for other purposes.
S. 932. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 1558. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry 
  out a program of outreach for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1580. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require 
  recipients of per diem payments from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
  for the provision of services for homeless veterans to comply with 
  codes relevant to operations and level of care provided, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2258. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2014, 
  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. 2425. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry 
  out a pilot program to reduce the shortage of psychiatrists in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  by repaying loans for certain psychiatrists, to carry out a pilot 
  program to provide housing allowances to health care providers of the 
  Veterans Health Administration who accept assignment at rural and 
  highly rural clinics, and for other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 62. 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. 131. 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. 200. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  interment in national cemeteries under the control of the National 
  Cemetery Administration of individuals who served in combat support of 
  the Armed Forces in the Kingdom of Laos between February 28, 1961, and 
  May 15, 1975, and for other purposes.
S. 257. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses 
  of education provided by public institutions of higher education that 
  are approved for purposes of the educational assistance programs 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to charge veterans 
  tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate, and for other purposes.
S. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 325. 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. 373. A bill to amend titles 10, 32, 37, and 38 of the United States 
  Code, to add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel 
  policies and military and veteran benefits that recognizes new State 
  definitions of spouse.
S. 422. 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. 430. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance 
  treatment of certain small business concerns for purposes of 
  Department of Veterans Affairs contracting goals and preferences, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 455. 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. 522. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award 
  grants to establish, or expand upon, master's degree or doctoral 
  degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes.
S. 629. 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. 633. 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 in connection 
  with certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 690. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain 
  service in the organized military forces of the Government of the 
  Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been 
  active service for purposes of benefits under programs administered by 
  the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 695. 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. 778. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue 
  cards to veterans that identify them as veterans, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 845. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational 
  Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
S. 863. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal time 
  limitations on the eligibility for use of educational assistance under 
  All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program, to improve 
  veterans education outreach, and for other purposes.
S. 868. 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. 893. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2013, 
  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. 928. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing of claims for compensation under laws administered by the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 939. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat certain 
  misfiled documents as motions for reconsideration of decisions by the 
  Board of Veterans' Appeals, and for other purposes.
S. 1039. 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. 1155. A bill to provide for advance appropriations for certain 
  information technology accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  to include mental health professionals in training programs of the 
  Department, and for other purposes.
S. 1165. 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. 1211. 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.
S. 1361. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept 
  additional documentation when considering the application for veterans 
  status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant 
  seaman during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1556. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify 
  authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the 
  Veterans Health Administration.
S. 1573. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the payment of temporary compensation to a surviving spouse of a 
  veteran upon the death of the veteran, and for other purposes.
S. 1586. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dental 
  health care for veterans, and for other purposes
S. 1588. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand 
  eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to 
  certain veterans that were unable to receive care from the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs in the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of 
  such emergency treatment.
S. 1593. 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. 1602. A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a 
  national center for the diagnosis, treatment, and research of health 
  conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances 
  during service in the Armed Forces, to provide certain services to 
  those descendants, to establish an advisory board on exposure to toxic 
  substances, and for other purposes.
S. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1999. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to require 
  the consent of parties to contracts for the use of arbitration to 
  resolve controversies arising under the contracts and subject to 
  provisions of such Act and to preserve the rights of servicemembers to 
  bring class actions under such Act, and for other purposes.
S. 2091. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for 
  benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2182. A bill to expand and improve care provided to veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces with mental health disorders or at risk of 
  suicide, to review the terms or characterization of the discharge or 
  separation of certain individuals from the Armed Forces, to require a 
  pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve 
  in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2311. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include 
  licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2337. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries 
  individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam 
  War era.
S. 2401. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the 
  Office of the Medical Inspector within the Office of the Under 
  Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2413. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2738. A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a 
  national center for research on the diagnosis and treatment of health 
  conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances 
  during service in the Armed Forces, to establish an advisory board on 
  exposure to toxic substances, and for other purposes.
S. 2930. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of an evaluation of mental 
  health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of 
  Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot 
  program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Michael F. Bennet

                                 Sponsor

S. 930. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in cases of overpayments of educational 
  assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, to deduct amounts 
  for repayment from the last months of educational assistance 
  entitlement, and for other purposes.
S. 1216. A bill to improve and increase the availability of on-job 
  training and apprenticeship programs carried out by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 1606. A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs to be constructed at 3141 
  Centennial Boulevard, Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the ``PFC Floyd 
  K. Lindstrom Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.''
S. 2091. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for 
  benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2182. A bill to expand and improve care provided to veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces with mental health disorders or at risk of 
  suicide, to review the terms or characterization of the discharge or 
  separation of certain individuals from the Armed Forces, to require a 
  pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve 
  in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.

Richard Blumenthal

                                 Sponsor

S. 422. 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. 863. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal time 
  limitations on the eligibility for use of educational assistance under 
  All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program, to improve 
  veterans education outreach, and for other purposes.
S. 939. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat certain 
  misfiled documents as motions for reconsideration of decisions by the 
  Board of Veterans' Appeals, and for other purposes.
S. 1281. A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of military 
  service, and for other purposes.
S. 1602. A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a 
  national center for the diagnosis, treatment, and research of health 
  conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances 
  during service in the Armed Forces, to provide certain services to 
  those descendants, to establish an advisory board on exposure to toxic 
  substances, and for other purposes.
S. 2738. A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a 
  national center for research on the diagnosis and treatment of health 
  conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances 
  during service in the Armed Forces, to establish an advisory board on 
  exposure to toxic substances, and for other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 131. 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. 287. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  assistance to homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 325. 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. 373. A bill to amend titles 10, 32, 37, and 38 of the United States 
  Code, to add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel 
  policies and military and veteran benefits that recognizes new State 
  definitions of spouse.
S. 412. A bill to authorize certain major medical facility leases for 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 522. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award 
  grants to establish, or expand upon, master's degree or doctoral 
  degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes.
S. 633. 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 in connection 
  with certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 748. 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. 825. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  provision of services for homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 845. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational 
  Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
S. 877. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow 
  public access to research of the Department, and for other purposes.
S. 893. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2013, 
  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. 1155. A bill to provide for advance appropriations for certain 
  information technology accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  to include mental health professionals in training programs of the 
  Department, and for other purposes.
S. 1211. 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.
S. 1262. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  establish a veterans conservation corps, and for other purposes.
S. 1296. A bill to amend the Wounded Warrior Act to establish a specific 
  timeline for the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs to achieve interoperable electronic health records, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1361. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept 
  additional documentation when considering the application for veterans 
  status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant 
  seaman during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1573. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the payment of temporary compensation to a surviving spouse of a 
  veteran upon the death of the veteran, and for other purposes.
S. 1740. A bill to authorize Department of Veterans Affairs major 
  medical facility leases, and for other purposes.
S. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1999. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to require 
  the consent of parties to contracts for the use of arbitration to 
  resolve controversies arising under the contracts and subject to 
  provisions of such Act and to preserve the rights of servicemembers to 
  bring class actions under such Act, and for other purposes.
S. 2091. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for 
  benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2258. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2014, 
  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. 2393. 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. 2401. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the 
  Office of the Medical Inspector within the Office of the Under 
  Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2413. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2930. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of an evaluation of mental 
  health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of 
  Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot 
  program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. Res. 479. A resolution recognizing Veterans Day 2014 as a special 
  ``Welcome Home Commemoration'' for all who have served in the military 
  since September 14, 2001.

Roy Blunt

                                Cosponsor

S. 257. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses 
  of education provided by public institutions of higher education that 
  are approved for purposes of the educational assistance programs 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to charge veterans 
  tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate, and for other purposes.
S. 932. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2930. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of an evaluation of mental 
  health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of 
  Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot 
  program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Cory Booker

                                 Sponsor

S. 2607. A bill to extend and modify the pilot program of the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs on assisted living services for veterans with 
  traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.

John Boozman

                                 Sponsor

S. 257. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses 
  of education provided by public institutions of higher education that 
  are approved for purposes of the educational assistance programs 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to charge veterans 
  tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate, and for other purposes.
S. 695. 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. 889. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the 
  Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense, and for 
  other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 287. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  assistance to homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 495. 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. 572. 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. 629. 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. 633. 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 in connection 
  with certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 705. 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.
S. 893. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2013, 
  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. 932. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 1411. A bill to specify requirements for the next update of the 
  current strategic plan for the Office of Rural Health of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs for improving access to, and the 
  quality of, health care services for veterans in rural areas.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2258. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2014, 
  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. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Barbara Boxer

                                 Sponsor

S. 62. 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. 1211. 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.
S. Res. 506. A resolution recognizing the patriotism and contributions 
  of auxiliaries of veterans service organizations.

                                Cosponsor

S. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 325. 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. 932. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 1361. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept 
  additional documentation when considering the application for veterans 
  status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant 
  seaman during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1987. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter 
  into enhanced-use leases for certain buildings of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs at the West Los Angeles Medical Center, California, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2337. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries 
  individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam 
  War era.

Sherrod Brown

                                 Sponsor

S. 514. 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, math, or an area that leads to employment in a high-
  demand occupation, and for other purposes.
S. 515. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the 
  Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program to cover recipients 
  of Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1295. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans with notice, when 
  veterans electronically file claims for benefits under laws 
  administered by the Secretary, that relevant services may be available 
  from veterans service organizations, and for other purposes.
S. 1540. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include 
  contracts and grants for residential care for veterans in the 
  exception to the requirement that the Federal Government recover a 
  portion of the value of certain projects.
S. 1556. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify 
  authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the 
  Veterans Health Administration.
S. 1863. A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a 
  continuing medical education program for licensed medical 
  professionals to increase knowledge and recognition of medical 
  conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans, and for 
  other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 422. 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. 633. 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 in connection 
  with certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 695. 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. 825. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  provision of services for homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 893. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2013, 
  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. 928. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing of claims for compensation under laws administered by the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1558. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry 
  out a program of outreach for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2258. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2014, 
  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. 2413. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.

Richard Burr

                                 Sponsor

S. 492. 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. 495. 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. 529. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the 
  commencement date of the period of service at Camp Lejeune, North 
  Carolina, for eligibility for hospital care and medical services in 
  connection with exposure to contaminated water, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 543. 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. 572. 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. 705. 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.
S. 778. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue 
  cards to veterans that identify them as veterans, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 819. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require a 
  program of mental health care and rehabilitation for veterans for 
  service-related post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety 
  disorder, or a related substance use disorder, and for other purposes.
S. 1547. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to review 
  the dialysis pilot program implemented by the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs and submit a report to Congress before expanding that program, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 1589. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs has an up-to-date policy on reporting of cases of infectious 
  diseases, to require an independent assessment of the Veterans 
  Integrated Service Networks and medical centers of the Department, and 
  for other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 748. 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. 825. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  provision of services for homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 893. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2013, 
  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. 944. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses 
  of education provided by public institutions of higher education that 
  are approved for purposes of the All-Volunteer Force Educational 
  Assistance Program and Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to charge 
  veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1471. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the 
  Secretary of the Army to reconsider decisions to inter or honor the 
  memory of a person in a national cemetery, and for other purposes.
S. 1736. A bill to amend titles 5 and 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  the veteran status of an individual based on the attendance of the 
  individual at a preparatory school of a service academy, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2258. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2014, 
  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. 2362. A bill to prohibit the payment of performance awards in fiscal 
  year 2015 to employees in the Veterans Health Administration, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2930. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of an evaluation of mental 
  health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of 
  Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot 
  program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. Res. 479. A resolution recognizing Veterans Day 2014 as a special 
  ``Welcome Home Commemoration'' for all who have served in the military 
  since September 14, 2001.
S. Res. 506. A resolution recognizing the patriotism and contributions 
  of auxiliaries of veterans service organizations.

Maria Cantwell

                                Cosponsor

S. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.

Benjamin L. Cardin

                                 Sponsor

S. 1643. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  two-year extension of the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education.

                                Cosponsor

S. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 1211. 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.
S. 2091. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for 
  benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Thomas Carper

                                Cosponsor

S. 1211. 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.

Robert P. Casey Jr.

                                 Sponsor

S. 875. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  reporting of cases of infectious diseases at facilities of the 
  Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
S. 1682. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 
  clarifications and improvements in the academic and vocational 
  counseling programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 229. A bill to designate the medical center of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs located at 3900 Woodland Avenue in Philadelphia, 
  Pennsylvania, as the ``Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Medical Center.''
S. 1589. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs has an up-to-date policy on reporting of cases of infectious 
  diseases, to require an independent assessment of the Veterans 
  Integrated Service Networks and medical centers of the Department, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2091. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for 
  benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2413. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.

Saxby Chambliss

                                Cosponsor

S. 412. A bill to authorize certain major medical facility leases for 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 455. 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. 522. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award 
  grants to establish, or expand upon, master's degree or doctoral 
  degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes.
S. 572. 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. 674. A bill to require prompt responses from the heads of covered 
  Federal agencies when the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests 
  information necessary to adjudicate claims for benefits under laws 
  administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.
S. 1717. 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. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Dan Coats

                                 Sponsor

S. 1471. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the 
  Secretary of the Army to reconsider decisions to inter or honor the 
  memory of a person in a national cemetery, and for other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. Res. 506. A resolution recognizing the patriotism and contributions 
  of auxiliaries of veterans service organizations.

Tom Coburn

                                Cosponsor

S. 543. 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. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Thad Cochran

                                Cosponsor

S. 572. 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. 629. 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. 674. A bill to require prompt responses from the heads of covered 
  Federal agencies when the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests 
  information necessary to adjudicate claims for benefits under laws 
  administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.

Susan Collins

                                 Sponsor

S. 1892. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at or underwent 
  training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada, and 
  for other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 422. 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. 893. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2013, 
  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. 1361. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept 
  additional documentation when considering the application for veterans 
  status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant 
  seaman during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2091. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for 
  benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2095. A bill to reauthorize and modify the pilot program of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs provides health services to veterans through qualifying non-
  Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2545. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke 
  bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list 
  manipulations, and for other purposes.
S. 2738. A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a 
  national center for research on the diagnosis and treatment of health 
  conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances 
  during service in the Armed Forces, to establish an advisory board on 
  exposure to toxic substances, and for other purposes.

Christopher A. Coons

                                Cosponsor

S. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 62. 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. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2182. A bill to expand and improve care provided to veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces with mental health disorders or at risk of 
  suicide, to review the terms or characterization of the discharge or 
  separation of certain individuals from the Armed Forces, to require a 
  pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve 
  in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2243. A bill to expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive 
  assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, to expand benefits available to participants under such 
  program, to enhance special compensation for members of the uniformed 
  services who require assistance in everyday life, and for other 
  purposes.

Bob Corker

                                Cosponsor

S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.

John Cornyn

                                 Sponsor

S. 800. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure 
  that the South Texas Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Center 
  at Harlingen, located in Harlingen, Texas, includes a full-service 
  inpatient health care facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  to redesignate such center, and for other purposes.
S. 2128. A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
  center in Waco, Texas, as the ``Doris Miller Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Medical Center.''
S. Res. 399. A resolution expressing support for the American GI Forum.

                                Cosponsor

S. 495. 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. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2545. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke 
  bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list 
  manipulations, and for other purposes.
S. 2930. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of an evaluation of mental 
  health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of 
  Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot 
  program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

William Cowan

                                Cosponsor

S. 412. A bill to authorize certain major medical facility leases for 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Mike Crapo

                                Cosponsor

S. 572. 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. 629. 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. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2545. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke 
  bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list 
  manipulations, and for other purposes.

Ted Cruz

                                Cosponsor

S. 674. A bill to require prompt responses from the heads of covered 
  Federal agencies when the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests 
  information necessary to adjudicate claims for benefits under laws 
  administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2128. A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
  center in Waco, Texas, as the ``Doris Miller Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Medical Center.''

Joe Donnelly

                                 Sponsor

S. 832. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  pilot programs on furnishing case management services and assisted 
  living to children of Vietnam veterans and certain Korea service 
  veterans born with spina bifida and children of women Vietnam veterans 
  born with certain birth defects, and for other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 1361. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept 
  additional documentation when considering the application for veterans 
  status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant 
  seaman during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1471. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the 
  Secretary of the Army to reconsider decisions to inter or honor the 
  memory of a person in a national cemetery, and for other purposes.
S. 2930. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of an evaluation of mental 
  health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of 
  Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot 
  program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Richard Durbin

                                 Sponsor

S. 262. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide equity 
  for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to educational 
  assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs who are pursuing programs of education 
  at institutions of higher learning, and for other purposes.
S. 522. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award 
  grants to establish, or expand upon, master's degree or doctoral 
  degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes.
S. 1399. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend 
  the interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military 
  service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or 
  refinance student loans incurred before military service.
S. 1559. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the 
  method of determining whether Filipino veterans are United States 
  residents for purposes of eligibility for receipt of the full-dollar 
  rate of compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs.
S. 1736. A bill to amend titles 5 and 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  the veteran status of an individual based on the attendance of the 
  individual at a preparatory school of a service academy, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2014. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  clarification regarding the children to whom entitlement to 
  educational assistance may be transferred under Post-9/11 Educational 
  Assistance, and for other purposes.
S. 2921. A bill to designate the community based outpatient clinic of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 310 Home Boulevard in 
  Galesburg, Illinois, as the ``Lane A. Evans VA Community Based 
  Outpatient Clinic.''

                                Cosponsor

S. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 257. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses 
  of education provided by public institutions of higher education that 
  are approved for purposes of the educational assistance programs 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to charge veterans 
  tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate, and for other purposes.
S. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 851. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend to all 
  veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to 
  participate in the family caregiver services program.
S. 1155. A bill to provide for advance appropriations for certain 
  information technology accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  to include mental health professionals in training programs of the 
  Department, and for other purposes.
S. 1593. 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. 2091. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for 
  benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2145. 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. 2182. A bill to expand and improve care provided to veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces with mental health disorders or at risk of 
  suicide, to review the terms or characterization of the discharge or 
  separation of certain individuals from the Armed Forces, to require a 
  pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve 
  in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2930. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of an evaluation of mental 
  health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of 
  Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot 
  program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Mike Enzi

                                Cosponsor

S. 572. 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. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2316. A bill to require the Inspector General of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs to submit a report on wait times for veterans seeking 
  medical appointments and treatment from the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, to prohibit closure of medical facilities of the Department, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Diane Feinstein

                                 Sponsor

S. 1987. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter 
  into enhanced-use leases for certain buildings of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs at the West Los Angeles Medical Center, California, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2145. 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. 62. 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. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 1211. 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.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2182. A bill to expand and improve care provided to veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces with mental health disorders or at risk of 
  suicide, to review the terms or characterization of the discharge or 
  separation of certain individuals from the Armed Forces, to require a 
  pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve 
  in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2337. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries 
  individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam 
  War era.
S. 2401. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the 
  Office of the Medical Inspector within the Office of the Under 
  Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. Res. 506. A resolution recognizing the patriotism and contributions 
  of auxiliaries of veterans service organizations.

Deb Fischer

                                 Sponsor

S. 2362. A bill to prohibit the payment of performance awards in fiscal 
  year 2015 to employees in the Veterans Health Administration, and for 
  other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Jeff Flake

                                Cosponsor

S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2545. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke 
  bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list 
  manipulations, and for other purposes.
S. 2930. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of an evaluation of mental 
  health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of 
  Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot 
  program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Al Franken

                                 Sponsor

S. 935. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from requesting additional medical 
  examinations of veterans who have submitted sufficient medical 
  evidence provided by non-Department medical professionals and to 
  improve the efficiency of processing certain claims for disability 
  compensation by veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1411. A bill to specify requirements for the next update of the 
  current strategic plan for the Office of Rural Health of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs for improving access to, and the 
  quality of, health care services for veterans in rural areas.

                                Cosponsor

S. 200. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  interment in national cemeteries under the control of the National 
  Cemetery Administration of individuals who served in combat support of 
  the Armed Forces in the Kingdom of Laos between February 28, 1961, and 
  May 15, 1975, and for other purposes.
S. 629. 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. 1211. 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.
S. 1262. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  establish a veterans conservation corps, and for other purposes.
S. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1999. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to require 
  the consent of parties to contracts for the use of arbitration to 
  resolve controversies arising under the contracts and subject to 
  provisions of such Act and to preserve the rights of servicemembers to 
  bring class actions under such Act, and for other purposes.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2337. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries 
  individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam 
  War era.

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

                                Cosponsor

S. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 131. 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. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 325. 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. 373. A bill to amend titles 10, 32, 37, and 38 of the United States 
  Code, to add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel 
  policies and military and veteran benefits that recognizes new State 
  definitions of spouse.
S. 629. 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. 1211. 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.
S. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2182. A bill to expand and improve care provided to veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces with mental health disorders or at risk of 
  suicide, to review the terms or characterization of the discharge or 
  separation of certain individuals from the Armed Forces, to require a 
  pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve 
  in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2401. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the 
  Office of the Medical Inspector within the Office of the Under 
  Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2930. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of an evaluation of mental 
  health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of 
  Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot 
  program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Lindsey Graham

                                 Sponsor

S. 1999. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to require 
  the consent of parties to contracts for the use of arbitration to 
  resolve controversies arising under the contracts and subject to 
  provisions of such Act and to preserve the rights of servicemembers to 
  bring class actions under such Act, and for other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Chuck Grassley

                                Cosponsor

S. 422. 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. 629. 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. 1736. A bill to amend titles 5 and 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  the veteran status of an individual based on the attendance of the 
  individual at a preparatory school of a service academy, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Kay Hagan

                                 Sponsor

S. 2448. A bill to protect servicemembers in higher education, and for 
  other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 529. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the 
  commencement date of the period of service at Camp Lejeune, North 
  Carolina, for eligibility for hospital care and medical services in 
  connection with exposure to contaminated water, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1211. 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.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2091. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for 
  benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2258. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2014, 
  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. 2545. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke 
  bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list 
  manipulations, and for other purposes.

Tom Harkin

                                Cosponsor

S. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 422. 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. 522. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award 
  grants to establish, or expand upon, master's degree or doctoral 
  degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes.
S. 629. 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. 695. 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. 1211. 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.
S. 1556. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify 
  authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the 
  Veterans Health Administration.
S. 1736. A bill to amend titles 5 and 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  the veteran status of an individual based on the attendance of the 
  individual at a preparatory school of a service academy, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2448. A bill to protect servicemembers in higher education, and for 
  other purposes.

Orrin Hatch

                                Cosponsor

S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.

Martin Heinrich

                                 Sponsor

S. 1148. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide notice of average times for 
  processing claims, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 325. 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. 412. A bill to authorize certain major medical facility leases for 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 932. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2009. A bill to improve the provision of health care by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans in rural and highly rural 
  areas, and for other purposes.
S. 2091. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for 
  benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2413. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.

Heidi Heitkamp

                                 Sponsor

S. 2740. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  establish a voluntary national directory of veterans to support 
  outreach to veterans, and for other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 455. 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. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.

Dean Heller

                                 Sponsor

S. 430. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance 
  treatment of certain small business concerns for purposes of 
  Department of Veterans Affairs contracting goals and preferences, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 674. A bill to require prompt responses from the heads of covered 
  Federal agencies when the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests 
  information necessary to adjudicate claims for benefits under laws 
  administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.
S. 868. 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. 1058. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize per 
  diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless 
  veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1751. A bill to improve authorities for performance of medical 
  disabilities examinations by contract physicians for benefits under 
  laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2091. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for 
  benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2951. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that 
  the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is informed of the interment of 
  deceased veterans, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 287. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  assistance to homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 325. 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. 495. 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. 629. 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. 633. 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 in connection 
  with certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 748. 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. 877. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow 
  public access to research of the Department, and for other purposes.
S. 893. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2013, 
  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. 1039. 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. 1148. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide notice of average times for 
  processing claims, and for other purposes.
S. 1573. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the payment of temporary compensation to a surviving spouse of a 
  veteran upon the death of the veteran, and for other purposes.
S. 2009. A bill to improve the provision of health care by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans in rural and highly rural 
  areas, and for other purposes.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2258. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2014, 
  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. 2607. A bill to extend and modify the pilot program of the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs on assisted living services for veterans with 
  traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.
S. 2930. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of an evaluation of mental 
  health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of 
  Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot 
  program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Mazie Hirono

                                 Sponsor

S. 1588. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand 
  eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to 
  certain veterans that were unable to receive care from the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs in the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of 
  such emergency treatment.
S. 2468. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand 
  eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment and to 
  require that the Department of Veterans Affairs be treated as a 
  participating provider for the recovery of the costs of certain 
  medical care, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 412. A bill to authorize certain major medical facility leases for 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 629. 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. 690. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain 
  service in the organized military forces of the Government of the 
  Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been 
  active service for purposes of benefits under programs administered by 
  the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 695. 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. 868. 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. 893. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2013, 
  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. 1559. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the 
  method of determining whether Filipino veterans are United States 
  residents for purposes of eligibility for receipt of the full-dollar 
  rate of compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs.
S. 1573. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the payment of temporary compensation to a surviving spouse of a 
  veteran upon the death of the veteran, and for other purposes.
S. 1581. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  provide counseling and treatment for sexual trauma to members of the 
  Armed Forces, to require the Secretary to screen veterans for domestic 
  abuse, to require the Secretary to submit reports on military sexual 
  trauma and domestic abuse, and for other purposes.
S. 1740. A bill to authorize Department of Veterans Affairs major 
  medical facility leases, and for other purposes.
S. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2258. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2014, 
  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. 2413. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.

John Hoeven

                                Cosponsor

S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

James Inhofe

                                Cosponsor

S. 257. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses 
  of education provided by public institutions of higher education that 
  are approved for purposes of the educational assistance programs 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to charge veterans 
  tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate, and for other purposes.
S. 572. 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. 1643. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  two-year extension of the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education.
S. 1740. A bill to authorize Department of Veterans Affairs major 
  medical facility leases, and for other purposes.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2316. A bill to require the Inspector General of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs to submit a report on wait times for veterans seeking 
  medical appointments and treatment from the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, to prohibit closure of medical facilities of the Department, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Johnny Isakson

                                Cosponsor

S. 412. A bill to authorize certain major medical facility leases for 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 495. 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. 695. 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. 705. 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.
S. 893. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2013, 
  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. 1588. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand 
  eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to 
  certain veterans that were unable to receive care from the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs in the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of 
  such emergency treatment.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2258. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2014, 
  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. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Mike Johanns

                                Cosponsor

S. 495. 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. 629. 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. 695. 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. 705. 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.
S. 893. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2013, 
  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. 1216. A bill to improve and increase the availability of on-job 
  training and apprenticeship programs carried out by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2258. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2014, 
  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. 2362. A bill to prohibit the payment of performance awards in fiscal 
  year 2015 to employees in the Veterans Health Administration, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2545. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke 
  bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list 
  manipulations, and for other purposes.
S. 2607. A bill to extend and modify the pilot program of the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs on assisted living services for veterans with 
  traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.
S. 2930. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of an evaluation of mental 
  health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of 
  Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot 
  program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Ron Johnson

                                Cosponsor

S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Tim Johnson

                                Cosponsor

S. 325. 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. 629. 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. 1211. 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.
S. 2401. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the 
  Office of the Medical Inspector within the Office of the Under 
  Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Tim Kaine

                                 Sponsor

S. 1717. 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. Res. 479. A resolution recognizing Veterans Day 2014 as a special 
  ``Welcome Home Commemoration'' for all who have served in the military 
  since September 14, 2001.

                                Cosponsor

S. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2413. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.

Angus King, Jr.

                                Cosponsor

S. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 422. 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. 1892. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at or underwent 
  training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2095. A bill to reauthorize and modify the pilot program of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs provides health services to veterans through qualifying non-
  Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers, and for other 
  purposes.

Mark Kirk

                                Cosponsor

S. 695. 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. 1637. A bill to better connect current and former members of the 
  Armed Forces with employment opportunities by consolidating 
  duplicative Federal Government Internet websites into a single portal, 
  to conserve resources by merging redundant and competing programs, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1736. A bill to amend titles 5 and 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  the veteran status of an individual based on the attendance of the 
  individual at a preparatory school of a service academy, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2182. A bill to expand and improve care provided to veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces with mental health disorders or at risk of 
  suicide, to review the terms or characterization of the discharge or 
  separation of certain individuals from the Armed Forces, to require a 
  pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve 
  in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2921. A bill to designate the community based outpatient clinic of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 310 Home Boulevard in 
  Galesburg, Illinois, as the ``Lane A. Evans VA Community Based 
  Outpatient Clinic.''
S. 2930. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of an evaluation of mental 
  health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of 
  Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot 
  program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Amy Klobuchar

                                Cosponsor

S. 200. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  interment in national cemeteries under the control of the National 
  Cemetery Administration of individuals who served in combat support of 
  the Armed Forces in the Kingdom of Laos between February 28, 1961, and 
  May 15, 1975, and for other purposes.
S. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 629. 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. 1042. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  provide support to university law school programs that are designed to 
  provide legal assistance to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2091. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for 
  benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2337. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries 
  individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam 
  War era.
S. 2545. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke 
  bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list 
  manipulations, and for other purposes.
S. 2738. A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a 
  national center for research on the diagnosis and treatment of health 
  conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances 
  during service in the Armed Forces, to establish an advisory board on 
  exposure to toxic substances, and for other purposes.
S. 2930. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of an evaluation of mental 
  health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of 
  Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot 
  program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Mary L. Landrieu

                                 Sponsor

S. 412. A bill to authorize certain major medical facility leases for 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1740. A bill to authorize Department of Veterans Affairs major 
  medical facility leases, and for other purposes.
S. 2654. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct 
  outreach to veterans regarding the effect of certain delayed payments 
  by the Secretary, to require the Secretary to submit to Congress an 
  annual report regarding such delayed payments, and for other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 62. 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. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 893. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2013, 
  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. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2091. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for 
  benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2182. A bill to expand and improve care provided to veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces with mental health disorders or at risk of 
  suicide, to review the terms or characterization of the discharge or 
  separation of certain individuals from the Armed Forces, to require a 
  pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve 
  in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2258. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2014, 
  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. 2413. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2607. A bill to extend and modify the pilot program of the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs on assisted living services for veterans with 
  traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.

Frank Lautenberg

                                Cosponsor

S. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 412. A bill to authorize certain major medical facility leases for 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Patrick J. Leahy

                                 Sponsor

S. 2428. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs provides temporary care in the most 
  cost effective manner when patients are relocated during medical 
  facility construction and renovation projects, and for other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 629. 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. 633. 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 in connection 
  with certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1155. A bill to provide for advance appropriations for certain 
  information technology accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  to include mental health professionals in training programs of the 
  Department, and for other purposes.
S. 2145. 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.

Mike Lee

                                Cosponsor

S. 674. A bill to require prompt responses from the heads of covered 
  Federal agencies when the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests 
  information necessary to adjudicate claims for benefits under laws 
  administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2316. A bill to require the Inspector General of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs to submit a report on wait times for veterans seeking 
  medical appointments and treatment from the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, to prohibit closure of medical facilities of the Department, 
  and for other purposes.

Carl Levin

                                Cosponsor

S. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 2337. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries 
  individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam 
  War era.

Joe Manchin

                                 Sponsor

S. 1637. A bill to better connect current and former members of the 
  Armed Forces with employment opportunities by consolidating 
  duplicative Federal Government Internet websites into a single portal, 
  to conserve resources by merging redundant and competing programs, and 
  for other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 430. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance 
  treatment of certain small business concerns for purposes of 
  Department of Veterans Affairs contracting goals and preferences, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 889. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the 
  Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2834. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to protect 
  employment and training services for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2930. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of an evaluation of mental 
  health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of 
  Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot 
  program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Edward Markey

                                Cosponsor

S. 412. A bill to authorize certain major medical facility leases for 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 629. 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. 851. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend to all 
  veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to 
  participate in the family caregiver services program.
S. 893. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2013, 
  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. 932. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.

John McCain

                                 Sponsor

S. 2930. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of an evaluation of mental 
  health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of 
  Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot 
  program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2607. A bill to extend and modify the pilot program of the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs on assisted living services for veterans with 
  traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.

Claire McCaskill

                                 Sponsor

S. 2606. A bill to require the termination of any employee of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs who is found to have retaliated against 
  a whistleblower.

                                Cosponsor

S. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 748. 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. 2401. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the 
  Office of the Medical Inspector within the Office of the Under 
  Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2545. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke 
  bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list 
  manipulations, and for other purposes.

Mitch McConnell

                                 Sponsor

S. 1662. A bill to provide for the introduction of pay-for-performance 
  compensation mechanisms into contracts of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs with community-based outpatient clinics for the provision of 
  health care services, and for other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2258. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2014, 
  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.

Robert Menendez

                                 Sponsor

S. 2507. A bill to provide that service of the members of the 
  organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World 
  War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

                                Cosponsor

S. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 412. A bill to authorize certain major medical facility leases for 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2413. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2930. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of an evaluation of mental 
  health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of 
  Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot 
  program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Jeff Merkley

                                 Sponsor

S. 1039. 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. 62. 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. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 1556. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify 
  authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the 
  Veterans Health Administration.
S. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2182. A bill to expand and improve care provided to veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces with mental health disorders or at risk of 
  suicide, to review the terms or characterization of the discharge or 
  separation of certain individuals from the Armed Forces, to require a 
  pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve 
  in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2184. A bill to designate the community based outpatient clinic of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs located in The Dalles, Oregon, as 
  the ``Loren R. Kaufman Memorial Veterans' Clinic.''
S. 2413. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2738. A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a 
  national center for research on the diagnosis and treatment of health 
  conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances 
  during service in the Armed Forces, to establish an advisory board on 
  exposure to toxic substances, and for other purposes.

Barbara Mikulski

                                Cosponsor

S. 62. 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. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 629. 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. 1211. 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.
S. 2413. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.

Jerry Moran

                                 Sponsor

S. 938. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to allow certain 
  veterans to use educational assistance provided by the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for franchise training, and for other purposes.
S. 1434. A bill to designate the Junction City Community-Based 
  Outpatient Clinic located at 715 Southwind Drive, Junction City, 
  Kansas, as the Lieutenant General Richard J. Seitz Community-Based 
  Outpatient Clinic.
S. 1985. A bill to reauthorize and modify the pilot program of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs provides health services to veterans through qualifying non-
  Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2095. A bill to reauthorize and modify the pilot program of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs provides health services to veterans through qualifying non-
  Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2950. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the 
  Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans program to seek to employ 
  physicians at the Department of Veterans Affairs on a without 
  compensation basis in practice areas and specialties with staffing 
  shortages and long appointment waiting times.
S. 3006. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use 
  existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of 
  Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles 
  driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department 
  that furnishes the care sought by the veteran.

                                Cosponsor

S. 422. 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. 455. 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. 572. 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. 695. 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. 845. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational 
  Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
S. 889. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the 
  Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 893. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2013, 
  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. 932. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 1588. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand 
  eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to 
  certain veterans that were unable to receive care from the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs in the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of 
  such emergency treatment.
S. 2009. A bill to improve the provision of health care by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans in rural and highly rural 
  areas, and for other purposes.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2091. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for 
  benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2258. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2014, 
  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. 2311. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include 
  licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2401. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the 
  Office of the Medical Inspector within the Office of the Under 
  Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2468. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand 
  eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment and to 
  require that the Department of Veterans Affairs be treated as a 
  participating provider for the recovery of the costs of certain 
  medical care, and for other purposes.
S. 2545. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke 
  bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list 
  manipulations, and for other purposes.
S. 2738. A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a 
  national center for research on the diagnosis and treatment of health 
  conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances 
  during service in the Armed Forces, to establish an advisory board on 
  exposure to toxic substances, and for other purposes.
S. 2930. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of an evaluation of mental 
  health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of 
  Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot 
  program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Lisa Murkowski

                                 Sponsor

S. 200. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  interment in national cemeteries under the control of the National 
  Cemetery Administration of individuals who served in combat support of 
  the Armed Forces in the Kingdom of Laos between February 28, 1961, and 
  May 15, 1975, and for other purposes.
S. 2337. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries 
  individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam 
  War era.

                                Cosponsor

S. 257. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses 
  of education provided by public institutions of higher education that 
  are approved for purposes of the educational assistance programs 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to charge veterans 
  tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate, and for other purposes.
S. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 422. 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. 572. 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. 629. 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. 674. A bill to require prompt responses from the heads of covered 
  Federal agencies when the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests 
  information necessary to adjudicate claims for benefits under laws 
  administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.
S. 690. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain 
  service in the organized military forces of the Government of the 
  Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been 
  active service for purposes of benefits under programs administered by 
  the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 893. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2013, 
  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. 932. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 1999. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to require 
  the consent of parties to contracts for the use of arbitration to 
  resolve controversies arising under the contracts and subject to 
  provisions of such Act and to preserve the rights of servicemembers to 
  bring class actions under such Act, and for other purposes.
S. 2091. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for 
  benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2182. A bill to expand and improve care provided to veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces with mental health disorders or at risk of 
  suicide, to review the terms or characterization of the discharge or 
  separation of certain individuals from the Armed Forces, to require a 
  pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve 
  in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2393. 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. 2607. A bill to extend and modify the pilot program of the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs on assisted living services for veterans with 
  traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.
S. 2930. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of an evaluation of mental 
  health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of 
  Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot 
  program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Christopher Murphy

                                 Sponsor

S. 1361. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept 
  additional documentation when considering the application for veterans 
  status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant 
  seaman during World War II, and for other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 412. A bill to authorize certain major medical facility leases for 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 422. 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. 522. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award 
  grants to establish, or expand upon, master's degree or doctoral 
  degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes.
S. 825. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  provision of services for homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1042. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  provide support to university law school programs that are designed to 
  provide legal assistance to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1740. A bill to authorize Department of Veterans Affairs major 
  medical facility leases, and for other purposes.

Patty Murray

                                 Sponsor

S. 131. 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. 2179. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive the 
  minimum period of continuous active duty in the Armed Forces for 
  receipt of benefits for homeless veterans, to authorize the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs to furnish benefits for homeless veterans to 
  homeless veterans with discharges or releases from service in the 
  Armed Forces under other than honorable conditions, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2243. A bill to expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive 
  assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, to expand benefits available to participants under such 
  program, to enhance special compensation for members of the uniformed 
  services who require assistance in everyday life, and for other 
  purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 325. 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. 695. 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. 825. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  provision of services for homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 893. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2013, 
  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. 1058. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize per 
  diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless 
  veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2182. A bill to expand and improve care provided to veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces with mental health disorders or at risk of 
  suicide, to review the terms or characterization of the discharge or 
  separation of certain individuals from the Armed Forces, to require a 
  pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve 
  in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2258. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2014, 
  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.

Bill Nelson

                                 Sponsor

S. 1262. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  establish a veterans conservation corps, and for other purposes.
S. 1296. A bill to amend the Wounded Warrior Act to establish a specific 
  timeline for the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs to achieve interoperable electronic health records, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1576. A bill to redesignate the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Healthcare System located at 10000 Bay Pines Boulevard in Bay Pines, 
  Florida, as the ``C.W. Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Medical Center.''

                                Cosponsor

S. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 257. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses 
  of education provided by public institutions of higher education that 
  are approved for purposes of the educational assistance programs 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to charge veterans 
  tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate, and for other purposes.
S. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 412. A bill to authorize certain major medical facility leases for 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 529. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the 
  commencement date of the period of service at Camp Lejeune, North 
  Carolina, for eligibility for hospital care and medical services in 
  connection with exposure to contaminated water, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 695. 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. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.

Rand Paul

                                Cosponsor

S. 674. A bill to require prompt responses from the heads of covered 
  Federal agencies when the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests 
  information necessary to adjudicate claims for benefits under laws 
  administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.

Rob Portman

                                 Sponsor

S. 2700. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to identify the 
  persons who are eligible to request headstones or markers furnished by 
  the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Mark L. Pryor

                                 Sponsor

S. 629. 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. 2467. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from 
  altering available health care and wait times for appointments for 
  health care for certain veterans, and for other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 287. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  assistance to homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 674. A bill to require prompt responses from the heads of covered 
  Federal agencies when the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests 
  information necessary to adjudicate claims for benefits under laws 
  administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.
S. 1148. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide notice of average times for 
  processing claims, and for other purposes.
S. 1165. 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. 2009. A bill to improve the provision of health care by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans in rural and highly rural 
  areas, and for other purposes.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2091. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for 
  benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2258. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2014, 
  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. 2337. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries 
  individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam 
  War era.
S. 2393. 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. 2425. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry 
  out a pilot program to reduce the shortage of psychiatrists in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  by repaying loans for certain psychiatrists, to carry out a pilot 
  program to provide housing allowances to health care providers of the 
  Veterans Health Administration who accept assignment at rural and 
  highly rural clinics, and for other purposes.
S. 2607. A bill to extend and modify the pilot program of the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs on assisted living services for veterans with 
  traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.

Jack Reed

                                 Sponsor

S. 1593. 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. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 325. 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. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1999. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to require 
  the consent of parties to contracts for the use of arbitration to 
  resolve controversies arising under the contracts and subject to 
  provisions of such Act and to preserve the rights of servicemembers to 
  bring class actions under such Act, and for other purposes.
S. 2413. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2930. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of an evaluation of mental 
  health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of 
  Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot 
  program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Harry Reid

                                 Sponsor

S. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 2145. 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. 2182. A bill to expand and improve care provided to veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces with mental health disorders or at risk of 
  suicide, to review the terms or characterization of the discharge or 
  separation of certain individuals from the Armed Forces, to require a 
  pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve 
  in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.

James Risch

                                Cosponsor

S. 572. 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. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2316. A bill to require the Inspector General of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs to submit a report on wait times for veterans seeking 
  medical appointments and treatment from the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, to prohibit closure of medical facilities of the Department, 
  and for other purposes.

Pat Roberts

                                Cosponsor

S. 495. 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. 572. 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. 1434. A bill to designate the Junction City Community-Based 
  Outpatient Clinic located at 715 Southwind Drive, Junction City, 
  Kansas, as the Lieutenant General Richard J. Seitz Community-Based 
  Outpatient Clinic.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2091. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for 
  benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2316. A bill to require the Inspector General of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs to submit a report on wait times for veterans seeking 
  medical appointments and treatment from the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, to prohibit closure of medical facilities of the Department, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

John D. Rockefeller IV

                                Cosponsor

S. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 325. 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. 893. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2013, 
  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. 1556. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify 
  authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the 
  Veterans Health Administration.
S. 1579. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to improve 
  the protections provided to members of the uniformed services and 
  their families, and for other purposes.
S. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2258. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2014, 
  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. 2413. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.

Marco Rubio

                                 Sponsor

S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
                                Cosponsor

S. 495. 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. 529. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the 
  commencement date of the period of service at Camp Lejeune, North 
  Carolina, for eligibility for hospital care and medical services in 
  connection with exposure to contaminated water, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 629. 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. 705. 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.
S. 1361. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept 
  additional documentation when considering the application for veterans 
  status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant 
  seaman during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1576. A bill to redesignate the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Healthcare System located at 10000 Bay Pines Boulevard in Bay Pines, 
  Florida, as the ``C.W. Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Medical Center.''
S. 1993. A bill to protect individuals who are eligible for increased 
  pension under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
  on the basis of need of regular aid and attendance from dishonest, 
  predatory, or otherwise unlawful practices, and for other purposes.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Bernard Sanders

                                 Sponsor

S. 735. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  benefits and assistance provided to surviving spouses of veterans 
  under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 825. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  provision of services for homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 851. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend to all 
  veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to 
  participate in the family caregiver services program.
S. 852. A bill to improve health care furnished by the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs by increasing access to complementary and alternative 
  medicine and other approaches to wellness and preventive care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 893. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2013, 
  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. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend expiring 
  authority for work-study allowances for individuals who are pursuing 
  programs of rehabilitation, education, or training under laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to expand such 
  authority to certain outreach services provided through congressional 
  offices, and for other purposes.
S. 922. A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to carry out a pilot 
  program on providing wage subsidies to employers who employ certain 
  veterans and members of the Armed Forces and require the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on providing career 
  transition services to young veterans, and for other purposes
S. 927. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a demonstration project to assess the feasibility and advisability of 
  using State and local government agencies and nonprofit organizations 
  to increase awareness of benefits and services for veterans and to 
  improve coordination of outreach activities relating to such benefits 
  and services, and for other purposes.
S. 928. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing of claims for compensation under laws administered by the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 944. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses 
  of education provided by public institutions of higher education that 
  are approved for purposes of the All-Volunteer Force Educational 
  Assistance Program and Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to charge 
  veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1578. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to cover 
  the costs associated with the care of veterans at medical foster 
  homes.
S. 1579. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to improve 
  the protections provided to members of the uniformed services and 
  their families, and for other purposes.
S. 1581. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  provide counseling and treatment for sexual trauma to members of the 
  Armed Forces, to require the Secretary to screen veterans for domestic 
  abuse, to require the Secretary to submit reports on military sexual 
  trauma and domestic abuse, and for other purposes.
S. 1582. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit 
  reports on the provision of services by the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs to veterans with hearing loss and other auditory system 
  injuries and the measures that can be taken jointly by the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense with respect to 
  hearing loss and other auditory system injuries, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1583. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct 
  an education program and peer support program for the education and 
  training of family members and caregivers of veterans with mental 
  health disorders.
S. 1584. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  replacement automobiles for certain disabled veterans and members of 
  the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
S. 1585. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to update the 
  Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance program to base premium rates on 
  the Commissioners 2001 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table instead of 
  the Commissioners 1941 Standard Ordinary Table of Mortality.
S. 1586. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dental 
  health care for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1604. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  enhance eligibility for health care and services through the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2413. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. Res. 48. An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. Res. 243. An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the 
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

                                Cosponsor

S. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 2258. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2014, 
  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.

Brian Schatz

                                 Sponsor

S. 690. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain 
  service in the organized military forces of the Government of the 
  Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been 
  active service for purposes of benefits under programs administered by 
  the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

                                Cosponsor

S. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 62. 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. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 325. 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. 629. 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. 633. 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 in connection 
  with certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 877. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow 
  public access to research of the Department, and for other purposes.
S. 1039. 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. 1211. 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.
S. 1296. A bill to amend the Wounded Warrior Act to establish a specific 
  timeline for the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs to achieve interoperable electronic health records, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1361. A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept 
  additional documentation when considering the application for veterans 
  status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant 
  seaman during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1559. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the 
  method of determining whether Filipino veterans are United States 
  residents for purposes of eligibility for receipt of the full-dollar 
  rate of compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs.
S. 1740. A bill to authorize Department of Veterans Affairs major 
  medical facility leases, and for other purposes.
S. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2009. A bill to improve the provision of health care by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans in rural and highly rural 
  areas, and for other purposes.
S. 2413. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.

Charles E. Schumer

                                Cosponsor

S. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 422. 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. 875. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  reporting of cases of infectious diseases at facilities of the 
  Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
S. 928. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing of claims for compensation under laws administered by the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1262. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  establish a veterans conservation corps, and for other purposes.
S. 1296. A bill to amend the Wounded Warrior Act to establish a specific 
  timeline for the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs to achieve interoperable electronic health records, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2930. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of an evaluation of mental 
  health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of 
  Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot 
  program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Tim Scott

                                Cosponsor

S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2316. A bill to require the Inspector General of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs to submit a report on wait times for veterans seeking 
  medical appointments and treatment from the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, to prohibit closure of medical facilities of the Department, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Jeff Sessions

                                Cosponsor

S. 572. 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. 629. 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. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2930. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of an evaluation of mental 
  health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of 
  Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot 
  program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Jeanne Shaheen

                                 Sponsor

S. 49. 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. 373. A bill to amend titles 10, 32, 37, and 38 of the United States 
  Code, to add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel 
  policies and military and veteran benefits that recognizes new State 
  definitions of spouse.
S. 1042. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
  provide support to university law school programs that are designed to 
  provide legal assistance to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2296. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to employ 
  at least three decision review officers at each regional office of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2423. A bill to improve wait times for appointments for hospital 
  care, medical services, and other health care from the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, to improve accountability of employees responsible 
  for long wait times for such appointments, and for other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 287. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  assistance to homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 629. 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. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2507. A bill to provide that service of the members of the 
  organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World 
  War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2545. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke 
  bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list 
  manipulations, and for other purposes.
S. 3014. A bill to extend and modify a pilot program on assisted living 
  services for veterans with traumatic brain injury, and for other 
  purposes.

Debbie Stabenow

                                Cosponsor

S. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2413. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.

Jon Tester

                                 Sponsor

S. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 325. 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. 455. 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. 633. 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 in connection 
  with certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 845. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational 
  Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
S. 1155. A bill to provide for advance appropriations for certain 
  information technology accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  to include mental health professionals in training programs of the 
  Department, and for other purposes.
S. 1165. 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. 1573. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the payment of temporary compensation to a surviving spouse of a 
  veteran upon the death of the veteran, and for other purposes.
S. 2311. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include 
  licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2401. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the 
  Office of the Medical Inspector within the Office of the Under 
  Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2805. A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic 
  in Billings, Montana, as the ``Bear Root Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Clinic.''

                                Cosponsor

S. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 131. 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. 287. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  assistance to homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 422. 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. 629. 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. 695. 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. 748. 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. 852. A bill to improve health care furnished by the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs by increasing access to complementary and alternative 
  medicine and other approaches to wellness and preventive care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 889. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the 
  Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 893. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2013, 
  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. 928. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing of claims for compensation under laws administered by the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 932. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 1039. 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. 1211. 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.
S. 1296. A bill to amend the Wounded Warrior Act to establish a specific 
  timeline for the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs to achieve interoperable electronic health records, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1593. 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. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2091. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for 
  benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2095. A bill to reauthorize and modify the pilot program of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs provides health services to veterans through qualifying non-
  Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2182. A bill to expand and improve care provided to veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces with mental health disorders or at risk of 
  suicide, to review the terms or characterization of the discharge or 
  separation of certain individuals from the Armed Forces, to require a 
  pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve 
  in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2258. A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2014, 
  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. 2413. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2700. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to identify the 
  persons who are eligible to request headstones or markers furnished by 
  the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2979. A bill to extend eligibility for hospital care, medical 
  services, and nursing home and domiciliary care for certain veterans 
  who served in a theater of combat operations.

John Thune

                                 Sponsor

S. 2316. A bill to require the Inspector General of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs to submit a report on wait times for veterans seeking 
  medical appointments and treatment from the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, to prohibit closure of medical facilities of the Department, 
  and for other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 572. 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. 629. 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. 674. A bill to require prompt responses from the heads of covered 
  Federal agencies when the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests 
  information necessary to adjudicate claims for benefits under laws 
  administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2091. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for 
  benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2545. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke 
  bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list 
  manipulations, and for other purposes.

Pat Toomey

                                 Sponsor

S. 229. A bill to designate the medical center of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs located at 3900 Woodland Avenue in Philadelphia, 
  Pennsylvania, as the ``Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Medical Center.''
S. 1684. A bill to require a pilot program on the provision of certain 
  information to State veterans agencies to facilitate the transition of 
  members of the Armed Forces from military service to civilian life.
S. 1755. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct 
  a study on matters relating to the claiming and interring of unclaimed 
  remains of veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2419. A bill to protect America's veterans from dishonesty and 
  malfeasance in the delivery of medical services and to hold the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs accountable to those they serve.
S. 2810. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to develop 
  procedures to share certain information with State veterans agencies 
  to facilitate the transition of members of the Armed Forces from 
  military service to civilian life, and for other purposes.
S. 2822. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct 
  a study on matters relating to the burial of unclaimed remains of 
  veterans in national cemeteries, and for other purposes.
S. 2834. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to protect 
  employment and training services for veterans, and for other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 875. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  reporting of cases of infectious diseases at facilities of the 
  Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
S. 932. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2091. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for 
  benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Mark Udall

                                 Sponsor

S. 1606. A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs to be constructed at 3141 
  Centennial Boulevard, Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the ``PFC Floyd 
  K. Lindstrom Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.''

                                Cosponsor

S. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 373. A bill to amend titles 10, 32, 37, and 38 of the United States 
  Code, to add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel 
  policies and military and veteran benefits that recognizes new State 
  definitions of spouse.

Tom Udall

                                 Sponsor

S. 2009. A bill to improve the provision of health care by the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans in rural and highly rural 
  areas, and for other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 412. A bill to authorize certain major medical facility leases for 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 430. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance 
  treatment of certain small business concerns for purposes of 
  Department of Veterans Affairs contracting goals and preferences, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2311. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include 
  licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2413. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.

David Vitter

                                Cosponsor

S. 412. A bill to authorize certain major medical facility leases for 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 572. 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. 674. A bill to require prompt responses from the heads of covered 
  Federal agencies when the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests 
  information necessary to adjudicate claims for benefits under laws 
  administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.
S. 1039. 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. 1740. A bill to authorize Department of Veterans Affairs major 
  medical facility leases, and for other purposes.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2091. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for 
  benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2362. A bill to prohibit the payment of performance awards in fiscal 
  year 2015 to employees in the Veterans Health Administration, and for 
  other purposes.

John Walsh

                                 Sponsor

S. 2182. A bill to expand and improve care provided to veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces with mental health disorders or at risk of 
  suicide, to review the terms or characterization of the discharge or 
  separation of certain individuals from the Armed Forces, to require a 
  pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve 
  in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2979. A bill to extend eligibility for hospital care, medical 
  services, and nursing home and domiciliary care for certain veterans 
  who served in a theater of combat operations.

                                Cosponsor

S. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2091. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for 
  benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2311. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include 
  licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2401. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the 
  Office of the Medical Inspector within the Office of the Under 
  Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2413. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2545. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke 
  bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list 
  manipulations, and for other purposes.
S. 2805. A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic 
  in Billings, Montana, as the ``Bear Root Department of Veterans 
  Affairs Clinic.''

Mark Warner

                                Cosponsor

S. 6. A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.

Elizabeth Warren

                                 Sponsor

S. 1993. A bill to protect individuals who are eligible for increased 
  pension under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
  on the basis of need of regular aid and attendance from dishonest, 
  predatory, or otherwise unlawful practices, and for other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 294. 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 325. 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. 412. A bill to authorize certain major medical facility leases for 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1211. 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.
S. 1999. A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to require 
  the consent of parties to contracts for the use of arbitration to 
  resolve controversies arising under the contracts and subject to 
  provisions of such Act and to preserve the rights of servicemembers to 
  bring class actions under such Act, and for other purposes.
S. 2091. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for 
  benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Sheldon Whitehouse

                                 Sponsor

S. 2404. A bill to make permanent the extended period of protections for 
  members of uniformed services relating to mortgages, mortgage 
  foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.

                                Cosponsor

S. 200. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  interment in national cemeteries under the control of the National 
  Cemetery Administration of individuals who served in combat support of 
  the Armed Forces in the Kingdom of Laos between February 28, 1961, and 
  May 15, 1975, and for other purposes.
S. 422. 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. 1593. 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. 1982. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2182. A bill to expand and improve care provided to veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces with mental health disorders or at risk of 
  suicide, to review the terms or characterization of the discharge or 
  separation of certain individuals from the Armed Forces, to require a 
  pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve 
  in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2337. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries 
  individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam 
  War era.
S. 2413. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.

Roger F. Wicker

                                Cosponsor

S. 572. 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. 674. A bill to require prompt responses from the heads of covered 
  Federal agencies when the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests 
  information necessary to adjudicate claims for benefits under laws 
  administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.
S. 2013. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2424. A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

Ron Wyden

                                 Sponsor

S. 748. 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. 2184. A bill to designate the community based outpatient clinic of 
  the Department of Veterans Affairs located in The Dalles, Oregon, as 
  the ``Loren R. Kaufman Memorial Veterans' Clinic.''
                                Cosponsor

S. 325. 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. 629. 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. 1165. 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. 2182. A bill to expand and improve care provided to veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces with mental health disorders or at risk of 
  suicide, to review the terms or characterization of the discharge or 
  separation of certain individuals from the Armed Forces, to require a 
  pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve 
  in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2413. A bill to improve the provision of medical services and 
  benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
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BENEFITS

S. 695 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. 735 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits 
  and assistance provided to surviving spouses of veterans under laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 748 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. 868 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. 893 A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2013, 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. 928 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing of claims for compensation under laws administered by the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 935 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs from requesting additional medical 
  examinations of veterans who have submitted sufficient medical 
  evidence provided by non-Department medical professionals and to 
  improve the efficiency of processing certain claims for disability 
  compensation by veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 939 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat certain 
  misfiled documents as motions for reconsideration of decisions by the 
  Board of Veterans' Appeals, and for other purposes.
S. 1148 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide notice of average times for 
  processing claims, and for other purposes.
S. 1295 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans with notice, when 
  veterans electronically file claims for benefits under laws 
  administered by the Secretary, that relevant services may be available 
  from veterans service organizations, and for other purposes.
S. 1361 A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to accept 
  additional documentation when considering the application for veterans 
  status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant 
  seaman during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1573 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  payment of temporary compensation to a surviving spouse of a veteran 
  upon the death of the veteran, and for other purposes.
S. 1584 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
  replacement automobiles for certain disabled veterans and members of 
  the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
S. 1751 A bill to improve authorities for performance of medical 
  disabilities examinations by contract physicians for benefits under 
  laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1993 A bill to protect individuals who are eligible for increased 
  pension under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
  on the basis of need of regular aid and attendance from dishonest, 
  predatory, or otherwise unlawful practices, and for other purposes.
S. 1999 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to require 
  the consent of parties to contracts for the use of arbitration to 
  resolve controversies arising under the contracts and subject to 
  provisions of such Act and to preserve the rights of servicemembers to 
  bring class actions under such Act, and for other purposes.
S. 2091 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for 
  benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2258 A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2014, 
  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. 2296 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to employ at 
  least three decision review officers at each regional office of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

BUDGET

S. 932 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 1155 A bill to provide for advance appropriations for certain 
  information technology accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  to include mental health professionals in training programs of the 
  Department, and for other purposes.

CEMETARY/FUNERALS

S. 200 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  interment in national cemeteries under the control of the National 
  Cemetery Administration of individuals who served in combat support of 
  the Armed Forces in the Kingdom of Laos between February 28, 1961, and 
  May 15, 1975, and for other purposes.
S. 1471 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the 
  Secretary of the Army to reconsider decisions to inter or honor the 
  memory of a person in a national cemetery, and for other purposes.
S. 1755 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a 
  study on matters relating to the claiming and interring of unclaimed 
  remains of veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2337 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries 
  individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam 
  War era.
S. 2700 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to identify the 
  persons who are eligible to request headstones or markers furnished by 
  the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2822 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a 
  study on matters relating to the burial of unclaimed remains of 
  veterans in national cemeteries, and for other purposes.
S. 2951 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs is informed of the interment of deceased 
  veterans, and for other purposes.

CIVIL RIGHTS

S. 373 A bill to amend titles 10, 32, 37, and 38 of the United States 
  Code, to add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel 
  policies and military and veteran benefits that recognizes new State 
  definitions of spouse.
S. 572 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. 1281 A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of military 
  service, and for other purposes.
S.Res. 399 A resolution expressing support for the American GI Forum.

EDUCATION/TRAINING

S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses 
  of education provided by public institutions of higher education that 
  are approved for purposes of the educational assistance programs 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to charge veterans 
  tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate, and for other purposes.
S. 262 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide equity 
  for tuition and fees for individuals entitled to educational 
  assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs who are pursuing programs of education 
  at institutions of higher learning, and for other purposes.
S. 492 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. 495 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. 514 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, math, or an area that leads to employment in a high-
  demand occupation, and for other purposes.
S. 515 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the 
  Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program to cover recipients 
  of Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 522 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award 
  grants to establish, or expand upon, master's degree or doctoral 
  degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics, and for other purposes.
S. 863 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal time 
  limitations on the eligibility for use of educational assistance under 
  All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program, to improve 
  veterans education outreach, and for other purposes.
S. 930 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in cases of overpayments of educational 
  assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, to deduct amounts 
  for repayment from the last months of educational assistance 
  entitlement, and for other purposes.
S. 938 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to allow certain 
  veterans to use educational assistance provided by the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for franchise training, and for other purposes.
S. 944 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require courses 
  of education provided by public institutions of higher education that 
  are approved for purposes of the All-Volunteer Force Educational 
  Assistance Program and Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to charge 
  veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1039 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. 1042 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. 1211 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.
S. 1216 A bill to improve and increase the availability of on-job 
  training and apprenticeship programs carried out by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1583 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct 
  an education program and peer support program for the education and 
  training of family members and caregivers of veterans with mental 
  health disorders.
S. 1643 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a 
  two-year extension of the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education.
S. 1682 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain 
  clarifications and improvements in the academic and vocational 
  counseling programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 1717 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. 2014 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
  clarification regarding the children to whom entitlement to 
  educational assistance may be transferred under Post-9/11 Educational 
  Assistance, and for other purposes.
S. 2448 A bill to protect servicemembers in higher education, and for 
  other purposes.

EMPLOYMENT

S. 6 A bill to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011, to 
  provide assistance to small businesses owned by veterans, to improve 
  enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the 
  uniformed services, and for other purposes.
S. 430 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance 
  treatment of certain small business concerns for purposes of 
  Department of Veterans Affairs contracting goals and preferences, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 922 A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to carry out a pilot 
  program on providing wage subsidies to employers who employ certain 
  veterans and members of the Armed Forces and require the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on providing career 
  transition services to young veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1262 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  a veterans conservation corps, and for other purposes.
S. 1637 A bill to better connect current and former members of the Armed 
  Forces with employment opportunities by consolidating duplicative 
  Federal Government Internet websites into a single portal, to conserve 
  resources by merging redundant and competing programs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2393 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. 2834 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to protect 
  employment and training services for veterans, and for other purposes.

EXPOSURES

S. 529 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the 
  commencement date of the period of service at Camp Lejeune, North 
  Carolina, for eligibility for hospital care and medical services in 
  connection with exposure to contaminated water, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1602 A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a 
  national center for the diagnosis, treatment, and research of health 
  conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances 
  during service in the Armed Forces, to provide certain services to 
  those descendants, to establish an advisory board on exposure to toxic 
  substances, and for other purposes.
S. 1892 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at or underwent 
  training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2738 A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a 
  national center for research on the diagnosis and treatment of health 
  conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances 
  during service in the Armed Forces, to establish an advisory board on 
  exposure to toxic substances, and for other purposes.

HEALTH CARE

S. 49 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. 131 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. 325 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. 422 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. 455 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. 633 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 in connection 
  with certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 800 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure 
  that the South Texas Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Center 
  at Harlingen, located in Harlingen, Texas, includes a full-service 
  inpatient health care facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  to redesignate such center, and for other purposes.
S. 819 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require a 
  program of mental health care and rehabilitation for veterans for 
  service-related post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety 
  disorder, or a related substance use disorder, and for other purposes.
S. 832 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  pilot programs on furnishing case management services and assisted 
  living to children of Vietnam veterans and certain Korea service 
  veterans born with spina bifida and children of women Vietnam veterans 
  born with certain birth defects, and for other purposes.
S. 845 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational 
  Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
S. 851 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend to all 
  veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to 
  participate in the family caregiver services program.
S. 852 A bill to improve health care furnished by the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs by increasing access to complementary and alternative 
  medicine and other approaches to wellness and preventive care, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 875 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  reporting of cases of infectious diseases at facilities of the 
  Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
S. 1165 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. 1411 A bill to specify requirements for the next update of the 
  current strategic plan for the Office of Rural Health of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs for improving access to, and the 
  quality of, health care services for veterans in rural areas.
S. 1578 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to cover 
  the costs associated with the care of veterans at medical foster 
  homes.
S. 1582 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit 
  reports on the provision of services by the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs to veterans with hearing loss and other auditory system 
  injuries and the measures that can be taken jointly by the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense with respect to 
  hearing loss and other auditory system injuries, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 1586 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dental 
  health care for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1588 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand 
  eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to 
  certain veterans that were unable to receive care from the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs in the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of 
  such emergency treatment.
S. 1604 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and 
  enhance eligibility for health care and services through the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1863 A bill to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a 
  continuing medical education program for licensed medical 
  professionals to increase knowledge and recognition of medical 
  conditions common to veterans and family members of veterans, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1985 A bill to reauthorize and modify the pilot program of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs provides health services to veterans through qualifying non-
  Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2009 A bill to improve the provision of health care by the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs to veterans in rural and highly rural areas, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 2095 A bill to reauthorize and modify the pilot program of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs under which the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs provides health services to veterans through qualifying non-
  Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2243 A bill to expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive 
  assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, to expand benefits available to participants under such 
  program, to enhance special compensation for members of the uniformed 
  services who require assistance in everyday life, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2413 A bill to improve the provision of medical services and benefits 
  to veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2424 A bill to provide veterans with the choice of medical providers 
  and to increase transparency and accountability of operations of the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2428 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs provides temporary care in the most 
  cost effective manner when patients are relocated during medical 
  facility construction and renovation projects, and for other purposes.
S. 2468 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand 
  eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment and to 
  require that the Department of Veterans Affairs be treated as a 
  participating provider for the recovery of the costs of certain 
  medical care, and for other purposes.
S. 2607 A bill to extend and modify the pilot program of the Department 
  of Veterans Affairs on assisted living services for veterans with 
  traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.
S. 2979 A bill to extend eligibility for hospital care, medical 
  services, and nursing home and domiciliary care for certain veterans 
  who served in a theater of combat operations.
S. 3006 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use 
  existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of 
  Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles 
  driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department 
  that furnishes the care sought by the veteran.
S. 3014 A bill to extend and modify a pilot program on assisted living 
  services for veterans with traumatic brain injury, and for other 
  purposes.

HOMELESSNESS/HOUSING

S. 62 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. 287 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
  assistance to homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 825 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
  provision of services for homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1058 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize per 
  diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless 
  veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1580 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require 
  recipients of per diem payments from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
  for the provision of services for homeless veterans to comply with 
  codes relevant to operations and level of care provided, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2179 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive the 
  minimum period of continuous active duty in the Armed Forces for 
  receipt of benefits for homeless veterans, to authorize the Secretary 
  of Veterans Affairs to furnish benefits for homeless veterans to 
  homeless veterans with discharges or releases from service in the 
  Armed Forces under other than honorable conditions, and for other 
  purposes.

INSURANCE MATTERS

S. 1585 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to update the 
  Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance program to base premium rates on 
  the Commissioners 2001 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table instead of 
  the Commissioners 1941 Standard Ordinary Table of Mortality.

LEASES

S. 412 A bill to authorize certain major medical facility leases for the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1740 A bill to authorize Department of Veterans Affairs major medical 
  facility leases, and for other purposes.
S. 1987 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter 
  into enhanced-use leases for certain buildings of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs at the West Los Angeles Medical Center, California, 
  and for other purposes.

MEMORIALS

S. 705 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.

MENTAL HEALTH

S. 2182 A bill to expand and improve care provided to veterans and 
  members of the Armed Forces with mental health disorders or at risk of 
  suicide, to review the terms or characterization of the discharge or 
  separation of certain individuals from the Armed Forces, to require a 
  pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve 
  in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2425 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a pilot program to reduce the shortage of psychiatrists in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  by repaying loans for certain psychiatrists, to carry out a pilot 
  program to provide housing allowances to health care providers of the 
  Veterans Health Administration who accept assignment at rural and 
  highly rural clinics, and for other purposes.
S. 2930 A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of an evaluation of mental 
  health care and suicide prevention programs of the Department of 
  Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a pilot 
  program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.

MORTGAGE/FINANCE

S. 1399 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend 
  the interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military 
  service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or 
  refinance student loans incurred before military service.
S. 1579 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to improve 
  the protections provided to members of the uniformed services and 
  their families, and for other purposes.
S. 1593 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. 2404 A bill to make permanent the extended period of protections for 
  members of uniformed services relating to mortgages, mortgage 
  foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.

NAMING A FACILITY

S. 229 A bill to designate the medical center of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs located at 3900 Woodland Avenue in Philadelphia, 
  Pennsylvania, as the ``Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Department of 
  Veterans Affairs Medical Center.''
S. 1434 A bill to designate the Junction City Community-Based Outpatient 
  Clinic located at 715 Southwind Drive, Junction City, Kansas, as the 
  Lieutenant General Richard J. Seitz Community-Based Outpatient Clinic.
S. 1576 A bill to redesignate the Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Healthcare System located at 10000 Bay Pines Boulevard in Bay Pines, 
  Florida, as the ``C.W. Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Medical Center.''
S. 1606 A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs, to be constructed at 3141 Centennial 
  Boulevard, Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the ``PFC Floyd K. Lindstrom 
  Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.''
S. 2128 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center 
  in Waco, Texas, as the ``Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Medical Center.''
S. 2184 A bill to designate the community based outpatient clinic of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs located in The Dalles, Oregon, as the 
  ``Loren R. Kaufman Memorial Veterans' Clinic.''
S. 2805 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in 
  Billings, Montana, as the ``Bear Root Department of Veterans Affairs 
  Clinic.''
S. 2921 A bill to designate the community based outpatient clinic of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs located at 310 Home Boulevard in 
  Galesburg, Illinois, as the ``Lane A. Evans VA Community Based 
  Outpatient Clinic.''

OUTREACH

S. 889 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the 
  Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 894 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend expiring 
  authority for work-study allowances for individuals who are pursuing 
  programs of rehabilitation, education, or training under laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to expand such 
  authority to certain outreach services provided through congressional 
  offices, and for other purposes.
S. 927 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a demonstration project to assess the feasibility and advisability of 
  using State and local government agencies and nonprofit organizations 
  to increase awareness of benefits and services for veterans and to 
  improve coordination of outreach activities relating to such benefits 
  and services, and for other purposes.
S. 1558 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
  a program of outreach for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1684 A bill to require a pilot program on the provision of certain 
  information to State veterans agencies to facilitate the transition of 
  members of the Armed Forces from military service to civilian life.
S. 2654 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct 
  outreach to veterans regarding the effect of certain delayed payments 
  by the Secretary, to require the Secretary to submit to Congress an 
  annual report regarding such delayed payments, and for other purposes.
S. 2740 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish 
  a voluntary national directory of veterans to support outreach to 
  veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2810 A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to develop procedures 
  to share certain information with State veterans agencies to 
  facilitate the transition of members of the Armed Forces from military 
  service to civilian life, and for other purposes.

RECOGNITION/STATUS

S. 629 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. 690 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain 
  service in the organized military forces of the Government of the 
  Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been 
  active service for purposes of benefits under programs administered by 
  the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 1559 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the 
  method of determining whether Filipino veterans are United States 
  residents for purposes of eligibility for receipt of the full-dollar 
  rate of compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs.
S. 1736 A bill to amend titles 5 and 38, United States Code, to clarify 
  the veteran status of an individual based on the attendance of the 
  individual at a preparatory school of a service academy, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2507 A bill to provide that service of the members of the 
  organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World 
  War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws 
  administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. Res. 479 A resolution recognizing Veterans Day 2014 as a special 
  ``Welcome Home Commemoration'' for all who have served in the military 
  since September 14, 2001.
S. Res. 506 A resolution recognizing the patriotism and contributions of 
  auxiliaries of veterans service organizations.

SEXUAL ASSAULT

S. 294 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 mental health conditions related to 
  military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
S. 1581 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide 
  counseling and treatment for sexual trauma to members of the Armed 
  Forces, to require the Secretary to screen veterans for domestic 
  abuse, to require the Secretary to submit reports on military sexual 
  trauma and domestic abuse, and for other purposes.

VA--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

S. 543 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. 674 A bill to require prompt responses from the heads of covered 
  Federal agencies when the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests 
  information necessary to adjudicate claims for benefits under laws 
  administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.
S. 778 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue 
  cards to veterans that identify them as veterans, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 877 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow 
  public access to research of the Department, and for other purposes.
S. 1296 A bill to amend the Wounded Warrior Act to establish a specific 
  timeline for the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans 
  Affairs to achieve interoperable electronic health records, and for 
  other purposes.
S. 1540 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include 
  contracts and grants for residential care for veterans in the 
  exception to the requirement that the Federal Government recover a 
  portion of the value of certain projects.
S. 1547 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to review 
  the dialysis pilot program implemented by the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs and submit a report to Congress before expanding that program, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 1556 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify 
  authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the 
  Veterans Health Administration.
S. 1589 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
  Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs has an up-to-date policy on reporting of cases of infectious 
  diseases, to require an independent assessment of the Veterans 
  Integrated Service Networks and medical centers of the Department, and 
  for other purposes.
S. 1662 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. 2013 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
  removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes.
S. 2145 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. 2316 A bill to require the Inspector General of the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs to submit a report on wait times for veterans seeking 
  medical appointments and treatment from the Department of Veterans 
  Affairs, to prohibit closure of medical facilities of the Department, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2401 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the 
  Office of the Medical Inspector within the Office of the Under 
  Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2419 A bill to protect America's veterans from dishonesty and 
  malfeasance in the delivery of medical services and to hold the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs accountable to those they serve.
S. 2423 A bill to improve wait times for appointments for hospital care, 
  medical services, and other health care from the Department of 
  Veterans Affairs, to improve accountability of employees responsible 
  for long wait times for such appointments, and for other purposes.
S. 2467 A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from 
  altering available health care and wait times for appointments for 
  health care for certain veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2545 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke 
  bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list 
  manipulations, and for other purposes.
S. 2606 A bill to require the termination of any employee of the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs who is found to have retaliated against 
  a whistleblower.
S. 2639 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the 
  number of graduate medical education residency positions at medical 
  facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
  purposes.
S. 2950 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the 
  Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans program to seek to employ 
  physicians at the Department of Veterans Affairs on a without 
  compensation basis in practice areas and specialties with staffing 
  shortages and long appointment waiting times.

VHA--VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

S. 2311 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include 
  licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the 
  Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
  and for other purposes.
S. 2362 A bill to prohibit the payment of performance awards in fiscal 
  year 2015 to employees in the Veterans Health Administration, and for 
  other purposes.