DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS related term(s) Veterans

Addresses

D-Day Observance in France at Utah Beach: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, E1671 [8AU]

Legislative Priorities and Membership Concerns of the American Legion: William M. Detweiler, E2230 [8OC]

Amendments

Board of Veterans Appeals: improve organization and procedures (S. 1904), S4757 [21AP]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), S10331, S10384 [2AU], S10405, S10406, S10415, S10433, S10491, S10519, S10540, S10541 [3AU], S10547, S10557, S10560, S10567, S10568, S10570, S10576, S10580, S10582, S10642, S10643 [4AU], H5366, H5371, H5374, H5375, H5376, H5378, H5383 [29JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), conference report, S13325, S13354 [26SE]

Health: feasibility of participation in State health care reform programs (S. 1974), S6609, S6626 [8JN]

Persian Gulf Conflict: compensation for veterans and increased research relative to illnesses attributed to service during conflict (H.R. 4386), S14898 [7OC]

Under Sec. for Health: repeal requirement that nominee be a doctor of medicine (S. 1534), S3935, S3997 [25MR]

Veterans: compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation (S. 1927), S14434, S14437, S14570 [6OC], H11231 [7OC]

———extend and expand medical services (H.R. 3313), H11212, H11227 [7OC]

———organization and administration of the Readjustment Counseling Service (S. 1226), S3786, S3810, S3812 [24MR]

———sexual trauma counseling programs (S. 1030), S6418, S6432, S6437 [25MY], S9748 [26JY]

Analyses

Protection of Certain Employees Against Prohibited Personnel Practices in the Veterans Health Administration (S. 2324), S9740 [26JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4624, Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H8510 [17AU]

Articles and editorials

Bank Helps Homeless Veterans by Letting Them Open Accounts, S8434 [1JY]

Claude Harris, RIP, H10743 [4OC]

Gore Puts the Hammer Down, E453 [16MR]

Heroes on the Battlefield or the Ski Slopes, E933 [16MY]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: treatment of payments relative to veterans pension determination (see S. 1958), S3446 [22MR]

Armed Forces: disability compensation rates relative to benefits paid under the Special Separation Benefits Program (see H.R. 3731), H42 [25JA]

———disability compensation rates relative to benefits paid under the Special Separation Benefits Program or the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program (see S. 2154), S6391 [25MY]

Benefits: disposition of claims for veterans benefits (see S. 1908), S2475 [8MR]

———improve processing of claims (see S. 1905), S2475 [8MR]

Board of Veterans Appeals: improve organization and procedures (see S. 1904), S2475 [8MR]

Board of Veterans' Appeals: refer to members as veterans law judges, and provide for payment of members (see S. 2305), S9446 [21JY]

Claude Harris, Jr., Veterans' Medical Center Building, Tuscaloosa, AL: designate (see S. 2397; H.R. 4948), S11895 [16AU], H8052 [12AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 4624), H4883 [22JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), consideration (see H. Res. 465), H5170 [27JN]

Disabled: specialized services to disabled veterans (see H.R. 4428), H3356 [16MY]

Health: adjudication of certain claims relative to medical malpractice (see S. 1907), S2475 [8MR]

———feasibility of participation in State health care reform programs (see S. 1974), S3684 [24MR]

———reform health care policy (see H.R. 4124), H1994 [24MR]

———staffing guidelines for the Veterans Health Administration and establish health care delivery programs (see H.R. 4013), H1322 [11MR]

Health care facilities: authorize construction of medical facilities (see S. 2277; H.R. 4425), S8821 [12JY], H3356 [16MY]

Minorities: establish an Office for Women Veterans and an Office for Minority Veterans (see S. 2429), S12619 [25AU]

Persian Gulf Conflict: compensation for veterans and increased research relative to illnesses attributed to service during conflict (see S. 2178; H.R. 4386, 4540), S6781 [10JN], H3278 [11MY], H4219 [8JN]

Sepulveda, CA: authorize construction of facilities at Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (see S. 2131), S5940 [18MY]

States: health care reform programs in States that have reformed health care systems (see S. 2135), S6123 [19MY]

Veterans: burial costs for disabled veterans who die at a Dept. of Veterans affairs facility (see S. 2322), S9734 [26JY]

———compensation for undiagnosed illnesses (see S. 2330), S9933 [27JY]

———compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 1927, 2167; H.R. 4088), S2878 [11MR], S6602 [8JN], H1540 [17MR]

———determination of service connection for disabilities arising from exposure to ionizing radiation or dioxin (see S. 1906), S2475 [8MR]

———educational assistance for flight training programs (see S. 2094), S5449 [10MY]

———employment programs (see H.R. 4776), H5768 [18JY]

———employment training (see S. 2387), S11478 [12AU]

———establish confidential database for the collection of medical information (see H.R. 5022), H9087 [12SE]

———financial reporting requirements applicable to certain benefits (see S. 2279), S8908 [13JY]

———homeless veterans assistance (see S. 2325), S9734 [26JY]

———medical quality assurance records (see S. 2323), S9734 [26JY]

———permit retirement pay concurrently with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 65), consideration (see H. Res. 382), H1157 [9MR]

———provision of a display case for the flag furnished with respect to deceased veterans (see H.R. 4286), H2638 [21AP]

———reform and simplify health care system (see S. 2309; H.R. 4788), S9446 [21JY], H5870 [19JY]

———retirement pay for certain nurses, and special pay agreements for health care professionals (see S. 2331), S10051 [28JY]

———revise and improve benefits programs (see H.R. 5244), H11427 [7OC]

———sexual trauma counseling programs (S. 1030), return to Senate (see H. Res. 487), H6104 [21JY]

———study health consequences of individuals exposed to ionizing radiation (see S. 2365), S10878 [5AU]

———survivor annuity benefits relative to waivers made before marriage (see H.R. 5004), H8754 [19AU]

Veterans Health Administration: authorize employment of social workers (see S. 2184), S6857 [14JN]

———protection of certain employees against prohibited personnel practices (see S. 2324), S9734 [26JY]

———staffing levels relative to veterans health care services and health care reform (see H.R. 3808), H356 [8FE]

Descriptions

Revise and improve veterans benefits programs (H.R. 5244), H11349-H11352 [7OC]

Veterans Health Care Reform Act (S. 2309), S9469 [21JY]

Documents

Proposed National Health Care Reform Relative to Veterans, S9469 [21JY]

Explanations

Board of Veterans' Appeals Administrative Procedures Improvement Act (S. 1904), S6966-S6968 [15JN], H4350-H4352 [13JN]

Veterans Health Improvements Act (H.R. 3313), S14805-S14807 [7OC], H11229-H11231 [7OC]

Veterans' Persian Gulf War Benefits Act (H.R. 4386), S14687-S14696 [7OC]

Letters

Authorizing construction of facilities at Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Sepulveda, CA: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S5946 [18MY]

———Leon E. Panetta, OMB, S5947 [18MY]

———President Clinton, S5947 [18MY]

Burial costs for disabled veterans who die at a Dept. of Veterans Affairs facility: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S9738 [26JY]

Compensation for veterans with undiagnosed illnesses: Senators Rockefeller and Murkowski, S9943 [27JY]

———several Senators, S9942 [27JY]

Compensation to retired disabled veterans: Stephen Wolonsky, E1337 [27JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs appropriations: Douglas K. Vollmer, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), S13398 [27SE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations: Joe Winkelmann, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S13391 [27SE]

Earthquake funding for VA medical center located in Sepulveda, CA: Representative Montgomery, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), H235 [3FE]

Educational assistance for veterans' flight training programs: James K. Coyne, National Air Transportation Association, S5453 [10MY]

———Phil Boyer, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, S5453 [10MY]

Financial reporting requirements applicable to certain veterans benefits: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S8908 [13JY]

Medical treatment at Danville, IL, VA Medical Center: Harry N. Walters, E1214 [14JN]

Protection of certain employees against prohibited personnel practices in the Veterans Health Administration: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S9740 [26JY]

Transition benefits for members of the Coast Guard who are leaving due to force reductions: Representative Dellums, Committee on Armed Services (House), E1197 [13JN]

———Representative Montgomery, Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House), E1198 [13JN]

VA State Health-Care Reform Pilot Programs Act: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S6127 [19MY]

Veterans' Benefits Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S6605 [8JN]

Veterans disability benefits: Bob Manhan, VFW, S11129 [10AU]

———Bruce Thiesen, American Legion, S11129 [10AU]

———Paul W. Arcari and Michael Ouellette, Military Coalition (organization), S11129 [10AU]

———Richard E. Marbes, DAV, S11129 [10AU]

———Richard F. Johnson, Paralyzed Veterans of America, S11130 [10AU]

———Stephen Wolonsky, Uniformed Services Disabled Retirees (organization), S11130 [10AU]

Veterans medical quality assurance records: Jesse Brown, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S9739 [26JY]

Lists

Items in managers amendment to H.R. 4624, Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S10521 [3AU]

Organizations supporting the staffing guidelines for the Veterans Health Administration and the establishing of health care delivery programs (H.R. 4013), H2709 [26AP]

Technical errors in conference report on H.R. 4624, Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S13400 [27SE]

Motions

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), S10488 [3AU], S10556, S10565 [4AU], H5408 [29JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), amendments in disagreement, S10591 [4AU]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), conference report, S13323, S13324, S13325, S13331, S13341 [26SE], H9061, H9069, H9070, H9071, H9077 [12SE]

Veterans: compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation (S. 1927), H7097 [8AU]

Remarks in House

Board of Veterans Appeals: improve organization and procedures (S. 1904), H4349-H4354 [13JN]

Claude Harris, Jr., Veterans' Medical Center Building, Tuscaloosa, AL: designate (H.R. 4948), H10742-H10744 [4OC], E2089 [6OC]

Coast Guard: transition benefits for members who are leaving due to force reductions, E1197 [13JN]

Crocker, Daniel: St. Clair County, MI, Veteran of the Year recipient, E2292 [29NO]

Danville, IL: tribute to the VA Medical Center, E1214 [14JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), H5353-H5411 [29JN], H8510 [17AU], E1404, E1408 [1JY], E1450 [13JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), conference report, H9005 [21AU], H9041-H9059 [12SE], H9091 [13SE], E1831 [12SE], E1851 [13SE], E1866 [19SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), conference report—amendments in disagreement, H9059-H9079 [12SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), consideration (H. Res. 465), H5314 [28JN]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), motion to recommit, H5408 [29JN]

Federal aid programs: revise and improve long-term care programs (H.R. 3122), E895 [11MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H8507 [17AU]

———staffing guidelines for the Veterans Health Administration and establish health care delivery programs (H.R. 4013), H2708-H2714 [26AP], H2842, H2844, H2845, H2846, H2848, H2849, H2889 [28AP], E799 [28AP], E818 [2MY], E848 [4MY]

Health care facilities: authorize construction of medical facilities (H.R. 4425), H3798-H3802 [23MY]

Health care professionals: tribute to VA nurses, E613 [12AP]

Hines, IL: construction of facility at the Hines Veterans Hospital (H.R. 1617), H2374, H2375 [18AP]

New Orleans, LA: Regional VA Benefits Office's development of computer program for rating disability claims, E876 [9MY]

New York, NY: presentation of National performance Review Hammer Award to the regional benefits office, E453 [16MR]

Oakland Park, FL: anniversary of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic, E2323 [29NO]

Outstanding Volunteer Service Award: recipients, E1783 [19AU]

Persian Gulf Conflict: compensation for veterans and increased research relative to illnesses attributed to service during conflict, H3896 [24MY], H4169 [8JN]

———compensation for veterans and increased research relative to illnesses attributed to service during conflict (H.R. 4386), H3274 [11MY], H4296 [10JN], H7082-H7088 [8AU], E1221 [15JN], E1719 [12AU], E2299 [29NO]

———veterans' health care (H.R. 2535), E83 [2FE]

Veterans: compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 4088), H7088-H7097 [8AU]

———compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation (S. 1927), H7097 [8AU], H11231, H11232 [7OC]

———compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation (S. 1927), insert language of H.R. 4088 in lieu, H7097 [8AU]

———employment programs (H.R. 4776), H6502, H6503 [1AU], E2299 [29NO]

———extend and expand medical services (H.R. 3313), H11212-H11231 [7OC]

———reform and simplify health care system (H.R. 4788), E1491 [19JY]

———revise and improve benefits programs (H.R. 5244), H11349-H11377 [7OC], E2299 [29NO]

———sexual trauma counseling programs (S. 1030), return to Senate (H. Res. 487), H5960 [21JY]

———survivor annuity benefits relative to waivers made before marriage (H.R. 5004), E1776 [19AU]

Veterans Health Administration: staffing levels relative to veterans health care services and health care reform (H.R. 3808), H324 [8FE], E405 [10MR]

Women's Bureau: establish (H.R. 3013), H4347-H4349 [13JN]

Remarks in Senate

Advance Seed Co.: tribute to Project Blossom horticultural therapy program for VA hospitals, S2348 [3MR]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: treatment of payments relative to veterans pension determination (S. 1958), S3456 [22MR]

Armed Forces: disability benefits relative to Special Separation Benefits Program or the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program, S8246 [1JY]

———disability compensation rates relative to benefits paid under the Special Separation Benefits Program or the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program (S. 2154), S6396 [25MY]

Benefits: disposition of claims for veterans benefits (S. 1908), S2502, S2507 [8MR], S12211-S12214 [19AU]

———improve processing of claims (S. 1905), S2502, S2505 [8MR]

Board of Veterans Appeals: improve organization and procedures (S. 1904), S2502, S2504 [8MR], S4757 [21AP], S6964, S6965-S6968 [15JN]

Board of Veterans' Appeals: refer to members as veterans law judges, and provide for payment of members (S. 2305), S9457-S9460 [21JY]

Claude Harris, Jr., Veterans' Medical Center Building, Tuscaloosa, AL: designate (S. 2397), S11894, S11901 [16AU]

Court of Veterans' Appeals: Pro Bono Legal Representation Program, S10504 [3AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), S10215 [1AU], S10317-S10351 [2AU], S10397-S10500, S10503-S10521, S10542 [3AU], S10545, S10547-S10600, S10628 [4AU], S10716 [5AU], S12141 [19AU]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), conference report, S13316 [22SE], S13321, S13322 [26SE], S13382, S13383, S13386-S13400, S13443 [27SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), conference report—amendments in disagreement, S13323-S13334, S13340-S13346 [26SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), motion to recommitt, S10565, S10566 [4AU]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), unanimous-consent agreement, S10433, S10435 [3AU]

Health: adjudication of certain claims relative to medical malpractice (S. 1907), S2502, S2507 [8MR]

———cancer study, S10503 [3AU]

———feasibility of participation in State health care reform programs (S. 1974), S3690-S3694, S3795 [24MR], S6623-S6628 [8JN]

———inpatient and outpatient health care funding, S10545, S10547-S10557 [4AU]

———staffing guidelines for the Veterans Health Administration and establish health care delivery programs (H.R. 4013), S5093 [3MY]

———staffing guidelines for the Veterans Health Administration and establish health care delivery programs (H.R. 4013), insert text of S. 1974 in lieu, S6626 [8JN]

Health care facilities: authorize construction of medical facilities (S. 2277), S12210 [19AU]

Honolulu, HI: St. Francis Medical Center's Renal Institute of the Pacific, S10512 [3AU]

Kizer, Kenneth W.: nomination to be Under Sec. for Health, S13622 [28SE]

Las Cruces, NM: veterans' outreach and medical center, S10512 [3AU]

Little Rock, AR: tribute to Dept. of Veterans Affairs' employees for receiving the Vice Presidential Hammer Award, S12989 [20SE]

Mental health: establish mental illness research, education, and clinical centers (S. 1512), S3809, S3810 [24MR]

Minorities: establish an Office for Women Veterans and an Office for Minority Veterans (S. 2429), S12629 [25AU]

Persian Gulf Conflict: compensation for veterans and increased research relative to illnesses attributed to service during conflict, S8280, S8305, S8306 [1JY], S10997, S10998 [9AU]

———compensation for veterans and increased research relative to illnesses attributed to service during conflict (H.R. 4386), S14681, S14682-S14697 [7OC], S15005-S15010 [8OC]

———compensation for veterans and increased research relative to illnesses attributed to service during conflict (S. 2178), S6781 [10JN]

Portland, OR: construction of veterans medical facility, S13344 [26SE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S1666 [22FE]

Providence, RI: construction project for Our Lady of Providence High School conversion to veterans health care facility, S10509, S10510 [3AU], S10716 [5AU]

Research: appropriations, S5550 [11MY]

Sepulveda, CA: authorize construction of facilities at Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (S. 2131), S5946 [18MY]

States: health care reform programs in States that have reformed health care systems (S. 2135), S6125 [19MY]

Under Sec. for Health: repeal requirement that nominee be a doctor of medicine (S. 1534), S3934-S3936 [25MR]

Veterans: burial costs for disabled veterans who die at a Dept. of Veterans Affairs facility (S. 2322), S9738 [26JY]

———compensation for undiagnosed illnesses (S. 2330), S9940-S9942 [27JY]

———compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation (S. 1927), S2879 [11MR], S5204 [4MY], S14434-S14438 [6OC]

———compensation rate for veterans with service-connected disabilities and survivors' dependency and indemnity compensation (S. 2167), S6604 [8JN]

———determination of service connection for disabilities arising from exposure to ionizing radiation or dioxin (S. 1906), S2502, S2506 [8MR]

———disability benefits, S11128-S11130, S11136, S11152 [10AU]

———educational assistance for flight training programs (S. 2094), S5452 [10MY]

———employment training (S. 2387), S11482 [12AU]

———extend and expand medical services (H.R. 3313), S14802-S14807 [7OC]

———extend and expand medical services (H.R. 3313), insert text of S. 1626 in lieu, S6622 [8JN]

———financial reporting requirements applicable to certain benefits (S. 2279), S8908 [13JY]

———homeless veterans assistance (S. 2325), S9741-S9743 [26JY]

———medical quality assurance records (S. 2323), S9738 [26JY]

———organization and administration of the Readjustment Counseling Service (S. 1226), S3810-S3815 [24MR]

———reform and simplify health care system (S. 2309), S9464 [21JY]

———retirement pay for certain nurses, and special pay agreements for health care professionals (S. 2331), S10051 [28JY]

———revise and improve benefits programs (H.R. 5244), S15005-S15010 [8OC]

———sexual trauma counseling programs (S. 1030), S6432-S6445 [25MY], S9727 [26JY]

———study health consequences of individuals exposed to ionizing radiation (S. 2365), S10878, S10879 [5AU]

Veterans Health Administration: authorize employment of social workers (S. 2184), S6860 [14JN]

———protection of certain employees against prohibited personnel practices (S. 2324), S9740 [26JY]

Vogel, R. John: confirmation as Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Benefits, S1666 [22FE]

Reports by conference committees

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4624), H9014-H9029 [26AU]

Reports filed

Claude Harris, Jr., Veterans' Medical Center Building, Tuscaloosa, AL: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4948) (H. Rept. 103-823), H10538 [3OC]

Compensation for Persian Gulf Conflict Veterans and Increased Research Relative to Illnesses Attributed to Service During Conflict: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4386) (H. Rept. 103-669), H6983 [4AU]

Compensation Rate for Veterans With Service-Connected Disabilities and Survivors' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4088) (H. Rept. 103-668), H6983 [4AU]

Consideration of H.R. 4624, Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 465) (H. Rept. 103-563), H5170 [27JN]

Construction of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facilities: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 4425) (H. Rept. 103-518), H3790 [20MY]

Construction of Facility at the Hines Veterans Hospital, Hines, IL: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1617) (H. Rept. 103-476), H2366 [14AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Centers: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1512) (S. Rept. 103-237), S3208 [17MR]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4624) (H. Rept. 103-555), H4882 [22JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4624) (S. Rept. 103-311), S9032 [14JY]

Disposition of Claims for Veterans Benefits: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1908) (S. Rept. 103-280), S6522 [7JN]

Establish a Dept. of Veterans Affairs Women's Bureau: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3013) (H. Rept. 103-538), H4291 [9JN]

Homeless Veterans Assistance: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 2325) (S. Rept. 103-385), S13447 [27SE]

Improve Organization and Procedures of the Board of Veterans Appeals: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1904), S4334 [14AP]

Nomination of Kenneth W. Kizer To Be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health, S13283 [22SE]

Nomination of R. John Vogel To Be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Benefits: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S1456 [10FE]

Organization and Administration of the Readjustment Counseling Service: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1226) (S. Rept. 103-236), S2962 [15MR]

Staffing Guidelines for the Veterans Health Administration and Establishment of Health Care Delivery Programs: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4013) (H. Rept. 103-477), H2366 [14AP]

VA State Health Care Reform Pilot Program Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 1974) (S. Rept. 103-268), S6196 [23MY]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 1927), S4834 [26AP]

Veterans Educational Assistance for Flight Training Programs: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 2094) (S. Rept. 103-384), S13447 [27SE]

Veterans' Employment Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4776) (H. Rept. 103-630), H6453 [28JY]

Veterans' Medical Facilities Construction Projects: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (S. 2277), S8821 [12JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4624), H5375 [29JN]

Statements

Revise and Improve Veterans Benefits Programs (H.R. 5244), S15010-S15020 [8OC], H11352-H11362 [7OC]

Summaries

Veterans' Benefits Act (H.R. 4088), H7091-H7095 [8AU]

Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act (S. 1030), S6437 [25MY]

Veterans' Persian Gulf War Benefits Act (H.R. 4386), S14682-S14686 [7OC], H7085 [8AU]

Tables

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 4624), H5354, H5357, H5362 [29JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations conference report (H.R. 4624), H9043-H9048 [12SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 465, consideration of H.R. 4624, Depts. of Veterans Affairs, HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H5314 [28JN]

H. Res. 487, return S. 1030, Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act, to Senate, H5960 [21JY]

H.R. 1617, construction of facility at the Hines Veterans Hospital, Hines, IL, H2374 [18AP]

H.R. 3013, establish a Women's Bureau of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H4347 [13JN]

H.R. 3313, Veterans Health Improvements Act, S6622 [8JN], S14802 [7OC]

H.R. 4013, staffing guidelines for the Veterans Health Administration and establish health care delivery programs, H2708 [26AP]

H.R. 4013, VA State Health Care Reform Pilot Program Act, S6626-S6628 [8JN]

H.R. 4088, Veterans' Benefits Act, H7088-H7091 [8AU]

H.R. 4386, Veterans' Persian Gulf War Benefits Act, S15194-S15206 [30NO], H7082-H7084 [8AU]

H.R. 4425, construction of medical facilities, H3798-H3800 [23MY]

H.R. 4624, Depts. of Veterans Affairs HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S10317-S10328 [2AU]

H.R. 4776, Veterans' Employment Act, H6502 [1AU]

H.R. 4948, Claude Harris, Jr., Veterans' Medical Center Building, Tuscaloosa, AL, H10744 [4OC]

H.R. 5244, revise and improve veterans benefits programs, H11363-H11376 [7OC]

S. 1030, Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act, S6439 [25MY], S9727-S9733 [26JY]

S. 1226, Readjustment Counseling Service organization and administration, S3813 [24MR]

S. 1512, establish mental illness research, education, and clinical centers within the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S3809 [24MR], S3951 [25MR]

S. 1904, Board of Veterans' Appeals Administrative Procedures Improvement Act, S6964 [15JN], H4349 [13JN]

S. 1904, improve organization and procedures of the Board of Veterans Appeals, S4760 [21AP]

S. 1904, improve organization and procedures of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs Board of Veterans Appeals, S2504 [8MR]

S. 1905, improve Dept. of Veterans Affairs processing of benefits claims, S2506 [8MR]

S. 1906, determination of veterans' service connection for disabilities arising from exposure to ionizing radiation or dioxin, S2507 [8MR]

S. 1907, Dept. of Veterans Affairs adjudication of certain claims relative to medical malpractice, S2507 [8MR]

S. 1908, disposition of claims for veterans benefits, S2508 [8MR]

S. 1908, Veterans' Claims Adjudication Improvement Act, S12214 [19AU]

S. 1927, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S2880 [11MR], S5204 [4MY], H7097 [8AU]

S. 1958, treatment of Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act payments relative to veterans pension determination, S3457 [22MR]

S. 1974, VA State Health Care Reform Pilot Program Act, S3691-S3693 [24MR], S6623-S6625 [8JN]

S. 2094, educational assistance for veterans' flight training programs, S5452 [10MY]

S. 2131, authorizing construction of facilities at Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Sepulveda, CA, S5946 [18MY]

S. 2135, VA State Health-Care Reform Pilot Programs Act, S6125-S6127 [19MY]

S. 2154, disability compensation rates for veterans relative to benefits paid under the Special Separation Benefits Program or the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program, S6397 [25MY]

S. 2167, Veterans' Benefits Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S6605 [8JN]

S. 2178, Persian Gulf War Veterans' Compensation Act, S6782-S6784 [10JN]

S. 2184, employment of social workers in Veterans Health Administration, S6861 [14JN]

S. 2277, construction of medical facilities at Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S12211 [19AU]

S. 2279, financial reporting requirements applicable to certain veterans benefits, S8908 [13JY]

S. 2305, Veterans Law Judge Act, S9459 [21JY]

S. 2309, Veterans Health Care Reform Act, S9466-S9469 [21JY]

S. 2322, burial costs for disabled veterans who die at a Dept. of Veterans Affairs facility, S9738 [26JY]

S. 2323, veterans medical quality assurance records, S9738 [26JY]

S. 2324, protection of certain employees against prohibited personnel practices in the Veterans Health Administration, S9740 [26JY]

S. 2325, homeless veterans assistance, S9743 [26JY]

S. 2330, compensation for veterans with undiagnosed illnesses, S9942 [27JY]

S. 2331, retirement pay for certain nurses, and special pay agreements for health care professionals in VA hospitals, S10051 [28JY]

S. 2365, study health consequences of spouses and descendants of veterans exposed to ionizing radiation, S10878 [5AU]

S. 2387, employment training for veterans, S11482 [12AU]

S. 2429, establish an Office for Women Veterans and an Office for Minority Veterans within the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S12630 [25AU]