DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Amendments

Claims: prescribe regulations specifying content of notices provided to claimants seeking VA benefits and services (S. 3023), S8876, S8883 [16SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7309, H7311, H7312, H7313, H7314, H7330 [29JY], H7630, H7631 [30JY], H7725, H7743, H7749, H7751, H7752, H7755, H7757, H7758, H7761, H7762, H7763, H7764, H7765, H7766, H7772, H7773 [31JY], H7793, H7794, H7797 [1AU]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), consideration (H. Res. 1384), H7658 [31JY]

Insurance: enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), S3263, S3264, S3265, S3266 [22AP], S3288, S3297, S3309, S3310, S3322 [23AP], S3353, S3410 [24AP]

Mental health: improve treatment and services provided to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders (S. 2162), S4976, S4983 [3JN]

Articles and editorials

After the Battle, Fighting the Bottle at Home, E1573 [28JY]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: clarify and improve authorities relative to availability of educational assistance for members who have served after September 11, 2001 (see S. 3339), S7526 [26JY]

———extend time limit for the use of education benefits by veterans and members of the Reserve component (see H.R. 5034), H348 [17JA]

———require report on inclusion of severe and acute post-traumatic stress disorder among the conditions covered by traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (see S. 2965), S3699 [1MY]

Aurora, CO: convey certain non-Federal land to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs to be used for construction of a veterans medical facility (see S. 3030), S4375 [19MY] (see H.R. 6591), H7058 [23JY]

Beaufort National Cemetery: acquire an adjacent parcel of land (see H.R. 7318), H10867 [9DE]

———conduct a study on the acquisition of an adjacent parcel of land (see H.R. 7317), H10867 [9DE]

Benefits: allow veterans to elect to use certain financial educational assistance to establish and operate certain businesses (see H.R. 6850), H7955 [9SE]

———establish a presumption of service connection for veterans with certain cancers who served in Vietnam and were exposed to certain herbicide agents (see H.R. 6798), H7807 [1AU]

———extend or make permanent certain authorities (see H.R. 6802), H7807 [1AU]

Canandaigua VA Medical Center, Canandaigua, NY: anniversary (see H. Res. 946), H557 [29JA]

Cemeteries and funerals: provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans buried in State cemeteries (see S. 2934), S3507 [29AP]

Children and youth: provide comprehensive health care to children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see S. 3332), S7279 [24JY] (see H.R. 5729), H2069 [8AP]

Civil liberties: clarify conditions under which veterans and their surviving spouses and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see S. 3167), S5832 [19JN]

Claims: make certain improvements in claims processing (see H.R. 5576), H1538 [11MR]

———prescribe regulations specifying content of notices provided to claimants seeking VA benefits and services (see S. 3023), S4282 [15MY]

Colonel Ola Lee Mize Veterans Clinic, Gadsden, AL: designate (see H.R. 5736), H2149 [9AP]

Conservation of natural resources: improve energy and water efficiencies and conservation (see H.R. 6937), H8475 [18SE]

Contracts: include in each goods and services contract a provision requiring contractee compliance with goals and preferences for veteran-owned or controlled small businesses (see H.R. 6221), H5213 [10JN]

Courts: require use of full equity powers to vindicate rights or benefits of persons with complaints relative to State or private employers (see H.R. 6225), H5213 [10JN]

Death and dying: require forgiveness of certain debts of veterans who die from service-connected disabilities incurred on active duty in a combat zone (see S. 2536), S93 [22JA] (see S. 2550), S207 [23JA] (see H.R. 5148), H479 [28JA] (see H.R. 5155), H555 [29JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide grants to certain health care institutions and social services programs for the acquisition of local nutritious agricultural products (see S. 3588), S9492 [25SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (see S. 3301), S7030 [22JY] (see H.R. 6599), H7163 [24JY]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), consideration (see H. Res. 1384), H7306 [29JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 7299), H10856 [20NO]

Disabled: carry out quality assurance activities relative to administration of disability compensation (see S. 2870), S3080 [16AP] (see H.R. 5709), H2011 [3AP]

———improve quality of life in the objectives of training and rehabilitation for veterans with service-connected disabilities (see S. 2864), S3026 [15AP]

———prohibit collection of certain copayments from catastrophically disabled veterans (see H.R. 6445), H6341 [9JY]

———provide a minimum disability rating for veterans receiving medical treatment for a service-connected disability (see S. 2825), S2636 [7AP]

———provide assistance to the Paralympic Program of the U.S. Olympic Committee (see S. 3376), S7904 [31JY]

———reform veterans' disability determination process by requiring payment of disability compensation based on concurring diagnosis of two physicians (see H.R. 5089), H389 [22JA]

———require reports on progress in addressing causes for variances in service-connected disability compensation payments (see S. 2951), S3698 [1MY]

Disasters: expand access to hospital care for veterans in major disaster areas (see H.R. 6945), H8475 [18SE]

Diseases: establish a presumption of service connection of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 5454), H993 [14FE]

———provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 6032), H3776 [13MY]

Education: conduct a pilot project to test feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope of certain qualifying work-study activities (see H.R. 6224), H5213 [10JN]

———improve basic educational assistance program (see S. 2871), S3080 [16AP] (see H.R. 5684), H1973 [2AP] (see H.R. 6397), H6174 [26JN]

———increase rates of basic educational assistance (see H.R. 5663), H1821 [31MR]

———remove certain limitations on the transfer of entitlement to basic educational assistance under Montgomery GI Bill (see S. 2575), S492 [30JA] (see H.R. 5229), H620 [6FE]

Enewetok Atoll: include participation in clean-up operations as a radiation-risk activity (see H.R. 4931), H293 [16JA]

Federal aid programs: ensure that certain deferred disability benefits be excluded from consideration as annual income when determining eligibility for low-income housing programs (see S. 2625), S919 [12FE]

———modernize disability benefits claims processing system to ensure accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and survivors (see S. 3419), S8034 [1AU] (see H.R. 5892), H2758 [24AP] (see H.R. 6236), H5327 [11JN]

———require pilot program on the use of community-based organizations to ensure that veterans receive the care and benefits they need (see S. 2796), S2345 [2AP]

Federal employees: improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (see S. 2824), S2636 [7AP]

Fuga Tolani Teleso Satele Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Tafuna, American Samoa: designate (see H.R. 5438), H992 [14FE]

Government regulations: establish licensure requirements for employees and contractors performing orthotics, pedorthics, or prosthetics services in States with private practice requirements (see H.R. 5623), H1701 [13MR]

Health: establish an interagency task force responsible for creating a national strategy to combat obesity (see S. 3321), S7148 [23JY]

———expand availability of health care by adjusting the income level for certain priority veterans (see H.R. 6471), H6406 [10JY] (see H.R. 7167), H10131 [26SE]

———provide a dental insurance plan for certain veterans and their survivors and dependents (see S. 3178), S5962 [23JN] (see H.R. 6277), H5481 [17JN]

———provide dental care to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5595), H1617 [12MR]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (see S. 3527), S9025 [18SE] (see H.R. 6939), H8475 [18SE]

Health care facilities: authorize major medical facility projects and leases (see S. 2797), S2345 [2AP] (see H.R. 5856), H2551 [22AP]

———authorize major medical facility projects and leases and extend certain authorities (see H.R. 6832), H7853 [8SE]

———carry out a pilot program to establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from certain departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 5622), H1701 [13MR]

———establish a certain number of consolidated patient accounting centers (see H.R. 6366), H6089 [25JN]

———establish a pain care initiative in health care facilities (see H.R. 6122), H4453 [21MY]

———expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished in a non-departmental facility (see H.R. 5888), H2758 [24AP]

———introduce pay-for-performance compensation mechanisms into contracts with community-based outpatient health care clinics (see S. 3216), S6286 [26JN]

Health care professionals: enhance capacity to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health care professionals (see S. 2969), S3699 [1MY] (see H.R. 6153), H4830 [22MY]

———submit quarterly reports on vacancies in mental health professional positions in medical facilities (see H.R. 6764), H7787 [31JY]

Health Professional Scholarship Program: extend and modify (see H.R. 6430), H6228 [8JY]

Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program: assist veterans suffering from combat stress by increasing the number of mental health professionals (see H.R. 7214), H10331 [28SE]

Housing: extend certain home loan guaranty demonstration programs (see H.R. 6731), H7786 [31JY]

———improve home loan guaranty programs (see S. 3087), S5204 [5JN]

———periodically update plans and specifications for specially adapted housing furnished to veterans (see H.R. 5664), H1821 [31MR]

———provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan guaranty amount for guaranteed housing loans (see S. 2768), S2132 [13MR] (see H.R. 5561, 5566), H1444 [10MR] (see H.R. 5625), H1701 [13MR]

Illinois: integrate the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center and the Great Lakes Naval Health Clinic (see S. 3713), S10742 [20NO]

Information services: require submission of reports to Congress in electronic form (see H.R. 6431), H6229 [8JY]

Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights: display in each prosthetic and orthotic clinic (see H.R. 5730), H2069 [8AP]

Lawyers and attorneys: establish a pilot program for providing legal services to assist servicemembers and veterans in obtaining health care, benefits, and services (see H.R. 6414), H6175 [26JN]

Medicare: exempt from critical access hospital inpatient bed limitation the number of beds provided for certain veterans (see H.R. 6557), H6733 [21JY]

———expand Rural Hospital Flexibility Program to increase the delivery of mental health services to veterans (see S. 3095), S5204 [5JN]

———provide for a Medicare Advantage benchmark adjustment for certain local areas with VA medical centers and for certain contiguous areas (see S. 2545), S207 [23JA] (see H.R. 5125), H455 [23JA]

Mental health: carry out pilot program to provide education and training to emergency response providers and community leaders on the mental health of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans (see H.R. 6998), H9083 [23SE]

———carry out pilot program to provide outreach and training to certain college and university mental health centers on the mental health of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans (see H.R. 6765), H7787 [31JY]

———conduct a study on suicides among veterans (see S. 2899), S3257 [22AP]

———expand and improve health care services available to veterans for substance use disorders (see H.R. 5554), H1417 [6MR]

———expand authority to provide counseling for family members of veterans receiving non-service-connected treatment (see H.R. 6439), H6229 [8JY]

———improve disability compensation evaluation procedure for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and the diagnosis and treatment of such disorders (see H.R. 5448), H993 [14FE]

———require a program of mental health care and rehabilitation for veterans for service-connected post-traumatic stress and other disorders (see S. 2573), S492 [30JA]

Michael Bilirakis Dept. of Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Center, Tampa, FL: designate (see S. 3161), S5832 [19JN]

Mortgages: extend demonstration projects on adjustable rate mortgages and hybrid adjustable rate mortgages (see S. 3299), S7030 [22JY] (see H.R. 6465), H6406 [10JY] (see H.R. 6543), H6726 [17JY]

National cemeteries: authorize burial in a national cemetery of a parent of a deceased veteran when there is no eligible spouse or dependent of the veteran (see H.R. 6989), H8577 [22SE]

———establish a national cemetery in the eastern Nebraska region to serve veterans in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa (see S. 2701), S1521 [4MR]

National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 963), H813 [7FE]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 692), S10004 [27SE]

Native Americans: include federally recognized tribal organizations in certain grant programs for States and territories (see S. 3000), S3975 [8MY]

Nonprofit organizations: modify and update provisions of law relative to nonprofit research and education corporations (see S. 2926), S3442 [28AP]

Petty Officer 2d Class Danny Dietz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Aurora, CO: designate (see H.R. 6511), H6673 [16JY]

Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap Drive, Iron Mountain, MI: designate (see H.R. 7108), H9974 [25SE]

Task Force on Medical Facility Improvements in Puerto Rico: establish (see H.R. 5526), H1220 [4MR]

Taxation: allow veterans a deduction for certain travel expenses to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers for examinations or treatments relating to service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 5737), H2149 [9AP]

Transportation: change method for determining the mileage reimbursement rate, eliminate all deductibles, and ensure full participation for veterans under the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 6695), H7784 [31JY]

———change method for determining the mileage reimbursement rate under the beneficiary travel program (see H.R. 6287), H5481 [17JN]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: grant jurisdiction to review compliance of the schedule of ratings for disabilities with statutory requirements applicable to entitlement to disability compensation (see S. 2737), S1818 [10MR]

Veterans: address waiting period for dual VA-SSA disability designees by rating service-connected disabled veterans as totally disabled, thus classifying them as disabled for SSA (see S. 2872), S3080 [16AP]

———celebrate partnership between the Government and State veterans homes (see H. Res. 1335), H6407 [10JY]

———clarify meaning of ``combat with the enemy'' for purposes of service-connection of disabilities (see H.R. 6732), H7786 [31JY]

———clarify the service treatable as service engaged in combat with the enemy for utilization of non-official evidence for proof of service-connection in a combat-related disease or injury (see H.R. 5985), H3185 [7MY]

———enhance and improve insurance, housing, labor and education, and other benefits (see S. 2640), S1054 [14FE]

———enhance refinancing of home loans (see S. 2961), S3698 [1MY]

———ensure access to services in at least one Veterans Health Administration full-service hospital in their State or comparable contract services in the State (see H.R. 6629), H7306 [29JY]

———establish a commission to oversee services for post-traumatic stress and other mental health disorders, the Heroes-to-Healers Program, and grants for mental health provider recruitment (see S. 3374), S7904 [31JY]

———expand authorized concurrent receipt of disability pay from the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs to cover all veterans who have a combat-related disability (see H.R. 7294), H10844 [19NO]

———extend operations of the Senior Oversight Committee on wounded warrior matters (see S. 2923), S3442 [28AP]

———health care funding (see S. 2639), S1054 [14FE]

———health care funding through reductions in LSC and Title X family planning programs funding (see H.R. 6712), H7785 [31JY]

———health care funding through reductions in National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding (see H.R. 6711), H7785 [31JY]

———improve health care benefits (see S. 2889), S3144 [17AP]

———increase amount of Medal of Honor special pension (see H.R. 6980), H8577 [22SE]

———increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 5826), H2442 [16AP]

———make technical correction in application of special rules relative to payment of combat-related special compensation to eligible retirees with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 7011), H9083 [23SE]

———presume service-connection for diseases associated with exposure to biological, chemical, or other toxic agents as part of Project 112/Shipboard Hazard and Defense (see H.R. 5954), H3018 [1MY]

———provide individualized notice about available benefits and streamline application processes for the benefits (see S. 3307), S7030 [22JY] (see H.R. 6494), H6576 [15JY]

Veterans Health Administration: establish position of Director of Physical Therapy Service and a fellowship program for physical therapists in geriatrics, rehabilitation, and polytrauma care (see H.R. 6792), H7806 [1AU]

Vietnamese Conflict: amend presumptions of exposure for veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see H.R. 6562), H6824 [22JY]

Voting: permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see S. 3308), S7030 [22JY] (see H.R. 6625), H7306 [29JY]

William C. Tallent Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Knoxville, TN: designate (see H.R. 6996), H9083 [23SE]

Women: expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (see S. 2799), S2346 [2AP]

World War II: make certain payments to eligible persons who served in the Philippines during World War II (see H.R. 6897), H8127 [15SE]

Cloture motions

Insurance: enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), motion to proceed, S3169 [17AP], S3225 [22AP]

Excerpts

Law relative to transfer of entitlement to educational assistance to eligible dependents of Armed Forces members with critical military skills who agree to reenlist, S4140 [14MY]

Explanations

Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act (S. 3023), E2051-E2062 [27SE]

Letters

Dept. of Veterans Affairs major medical facility projects and leases authorization: James B. Peake, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S2358 [2AP]

Expansion of benefits to Filipino veterans who are not U.S. citizens or U.S. residents: Delfin N. Lorenzana, Embassy of the Philippines, S1039 [14FE]

Orlando, FL, VA Hospital construction funding: Representative Feeney, E1602 [30JY]

Repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation: Military Coalition, S8240 [10SE]

Report on alternative measures to address cracks in the Tomb of the Unknowns monument: John P. Woodley, Jr., Dept. of the Army and William F. Tuerk, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S8839 [16SE]

Transfer of entitlement to educational assistance to eligible dependents of Armed Forces members with critical military skills who agree to reenlist: Michael L. Dominguez, Dept. of Defense, S4471 [20MY]

Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act: James B. Peake, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S3800 [6MY]

Veterans Health Care Act: James B. Peake, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S3161 [17AP]

Veterans Pain Care Act: Richard Rosenquist, Pain Care Coalition, H4434 [21MY]

Motions

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7799, H7801 [1AU]

Orders

Military order placing land and sea forces of Philippines under U.S. commands: Franklin D. Roosevelt, S3298 [23AP]

Remarks in House

Advertising: advertise in the national media to promote awareness of veterans' benefits (H.R. 3681), H4185-H4187 [20MY], E1002 [21MY], E1056, E1066 [23MY]

Allied Veterans of the World, Inc.: tribute, E2103 [28SE]

Appropriations: legislative process, H7657 [31JY]

Bay Pines, FL: Bay Pines VA Hospital expansion funding, H7718 [31JY]

Benefits: establish a portal on the VA web site containing a comprehensive listing of veteran employment opportunities, E1720 [8SE]

Binger, Larry: tribute for participation in National Veterans' Wheelchair Games, E1513 [22JY]

Bruce W. Carter Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL: designate (H.R. 4918), H5947, H5974 [24JN], H6121 [26JN]

Cemeteries and funerals: increase plot allowance and burial benefits for veterans, H7744 [31JY]

Children and youth: provide comprehensive health care to children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (H.R. 5729), H4197, H4198 [20MY]

Colonel Ola Lee Mize Veterans Clinic, Gadsden, AL: designate (H.R. 5736), H8072 [15SE], H8368 [17SE]

Conservation of natural resources: improve energy and water efficiencies and conservation (H.R. 6937), E1836 [18SE]

Corp. for National and Community Service: coordinate with veterans organizations serving veterans with disabilities to provide opportunities for young people to provide transportation services, H1387, H1388 [6MR]

Courts: require use of full equity powers to vindicate rights or benefits of persons with complaints relative to State or private employers (H.R. 6225), H7248-H7253 [29JY], H7707 [31JY]

DeHaven, John R.: Ohio Veteran of the Year award recipient, E931 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Research Program funding, E1065 [23MY], E1188 [10JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: eliminate earmarks, H7768-H7773 [31JY]

———eliminate requirement that funded projects comply with Davis-Bacon Act wage rate requirements, H7773, H7774 [31JY]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7709-H7775 [31JY], H7793-H7802 [1AU], E1720 [8SE], E2037 [27SE]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), consideration (H. Res. 1384), H7649-H7658 [31JY]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), earmark declaration, E1579, E1580, E1584, E1585, E1586, E1587, E1588, E1589, E1590, E1591 [29JY], E1593, E1594, E1595, E1596, E1597, E1599, E1600, E1601, E1602, E1603, E1604, E1608, E1613, E1614, E1617, E1618, E1620, E1622 [30JY], E1627, E1634, E1636, E1639, E1640 [31JY], E1674 [1AU], E1767, E1773 [11SE], E1842 [18SE], E1892 [24SE], E2289 [20NO]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), motion to recommit, H7800, H7801 [1AU]

Disabled: prohibit collection of certain copayments from catastrophically disabled veterans (H.R. 6445), H7240-H7244 [29JY], H7650 [31JY], E1632 [31JY]

———provide assistance to the Paralympic Program of the U.S. Olympic Committee (H.R. 4255), H7246-H7248 [29JY], H7707 [31JY], E1651 [1AU]

Eglin AFB, FL: tribute to opening of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, E717 [24AP]

Elwood ``Bud'' Link Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Wenatchee, WA: designate (H.R. 2245), H5969, H5970 [24JN], H6121 [26JN]

Employment: conduct a longitudinal study of vocational rehabilitation programs (H.R. 3889), H4191-H4193 [20MY], E1002 [21MY]

Epilepsy Centers of Excellence: establish (H.R. 2818), H5944-H5949, H5966 [24JN]

Euripides Rubio Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Ponce, PR: designate (H.R. 4289), H5947, H5972-H5974 [24JN]

Federal aid programs: modernize disability benefits claims processing system to ensure accurate and timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and survivors (H.R. 5892), H7256-H7263 [29JY], H7650 [31JY], E1635 [31JY]

Fenbert, Wilbur J. (Web): Ohio Veteran of the Year award recipient, E931 [15MY]

Funding, H1566 [12MR]

Government regulations: reverse regulation prohibiting nonpartisan voter registration drives on VA property, H7765, H7766 [31JY]

Gulfport, MS: prohibit transfer of land by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs to the city of Gulfport, MS, H7763 [31JY]

Health: expand and improve health care services available to veterans, H2425 [16AP]

———post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury treatment funding, H7757, H7758 [31JY]

———provide a dental insurance plan for certain veterans and their survivors and dependents (H.R. 6277), E1237 [17JN]

Health care facilities: authorize major medical facility projects and leases and extend certain authorities (H.R. 6832), H7909-H7913 [9SE], H8038 [11SE]

———authorize major medical facility projects and leases (H.R. 5856), H4199-H4202 [20MY], E1002 [21MY], E1056 [23MY]

———establish a certain number of consolidated patient accounting centers, H9379 [24SE]

———establish a certain number of consolidated patient accounting centers (H.R. 6366), E1353 [25JN]

———establish a pain care initiative in health care facilities (S. 2160), H4434 [21MY]

———increase number of medical centers specializing in post-traumatic stress disorder in underserved urban areas, H7756, H7757 [31JY]

———reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-departmental facilities for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to departmental facilities (H.R. 3819), H4190, H4191 [20MY], E1002 [21MY], E1056 [23MY]

———State extended care facilities funding through reductions in general operating expenses, H7749, H7750 [31JY]

Health Professional Scholarship Program: extend and modify (H.R. 6430), E1402 [8JY]

House Rules: open versus restrictive rules, H7651-H7657 [31JY]

Housing: periodically update plans and specifications for specially adapted housing furnished to veterans (H.R. 5664), H4196, H4197 [20MY], E1002 [21MY]

Information services: require submission of reports to Congress in electronic form (H.R. 6431), E1404 [8JY]

Insurance: enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), H2736, H2737 [24AP], H5153 [10JN], H5966, H5967 [24JN], H7759 [31JY], H8401 [18SE], H8487-H8491 [22SE]

Iron and steel industry: require Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs to use iron and steel produced in the U.S. in carrying out projects for the construction, alteration, or repair of buildings, H7723 [31JY]

Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Alpena, MI: designate (S. 2339), H8071 [15SE], E1806 [16SE]

Mental health: expand and improve health care services available to veterans for substance use disorders (H.R. 5554), H4193-H4196 [20MY], E1002 [21MY], E1056 [23MY]

———improve treatment and services provided to Iraq war veterans relative to post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, and suicide prevention, H2632 [23AP]

———improve treatment and services provided to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, E1573 [28JY]

———improve treatment and services provided to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders (S. 2162), H9369 [24SE]

Michael A. Marzano Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Hermitage, PA: designate (H.R. 1594), H8073-H8075 [15SE]

Michael Bilirakis Dept. of Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Center, Tampa, FL: designate (H.R. 4264), H5970-H5972 [24JN], H6121 [26JN], E1449 [14JY]

National cemeteries: prohibit funding to construct any new national veterans' cemetery unless one in Sarpy County, NE, is included on potential list, H7761, H7762 [31JY]

National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 963), H916, H917 [13FE]

Office of National Veterans Sports Programs and Special Events: establish (H.R. 1370), H7247, H7248 [29JY]

Office of the Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health: establish position of Director of Physician Assistant Services (H.R. 2790), H4183-H4185 [20MY], E1002 [21MY]

Ombudsman: establish (H.R. 2192), H7244, H7245 [29JY], H7650 [31JY]

Orlando, FL: Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facility project funding, H9381 [24SE]

———VA hospital construction funding, H7655 [31JY], E1602 [30JY]

Philippines: provide benefits to certain Filipino World War II veterans, H7758-H7761 [31JY], H8400, H8401, H8402 [18SE]

Power resources: E-85 fueling stations installation funding, H7751 [31JY]

Rocky Hill, CT: tribute to Stand Down program, H8070 [15SE]

Rural areas: allow veterans in highly rural areas to receive covered health services through outside providers, H9380, H9381 [24SE]

———allow veterans in highly rural areas to receive covered health services through outside providers (H.R. 1527), H7656 [31JY], H7903, H7907 [9SE], E1760 [10SE]

Sarasota, FL: dedication of Sarasota VA National Cemetery, E1144 [4JN]

SBA: develop an initiative with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs to publicize the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program to veterans and encourage veterans to apply for grants, H2622 [23AP]

Small business: loan program funding, H8484 [22SE]

Solar energy: photovoltaic systems installation funding, H7752-H7754 [31JY]

———prohibit an increase in the deductible veterans pay to receive mileage reimbursement as part of the beneficiary travel program, H7764, H7765 [31JY]

Veterans: allow care at VA facilities for disesases associated with exposure to biological, chemical, or other toxic agents as part of Project 112/Shipboard Hazard and Defense without proving service connection, H7722, H7723 [31JY]

———celebrate partnership between the Government and State veterans homes (H. Res. 1335), H8068-H8071 [15SE]

———ensure access to services in an in-State Veterans Health Administration full-service hospital or comparable in-State contract services, H7745 [31JY]

———health care funding, H609, H610 [6FE], H1564-H1566 [12MR], H4205 [20MY], H4991 [5JN], H7650 [31JY], H9296, H9300 [24SE]

———increase in post-traumatic stress disorder, E1067 [23MY]

———prohibit modification of standards used to determine eligibility for special monthly pensions, H7765 [31JY]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits, E807 [1MY], E829 [6MY]

———recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (H.R. 760), H5153 [10JN], H5966 [24JN], H7760 [31JY], H8484, H8486 [22SE]

———tribute, H2953 [1MY]

———tribute to ``Winter Soldier'' event, H4048 [15MY]

Voting: permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (H.R. 6625), H8373-H8375 [17SE], E1824 [17SE], E1841 [18SE]

Wichita, KS: anniversary of Robert J. Dole Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, E905 [13MY]

———anniversary of Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center, H5176 [10JN]

Women: expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan (H.R. 4107), H4180 [20MY]

World War II: make certain payments to eligible persons who served in the Philippines during World War II (H.R. 6897), H8483-H8487 [22SE], E1884 [24SE], E1969 [25SE], E2114 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Arlington National Cemetery: report on alternative measures to address cracks in the Tomb of the Unknowns monument, S8838 [16SE]

Armed Forces: transfer of entitlement to educational assistance to eligible dependents of members, S5730 [18JN], S5813, S5814 [19JN]

———transfer of entitlement to educational assistance to eligible dependents of members with critical military skills who agree to reenlist, S4140-S4143 [14MY], S4471 [20MY]

Benefits: repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, S8241, S8244, S8245, S8264 [10SE]

Bruce W. Carter Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL: designate (H.R. 4918), S8004 [1AU]

Budget: allocation of funds, S594-S596 [4FE], S629-S631 [5FE]

———use projected surplus to provide tax relief to middle class families, small businesses, homeowners, hurricane disaster victims, and military personnel, S1840-S1846, S1854, S1864-S1867 [11MR], S1916, S1985 [12MR], S2037, S2040, S2095 [13MR], S4608 [21MY]

Claims: prescribe regulations specifying content of notices provided to claimants seeking VA benefits and services (S. 3023), S4284 [15MY], S8875-S8889 [16SE], S10016 [27SE], S10444 [2OC]

Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate): accomplishments in the 110th Congress, S7808 [31JY]

Death and dying: require forgiveness of certain debts of veterans who die from service-connected disabilities incurred on active duty in a combat zone (S. 2536), S97 [22JA]

Disabled: improve quality of life in the objectives of training and rehabilitation for veterans with service-connected disabilities (S. 2864), S3030 [15AP]

———provide a minimum disability rating for veterans receiving medical treatment for a service-connected disability (S. 2825), S2638 [7AP]

Elwood ``Bud'' Link Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Wenatchee, WA: designate (H.R. 2245), S8003 [1AU]

Epilepsy Centers of Excellence: establish (S. 2004), S4985 [3JN]

Euripides Rubio Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Ponce, PR: designate (H.R. 4289), S6610 [11JY]

Federal aid programs: require pilot program on the use of community-based organizations to ensure that veterans receive the care and benefits they need (S. 2796), S2356 [2AP]

Federal employees: improve collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees (S. 2824), S2638 [7AP]

Funding, S1974 [12MR]

Health: enhance rehabilitative treatment and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury (S. 1233), S4985 [3JN]

———provide a dental insurance plan for certain veterans and their survivors and dependents (S. 3178), S5964 [23JN]

———provide two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care accounts (S. 3527), S9037 [18SE]

Health care facilities: authorize major medical facility projects and leases (S. 2797), S2357 [2AP]

———establish a pain care initiative in health care facilities (S. 2160), S4985 [3JN]

———reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-departmental facilities for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to departmental facilities (S. 2142), S4985 [3JN]

Health care professionals: enhance capacity to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health care professionals (S. 2969), S3716 [1MY]

Housing: extend increase in the maximum loan guaranty amount for guaranteed housing loans, S8882 [16SE]

———improve home loan guaranty programs (S. 3087), S5210 [5JN]

———increase benefits for specially adapted housing for disabled veterans, S6590 [11JY]

———increase specially adapted housing benefits for disabled veterans, S2605 [4AP]

———provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan guaranty amount for guaranteed housing loans, S2842 [10AP], S6590 [11JY], S7502 [26JY]

———provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan guaranty amount for guaranteed housing loans (S. 2768), S2150 [13MR]

Illinois: integrate the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center and the Great Lakes Naval Health Clinic (S. 3713), S10746 [20NO]

Insurance: enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), S1038, S1043 [14FE], S3288-S3299 [23AP], S3337, S3343, S3347-S3355, S3376, S3377 [24AP], S3435-S3437 [28AP], S4889 [2JN], S7808 [31JY], S8996 [18SE]

———enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), motion to proceed, S3169 [17AP], S3171 [18AP], S3178-S3181 [21AP], S3213-S3216, S3221-S3226, S3232, S3236, S3238-S3242, S3244, S3248 [22AP]

———enhance life insurance benefits for disabled veterans (S. 1315), unanimous-consent request, S3226, S3248, S3249 [22AP], S8996 [18SE], S9388, S9389 [24SE]

Medicare: expand Rural Hospital Flexibility Program to increase the delivery of mental health services to veterans (S. 3095), S5215 [5JN]

Mental health: improve treatment and services provided to Iraq war veterans relative to post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression, and suicide prevention, S3338 [24AP]

———improve treatment and services provided to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders (S. 2162), S4983-S4986 [3JN], S7808 [31JY], S8339 [11SE], S10017 [27SE], S10439 [2OC]

———pilot program to establish, publicize, and operate a national toll-free suicide prevention telephone hotline for veterans, S7010 [22JY]

———require a program of mental health care and rehabilitation for veterans for service-connected post-traumatic stress and other disorders (S. 2573), S493-S496 [30JA]

Michael A. Marzano Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Hermitage, PA: designate (H.R. 1594), S10183 [30SE]

National Association of State Veterans Homes: anniversary of partnership with Government, S8475 [12SE]

National Veterans Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 692), S10020 [27SE]

Native Americans: include federally recognized tribal organizations in certain grant programs for States and territories, S8882 [16SE]

———include federally recognized tribal organizations in certain grant programs for States and territories (S. 3000), S3979 [8MY]

Nonprofit organizations: modify and update provisions of law relative to nonprofit research and education corporations (S. 2926), S3445 [28AP]

Philippines: provide benefits to certain Filipino World War II veterans, S9961 [27SE]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S10493-S10501 [2OC]

President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors: implement recommendations, S2968, S2969 [14AP]

Privacy: implement adequate policies and procedures to protect and secure personal information of veterans, S7142 [23JY]

Senior citizens: modify authorities to accept new applications for State home construction projects grants and authorize facility construction grants for non-institutional care programs (S. 1441), S9381 [24SE]

Thornton, Larry L.: Air Force Association Dept. of Veterans Affairs Employee of the Year Award recipient, S8370 [11SE]

Veterans: anniversary of State veterans' homes, S6556 [10JY]

———enhance and improve insurance, housing, labor and education, and other benefits (S. 2640), S1043 [14FE], S3244 [22AP]

———enhance refinancing of home loans (S. 2961), S3715 [1MY]

———expansion of benefits to Filipino veterans who are not U.S. citizens or U.S. residents, S1038, S1043 [14FE], S3179-S3181 [21AP], S3213, S3221-S3225, S3232, S3238-S3242, S3245-S3248 [22AP], S3298, S3299 [23AP], S3338, S3343, S3347-S3354 [24AP], S3435-S3437 [28AP]

———extend operations of the Senior Oversight Committee on wounded warrior matters (S. 2923), S3445 [28AP]

———Gulf War Illness research funding, S10862 [10DE]

———health care funding, S637 [5FE], S1327 [28FE], S1801 [10MR], S1974 [12MR]

———health care funding (S. 2639), S1115 [25FE]

———improve health care benefits (S. 2889), S3160 [17AP]

———provide health care benefits to veterans with a service-connected disability at non-Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities that receive payments under Medicare or TRICARE program (S. 815), S9381 [24SE]

Veterans Benefits Administration: funding, S1948, S1990 [12MR], S2050 [13MR]

Voting: permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (S. 3308), S7076 [22JY], S7141 [23JY]

Reports

Alternative Measures To Address Cracks in the Tomb of the Unknowns Monument: Depts. of the Army and Veterans Affairs, S8839 [16SE]

Reports filed

Clarify and Improve Authorities Relative to Availability of Educational Assistance for Armed Forces Members Who Have Served After September 11, 2001: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 3339) (S. Rept. 110-433), S7526 [26JY]

Consideration of H.R. 6599, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1384) (H. Rept. 110-800), H7306 [29JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Conducting of a Longitudinal Study of Vocational Rehabilitation Programs: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3889) (H. Rept. 110-640), H4059 [15MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Establishment of Position of Director of Physician Assistant Services Within the Office of the Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2790) (H. Rept. 110-642), H4059 [15MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization and Lease Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5856) (H. Rept. 110-648), H4059 [15MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Ombudsman Establishment: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2192) (H. Rept. 110-773), H7163 [24JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Periodical Update of Plans and Specifications for Specially Adapted Housing Furnished to Veterans: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5664) (H. Rept. 110-641), H4059 [15MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 6599) (H. Rept. 110-775), H7163 [24JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3301) (S. Rept. 110-428), S7029 [22JY]

Improving SCRA and USERRA Protections Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 6225) (H. Rept. 110-778), H7168 [28JY]

Improving Veterans' Opportunity in Education and Business Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 6221) (H. Rept. 110-784), H7305 [29JY]

Mental Health Improvements Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 2162) (S. Rept. 110-281), S2743 [8AP]

Nomination of Christine O. Hill To Be Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Congressional Affairs: Committee on Veterans' Affairs, S6504 [9JY]

Nomination of Patrick W. Dunne To Be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Benefits: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate), S9280 [23SE]

Rural Veterans Access to Care Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 1527) (H. Rept. 110-817), H7805 [1AU]

Spina Bifida Health Care Program Expansion Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5729) (H. Rept. 110-645), H4059 [15MY]

U.S. Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 4255) (H. Rept. 110-774), H7163 [24JY]

Veteran Voting Support Act: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 6625) (H. Rept. 110-851), H8126 [15SE]

Veterans Benefit Awareness Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3681) (H. Rept. 110-644), H4059 [15MY]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5826) (H. Rept. 110-643), H4059 [15MY]

Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5892) (H. Rept. 110-789), H7305 [29JY]

Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3819) (H. Rept. 110-638), H4059 [15MY]

———Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 2142) (S. Rept. 110-263), S1121 [25FE]

Veterans' Epilepsy Treatment Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2818) (H. Rept. 110-722), H5728 [19JN]

Veterans' Health Care Policy Enhancement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 6445) (H. Rept. 110-786), H7305 [29JY]

Veterans' Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 2969) (S. Rept. 110-473), S9025 [18SE]

Veterans' Notice Clarification Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 3023) (S. Rept. 110-449), S8179 [9SE]

Veterans Pain Care Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 2160) (S. Rept. 110-267), S1384 [28FE]

Veterans Substance Use Disorders Prevention and Treatment Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5554) (H. Rept. 110-639), H4059 [15MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7742, H7744, H7754 [31JY], H7801 [1AU]

Statements

Consensus Statement Supporting the Congressional Military Pain Bill and the Veterans Pain Bill: Several Organizations, H4434 [21MY]

Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act (S. 3023), S10445-S10456 [2OC]

Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act (S. 2162), S10440-S10444 [2OC], H9382-H9387 [24SE]

Tables

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 6599), H7712-H7715 [31JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 963, support goals and ideals of National Salute to Hospitalized Veterans Week, H916 [13FE]

H. Res. 1335, celebrate partnership between the Government and State veterans homes, H8068 [15SE]

H. Res. 1384, consideration of H.R. 6599, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H7649 [31JY]

H.R. 1527, Rural Veterans Access to Care Act, H7903 [9SE]

H.R. 1594, Michael A. Marzano Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Hermitage, PA, H8073 [15SE]

H.R. 2192, establish a Dept. of Veterans Affairs ombudsman, H7244 [29JY]

H.R. 2245, Elwood ``Bud'' Link Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Wenatchee, WA, H5969 [24JN]

H.R. 2790, establish position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the Office of the Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health, H4184 [20MY]

H.R. 2818, Veterans' Epilepsy Treatment Act, H5944 [24JN]

H.R. 3681, Veterans Benefit Awareness Act, H4185 [20MY]

H.R. 3819, Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act, H4190 [20MY]

H.R. 3889, Dept. of Veterans Affairs longitudinal study of vocational rehabilitation programs, H4192 [20MY]

H.R. 4255, U.S. Olympic Committee Paralympic Program Act, H7246 [29JY]

H.R. 4264, Michael Bilirakis Dept. of Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Center, Tampa, FL, H5970 [24JN]

H.R. 4289, Euripides Rubio Dept. of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic, Ponce, PR, H5972 [24JN]

H.R. 4918, Bruce W. Carter Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Miami, FL, H5974 [24JN]

H.R. 5554, Veterans Substance Use Disorders Prevention and Treatment Act, H4193 [20MY]

H.R. 5664, Dept. of Veterans Affairs periodical update of plans and specifications for specially adapted housing furnished to veterans, H4196 [20MY]

H.R. 5729, Spina Bifida Health Care Program Expansion Act, H4197 [20MY]

H.R. 5736, Colonel Ola Lee Mize Veterans Clinic, Gadsden, AL: designate, H8072 [15SE]

H.R. 5826, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, H4198 [20MY]

H.R. 5856, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization and Lease Act, H4199 [20MY]

H.R. 5892, Veterans Disability Benefits Claims Modernization Act, H7256-H7261 [29JY]

H.R. 6221, Improving Veterans' Opportunity in Education and Business Act, H7253 [29JY]

H.R. 6225, Improving SCRA and USERRA Protections Act, H7248-H7250 [29JY]

H.R. 6445, Veterans' Health Care Policy Enhancement Act, H7240 [29JY]

H.R. 6625, Veteran Voting Support Act, H8373 [17SE]

H.R. 6832, Dept. of Veterans Affairs major medical facility projects authorization and certain authorities extension, H7909-H7911 [9SE]

H.R. 6897, Filipino Veterans Equity Act, H8483 [22SE]

S. 1315, Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act, S3288-S3296 [23AP], S3355-S3363 [24AP], H8487-H8490 [22SE]

S. 2162, Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act, H9369-H9378 [24SE]

S. 2162, Veterans Mental Health Improvement Act, S4983-S4985 [3JN]

S. 2339, Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Alpena, MI, H8071 [15SE]

S. 2737, Veterans' Rating Schedule Review Act, S1820 [10MR]

S. 2768, provide a temporary increase in the maximum loan guaranty amount for Dept. of Veterans Affairs guaranteed housing loans, S2150 [13MR]

S. 2797, Dept. of Veterans Affairs major medical facility projects and leases authorization, S2357 [2AP]

S. 2825, Veterans' Compensation Equity Act, S2638 [7AP]

S. 2864, Training and Rehabilitation for Disabled Veterans Enhancement Act, S3031 [15AP]

S. 2889, Veterans Health Care Act, S3160 [17AP]

S. 2923, Senior Oversight Committee Extension Act, S3445 [28AP]

S. 2961, enhance refinancing of home loans by veterans, S3715 [1MY]

S. 2969, Veterans' Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act, S3717-S3719 [1MY]

S. 3000, Native American Veterans Access Act, S3979 [8MY]

S. 3023, Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act, S8876-S8881, S8884-S8889 [16SE]

S. 3023, Veterans' Notice Clarification Act, S4284 [15MY]

S. 3095, Relief for Rural Veterans in Crisis Act, S5216 [5JN]

S. 3216, Veterans Health Care Improvement Act, S6294 [26JN]

S. 3374, Healing Our Nation's Heroes Act, S7910-S7914 [31JY]

S. 3527, Veterans Health Care Budget Reform Act, S9038 [18SE]

S. 3713, Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Act, S10746 [20NO]

S. Res. 692, National Veterans Awareness Week, S10010, S10020 [27SE]