DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS related term(s) Veterans

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8052, S8073, S8084, S8085 [17DE], S8117, S8126, S8128, S8130, S8141, S8142, S8143, S8144, S8147, S8149, S8150, S8151 [18DE], S8164, S8178, S8184, S8195, S8207, S8208, S8212, S8223, S8224 [19DE], S8305, S8306, S8307 [20DE], S8366, S8368, S8369, S8372 [21DE], S8429, S8430, S8431, S8432, S8433, S8434, S8442 [27DE], S8462, S8463, S8469, S8472, S8476, S8496, S8508 [28DE]

Benefits: improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (S. 3313), S8016, S8017, S8045 [13DE]

Cemeteries and funerals: ensure deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial (S. 3202), S8226 [19DE]

Colleges and universities: develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through provision of information on institutions of higher learning (H.R. 4057), S8224 [19DE], H7439 [30DE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), H3268 [30MY], H3320, H3324, H3326, H3327, H3331, H3340, H3341, H3342, H3343, H3344, H3345, H3346, H3364 [31MY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3287 [31MY]

Employment: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S6065 [10SE], S6110, S6111, S6112, S6113, S6233 [11SE], S6259, S6260, S6275, S6276, S6277, S6278, S6279, S6280, S6283 [12SE], S6346, S6347, S6348, S6349, S6350, S6351, S6357, S6358, S6360, S6361, S6363, S6368, S6369 [13SE]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: require judges to reside within a certain distance of the District of Columbia (S. 2045), S8045, S8046 [13DE]

Articles and editorials

GOP Budget Doesn’t Even Say the Word ‘‘Veteran’’, E425 [22MR]

Bills and resolutions

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see S. 3689), S8138 [18DE]

Armed Forces: add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veterans benefits that recognize new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 6046), H4156 [27JN]

——— strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment rights of members (see S. 3322), S4368 [20JN]

Benefits: improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see S. 3313), S4299 [19JN] (see H.R. 6527), H6275 [21SE]

——— provide veterans, when they electronically file claims for benefits, with notice that relevant services may be available to them from veterans service organizations (see S. 3052), S3042 [9MY]

Canada: establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown to track possible exposure to toxins (see H.R. 6534), H6276 [21SE]

Cemeteries and funerals: ensure deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial (see S. 3202), S3280 [17MY] (see H.R. 6073), H4655 [29JN]

Claims: accept certain documents as proof of service in determining eligibility of an individual to receive amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund (see H.R. 6464), H6231 [20SE]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 5881), H3362 [31MY]

Colleges and universities: develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through provision of information on institutions of higher learning (see H.R. 4057), H901 [16FE]

——— prohibit institutions of higher education that have a certain cohort default rate from receiving veterans’ education benefits (see H.R. 5836), H3161 [18MY]

Contracts: clarify contracting goals and preferences for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 4048), H900 [16FE]

——— modify treatment under contracting goals and preferences for small businesses owned by veterans of small businesses after the death of a disabled veteran owner (see S. 3210), S3329 [21MY]

Credit: prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage (see H.R. 6397), H5999 [13SE]

David F. Winder Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Mansfield, OH: designate (see S. 3238), S3631 [24MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow veterans to file for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits under the status of disabled while their Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability claims are pending (see H.R. 6269), H5629 [1AU]

——— award grants to establish veterans gardens operated by veterans to produce food that can be sold to individuals, schools, and restaurants (see H.R. 3905), H512 [6FE]

Dept. of Education: revise rule requiring for-profit colleges from receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see S. 2116), S850 [16FE] (see H.R. 4055), H901 [16FE]

Dept. of Labor: establish a competitive grant program for community colleges to train veterans for local jobs (see H.R. 4261), H1570 [26MR]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (see S. 3215), S3422 [22MY] (see H.R. 5854), H3171 [25MY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), consideration (see H. Res. 667), H3265 [30MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: accept voluntary service from veterans and veterans service organizations at national cemeteries (see H.R. 6044), H4156 [27JN]

——— improve and enhance programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and veterans (see S. 3340), S4460 [25JN]

——— improve oversight of educational assistance (see S. 2179), S1540 [8MR]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see H.R. 5861), H3266 [30MY]

Disabled: extend authority to provide specially adapted housing assistance to individuals residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member (see H.R. 4299), H1803 [29MR]

——— improve authority to provide specially adapted housing assistance to blind veterans (see H.R. 5999), H3974 [21JN]

——— provide monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team (see S. 3206), S3280 [17MY]

Diseases: conduct a joint Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs study on the incidence of breast cancer among Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 4869), H2204 [26AP]

Education: eliminate time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to certain educational assistance (see H.R. 4140), H1153 [5MR]

——— improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 6101), H4827 [11JY]

——— make permanent the authority to provide work-study allowance for certain activities by individuals receiving educational assistance (see H.R. 4300), H1803 [29MR]

——— protect the phrases GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill from inappropriate or misleading marketing by entities targeting veterans (see S. 3318), S4368 [20JN]

——— provide educational counseling to individuals eligible for educational assistance before receipt of such assistance (see S. 2206), S1847 [20MR]

Employment: establish a veterans jobs corps (see S. 3429), S5304 [24JY] (see S. 3457), S5658 [30JY] (see H.R. 6455), H6231 [20SE] (see H.R. 6563), H6284 [25SE]

——— improve employment services for veterans by consolidating various programs (see H.R. 4072), H943 [17FE]

——— improve provision of work-study allowances for individuals pursuing rehabilitation, education, or training programs (see S. 3503), S5977 [2AU]

——— provide grants to States to assist veterans who were trained to drive large vehicles while serving in the military in obtaining State commercial drivers licenses (see H.R. 4288), H1740 [28MR]

Excellence in Veterans Education Award: establish (see H.R. 4052), H900 [16FE]

Federal employees: ensure that employees who violate certain civil laws do not receive bonuses (see H.R. 4481), H2064 [24AP]

——— require consideration of veterans before non-veterans for departmental employment in the competitive service (see H.R. 6372), H5859 [11SE]

Government regulations: improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 5948), H3702 [12JN]

Grant and Per Diem Program: enable certain nonprofit organizations that serve homeless veterans to participate to provide transitional housing or facilities for homeless veterans (see H.R. 5830), H3161 [18MY]

Health: consider the veteran’s best interest when making determinations about contracted health care and improve access to medical care for veterans with severe injuries or illnesses (see H.R. 6393), H5999 [13SE]

——— establish presumption of service connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss (see H.R. 6297), H5705 [2AU]

——— expand eligibility for veteran reimbursement for emergency treatment provided in non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 4246), H1542 [22MR]

——— improve utilization of teleconsultation, teleretinal imaging, telemedicine, and telehealth coordination services for veterans’ health care (see H.R. 4023), H725 [14FE]

——— make supplemental appropriations for medical and prosthetic research (see H.R. 6071), H4655 [29JN]

——— provide dental care to veterans awarded the Purple Heart (see H.R. 5653), H2565 [9MY]

——— recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research and treatment (see H.R. 4327), H1804 [29MR]

——— reimburse eligible veterans who are entitled to Medicare benefits for Medicare deductibles and other expenses owed by veterans for certain treatment provided in non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 4245), H1542 [22MR]

Health care facilities: authorize certain major medical facility projects and leases and extend certain authorities (see H.R. 6375), H5859 [11SE]

——— designate certain medical facilities as health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 4042), H801 [15FE]

Health care professionals: extend authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see H.R. 5880), H3362 [31MY]

Homeless: expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see S. 3049), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 4287), H1740 [28MR]

——— improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (see S. 3309), S4238 [18JN]

——— improve benefits for homeless veterans who are women or who have dependents (see S. 3308), S4238 [18JN]

——— require recipients of grants and other assistance for provision of housing and other services to homeless veterans to comply with certain codes (see H.R. 4079), H943 [17FE]

Mental health: provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4315), H1803 [29MR]

Mortgages: make home loan guaranty programs for veterans regarding adjustable rate mortgages and hybrid adjustable rate mortgages (see H.R. 4482), H2064 [24AP]

Multifamily Transitional Housing Loan Program: improve (see S. 3348), S4674 [27JN]

National cemeteries: assist in identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national cemetery (see S. 2244), S2166 [28MR]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 455), S3087 [10MY]

National Veterans Support Network: establish (see S. 3082), S3084 [10MY]

Nonprofit organizations: award grants for construction of facilities for temporary lodging in connection with the examination, treatment, or care of a veteran (see S. 3324), S4368 [20JN]

Oahu, HI: carry out a major medical facility project lease for an outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain (see S. 3336), S4418 [21JN]

Oscar G. Johnson Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility, Iron Mountain, MI: designate circle drive as Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap Drive (see H.R. 3861), H374 [1FE]

Pensions: consider resources of pension applicants recently disposed of by the applicants for less than fair market value when determining eligibility for such pensions (see S. 3270), S3781 [6JN] (see H.R. 6171), H5200 [24JY]

——— improve for surviving spouses of World War II and Korean War veterans (see H.R. 4371), H1914 [17AP]

Philadelphia, PA: encourage the Philadelphia VA Medical Center to form an advisory committee to consider naming the hospital in honor of an individual or group of veterans (see H. Res. 625), H2031 [19AP]

Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program: provide additional assistance to veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see S. 3488), S5977 [2AU]

——— ensure veterans have information and protections required to make informed decisions on benefits (see S. 2241), S2085 [27MR]

Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection Program: remove the maximum payment amount for certain qualified losses (see H.R. 4978), H2267 [27AP]

Small business: give preference to veteran-owned local contractors (see H.R. 6004), H3974 [21JN]

——— treat small businesses bequeathed to family by Armed Forces members killed in the line of duty as owned and controlled by veterans for contracting goals and preferences (see S. 3405), S5211 [19JY]

Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA: designate (see H.R. 6374), H5859 [11SE]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: require judges to reside within a certain distance of the District of Columbia (see S. 2045), S208 [31JA] (see H.R. 4213), H1390 [19MR]

Veterans: allow recipients of Dept. of Veterans Affairs health care benefits to be eligible for supplemental dental and vision insurance under the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program (see H.R. 6580), H6318 [26OC]

——— authorize transport of individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see S. 3511), S5977 [2AU]

——— enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see S. 3349), S4674 [27JN]

——— establish veterans’ treatment courts (see S. 3702), S8302 [20DE]

——— exempt health care programs from sequestration (see S. 2128), S909 [17FE] (see H.R. 3895), H475 [3FE]

——— improve protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see S. 3233), S3516 [23MY] (see S. 3236), S3630 [24MY]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2259), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4114), H1100 [29FE] (see H.R. 4142), H1153 [5MR]

——— require Federal agencies to hire veterans and require States to recognize military experience when issuing licenses and credentials to veterans (see S. 3555), S6453 [19SE]

——— require States to ensure that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses (see S. 3353), S4724 [28JN]

Veterans’ Advisory Committee on Education: reauthorize (see S. 3282), S3900 [11JN]

Veterans Health Administration: reorganize the Veterans Integrated Service Networks (see S. 3084), S3084 [10MY]

Veterans Retraining Assistance Program: improve by providing assistance for certain training programs that are considered less than full-time (see H.R. 6577), H6312 [19OC]

William ‘‘Bill’’ Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (see S. 3603), S6546 [20SE] (see H.R. 6443), H6151 [19SE]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8195 [19DE], S8340 [21DE]

Employment: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S6259, S6260 [12SE]

——— establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to proceed, S5950 [2AU], S6083 [11SE]

Explanations

Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act (H.R. 1627): Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) and Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), S5155–S5166 [18JY]

Motions

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8016 [13DE], S8195 [19DE], S8341, S8342 [21DE], S8464, S8482 [28DE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), H3358 [31MY]

Employment: establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3429), S5724 [31JY]

——— establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S5805 [1AU], S5901 [2AU], S6025 [10SE], S6075 [11SE], S6259 [12SE], S6396 [19SE]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE], H7478 [31DE], H7567–H7578 [2JA]

Armed Forces: address prescription drug abuse among military personnel and veterans, H3005 [17MY]

——— ensure extension of certain benefits and programs for active duty servicemembers and veterans, H5970 [13SE]

Benefits: eliminate backlog of benefit claims and delays in receipt of medical care, H2140 [26AP]

——— report to Congress a plan to eliminate backlog of benefit claims, H3317 [31MY]

Butler, PA: construction of VA health care center offsite from Butler Medical Center, H3318 [31MY]

Camp Lejeune, NC: presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination, H5335, H5416–H5432 [31JY]

Cemeteries and funerals: ensure deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial (S. 3202), H7441–H7446 [30DE]

——— protect freedom of speech of veterans service organizations participating in funerals or memorial services at veterans’ cemeteries, H3343 [31MY]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Edward Hines, Jr., Veteran Affairs Hospital, E168 [9FE]

——— tribute to Jesse Brown Veteran Affairs Medical Center, E168 [9FE]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: exempt certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities from decommissioning, H531, H532 [7FE]

Colleges and universities: develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through information on institutions of higher learning (H.R. 4057), Senate amendment, H7439–H7442 [30DE]

——— develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through provision of information on institutions of higher learning (H.R. 4057), H5817–H5821 [11SE]

Congress: notify of departmental conferences, H5430 [31JY]

Crime: require a policy on reporting and tracking sexual assaults and other safety incidents occurring at departmental medical facilities, H5428, H5429 [31JY]

Dallas, TX: tribute to Dallas VA Medical Center for participation in Valentines to Veterans program, H228 [1FE]

Dept. of Defense: provide VA medical personnel access to medical records of soldiers in order to coordinate care and treatment, H3316, H3317 [31MY]

——— require status report on sharing of environmental exposure incident data with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H3130 [18MY]

Dept. of HHS: collaborate with other departments on epilepsy education and awareness programs (H. Res. 298), E502 [29MR]

Dept. of HUD: establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (H.R. 3298), H1553–H1555 [26MR], H1744 [29MR]

——— prohibit funding to enforce regulations against veterans’ preferences in Dept. of HUD financed housing for the elderly built on a VA campus or using a VA-enhanced use lease, H4144 [27JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: allow use of project labor agreements for Federal construction projects, H3285, H3315, H3316, H3331–H3339 [31MY], E957, E965 [1JN], E1024 [7JN]

——— exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H3344 [31MY]

——— extend pay freeze of civilian employees, H3319, H3339 [31MY], E966 [1JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2055), conference report, H603 [8FE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), H3180 [30MY], H3277, H3309–H3346, H3356–H3360 [31MY], E957, E958, E963, E965, E966 [1JN], E1024 [7JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), consideration (H. Res. 667), H3281–H3289 [31MY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), motion to recommit, H3358 [31MY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), unanimous-consent agreement, H3331 [31MY]

——— prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3345, H3346 [31MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance programs and activities on suicide prevention, H5206 [25JY]

——— make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder, H3129 [18MY]

——— submit to Congress annual reports on the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program, H5428 [31JY]

Education: improve educational counseling opportunities for veterans (H.R. 6101), H4787 [11JY]

Employment: improve certain laws relative to employment and training of veterans (H.R. 2433), H3270 [31MY]

——— provide grants to States to assist veterans who were trained to drive large vehicles while serving in the military in obtaining State commercial drivers licenses (H.R. 4288), E469 [28MR]

Federal employees: assess skills of certain employees and managers of the Veterans Benefits Administration, H5428 [31JY]

——— prohibit funding for payment of employee performance awards, H3346 [31MY]

——— prohibit funding for salary or compensation of a Director of Construction and Facilities Management who does not meet certain qualifications, H3344 [31MY]

——— require consideration of veterans before non-veterans for departmental employment in the competitive service (H.R. 6372), E1474 [11SE]

Federal Mortuary Affairs Advisory Commission: establish, H3033 [17MY]

Government regulations: improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (H.R. 5948), H6088–H6094 [19SE]

Health: allow veterans in rural areas to visit an approved non-departmental health care provider in their area, H3327, H3328 [31MY]

——— consider the veteran’s best interest when making determinations about contracted health care and improve access to medical care for veterans with severe injuries or illnesses (H.R. 6393), H5970 [13SE]

Health care facilities: address delays in expansion of medical facility in Lafayette, LA, and construction of new medical facility in Lake Charles, LA, H1369 [19MR]

——— authorize certain major medical facility projects and leases and extend certain authorities (H.R. 6375), H6094–H6096 [19SE], E1605 [21SE]

——— ensure timely payments to non-VA medical providers, H3317 [31MY]

Homeless: expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (H.R. 4287), E478 [28MR]

Houston, TX: misplaced grave markers at Houston National Cemetery, H1301 [8MR]

Louisiana: expedite delivery of health care to veterans at VA community-based outpatient clinics in Lafayette, LA, and Lake Charles, LA, H2143 [26AP]

Mann-Grandstaff Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Spokane, WA: designate (H.R. 3197), H7330, H7331 [19DE]

Mental health: post-traumatic stress disorder and brain trauma treatment funding, H3327 [31MY]

——— suicide prevention and outreach programs funding, H3322 [31MY]

Miami, FL: Bruce W. Carter Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center operating room construction funding, E1605 [21SE]

Montgomery GI Bill: anniversary, H3272 [31MY], E958 [1JN]

National cemeteries: prohibit funding to hire a new director of a national cemetery who is not a veteran, H3342, H3343 [31MY]

National Energy Conservation Policy Act: energy management requirements funding, H3326 [31MY]

National Salute to Veteran Patients: observance, E168 [9FE]

National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month: observance, E1641 [21SE]

Oakland, CA: implement plan to address VA regional office disability claims backlog and inaccuracy rates, H2145 [26AP]

Office of Inspector General: permit to review practices relative to collection and content of bids for certain veterans’ hospital construction projects, H3326, H3327 [31MY]

Orlando, FL: address issues in management of VA Medical Center construction project, H3277, H3319 [31MY]

Philippines: deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (H.R. 210), E200 [15FE]

Plymouth, MA: opening of Veterans Outreach Clinic, E1412 [3AU]

Small business: revise enforcement penalties for misrepresentation of a business concern as a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans or by service-disabled veterans, H5430 [31JY]

Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA: designate, H7446 [30DE]

——— designate (H.R. 6374), H6477, H6478 [28NO]

——— opening, E1500 [12SE], E1660 [28SE]

Veterans: authorize veterans’ treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts, H2389 [8MY]

——— health care funding, H3235 [30MY]

——— improve assistance programs, E1339 [26JY]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4114), H4660, H4663, H4664 [9JY]

——— provide veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan access to health and mental health services, H1394 [20MR], E425 [22MR]

——— recognize military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II and allow receipt of Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits, H1276 [8MR], H3340, H3341 [31MY], H5295 [26JY]

——— reduce unemployment by ensuring training and transition assistance and providing incentives to employers for hiring veterans, H37 [18JA], H5138 [24JY]

William ‘‘Bill’’ Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL: designate (H.R. 6443), H7331–H7333 [19DE]

Remarks in Senate

American Heart Association: tribute to participation in Go Red for Women cardiovascular disease awareness campaign, S4293 [19JN]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (S. 3689), S8139 [18DE]

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8050–S8060, S8062 [17DE], S8112, S8116–S8118, S8124–S8131, S8133–S8135 [18DE], S8161, S8163, S8164, S8177, S8178, S8184–S8197 [19DE], S8236, S8243–S8245, S8261 [20DE], S8341, S8342 [21DE], S8425–S8427, S8429–S8445 [27DE], S8462–S8474, S8476–S8497, S8519 [28DE], S8544 [30DE], S8639, S8640 [2JA]

——— making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S8340 [21DE], S8445 [27DE]

Armed Forces: address prescription drug abuse among military personnel and veterans, S6096 [11SE]

——— improve provision of Federal transition, rehabilitation, vocational, and unemployment benefits to members and veterans (S. 951), S3504 [23MY]

——— strengthen enforcement and clarify and conform certain provisions of law relative to employment and reemployment rights of members (S. 3322), S5848 [1AU]

Benefits: improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (S. 3313), S4302 [19JN], S7994, S8016–S8018 [13DE]

——— improve veterans assistance programs, S5154 [18JY]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation, S7160 [29NO], S7284, S7286 [30NO]

——— report to Congress a plan to eliminate backlog of benefit claims, S7143–S7145 [29NO]

Camp Lejeune, NC: call for release of government records regarding the contamination of drinking water at Camp Lejeune, NC, S5190 [19JY]

——— furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who were stationed when the well water was contaminated (S. 277), S4619 [26JN]

——— presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination, S5154 [18JY], S5203 [19JY]

Caribou, ME: anniversary of Veterans’ Community Based Outpatient Clinic, S4148 [13JN]

Cemeteries and funerals: ensure deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial (S. 3202), S3287 [17MY], S8231 [19DE]

Civil liberties: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms, S7194–S7196 [29NO]

Colleges and universities: develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through provision of information on institutions of higher learning (H.R. 4057), S8229 [19DE]

David F. Winder Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Mansfield, OH: designate (S. 3238), S4780 [29JN]

Dept. of Defense: establish drug take-back program, S7205 [29NO]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve and enhance programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and veterans, S7015 [28NO], S7146 [29NO], S7390 [4DE]

——— improve and enhance programs and activities on suicide prevention and resilience and behavior health disorders for Armed Forces members and veterans (S. 3340), S4461–S4463 [25JN], S4719 [28JN], S6719 [13NO]

——— improve oversight of educational assistance (S. 2179), S1541 [8MR]

Diseases: tribute to Dept. of Veterans Affairs and NIH research into deep brain stimulation therapy for Parkinson’s disease, S5474 [26JY]

Employment: ensure veterans jobs corps program counselors are available to veterans in rural areas, S6315 [13SE]

——— establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3429), S5319 [24JY], S5321 [25JY]

——— establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), S5689 [30JY], S5691 [31JY], S6260 [12SE], S6289–S6292, S6294, S6296, S6298, S6315–S6318, S6330 [13SE], S6393, S6395–S6405 [19SE], S6488 [20SE]

——— establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), motion to proceed, S5805, S5825 [1AU], S5921, S5934, S5950 [2AU], S6025 [10SE], S6075, S6077, S6080–S6083, S6095 [11SE], S6246–S6249, S6254–S6259 [12SE]

——— establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), unanimous-consent agreement, S6332 [13SE]

——— establish a veterans jobs corps (S. 3457), unanimous-consent request, S6260, S6261 [12SE]

——— veterans job corps funding through reductions in foreign aid to Pakistan, Yemen, Egypt, and Libya, S6316, S6317 [13SE]

Hazardous substances: establish an open burn pit registry to ensure that Armed Forces members exposed to toxic chemicals and fumes in Afghanistan or Iraq receive information regarding such exposure, S7287 [30NO], S7381 [4DE]

Health: fertility counseling, reproductive treatment, and adoption assistance funding through reductions in Dept. of Defense overseas contingency operations fund, S8016–S8018 [13DE]

——— provide assistance to caregivers of veterans and improve the provision of health care to veterans (S. 1963), S6077 [11SE]

Health care facilities: authorize certain major medical facility projects and leases and extend certain authorities (H.R. 6375), S6671 [21SE]

Homeless: expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (S. 3049), S3044 [9MY]

——— improve assistance provided to homeless veterans (S. 3309), S4241 [18JN]

Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center, Long Beach, CA: dedication, S122 [26JA]

Multifamily Transitional Housing Loan Program: improve (S. 3348), S4682 [27JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 455), S3090 [10MY], S3658 [24MY]

——— observance, S4719 [28JN]

NIH: medical research and development funding, S5924 [2AU]

Oahu, HI: carry out a major medical facility project lease for an outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain (S. 3336), S4422 [21JN]

Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program: ensure veterans have information and protections required to make informed decisions on benefits (S. 2241), S2087 [27MR], S2589 [23AP]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S6004 [2AU]

Small business: treat small businesses bequeathed to family by Armed Forces members killed in the line of duty as owned and controlled by veterans for contracting goals and preferences (S. 3405), S5213 [19JY]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: require judges to reside within a certain distance of the District of Columbia (S. 2045), S8046 [13DE]

Veterans: enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (S. 3349), S4682 [27JN]

——— improve protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (S. 3233), S3518 [23MY]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 4114), S6721 [13NO]

——— reduce unemployment by ensuring training and transition assistance and providing incentives to employers for hiring veterans, S3504–S3506 [23MY]

——— tribute to Caregiver Support Program, S5200 [19JY]

Veterans Health Administration: reorganize the Veterans Integrated Service Networks (S. 3084), S3416 [22MY]

Veterans Jobs Corps Act: violation of Budget Control Act by increasing authority and outlays above Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) allocation, S6317 [13SE], S6396 [19SE]

Veterans Retraining Assistance Program: implementation, S4930 [12JY]

Women: expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, S2078 [27MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 667) (H. Rept. 112–504), H3265 [30MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Policy To Improve Outreach and Transparency to Veterans and Service Members Through Information on Institutions of Higher Learning: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 4057) (H. Rept. 112–646), H5764 [10SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5854) (H. Rept. 112–491), H3171 [25MY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3215) (S. Rept. 112–168), S3422 [22MY]

Nomination of Thomas S. Sowers II, To Be Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate), S5976 [2AU]

Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 4114) (H. Rept. 112–486), H3161 [18MY]

Veterans Fiduciary Reform and Honoring Noble Service Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 5948) (H. Rept. 112–678), H6150 [19SE]

Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 3313), S8041 [13DE]

Resolutions by organizations

National security and veterans’ benefits funding: El Paso County, TX, Commissioners Court, E439 [26MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8464, S8482 [28DE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), H3341 [31MY]

Tables

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 5854), H3311–H3314 [31MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 667, consideration of H.R. 5854, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H3282 [31MY]

H.R. 3197, Mann-Grandstaff Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Spokane, WA, H7330 [19DE]

H.R. 4057, Dept. of Veterans Affairs comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and Armed Forces members through provision of information on institutions of higher learning, H5817 [11SE]

H.R. 4114, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, H4663 [9JY]

H.R. 5948, Veterans Fiduciary Reform and Honoring Noble Service Act, H6088–H6092 [19SE]

H.R. 6374, Trinka Davis Veterans Village, Carrollton, GA, H6477 [28NO]

H.R. 6375, VA Major Construction Authorization and Expiring Authorities Extension Act, H6094 [19SE]

H.R. 6443, William ‘‘Bill’’ Kling VA Clinic, Sunrise, FL, H7331 [19DE]

S. 2045, require U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims judges to reside within a certain distance of the District of Columbia, S8046 [13DE]

S. 2241, GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act, S2088–S2092 [27MR]

S. 3202, Dignified Burial of Veterans Act, S3287 [17MY], H7442–H7445 [30DE]

S. 3238, David F. Winder Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Mansfield, OH, S4780 [29JN]

S. 3309, Homeless Veterans Assistance Improvement Act, S4242 [18JN]

S. 3313, Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act, S4303 [19JN], S8017 [13DE]

S. 3336, carry out a major Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facility project lease for an outpatient clinic at Ewa Plain, Oahu, HI, S4422 [21JN]

S. 3348, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Multifamily Transitional Housing Loan Program improvement, S4682 [27JN]

S. Res. 455, National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day, S3089 [10MY], S3658 [24MY]

Tributes

Derwinski, Edward J., H92 [23JA]