VETERANS

Addresses

Denver E. (Earl) Wilson Purple Heart Presentation: Senator McConnell, S4261 [8JY]

Stand Down Veterans Event: Tucker Jameson, E1042 [20JN]

State of the Union: President Obama, S521–S526 [28JA], H1473–H1478 [28JA]

Amendments

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1963), S855 [10FE], S897, S898, S899, S901 [11FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), S1050, S1051, S1052, S1092, S1093, S1131 [25FE], S1168, S1178, S1179, S1180, S1181, S1182, S1184, S1185 [26FE], S1240, S1241, S1242, S1243, S1244, S1245, S1247, S1250, S1251, S1252 [27FE]

Benefits: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S1050, S1051, S1052, S1092, S1093, S1131 [25FE], S1168, S1178, S1179, S1180, S1181, S1182, S1184, S1185 [26FE], S1240, S1241, S1242, S1243, S1244, S1245, S1247, S1250, S1251, S1252 [27FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters (S. 2450), S3609, S3619 [11JN], S3672 [12JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3243 [28AP], H3294 [29AP], H3320, H3326, H3328, H3329, H3332, H3334, H3337, H3339, H3343, H3344, H3349, H3350, H3351, H3352, H3353, H3354, H3355, H3365 [30AP]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), consideration (H. Res. 557), H3307 [30AP]

Employment: improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 727), H7690 [18SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3474), S2958, S2959, S2976, S2978 [13MY], S3018, S3019, S3033, S3034, S3035, S3036, S3037, S3038, S3039, S3040, S3041 [14MY], S3082, S3083, S3084, S3086, S3088, S3089, S3090, S3092, S3093, S3094, S3095, S3096, S3097, S3098, S3101, S3102, S3103, S3104, S3105, S3106, S3107, S3108, S3109, S3110, S3111, S3113, S3114, S3115, S3117, S3119, S3120, S3124, S3132, S3133, S3134, S3135, S3136, S3137, S3138, S3139, S3140, S3141, S3142, S3143, S3144, S3145 [15MY], S3191, S3192 [20MY], S5271 [31JY]

Veterans Day: recognize Veterans Day 2014 as a special ‘‘Welcome Home Commemoration’’ for all who have served in the military since September 14, 2001 (S. Res. 479), S5841, S5877 [18SE]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize contributions of Khmer and Lao/Hmong Freedom Fighters of Cambodia and Laos in support and defense of U.S. Armed Forces (S. Res. 462), S4972, S4973 [24JY]

Zamperini, Louis S.: tribute (S. Res. 531), S6303 [3DE]

Anecdotes

Post-traumatic stress disorder: several individuals, H5449 [18JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3230, Veteran Access to Care Act, H5429 [18JN]

——— H.R. 3230, Veterans’ Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act, S3805 [18JN]

Articles and editorials

Atomic Veterans Still Fighting for Recognition From U.S. Government, H5057 [30MY]

General Welcomed Back to Capital, S2404 [11AP]

Hillenmeyer Remembered for Life of Service, S2321 [9AP]

Joins Guard for Work, Sent to Afghanistan, S4757 [23JY]

Justice for the Atomic Veterans, H5058 [30MY]

La Center Korean War Veteran Comes Home, S2231 [8AP]

‘Out of Options’—Veterans With PTSD Hit Pot Underground, H3344 [30AP]

Overloaded Vets Bill Would Be a Costly Letdown (excerpt), S1147 [26FE]

Owens Volunteers for Draft, Goes to Vietnam, S4757 [23JY]

‘‘President’s Own~~’’ Leader Looks Back on Time With Elite Marine Band, S3890 [23JN]

Quick Decision Leads to Iraq, S5122 [30JY]

Remembering Jeff, S6260 [2DE]

Supersized Veterans’ Bill Promises Much—Mostly Broken Promises, S1162 [26FE]

Telling the American Military Story . . . One Service Member at a Time, S4697 [22JY]

VA Employee—Wait List Data Was Manipulated in Austin, San Antonio, S2748 [7MY]

Veterans From Lexington, Louisville Areas Mark D-Day Anniversary This Weekend, S3656 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions

African Americans: recognize difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights (see H. Con. Res. 78), H1431 [27JA]

American GI Forum (organization): support and commend mission, goals, and ideals (see S. Res. 399), S1775 [26MR]

Anderson, Robert H.: tribute (see S. Res. 581), S6095 [18NO]

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA on the Capitol Grounds (see S. 2053), S1233 [27FE] (see H.R. 5391), H7240 [1AU]

Armed Forces: allow the Military Tuition Assistance Program to cover professional credentialing expenses (see S. 2341), S3074 [15MY]

——— authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 4807), H5072 [5JN]

——— authorize the award of a military service medal to members exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of participation in testing nuclear weapons or other circumstances (see H.R. 4778), H5063 [30MY]

——— expand and improve care to members and veterans with mental health disorders, review characterization of discharges, and establish a loan repayment program for certain VA psychiatrists (see S. 2182), S1819 [27MR] (see H.R. 5048), H6034 [9JY]

——— improve access to mental health services under TRICARE (see S. 2276), S2613 [1MY] (see H.R. 4656), H4064 [13MY]

——— improve the TRICARE Program for adult children of members and former members (see H.R. 3974), H1511 [29JA]

——— protect servicemembers in higher education by providing better information, reduced interest rates, and improved services relative to student loans, and providing campus support (see S. 2448), S3475 [5JN]

——— provide appropriate recognition for survivors of members who died on active or Reserve duty and expand and extend certain benefits to such survivors (see H.R. 4688), H4684 [20MY]

——— provide for alternate means of proof of period of military service for purposes of the interest rate limitation (see H.R. 4050), H1770 [11FE]

——— provide for behavioral health treatment for developmental disabilities under TRICARE (see S. 2333), S3028 [14MY] (see H.R. 4630), H4058 [9MY]

——— provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 4274), H2488 [18MR]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1930), S372 [15JA] (see S. 1950), S439 [16JA] (see S. 1963), S486 [27JA] (see S. 1977), S655 [30JA] (see S. 1982), S702 [3FE] (see H.R. 4134), H2097 [28FE]

Bear Root Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Billings, MT: designate (see S. 2805), S5588 [15SE] (see H.R. 5763), H8169 [20NO]

Benefits: improve provision of medical services and benefits (see S. 1950), S439 [16JA] (see S. 1982), S702 [3FE] (see S. 2413), S3341 [2JN]

——— increase rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 4741), H4829 [22MY]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2258), S2424 [28AP] (see H.R. 4095, 4096), H2000 [26FE]

Black History Month: support goals and ideals and honor the contributions of African-American Medal of Honor recipients (see H. Res. 463), H1431 [27JA]

Buffalo Soldiers: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 85), H1880 [21FE]

Cates, Clifton B.: urge naming of Navy ship in honor (see H. Res. 637), H5640 [23JN]

Colleges and universities: require institutions to disseminate information on completion, employment, and retention rates of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance program recipients (see H.R. 4248), H2433 [13MR]

Commission on Access to Care: establish to evaluate and assess access to health care at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 4861), H5363 [12JN]

Congressional Gold Medal: make technical corrections to certain laws enabling presentation to Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, and the Montford Point Marines (see H.R. 4488), H3240 [28AP]

Credit unions: exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan (see H.R. 5061), H6105 [10JY]

Day of the Deployed: designate (see S. Res. 549), S5629 [16SE]

Dept. of Defense: develop procedures to share certain information to State veterans agencies to facilitate the transition of Armed Forces members from military service to civilian life (see S. 2810), S5588 [15SE]

——— prohibit a reduction in funding for defense commissary system pending the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission report (see S. 2075), S1281 [4MR] (see H.R. 4217), H2360 [12MR]

——— prohibit closure or reduced operation of military commissary stores and exchange stores (see H.R. 3996), H1658 [5FE]

——— provide seven person firing parties in the funeral honors details for World War II veterans (see H.R. 5760), H8169 [20NO]

Dept. of Education: clarify cancellation of loans of Armed Forces members under the Federal Perkins Loan Program (see H.R. 4232), H2432 [13MR]

——— complete a data analysis on the impact of the proposed gainful employment rule prior to finalizing such rule (see S. 2863), S5782 [18SE] (see H.R. 4897), H5494 [18JN]

——— establish grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 5589), H7884 [18SE]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits under such rule (see S. 2837), S5697 [17SE]

Dept. of Justice: allow use of public safety and community policing grants to be used to hire veterans and other individuals as employees of law enforcement agencies for positions not requiring sworn authority (see H.R. 5015), H5823 [30JN]

——— authorize grant funds to be used for Troops-to-Cops Program (see H.R. 4769), H5022 [29MY]

Dept. of Labor: award special recognition to employers for veteran-friendly employment practices (see H.R. 5563), H7883 [18SE]

——— enter into a contract for the conduct of a longitudinal study of certain job counseling, training, and placement services for veterans (see H.R. 4150), H2198 [5MR]

——— establish a competitive grant program for community colleges to train veterans for local jobs (see H.R. 5842), H9044 [10DE]

——— establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 4629), H4058 [9MY]

Dept. of the Interior: allow offshore South Atlantic energy production, provide revenue sharing from such leases, establish veterans workforce training, and create partnerships with institutes of higher education (see S. 2202), S2095 [2AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adopt and implement a standard identification protocol for use in tracking and procurement of biological implants and tissue or bone grafts (see H.R. 4374), H2853 [2AP]

——— allow certain veterans to participate in the Patient-Centered Community Care program (see H.R. 5097), H6215 [14JY]

——— allow veterans of all service-connected disability levels to be reimbursed for travel when seeking care at a VA medical center (see H.R. 5115), H6296 [15JY]

——— assess staffing shortages at medical facilities (see H.R. 5007), H5818 [26JN]

——— authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 5762), H8169 [20NO]

——— authorize veterans who are entitled to Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits to use such entitlement for a career transition internship program (see H.R. 4922), H5597 [20JN]

——— call for appointment of a Special Counsel to investigate mismanagement and misconduct of officials (see H. Res. 633), H5597 [20JN]

——— carry out a grant program to provide burials for homeless veterans (see H.R. 3876), H223 [14JA]

——— carry out a pilot program entering into partnership agreements with non-Federal entities for construction of major medical facility projects (see H.R. 5042), H6034 [9JY]

——— carry out a pilot program to provide veterans the option of using an alternative appeals process to more quickly determine disability claims (see H.R. 4616), H4015 [8MY]

——— carry out a pilot program under which eligible veterans may elect to receive health services at non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 4759), H5022 [29MY]

——— carry out pilot program to reduce shortage of psychiatrists in Veterans Health Administration by offering competitive employment incentives to certain psychiatrists (see H.R. 4234), H2432 [13MR]

——— carry out pilot programs to reduce shortage of psychiatrists by repaying loans of certain psychiatrists to provide housing allowances to health care providers in rural clinics (see S. 2425), S3424 [4JN]

——— clarify manner in which an advance educational assistance payment is charged against the entitlement of a veteran to such assistance (see H.R. 4184), H2256 [6MR]

——— clarify period of eligibility during which certain spouses are entitled to assistance under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship (see H.R. 5817), H8931 [9DE]

——— clarify that the estate of a deceased veteran may receive certain accrued benefits upon the death of the veteran (see H.R. 4102), H2001 [26FE]

——— clarify that the estate of a deceased veteran may receive certain accrued benefits upon the death of the veteran and ensure that substituted claims are processed timely (see H.R. 4335), H2744 [27MR]

——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 2014), S890 [11FE]

——— conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences obtaining hospital care and medical services from departmental facilities (see H.R. 4971), H5768 [25JN]

——— conduct outreach to veterans on the effect of certain delayed payments and submit to Congress an annual report on such delayed payments (see S. 2654), S4903 [24JY] (see H.R. 5193), H6813 [24JY]

——— conduct study relative to burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see S. 2822), S5628 [16SE]

——— conduct study relative to claiming and interring of unclaimed remains of veterans (see H.R. 4446), H3195 [10AP]

——— designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see S. 2978), S6350 [4DE]

——— develop and publish an action plan for improving vocational rehabilitation services and assistance (see H.R. 5032), H6034 [9JY]

——— ensure informing of interment of deceased veterans (see S. 2951), S6204 [20NO] (see H.R. 5369), H7183 [31JY]

——— ensure that all veterans are eligible to participate in hospice care programs (see H.R. 4725), H4828 [22MY]

——— ensure that service animals of patients receiving inpatient care at medical facilities are able to access such patients’ rooms (see H.R. 5333), H7182 [31JY]

——— ensure veterans who experience extended waiting times for appointments at departmental facilities may receive care at non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 4779), H5063 [30MY]

——— enter into a contract with a non-government entity to conduct a survey of individuals on the use of departmental educational assistance (see H.R. 4151), H2198 [5MR]

——— enter into contracts for provision of medical care at non-departmental facilities for certain patients, assess health care delivery system, and limit employee awards and bonuses (see H.R. 4810), H5185 [9JN]

——— enter into contracts for provision of medical care at non-departmental facilities if wait times for appointments at departmental facilities exceed a certain number of days (see H.R. 4898), H5494 [18JN]

——— enter into contracts with health care providers to improve health care access and care coordination for veterans (see H.R. 3858), H183 [13JA]

——— enter into enhanced-use leases for certain buildings at the West Los Angeles, CA, Medical Center to provide supportive housing for homeless veterans (see S. 1987), S763 [4FE] (see H.R. 4004), H1658 [5FE]

——— enter into enhanced-use leases for excess property of the National Cemetery Administration that is unsuitable for burial purposes (see H.R. 4141), H2147 [4MR]

——— establish a deadline for the certification of certain forms by regional offices (see H.R. 5349), H7182 [31JY]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (see S. 2738), S5217 [31JY] (see H.R. 4816), H5185 [9JN] (see H.R. 5484), H7617 [16SE]

——— establish a registry for certain toxic exposures and include certain information in the electronic health records of veterans (see H.R. 5680), H7900 [19SE]

——— establish a scholarship program to increase the availability of physicians who provide primary health care services at departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 5224), H6976 [28JY]

——— establish a task force on Agent Orange exposure (see H.R. 4408), H2961 [4AP]

——— establish an Office of Whistleblower and Patient Protection (see H.R. 5054), H6105 [10JY]

——— establish presumption of service connection for mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see H.R. 4344), H2744 [27MR]

——— establish standards for the provision of mammograms at health care facilities (see H.R. 4053), H1770 [11FE]

——— establish the Office of the Medical Inspector within the Office of the Under Secretary for Health (see S. 2401), S3294 [22MY]

——— establish the Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans program (see S. 2950), S6204 [20NO] (see H.R. 5686), H7937 [12NO]

——— establish voluntary national directory of veterans to support outreach to veterans (see S. 2740), S5217 [31JY]

——— expand authority of veterans to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to dependents (see H.R. 5273), H7125 [30JY]

——— expand eligibility for, and benefits under, the family caregiver assistance program and enhance compensation for uniformed services members requiring assistance in everyday life (see S. 2243), S2378 [10AP] (see H.R. 4892), H5494 [18JN]

——— expand eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment and prevent insurance companies from limiting reimbursements based on the VA not being an in-network provider (see S. 2468), S3668 [12JN]

——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 4999), H5817 [26JN]

——— extend and modify the pilot program on assisted living services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (see S. 2607), S4502 [15JY] (see S. 3014), S6788 [12DE] (see H.R. 4276), H2488 [18MR]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of administered law (see H.R. 5404), H7295 [8SE]

——— extend eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home and domiciliary care for certain veterans who served in a theater of combat operations (see S. 2979), S6350 [4DE]

——— extend the pilot program on assisted living services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 3958), H1510 [29JA]

——— extend Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 4149), H2198 [5MR]

——— give priority for new national cemeteries to States without a national cemetery or areas with large veteran populations (see H.R. 4712), H4784 [21MY]

——— grant privileges to provide hospital care and medical services in departmental medical facilities to Armed Forces members who are health care providers (see H.R. 5342), H7182 [31JY]

——— identify persons other than next of kin that are eligible to request headstones or markers for veterans’ graves (see S. 2700), S5135 [30JY]

——— improve ability of veterans to receive health care at private medical facilities (see H.R. 4760), H5022 [29MY]

——— improve administered laws relative to training and rehabilitation for veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 4037), H1769 [11FE]

——— improve care provided to newborn children (see H.R. 5475), H7616 [16SE]

——— improve continuing professional education reimbursement provided to health care professionals (see H.R. 5518), H7674 [17SE]

——— improve dental health care (see H.R. 5022), H5875 [8JY]

——— improve information technology of the Veterans Benefits Administration (see H.R. 4038), H1769 [11FE]

——— improve management, accountability, and oversight of the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 5618), H7885 [18SE]

——— improve oversight of contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 4281), H2565 [21MR]

——— improve processing of claims for benefits (see S. 2091), S1365 [6MR]

——— improve provision of health care to veterans in rural and highly rural areas (see S. 2009), S852 [10FE]

——— improve research of Gulf War Illness and provide for the independent operation of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses (see H.R. 4261), H2484 [14MR]

——— improve Specially Adapted Housing Grant program for individuals with terminal illnesses (see H.R. 4674), H4475 [19MY]

——— improve the performance appraisal system for senior executives (see H.R. 4399), H2961 [4AP]

——— improve treatment of medical evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals in support of disability claims (see H.R. 4191), H2300 [11MR]

——— include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 2311), S2875 [8MY]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 4793), H5064 [30MY]

——— increase number of graduate medical education residency positions at departmental hospitals (see S. 2639), S4705 [22JY] (see H.R. 4942), H5640 [23JN]

——— increase priority for enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the health care system (see H.R. 4720), H4828 [22MY]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see S. 2337), S3029 [14MY]

——— make memorial headstones and markers available for purchase for members of Reserve components who performed certain training (see H.R. 4359), H2801 [1AP]

——— meet with certain advisory committees to receive administrative and policy recommendations to improve the health care system (see H.R. 4862), H5363 [12JN]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 4580), H3446 [6MY]

——— permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (see S. 2145), S1653 [13MR]

——— prohibit altering availability and wait times for health care services based on the length of time since the veteran’s last visit to a VA facility (see S. 2467), S3668 [12JN] (see H.R. 5047), H6034 [9JY]

——— prohibit payment of bonuses to senior employees until the backlog of disability claims is resolved and establish a commission to evaluate such backlog (see H.R. 4766), H5022 [29MY]

——— prohibit payment of performance awards to Veterans Health Administration employees (see S. 2362), S3184 [20MY]

——— protect individuals who are eligible for increased pension on the basis of need of regular aid and attendance from dishonest, predatory, or otherwise unlawful practices (see S. 1993), S763 [4FE] (see H.R. 5046), H6034 [9JY] (see H.R. 5708), H7995 [14NO]

——— protect veterans from dishonesty and malfeasance in delivery of medical services by allowing veterans to sue VA employees who falsified or destroyed medical records (see S. 2419), S3367 [3JN]

——— provide a more equitable geographic allocation of funds appropriated for medical care (see H.R. 5286), H7126 [30JY]

——— provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to certain eligible individuals (see H.R. 5784), H8365 [3DE]

——— provide additional points on competitive service entrance exam of preference eligible veterans applying for departmental positions (see H.R. 5023), H5875 [8JY]

——— provide emergency supplemental appropriations for the Office of the Inspector General (see H.R. 4948), H5723 [24JN]

——— provide for additional qualification requirements for individuals appointed to marriage and family therapist positions (see H.R. 5398), H7241 [1AU]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (see S. 2013), S890 [11FE] (see H.R. 4031), H1769 [11FE]

——— provide for the repayment of higher education loans for departmental health care professionals (see H.R. 4974), H5768 [25JN]

——— provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (see H.R. 5323), H7181 [31JY]

——— provide per diem payments to eligible entities for furnishing care to dependents of certain homeless veterans (see H.R. 4140), H2147 [4MR]

——— provide temporary care in the most cost effective manner when patients are relocated during medical facility construction and renovation projects (see S. 2428), S3424 [4JN]

——— provide veterans with the choice of medical providers, improve performance metrics for provided health care, and increase transparency and accountability of operations (see S. 2424), S3367 [3JN]

——— publish information on the provision of health care by departmental facilities (see H.R. 4875), H5398 [17JN]

——— reauthorize and modify pilot program that provides health services to veterans through qualifying non-departmental health care providers (see S. 1985), S702 [3FE] (see S. 2095), S1365 [6MR]

——— recoup certain bonuses or awards paid to departmental employees (see H.R. 5094), H6214 [14JY]

——— reimburse non-departmental medical providers for provision of certain hospital care and medical services to veterans (see H.R. 5131), H6397 [17JY]

——— reinstate requirement for an annual report on the capacity to provide for specialized treatment and rehabilitative needs of disabled veterans (see H.R. 4198), H2301 [11MR]

——— remove the maximum payment amount for certain qualified losses under the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection Program (see H.R. 4235), H2432 [13MR]

——— require accountability in the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 4774), H5022 [29MY]

——— require employment of at least three decision review officers at each regional office (see S. 2296), S2796 [7MY]

——— require GAO audits of facilities on veterans’ access to health care, improve wait times for medical appointments, and prohibit payment of bonuses to certain executives (see S. 2423), S3367 [3JN]

——— require the Inspector General to submit a report on wait times for veterans seeking medical appointments and treatment at VA facilities and prohibit closure of such facilities (see S. 2316), S2910 [12MY]

——— review list of veterans designated as former POW (see H.R. 5172), H6744 [23JY]

——— review the dialysis pilot program and submit a report to Congress before expanding such program (see H.R. 3831), H134 [9JA]

——— revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic medical appointment wait list manipulations (see S. 2545), S4153 [26JN] (see H.R. 5254), H7039 [29JY]

——— specify requirements for updating the Office of Rural Health strategic plan for improving access to, and quality of, health care services for veterans in rural areas (see H.R. 4561), H3408 [1MY]

——— submit a report to the Senate and House Committees on Veterans’ Affairs on the information technology used in administering educational benefits (see H.R. 4147), H2147 [4MR]

——— terminate any employee who is found to have retaliated against a whistleblower (see S. 2606), S4502 [15JY]

——— use authorities to furnish health care at non-departmental facilities to veterans who live more than a certain distance from the closest departmental facility that furnishes the necessary care (see S. 3006), S6626 [11DE]

——— waive certain requirements relative to the approval of educational facilities for purposes of utilizing GI Bill benefits (see H.R. 5157), H6398 [17JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (see H.R. 4486), H3239 [28AP]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), consideration (see H. Res. 557), H3291 [29AP]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs, review discharge or separation of certain individuals, and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 2930), S6022 [17NO] (see H.R. 5059), H6105 [10JY]

Disabled: establish a student loan repayment program for totally disabled veterans (see H.R. 4314), H2695 [26MR]

Doris Miller Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Waco, TX: designate (see S. 2128), S1652 [13MR] (see H.R. 4199), H2301 [11MR]

Employment: improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (see H.R. 4), H7528 [15SE]

——— improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), consideration (see H. Res. 727), H7616 [16SE]

——— improve protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see S. 2393), S3294 [22MY] (see H.R. 5375), H7184 [31JY]

——— provide tax credit to encourage private employers to hire veterans and clarify reasonable efforts employers may make under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see H.R. 4110), H2064 [27FE]

Federal aid programs: protect employment and training services (see S. 2834), S5697 [17SE] (see H.R. 5500), H7674 [17SE]

Federal employees: provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (see S. 3001), S6626 [11DE] (see H.R. 5229), H7039 [29JY]

——— provide that certain disabled veterans receive competitive service employment preference (see H.R. 4247), H2433 [13MR]

——— provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see S. 2323), S2953 [13MY]

Fort Huachuca, AZ: anniversary of Electronic Proving Ground (see H. Res. 736), H7887 [18SE]

Gold Star Wives Day: designate (see S. Res. 394), S1691 [24MR]

Health: expand research and education on and delivery of complementary and alternative medicine to veterans (see H.R. 4887), H5493 [18JN]

——— promote identification of veterans and their health needs in furnishing items and services under Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs (see H.R. 5332), H7182 [31JY]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see S. 2707), S5135 [30JY] (see H.R. 4682), H4684 [20MY]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities or VA hospitals (see H.R. 4951), H5724 [24JN]

Homeless: waive minimum period of continuous active duty for homeless veterans to receive benefits and furnish benefits to homeless veterans with discharges or releases under other than honorable conditions (see S. 2179), S1818 [27MR]

Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see H.R. 5740), H8132 [19NO]

Johnson, Henry: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see S. 2793), S5564 [11SE] (see H.R. 5459), H7454 [11SE]

Lieutenant General Richard J. Seitz Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, Junction City, KS: designate (see H.R. 5788), H8365 [3DE]

London Fallen Veterans Memorial Post Office, London, OH: designate (see S. 2914), S5918 [12NO]

Loren R. Kaufman Memorial Veterans’ Clinic, Dalles, OR: designate (see S. 2184), S1870 [31MR] (see H.R. 4273), H2484 [14MR]

Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon, Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Hilliard, OH: designate (see S. 2915), S5918 [12NO]

Medal of Honor: award posthumously to Jordan C. Haerter and Jonathan Yale (see H.R. 4233), H2432 [13MR]

Mental health: maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (see H.R. 4574), H3446 [6MY]

Merchant marine industry: provide eligibility for veterans benefits for individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine in the Southeast Asia theater of operations during the Vietnam Era (see H.R. 5112), H6296 [15JY]

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi (see H. Res. 620), H5319 [11JN]

——— call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi and impose sanctions on Mexico until he is released (see H. Res. 612), H5186 [9JN]

Military and Veterans Caregiver Month: designate (see S. Res. 395), S1731 [25MR]

Moreell, Ben: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 117), H7887 [18SE]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 519), S4903 [24JY]

National American Indian Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 4953), H5724 [24JN]

National Guard: eliminate inequities in the treatment of dual-status technicians (see S. 2312), S2875 [8MY]

National parks and recreation areas: provide a lifetime America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to any veteran with a service-connected disability (see S. 2298), S2796 [7MY] (see H.R. 3976), H1511 [29JA]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 481), S3898 [23JN]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 3867), H223 [14JA]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: support goals and ideals and commend the Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs for raising awareness of life-saving resources available to veterans and servicemembers (see H. Res. 725), H7528 [15SE]

Native Americans: provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (see S. 2960), S6205 [20NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 2190), S1923 [1AP]

Postal Service: issue a Families of Fallen Heroes Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 5085), H6135 [11JY]

——— issue a Victory for Veterans stamp (see H.R. 4175), H2256 [6MR]

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 631), H5557 [19JN]

SBA: direct the task force of the Office of Veterans Business Development to provide access to and manage the distribution of excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses (see S. 2794), S5564 [11SE] (see H.R. 5231), H7039 [29JY]

——— establish veterans’ business outreach center program and improve certain other veterans programs (see S. 2396), S3294 [22MY]

——— increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (see S. 2143), S1652 [13MR] (see H.R. 5045), H6034 [9JY]

Senior citizens: provide for outreach and coordination of services to veterans (see S. 1986), S702 [3FE]

Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Hilliard, OH: designate (see H.R. 4189), H2300 [11MR]

Shinseki, Sec. of Veterans Affairs.: call for resignation relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefit claims backlog and delays in providing emergency health care (see H. Con. Res. 98), H4434 [15MY]

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see S. Res. 430), S2566 [30AP]

Small business: provide for a consolidated definition of a small business concern owned and controlled by veterans to improve the Federal contracting process for service-disabled veterans (see S. 2334), S3028 [14MY]

Smithsonian Institution: allow display of Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the Montford Point Marines (see S. 2147), S1653 [13MR]

Specialist Keith Erin Grace Jr., Memorial Post Office, Baytown, TX: designate (see H.R. 4651), H4059 [9MY]

SSA: provide public notice and input prior to closure, consolidation, or public access limitation of field or hearing offices (see S. 2742), S5217 [31JY]

Taxation: allow increased contributions to health savings accounts and allow Medicare and VA health care participants to contribute to health savings accounts (see H.R. 3871), H223 [14JA]

——— exclude from gross income discharges of Federal student loans as a result of veterans’ service-connected total disability that is permanent in nature (see H.R. 3843), H162 [10JA]

——— expand the employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of the Uniformed Services (see S. 2958), S6205 [20NO]

——— extend the employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 3946), H1479 [28JA]

——— extend time period for contributing military death gratuities to Roth IRAs and Coverdell education savings accounts (see H.R. 4559), H3407 [1MY]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit and allow the transfer of such credit in the case of contracted veterans (see H.R. 5284), H7125 [30JY]

——— permit distributions from 529 accounts for medical expenses of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 5554), H7882 [18SE]

——— prevent veterans from being disqualified from contributing to health savings accounts by reason of receiving VA medical care for service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 4900), H5556 [19JN]

——— provide a payroll tax holiday for newly hired veterans (see S. 2138), S1652 [13MR]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (see S. 2540), S4153 [26JN] (see H.R. 5372), H7184 [31JY]

——— provide work opportunity credit for hiring veterans in field of renewable energy (see H.R. 5494), H7617 [16SE]

——— qualify homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students for low-income housing tax credit (see S. 2723), S5216 [31JY]

Transportation Security Administration: provide expedited and dignified passenger screening services for veterans traveling to visit war memorials built to honor their service (see S. 2659), S4903 [24JY] (see S. 2671), S4997 [28JY] (see H.R. 4812), H5185 [9JN]

——— waive application fee for veterans with certain service-connected disabilities who apply to participate in the Precheck program (see H.R. 5351), H7183 [31JY]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: establish procedures for class actions (see H.R. 5088), H6135 [11JY]

Veterans Day: designate as the Tuesday after the first Monday in November (see H.R. 5851), H9302 [11DE]

——— recognize Veterans Day 2014 as a special ‘‘Welcome Home Commemoration’’ for all who have served in the military since September 14, 2001 (see S. Res. 479), S3863 [19JN]

Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission: establish to examine mental health treatment models and potential benefits of incorporating certain alternative treatments (see H.R. 4977), H5816 [26JN]

Veterans’ Job Corps: establish to provide gainful employment to unemployed veterans and widows of veterans through performance of useful public works (see H.R. 4422), H3057 [8AP]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (see S. 2782), S5434 [9SE] (see H.R. 5441), H7433 [10SE]

——— anniversary (see S. Res. 529), S5135 [30JY]

Vietnam Veterans Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 104), H5768 [25JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize contributions of Khmer and Lao/Hmong Freedom Fighters of Cambodia and Laos in support and defense of U.S. Armed Forces (see S. Res. 462), S3294 [22MY] (see H. Res. 596), H4829 [22MY]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 533), H2802 [1AP]

Women: recognize patriotism and contributions of auxiliaries of veterans services organizations (see S. Res. 506), S4620 [17JY]

World War I: designate memorials to the service of Armed Forces members (see S. 2264), S2424 [28AP] (see H.R. 4489), H3240 [28AP]

——— mint coins in commemoration of centennial (see S. 2714), S5216 [31JY]

World War II: provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see S. 2507), S3863 [19JN]

——— tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see S. Res. 421), S2379 [10AP]

——— tribute to Easy Company, 2d Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division (see S. Res. 401), S1819 [27MR]

Wreaths Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 593), S6302 [3DE]

Zamperini, Louis S.: tribute (see S. Res. 531), S5218 [31JY] (see H. Res. 774), H8868 [8DE]

Biographies

Grace, Keith E., Jr., H7278 [8SE]

Medved, Marko, S2420 [28AP]

Citations

Medal of Honor awarded to Floyd K. Lindstrom, H5382 [17JN]

Silver Star awarded to Roger D. Sparks, S4110 [26JN]

Cloture motions

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1963), motion to proceed, S812 [6FE], S846 [10FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), S1168 [26FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), motion to proceed, S940 [12FE], S1027 [25FE]

Benefits: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S1168 [26FE]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), motion to proceed, S940 [12FE], S1027 [25FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3474), S3019 [14MY], S3060 [15MY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3474), motion to proceed, S2850 [8MY], S2930 [13MY]

Excerpts

‘‘Faith of Our Fathers,’’ Senator McCain, S4287 [9JY]

Letters

Certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs major medical facility leases reauthorization: several veterans organizations, S2757 [7MY]

Delays in medical care and clandestine wait lists for veterans appointments at Oakland, CA, VA medical facilities, H4820, H4821 [22MY]

Encourage continued use of the Orlando, FL, Baldwin Park Clinic: Representative Mica, H3322 [30AP]

——— several Representatives, H3322 [30AP]

Jobs for America Act: Americans for Financial Reform (organization), H7817 [18SE]

National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act: Craig McKinley, Air Force Association, H4859 [28MY]

——— Daniel M. Dellinger, American Legion, H4859 [28MY]

——— Glenn Minney, Blinded Veterans Association, H4859 [28MY]

——— Gus Hargett, National Guard Association of the U.S., H4859 [28MY]

Omaha, NE, VA Medical Center current condition and new facility construction: Nebraska congressional delegation, H3333 [30AP]

VA Construction Assistance Act: Lloyd O. Caldwell, Corps of Engineers, H7583 [16SE]

Veterans health care access: several veterans organizations, S4739 [23JY], S4855 [24JY]

Lists

Armed Forces members from California killed in military action in Afghanistan, S66 [7JA]

Veterans brought to visit national memorials by Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization), S1915 [1AP], E986 [13JN]

Veterans brought to visit national memorials by Honor Flight Southern Colorado (organization), S3537 [10JN]

World War II veterans brought to visit national memorials by Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization), S4899 [24JY]

Memorandums

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Resource Requirements: Sloan D. Gibson, Acting Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4540 [16JY]

Motions

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1950), S557 [29JA], S611 [30JA], S665 [3FE], S707 [4FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1963), S738 [4FE], S775 [6FE], S837 [10FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), S936, S940 [12FE], S978 [24FE], S1011 [25FE], S1168 [26FE], S1197, S1209 [27FE]

Benefits: improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1950), S611 [30JA], S665 [3FE], S707 [4FE]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S936, S940 [12FE], S978 [24FE], S1011 [25FE], S1168 [26FE], S1197, S1209 [27FE]

Employment: improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), H7854 [18SE]

Obituaries

McKinley, Cameron K.: Prescott (AZ) Daily Courier, H5386 [17JN]

Takesian, Eli, E1015 [18JN]

Van Kirk, Theodore (Dutch), S5324 [1AU]

Whiteside, Nevin W., Jr. (Neb): Lexington County (SC) Chronicle and the Dispatch-News, E740 [9MY]

Poems

‘‘Battling Boys of Benghazi’’, H3147 [10AP]

‘‘Bow Your Heads,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E831 [22MY]

‘‘Brother,’’ Joseph Gabel, S3468 [5JN]

‘‘But, Where Our Honor Lies,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E1545 [12NO]

‘‘Celebrating My Veteran,’’ Ellie Wachenheim, S3467 [5JN]

‘‘Deep Down,’’ Alaire Chu, S3468 [5JN]

‘‘Delvin Menze,’’ Riley Menze, S3467 [5JN]

‘‘Grandpa the Veteran,’’ Chineng Vang, S3467 [5JN]

‘‘How About Dem Dawgs,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E979 [12JN]

‘‘In Honor, If?’’ Albert C. Caswell, E970 [12JN]

‘‘Life Savers,’’ Taylor Van de Streek, S3468 [5JN]

‘‘Memories of the Home Front,’’ Sarah Borntrager, S3468 [5JN]

‘‘Numbers,’’ Ezekiel Town, S3467 [5JN]

‘‘Picture Tells a Thousand Words,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E777 [20MY]

‘‘Sights We Set,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E1246 [28JY]

‘‘Thank You to the Great Veterans in My Life,’’ Sabastian C. Cerda, S3467 [5JN]

‘‘238 Ago This Day,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E1076 [26JN]

Prayers

Prayer for the Allied landing at Normandy on D-Day: Franklin D. Roosevelt, S3456 [5JN], E917 [9JN]

Press releases

Bill To Reauthorize, Improve Critical Homeless Veteran Programs Signed Into Law: National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, H3353 [30AP]

CARES Commission Agrees With Faleomavaega; VA Clinic Should Be Established in American Samoa: Delegate Faleomavaega (2004), E1654 [20NO]

Commander—Keep Senate Bill Focused on Vets: American Legion, S1159 [26FE]

Corrine Brown Grateful for the Service of VA Secretary Shinseki: Representative Brown, H5059 [30MY]

First Step in Establishing a VA Medical Clinic in American Samoa Is Underway: Delegate Faleomavaega (2000), E1654 [20NO]

House and Senate Pass Veterans Bill and Includes Faleomavaega’s Provision for Non-Samoan Veterans Married to Samoans To Qualify for VA Home Loans: Delegate Faleomavaega (2006), E1659 [20NO]

House Passes VA Housing Assistance Bill and Includes Faleomavaega Provision for American Samoas Veterans and Their Spouses: Delegate Faleomavaega (2005), E1659 [20NO]

U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Approves Faleomavaega’s Request To Establish VA Clinic in American Samoa: Delegate Faleomavaega (2004), E1655 [20NO]

Proclamations

Command Sgt. Major Glenn B. Ashley Day: Representative Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson, Jr., E766 [19MY]

Denver E. (Earl) Wilson Purple Heart Presentation, S4262 [8JY]

Remarks in House

Adkins, Bennie G.: Medal of Honor recipient, E1364 [9SE]

Aiken, SC: tribute to Aiken County Shrine Club veterans job fair, H2102 [4MR]

Alaska Native Allotment Act: approve certain Alaska Native veteran land allotment application and convey land associated with such application, H1676 [6FE], H2978 [7AP]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 685), H4456–H4458 [19MY]

American Legion: tribute, E1417 [16SE]

Armed Forces: award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (H.R. 1726), H4440–H4444 [19MY]

——— provide for behavioral health treatment for developmental disabilities under TRICARE, E876 [29MY], E1107 [3JY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment, H208 [14JA], H1739–H1741 [11FE], H4546 [20MY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (H.R. 3793), H138 [10JA]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment for disabled veterans, H251 [15JA]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (H.R. 3804), H85 [9JA]

——— tribute to members killed and wounded in military action in Iraq, H5507 [19JN]

Armed Forces Day: observance, E822 [22MY]

Association of Former Members of Congress: tribute to Congressional Golf Tournament, H6306 [16JY]

Atkins, Edwin F. (Bud): Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame inductee, E1613 [18NO]

Augusta, GA: quality of health care delivery at Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, H84 [9JA]

Baez, Samuel: Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame inductee, E1616 [18NO]

Barone, Angelo (Abe): French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E880 [30MY]

Benefits: develop guidelines for use of unofficial sources of information to determine eligibility for benefits and decorations when service records are incomplete due to damage while in Dept. of Defense possession (H.R. 3397), H189 [14JA]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits, H4927 [29MY], H5195 [10JN], H5813 [26JN]

Bergdahl, Bowe R.: negotiated release from captivity in Afghanistan, H5316 [11JN], H5322 [12JN], H5370 [17JN], H5412 [18JN], H7308 [9SE]

Big Horn County, MT: groundbreaking of Apsaalooke Warrior Apartments complex on Crow Reservation, H3948 [8MY]

Black History Month: observance, E283 [28FE]

Borggren Erica: White House Women Veterans Champions of Change honoree, H2919 [4AP]

Bridges, DuWayne: Alabama Dept. of Veterans Affairs Legislator of the Year award recipient, E120 [27JA]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2811 [2AP]

——— prohibit cuts in budget baseline for education, health, and safety protections, H3020 [8AP]

Bunkers in Baghdad (organization): tribute, E846 [28MY]

Camaraderie Foundation: tribute, E1345 [8SE]

Caribou, ME: anniversary of Cary Medical Center, E1385 [10SE]

Carr, John: Illinois Veteran of the Month award recipient, H1728 [11FE]

Carroll, Jim: French Knight of the Legion of Honor Medal recipient, H8200 [1DE]

Cates, Clifton B.: urge naming of Navy ship in honor (H. Res. 637), E1052 [23JN]

Charette, William R.: Medal of Honor recipient, E1255 [29JY]

Clark, Edmond: Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame inductee, E1624 [18NO]

Cocke County, TN: dedication of Wolf Creek Bridge in memory of Michael G. Gibbs, E1104 [3JY]

Cognitore, Joseph A.: Rocky Point, NY, Lions Club Man of the Year award recipient, E559 [9AP]

Colleges and universities: require college courses that are approved for purposes of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate, H6735–H6737 [23JY]

——— require college courses that are approved for purposes of Dept. of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs to charge veterans tuition and fees at the in-State tuition rate (H.R. 357), H1520–H1526 [3FE], H5428 [18JN], E175, E176 [6FE]

Collin, Maurice: Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame inductee, E1620 [18NO]

Concord, NC: tribute to Charlotte Motor Speedway Let Freedom Race Celebration, H3950 [8MY]

Conde-Falcon, Felix: posthumous Medal of Honor recipient, E570 [10AP]

Congress: legislative priorities, H32 [8JA], H6804–H6809 [24JY]

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.: anniversary of Veterans Braintrust Forum, E310–E313 [5MR]

Congressional Gold Medal: make technical corrections to certain laws enabling presentation to Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, and the Montford Point Marines (H.R. 4488), H3253, H3254 [29AP]

Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA: designate (S. 229), H8857–H8859 [8DE]

De Wert (U.S.S.): tribute, E440 [26MR]

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, H5304 [11JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow disabled veterans to travel on military aircraft on a space-available basis, E820 [22MY]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 1960), E1531 [12NO]

——— consider how civilian employment agencies will work with local VA and National Guard offices when establishing new employment pilot program for recently separated servicemembers, E831 [22MY]

——— Defense Commissary Agency funding, H138 [10JA]

——— Defense Health Program post-traumatic stress disorder treatment funding, H5448–H5450 [18JN]

——— establish a grant program for nonprofit organizations to encourage use of assistance dogs by Armed Forces members and veterans, H5451, H5452 [18JN]

——— extend eligibility period for the Transitional Assistance Management Program, H25 [8JA], H2439 [14MR]

——— Gulf War Illness Research Program funding, H5456 [18JN]

——— improve mental health treatment provided to Armed Forces members who served in classified missions, H5457, H5458 [18JN]

——— improve treatment of Armed Forces members and veterans who are victims of military sexual assault, H6792–H6796 [24JY]

——— improve treatment of Armed Forces members and veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (H.R. 3775), E1122 [9JY]

——— post-traumatic stress disorder treatment funding, H4500 [20MY], H5409 [18JN]

——— prohibit closure of military commissary stores, H3343 [30AP]

——— prohibit conversion of previously contracted functions to performance by Federal employees, H4733–H4735 [21MY], E828 [22MY]

——— provide certain information to State veterans agencies to facilitate the transition of Armed Forces members from military service to civilian life, H4752 [21MY]

——— require victims of attack at Fort Hood, TX, and their families be accorded the same treatment, benefits, and honors accorded to September, 11, 2001, terrorist attack victims and families, H1508 [29JA]

——— Spinal Cord Injury Research Program funding, H5465, H5466 [18JN]

——— treatment for service-connected illnesses and complications caused by exposure to open-air burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan funding, H5443 [18JN]

——— tribute to U.S. Navy Airborne Early Warning Squadron One, E183 [10FE]

Dept. of Education: require participating entities in the demonstration program for competency-based education to show how they are addressing the needs of veterans and Armed Forces members, H6693, H6694 [23JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II, H4753 [21MY]

Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans (H.R. 3743), H8041 [18NO]

——— establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (H.R. 384), H8041 [18NO]

——— Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program funding, E953 [11JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorize veterans’ treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts (H.R. 2187), H3064 [9AP]

——— mental health courts and veterans treatment courts funding, H4890, H4891 [28MY]

——— U.S. attorneys investigations and prosecutorial resources funding, H4903, H4904 [28MY]

——— veterans treatment courts funding, H4901, H4902 [28MY], H4944 [29MY]

——— veterans treatment courts funding through reductions in ATF salaries and expenses account funding, H4941, H4942 [29MY]

——— establish Office of Energy Employment and Training to support the hiring of veterans, women, and underrepresented minorities, H5794–H5797, H5807 [26JN], H6101 [10JY]

——— partner with colleges and universities, including historically Black colleges and universities and veteran serving institutions, in South Atlantic States to promote geological and geophysical education, H5787, H5788 [26JN]

Dept. of Transportation: improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses for authorized highway and transit projects (H.R. 2906), H7 [7JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address needs of servicemembers who have received life-changing injuries to their reproductive systems and urinary tracts, H3329, H3330 [30AP]

——— allow certain veterans to participate in the Patient-Centered Community Care program (H.R. 5097), H6586 [22JY]

——— amend the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans’ benefits to recognize new State definitions of spouse, H3335 [30AP], H3457 [7MY]

——— amend the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans’ benefits to recognize new State definitions of spouse (H.R. 2529), H5806 [26JN]

——— Aurora, CO, VA Medical Center funding, H3349 [30AP]

——— authorize certain major medical facility leases, H6334–H6338 [16JY]

——— authorize certain major medical facility leases (H.R. 3521), H5428 [18JN]

——— authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (H.R. 5762), E1657 [20NO]

——— authorize veterans who are entitled to Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits to use such entitlement for a career transition internship program (H.R. 4922), H5882 [9JY]

——— call for appointment of a Special Counsel to investigate mismanagement and misconduct of officials (H. Res. 633), H5562 [20JN]

——— carry out a grant program to provide burials for homeless veterans (H.R. 3876), H8041 [18NO]

——— collaborate with Dept. of Labor to establish job placement service for veterans, H3305 [30AP]

——— complete nation-wide access review auditing all medical centers and clinics, H4690 [21MY]

——— complete nationwide access review auditing all medical centers and clinics, E721 [8MY]

——— conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences obtaining hospital care and medical services from departmental facilities (H.R. 4971), H5735 [25JN], H8901 [9DE]

——— digital scanning of health and benefit files funding, H3329 [30AP]

——— disability claim backlog reduction funding through reductions in administrative account funding, H3351 [30AP]

——— eliminate backlog of benefit claims and delays in receipt of medical care, H4696 [21MY], H5601 [23JN], H5649 [24JN], E956 [11JN]

——— encourage continued use of the Orlando, FL, Baldwin Park Clinic, H3321, H3322 [30AP]

——— ensure benefits for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) veterans that live in a State that does not recognize same-sex marriage, H7402 [10SE]

——— ensure veterans who experience extended waiting times for appointments at departmental facilities may receive care at non-departmental facilities (H.R. 4779), H5060 [30MY]

——— enter into contracts and agreements for the transfer of certain veterans unable to live independently to non-departmental medical foster homes, H5132 [9JN]

——— establish a pilot program for veteran medics to expand opportunities for physcian assistant training at historically Black colleges and universities, H3317 [30AP]

——— establish a scholarship program to increase the availability of physicians who provide primary health care services at departmental medical facilities (H.R. 5224), E1251 [28JY]

——— establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (H.R. 1936), H4815 [22MY], E580 [10AP]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran to include veterans displaced by domestic violence for purposes of benefits, H3305 [30AP]

——— expand the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship to include spouses of Armed Forces members who died in the line of duty, H5427 [18JN], H6380–H6383 [17JY]

——— extend and modify the pilot program on assisted living services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (H.R. 4276), H7585–H7587 [16SE], E1428 [17SE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of administered law (H.R. 5404), H7578–H7581 [16SE]

——— extend Veterans Retraining Assistance Program, H3324 [30AP]

——— funding, H5133 [9JN]

——— hiring of additional health care professionals funding, H6847–H6851 [25JY]

——— homeless veterans funding, H3352 [30AP], E1531 [12NO]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, H5407–H5413, H5424–H5429 [18JN], H6334–H6338 [16JY], H6361, H6380–H6383 [17JY], H6735–H6737 [23JY], H6792–H6796 [24JY], H6818, H6847–H6851 [25JY], H6988, H6989 [29JY], H7056, H7078–H7085 [30JY], H7132 [31JY], E1316 [1AU]

——— improve accountability to the Inspector General (H.R. 2072), H3341 [30AP], H5130–H5134 [9JN], H5197 [10JN], H6806 [24JY]

——— improve construction of major medical facilities (H.R. 3593), H7581–H7585 [16SE]

——— improve mental health treatment provided to veterans who served in classified missions, H8901 [9DE]

——— improve mental health treatment provided to veterans who served in classified missions (H.R. 3387), H7664 [17SE]

——— improve processing of claims for benefits, H3317, H3318, H3335, H3336 [30AP]

——— improve research of Gulf War Illness and provide for the independent operation of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War veterans Illnesses (H.R. 4261), H4863–H4866 [28MY]

——— improve the performance appraisal system for senior executives, H3350 [30AP], H5424 [18JN]

——— improve the performance appraisal system for senior executives (H.R. 4399), H4695 [21MY]

——— increase medical residency programs at hospitals in areas facing a physician shortage, H5199 [10JN]

——— increase priority for enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the health care system (H.R. 4720), H4924 [29MY]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (H.R. 3369), E1840 [12DE]

——— investigate delays in medical care and clandestine wait lists for veterans appointments at VA medical facilities, H3342 [30AP], H3457 [7MY], H4460 [19MY], H4485, H4486 [20MY], H4690, H4694–H4699 [21MY], H4787, H4788, H4816, H4819–H4821 [22MY], H4841, H4842, H4843, H4903, H4904 [28MY], H4914, H4921 [29MY], H5132 [9JN], H5257 [11JN], H6668 [23JY], E833, E834 [23MY]

——— limitation on executive bonuses at VA medical centers, H1526 [3FE], E652 [1MY]

——— Office of Inspector General funding, H3326–H3328 [30AP]

——— Patient-Centered Community Care program funding, H3316 [30AP]

——— prohibit closure of rural hospitals in high-need areas that are designated as historic landmarks, H3355 [30AP]

——— prohibit funding for administrative expenses until the Sec. of Veterans Affairs meets with the Nebraska congressional delegation relative to the Omaha VA Medical Center, H3332–H3334 [30AP]

——— prohibit funding for creating or maintaining any unofficial patient recordkeeping system, H3350 [30AP]

——— prohibit funding for senior executive bonuses, H3339–H3343 [30AP]

——— prohibit funding to implement directive prohibiting access to clinical programs for veterans participating in State-approved marijuana programs, H3344–H3349 [30AP], H8035 [18NO]

——— prohibit funding to implement sole source contracting for the selection of devices and test strips for the self-monitoring of blood glucose, H3354 [30AP]

——— prohibit institutions of higher learning from using military and veterans’ education benefits for the purpose of marketing and recruiting, H3350 [30AP]

——— provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to certain eligible individuals (H.R. 5784), H8288 [3DE]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (H.R. 4031), H2656 [26MR], H4486 [20MY], H4691, H4694–H4699 [21MY], H4914 [29MY], H5028 [30MY], H5197 [10JN], H6806 [24JY], E819, E828 [22MY], E833, E834 [23MY], E853 [28MY], E879 [30MY]

——— provide transparency and accountability in deaths of veterans from Legionnaires disease at Pittsburgh, PA, VA medical facility, H3339 [30AP]

——— provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training, H5427 [18JN]

——— provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training (H.R. 2527), H4861 [28MY], H6793 [24JY]

——— reestablish Professional Certification and Licensure Advisory Committee (H.R. 2942), H4861–H4863 [28MY]

——— report cases of reportable infectious diseases at departmental medical facilities in accordance with State laws, H1524–H1526 [3FE]

——— require recipients of grants and other assistance for provision of housing and other services to homeless veterans to comply with building and fire codes, H5132, H5133 [9JN]

——— require staff to update congressional office caseworkers on constituents’ claims that have been brokered to other VA offices, H3334, H3335 [30AP]

——— resolve backlog of disability claims, H2656 [26MR], H3328, H3329 [30AP], H4047 [9MY]

——— resolve backlog of disability claims and expand educational benefits for veterans and families, H4922 [29MY]

——— review mismanagement occuring in the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System and develop a plan for reform, H7045 [30JY]

——— revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic medical appointment wait list manipulations (H.R. 5254), E1262 [29JY]

——— traumatic brain injury funding, H3349 [30AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H443 [15JA]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3308–H3358 [30AP], E652, E653 [1MY], E682 [6MY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), consideration (H. Res. 557), H3301–H3308 [30AP], E660 [1MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: develop and implement shared electronic health records, H4484 [20MY], H5076 [9JN]

——— electronic health records, military sexual assault prevention and response, posttraumatic stress disorder, and traumatic brain injury research funding, H5575 [20JN]

——— ensure educational assistance program recipients receive education and training that assists them in obtaining State-recognized civilian certifications and licenses, H3344 [30AP]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs, review discharge or separation of certain individuals, and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (H.R. 5059), H7666 [17SE], H8873, H8899–H8904 [9DE], E1838 [12DE]

——— mental health care funding, E1531 [12NO]

——— mental health outreach and suicide prevention programs funding, H3305 [30AP], H7663–H7666 [17SE]

Dewey, Duane E.: Medal of Honor recipient, E1199 [22JY]

Dickson, Kezia: New York 14th Congressional District Veterans Day essay contest winner, E1568 [13NO]

Disabled: extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program (H.R. 3383), H3202 [28AP]

Dole, Bob: National Veterans Day Birmingham, AL (organization) National Veterans Award recipient, E426 [24MR]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1209), H4451–H4453 [19MY]

Doris Miller Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Waco, TX: designate (H.R. 4199), H5383, H5384 [17JN]

Dr. Cameron McKinley Dept. of Veterans Affairs Veterans Center, Prescott, AZ: designate (H.R. 1216), H5385–H5387 [17JN]

Eatonton, GA: tribute to American Legion Post 583, E1417 [16SE]

El Cajon, CA: tribute to Cottonwood Golf Club for support of Duncan L. Hunter Wounded Marines Golf Classic and other community and charitable events, E625 [29AP]

El Paso, TX: tribute to the DAV, Northeast Chapter 187, E1618 [18NO]

Employment: encourage private employers to hire veterans, H7056 [30JY]

——— improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), H7773–H7819, H7854–H7858 [18SE], E1603 [17NO]

——— improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), consideration (H. Res. 727), H7684–H7691 [18SE]

——— improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), motion to recommit, H7856, H7857 [18SE]

——— prevent modification of definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate if it results in increased deficit or a reduction in hours or wages for employees, H2889 [3AP]

Falmouth, MA: tribute to Veterans Day parade, E1570 [13NO]

Federal agencies and departments: prevent delay of any regulation that saves tax dollars, helps small businesses and veterans, prevents discrimination, or protects consumers, H2025, H2026 [27FE]

Fisher House Foundation, Inc.: funding, H5455 [18JN]

Fleet Reserve Association: anniversary, E1604 [17NO]

Fort Snelling National Cemetery: anniversary of Memorial Rifle Squad, E788 [20MY]

Fountain County Veterans Memorial Post Office, Covington, IN: designate (H.R. 2802), H6157, H6158 [14JY]

Getman, Robert: Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame inductee, E1622 [18NO]

Gibson, Sloan D.: visit of Acting Sec. of Veterans Affairs to several VA hospitals, H6109 [11JY]

Giglio, Jim: Missourian Award recipient, E1472 [19SE]

Government regulations: exempt regulatory actions affecting veterans, seniors, consumers, and communities affected by natural disasters from certain regulations under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, H2083, H2084 [28FE]

Harms, Cathleen A.: Dept. of Defense Superior Service Medal recipient, E1460 [19SE]

Hartford, CT: tribute to Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame inductees, H8040 [18NO]

Health care professionals: provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities or VA hospitals (H.R. 4951), H6849 [25JY]

Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, E986 [13JN]

Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon (organization): tribute, E954 [11JN]

Honor Flight of Oregon (organization): tribute, E591 [28AP], E868 [29MY], E1453 [19SE]

Honor Flight of Portland (organization): tribute, E954 [11JN]

Honor Flight of Southern New Mexico and El Paso, Texas (organization): tribute, E1614 [18NO]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, E1849–E1852 [16DE]

——— moment of silence in remembrance of Armed Forces members who died in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France, during World War II, H4932 [29MY]

Howard, Diane: Zonta Club of Cape Girardeau, MO, Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1621 [18NO]

Income: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (H.R. 333), E1531 [12NO]

Intelligence services: submit report on retraining veterans in cybersecurity, H5053 [30MY]

Jacks, Anton F.: French Legion of Honor for U.S. Veterans award recipient, E1168 [16JY]

Jacksonville Beach, FL: anniversary of Greater Beaches VFW Post 3270, E213 [14FE]

Joliet Junior College: opening of Veterans Resource Center, E1445 [17SE]

Jupiter, FL: tribute to Roger Dean Stadium Military Appreciation Night, E956 [11JN]

Keystone Iron Warriors (organization): tribute, E1485 [19SE]

Kingston, NY: tribute to opening of Ulster County Patriots Project, E941 [10JN]

K9s for Warriors (organization): tribute, H2308 [12MR]

Knoxville, TN: tribute to Medal of Honor recipients honored at Medal of Honor Convention, E1741 [4DE]

Korean War: tribute to South Korean efforts to honor the soldiers of Task Force Smith, E1721 [3DE]

Lakeland, FL: dedication of World War II Memorial Plaza at Veterans Park, E1742 [4DE]

Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, London, OH: designate (H.R. 1391), H5373, H5374 [17JN]

Library of Congress: Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped program funding through reductions in GPO funding, H3390, H3391 [1MY]

Lieutenant General Richard J. Seitz Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, Junction City, KS: designate (S. 1434), H8856, H8857 [8DE]

Logan, WV: Military Order of the Purple Heart Purple Heart City designee, E1105 [3JY]

Lopez, Guadalupe: Silver Star recipient, E997 [17JN]

Luckinbill, Herschel: Illinois Veteran of the Month award recipient, H5772 [26JN]

Marine Corps League: tribute to McMinnville, TN, Bobby Ray Detachment, H4924 [29MY]

Marshall, Keifer, Jr.: Temple, TX, Chamber of Commerce Drayton and Elizabeth McLane Community Achievement Award recipient, E188 [10FE]

Martha’s Vineyard, MA: tribute to American Legion General George W. Goethals Post 257 War Veterans Memorial Park in Vineyard Haven, E973 [12JN]

Memorial Day: observance, H4437, H4438 [19MY], H4485, H4486 [20MY], H4687 [21MY], H4817 [22MY], H4925 [29MY], E831 [22MY], E861, E875 [29MY]

Mental health: increase research, treatment, education, and outreach programs, H3126 [9AP]

——— maximize access of individuals with mental illness to community-based services and strengthen the impact of such services (H.R. 4574), H3437 [6MY], H6778 [24JY]

Mexico: call for release of Andrew P. Tahmooressi, H4939, H4940 [29MY], H5649 [24JN], E1085 [26JN]

Michigan: anniversary of Veterans Snowmobile Ride, E320 [6MR]

Mining and mineral resources: prioritize hiring of veterans and individuals receiving unemployment compensation and utilize equipment and materials manufactured in the U.S. for mining operations, H2633 [25MR]

Nagler, Arthur: support efforts to obtain World War II military records to facilitate awarding of Purple Heart for being wounded in service, E1440 [17SE]

National Association for Black Veterans, Inc.: tribute, E1694 [2DE]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 503), H4858–H4860 [28MY]

National Guard: tribute to Boss Lift Program, H3952 [8MY]

National Military Appreciation Month: observance, H4461 [19MY], H4486 [20MY]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, H8285 [3DE], H8367 [4DE], E1742 [4DE]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, E1505 [19SE]

Native Americans: establish a demonstration program to provide rental assistance and supportive housing for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (H.R. 3418), H5214 [10JN]

Naval Station Mayport, FL: Defense Commissary Agency Bill Nichols Award for Best Large Commissary in the U.S. recipient, E780 [20MY]

New Bedford, MA: dedication of New Bedford Women’s Military Memorial, E747 [13MY]

New Jersey (U.S.S.): tribute to volunteers who served Thanksgiving dinner to homeless on the ship, E201 [11FE]

News media: allegations of media bias, E820 [22MY]

Newtown, CT: anniversary of VFW Post 308, H2102 [4MR]

Nolan, Lecil: Palmer, TN, Veterans Appreciation Award recipient, E1731 [4DE]

North Carolina: 7th Congressional District recognized as a ‘‘Purple Heart District’’, E446 [26MR]

North State Aviation (company): tribute, H8875 [9DE]

Nutley, NJ: anniversary of VFW Stuart E. Edgar Post 493 Women’s Auxiliary, E1125 [9JY]

Patents: eliminate abusive patent litigation, increase transparency, modernize fee shifting, and provide for small business education and outreach (H.R. 3309), E1531 [12NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate, H7812, H7813 [18SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3474), H2276–H2278 [11MR], H2309 [12MR], H7109 [30JY], E1024 [19JN]

Pennsylvania: tribute to 11th Congressional District veterans, E709 [8MY]

Perino, Bruno: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E219 [18FE]

PFC Floyd K. Lindstrom Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Colorado Springs, CO: designate (H.R. 3375), H5381–H5383 [17JN]

Plano, TX: grand opening of VFW Casey Joyce All America Post 4380, E946 [10JN]

Plymouth, MA: tribute to American Legion Post 40 alliance with Royal Canadian Legion Branch 120, E846 [28MY]

Postal Service: issue a Families of Fallen Heroes Semipostal Stamp (H.R. 5085), H6671 [23JY]

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 631), H5733, H5735 [25JN]

Pryor, Senator: remarks characterizing Representative Cotton’s military service as leading to a sense of entitlement relative to serving in the Senate, H2245 [6MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3368 [1MY]

Reward the Troops, Inc.: tribute, H8147 [20NO]

Riverside County, CA: tribute to Operation Recognition high school diploma recipients, E1583 [14NO]

Robert G. Bradley (U.S.S.): tribute, E439 [26MR]

Rodela, Jose: Medal of Honor recipient, E741 [9MY]

Sales, Robert L.: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E219 [18FE]

Salisbury, NC: tribute to Cornerstone Church service honoring Armed Forces members and veterans, H5651 [24JN]

Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Hilliard, OH: designate (H.R. 4189), H7277, H7278 [8SE]

Servicemen’s Readjustment Act: anniversary, H5650 [24JN], E1053 [23JN], E1093 [30JN]

Shinseki, Eric K.: resignation as Sec. of Veterans Affairs relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefit claims backlog and clandestine wait lists for appointments at VA medical facilities, H5058, H5059 [30MY]

Shinseki, Sec. of Veterans Affairs: call for resignation relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefit claims backlog, H4471 [19MY], H4695 [21MY], H4815 [22MY], H5028 [30MY], E737 [9MY]

South Carolina: 2d Congressional District recognized as a ‘‘Purple Heart District’’, E731 [9MY]

Southern Colorado National VA Cemetery: funding, H3325 [30AP]

Specialist Keith Erin Grace Jr., Memorial Post Office, Baytown, TX: designate (H.R. 4651), H7278, H7279 [8SE]

Springfield, VA: tribute to VFW Post 7327 award recipients, E203 [11FE]

St. Cloud Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E710 [8MY]

Staten Island, NY: tribute to Lowe’s Companies, Inc., employees who fixed broken wheelchair of Vietnam veteran Michael Sulsona, H6668 [23JY]

Stitzer, John L.: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E889 [30MY]

Strain, Robert: Greater Sierra Vista United Veterans Council Veteran of the Year award recipient, E30 [9JA]

Tampa, FL: anniversary of Military Officers Association of America Operation Helping Hand, E726 [9MY]

Taxation: prevent veterans from being disqualified from contributing to health savings accounts by reason of receiving VA medical care for service-connected disabilities (H.R. 4900), H5506 [19JN]

Texas: tribute to members of U.S.S. Houston and Army National Guard 2d Battalion, 131st Field Artillery Regiment known as the ‘‘Lost Battalion’’ for service during World War II, E1759 [9DE]

Texas Panhandle Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1630 [19NO]

Texas Permian Basin Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1427 [17SE]

Texas (U.S.S.): anniversary, E378 [13MR]

Thousand Oaks, CA: tribute to World War II veterans of Belmont Village Senior Living, E808 [21MY]

Tice, Austin: call for location and safe return following disappearance in Syria while working as a journalist, H7864 [18SE]

Tonasket, WA: tribute to U.S. Armed Forces Legacy Site, E260 [27FE]

Transportation: provide discounted fares on public transportation (H.R. 2362), H8041 [18NO]

Transportation Security Administration: provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans (H.R. 1344), E771 [19MY]

——— provide expedited and dignified passenger screening services for veterans traveling to visit war memorials built to honor their service (H.R. 4812), H6609–H6612 [22JY], E1117 [8JY]

Troops to the Track program: tribute, H2987 [7AP]

Tuggle, Chasity: Caring for Military Families—Elizabeth Dole Foundation Kentucky Fellow designee, E550 [8AP]

U.S. Office of Special Counsel: increase funding for ongoing oversight of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, E1452 [19SE]

Unemployment: rate among veterans, H2245 [6MR]

University of Southern California: tribute to Network of Korean-American Leaders for launch of Korean-American Service Day, E1552 [12NO]

University of Texas at Dallas: tribute to Brain Performance Institute, H8075 [19NO]

Veterans Day: observance, H7903, H7919 [12NO]

Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Marietta, OH: designate (H.R. 2819), H7250, H7251 [8SE]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (H.R. 5441), H8012–H8014 [17NO]

——— anniversary, H7301 [9SE], H7393 [10SE]

——— anniversary of Ladies Auxiliary, E1350 [8SE]

Vietnam Veterans Day: observance, H2620 [25MR]

Vietnam Veterans of America (organization): tribute to Freedom, PA, Chapter 862 efforts to bring the traveling Vietnam Memorial, ‘‘The Wall That Heals’’, to Beaver County, PA, H7400 [10SE]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to 1st Squad, 2d Platoon, Hotel Company of the 26th Marine Regiment, H3251 [29AP]

Warminster, PA: tribute to Ann’s Choice senior living community Knit Wits club for knitting stockings for military veterans recuperating at Walter Reed Medical Center, E607 [28AP]

Wayne Township, PA: tribute to Hometown Heroes Celebration, H7440 [11SE]

Wenzel, David J.: Amos Lodge Americanism Award recipient, E713 [8MY]

West Palm Beach, FL: history of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, E1177 [16JY]

Wildlife and Hunting Heritage Conservation Council: expand membership of Advisory Committee to include veterans service organizations, H1577, H1578 [4FE]

Winchester, IN: tribute to Journey Home veterans homeless shelter, E493 [2AP]

Wings of Freedom Tour (organization): anniversary, E29 [9JA]

Winn, Walter: Fort Bragg, NC, Warrior Transition Battalion Wounded Warrior of the Year award recipient, E993 [17JN]

Winslow Township, NJ: tribute to Historical Society of Winslow Township Veterans Day Student Essay Contest winners, E7 [7JA]

Winters, TX: tribute to Winters High School Class of 1964 veterans, E1513 [12NO]

World War I: designate memorials to the service of Armed Forces members, H4723 [21MY]

——— designate memorials to the service of Armed Forces members (H.R. 4489), H6940 [28JY]

——— mint coins in commemoration of centennial (H.R. 2366), H8255–H8258 [2DE]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines, H1602 [5FE]

——— officially recognize the service and sacrifice of African-American soldiers of the 333d Field Artillery Battalion who were massacred during the Battle of the Bulge, E867 [29MY]

——— recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, H4920, H4922, H4926 [29MY], H5029, H5056 [30MY], H5190, H5193, H5195 [10JN], E890 [30MY], E917 [9JN], E943 [10JN], E1094 [30JN]

——— tribute to 485th Bomb Group reunion in Dallas, TX, E1428 [17SE]

——— tribute to Flying Tigers, H3059 [9AP]

——— tribute to Merrill’s Marauders unit, E1314 [1AU]

——— tribute to Pennsylvania veterans who fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima, E676 [6MY]

World War II Memorial: anniversary of dedication, E861 [29MY]

Wounded Warrior Project, Inc.: funding through reductions in GPO funding, H3390, H3391 [1MY]

Wright, Gerald B.: Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame inductee, E1599 [17NO]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: success of Dept. of Veterans Affairs health care programs, S3394 [4JN]

Always Free Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S3230 [21MY]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 685), S3192 [20MY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 1827), S1778 [26MR]

Armed Forces: allow the Military Tuition Assistance Program to cover professional credentialing expenses (S. 2341), S3076 [15MY]

——— appropriate funds necessary to ensure that Reserve component members who perform inactive-duty training continue to receive pay during a Government shutdown (H.R. 3230), insert S. 2450 language in lieu, S3564 [11JN]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers (H.R. 1726), S3308 [22MY], S3536 [10JN]

——— improve access to mental health services under TRICARE (S. 2276), S2586 [1MY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment, S43 [7JA], S195 [9JA], S274 [13JA], S305 [14JA], S779 [6FE], S929, S932, S933, S937 [12FE], S988 [24FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations, S127 [8JA], S211 [9JA]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by closing tax loopholes for offshore corporations (S. 1844), S129 [8JA]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by requiring inclusion of Social Security numbers as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit, S53–S57, S61–S63 [7JA], S88 [8JA], S208 [9JA], S302, S307–S309 [14JA], S841 [10FE], S861–S863, S872, S878, S879, S883 [11FE], S925, S929 [12FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1856), S882 [11FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1950), S445–S447, S458 [16JA], S467 [27JA], S2064–S2066 [2AP], S2759, S2760 [7MY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1950), motion to proceed, S557 [29JA], S611 [30JA], S665 [3FE], S707 [4FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1950), unanimous-consent request, S1506, S1507 [11MR], S1759 [26MR], S2065 [2AP], S2759 [7MY]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1963), S492 [27JA], S493 [28JA], S936 [12FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1963), motion to proceed, S738 [4FE], S812 [6FE], S837, S840–S843, S845–S847 [10FE], S860–S863, S866, S867, S870, S872, S876–S879, S882–S885 [11FE], S915, S924, S925, S929 [12FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1977), S658 [30JA], S665 [3FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), S705 [3FE], S708 [4FE], S867–S870, S882 [11FE], S1168 [26FE], S1187–S1191, S1193–S1201, S1204–S1207, S1209, S1210, S1218 [27FE], S1331 [6MR], S2310–S2312 [9AP], S3319 [2JN]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), motion to proceed, S936, S940 [12FE], S1011, S1020–S1032, S1035–S1039 [25FE], S1134, S1140–S1148, S1150–S1163, S1165–S1168 [26FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), unanimous-consent agreement, S1169 [26FE]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1982), unanimous-consent request, S3262, S3264 [22MY]

——— tribute to members from California killed in military action in Afghanistan, S66 [7JA]

——— tribute to members from Pennsylvania killed in military action in Afghanistan, S127, S128 [8JA]

Benefits: funding, S3264–S3266 [22MY]

——— improve provision of medical services, S3228 [21MY]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1950), S445–S447, S458 [16JA], S467 [27JA], S2064–S2066 [2AP], S2759, S2760 [7MY]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1950), motion to proceed, S557 [29JA], S611 [30JA], S665 [3FE], S707 [4FE]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1950), unanimous-consent request, S1506, S1507 [11MR], S1759 [26MR], S2065 [2AP], S2759 [7MY]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), S705 [3FE], S708 [4FE], S867, S882 [11FE], S1168 [26FE], S1187–S1191, S1193–S1201, S1204–S1207, S1209, S1210, S1218 [27FE], S1331 [6MR], S2310–S2312 [9AP], S3319 [2JN]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), motion to proceed, S936, S940 [12FE], S1011, S1020–S1032, S1035–S1039 [25FE], S1134, S1140–S1148, S1150–S1163, S1165–S1168 [26FE]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), unanimous-consent agreement, S1169 [26FE]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 1982), unanimous-consent request, S3262, S3264 [22MY]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits (S. 2413), S3395 [4JN], S3434, S3457–S3460 [5JN]

Benza, Gaetano R.: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, S3466 [5JN]

Bergdahl, Bowe R.: negotiated release from captivity in Afghanistan, S3388 [4JN], S3488–S3491 [9JN]

Big Sky Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S2905 [12MY]

Bluefield, WV: tribute to Beckley VA Medical Center mobile health clinic, S888 [11FE]

Brooklawn, NJ: tribute to American Legion Brooklawn Post 72 Brooklawn Brookers baseball team, S5429 [9SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S1640 [13MR]

Charlotte, NC: tribute to Charlotte Motor Speedway Let Freedom Race Celebration, S2421 [28AP]

Christmas Can Cure (organization): Military Officers Association of America New Hampshire chapter Granite State Warriors Award recipient, S436 [16JA]

Coloretti, Nani A.: suitability to be Deputy Sec. of HUD relative to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network hiring practices, S6227 [1DE]

Congressional Gold Medal: make technical corrections to certain laws enabling presentation to Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King, and the Montford Point Marines (H.R. 4488), S3308 [22MY]

Cooks From the Valley (organization): tribute, S3287 [22MY]

Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA: designate, S1200 [27FE]

——— designate (S. 229), S6305 [3DE]

Day of the Deployed: designate (S. Res. 549), S5650 [16SE]

Dept. of Defense: implement online computerized assessment to detect behaviors indicating suicide risk and other mental health conditions for Armed Forces members (S. 810), S5666 [17SE]

——— implement price controls for prescription drug program, S2310 [9AP]

Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans, S6528 [10DE]

——— homeless assistance grants funding, S3779 [18JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow veterans of past wars with a less than honorable discharge to upgrade status if service-connected disability would be currently diagnosed as post-traumatic stress disorder, S1143 [26FE]

——— authorize certain major medical facility leases (H.R. 3521), S1330, S1332 [6MR], S2064–S2066 [2AP], S2143 [3AP], S2309–S2312 [9AP], S2756–S2759 [7MY], S3412, S3413 [4JN]

——— authorize certain major medical facility leases (H.R. 3521), unanimous-consent request, S1331 [6MR], S1506 [11MR], S1758, S1759 [26MR], S2064 [2AP], S2310 [9AP], S2757, S2758 [7MY]

——— carry out a pilot program to assess feasibility of electronic exchange of health information with State health information exchanges, S3597 [11JN]

——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (S. 2014), S943 [12FE]

——— conduct nationwide investigation of scheduling practices and procedures and prohibit payment of performance bonuses to administrators until investigation is completed and reforms are instituted, S3166 [20MY]

——— conduct study relative to burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (S. 2822), S6580 [10DE]

——— delay expansion of medical services to veterans with no service-connected disability or income above means-tested threshold until GAO certifies that resources can accommodate increased enrollment, S1024–S1032 [25FE], S1146, S1161–S1163 [26FE], S1205 [27FE]

——— eliminate backlog of benefit claims and delays in receipt of medical care, S2686 [6MY], S2748, S2774 [7MY], S3048 [15MY], S3286 [22MY], S3417 [4JN], S3448 [5JN], S4321 [9JY]

——— enter into enhanced-use leases for certain buildings at the West Los Angeles, CA, Medical Center to provide supportive housing for homeless veterans (S. 1987), S765 [4FE]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service, S1143 [26FE]

——— establish a national center for diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during military service (S. 2738), S5186 [31JY]

——— establish a pilot program under which veterans in Alaska may receive health care benefits at non-departmental medical facilities, S3646 [12JN]

——— establish voluntary national directory of veterans to support outreach to veterans (S. 2740), S5224 [31JY]

——— expand availability of medical care by allowing veterans to see health care providers participating in Medicare, S3578 [11JN]

——— extend and modify the pilot program on assisted living services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (H.R. 4276), S6841 [15DE]

——— extend and modify the pilot program on assisted living services for veterans with traumatic brain injury (S. 2607), S4504 [15JY], S5170, S5171 [31JY]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of administered law (H.R. 5404), S5863 [18SE]

——— extend Veterans Retraining Assistance Program, S1218 [27FE]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services, S3462 [5JN]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, S3553–S3560, S3563, S3575, S3578, S3582, S3583, S3586–S3594, S3597 [11JN], S3622, S3623, S3645–S3647 [12JN], S3702 [17JN], S3805 [18JN], S4131–S4133 [26JN], S4248–S4251, S4258 [8JY], S4639 [21JY], S4737–S4740 [23JY], S4854–S4858 [24JY], S5005, S5006, S5012–S5020 [29JY], S5125 [30JY], S5170, S5171, S5175, S5178, S5188 [31JY]

——— improve processing of claims for benefits (S. 2091), S3159 [20MY], S3260 [22MY], S3412, S3413 [4JN], S3636, S3637 [12JN]

——— improve provision of health care to veterans in rural and highly rural areas (S. 2009), S930 [12FE]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (S. 2337), S3030 [14MY]

——— investigate delays in medical care and clandestine wait lists for veterans appointments at VA medical facilities, S2574 [1MY], S2748, S2756, S2757 [7MY], S2984, S2999 [14MY], S3048, S3061 [15MY], S3159, S3161, S3165 [20MY], S3217, S3228 [21MY], S3249, S3259, S3260 [22MY], S3394 [4JN], S3448 [5JN], S4099 [26JN]

——— mental health care funding, S4539 [16JY]

——— offset increased medical services and benefits funding by capping Dept. of Defense overseas contingency operations account funding, S1204, S1206 [27FE]

——— permit facilities to be designated as voter registration agencies (S. 2145), S1658 [13MR]

——— proposal to lift salary freeze on medical personnel, S5848 [18SE]

——— provide fertility and reproductive health services at departmental facilities, S1190 [27FE]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance, S1151 [26FE]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (H.R. 4031), S3259, S3263–S3265 [22MY]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (H.R. 4031), unanimous-consent request, S3262 [22MY]

——— provide for removal of Senior Executive Service employees based on performance (S. 2013), S2574 [1MY], S3049 [15MY], S3159 [20MY], S3412 [4JN]

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved, S1189 [27FE]

——— provide temporary care in the most cost effective manner when patients are relocated during medical facility construction and renovation projects (S. 2428), S3426 [4JN]

——— require GAO audits of facilities on veterans’ access to health care, improve wait times for medical appointments, and prohibit payment of bonuses to certain executives (S. 2423), S3715 [17JN]

——— require publication of certain quality of care data for health care facilities, S1161 [26FE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, S410, S411 [16JA]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), S3166 [20MY], S3286 [22MY], S5033 [29JY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), unanimous-consent request, S5034 [29JY]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs, review discharge or separation, and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (H.R. 5059), unanimous-consent request, S6851–S6854 [15DE]

Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial: designate (H.R. 330), S4355 [9JY]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 1209), S3192 [20MY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 381), S2318 [9AP]

Doris Miller Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Waco, TX: designate (H.R. 4199), S6463 [9DE]

Dr. Cameron McKinley Dept. of Veterans Affairs Veterans Center, Prescott, AZ: designate (H.R. 1216), S4364 [9JY]

Education: allow consolidation of student loans or participation in student loan forgiveness without penalty, S1035 [25FE]

——— require certain protections for student loan borrowers (S. 1803), S921–S924 [12FE], S2778, S2780 [7MY], S3165 [20MY]

Employment: improve conditions necessary for economic growth and job creation (H.R. 4), S5957 [12NO], S5996 [13NO]

Families and domestic relations: provide nursing training and respite stipend to assist spouses and parents acting as caregivers for disabled veterans, S1035 [25FE]

Federal employees: provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (S. 2323), S5514 [10SE]

Gold Star Wives Day: designate (S. Res. 394), S2166, S2167 [3AP]

GSA: allow veterans who own small businesses to participate in excess Federal property program, S5471 [10SE]

Honor Flight Alaska (organization): tribute to Last Frontier and Golden Heart Chapters, S2464 [29AP]

Honor Flight Bluegrass Chapter (organization): tribute, S3434 [5JN]

Honor Flight Clarksburg (organization): tribute, S2860 [8MY]

Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, S1915 [1AP], S4899 [24JY]

Honor Flight Southern Colorado (organization): tribute, S3537 [10JN]

Horses4Heroes (nonprofit organization): tribute, S5986 [13NO]

Hospice Visions, Inc.: tribute to service to veterans living in south-central Idaho Magic Valley region, S5308 [31JY]

Iran: impose and expand sanctions for violations of interim Joint Plan of Action on nuclear weapons or failure to reach final agreement, S1151–S1160 [26FE]

Johnson, Henry: award Medal of Honor posthumously (S. 2793), S5876 [18SE]

Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, London, OH: designate (H.R. 1391), S6306 [3DE]

Las Vegas, NV: tribute to Veteran’s Village, S5692 [17SE]

Last Frontier Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S5986 [13NO]

Leonard, Davis B.: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, S3466 [5JN]

Lieutenant General Richard J. Seitz Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, Junction City, KS: designate (S. 1434), S333 [14JA]

Maine: tribute to veterans, S816 [6FE]

Maryland: tribute to National Guard 726th Transportation Truck Co., S3659 [12JN]

Memorial Day: observance, S3169 [20MY], S3249, S3286 [22MY]

Mental health: expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care, S3391 [4JN]

Military and Veterans Caregiver Month: designate (S. Res. 395), S1835 [27MR]

Minnesota: tribute to Minnesota Military Children’s Poetry Contest winners, S3467 [5JN]

National Air and Space Museum: tribute to documentary ‘‘D-Day 3D—Normandy 1944’’, S3176 [20MY]

National Airborne Day: designate (S. Res. 519), S4973 [24JY]

National Desert Storm Memorial Association: authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 503), S5662, S5663 [17SE]

——— authorize to establish National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial in the District of Columbia (H.R. 503), unanimous-consent request, S5662 [17SE]

National Guard: eliminate inequities in the treatment of dual-status technicians (S. 2312), S2878 [8MY]

National Military Appreciation Month: observance, S3287 [22MY]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, S6379–S6381 [8DE]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 481), S3900 [23JN], S4144 [26JN]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, S5689 [17SE], S5850 [18SE]

North Dakota: tribute to Vietnam veterans, S6655–S6657 [11DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate, S2139 [3AP]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3474), S1669 [13MR], S1679 [24MR], S3018–S3020 [14MY], S3050–S3056, S3059–S3063 [15MY], S3153 [20MY], S3196, S3221 [21MY], S3245–S3249 [22MY], S3350 [3JN], S6173 [20NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3474), motion to commit, S3018 [14MY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3474), motion to proceed, S2831 [8MY], S2889 [12MY], S2923, S2925, S2927–S2930 [13MY], S2984–S2986, S2999–S3007, S3013, S3016 [14MY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3474), unanimous-consent agreement, S2946 [13MY], S3020 [14MY], S3064 [15MY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 3474), unanimous-consent request, S3059 [15MY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (S. 2190), S5601 [16SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement and apply savings to restoring working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment, S423 [16JA]

Patriotism: revise U.S. Code provisions on patriotic and national observances, ceremonies, and organizations (H.R. 1067), S6463 [9DE]

PFC Floyd K. Lindstrom Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Colorado Springs, CO: designate (H.R. 3375), S6305 [3DE]

Ponchatoula (U.S.S.): tribute, S5955 [12NO]

Rockefeller, Senator: legislative accomplishments, S6331–S6334 [4DE]

Schwab, Donald K.: posthumous Medal of Honor recipient, S1917 [1AP]

Senate: legislative priorities, S5498–S5502 [10SE]

Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Hilliard, OH: designate (H.R. 4189), S6306 [3DE]

Shinseki, Sec. of Veterans Affairs: call for resignation relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefit claims backlog, S2687 [6MY], S2748 [7MY], S3161 [20MY]

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (S. Res. 430), S2568 [30AP]

Smithsonian Institution: allow display of Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the Montford Point Marines (S. 2147), S1667 [13MR]

Specialist Keith Erin Grace Jr., Memorial Post Office, Baytown, TX: designate (H.R. 4651), S6841 [15DE]

Squadbay (organization): tribute, S4149 [26JN]

Swords to Plowshares (organization): anniversary, S5690 [17SE]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S1851 [31MR]

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (S. 1624), S698 [3FE], S883 [11FE]

Thresher (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking, S2405 [11AP]

Tice, Austin: call for location and safe return following disappearance in Syria while working as a journalist, S5077 [30JY]

University of Central Oklahoma: inclusion in Military Times (publication) list of best colleges for veterans, S5986 [13NO]

University of Oklahoma: inclusion in Military Times (publication) list of best colleges for veterans, S5986 [13NO]

Veterans Count (organization): Military Officers Association of America New Hampshire chapter Granite State Warriors Award recipient, S437 [16JA]

Veterans Day: recognize Veterans Day 2014 as a special ‘‘Welcome Home Commemoration’’ for all who have served in the military since September 14, 2001 (S. Res. 479), S3866 [19JN], S5877 [18SE]

Veterans Support Network (organization): tribute, S4901 [24JY]

VFW: amend Federal charter to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces (H.R. 5441), S6219 [20NO]

——— anniversary (S. Res. 529), S5878 [18SE]

Vietnam Veterans Day: establish, S6656 [11DE]

Vietnamese Conflict: recognize contributions of Khmer and Lao/Hmong Freedom Fighters of Cambodia and Laos in support and defense of U.S. Armed Forces (S. Res. 462), S4973 [24JY]

——— tribute to Vietnam War Commemorative Partner Program, S5304 [31JY]

Warriors and Quiet Waters Foundation: tribute, S4151 [26JN]

Washoe County, NV: Washoe County School District Air National Guard recipient of Sec. of Defense Freedom Award, S5692 [17SE]

Wilson, Denver E. (Earl): Purple Heart recipient, S4261 [8JY]

Women: recognize patriotism and contributions of auxiliaries of veterans services organizations (S. Res. 506), S5649, S5650 [16SE]

World War I: mint coins in commemoration of centennial (H.R. 2366), S6354 [4DE]

World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, S3421 [4JN], S3433, S3434, S3447–S3449, S3455–S3457, S3463, S3465 [5JN], S3582 [11JN]

——— tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France (S. Res. 421), S2387 [10AP], S3243 [21MY]

Wreaths Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 593), S6307, S6308 [3DE]

Yellow Ribbon Fund, Inc.: tribute to family caregiver program, S5622 [16SE]

Zamperini, Louis S.: tribute (S. Res. 531), S6307 [3DE]

Reports filed

Ask Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 4971) (H. Rept. 113–645), H8365 [3DE]

Consideration of H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 727) (H. Rept. 113–601), H7616 [16SE]

Consideration of H.R. 4486, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 557) (H. Rept. 113–426), H3291 [29AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Recouping of Certain Bonuses or Awards Paid to Departmental Employees: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 5094) (H. Rept. 113–672), H10317 [12DE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4486) (H. Rept. 113–416), H3239 [28AP]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4486) (S. Rept. 113–174), S3293 [22MY]

Gold Star Fathers Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2323) (S. Rept. 113–249), S5373 [8SE]

Honor Flight Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 4812) (H. Rept. 113–516), H5826 [3JY]

Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2882) (H. Rept. 113–662), H9302 [11DE]

London Fallen Veterans Memorial Post Office: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1391), S5992 [13NO]

National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 995) (S. Rept. 113–169), S3293 [22MY]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 503) (H. Rept. 113–437), H3445 [6MY]

Recognize Contributions of Khmer and Lao/Hmong Freedom Fighters of Cambodia and Laos in Support and Defense of U.S. Armed Forces During Vietnamese Conflict: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 462), S4003 [25JN]

Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Hilliard, OH: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4189), S5992 [13NO]

Tribute to Armed Forces Members Who Participated in the June 6, 1944, Amphibious Landing at Normandy, France: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 421), S3183 [20MY]

VA Construction Assistance Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 3593) (H. Rept. 113–586), H7527 [15SE]

Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3230) (H. Rept. 113–564), H6975 [28JY]

Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 4276) (H. Rept. 113–598), H7527 [15SE]

World War I Memorial Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4489) (H. Rept. 113–648), H8867 [8DE]

Resolutions by organizations

National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act: AMVETS (organization), H4859 [28MY]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3344, H3350, H3354 [30AP]

Statements

Invisible Family: Kristin Stowers, E419 [24MR]

Jobs for America Act: Executive Office of the President, H7816 [18SE]

Prohibit Conversion of Previously Contracted Dept. of Defense Functions to Performance by Federal Employees: American Conservative Union, H4735 [21MY]

——— American Legion, H4734 [21MY]

——— Business Coalition for Fair Competition, H4735 [21MY]

——— Competitive Enterprise Institute, H4735 [21MY]

——— Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors (MAPPS), H4735 [21MY]

——— National Veteran Small Business Coalition, H4735 [21MY]

——— Textile Rental Services Association, H4735 [21MY]

Tribute to James E. Chaffin III, E634 [30AP]

U.S. Military Code of Conduct: Dept. of Defense, H5344 [12JN]

Tables

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4486), H3310–H3313 [30AP]

Testimonies

VA Construction Assistance Act: Stella S. Fiotes, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H7584 [16SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 81, corrections in enrollment of S. 25, South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act, H1759 [11FE]

H. Con. Res. 111, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 3230, Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act, H7087 [30JY]

H. Res. 557, consideration of H.R. 4486, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H3301 [30AP]

H. Res. 727, consideration of H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act, H7684 [18SE]

H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act, H7773–H7807 [18SE]

H.R. 330, Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act, S4355 [9JY]

H.R. 357, GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act, H1520–H1522 [3FE]

H.R. 503, National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act, H4858 [28MY]

H.R. 685, American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act, H4456 [19MY]

H.R. 1209, award Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Congressional Gold Medal, H4451 [19MY]

H.R. 1216, Dr. Cameron McKinley Dept. of Veterans Affairs Veterans Center, Prescott, AZ, H5385 [17JN]

H.R. 1391, Lance Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, London, OH, H5373 [17JN]

H.R. 1726, award Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers, H4440 [19MY]

H.R. 2072, Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act, H5130 [9JN]

H.R. 2366, World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, H8255 [2DE]

H.R. 2527, Dept. of Veterans Affairs provision of veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma that occurred during inactive duty training, H4861 [28MY]

H.R. 2802, Fountain County Veterans Memorial Post Office, Covington, IN, H6157 [14JY]

H.R. 2819, Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Marietta, OH, H7251 [8SE]

H.R. 2942, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Professional Certification and Licensure Advisory Committee reestablishment, H4861 [28MY]

H.R. 3230, Veterans’ Access to Care Through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act, S3565–S3575 [11JN]

H.R. 3375, PFC Floyd K. Lindstrom Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Colorado Springs, CO, H5381 [17JN]

H.R. 3474, Hire More Heroes Act, H2276 [11MR]

H.R. 3593, VA Construction Assistance Act, H7581 [16SE]

H.R. 4031, Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act, H4694 [21MY]

H.R. 4189, Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Master Sergeant Jeffrey J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Hilliard, OH, H7277 [8SE]

H.R. 4199, Doris Miller Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Waco, TX, H5383 [17JN]

H.R. 4261, Gulf War Health Research Reform Act, H4863–H4865 [28MY]

H.R. 4276, Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act, H7585 [16SE]

H.R. 4488, Gold Medal Technical Corrections Act, H3253 [29AP]

H.R. 4651, Specialist Keith Erin Grace Jr., Memorial Post Office, Baytown, TX, H7278 [8SE]

H.R. 4810, Veteran Access to Care Act, H5196 [10JN]

H.R. 4812, Honor Flight Act, H6610 [22JY]

H.R. 5059, Suicide Prevention for American Veterans (SAV) Act, H8899–H8901 [9DE]

H.R. 5404, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act, H7578–H7580 [16SE]

H.R. 5441, VFW Federal charter amendment to reflect service of women in the Armed Forces, H8012 [17NO]

S. 25, South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act, S934 [12FE], H1739 [11FE]

S. 229, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, S6305 [3DE], H8857 [8DE]

S. 1434, Lieutenant General Richard J. Seitz Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, Junction City, KS, S333 [14JA], H8856 [8DE]

S. 1827, American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act, S1779 [26MR]

S. 2014, GI Education Benefit Fairness Act, S892 [11FE]

S. 2128, Doris Miller Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Waco, TX, S1656 [13MR]

S. 2147, allow Smithsonian Institution display of Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the Montford Point Marines, S1667 [13MR]

S. 2243, Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act, S2383–S2386 [10AP]

S. 2258, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S5571 [11SE], H7587 [16SE]

S. 2323, Gold Star Fathers Act, S5514 [10SE]

S. 2337, Hmong Veterans’ Service Recognition Act, S3031 [14MY]

S. 2422, Ensuring Veterans Access to Care Act, S3370–S3379 [3JN]

S. 2540, Patriot Employer Tax Credit Act, S4156–S4158 [26JN]

S. 2793, award Henry Johnson Medal of Honor posthumously, S5876 [18SE]

S. 2794, Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act, S5565 [11SE]

S. 2822, Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act, S6580 [10DE]

S. Res. 394, Gold Star Wives Day, S1694 [24MR]

S. Res. 395, Military and Veterans Caregiver Month, S1732 [25MR]

S. Res. 399, support and commend mission, goals, and ideals of American GI Forum (organization), S1777 [26MR]

S. Res. 401, tribute to Easy Company, 2d Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division during World War II, S1831 [27MR]

S. Res. 421, tribute to Armed Forces members who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at Normandy, France, S2387 [10AP]

S. Res. 430, Silver Star Service Banner Day, S2567 [30AP]

S. Res. 462, recognize contributions of Khmer and Lao/Hmong Freedom Fighters of Cambodia and Laos in support and defense of U.S. Armed Forces during the Vietnamese Conflict, S4973 [24JY]

S. Res. 462, recognize contributions of Khmer and Lao/Hmong Freedom Fighters of Cambodia and Laos in support and defense of U.S. Armed Forces during Vietnamese Conflict, S3302 [22MY]

S. Res. 479, recognize Veterans Day 2014 as a special ‘‘Welcome Home Commemoration’’ for all who have served in the military since September 14, 2001, S3865 [19JN], S5877 [18SE]

S. Res. 481, National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month, S3899 [23JN]

S. Res. 506, recognize patriotism and contributions of auxiliaries of veterans services organizations, S4623 [17JY]

S. Res. 519, National Airborne Day, S4908 [24JY]

S. Res. 529, VFW anniversary, S5146 [30JY]

S. Res. 531, tribute to Louis S. Zamperini, S5234 [31JY], S6307 [3DE]

S. Res. 549, Day of the Deployed, S5635 [16SE]

S. Res. 581, tribute to Robert H. Anderson, S6097 [18NO]

S. Res. 593, Wreaths Across America Day, S6303 [3DE]

Tributes

Shinseki, Eric K., S3320 [2JN], S5015 [29JY]

Shinseki, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, H4842 [28MY]