DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS see also Veterans

Addresses

State of the Union: President Obama, S277–S281 [20JA], H419–H424 [20JA]

Amendments

Claims: improve processing of claims for benefits (S. 1203), S7938, S7939 [10NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7786, S7794, S7823, S7831, S7832 [5NO], S7853, S7863, S7864, S7865, S7866 [9NO], S7879, S7880, S7918, S7919, S7931, S7932, S7933 [10NO], S8889 [18DE], H2476 [27AP], H2501 [28AP], H2583, H2586, H2589, H2591, H2592, H2593, H2594, H2596, H2598, H2599, H2600, H2602, H2603, H2604, H2605, H2606, H2607, H2609, H2610, H2612, H2613, H2614, H2615, H2616, H2617, H2618, H2619, H2620, H2621, H2622, H2657, H2658 [29AP], H9390, H9399, H9434 [17DE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 566), H9388 [17DE]

Federal employees: provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1994), H5631, H5635, H5637 [29JY]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1994), consideration (H. Res. 388), H5618 [29JY]

Health: provide resource flexibility for health care services (H.R. 3236), consideration (H. Res. 388), H5618 [29JY]

Legislation: extend certain expiring provisions of administered law (S. 2082), S6955, S6956 [25SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), S6441, S6442, S6469 [8SE], S6609 [10SE], S6643, S6644, S6658, S6659 [15SE], S6868, S6869, S6901, S6904 [22SE], S6917, S6942, S6943, S6945, S6946 [24SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5174 [16JY], S5215, S5216, S5217, S5322 [21JY], S5468, S5469, S5470, S5471, S5472, S5473 [22JY], S5538, S5539, S5540, S5541, S5542, S5544, S5545, S5546, S5548, S5549, S5550, S5552, S5553, S5554, S5555, S5556 [23JY], S5566, S5671, S5683, S5686, S5687, S5688, S5689, S5690, S5691, S5692, S5693, S5694, S5696, S5699 [24JY], S5715, S5716, S5717, S5718, S5719, S5720, S5721, S5722, S5723, S5724, S5725, S5726, S5727, S5728, S5734, S5735, S5736, S5738, S5739, S5740, S5741, S5742, S5845, S5847, S5848, S5849, S5850, S5851, S5852, S5857, S5858, S5860, S5861, S5869, S5870, S5871, S5872, S5873, S5874, S5875, S5876, S5877, S5878, S5880, S5885, S5886, S5887, S5891, S5892 [26JY], S5922, S5933, S5934, S6039, S6042 [27JY], S6079 [28JY], S6194, S6205 [30JY], H7418, H7517, H7579, H7580, H7581, H7582, H7583, H7584, H7585, H7586, H7587, H7590, H7592, H7593, H7594, H7595, H7597, H7598, H7599, H7600, H7601, H7602, H7603, H7604, H7605, H7606, H7607, H7608, H7614, H7615, H7616, H7617, H7618, H7619, H7620 [3NO], H7654, H7655, H7656, H7657, H7658, H7659, H7661, H7663, H7664, H7666, H7668, H7670, H7671, H7672, H7673, H7674, H7675, H7677, H7678, H7680, H7681, H7682, H7684, H7685, H7692, H7694, H7695, H7697, H7699, H7701, H7703, H7705, H7707, H7708, H7710, H7719, H7721, H7722, H7723, H7725, H7726, H7728, H7730, H7732, H7737 [4NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 546), H8981 [3DE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 507), H7410 [3NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 512), H7649 [4NO]

Veteran identification cards: issue, upon request, to certain veterans (H.R. 91), S4357, S4521 [22JN], H4781 [7JY]

Veterans: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 1493), S7050 [30SE]

——— 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 (S. 1731), S7622, S7662 [29OC]

Appointments

Commission on Care, S6435 [6AU], H3501 [20MY], H5574 [28JY], H6881 [7OC]

Bills and resolutions

Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans: extend authority (see S. 2048), S6809 [17SE] (see H.R. 2934), H4770 [25JN]

Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans: expand membership to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see H.R. 915), H1032 [12FE]

——— make permanent (see H.R. 4306), H10710 [18DE]

Animals: carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 359), H404 [14JA]

——— establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 2493), H3558 [21MY]

——— improve provision of guide dogs to veterans blinded by a service-connected injury (see H.R. 935), H1034 [12FE]

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending (see H.R. 39, 49), H37 (see H.R. 58), H38 [6JA]

Armed Forces: expand use of telehealth under TRICARE program for active servicemembers, their dependents, retirees, and veterans (see H.R. 2725), H4136 [10JN]

——— protect servicemembers in higher education by providing better information, reduced interest rates, and improved services relative to student loans, and providing campus support (see H.R. 4260), H9328 [15DE]

——— provide additional training opportunities for members under the Transition Assistance Program (see H.R. 2133), H2767 [30AP]

——— provide for a review of the characterization or terms of discharge of individuals with mental health disorders alleged to affect terms of discharge (see S. 1567), S4103 [11JN]

——— require mental health assessments before enlistment or commissioning as an officer (see S. 646), S1246 [3MR] (see H.R. 1465), H1801 [19MR]

Benefits: adjudicate and pay survivor’s benefits without requiring the filing of a formal claim (see S. 1451), S3238 [21MY] (see H.R. 2691), H4001 [9JN]

——— clarify presumptions relating to exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of Vietnam (see S. 681), S1336 [9MR] (see H.R. 969), H1067 [13FE]

——— deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (see S. 743), S1528 [16MR] (see H.R. 1384), H1661 [16MR]

——— ensure repayment of misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries (see H.R. 2975), H4955 [8JY]

——— 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. 1085), S2400 [23AP] (see H.R. 1969), H2417 [22AP]

——— expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers (see H.R. 2894), H4769 [25JN]

——— expand requirements for reissuance of veterans benefits in cases of misuse of benefits by certain fiduciaries to include misuse by all fiduciaries, and improve oversight of fiduciaries (see S. 2316), S8160 [19NO]

——— improve assistance provided to women veterans, facilitate research on long-term reproductive health of veterans, and modify child care assistance for certain veterans (see H.R. 3365), H5766 [29JY]

——— improve process for determining the eligibility of caregivers of veterans to certain benefits (see H.R. 3989), H8152 [5NO]

——— make certain improvements to the monthly housing stipend payable under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 2465), H3505 [20MY]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 979), S2244 [16AP] (see H.R. 1594), H1900 [24MR]

BLM: transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain lands to the Dept. of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the Black Hills National Cemetery (see S. 1924), S6296 [4AU] (see S. 2223), S7655 [29OC] (see H.R. 3839), H7253 [27OC]

Board of Veterans’ Appeals: authorize to develop evidence in appeal cases (see H.R. 1379), H1661 [16MR]

——— improve opportunity for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings (see H.R. 732), H811 [4FE]

Budget: clarify treatment of administrative expenses during sequestration (see H.R. 215), H154 [8JA]

——— submit to Congress a Future-Years Veterans Program and a quadrennial veterans review and establish a Chief Strategy Officer (see H.R. 216), H154 [8JA]

Cemeteries and funerals: extend certain burial benefits (see H.R. 1183), H1499 [27FE]

——— increase certain funeral benefits (see H.R. 1911), H2354 [21AP]

——— make memorial headstones and markers available for purchase for members of Reserve components who performed certain training (see H.R. 2294), H2957 [13MY]

——— permit interments, funerals, memorial services, and ceremonies of deceased veterans at cemeteries during certain weekends if requested for religious reasons (see H.R. 3715), H6935 [8OC]

Children and youth: improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (see H.R. 1496), H1802 [19MR] (see H.R. 1948), H2416 [22AP]

——— improve care provided to newborn children (see H.R. 423), H478 [21JA]

Civil liberties: clarify conditions under which veterans, their spouses, and children may be adjudicated mentally incompetent relative to their ability to purchase firearms (see H.R. 2001), H2463 [23AP]

Claims: accept certain documents as proof of service in determining eligibility of an individual to receive amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund (see H.R. 1875), H2307 [16AP]

——— 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. 800), H855 [5FE]

——— carry out Veteran Engagement Team events where veterans can complete claims for disability compensation and pension (see H.R. 3936), H8149 [5NO]

——— codify certain existing provisions of law relative to effective dates for claims (see H.R. 245), H187 [9JA]

——— conduct outreach to veterans on the effect of certain delayed payments and submit to Congress an annual report on such delayed payments (see H.R. 1862), H2306 [16AP]

——— establish a commission or task force to evaluate the backlog of disability claims (see H.R. 517), H532 [22JA]

——— establish a deadline for the certification of certain forms by regional offices (see H.R. 1302), H1612 [4MR]

——— establish a priority for processing claims for compensation for veterans who have attained a certain age, are terminally ill, or have a life-threatening illness (see H.R. 2286), H2956 [13MY]

——— improve processing of claims for benefits (see S. 1203), S2687 [6MY]

——— make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims (see H.R. 1414), H1721 [17MR]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 3335), H5764 [29JY]

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved (see H.R. 2139), H2767 [30AP]

——— reduce backlog of appeals of disability claims by facilitating pro bono legal assistance for veterans and provide authority to address unreasonably delayed claims (see S. 1286), S2759 [11MY]

Colleges and universities: support university law school programs designed to provide legal assistance to veterans (see H.R. 4118), H8411 [19NO]

Contracts: give preference to companies that employ veterans when awarding contracts for procurement of goods or services (see H.R. 1382), H1661 [16MR]

——— improve oversight of contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (H.R. 4281) (see H.R. 1015), H1084 [20FE]

Crime: carry out a program to support veterans in contact with the criminal justice system by discouraging unnecessary criminalization of mental illness and other nonviolent crimes (see S. 2120), S7102 [1OC]

——— improve private treatment of veterans who are victims of military sexual assault (see H.R. 1603), H2031 [25MR]

Daniel L. Kinnard Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic, Newark, OH: designate (see S. 1325), S2849 [13MY] (see H.R. 960), H1035 [12FE]

Dannie A. Carr Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Sevierville, TN: designate (see H.R. 2814), H4491 [17JN]

Danville, IL: provide for conveyance of land between Illiana Health Care System and Danville Area Community College (see S. 1967), S6380 [5AU] (see H.R. 3262), H5589 [28JY]

Death and dying: clarify that the estate of a deceased veteran may receive certain accrued benefits upon the death of the veteran (see H.R. 1569), H1899 [24MR]

——— ensure informing of interment of unclaimed deceased veterans to follow up on pending burials in order to prevent extended burial waiting times (see H.R. 3278), H5762 [29JY]

Denver, CO: extend authorization to replace existing medical center (see H.R. 3595), H6227 [24SE]

——— extend authorization to replace existing medical center and authorize transfers of certain funding to replace such medical center (see S. 1568), S4103 [11JN]

——— extend authorization to replace existing medical facility (see H.R. 2496), H3558 [21MY]

Dept. of Education: review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (see S. 2272), S7913 [10NO] (see H.R. 4101), H8410 [19NO]

——— 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. 1664), S4602 [24JN] (see H.R. 3988), H8152 [5NO] (see H.R. 4054), H8280 [17NO]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission (see S. 586), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 1192), H1524 [2MR]

Dept. of HUD: establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (see H.R. 251), H188 [9JA]

——— exclude disabled veterans’ aid and attendance pension payments from consideration as income relative to certain housing assistance eligibility (see H.R. 1816), H2268 [15AP]

Dept. of Justice: authorize veterans’ treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts (see H.R. 613), H662 [28JA]

Dept. of Labor: enter into a contract for the conduct of a longitudinal study of certain job counseling, training, and placement services for veterans (see H.R. 832), H916 [10FE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (see S. 2130), S7123 [5OC] (see H.R. 2029), H2474 [27AP]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), consideration (see H. Res. 223), H2495 [28AP]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 566), H9373 [16DE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: call for joint operation of the Federal Recovery Coordination Program (see H.R. 914), H1032 [12FE]

——— conduct a pilot program to assess feasibility and advisability of expanding use of physician assistants specializing in psychiatric medicine (see S. 714), S1438 [11MR]

——— designate certain non-departmental mental health care providers as providers who have particular knowledge of provision of mental health care to Armed Forces members and veterans (see S. 717), S1438 [11MR]

——— ensure that vet centers have access to Defense Personnel Record Image Retrieval System and VA/Dept. of Defense Identity Repository (see H.R. 498), H531 [22JA]

——— establish a joint uniform formulary for systemic pain and psychotropic drugs critical to transitioning treatment of an individual between Depts. (see S. 1721), S4841 [8JY]

——— establish a prize program to award a prize and contract for the development of a fully-integrated electronic health records program (see H.R. 1590), H1899 [24MR]

——— improve provision of mental health care to members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see S. 715), S1438 [11MR]

——— improve reproductive assistance to severely wounded, ill, or injured Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners and make child care program permanent (see S. 469), S926 [11FE]

——— more effectively provide mental health resources for Armed Forces members and veterans at high risk of suicide (see H.R. 3972), H8151 [5NO]

——— provide behavioral health readiness services to certain members of the Selected Reserves based on need and expand eligibility to such members for readjustment counseling (see S. 832), S1708 [23MR]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see H.R. 2813), H4491 [17JN]

Disabled: establish a pilot program to improve access to supportive services and community coordination for families of disabled veterans (see H.R. 1843), H2305 [16AP]

——— extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program (see S. 657), S1303 [4MR] (see H.R. 1899), H2353 [21AP]

——— improve treatment of medical evidence provided by non-departmental medical professionals in support of disability claims compensation (see S. 666), S1303 [4MR] (see H.R. 1331), H1613 [4MR]

——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (see S. 171), S201 [13JA] (see H.R. 288), H356 [13JA]

——— require an independent review of the process by which assessments of cognitive impairments resulting from traumatic brain injury are made relative to awarding disability compensation (see S. 244), S420 [22JA]

——— require vendors of automobile adaptive equipment to be certified or licensed to ensure adherence to quality, performance, and safety standards (see H.R. 3471), H5941 [10SE]

Diseases: extend authorities to expand presumption of service connection for compensation for diseases determined to be associated with exposure to herbicide agents (see S. 2081), S6955 [25SE]

——— protect Medicare and VA benefits for medical device treatments for male incontinence and impotence resulting from treatment for prostate cancer and other diseases (see H. Res. 106), H982 [11FE]

Drugs: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 667), H754 [3FE]

——— disclose certain information to State controlled substance monitoring programs (see H.R. 4279), H9374 [16DE]

——— establish programs for health care provider training in Federal health care and medical facilities, establish Federal co-prescribing guidelines, and establish a grant program relative to naloxone (see S. 2256), S7814 [5NO]

——— improve participation in State prescription drug monitoring programs (see H.R. 2046), H2496 [28AP]

——— improve use of opioids in treating veterans, improve patient advocacy, and expand availability of complementary and integrative health (see S. 1641), S4346 [22JN] (see H.R. 4063), H8359 [18NO]

Education: authorize the transfer of funds among certain scholarship and debt reduction programs (see H.R. 2674), H3914 [4JN]

——— clarify process of approving courses of education pursued using educational benefits (see H.R. 476), H530 [22JA]

——— eliminate time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to certain educational assistance (see H.R. 2855), H4591 [23JN]

——— 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. 643), H702 [2FE]

——— extend authority to provide work-study allowance for certain activities by individuals receiving educational assistance (see H.R. 2361), H3251 [15MY]

——— improve enrollment of veterans in certain educational courses (see S. 1303), S2794 [12MY] (see H.R. 2282), H2877 [12MY]

——— make certain improvements in laws relative to educational assistance (see H.R. 475), H530 [22JA]

——— modify requirements for approval of courses using educational benefits (see S. 1938), S6379 [5AU]

——— permit the centralized reporting of veterans enrollment by certain groups, districts, and consortiums of educational institutions (see H.R. 182), H103 [7JA]

——— provide veterans affected by closures of educational institutions certain relief and restoration of educational benefits (see S. 2253), S7814 [5NO]

——— provide veterans affected by school closures certain relief and restoration of educational benefits (see H.R. 3991), H8152 [5NO]

——— waive certain requirements relative to the approval of educational facilities for purposes of utilizing GI Bill benefits (see H.R. 2360), H3251 [15MY]

Education Debt Reduction Program: expand eligibility of employees to participate (see H.R. 2673), H3914 [4JN]

Employee Incentive Scholarship Program: clarify the amount and duration of scholarships (see H.R. 2672), H3914 [4JN]

Employment: develop and publish an action plan for improving vocational rehabilitation services and assistance (see S. 2106), S7046 [30SE] (see H.R. 356), H404 [14JA]

——— improve vocational rehabilitation programs (see H.R. 2344), H3212 [14MY]

Families and domestic relations: 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. 901), S2110 [13AP] (see H.R. 1769), H2208 [14AP]

——— make grants to eligible educational institutions to provide child care services on campus (see H.R. 3419), H5768 [29JY]

——— provide for additional qualification requirements for individuals appointed to marriage and family therapist positions (see H.R. 2639), H3877 [3JN]

——— provide for payment of childcare assistance to certain single parents who are participating in a departmental vocational rehabilitation program (see H.R. 3374), H5766 [29JY]

——— provide for payment of temporary compensation to a surviving spouse of a veteran upon the death of the veteran (see S. 241), S420 [22JA]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see S. 270), S541 [27JA] (see H.R. 1598), H2031 [25MR]

Federal aid programs: collaborate with nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher learning that provide administrative assistance to veterans (see H.R. 3884), H7623 [3NO]

——— make grants for establishing coordinated networks of services and resources for veterans and their families (see H.R. 3312), H5764 [29JY]

——— provide for a one-time supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries and recipients of veterans benefits (see H.R. 4140), H8859 [1DE]

——— provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see S. 2251), S7814 [5NO] (see H.R. 4012), H8239 [16NO] (see H.R. 4144), H8859 [1DE]

Federal employees: expand authority to remove senior executives for performance or misconduct to include removal of certain other departmental employees (see S. 1117), S2473 [28AP] (see H.R. 2047), H2496 [28AP]

——— improve accountability of employees (see S. 290), S590 [28JA] (see H.R. 473), H530 [22JA]

——— improve authority to suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety (see H.R. 2999), H5029 [9JY]

——— limit authority to award bonuses and revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic medical appointment wait list manipulations (see H.R. 575), H639 [27JA]

——— limit designation of certain employees as beneficiaries under Veterans’ Group Life Insurance (see H.R. 1357), H1635 [13MR]

——— prohibit receipt of bonuses by employees who violate Federal civil laws or regulations (see H.R. 2941), H4771 [25JN]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see S. 1082), S2400 [23AP] (see H.R. 1994), H2463 [23AP] (see H.R. 3909), H7623 [3NO]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1994), consideration (see H. Res. 388), H5587 [28JY]

——— provide that congressional testimony by employees is official duty (see H.R. 2981), H4955 [8JY]

——— provide whistleblowing protections to probationary employees, provide Special Counsel with adequate access to information, and increase awareness of Federal whistleblower protections (see S. 2127), S7102 [1OC]

——— recoup certain bonuses or awards paid to departmental employees (see H.R. 280), H224 [12JA]

——— recoup relocation expenses paid to or on behalf of employees (see H.R. 4138), H8859 [1DE]

——— retain a copy of any reprimand or admonishment received by an employee in the permanent record of the employee (see S. 1496), S3678 [3JN]

——— retain a copy of any reprimand or admonishment received by an employee of the Dept. in the permanent record of the employee (see H.R. 1038), H1113 [24FE]

——— revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic medical appointment wait list manipulations (see S. 627), S1246 [3MR]

——— suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety and improve accountability of employees (see S. 1856), S5526 [23JY]

——— terminate any employee who is found to have retaliated against a whistleblower (see S. 788), S1629 [18MR]

Fort McClellan, AL: establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed there (see H.R. 2622), H3757 [2JN]

GAO: conduct audits relative to timely access of veterans to hospital care, medical services, and other care from the Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see S. 2229), S7722 [3NO]

——— conduct reviews of certain budget requests for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical care accounts (see H.R. 90), H39 [6JA]

Government regulations: improve supervision of fiduciaries of veterans (see H.R. 2605), H3756 [2JN]

Health: adopt and implement a standard identification protocol for use in tracking and procurement of biological implants and tissue or bone grafts (see S. 2334), S8191 [30NO] (see H.R. 1016), H1084 [20FE]

——— allow entrance into agreements with non-departmental health care providers if unable to provide health care in departmental facilities or through contracts or sharing agreements (see S. 2000), S6381 [5AU] (see S. 2179), S7272 [8OC]

——— authorize entrance into contracts with administrative contractors to process claims for hospital care and medical services furnished in non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 3320), H5764 [29JY]

——— award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree or doctoral degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 1904), H2353 [21AP]

——— award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 1021), S2300 [21AP]

——— carry out a pilot program under which eligible veterans may elect to receive health services at non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 763), H853 [5FE]

——— clarify distance requirements relative to eligibility of veterans to receive medical care and services at non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 1096), H1368 [26FE]

——— clarify emergency hospital care furnished to certain veterans (see H.R. 3216), H5522 [27JY]

——— conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences obtaining hospital care and medical services from departmental facilities (see H.R. 1319), H1613 [4MR]

——— ensure access to qualified acupuncturist services for military members and dependents, veterans, and Medicare beneficiaries, and allow acupuncturists as officers in the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3849), H7331 [28OC]

——— enter into a contract with a non-government entity for the conduct of audits of health care functions (see H.R. 3122), H5329 [21JY]

——— establish a center of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relative to exposure to burn pits (see H.R. 2237), H2798 [5MY]

——— establish a continuing medical education program for non-departmental medical professionals who treat veterans and their families (see S. 2049), S6809 [17SE] (see H.R. 3580), H6178 [18SE]

——— establish a task force on Agent Orange exposure (see H.R. 3547), H6136 [17SE]

——— establish credentialing requirements for medical vendors (see H.R. 3422), H5768 [29JY]

——— 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. 1452), S3238 [21MY]

——— expand eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to certain veterans unable to receive care in the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of such treatment (see S. 1693), S4648 [25JN]

——— expand research and education on and delivery of complementary and alternative medicine to veterans (see H.R. 444), H479 [21JA]

——— expand Veterans Choice Program to veterans who would otherwise receive medical care from a deficient VA medical facility (see H.R. 1863), H2306 [16AP]

——— extend certain authorities relative to the associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemicals in herbicides (see H.R. 3423), H5768 [29JY]

——— extend requirement 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. 374), S772 [4FE] (see H.R. 941), H1034 [12FE]

——— furnish nursing home care and hospital care at State licensed or certified residential care facilities (see H.R. 3019), H5088 [10JY]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (see H.R. 2516), H3559 [21MY]

——— improve provision of adult day health care services for veterans (see H.R. 2460), H3388 [19MY]

——— improve provision of health care (see H.R. 3883), H7623 [3NO]

——— improve provision of health care to veterans in rural and highly rural areas (see S. 2265), S7912 [10NO]

——— increase priority for enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the departmental health care system (see H.R. 272), H223 [12JA]

——— modify treatment of agreements entered into to furnish nursing home care, adult day health care, or other extended care services (see S. 739), S1528 [16MR] (see H.R. 1369), H1661 [16MR]

——— prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (see S. 289), S590 [28JA] (see H.R. 2104), H2653 [29AP]

——— provide access to hospital care and medical services for certain members of Reserve components who received training at Camp Lejeune, NC (see H.R. 3954), H8150 [5NO]

——— provide for certain requirements relative to immunization of veterans (see S. 172), S201 [13JA]

——— provide for covered agreements and contracts with eligible academic affiliates for the mutually beneficial coordination, use, or exchange of health-care resources (see H.R. 3879), H7622 [3NO]

——— provide resource flexibility for health care services (see H.R. 3236), H5588 [28JY]

——— provide resource flexibility for health care services (H.R. 3236), consideration (see H. Res. 388), H5587 [28JY]

——— study feasibility of entering into public-private partnerships to improve veterans access to medical facilities in densely populated and rural communities (see H.R. 4125), H8411 [19NO]

——— transfer unobligated amounts to the medical accounts to improve the furnishing of health care to veterans (see H.R. 3200), H5466 [23JY]

——— 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. 207), S347 [21JA] (see H.R. 572, 577), H639 [27JA] (see H.R. 1909), H2354 [21AP]

——— waive copayment requirement for medical and hospital services in the case of certain billing errors and inform veterans of payment plan and waiver rights relative to untimely billing (see S. 2052), S6809 [17SE] (see H.R. 3549), H6136 [17SE]

Health care facilities: authorize major medical facility construction projects and improve administration of such projects (see H.R. 2365), H3251 [15MY] (see H.R. 3106), H5290 [16JY]

——— carry out a pilot program entering into partnership agreements with non-Federal entities for construction of major medical facility projects (see H.R. 4129), H8644 [30NO]

——— carry out a program to establish peer specialists in patient aligned care teams at medical centers of the Dept. (see S. 2210), S7546 [27OC]

——— carry out certain major medical facility seismic safety projects for which appropriations were made (see S. 833), S1708 [23MR] (see S. 2422), S8883 [18DE] (see H.R. 1543), H1848 [23MR]

——— designate certain medical facilities as health professional shortage areas (see S. 761), S1585 [17MR] (see H.R. 3639), H6704 [29SE]

——— develop and implement a plan to hire medical center directors (see H.R. 3956), H8150 [5NO]

——— ensure South Texas Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, TX, includes a full-service inpatient health care facility (see S. 1534), S3925 [9JN] (see H.R. 1294), H1611 [4MR]

——— enter into contracts and agreements for the transfer of certain veterans unable to live independently to non-departmental medical foster homes (see H.R. 294), H356 [13JA]

——— enter into enhanced-use leases at the West Los Angeles, CA, Medical Center to provide supportive housing for homeless veterans and out-leases to provide critical services for such veterans (see S. 2013), S6532 [9SE] (see H.R. 3484), H5942 [10SE]

——— extend authorization for construction of medical center in Aurora, CO, and enter into an agreement with the Corps of Engineers to manage such construction (see S. 285), S589 [28JA] (see S. 997), S2245 [16AP] (see H.R. 593), H660 [28JA] (see H.R. 1681), H2109 [26MR]

——— make grants for repair and remodeling of community centers, clinics, and hospitals that serve veterans (see H.R. 4053), H8280 [17NO]

——— modify distance requirements regarding eligibility of certain veterans to receive medical care and services from non-departmental facilities (see S. 1463), S3310 [22MY] (see H.R. 1532), H1847 [23MR]

——— publish information on the provision of health care by departmental facilities (see H.R. 1860), H2306 [16AP]

——— require congressional approval before appropriation of funds for major medical facility leases (see H.R. 2914), H4769 [25JN]

——— submit an annual report on the Veterans Health Administration and the furnishing of hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care (see H.R. 2256), H2876 [12MY]

——— transfer authority for construction of future major medical facility projects to the Corps of Engineers (see S. 997), S2245 [16AP] (see H.R. 1681), H2109 [26MR]

Health care professionals: allow the modification of hours of employment for full-time physicians and physician assistants (see S. 1450), S3238 [21MY] (see H.R. 4150), H8859 [1DE]

——— carry out a pilot program to provide educational assistance to veterans for education and training as physician assistants and establish payment structure for physician assistants (see S. 2134), S7124 [5OC] (see H.R. 3974), H8151 [5NO]

——— clarify role of podiatrists (see H.R. 3016), H5029 [9JY]

——— designate graduate medical education residency positions specifically for the study of optometry (see H.R. 1688), H2109 [26MR]

——— extend authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see H.R. 2935), H4770 [25JN]

——— improve authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see H.R. 2214), H2791 [1MY]

——— improve certification and licensing of employees and medical laboratories that furnish prosthetic and orthotic services (see H.R. 3414), H5768 [29JY]

——— include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 564), S1118 [25FE] (see H.R. 353), H404 [14JA]

——— increase efficiency in recruitment and hiring of health care workers separating from the Armed Forces and create uniform credentialing standards for certain health care professionals (see S. 2279), S7913 [10NO] (see H.R. 4134), H8645 [30NO]

——— increase number of graduate medical education positions and improve compensation of health care providers, medical directors, and directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks (see S. 1676), S4602 [24JN] (see H.R. 4011), H8239 [16NO]

——— provide incentives to foreign-born physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities or VA hospitals (see H.R. 1272), H1610 [4MR]

——— require provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all departmental medical centers (see S. 398), S833 [5FE] (see H.R. 1170), H1499 [27FE]

Health Professional Scholarship Program: clarify the amount of scholarships and duration of obligated service (see H.R. 2671), H3914 [4JN]

Homeless: authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans (see S. 1105), S2472 [28AP]

——— establish a pilot grant program to acquire and renovate abandoned homes for homeless veterans (see H.R. 3970), H8151 [5NO]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 627), H667 [30JA]

——— improve programs and services for homeless veterans (see S. 684), S1383 [10MR]

——— improve provision of assistance and benefits to veterans who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless, or occupying temporary housing (see S. 1885), S6136 [29JY]

——— provide for a survey of homeless female veterans (see H.R. 3960), H8150 [5NO]

Housing: adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan under the home loan program (see H.R. 1187), H1499 [27FE]

——— establish a pilot program to provide furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans transitioning into permanent housing (see S. 223), S347 [21JA] (see H.R. 2522), H3559 [21MY]

——— require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 3260), H5589 [28JY]

Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA: designate the Phyllis E. Galanti Arboretum (see S. 1468), S3310 [22MY] (see H.R. 2693), H4001 [9JN]

Income: adjust effective date of certain reductions and discontinuances of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pensions (see H.R. 4087), H8410 [19NO]

——— include local government minimum wage requirements in determining wages for work-study allowances under educational assistance programs (see H.R. 3979), H8151 [5NO]

Independent Living Program: repeal limitation of number of veterans authorized to be enrolled (see H.R. 993), H1068 [13FE]

Information technology: make certain improvements in information security (see H.R. 1017), H1084 [20FE] (see H.R. 1128), H1369 [26FE]

Inspector General: improve accountability (see H.R. 2464), H3505 [20MY]

——— make certain reports publicly available (see H.R. 3686), H6835 [6OC]

Insurance: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program (see S. 170), S201 [13JA] (see H.R. 218, 220), H155 [8JA]

Intermediate Care Technician Pilot Program: revive and expand (see S. 297), S590 [28JA] (see H.R. 1247), H1609 [4MR]

Legislation: extend certain expiring provisions of administered law (see S. 2082), S6955 [25SE] (see H.R. 3596), H6227 [24SE]

Loren R. Kaufman Memorial Veterans’ Clinic, Dalles, OR: designate (see H.R. 1762), H2153 [13AP]

Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship: clarify period of eligibility during which certain spouses are entitled to assistance (see H.R. 2531), H3560 [21MY]

Marshall Islands: provide for treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll who are suffering from radiation-related illness (see H.R. 3870), H7389 [2NO]

Master Chief Petty Officer Jesse Dean Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, Laughlin, NV: designate (see H.R. 3969), H8151 [5NO]

Medicare: disregard certain resident slots that include Dept. of Veterans Affairs training in determining payments for direct graduate medical education costs (see H.R. 3755), H6974 [9OC]

Mental health: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (see S. 167), S201 [13JA] (see H.R. 203), H104 [7JA]

——— expand eligibility for certain health care benefits to include certain veterans seeking mental health care (see S. 841), S1709 [23MR]

——— expand eligibility of veterans to receive mental health care at non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 1604), H2031 [25MR]

——— furnish non-formulary drugs and medicines to veterans diagnosed with mental health disorders (see H.R. 2123), H2766 [30AP]

——— identify mental health care and suicide prevention programs and metrics that are effective in treating women veterans for program evaluation purposes (see H.R. 2915), H4769 [25JN]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (see S. 865), S1891 [25MR] (see H.R. 1607), H2032 [25MR]

——— improve treatment provided to veterans who served in classified missions (see H.R. 421), H430 [20JA]

——— provide eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential program facilities (see H.R. 642), H702 [2FE]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see H.R. 4080), H8410 [19NO]

Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund: establish to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 563), H638 [27JA]

Minorities: make grants with minority-serving institutions to establish verified delivery systems to address social and academic problems facing veterans enrolled at such institutions (see H.R. 621), H662 [28JA]

National cemeteries: conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (see S. 695), S1383 [10MR] (see H.R. 1338), H1623 [6MR]

——— give priority for new cemeteries to States without a national cemetery or areas with large veteran populations (see H.R. 2706), H4001 [9JN]

——— inter individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see S. 1358), S2933 [14MY] (see H.R. 2327), H3211 [14MY]

——— prohibit display of Confederate flag (see H.R. 3007), H5029 [9JY]

——— prohibit internment or memorialization of persons convicted of Federal or State capital crimes and disinter remains of George E. Siple from Indiantown Gap National Cemetery (see H.R. 2490), H3557 [21MY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 345), H4771 [25JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 345), H4771 [25JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 215), S4649 [25JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 215), S4649 [25JN]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: support goals and ideals and commend Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs for raising awareness of life-saving resources available to veterans and servicemembers (see H. Res. 443), H6260 [25SE]

Native Americans: make certain grants to assist nursing homes for veterans located on tribal lands (see H.R. 1127), H1369 [26FE]

Nonprofit organizations: establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations (see H.R. 2555), H3560 [21MY]

Office of Failing Medical Center Recovery: establish (see H.R. 3234), H5588 [28JY]

Office of Whistleblower and Patient Protection: establish (see H.R. 1129), H1369 [26FE]

Orlando, FL: convey to the Florida Dept. of Veterans Affairs the property known as ‘‘The Community Living Center’’ at the Lake Baldwin Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic (see H.R. 4056), H8359 [18NO]

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. 12), S11 [6JA] (see H.R. 22), H36 [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 61), H5466 [23JY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 546), H8970 [2DE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 507), H7389 [2NO] (see H. Res. 512), H7622 [3NO]

Pensions: increase amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients (see S. 2022), S6604 [10SE] (see H.R. 3491), H5974 [11SE]

Philippines: deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 2766), H4343 [12JN]

——— extend authority for operation of regional office in Manila (see S. 2062), S6849 [21SE]

Physician Ambassadors Helping Veterans program: establish (see S. 563), S1118 [25FE] (see H.R. 2145), H2767 [30AP]

Podiatrists: clarify role (see S. 2175), S7272 [8OC]

Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program: clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred (see S. 1070), S2400 [23AP] (see H.R. 2008), H2464 [23AP]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided (see H.R. 456), H479 [21JA]

——— provide additional assistance to veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see H.R. 748), H852 [5FE] (see H.R. 3949), H8150 [5NO]

——— treat time spent by Armed Forces Reserve members receiving Dept. of Defense medical care as active duty for purposes of eligibility (see S. 602), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 1141), H1370 [26FE]

POW: review list of veterans designated as former POW (see H.R. 3101), H5290 [16JY]

Power resources: prohibit obligation or expenditure of funds for alternative energy generation projects unless specifically authorized by law (see H.R. 3113), H5291 [16JY]

Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Committee: establish (see S. 396), S833 [5FE] (see H.R. 747), H852 [5FE]

Regional offices: submit an annual report on performance (see H.R. 658), H703 [2FE]

Research: provide the public with access to departmental research (see S. 114), S59 [7JA]

Rural areas: make permanent the pilot program regarding enhanced contract care authority for the health care needs of veterans located in highly rural areas (see H.R. 3709), H6935 [8OC]

Small business: enhance treatment of small businesses owned by veterans after the death of disabled veteran owners for purposes of contracting goals and preferences (see S. 296), S590 [28JA] (see H.R. 1313), H1612 [4MR]

Social Security: provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability for purposes of disability titles (see H.R. 3499), H5974 [11SE]

Taxation: allow veterans a deduction for certain travel expenses to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers for examinations or treatments relating to service-connected disabilities (see S. 41), S57 [7JA]

——— prevent veterans from being disqualified from contributing to health savings accounts by reason of receiving VA medical care for service-connected disabilities (see S. 1880), S6073 [28JY] (see H.R. 2514), H3559 [21MY]

Transportation: make permanent authority to transport individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see H.R. 2291), H2956 [13MY]

Treto Garza South Texas Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Center, Harlingen, TX: designate (see S. 1534), S3925 [9JN]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: extend temporary expansion to ensure that judges of such court may enroll in the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance program (see H.R. 1067), H1163 [25FE]

——— make permanent the temporary increase in number of judges (see S. 1754), S5061 [14JY]

Veteran identification cards: issue, upon request, to certain veterans (see H.R. 91), H39 [6JA]

Veterans: allow Indian Health Service to pay for Indian or Alaska Native veterans’ copayments at Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see S. 2417), S8793 [17DE]

——— clarify that individuals who attended a military preparatory school but never joined the Armed Forces may not claim veteran status for purposes of contracting preferences and benefits (see H.R. 3971), H8151 [5NO]

——— 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 (see H.R. 3040), H5116 [13JY]

——— ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (see H.R. 2551), H3560 [21MY]

——— establish voluntary national directory of veterans to support outreach to veterans (see S. 1797), S5170 [16JY]

——— expand eligibility for a medallion furnished to signify veteran status of a deceased individual (see H.R. 1380), H1661 [16MR]

——— 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 (see S. 271), S541 [27JA] (see H.R. 303), H357 (see H.R. 333), H358 [13JA]

——— extend homeless veterans reintegration programs and clarify eligibility for services under such programs (see S. 425), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 474), H530 [22JA]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans, assist small businesses owned by veterans, and improve enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 366), H404 [14JA]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit to certain veterans, improve coordination of job training services, and improve Federal contracting with small businesses owned by disabled veterans (see H.R. 2861), H4592 [23JN]

——— furnish headstones and markers for graves of dependents of veterans buried in county, private, or other cemeteries (see H.R. 2573), H3574 [22MY]

——— furnish headstones or markers to commemorate eligible individuals whose remains are identified and available but the location of the gravesite is unknown (see H.R. 3789), H7089 [21OC]

——— honor veterans disabled for life (see H. Con. Res. 52), H3574 [22MY] (see H. Con. Res. 53), H3577 [26MY]

——— improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses (see H.R. 3945), H8150 [5NO]

——— improve provision of medical care to veterans at critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4103), H8410 [19NO]

——— improve submission of information (see H.R. 1134), H1369 [26FE]

——— increase rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 2539), H3560 [21MY]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 1493), S3678 [3JN] (see H.R. 675), H754 (see H.R. 677), H755 [3FE]

——— issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 3958), H8150 [5NO]

——— make permanent authority to transport individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see S. 603), S1161 [26FE]

——— prohibit unrecognized individuals from charging fees for legal services provided to veterans related to appeals before the Dept. of Veterans Affairs or the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (see H.R. 2863), H4592 [23JN]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see S. 448), S926 [11FE] (see H.R. 868), H980 [11FE]

——— require States to ensure that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses (see H.R. 341), H403 [14JA]

——— 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. 1731), S4953 [9JY]

Veterans Choice Program: eliminate sunset date and expand eligibility (see S. 1991), S6381 [5AU] (see H.R. 3980), H8151 [5NO]

——— expand (see H.R. 3909), H7623 [3NO]

——— expand and make permanent (see H.R. 3183), H5465 [23JY]

——— increase duration of follow-up care provided (see H.R. 2974), H4955 [8JY]

——— provide for temporary use of funds for certain programs (see H.R. 3246), H5588 [28JY]

Veterans Conservation Corps: establish (see H.R. 1978), H2417 [22AP]

Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration: establish (see H.R. 2275), H2877 [12MY]

Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission: establish to examine mental health treatment models and potential benefits of incorporating certain alternative treatments (see H.R. 271), H223 [12JA]

Veterans Health Administration: establish an ombudsman (see H.R. 3978), H8151 [5NO]

——— establish Office of Health Care Quality (see H.R. 3951), H8150 [5NO]

——— improve management, accountability, and oversight (see H.R. 502), H531 [22JA]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of employees (see S. 1257), S2730 [7MY] (see H.R. 2193), H2769 [30AP]

Veterans Integrated Service Network: establish a pain management board (see H.R. 1628), H2033 [25MR]

Veterans Retraining Assistance Program: extend (see H.R. 607), H661 [28JA]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 2114), H2653 [29AP]

Whistleblowing: establish procedures for processing of whistleblower complaints (see S. 2291), S8020 [17NO]

——— improve treatment of whistleblower complaints (see H.R. 571), H639 [27JA]

——— review certain whistleblower complaints (see H.R. 3373), H5766 [29JY]

Women: improve provision of health care for women veterans (see S. 471), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 1356), H1635 [13MR] (see H.R. 2054), H2496 [28AP]

——— improve reproductive treatment provided to certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 2257), H2876 [12MY]

——— make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1575), H1899 [24MR]

World War II: designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (see S. 1401), S3183 [20MY] (see H.R. 1512), H1803 [19MR]

——— provide that service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 2248), H2876 [12MY]

Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program: extend to cover recipients of Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship (see S. 1460), S3309 [22MY] (see H.R. 2487), H3557 [21MY]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S8857, S8858 [18DE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), motion to proceed, S7014 [30SE], S7074 [1OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), S6518 [9SE], S6581, S6582 [10SE], S6642, S6644 [15SE], S6780, S6781 [17SE], S6869 [22SE], S6916 [24SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5671, S5672 [24JY], S5709 [26JY], S5922 [27JY], S6092 [29JY], S7881, S7885 [10NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to proceed, S5057 [14JY], S5188 [21JY], S5451 [22JY]

Explanations

Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (H.R. 22), S8363 [3DE]

Letters

Dept. of Veterans Affairs recoupment of certain bonuses or awards paid to departmental employees: Representative Chaffetz, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H1507 [2MR]

——— Representative Jeff Miller, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), H1507 [2MR]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services: Dale Barnett, American Legion, S7065 [1OC]

——— Matthew M. Miller, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (organization), H2584 [29AP]

——— several organizations, H2584 [29AP]

Suspend and remove Dept. of Veterans Affairs employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety and improve accountability of employees: Max Stier, Partnership for Public Service (organization), S5530 [23JY]

VA Accountability Act: Representative Chaffetz, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H5625 [29JY]

——— Representative Jeff Miller, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), H5625 [29JY]

Veteran Partners’ Efforts To Enhance Reintegration (Veteran PEER) Act: Allen Doederlein, Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, S7548 [27OC]

——— Georges C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, S7549 [27OC]

——— Mary Giliberti, National Alliance on Mental Illness, S7548 [27OC]

——— Norbert Ryan, Jr., Military Officers Association of America, S7548 [27OC]

Motions

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7014 [30SE], S7779 [5NO], S8844, S8858 [18DE], H2585 [29AP], H2708 [30AP], H9399 [17DE]

Federal employees: provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1994), H5651 [29JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), S6441 [8SE], S6643, S6644 [15SE], S6868 [22SE], S6916, S6917 [24SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5057 [14JY], S5451 [22JY], S5565, S5675 [24JY], S5710 [26JY], S5921 [27JY], S6092 [29JY], S7881, S7886, S7887 [10NO], H8133, H8134 [5NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), conference report, S8363 [3DE]

Press releases

VFW Calls New VA Appropriations Bill ‘Bad for Veterans’: VFW, H2584 [29AP]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending (H.R. 39), H113 [8JA]

Armed Forces: improve assistance to veterans transitioning into civilian life, H7630 [4NO]

——— require mental health assessments before enlistment or commissioning as an officer, H3202 [14MY], H9027 [8DE]

——— require mental health assessments before enlistment or commissioning as an officer (H.R. 1465), H1774 [19MR], H5971 [11SE], H6782 [1OC]

Benefits: deem certain service in Reserve components as active service for purpose of certain administered laws (H.R. 1384), H8175, H8176 [16NO]

——— eliminate backlog of benefit claims and delays in receipt of medical care, H1120 [25FE], H2670 [30AP], H2952 [13MY], H5242 [16JY]

——— expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers (H.R. 2894), H7631 [4NO]

Board of Veterans Appeals: funding, H2593 [29AP]

Budget: submit to Congress a Future-Years Veterans Program and a quadrennial veterans review and establish a Chief Strategy Officer (H.R. 216), H1822–H1824 [23MR]

Center for Women Veterans: funding, H2592 [29AP]

Claims: make interim payments of disability compensation benefits for certain claims for such compensation prior to the adjudication of such claims, H5515, H5516 [27JY]

——— provide notice of average times for processing claims and percentage of claims approved, H5516 [27JY]

——— resolve backlog of disability claims, H2599 [29AP], H8653 [1DE]

Colleges and universities: support university law school programs designed to provide legal assistance to veterans (H.R. 4118), E1663 [19NO]

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House): hearings on alleged mismanagement at the Philadelphia, PA, VA Regional Office, H2346 [21AP]

Contracts: give preference to companies that employ veterans when awarding contracts for procurement of goods or services (H.R. 1382), H3261–H3263, H3293 [18MY]

——— prohibit funding to contract with companies that have recent wage theft convictions or civil penalties, H2614, H2615 [29AP]

Death and dying: clarify that the estate of a deceased veteran may receive certain accrued benefits upon the death of the veteran, H5515–H5517 [27JY]

Denver, CO: extend authorization to replace existing medical center, H6722–H6725 [30SE]

——— extend authorization to replace existing medical center and authorize transfers of certain funding to replace such medical center (S. 1568), H4336 [12JN]

——— extend authorization to replace existing medical facility (H.R. 2496), H3546, H3547 [21MY]

Dept. of Education: review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (H.R. 4101), E1657 [19NO]

Dept. of HUD: establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (H.R. 251), H5130–H5132 [14JY]

——— exclude disabled veterans’ aid and attendance pension payments from consideration as income relative to certain housing assistance eligibility (H.R. 1816), H3264–H3266 [18MY]

——— Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program funding, H3860 [3JN]

Dept. of Justice: authorize veterans’ treatment courts and encourage services for veterans through drug courts (H.R. 613), H760 [4FE]

——— mental health courts and veterans treatment courts funding, H3680 [2JN]

——— veterans’ treatment courts funding, H3695, H3709, H3710 [2JN]

——— veterans’ treatment courts funding through reductions in ATF funding, H3705, H3706 [2JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H2446 [23AP]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2574–H2623 [29AP], H2663, H2670, H2702–H2710 [30AP], E636, E638 [30AP], E640 [1MY], E725 [15MY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), consideration (H. Res. 223), H2506–H2515 [29AP]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 566), H9379–H9390 [17DE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), motion to recommit, H2708, H2709 [30AP]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, H9364–H9367, H9369–H9372 [16DE], H9378, H9379, H9390–H9676, H9679–H9684, H9686 [17DE], H10694 [18DE], E1818 [17DE], E1823, E1825, E1826, E1827–E1829, E1831, E1832, E1833, E1834, E1835, E1840, E1842 [18DE], E1847 [31DE]

——— prohibit enforcement of wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H2622 [29AP], E725 [15MY]

——— prohibit funding for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H2616 [29AP]

Disabled: disability claim backlog reduction funding through reductions in Office of General Counsel funding, H2592 [29AP]

——— disability claim backlog reduction funding through reductions in Veterans Benefits Administration general operating expenses account funding, H2594 [29AP]

——— provide certain disabled veterans beneficiary travel program coverage for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation (H.R. 288), H1857 [24MR]

Diseases: encourage continued screening for colorectal cancer, H2623 [29AP]

——— extend authorities to expand presumption of service connection for compensation for diseases determined to be associated with exposure to herbicide agents, H6726 [30SE]

Drugs: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (H.R. 667), H8284 [18NO], E153 [3FE]

——— disclose certain information to State controlled substance monitoring programs (H.R. 4279), H9378 [17DE]

——— improve use of opioids in treating veterans, improve patient advocacy, and expand availability of complementary and integrative health (H.R. 4063), H8656 [1DE]

——— prohibit funding to implement prohibition on health care providers providing recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs, H2607–H2609 [29AP], E636 [30AP], E640 [1MY]

Education: eliminate time limitation for use of eligibility and entitlement to certain educational assistance (H.R. 2855), H5185 [15JY]

El Paso, TX: tribute to Texas Veterans Commission, E1623 [16NO]

Explosives: improvised explosive devices protection for troops funding, H2972 [14MY]

Fairfax, VA: opening of Virginia Dept. of Veterans Services Fairfax Benefits Office, E1761 [10DE]

Families and domestic relations: revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse, H1858 [24MR]

Federal agencies and departments: exempt major rules relative to Dept. of Veterans Affairs from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H5563 [28JY]

Federal aid programs: make grants for establishing coordinated networks of services and resources for veterans and their families (H.R. 3312), H7402 [3NO]

Federal employees: improve accountability, H3399 [20MY], H3545 [21MY], H3646 [2JN], H4371, H4372 [15JN]

——— improve authority to suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety, H5631, H5638–H5640 [29JY]

——— improve authority to suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety (H.R. 2999), H5612 [29JY], E1035 [10JY]

——— limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee, H2621 [29AP]

——— prohibit bonuses for any Office of Construction and Facilities employees, H2617 [29AP]

——— prohibit funding for salaries of employees who received an unsatisfactory work performance review, H2620 [29AP]

——— prohibit funding for senior executive bonuses, H2610–H2612 [29AP]

——— prohibit removal or demotion of an employee based on performance or misconduct who has filed a whistleblower complaint or is seeking corrective action, H5651, H5652 [29JY]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1994), H5452 [23JY], H5573 [28JY], H5614, H5623–H5640, H5650, H5654, H5759 [29JY], H8346, H8348 [18NO]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1994), consideration (H. Res. 388), H5610–H5623 [29JY]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 1994), motion to recommit, H5651, H5652 [29JY]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (H.R. 3909), H7640 [4NO]

——— provide that congressional testimony by employees is official duty, H5628 [29JY]

——— recoup certain bonuses or awards paid to departmental employees (H.R. 280), H1507–H1509, H1511 [2MR], H1576 [4MR], E302 [4MR], E314 [6MR]

——— retain a copy of any reprimand or admonishment received by an employee of the Dept. in the permanent record of the employee (H.R. 1038), H3259, H3260 [18MY], H3400 [20MY]

Funding, H2583–H2585 [29AP], H2698, H2708, H2709 [30AP], H2888 [13MY], E638 [30AP]

GAO: conduct reviews of certain budget requests for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical care accounts (H.R. 90), H990 [12FE]

Green Management Programs: prohibit funding for key renewable energy projects, H2619 [29AP]

Guitars for Heroes program: tribute, E1561 [29OC]

Health: adopt and implement a standard identification protocol for use in tracking and procurement of biological implants and tissue or bone grafts, H5308 [21JY]

——— clarify emergency hospital care furnished to certain veterans (H.R. 3216), E1131 [27JY]

——— ensure access to qualified acupuncturist services for military members and dependents, veterans, and Medicare beneficiaries, and allow acupuncturists as officers in the Public Health Service (H.R. 3849), H7266 [28OC]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans via telemedicine (H.R. 2516), H3648 [2JN]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, H3646 [2JN], H8427 [30NO]

——— include number of unprocessed informal claims in performance metrics report, H2598 [29AP]

——— mental health and traumatic brain injury care funding, H2589 [29AP]

——— provide resource flexibility for health care services (H.R. 3236), H5535, H5539 [28JY], H5599, H5640–H5650, H5654 [29JY]

——— provide resource flexibility for health care services (H.R. 3236), consideration (H. Res. 388), H5610–H5623 [29JY]

——— provide veterans with the choice of medical providers, improve performance metrics for provided health care, and increase transparency and accountability of operations, H3764, H3765 [3JN]

Health care facilities: enter into contracts and agreements for the transfer of certain veterans unable to live independently to non-departmental medical foster homes (H.R. 294), H1509–H1511 [2MR], E314 [6MR]

——— major construction projects funding, H2596 [29AP]

——— major construction projects funding through reductions in administration information technology accounts funding, H2591 [29AP]

——— prohibit funding to end, suspend, or relocate a health care facility that is the subject of an environmental impact statement, designated a national historic landmark, or located in a highly rural area, H2614 [29AP]

——— prohibit granting bonuses to VA emergency medical care processing staff until claims are processed in a timely and efficient manner, H2605 [29AP]

——— submit an annual report on the Veterans Health Administration and the furnishing of hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care (H.R. 2256), H5304–H5308 [21JY], H5759 [29JY]

——— submit report to Congress describing the status of health clinics currently in leasing or construction process, H2600 [29AP]

Health care professionals: prohibit employment of uncertified orthotists and prosthetists at VA health care facilities, H2618 [29AP]

Homeless: expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (H.R. 627), E139 [30JA]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H1558–H1564 [3MR]

Housing: prohibit funding for VA Appraised Value Offer Program, H2609, H2610 [29AP]

Houston, TX: tribute to Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, H1510 [2MR]

Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA: designate the Phyllis E. Galanti Arboretum (H.R. 2693), H9063 [8DE], H9265 [10DE]

Information technology: ensure veterans health care records are available to health care providers digitally, H2617 [29AP]

——— make certain improvements in information security (H.R. 1128), H2373 [22AP]

——— prohibit funding for creating or maintaining any unofficial patient recordkeeping system, H2618, H2619 [29AP]

——— systems funding through reductions in administrative account funding, H2593, H2594 [29AP]

Inspector General: improve accountability, H5636, H5637 [29JY]

——— make certain reports publicly available (H.R. 3686), H8137 [5NO]

Legislation: extend certain expiring provisions of administered law (H.R. 3596), H6313 [29SE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of administered law (S. 2082), H6719–H6727 [30SE]

Los Angeles, CA: tribute to VA West Los Angeles Medical Center, E1313 [17SE]

Members of Congress: prohibit funding to withhold any Inspector General report from a Member of Congress in any case where the Member has requested such report, H2614 [29AP]

Mental health: ensure availability of services to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and help eliminate stigma associated with utilizing such services, H2952 [13MY]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (H.R. 203), H196–H201 [12JA], H788 [4FE], H5759 [29JY], H6214–H6219 [24SE], E60, E61 [13JA], E215 [13FE]

——— furnish non-formulary drugs and medicines to veterans diagnosed with mental health disorders, H3177 [14MY]

——— furnish non-formulary drugs and medicines to veterans diagnosed with mental health disorders (H.R. 2123), H2670 [30AP]

——— identify mental health care and suicide prevention programs and metrics that are effective in treating women veterans for program evaluation purposes (H.R. 2915), H6215 [24SE]

——— improve disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (H.R. 1607), H5517–H5519 [27JY]

——— provide eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential program facilities (H.R. 642), H763, H764, H765 [4FE], H1179 [26FE]

——— tribute to maketheconnection.net (Internet site), H2969 [14MY]

Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund: establish to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II, H2992 [14MY], H4055 [10JN]

——— establish to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (H.R. 563), H588 [27JA], H6900 [8OC], H7401 [3NO], E126 [27JA]

National cemeteries: conduct a study on the burial of unclaimed remains of veterans in national cemeteries (H.R. 1338), H8174, H8175 [16NO], E1087 [21JY]

——— inter individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (H.R. 2327), H2885 [13MY]

——— prohibit internment or memorialization of persons convicted of Federal or State capital crimes and disinter remains of George E. Siple from Indiantown Gap National Cemetery (H.R. 2490), H3766 [3JN], E829 [3JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: observance, H4017 [10JN], H4604 [24JN]

National Salute to Veteran Patients: observance, H927 [11FE]

National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: support goals and ideals and commend Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs for raising awareness of life-saving resources available to veterans and servicemembers, H6256 [25SE]

Nebraska: tribute to 2d Congressional District Military Voices Campaign, H1052 [13FE]

Nonprofit organizations: establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade the community facilities of such organizations (H.R. 2555), H3773 [3JN]

North Chicago, IL: anniversary of Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, H6752 [1OC], E1372 [28SE]

Obama, President: State of the Union Message, H441 [21JA]

Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs: funding, H2613 [29AP]

Office of Failing Medical Center Recovery: establish (H.R. 3234), H5531 [28JY]

Pahrump, NV: delay in construction of new VA clinic, H4436 [17JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), H5488–H5490 [27JY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), H29–H32 [6JA], H55, H95 [7JA], H140, H150 [8JA], H441, H468 [21JA], H512 [22JA], H2321 [21AP], H5539 [28JY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), conference report, H8865 [2DE], H8974, H8988–H9000 [3DE], E1715, E1716 [7DE], E1735 [8DE], E1758 [10DE], E1834 [18DE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 546), H8975–H8983 [3DE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 507), H7403–H7412 [3NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 512), H7641–H7650 [4NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to instruct conferees, H8134, H8135 [5NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), Senate amendments, H7272 [28OC], H7394, H7412–H7621 [3NO], H7633, H7638, H7640, H7650–H7740 [4NO], H8129–H8133, H8140 [5NO], H8216 [16NO], E1602, E1604, E1607, E1608, E1609, E1611 [5NO], E1617 [16NO]

Philadelphia, PA, VA Regional Office: Inspector General report on mismanagement, H2590 [29AP]

Plano, TX: opening of Collin County VA Clinic, H6842 [7OC]

Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program: expand, H2954, H2955 [13MY]

——— provide additional assistance to veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (H.R. 748), H5125 [14JY]

Small business: enhance treatment of small businesses owned by veterans after the death of disabled veteran owners for purposes of contracting goals and preferences (H.R. 1313), H3260, H3261, H3293 [18MY]

Taxation: prevent veterans from being disqualified from contributing to health savings accounts by reason of receiving VA medical care for service-connected disabilities, H3400 [20MY], H5647 [29JY]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: extend temporary expansion to ensure that judges of such court may enroll in the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance program, H5515, H5516 [27JY]

VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program: funding through reductions in VA information technology systems funding, H2606 [29AP]

Veteran identification cards: issue, upon request, to certain veterans (H.R. 91), H3263, H3264, H3293 [18MY]

——— issue, upon request, to certain veterans (H.R. 91), Senate amendment, H4781, H4782 [7JY]

Veterans: 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. 3040), H8138 [5NO]

——— develop policies to facilitate the transition of Armed Forces members from military service to civilian life and workforce, H2951–H2955 [13MY]

——— disability claim backlog reduction funding through reductions in administrative account funding, H2620 [29AP]

——— 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), H8427 [30NO]

——— extend homeless veterans reintegration programs and clarify eligibility for services under such programs (H.R. 474), H3258, H3259 [18MY]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit to certain veterans, improve coordination of job training services, and improve Federal contracting with small businesses owned by disabled veterans, H2955 [13MY]

——— furnish headstones or markers to commemorate eligible individuals whose remains are identified and available but the location of the gravesite is unknown (H.R. 3789), H7167 [23OC]

——— homeless veterans funding, H2612 [29AP]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 675), H5513–H5517 [27JY], E1140 [28JY]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 677), H5516 [27JY]

——— provide grants to establish or expand technology systems that develop a coordinated network of private, public, and nonprofit services and resources to better serve veterans and their families, H2610 [29AP]

——— reduce unemployment, facilitate receipt of benefits, and provide employment resources, H763 [4FE]

——— require States to ensure that training received by a veteran while on active duty is taken into consideration in granting certain State certifications or licenses, H2953 [13MY]

——— support programs related to veterans suicide prevention, H6214–H6222 [24SE]

Veterans Benefits Administration: job training and employment assistance program funding, H2594, H2595 [29AP]

Veterans Choice Fund: prohibit transfer of funds, H2618 [29AP]

Veterans Choice Program: expand (H.R. 3909), H7640 [4NO]

——— funding, H5573 [28JY], H5648, H5649 [29JY]

Veterans Conservation Corps: establish (H.R. 1978), H2954, H2955 [13MY]

Veterans Expedited Recovery Commission: establish to examine mental health treatment models and potential benefits of incorporating certain alternative treatments, H5307 [21JY]

——— establish to examine mental health treatment models and potential benefits of incorporating certain alternative treatments (H.R. 271), H6315 [29SE], H6846 [7OC]

Veterans Health Administration: include outstanding payments owed to certain contracted entities in quarterly reports on the financial status and report on national call center effectiveness, H2593 [29AP]

Veterans Retraining Assistance Program: extend (H.R. 607), H3406 [20MY], H5759 [29JY], E764 [20MY]

Women: make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces (H.R. 1575), H6723 [30SE]

Remarks in Senate

Aurora, CO, VA Medical Center: funding, S7037 [30SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, S718 [3FE]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect and strengthen, S1765 [24MR]

Claims: improve processing of claims for benefits (S. 1203), S7939 [10NO]

Colleges and universities: grant priority college registration to educational assistance program recipients, S871 [9FE]

Contracts: investigate alleged mismanagement of procurement contracts, S3763 [4JN]

Council, LaVerne Horton: confirmation as Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Information and Technology, S4592 [24JN]

——— nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Information and Technology, S4551 [23JN]

——— nomination to be Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Information and Technology, unanimous-consent agreeement, S4551 [23JN]

Denver, CO: extend authorization to replace existing medical center and authorize transfers of certain funding to replace such medical center (S. 1568), S4116 [11JN]

——— extend authorization to replace existing medical facility (H.R. 2496), S3289, S3290 [22MY]

Dept. of Education: review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education, S3907 [9JN], S5503 [23JY], S6252 [4AU], S8448 [8DE]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions relative to the 90–10 rule and military and veterans’ education benefits, S2463–S2466 [28AP], S6252 [4AU]

——— 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 (S. 1664), S7898 [10NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7379 [21OC], S7786–S7796, S7801 [5NO], S7846, S7847, S7851, S7853 [9NO], S7869–S7875, S7878–S7881, S7888, S7955 [10NO]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), House amendment, S8690–S8702, S8709–S8711, S8713–S8715, S8717–S8723 [16DE], S8733–S8735, S8739–S8742, S8750–S8765, S8773–S8776, S8780, S8789–S8791 [17DE], S8838, S8842–S8859, S8866, S8869–S8871, S8874, S8877 [18DE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), motion to proceed, S7014, S7038, S7041 [30SE], S7055, S7057–S7060, S7062–S7065, S7067–S7069, S7073–S7075 [1OC], S7779, S7785 [5NO]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), unanimous-consent agreement, S7878 [10NO], S8750 [17DE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (S. 2130), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: conduct a pilot program to assess feasibility and advisability of expanding use of physician assistants specializing in psychiatric medicine, S4014 [10JN]

——— designate certain non-departmental mental health care providers as providers who have particular knowledge of provision of mental health care to Armed Forces members and veterans, S4014 [10JN]

——— improve provision of mental health care to members of the Armed Forces and veterans, S4014 [10JN]

——— improve reproductive assistance to severely wounded, ill, or injured Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners and make child care program permanent (S. 469), S944 [11FE], S5437, S5438, S5441 [22JY]

Disabled: extend to all veterans with a serious service-connected injury eligibility to participate in the family caregiver services program (S. 657), S1305 [4MR], S4943 [9JY], S7856 [9NO]

Drugs: establish programs for health care provider training in Federal health care and medical facilities, establish Federal co-prescribing guidelines, and establish a grant program relative to naloxone (S. 2256), S7819 [5NO]

——— improve use of opioids in treating veterans, improve patient advocacy, and expand availability of complementary and integrative health (S. 1641), S4539 [23JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S1361–S1363 [10MR], S1565–S1567 [17MR]

Education: grant authority to reinstate GI Bill benefits to veterans who have been enrolled in a for-profit college that has been shut down, S7766 [4NO]

——— modify requirements for approval of courses using educational benefits (S. 1938), S7766 [4NO]

Families and domestic relations: revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse, S3739, S3740, S3753 [4JN]

Federal aid programs: improve management, accountability, and oversight, S8779 [17DE]

——— prioritization of programs and funding, S5441 [22JY]

——— provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (S. 2251), S7782–S7785 [5NO], S8218–S8223 [1DE]

Federal employees: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to prohibition of Veterans Benefits Administration executive bonuses until the backlog of disability claims for veterans is eliminated, S1876 [25MR]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (S. 1082), S5507–S5510, S5529, S5530 [23JY], S7324 [20OC]

——— provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (S. 1082), unanimous-consent request, S7323, S7324 [20OC]

——— revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic medical appointment wait list manipulations (S. 627), S5507–S5510, S5529 [23JY]

——— suspend and remove employees for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety and improve accountability of employees (S. 1856), S5528–S5530 [23JY]

Funding, S7038 [30SE], S7073–S7075 [1OC], S8141 [19NO]

GAO: require audits of major medical facilities construction projects, S3736 [4JN]

Health: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to improving provision of health care for women veterans, S1876 [25MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to maintain and enhance access, choice, and accountability in veterans care, S1764, S1766 [24MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide health care to veterans who have a geographic inaccessibility to care, S1848 [25MR], S1987 [26MR]

——— expand the deficit-neutral reserve fund for veterans and servicemembers, S1881 [25MR], S2003 [26MR]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, S383 [22JA], S730–S732 [3FE], S7448, S7449 [22OC]

——— prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research, S1849 [25MR]

——— prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (S. 289), S744 [4FE], S1401 [11MR], S2188 [15AP], S2632 [5MY], S8063 [18NO]

——— provide resource flexibility for health care services (H.R. 3236), S6117–S6119 [29JY], S6147, S6164–S6166, S6181 [30JY]

——— provide resource flexibility for health care services (H.R. 3236), unanimous-consent agreement, S6144 [29JY]

——— 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 (S. 207), S383, S384 [22JA], S730 [3FE], S1465 [12MR], S1848 [25MR], S3277 [22MY]

Health care facilities: carry out a program to establish peer specialists in patient aligned care teams at medical centers of the Dept. (S. 2210), S7547 [27OC]

——— carry out certain major medical facility seismic safety projects for which appropriations were made (S. 2422), S8885 [18DE]

——— carry out certain major medical facility seismic safety projects for which appropriations were made (S. 833), S1710 [23MR]

——— enter into enhanced-use leases at the West Los Angeles, CA, Medical Center to provide supportive housing for homeless veterans and out-leases to provide critical services for such veterans (S. 2013), S6535 [9SE]

——— modify distance requirements regarding eligibility of certain veterans to receive medical care and services from non-departmental facilities, S6119 [29JY]

——— modify distance requirements regarding eligibility of certain veterans to receive medical care and services from non-departmental facilities (S. 1463), S3288, S3290 [22MY]

Homeless: authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans, S7621, S7622 [29OC]

——— improve provision of assistance and benefits to veterans who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless, or occupying temporary housing (S. 1885), S6182 [30JY], S7901 [10NO], S8594 [10DE]

Homosexuality: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to ensure equal treatment of same-sex married couples under Social Security and the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S2005, S2006 [26MR], S2200, S2210 [15AP]

Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA: designate the Phyllis E. Galanti Arboretum (H.R. 2693), S8618 [10DE]

Legislation: extend certain expiring provisions of administered law (S. 2082), S6955, S6956 [25SE], S7037 [30SE]

Mental health: evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (H.R. 203), S678, S680–S682, S690 [2FE], S707, S716–S720, S730, S734 [3FE], S872 [9FE], S907 [11FE], S7901 [10NO]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (H.R. 203), unanimous-consent agreement, S633 [29JA], S677 [2FE]

——— evaluate mental health care and suicide prevention programs and require a loan repayment pilot program for psychiatrists (S. 167), S667 [30JA]

——— expand eligibility for certain health care benefits to include certain veterans seeking mental health care (S. 841), S1716 [23MR]

——— improve disability treatment and compensation for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions, S7856 [9NO]

National cemeteries: inter individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (S. 1358), S2936 [14MY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 215), S4657 [25JN]

——— observance, S4620 [25JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 215), S4657 [25JN]

——— observance, S4587 [24JN]

National Salute to Veteran Patients: observance, S871 [9FE]

Obama, President: call to nominate a qualified Inspector General, S6886 [22SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate, S6119 [29JY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), S6087 [28JY], S6089 [29JY], S6437–S6451, S6453–S6455 [8SE], S6477–S6525 [9SE], S6544–S6596 [10SE], S6615–S6644 [15SE], S6661–S6666, S6668–S6676, S6679–S6689 [16SE], S6773–S6785 [17SE], S6868–S6870, S6883, S6888 [22SE], S6910, S6911, S6913–S6920, S6930, S6931 [24SE], S7380 [21OC]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), unanimous-consent agreement, S6342 [5AU], S6543, S6581 [10SE], S6643 [15SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), unanimous-consent request, S6442 [8SE], S6543 [10SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S34 [7JA], S5566–S5677 [24JY], S5701–S5710 [26JY], S5893, S5895–S5900, S5907–S5910, S5912–S5919, S5921, S5922 [27JY], S6045–S6056, S6058, S6062–S6066 [28JY], S6089, S6091, S6098–S6102, S6104–S6108, S6113–S6116, S6122–S6125 [29JY], S6147, S6149, S6153–S6162, S6166, S6181, S6205 [30JY], S6370 [5AU], S7183–S7185 [7OC], S7557 [28OC], S7631 [29OC], S7802–S7804, S7807–S7810 [5NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), conference report, S8227 [1DE], S8335, S8357–S8369 [3DE], S8428 [7DE], S8565 [10DE], S8660 [15DE], S8758, S8759 [17DE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), House amendment, S7881–S7886 [10NO], S8072 [18NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to instruct conferees, S7884–S7887 [10NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to proceed, S5181–S5184, S5186–S5191, S5194 [21JY], S5431, S5432, S5438–S5441, S5444–S5447, S5451 [22JY], S5477–S5484, S5486–S5500, S5506 [23JY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), unanimous-consent agreement, S5702 [26JY], S7881–S7883 [10NO], S8353 [3DE]

Presidential appointments: Senate process for confirmation of political nominees, S4592 [24JN]

Shulkin, David J.: confirmation as Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health, S4592 [24JN]

——— nomination to be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health, S4551 [23JN]

——— nomination to be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health, unanimous-consent agreeement, S4551 [23JN]

St. Paul, MN: allegations of misconduct by Veterans Benefits Administration employees who reassigned themselves to jobs that involved fewer responsibilities while maintaining high salaries, S7037 [30SE], S8060 [18NO]

Veteran identification cards: issue, upon request, to certain veterans (H.R. 91), S4521 [22JN]

Veterans: access of veterans to care and infrastructure funding through imposition of a minimum effective tax rate for high-income taxpayers, S8349 [3DE]

——— commend availability of benefits under the GI Bill, S7897 [10NO]

——— establish voluntary national directory of veterans to support outreach to veterans (S. 1797), S5165 [16JY]

——— 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 (S. 271), S545 [27JA]

——— improve health care, S7085–S7087 [1OC]

——— improve provision of medical services and benefits, S3277 [22MY]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 1493), S7476 [22OC]

——— 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 (S. 1731), S4956 [9JY], S7621, S7622 [29OC]

Veterans Choice Program: eliminate sunset date and expand eligibility, S7062–S7064 [1OC]

——— eliminate sunset date and expand eligibility (S. 1991), S6391 [5AU]

World War II: designate one U.S. city each year as an ‘‘American World War II City’’ (S. 1401), S3187 [20MY]

Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program: extend to cover recipients of Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship (S. 1460), S7901 [10NO]

Reports filed

Career-Ready Student Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2360) (H. Rept. 114–336), H8239 [16NO]

Consideration of H.R. 2029, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 223) (H. Rept. 114–94), H2495 [28AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3236, Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act and H.R. 1994, VA Accountability Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 388) (H. Rept. 114–234), H5587 [28JY]

Construction Reform Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 3106) (H. Rept. 114–364), H9010 [3DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 1082), S7304 [19OC]

——— Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 1082) (S. Rept. 114–163), S7722 [3NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Budget Planning Reform Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 216) (H. Rept. 114–48), H1847 [23MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Disability Compensation Evaluation Procedures for Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Related to Military Sexual Trauma: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1607) (H. Rept. 114–207), H5289 [16JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Earthquake Protection and Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 833), S6434 [6AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Permanent Pilot Program on Counseling in Retreat Settings for Women Veterans Newly Separated From Armed Forces Service: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1575) (H. Rept. 114–319), H7389 [2NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Recoupment of Certain Bonuses or Awards Paid to Departmental Employees: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 280) (H. Rept. 114–32), H1523 [2MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Revoking of Bonuses Paid to Employees Involved in Electronic Medical Appointment Wait List Manipulations: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 627) (S. Rept. 114–148), S6974 [28SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2029) (H. Rept. 114–92), H2474 [27AP]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2029) (S. Rept. 114–57), S3236 [21MY]

Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1338) (H. Rept. 114–312), H7188 [26OC]

Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2915) (H. Rept. 114–365), H9010 [3DE]

Hire More Heroes Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 22) (S. Rept. 114–3), S981 [12FE]

Honor America’s Guard-Reserve Retirees Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1384) (H. Rept. 114–302), H7088 [21OC]

Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 294) (H. Rept. 114–35), H1524 [2MR]

Nomination of David J. Shulkin To Be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Health: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate), S3925 [9JN]

Nomination of LaVerne Horton Council To Be Assistant Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Information and Technology: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate), S3925 [9JN]

Suicide Prevention for American Veterans (SAV) Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 203), S347 [21JA]

——— Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 203) (S. Rept. 114–34), S2400 [23AP]

21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 1203) (S. Rept. 114–153), S7303 [19OC]

VA Accountability Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1994) (H. Rept. 114–225), H5464 [23JY], H5522 [27JY]

Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 675) (H. Rept. 114–206), H5289 [16JY]

——— Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 1493) (S. Rept. 114–122), S6466 [8SE]

Veterans Employment, Education, and Healthcare Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 3016) (H. Rept. 114–358), H8859 [1DE]

Veterans Information Modernization Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2256) (H. Rept. 114–191), H4860 [7JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2585, H2600, H2601, H2614 [29AP]

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. 22), S5710 [26JY], S5921 [27JY]

Statements

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Executive Office of the President, H2512 [29AP]

Summaries

Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (H.R. 22), S8359 [3DE]

Tables

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2576–H2579 [29AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 223, consideration of H.R. 2029, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H2506 [29AP]

H. Res. 388, consideration of H.R. 1994, VA Accountability Act and H.R. 3236, Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act, H5610 [29JY]

H.J. Res. 61, Hire More Heroes Act, H5488 [27JY]

H.R. 22, Hire More Heroes Act, H29 [6JA]

H.R. 91, Veteran’s I.D. Card Act, H3263 [18MY]

H.R. 91, Veterans Identification Card Act, S4521 [22JN]

H.R. 203, Suicide Prevention for American Veterans (SAV) Act, H196–H198 [12JA]

H.R. 216, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Budget Planning Reform Act, H1822–H1824 [23MR]

H.R. 251, Homes for Heroes Act, H5130 [14JY]

H.R. 280, Dept. of Veterans Affairs recoupment of certain bonuses or awards paid to departmental employees, H1507 [2MR]

H.R. 294, Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act, H1509 [2MR]

H.R. 474, homeless veterans reintegration programs extension and eligibility for services under such programs clarification, H3258 [18MY]

H.R. 675, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, H5513–H5515 [27JY]

H.R. 1038, Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act, H3259 [18MY]

H.R. 1313, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief Act, H3260 [18MY]

H.R. 1338, Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act, H8174 [16NO]

H.R. 1382, Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment (BRAVE) Act, H3261 [18MY]

H.R. 1384, Honor America’s Guard-Reserve Retirees Act, H8175 [16NO]

H.R. 1607, improve Dept. of Veterans Affairs disability compensation evaluation procedures for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, H5517 [27JY]

H.R. 1816, Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act, H3264 [18MY]

H.R. 1994, VA Accountability Act, H5631–H5635 [29JY]

H.R. 2029, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, S7786–S7793 [5NO]

H.R. 2256, Veterans Information Modernization Act, H5304–H5306 [21JY]

H.R. 2496, Construction Authorization and Choice Improvement Act, H3547 [21MY]

H.R. 2693, Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA, Phyllis E. Galanti Arboretum designation, H9063 [8DE]

H.R. 3236, Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act, H5640–H5647 [29JY]

S. 271, Retired Pay Restoration Act, S545 [27JA]

S. 289, American Cures Act, S600 [28JA]

S. 396, Proprietary Education Oversight Coordination Improvement Act, S834–S836 [5FE]

S. 657, Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act, S1306 [4MR]

S. 1021, Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act, S2302 [21AP]

S. 1070, GI Education Benefit Fairness Act, S2403 [23AP]

S. 1203, 21st Century Veterans Benefits Delivery Act, S7939–S7954 [10NO]

S. 1358, Hmong Veterans’ Service Recognition Act, S2937 [14MY]

S. 1463, Access to Community Care for Veterans Act, S3289 [22MY]

S. 1493, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S7476 [22OC]

S. 1534, Treto Garza South Texas Veterans Inpatient Care Act, S3931 [9JN]

S. 1568, Dept. of Veterans Affairs authorization to replace existing medical center in Denver, CO, and extension and authorization of transfers of certain funding to replace such medical center, S4116 [11JN], H4337 [12JN]

S. 1731, Homeless Veterans Services Protection Act, S7622 [29OC]

S. 2082, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act, S6956–S6958 [25SE], H6719–H6722 [30SE]

S. 2210, Veteran Partners’ Efforts To Enhance Reintegration (Veteran PEER) Act, S7548 [27OC]

S. 2272, Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act, S7916 [10NO]

S. Res. 215, National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month and National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day, S4654 [25JN]

Transcripts

Cash Cows—Military Colleges: Sharyl Attkisson, Full Measure (television show), S7766 [4NO]