VETERANS

Addresses

Awarding of Congressional Gold Medals to World War II First Special Service Force: Senator McConnell, S733 [3FE]

Joint Meeting of Congress: Mohammad A. Ghani, President of Afghanistan, H1904–H1908 [25MR]

Reedville, VA, American Legion Post 117 Veterans Day Ceremony: Don Hirst, E1669 [19NO]

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

Amendments

Benefits: 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]

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

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

——— issue, upon request, veteran identification cards to certain veterans (H.R. 91), S4357, S4521 [22JN]

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

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

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]

Homeless: waive minimum period of continuous active duty for homeless veterans to receive benefits and furnish benefits to homeless veterans with discharges or releases under other than honorable conditions (S. 1731), S7622, S7662 [29OC]

Law enforcement: facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (S. 993), S8611, S8614 [10DE]

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]

SBA: increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (H.R. 2499), S5556, S5558 [23JY], H5508 [27JY]

Appointments

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

Articles and editorials

American Hero, Former POW, Remembered, E1702 [3DE]

Hundreds Attend Military Funeral Service for Dirk Shelton, S2024 [26MR]

Japan’s War Legacy—Postwar Generation May Now Be the Majority in Japan, but They Too Must Know the Atrocities of War, E1714 [7DE]

Mayor To Remember, E430 [26MR]

U of C’s Colegrove Honored at LTC, S1524 [16MR]

World War II Veteran Receives High School Diploma—Bullock Joined Army in Wake of Pearl Harbor Attack, S3301 [22MY]

Bills and resolutions

African Americans: recognize difficult challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving in the Armed Forces, their heroic military sacrifices, and their patriotism in fighting for equal rights (see H. Con. Res. 16), H917 [10FE]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for equitable allotment of land to Alaska Native veterans (see S. 1955), S6380 [5AU] (see H.R. 2387), H3252 [15MY]

Animals: 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]

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]

Architect of the Capitol: place a chair honoring American POW/MIA in the Capitol (see S. 885), S2041 [26MR] (see H.R. 1670), H2108 [26MR]

Arlington National Cemetery: provide for eligibility for burial of certain members of Reserve components of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2852), H4591 [23JN]

——— provide site in Memorial Amphitheater for memorial marker to honor those awarded or eligible for Korean Defense Service Medal that are missing, unaccounted for, or who died (see H. Con. Res. 50), H3561 [21MY]

Armed Forces: authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 2067), H2497 [28AP]

——— conduct outreach to families of members who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan, and in other conflicts (see H. Con. Res. 5), H155 [8JA]

——— eliminate age restriction on commencement of receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 4124), H8411 [19NO]

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

——— extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to certain veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart and to their dependents (see H.R. 3963), H8151 [5NO]

——— extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to members who are involuntarily separated with a service-connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 342), H403 [14JA]

——— extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans with a compensable service-connected disability and their dependents (see H.R. 1292), H1611 [4MR]

——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service (see H.R. 501), H531 [22JA]

——— 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]

——— provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 454), H479 [21JA]

——— provide permanent appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased members in the event of lapsed appropriations (see H.R. 250), H188 [9JA]

Armed Forces, Peace Officer, and First Responder Dual Service Recognition Day: designate (see H. Res. 516), H7742 [4NO]

Army: place in Arlington National Cemetery a memorial honoring helicopter pilots and crew of the Vietnam era (see H.R. 4298), H10710 [18DE]

Benefits: develop guidelines for use of unofficial sources of information to determine eligibility for benefits and decorations when service records are incomplete due to damage while in Dept. of Defense possession (see H.R. 3040), H5116 [13JY]

——— 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]

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]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (see H. Res. 140), H1566 [3MR]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to Doolittle Tokyo Raiders (see S. Con. Res. 7), S1247 [3MR] (see H. Con. Res. 22), H1566 [3MR]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to the American Fighter Aces (see S. Con. Res. 13), S2272 [20AP] (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2153 [13AP]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to World War II First Special Service Force (see S. Con. Res. 2), S100 [8JA] (see H. Con. Res. 4), H43 [6JA]

Conran, Philip J.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 4280), H9375 [16DE]

Consumers: provide for additional protections and disclosures to consumers when financial products or services are related to the consumers’ military or Federal pensions (see H.R. 3850), H7331 [28OC]

Contracts: 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]

Corps of Engineers: provide funds to hire veterans and Armed Forces members to assist with curation and historic preservation activities (see H.R. 3114), H5297 [20JY]

Credit unions: exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan (see H.R. 1133), H1369 [26FE]

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

DAV: improve congressional charter (see H.R. 1755), H2152 [13AP]

Day of the Deployed: designate (see S. Res. 294), S7470 [22OC]

Dept. of Defense: allow certain veterans with service-connected disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2264), H2876 [12MY]

——— authorize a pilot program to enhance efforts to provide job placement assistance and related employment services directly to members of the National Guard and Reserves and veterans of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1227), H1566 [3MR]

——— authorize award of an Atomic Veterans Service Medal (see H.R. 2747), H4343 [12JN]

——— develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 802), H855 [5FE]

——— establish a process to determine whether individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not being on the Missouri List (see S. 151), S200 [13JA] (see H.R. 315), H357 [13JA]

——— impose a statute of limitations on the ability to recover certain indebtedness owed to the U.S. by uniformed services members, including retired and former members (see H.R. 3388), H5767 [29JY]

——— provide for inclusion of names of certain Armed Forces members on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see H.R. 3439), H5787 [4AU]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1766), S5129 [15JY] (see H.R. 3068), H5235 [15JY]

Dept. of Education: reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see S. 604), S1162 [26FE] (see H.R. 1399), H1721 [17MR]

——— 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: facilitate emergency medical services personnel training and certification curriculums for veterans (see S. 218), S347 [21JA]

——— prioritize treatment of veterans with traumatic brain injuries through the National Health Service Corps (see H.R. 4052), H8280 [17NO]

——— provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and licensing of veterans with prior medical training (see S. 453), S926 [11FE] (see H.R. 1818), H2268 [15AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: accept additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who performed service as a coastwise merchant seaman during World War II (see S. 1775), S5129 [15JY] (see H.R. 1288), H1611 [4MR]

Dept. of HUD: ensure veterans service organizations are eligible for Community Development Block Grant Program funding for public facilities and improvements (see H. Res. 314), H4344 [12JN]

——— 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]

——— set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program amounts for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of, and technology for, their facilities (see H.R. 2218), H2791 [1MY]

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

Dept. of Labor: award special recognition to employers for veteran-friendly employment practices (see H.R. 3919), H7741 [4NO]

——— create a tiered awards program recognizing meaningful and verifiable efforts by employers to recruit, employ, and retain veterans (see S. 2263), S7912 [10NO] (see H.R. 3286), H5762 [29JY]

——— 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]

——— establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (see H.R. 344), H403 [14JA]

Dept. of State: report on diversity recruitment, employment, retention, and promotion (see H.R. 3836), H7253 [27OC]

Dept. of the Interior: allow offshore South Atlantic energy production, provide revenue sharing from such leases, establish veterans workforce training, and create partnerships with institutions of higher education (see S. 1279), S2759 [11MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a veterans business enterprises program (see H.R. 3997), H8239 [16NO]

——— improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses for authorized highway and transit projects (see H.R. 1694), H2109 [26MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]

——— 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]

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

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

——— 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 pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 359), H404 [14JA]

——— 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]

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

——— 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 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]

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

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

——— clarify role of podiatrists (see S. 2175), S7272 [8OC] (see H.R. 3016), H5029 [9JY]

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

——— direct the Inspector General to make certain reports publicly available (see H.R. 3686), H6835 [6OC]

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

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

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— 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 and make permanent the Veterans Choice Program (see H.R. 3183), H5465 [23JY]

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

——— expand Veterans Choice Program and provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct (see H.R. 3909), H7623 [3NO]

——— 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 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]

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

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

——— extend authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see H.R. 621), H662 [28JA] (see H.R. 2935), H4770 [25JN]

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

——— 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 certain burial benefits (see H.R. 1183), H1499 [27FE]

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— improve management, accountability, and oversight of the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 502), H531 [22JA]

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

——— improve opportunity for veterans to use video conferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (see H.R. 732), H811 [4FE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

——— improve provision of guide dogs to veterans blinded by a service-connected injury (see H.R. 926), H1033 [12FE]

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

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 456), H479 [21JA]

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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] (see H.R. 2291), H2956 [13MY]

——— make permanent the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans (see H.R. 4306), H10710 [18DE]

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

——— 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 additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (see H.R. 748), H852 [5FE] (see H.R. 3949), H8150 [5NO]

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

——— 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]

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

——— treat time spent by Armed Forces Reserve members receiving Dept. of Defense medical care as active duty for purposes of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program eligibility (see S. 602), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 1141), H1370 [26FE]

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

——— 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]

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]

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

Diseases: 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]

District of Columbia: provide for consideration and submission of site and design proposals for National Liberty Memorial (see H.R. 1949), H2416 [22AP]

Drugs: end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, allow banks to work with medical marijuana businesses, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (see S. 683), S1383 [10MR] (see H.R. 1538), H1847 [23MR]

Education: require certain protections for student loan borrowers (see S. 840), S1708 [23MR]

Employment: 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]

——— provide tax credit to encourage private employers to hire veterans and clarify reasonable efforts employers may make under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (see H.R. 76), H38 [6JA]

——— 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]

Federal aid programs: 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: clarify timing of deposits relative to Civil Service Retirement System with respect to crediting military service (see H.R. 3208), H5466 [23JY]

——— provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (see S. 242), S420 [22JA] (see H.R. 313), H357 [13JA]

——— provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (see S. 136), S100 [8JA] (see H.R. 1222), H1566 [3MR]

Floresville Veterans Post Office Building, Floresville, TX: designate (see H.R. 891), H981 [11FE]

Flowers: recognize the daisy as the flower for military caregivers (see S. Con. Res. 18), S4346 [22JN] (see H. Con. Res. 49), H3561 [21MY]

Foreign trade: require that any trade agreement provides reasonable access and collaboration of each nation involved for U.S. Armed Forces MIA search and recovery activities (see H. Con. Res. 56), H4136 [10JN]

France: tribute to U.S. citizens and other individuals who helped foil a terrorist attack on a French train (see S. Res. 259), S6810 [17SE]

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]

Gentile, Dominic S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 1857), H2306 [16AP]

Gold Star Wives Day: designate (see S. Res. 131), S2041 [26MR]

Gold Star Wives of America, Inc.: amend charter to remove certain restrictions (see S. 1366), S2971 [18MY] (see H.R. 4095), H8410 [19NO]

GSA: establish a program to sell Federal buildings that are not utilized to provide revenue for increases in Social Security benefits and military retirement pay (see H.R. 4071), H8360 [18NO]

Halcomb, Edward: award Distinguished-Service Cross, notwithstanding time limitations on the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1337), H1614 [4MR]

Health: 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]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine (see S. 2170), S7272 [8OC]

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

——— 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]

Health care professionals: provide for qualified physicians to perform a medical certification for an operator of a commercial motor vehicle who is a veteran (see H.R. 3739), H6973 [9OC]

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

Homeless: acknowledge contributions to general welfare and security of the U.S., recognize debt to veterans should include a decent home and suitable living environment, and end veteran homelessness (see H. Res. 211), H2315 [17AP]

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

——— 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]

Housing: provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 252), H188 [9JA]

Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see S. 733), S1495 [12MR] (see H.R. 483), H530 [22JA]

Income: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (see S. 271), S541 [27JA] (see H.R. 303), H357 (see H.R. 333), H358 [13JA]

Insurance: expand eligibility for reimbursement for smoking cessation services to include copayments for such services by covered beneficiaries under TRICARE who are eligible for Medicare (see S. 1313), S2849 [13MY]

——— 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]

Johnson, Representative Sam: Congressional Patriot Award recipient (see H. Res. 557), H9079 [8DE]

Kettles, Charles S.: award Medal of Honor (see S. 2250), S7814 [5NO] (see H.R. 3995), H8152 [5NO]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (see S. 1982), S6380 [5AU] (see H.R. 1475), H1801 [19MR]

Kyle, Christopher S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 1094), H1368 [26FE]

Law enforcement: facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (see S. 993), S2245 [16AP] (see H.R. 1854), H2306 [16AP]

——— increase penalties if a defendant intentionally selected any victim or any property as the object of the offense of conviction because of the victim’s military service or status as a veteran (see H.R. 2862), H4592 [23JN]

Lawyers and attorneys: 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]

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

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

Megellas, James: award Medal of Honor (see S. 1502), S3775 [4JN] (see H.R. 808), H856 [5FE]

Mexico: express that Mexico should repatriate remains of those American soldiers who fought in the battle of Monterrey in 1846 (see H. Res. 323), H4491 [17JN]

Moreell, Ben: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 15), H855 [5FE]

Moret, Calvin G.: tribute (see S. Res. 260), S6849 [21SE]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 241), S6239 [3AU]

National American Indian Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see H.R. 3603), H6227 [24SE]

National Archives and Records Administration: limit fees charged to veterans for military service records (see H.R. 4159), H8970 [2DE]

National Atomic Veterans Day: observance (see H. Res. 377), H5467 [23JY]

National cemeteries: 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 Firearms Registration and Transfer Record: provide an amnesty period during which veterans and their families can register certain firearms (see S. 670), S1303 [4MR] (see H.R. 1316), H1612 [4MR]

National parks and recreation areas: make the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass available at a discount to veterans (see H.R. 1505), H1803 [19MR]

——— provide a lifetime America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to any veteran with a service-connected disability (see S. 119), S99 [8JA] (see H.R. 388), H405 [14JA]

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 Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 358), H404 [14JA]

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]

National Veterans Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 295), S7470 [22OC]

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

——— provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (see S. 2274), S7913 [10NO]

Nugent, Timothy: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1863), S5928 [27JY] (see H.R. 3223), H5523 [27JY]

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]

PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor Memorial Highway, TX: designate (see H.R. 2559), H3561 [21MY]

Philippines: extend honorary citizenship to otherwise qualified noncitizens who enlisted in the Philippines and died while serving on active duty with U.S. Armed Forces during certain periods of hostilities (see H.R. 3449), H5847 [8SE]

Postal Service: issue a Families of Fallen Heroes Semipostal Stamp (see H.R. 4272), H9374 [16DE]

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

SBA: carry out a pilot program on issuing grants to eligible veterans to start or acquire qualifying businesses (see S. 1862), S5710 [26JY] (see S. 1870), S5928 [27JY] (see H.R. 3248), H5588 [28JY]

——— direct Office of Veterans Business Development task force to provide access to and manage the distribution of excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses (see S. 1400), S3183 [20MY] (see H.R. 2221), H2792 [1MY]

——— establish an incubator and accelerator grant program for veterans and Armed Forces members (see S. 2273), S7913 [10NO]

——— establish veterans’ business outreach center program and improve certain other veterans programs (see S. 1866), S5928 [27JY]

——— increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (see S. 957), S2220 [15AP] (see H.R. 2499), H3558 [21MY]

——— increase small business Federal contracting goals, including those for service-disabled veteran-owned, women-owned, economically disadvantaged minority-owned, and qualified HUBZone small businesses (see S. 1859), S5526 [23JY] (see H.R. 3175), H5465 [23JY]

Senior citizens: increase Social Security and military retirement benefits and base future cost-of-living increases on the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 3761), H6980 [16OC]

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see S. Res. 136), S2245 [16AP]

Silvis, IL: mint coins in recognition and celebration of Hero Street, USA (see H.R. 2525), H3559 [21MY]

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

Smithhisler, Paul A.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 2561), H3561 [21MY]

Sons and Daughters in Touch (organization): anniversary (see H. Res. 320), H4431 [16JN]

Special Operations Forces Appreciation Month: designate (see H. Res. 423), H6075 [16SE]

Staff Sergeant Jesse L. Williams Post Office, Elkhart, IN: designate (see H.R. 2413), H3386 [19MY]

Taxation: allow a credit for veteran first-time homebuyers and for adaptive housing and mobility improvements for disabled veterans (see S. 2277), S7913 [10NO] (see H.R. 3975), H8151 [5NO]

——— allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see H.R. 2591), H3641 [1JN]

——— allow the work opportunity credit for hiring veterans or Ready Reserve or National Guard members, make such credit permanent, and expand and make permanent the employer wage credit for active duty servicemen (see H.R. 3003), H5029 [9JY]

——— 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]

——— establish small business start-up tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 4039), H8279 [17NO]

——— establish small business start-up tax credit for veterans who have served overseas (see H.R. 3950), H8150 [5NO]

——— exclude from gross income the discharge of certain student loans of deceased or disabled veterans (see H.R. 1581), H1899 [24MR]

——— exclude from gross income the discharge of indebtedness income on student loans of deceased veterans (see H.R. 2874), H4650 [24JN]

——— extend employer wage credit for activated military reservists (see S. 641), S1246 [3MR]

——— extend the employer wage credit for employees who are active duty members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2160), H2768 [30AP]

——— extend the work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see S. 1517), S3776 [4JN] (see H.R. 2265), H2876 [12MY]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit and allow the transfer of such credit in the case of contracted veterans (see H.R. 145), H41 [6JA]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit for veterans and allow an exemption from an employer’s employment taxes in an amount equivalent to the value of such credit (see H.R. 1803), H2268 [15AP]

——— 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]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (see S. 1486), S3456 [2JN] (see H.R. 2619), H3757 [2JN]

——— provide work opportunity credit for hiring veterans in field of renewable energy (see H.R. 260), H188 [9JA]

——— qualify homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students for low-income housing tax credit (see S. 1412), S3237 [21MY]

Transportation: provide discounted fares on public transportation (see H.R. 127), H40 [6JA] (see H.R. 1645), H2107 [26MR]

Transportation Security Administration: waive application fee for veterans with certain service-connected disabilities who apply to participate in the PreCheck program (see H.R. 992), H1068 [13FE]

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

21st Century Conservation Service Corps: establish (see S. 1993), S6381 [5AU]

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]

Ulysses S. Grant Association: designate as institution for organizing and leading bicentennial celebration of birth of Ulysses S. Grant (see S. Res. 195), S3925 [9JN] (see S. Res. 209), S4545 [23JN] (see H. Res. 334), H4592 [23JN]

Veterans Day: encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence (see S. 1004), S2245 [16AP] (see H.R. 995), H1068 [13FE]

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]

Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see S. Res. 130), S2041 [26MR]

——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 401), H5770 [29JY]

Vietnamese Conflict: award Congressional Gold Medal to Army Dust Off crews (see S. 2268), S7912 [10NO]

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

——— recognize contributions of Khmer, Laotian, Hmong, and Montagnard Freedom Fighters and the people of Cambodia and Laos in support and defense of U.S. Armed Forces (see H. Res. 210), H2315 [17AP]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 168), H1900 [24MR]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of Filipino veterans (see S. 1555), S4103 [11JN] (see H.R. 535), H582 [26JA] (see H.R. 2737), H4241 [11JN]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see H.R. 2170), H2768 [30AP]

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

Wreaths Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 331), S8494 [8DE]

Zamperini, Louis S.: tribute (see H. Res. 51), H582 [26JA]

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]

Essays

What Does Freedom Mean to My Family? Amari Williams, S3308 [22MY]

Explanations

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

Histories

U.S.S. Pittsburgh Service in World War II, S7812 [5NO]

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]

Fairness to Veterans for Infrastructure Investment Act: Michael D. Helm, American Legion, H8168 [16NO]

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]

World War II Iowa veterans serving abroad: Adam C. Wygonik, E1594 [4NO]

——— Ernest L. (Budd) Jenkins, E1594 [4NO]

——— Floyd Stimen, E1594 [4NO]

——— Gerald L. Corey, E1595 [4NO]

——— H.A. Grieman, E1595 [4NO]

——— John Gildemiester, Jr., E1595 [4NO]

——— Kenneth Eatinger, H7632 [4NO]

——— Roy Kralik, E1595 [4NO]

——— Russell Smith, E1594 [4NO]

Lists

Organizations supporting Inhofe/Mikulski amendment to H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, on assessing proposal to privatize commissaries, S4084 [11JN]

Queens, NY, residents killed or MIA during the Korean War, E1128 [27JY]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2016: President Obama, S695–S697 [2FE], H673–H675 [2FE]

Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission Recommendations: President Obama, H2765 [30AP]

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]

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]

Obituaries

Smith, Dewey L.: Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal, S1152 [26FE]

Poems

‘‘Aggie War Hymn,’’ James V. (Pinky) Wilson, E98 [22JA]

‘‘America’s Heart and Soul,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E763 [20MY]

‘‘February Awakening,’’ Lester Davies, S6234 [3AU]

‘‘For All the Fathers,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E899 [15JN]

‘‘Hold That Line,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E360 [18MR]

‘‘Honor Our Veterans,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E1585 [4NO]

‘‘I Think of My Buddy,’’ Brent Sveen, S2238 [16AP]

‘‘Our America’s Son,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E788 [21MY]

‘‘So Proudly We Wave,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E299 [4MR]

‘‘The Empty Chair,‘‘ Zach Bohlin, S3399 [1JN]

Press releases

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

Proclamations

Mr. Wilbert V. Paynes Day: Representative Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’ Johnson, Jr., E1281 [15SE]

Remarks in House

Adair County, IA: tribute to Fabric and Friends Quilt Guild, E1490 [20OC]

Allen, Megan: Minnesota Humanities Center Veterans’ Voices ‘‘On the Rise’’ Award recipient, E1270 [11SE]

Amtrak: Amtrak Police Dept., equipment and veterans hiring initiative funding, H1601 [4MR]

AMVETS: rules of professional conduct for attorneys-in-fact, E1412 [1OC]

Anderson, Sami: Caring for Military Families—Elizabeth Dole Foundation Illinois Fellow designee, E737 [18MY]

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

Arkansas: tribute to Arkansas Run for the Fallen, H1856 [24MR]

Armed Forces: anniversary of Marine Corps Reserves Charlie Co., E1254 [10SE]

——— authorize the award of a military service medal to members exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of participation in testing nuclear weapons or other circumstances, H3160 [14MY]

——— expedite award of Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers, H1577 [4MR], E306 [4MR]

——— improve assistance to veterans transitioning into civilian life, H7630 [4NO]

——— study possible causes for suicides by female servicemembers and veterans, H4076 [10JN]

——— tribute, H4363 [15JN], H9312 [15DE], H10698, H10699 [18DE]

——— tribute to 3d Battalion, 197th Field Artillery Regiment of the New Hampshire National Guard, H114 [8JA]

——— tribute to 65th Infantry Regiment known as the Borinqueneers, E363 [18MR]

——— tribute to fathers on Father’s Day, E899 [15JN]

——— tribute to members from the Virgin Islands killed in military action, E789 [22MY]

——— tribute to veterans from Montana, H3400 [20MY]

Aroostook County, ME: tribute to Vietnam veterans, E1317 [18SE]

Association of Former Members of Congress: tribute to Congressional Golf Tournament, H4440, H4441 [17JN]

Baun, Jennifer L.: Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame inductee, E1776 [11DE]

Benefits: develop guidelines for use of unofficial sources of information to determine eligibility for benefits and decorations when service records are incomplete due to damage while in Dept. of Defense possession (H.R. 3040), H8138 [5NO]

——— 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]

Bergdahl, Bowe R.: report on negotiated release from captivity in Afghanistan, H9274 [11DE]

Blue Star Mothers of America Month: designate (H. Res. 140), H4605 [24JN]

Broomfield Hills, MI: tribute to Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund (organization), E550 [22AP]

Bush, George W.: fees charged to speak at a charity fundraiser for veterans, H5299 [21JY]

Cape Girardeau, MO: anniversary of Missouri Veterans Home of Cape Girardeau, E883 [11JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to Doolittle Tokyo Raiders (S. Con. Res. 7), H1651 [16MR]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to the American Fighter Aces (H. Con. Res. 34), H2129 [13AP]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to World War II First Special Service Force (S. Con. Res. 2), H207 [12JA]

Caribou, ME: anniversary of VFW Lister-Knowlton Post 9389, E1297 [16SE]

Catchpole, Harry T.: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E142 [2FE]

CFTC: encourage Office of the Chief Economist employment applications from members of minority groups, women, disabled persons, and veterans, H3951 [9JN]

Clear Path for Veterans (organization): tribute to Female Veteran and Active Duty Appreciation Day, H4016 [10JN]

Colorado Springs, CO: anniversary of VFW Post 101, E458 [13AP]

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

Concord, CA: recognize anniversary of munitions explosion and exonerate sailors unjustly blamed and convicted of mutiny following the Port Chicago disaster, H5220–H5225 [15JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 114th Congress, H872 [10FE]

Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.: Veterans Braintrust Forum review of efforts to eliminate veterans’ homelessness, E1665 [19NO]

Coral Springs, FL: tribute to Vietnam Memorial Wall opening ceremony, E1484 [20OC]

Corps of Engineers: provide funds to hire veterans and Armed Forces members to assist with curation and historic preservation activities (H.R. 3114), H8169, H8170 [16NO]

Credit: allow members of the Armed Forces and veterans to sue a predatory mortgage lender, H8320 [18NO]

DAV: improve congressional charter (H.R. 1755), H8426 [30NO]

Day of the Deployed: observance, H7187 [26OC]

Delaware Valley Vietnam Veterans (organization): tribute, H3769 [3JN]

Dept. of Defense: conduct outreach program to assist women, veteran, and minority-owned small businesses, H8128 [5NO]

——— Gulf War Illness Research Program funding through reductions in operations and maintenance account funding, H4064 [10JN]

——— implement service-wide expansion of the Army Gold Star Installation Access Card, H3190 [14MY]

——— impose a statute of limitations on the ability to recover certain indebtedness owed to the U.S. by uniformed services members, including retired and former members (H.R. 3388), H5608 [29JY]

——— post-traumatic stress disorder treatment funding, H4067, H4068 [10JN]

——— prohibit funding to change produce sourcing at military commissaries, H4119 [10JN]

——— require victims of attack at Fort Hood, TX, and their families be accorded the same treatment, benefits, and honors accorded to September, 11, 2001, terrorist attack victims and families, H8145 [5NO]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (H.R. 3068), H5879 [10SE]

——— suicide prevention program funding through reductions in operations and maintenance accounts funding, H4061 [10JN]

——— veterans health and reintegration programs funding through reductions in Defense Media Activity funding, H4225, H4226 [11JN]

——— Vets4Warriors mental health program funding, H4056, H4060, H4061 [10JN]

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

Dept. of Energy: tribute to Solar Ready Vets program to train veterans for jobs in solar industry, H2366 [22AP]

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]

Dept. of Labor: create a tiered awards program recognizing meaningful and verifiable efforts by employers to recruit, employ, and retain veterans (H.R. 3286), E1167 [29JY]

——— establish State Manufacturing Employment Programs to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions (H.R. 344), H769 [4FE]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a veterans business enterprises program (H.R. 3997), H8165, H8166 [16NO], H8250 [17NO], E1645 [18NO]

——— improve contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses for authorized highway and transit projects (H.R. 1694), H2163 [14AP], H8164–H8169 [16NO], H8250 [17NO], E1629 [16NO], E1644 [17NO], E1645 [18NO]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— direct the Inspector General to make certain reports publicly available (H.R. 3686), H8137 [5NO]

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

——— 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 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]

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

——— improve accountability to the Inspector General, H5636, H5637 [29JY]

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— prohibit funding for VA Appraised Value Offer Program, H2609, H2610 [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 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]

——— 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]

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

——— prohibit transfer of funds from the Veterans Choice Fund, H2618 [29AP]

——— provide additional assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to veterans pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) (H.R. 748), H5125 [14JY]

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse, H1858 [24MR]

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

——— tribute to Guitars for Heroes program, E1561 [29OC]

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

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

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

——— Veterans Choice Program funding, H5573 [28JY], H5648, H5649 [29JY]

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]

Dettmer, Bob: Minnesota Humanities Center Veterans’ Voices ‘‘On the Rise’’ Award recipient, E1272 [11SE]

Dietz, Robert H.: Medal of Honor recipient, H3399 [20MY]

District of Columbia: anniversary of American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial, H6822 [6OC], E1422 [5OC]

——— provide for consideration and submission of site and design proposals for National Liberty Memorial (H.R. 1949), H5998–H6000 [16SE]

——— provide full voting representation in Congress, call for statehood, and honor war dead, H2158 [14AP], H2263–H2266 [15AP]

Donais, Ralph: Minnesota Humanities Center Veterans’ Voices Legacy Award recipient, E1268 [11SE]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal, E508 [15AP]

Drapeau, Norman: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E705 [14MY]

Dream Foundation: tribute to Dreams for Veterans Program, E1621 [16NO]

Drugs: end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow cultivation, allow importation of hemp, enable medicinal research, and reform Federal enforcement relative to State and local laws, H3584 [1JN]

——— end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, allow banks to work with medical marijuana businesses, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (H.R. 1538), E385 [23MR]

Eatman, Harold: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, H764 [4FE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H54 [7JA], H363 [14JA], H644 [28JA]

El Paso, TX: anniversary of Jewish War Veterans Maurice Kubby Post 749, E1622 [16NO]

——— tribute to American Legion Post 58, E657 [5MY], E857 [9JN]

——— tribute to El Paso County Veterans Assistance Office, E1829 [18DE]

——— tribute to Military Order of the Purple Heart chapter, E655 [5MY]

——— tribute to Texas Veterans Commission, E1623 [16NO]

——— tribute to veterans, E1613 [5NO]

——— tribute to Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 574, E1624 [16NO]

El Paso County, TX: tribute to 346th District Court Veterans’ Treatment Court, E1765 [10DE]

Elwood, IL: dedication of monument honoring lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) veterans at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, E773 [21MY], E795 [29MY]

Employment: 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]

——— provide tax credit to encourage private employers to hire veterans and clarify reasonable efforts employers may make under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (H.R. 76), H6286 [28SE], E783 [21MY]

——— 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]

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

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

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

——— provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (H.R. 313), H6268, H6269 [28SE]

——— provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (S. 136), H6267, H6268 [28SE], H6717 [30SE]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: implement recommendations that would assist veterans in the transition to civilian jobs driving commerical vehicles and in obtaining commerical drivers licenses, H7661 [4NO]

Fisher House Foundation, Inc.: anniversary, H2253 [15AP]

——— funding, H4061, H4062 [10JN]

Floresville Veterans Post Office Building, Floresville, TX: designate (H.R. 891), H4357, H4358 [15JN]

Florida International University: tribute to the Veterans and Small Farmers Outreach program, H5301 [21JY]

Foreign trade: require that any trade agreement provides reasonable access and collaboration of each nation involved for U.S. Armed Forces MIA search and recovery activities (H. Con. Res. 56), H4171 [11JN], H6168 [18SE]

France: tribute to U.S. citizens who helped foil a terrorist attack on a French train, H5857, H5859 [9SE], H5870 [10SE], E1277 [15SE]

FRS: call on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to protect veterans from predatory payday loans, H7399 [3NO], H7637, H7638 [4NO], E1601, E1612 [5NO], E1626 [16NO]

——— ensure costs or potential impacts to any veteran-owned business are considered and included for any future auto financing guidance issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, H8309, H8310 [18NO]

——— prohibit membership by persons employed by companies engaged in predatory practices related to service members, H2379 [22AP]

——— require inclusion of veteran-owned small businesses in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Small Business Advisory Board membership, H2343 [21AP]

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

General Society Sons of the Revolution: designation of Day of Honor and dedication of monument in Valley Forge National Historic Park in honor of Nathanael Greene, E1169 [29JY]

Glew, Scott: Minnesota Humanities Center Veterans’ Voices ‘‘On the Rise’’ Award recipient, E1271 [11SE]

Gold Star Mother’s Day: observance, H6717 [30SE], E1314 [17SE]

Government regulations: maintain regulations on predatory lending practices against veterans, E1587 [4NO]

——— maintain regulations on predatory lending practices against veterans and active duty servicemembers, H825, H826 [5FE]

Grand Haven, MI: tribute to VFW Post 2326 Rib Fest, E735 [18MY]

Grand Terrace, CA: tribute to Veterans Wall of Freedom monument, E1288 [16SE]

Green, Danielle: ESPN (television network) ESPY Pat Tillman award recipient, H5453 [23JY]

Greenwood, MS: anniversary of VFW Post 200, E1099 [22JY]

——— tribute to American Legion Thompson-Clemons Post 200, E1118 [23JY]

Gromme, Lance: VFW Washington (State) Veteran of the Year Award recipient, E1181 [29JY]

Hadley, Shelby M.: Minnesota Humanities Center Veterans’ Voices ‘‘On the Rise’’ Award recipient, E1267 [11SE]

Health: 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]

Helmets to Hardhats (organization): tribute, H7401 [3NO]

Homeless: acknowledge contributions to general welfare and security of the U.S., recognize debt to veterans should include a decent home and suitable living environment, and end veteran homelessness (H. Res. 211), E528 [17AP]

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

——— provide housing and services for homeless veterans, H8252 [17NO]

Honor Flight Northeast Tennessee (organization): tribute, H4171 [11JN]

Honor Flight of Eastern Iowa (organization): tribute, E743 [19MY], E1482 [20OC]

Honor Flight of Eastern Oregon (organization): tribute, E710 [14MY]

Honor Flight of Northern New Mexico (organization): tribute, H4422 [16JN]

Honor Flight of Oregon (organization): tribute, E799 [1JN], E1294, E1296 [16SE], E1324 [18SE], E1485 [20OC]

Honor Flight of Portland (organization): tribute, E710 [14MY]

Honor Flight South Carolina (organization): tribute, H2888 [13MY]

Honor Flight South Florida (organization): tribute, H3764 [3JN]

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

Houston, TX: encourage State assistance to keep Riverside Hospital open, H111 [8JA], H4363 [15JN]

——— tribute to Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, H1510 [2MR]

Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas, H539 [26JA]

Income: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (H.R. 333), H8427 [30NO]

Indiana: accomplishments of the 2d Congressional District, H10694 [18DE]

Information Center, Inc.: anniversary, E1454 [8OC]

Japan: tribute to Peace Memorial Monument Committee, E1216 [8SE]

Johnson, Henry: Medal of Honor recipient, E755 [20MY], E826 [2JN]

Johnson, Mark: Blue Star Families, Inc., Blue Star Neighbor Award recipient, E452 [13AP]

Joliet, IL: tribute to Joliet Central High School annual Veterans Ceremony, E1655 [19NO]

Kewanee, IL: tribute to Reiman’s Harley-Davidson (business), E159 [4FE]

Kirkbride, Billy: Congressional Gold Medal recipient, H763 [4FE]

Kolbe, David L.: Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame inductee, E1774 [11DE]

Kyle, Christopher S.: award Medal of Honor posthumously (H.R. 1094), H1376 [27FE]

La Verne, CA: tribute to VFW Post 12034 Band of Brothers for providing Honor Guard service, E1570 [2NO]

Lake County Veterans and Family Services Foundation: opening of Dryhootch Drop-In Center and Offices, E1067 [14JY]

Law enforcement: facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (H.R. 1854), H2273 [16AP]

Lexington, TN: tribute to VFW Post 1294 and the Ladies Auxiliary, E1295 [16SE]

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

McMinnville, OR: tribute to Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum Oregon Medal of Honor Exhibit, E408 [25MR]

Memorial Day: observance, H3500 [20MY], H3509, H3544, H3545, H3546 [21MY], E763 [20MY], E783 [21MY], E789 [22MY]

Michigan: tribute to Vietnam veterans, E1085 [21JY]

Miller, Richard: Cheshire, CT, Chamber of Commerce Special Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E305 [4MR]

Minnesota Humanities Center: tribute to Veterans’ Voices Award recipients, H5870 [10SE]

Mohor, Arthur: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E142 [2FE]

Nassau County, FL: tribute to 4th Congressional District veterans, E1573 [2NO]

National Archives and Records Administration: limit fees charged to veterans for military service records (H.R. 4159), H8870 [2DE]

National cemeteries: 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 Medal of Honor Day: observance, E408 [25MR]

National Military Family Month: observance, H7350 [2NO], E1651 [18NO]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, H9017 [7DE], H9032, H9033 [8DE], E1720 [7DE]

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

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, H6168 [18SE]

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]

National Veterans Small Business Week: observance, H7401 [3NO]

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

New York, NY: anniversary of American Legion Post 1871, E799 [1JN]

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

Northeastern University: opening of Center for the Advancement of Veterans and Service Members, E1821 [17DE]

Northwest Florida Military Officers Association: anniversary, E680 [12MY]

Oak Lawn, IL: anniversary of Johnson-Phelps VFW Post 5220, E1667 [19NO], E1681 [1DE]

Obama, President: State of the Union Message, H441, H443 [21JA]

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

Palm Beach County, FL: tribute to World War II female veterans, E1386 [29SE]

Panama City, FL: tribute to Warrior Beach Retreat (organization), H2273 [16AP]

Patel, Krushi: New York 14th Congressional District Veterans Day essay contest winner, E1638 [17NO]

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]

——— Health Center Fund funding, H2082 [26MR]

Permian Basin Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E797 [1JN], E1278 [15SE]

Petraeus, David H.: urge Dept of Justice not to pursue felony charges relative to leaking classifed information while CIA Director, H237 [13JA], H399 [14JA]

Petree, Henry R.: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E142 [2FE]

Petroleum: report to Congress on how removing restrictions on the export of crude oil will create opportunities for veterans and women while promoting U.S. energy and national security, H6959, H6960 [9OC]

PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor Memorial Highway, TX: designate (H.R. 2559), H4352, H4353 [15JN]

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

Port O’Connor, TX: tribute to Warriors Weekend, H3403 [20MY]

Potosi, MO: anniversary of VFW Washington County Memorial Post 6996, E314 [6MR]

Prince William County, VA: tribute to DAV Eastern Prince William County Chapter 48, E1050 [13JY]

Queens, NY: tribute to residents killed or MIA during the Korean War, E1128 [27JY]

Quigley, Thomas C.: Bedford, TX, Hometown Hero Award recipient, E1442 [7OC]

Railroads: include veteran-owned small businesses in small business participation study included in passenger rail program reauthorization, H1594 [4MR]

Real estate: exempt servicemembers, veterans, seniors, students, and their families from proposed temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions, H6868 [7OC]

Republican Party: national agenda, H235, H236 [13JA], E635 [30AP]

Riverside County, CA: tribute to Operation Recognition high school diploma recipients, E1573 [2NO]

Sacco, Janie: SBA Washington State Veteran Small Business Advocate Award recipient, E630 [30AP]

SBA: increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (H.R. 2499), H5101, H5102 [13JY]

——— increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (H.R. 2499), Senate amendment, H5508–H5510 [27JY]

——— increase small business Federal contracting goals, including those for service-disabled veteran-owned, women-owned, economically disadvantaged minority-owned, and qualified HUBZone small businesses (H.R. 3175), E1112 [23JY]

Seney, MI: tribute to Seney Veterans Snowmobile Ride, E309 [4MR]

Shemin, William: Medal of Honor recipient, E755 [20MY]

Shepherd’s Men (organization): tribute, H2363 [22AP]

Sons and Daughters in Touch (organization): anniversary, E908 [16JN]

——— anniversary (H. Res. 320), H4445 [17JN]

Sons of the Flag (organization): tribute, E299 [4MR]

South Bend, IN: tribute to Miller’s Vets (organization), H9033 [8DE]

Southbury, CT: unveiling of Southbury Senior Center Wall of Honor, E665 [8MY], E673 [12MY]

Special Operations Forces Appreciation Month: observance, H6718 [30SE]

Sports: tribute to USA Warriors Ice Hockey program, H56 [7JA]

Springfield, VA: tribute to VFW Post 7327 award recipients, E646 [1MY]

St. Cloud Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E534 [21AP]

St, Paul, MN: tribute to State Capitol Mall military family memorial, H4582 [23JN]

State University of New York Empire State College: anniversary of Fort Drum, NY, campus and participation in North Country Consortium, E1639 [17NO]

Tallahassee, FL: tribute to Florida Korean War Memorial ‘‘Operation Thank You’’, E713 [14MY]

Taxation: exclude from gross income the discharge of certain student loans of deceased or disabled veterans (H.R. 1581), H1856 [24MR]

——— 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]

Texas: tribute to Korean War Medal of Honor recipients, H5471 [27JY]

Tourila, James: Minnesota Humanities Center Veterans’ Voices Legacy Award recipient, E1265 [11SE]

Transportation Security Administration: provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled Armed Forces members and veterans, H8427 [30NO], E783 [21MY]

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]

Veterans Day: encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence, H3203 [14MY], H5515–H5517 [27JY]

——— observance, H7350 [2NO], H7396, H7398, H7399, H7401, H7402 [3NO], H7630, H7632 [4NO], H8137, H8138 [5NO], E1585, E1594 [4NO], E1612, E1613 [5NO], E1623 [16NO]

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]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of release of American POWs from Vietnam, H1020–H1022, H1025 [12FE]

——— tribute to veterans, H5085 [10JY]

V-J Day Commemoration Day: observance, E1714 [7DE]

Wentzville, MO: tribute to VFW Post 5327 for participation in the Run for the Wall, E679 [12MY]

World War II: anniversary of conclusion, H2345 [21AP]

——— recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, H3771 [3JN], E881 [11JN]

——— tribute to Flying Tigers, E355 [18MR]

——— tribute to Flying Tigers fighter squadrons, H4778 [7JY], H5302 [21JY]

Wright, Anna M.: Delaware County, PA, Veterans Memorial Association President’s Award recipient, E1657 [19NO]

Young, Bernard: Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, E100 [22JA]

Remarks in Senate

Always Free Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S3177 [20MY]

American Fighter Aces: award Congressional Gold Medal, S3271 [22MY]

Armed Forces: tribute to deployment of 127th Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard, S2294 [21AP]

——— tribute to members from California killed in military action, S831 [5FE]

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

——— 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]

Bismarck, ND: tribute to Bismarck High School Vietnam Veterans research project, S3398 [1JN]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to Doolittle Tokyo Raiders (S. Con. Res. 7), S1509 [12MR]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to the American Fighter Aces (H. Con. Res. 34), S2276 [20AP]

——— authorize use of Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to World War II First Special Service Force (S. Con. Res. 2), S117 [8JA]

Charlotte, NC: tribute to Charlotte Motor Speedway Let Freedom Race Celebration, S3176 [20MY]

Colegrove, Michael: Leadership Tri-County (organization) Leader of the Year award recipient, S1523 [16MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 114th Congress, S8473–S8475 [8DE], S8657–S8659 [15DE]

——— legislative priorities, S8508 [9DE]

Crime: prevent identity theft and tax fraud, S3273 [22MY]

Day of the Deployed: designate (S. Res. 294), S7477 [22OC]

Dept. of Defense: assess proposal to privatize commissaries, S4084, S4085 [11JN], S4182 [16JN], S4228, S4246 [17JN]

——— commissaries funding, S3986 [10JN]

——— prevent abuse and provide accountability in approval process for compound pharmaceuticals, S6366 [5AU]

——— tribute to Warrior Games, S4620 [25JN]

Dept. of Education: review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education, S3907 [9JN], S5503 [23JY], S6252 [4AU], S7761–S7767 [4NO], 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]

Dept. of the Treasury: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network hiring practices, S2471 [28AP]

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

——— eliminate sunset date and expand eligibility for the Veterans Choice Program (S. 1991), S6391 [5AU]

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

——— 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 protect and strengthen, S1765 [24MR]

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

——— grant priority college registration to educational assistance program recipients, S871 [9FE]

——— 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]

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

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

——— improve management, accountability, and oversight, S8779 [17DE]

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

——— 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]

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

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse, S3739, S3740, S3753 [4JN]

——— revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic medical appointment wait list manipulations (S. 627), S5507–S5510, S5529 [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 (S. 207), S383, S384 [22JA], S730 [3FE], S1465 [12MR], S1848 [25MR], S3277 [22MY]

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]

Drugs: end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, allow banks to work with medical marijuana businesses, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (S. 683), S1385 [10MR]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S500–S502 [27JA], S1361–S1363 [10MR], S1565–S1567 [17MR]

Elwood, IL: dedication of monument honoring lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) veterans at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, S3176 [20MY]

Federal aid programs: 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: provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (H.R. 313), S7495 [26OC]

——— provide leave to a new employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rated at a certain percentage for purposes of undergoing treatment for such disability (S. 242), S6085 [28JY]

——— provide that fathers of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be included with mothers of such veterans as preference eligibles for treatment in civil service (S. 136), S103 [8JA], S2763 [11MY]

Floresville Veterans Post Office Building, Floresville, TX: designate (H.R. 891), S4894 [8JY]

France: tribute to U.S. citizens and other individuals who helped foil a terrorist attack on a French train (S. Res. 259), S6818 [17SE]

Gold Star Wives Day: designate (S. Res. 131), S2139 [13AP]

Goodwill Industries of Southern Nevada (organization): tribute to Veterans Integration Program, S1492 [12MR]

Graham, Casey: support search for veteran who went missing during snow machine ride in Alaska, S8874 [18DE]

Henderson, NV: tribute to Henderson Veterans Treatment Court, S95 [8JA]

Homeless: waive minimum period of continuous active duty for homeless veterans to receive benefits and furnish benefits to homeless veterans with discharges or releases under other than honorable conditions (S. 1731), S4956 [9JY], S7621, S7622 [29OC]

Honor Flight Nevada (organization): tribute, S3774 [4JN]

Honor Flight Northern Colorado (organization): tribute, S2034 [26MR], S6068 [28JY]

Honor Flight of Ohio (organization): tribute, S7902 [10NO]

Income: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits and eliminate phase-in period for such benefits (S. 271), S545 [27JA]

Indiana: tribute to Vietnam veterans, S8592 [10DE]

Insurance: protect victims of violence or disease, veterans, workers who have lost health insurance and jobs, and other vulnerable populations from repeal of the advance premium tax credit, S8355 [3DE]

J. Warren and Lois McClure Foundation: anniversary, S3232 [21MY]

Japan: tribute to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japanese POW Friendship Program delegation, S7537 [27OC]

Korean War Veterans Memorial: authorize and allow certain private contributions to fund a Wall of Remembrance (S. 1982), S6390 [5AU], S7908 [10NO]

Law enforcement: facilitate collaboration among criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment services, and substance abuse systems to address needs of mentally ill offenders (S. 993), S2251 [16AP], S2266 [20AP], S8614–S8617 [10DE]

Little Rock, AR: tribute to veterans residing in Arkansas Hospice at CHI (Catholic Health Initiatives) St. Vincent Hospital, S8013 [17NO]

Memorial Day: observance, S2792 [12MY], S3267, S3273, S3277 [22MY]

Military Officers Association of America: anniversary of southern Nevada chapter, S8600 [10DE]

Moret, Calvin G.: tribute (S. Res. 260), S6855 [21SE]

National Airborne Day: designate (S. Res. 241), S6244 [3AU]

National Military Appreciation Month: observance, S3176 [20MY]

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 POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, S6848 [21SE]

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

National Veterans Small Business Week: designate (S. Res. 295), S7477 [22OC]

North Dakota: tribute to Vietnam veterans, S1484–S1486 [12MR], S2237–S2239 [16AP], S2389–S2391 [23AP], S2594–S2595 [4MY], S2745 [11MY], S2924–S2926 [14MY], S3398 [1JN], S3768–S3770 [4JN], S4093–S4095 [11JN], S4287–S4290 [18JN], S4938–S4940 [9JY], S5163–S5165 [16JY], S5500–S5502 [23JY], S6231–S6234 [3AU]

Nugent, Timothy: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 1863), S5932 [27JY]

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]

PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor Memorial Highway, TX: designate (H.R. 2559), S6425 [5AU]

Pittsburgh (U.S.S.): tribute to crew, S7812 [5NO]

Republican Party: national agenda, S2283 [21AP]

Ritchie County, WV: tribute to veterans visiting Washington, DC, S7910 [10NO]

SBA: increase access to capital for veteran entrepreneurs to help create jobs (H.R. 2499), S5558 [23JY], S5677 [24JY]

Senate: importance of bipartisanship, S7055 [1OC]

Siloam Springs, AR: anniversary of Levi Douthit VFW Post 1674, S7543 [27OC]

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (S. Res. 136), S2589 [30AP]

Slidell, LA: tribute to Louisiana Veterans Festival, S2793 [12MY]

Taxation: provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (S. 1486), S3641 [3JN]

Trump, Donald: characterization of remarks relative to Senator McCain’s service during the Vietnamese Conflict, S5179 [21JY]

Ulysses S. Grant Association: designate as institution for organizing and leading bicentennial celebration of birth of Ulysses S. Grant (S. Res. 209), S4554 [23JN]

Umatilla County, OR: tribute to World War II veterans, S7653 [29OC]

Van Buren, AR: anniversary of VFW Robert W. Jack Post 1322, S1115 [25FE]

Veterans Day: encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence (S. 1004), S7866 [9NO]

——— observance, S7734 [4NO], S7855 [9NO], S7869, S7871, S7874, S7887, S7892, S7897, S7901, S7902, S7903, S7908 [10NO]

WestCare Foundation: tribute, S2397 [23AP]

World War II: anniversary of conclusion, S6371, S6372 [5AU]

——— recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, S3767 [4JN]

——— tribute to Holocaust survivors, S7857 [9NO]

——— U.S. POW delegation trip to Japan, S2521 [29AP]

Wreaths Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 331), S8501 [8DE]

Reports filed

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

Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 993), S2566 [30AP]

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]

Corps of Engineers Funds To Hire Veterans and Armed Forces Members To Assist With Curation and Historic Preservation Activities: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3114) (H. Rept. 114–249), H5846 [8SE]

DAV Congressional Charter Improvement: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1755) (H. Rept. 114–350), H8644 [30NO]

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]

Floresville Veterans Post Office Building, Floresville, TX: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 891), S4601 [24JN]

Gold Star Fathers Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 136) (S. Rept. 114–35), S2650 [5MY]

——— Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (S. 136) (H. Rept. 114–263), H6177 [18SE]

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]

National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1949) (H. Rept. 114–252), H5846 [8SE]

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]

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 Entrepreneurship Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 957), S4021 [10JN]

——— Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2499) (H. Rept. 114–187), H4768 [25JN]

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

Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1400), S6651 [15SE]

Veterans Small Business Ownership Improvements Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1866), S6651 [15SE]

Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 242) (S. Rept. 114–89), S5525 [23JY]

——— Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 313) (H. Rept. 114–180), H4768 [25JN]

Rules

AMVETS professional conduct for attorneys-in-fact, E1412 [1OC]

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]

Songs

‘‘Nineteen Years Old,’’ Shaun Schipper, S5165 [16JY]

Statements

DAV Congressional Charter Improvement: DAV, H8426 [30NO]

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

World War I History Lessons for Today’s Returning Iraq and Afghanistan Soldiers and Their Families: Ron Armstead, E101–E103 [22JA]

Summaries

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

Synopses

Letters of support for Inhofe/Mikulski amendment to H.R. 1735, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, on assessing proposal to privatize commissaries, S4085 [11JN]

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. Con. Res. 34, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to the American Fighter Aces, H2129 [13AP]

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. 313, Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act, H6268 [28SE]

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. 891, Floresville Veterans Post Office Building, Floresville, TX, H4357 [15JN]

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. 1694, Fairness to Veterans for Infrastructure Investment Act, H8164 [16NO]

H.R. 1755, DAV congressional charter improvement, H8426 [30NO]

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

H.R. 1949, National Liberty Memorial Clarification Act, H5998 [16SE]

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. 2499, Veterans Entrepreneurship Act, H5101 [13JY]

H.R. 2559, PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor Memorial Highway, TX, H4352 [15JN]

H.R. 3114, Corps of Engineers funding to hire veterans and Armed Forces members to assist with curation and historic preservation activities, H8169 [16NO]

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

S. 136, Gold Star Fathers Act, S103 [8JA], S2763 [11MY], H6267 [28SE]

S. 242, Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act, S6085 [28JY]

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

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

S. 840, Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights, S1712–S1716 [23MR]

S. 993, Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act, S8614–S8617 [10DE]

S. 1004, Veterans Day Moment of Silence Act, S7866 [9NO]

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. 1400, Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act, S3187 [20MY]

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

S. 1486, Patriot Employer Tax Credit Act, S3459–S3461 [2JN]

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. 2268, Dust Off Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act, S7915 [10NO]

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

S. Con. Res. 2, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to World War II First Special Service Force, S110 [8JA], H207 [12JA]

S. Con. Res. 7, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, S1255 [3MR], H1651 [16MR]

S. Con. Res. 18, recognize the daisy as the flower for military caregivers, S4348 [22JN]

S. Con, Res. 13, use of Capitol Emancipation Hall for a ceremony to award Congressional Gold Medals to the American Fighter Aces, S2276 [20AP]

S. Res. 130, Vietnam Veterans Day, S2055 [26MR]

S. Res. 131, Gold Star Wives Day, S2056 [26MR]

S. Res. 136, Silver Star Service Banner Day, S2253 [16AP]

S. Res. 195, Ulysses S. Grant Association designation as institution for organizing and leading bicentennial celebration of birth of Ulysses S. Grant, S3932 [9JN]

S. Res. 209, Ulysses S. Grant Association designation as institution for organizing and leading bicentennial celebration of birth of Ulysses S. Grant, S4549 [23JN]

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

S. Res. 241, National Airborne Day, S6242 [3AU]

S. Res. 259, tribute to U.S. citizens and other individuals who helped foil a terrorist attack on a French train, S6817 [17SE]

S. Res. 260, tribute to Calvin G. Moret, S6850 [21SE]

S. Res. 294, Day of the Deployed, S7474 [22OC]

S. Res. 295, National Veterans Small Business Week, S7475 [22OC]

S. Res. 331, Wreaths Across America Day, S8498 [8DE]

Transcripts

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

Tributes

Ernst, Senator, S8301 [2DE]