NATIONAL GUARD

Amendments

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2577), S2753, S2785, S2788, S2790, S2792 [12MY], S2828, S2829, S2830, S2831 [16MY], S2844, S2852, S2868, S2869, S2883, S2884, S2886, S2887, S2889, S2890, S2891, S2892, S2893, S2895, S2896, S2897, S2899, S2901, S2902 [17MY], S2957, S2966, S2967, S2968, S2980, S2981, S2982, S2983, S2984, S2991, S2993, S2994, S2995, S2996 [18MY], S3035 [19MY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2577), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment and request conference (H. Res. 751), H3280 [26MY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4974), H2701 [17MY], H2823, H2826, H2827, H2828, H2829, H2830, H2835, H2836, H2837, H2838, H2839, H2840, H2841, H2842, H2846 [18MY], H2849, H2850, H2851, H2852, H2853, H2854, H2855, H2857, H2881 [19MY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4974), consideration (H. Res. 736), H2721 [18MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2577, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, S3635 [8JN], H3285 [26MY]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: calculate retroactively to the start of Afghanistan combat operations of days of service performed as a Ready Reserve member to reduce eligibility age for receipt of retired pay for non-regular service (see H.R. 5998), H5337 [12SE]

——— honor women who have served, and who are currently serving, as members and recognize the recently expanded service opportunities available to female members (see H. Res. 643), H1389 [15MR] (see H. Res. 681), H1736 [14AP]

——— increase maximum reimbursement amount authorized for travel expenses incurred by certain members of the Reserves to attend inactive duty training outside of normal commuting distances (see H.R. 4424), H431 [1FE]

——— prohibit recoupment of certain bonuses and similar payments made to members of the California Army National Guard without proof of fraud or misrepresentation and repay bonuses that have already been returned (see S. 3476), S6484 [17NO] (see H.R. 6316), H6238 (see H.R. 6319), H6239 [15NO]

——— prohibit recoupment of certain bonuses and similar payments made to members of the uniformed services without proof of fraud or misrepresentation and repay bonuses that have already been returned (see H.R. 6301), H6178 [14NO] (see H.R. 6377), H6300 [17NO]

——— provide health care, education, and retirement benefits in connection with service in the Selected Reserve for preplanned missions in support of combatant commands (see S. 2913), S2669 [10MY]

Aviation: clarify compliance with written grant assurance requirements for airport owners or operators who renew a covered lease relative to National Guard units (see H.R. 5944), H5161 [7SE]

——— provide for State approval authority for flyovers (see H.R. 4492), H595 [8FE]

Dept. of Defense: extend duration of Military OneSource Program services for Armed Forces members upon their separation or retirement (see H.R. 5704), H4573 [8JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize award of Presidential Memorial Certificate to certain deceased members of Reserve components of the Armed Forces and certain deceased ROTC members (see H.R. 4758), H1418 [16MR]

——— clarify eligibility for monthly stipends paid under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for certain members of Reserve components (see H.R. 4941), H1736 [14AP]

——— extend eligibility for Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program to certain individuals with service-connected disabilities who transfer to the Reserves before military discharge (see H.R. 4454), H566 [3FE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (see S. 2806), S2128 [18AP] (see H.R. 4974), H1764 [15AP]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2577), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment and request conference (see H. Res. 751), H3264 [25MY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2577), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 797), H4170 [22JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2577), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 139), H4170 [22JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2577), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 139)—consideration (see H. Res. 797), H4170 [22JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4974), consideration (see H. Res. 736), H2699 [17MY]

District of Columbia: recognize lack of full voting rights in Congress for Armed Forces members, National Guard members, reservists, veterans, and their families who are residents (see H. Res. 761), H3295 [26MY]

FAA: provide for eligibility for airport development grants of airports that enter into certain leases with components of the Armed Forces (see S. 2571), S994 [24FE]

Insurance: ensure certain members serving on full-time duty and their dependents remain eligible for TRICARE program when the members are responding to a disaster (see H.R. 4554), H816 [12FE]

SBA: support entrepreneurs serving in the National Guard and Reserves by making certain loan programs more accessible (see S. 3009), S3291 [26MY]

Taxation: allow members of Armed Forces Ready Reserve to make elective deferrals to retirement plans on the basis of their service (see S. 3496), S6708 [5DE] (see H.R. 4381), H363 [13JA]

——— decrease distance away from home required for a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces to be eligible for the above-the-line deduction for travel expenses (see H.R. 4658), H1084 [1MR]

Veterans: provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see H.R. 5458), H3753 [13JN]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2577), S2733 [12MY], S2851, S2852, S2867 [17MY], S3008 [19MY], S3633 [8JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2577), conference report, S4536 [23JN], S4598 [28JN], S5116, S5117 [14JY], S5239 [6SE]

Conference reports

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services (H.R. 2577), H4066–H4125 [22JN]

Cost Estimates

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (S. 2806): Committee on the Budget (Senate), S2743 [12MY]

Essays

Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Alesondra Cruz, E317 [15MR]

Letters

Impact of prohibition on congressionally directed spending on Arden Mills, MN, Army National Guard Readiness Center funding: Representative McCollum, E265 [2MR]

Veterans TRICARE Choice Act: Representative Kevin Brady, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H6318 [29NO]

——— Representative Thornberry, Committee on Armed Services (House), H6317 [29NO]

Lists

Ohio high school seniors enlisting in the Armed Forces, S2384 [21AP]

Motions

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2577), S3007, S3009 [19MY], S3633 [8JN], H3284 [26MY]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: anniversary of Oregon Air National Guard, E411 [12AP]

——— prohibit recoupment of certain bonuses and similar payments made to members of the California Army National Guard without proof of fraud or misrepresentation and repay bonuses that have already been returned, H7128 [2DE]

——— report on well-drilling capabilities of active duty and Reserve components, H2684 [17MY]

Aviation: clarify compliance with written grant assurance requirements for airport owners or operators who renew a covered lease relative to National Guard units (H.R. 5944), H5698 [20SE]

Captain John E. Moran and Captain William Wylie Galt Armed Forces Reserve Center, Great Falls, MT: designate (S. 719), H1776, H1777 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: across-the-board funding reduction with the exception of military/Reserve/National Guard personnel and health benefits, H2744–H2746 [18MY], H3931, H3932 [16JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: recognize certain National Guard and Reserve retirees from nonregular service as veterans, H5466, H5467 [14SE]

——— 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, H612 [9FE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H6070, H6089, H6091–H6093 [28SE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2577), H3284 [26MY], H3954 [16JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2577), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment and request conference (H. Res. 751), H3270–H3280 [26MY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2577), conference report, H4976 [14JY], H5247–H5249 [9SE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2577), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 797), H4173 [23JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2577), corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 139)—consideration (H. Res. 797), H4173 [23JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4974), H2703, H2813–H2842 [18MY], H2849–H2867, H2869 [19MY], E760, E761, E769 [23MY], E799 [26MY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4974), consideration (H. Res. 736), H2713–H2721 [18MY]

IRS: treat retirement savings of National Guard members the same as Active Duty Armed Services members, H293 [12JA]

Montgomery, AL: tribute to 187th Air National Guard Fighter Wing, E1597 [6DE]

National Commission on the Future of the Army: establish, H1783 [18AP]

Sierra Vista, AZ: tribute to community for efforts to honor veteran Sidney D. Cochran who passed away without any family, H694 [10FE]

Springfield, MO: Benjamin Franklin Plumbing (business) finalist for Dept. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, E705 [16MY]

Taxation: decrease distance away from home required for a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces to be eligible for the above-the-line deduction for travel expenses, H2740 [18MY]

Veterans: improve protection and enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services, H1726 [14AP]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (H.R. 5458), H6317–H6319 [29NO]

World War II: anniversary of 30th Infantry (Old Hickory) Division crossing into Germany, E1394 [28SE]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: anniversary of Oregon Air National Guard, S2022 [13AP]

——— anniversary of 38th Infantry Division, S6213 [28SE]

——— establish a tiered hiring preference for civil service jobs for members of the Reserve components (S. 594), S6256, S6257 [29SE]

——— tribute to members serving in Kentucky, S5664 [13SE]

Aviation: clarify compliance with written grant assurance requirements for airport owners or operators who renew a covered lease relative to National Guard units (H.R. 5944), S6284 [29SE]

Captain John E. Moran and Captain William Wylie Galt Armed Forces Reserve Center, Great Falls, MT: designate (S. 719), S1548, S1549 [16MR]

Dept. of Defense: allocation of funds relative to treatment under an omnibus appropriations bill, S1370, S1371 [9MR]

——— Black Hawk helicopters funding, S3630 [8JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, S6176, S6207 [28SE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), House amendment, S223 [27JA], S1370 [9MR]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2577), S2732–S2738 [12MY], S2798–S2800, S2804–S2806, S2814–S2819 [16MY], S2833, S2835–S2845, S2848–S2853, S2861–S2869 [17MY], S2915, S2917, S2922, S2925–S2933, S2941–S2950, S2954–S2962, S2964–S2969 [18MY], S3004–S3019, S3021 [19MY], S3039, S3047 [23MY], S3280 [26MY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2577), conference report, S4463, S4465 [22JN], S4517, S4518, S4535 [23JN], S4565, S4566, S4570, S4572, S4575, S4578 [27JN], S4591–S4601, S4603, S4608 [28JN], S4683–S4685, S4699 [29JN], S4777–S4779, S4804, S4814 [6JY], S4839–S4841, S4868, S4871, S4872, S4876, S4880, S4888, S4894, S4902, S4908, S4909 [7JY], S4925–S4927 [11JY], S4954–S4956, S4958–S4961, S4984–S4986 [12JY], S5020, S5032, S5038 [13JY], S5103, S5113, S5115–S5117, S5120 [14JY], S5227–S5229, S5231–S5234, S5237–S5239, S5291 [6SE], S5301–S5304, S5309 [7SE], S5439 [8SE], S5490 [12SE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2577), conference report—unanimous-consent request, S4927 [11JY], S4958 [12JY], S5047–S5049 [13JY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2577), motion to instruct conferees, S3633, S3634 [8JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2577), unanimous-consent agreement, S2956 [18MY], S3632 [8JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2577), unanimous-consent request, S2941, S2942, S2955 [18MY]

FAA: provide for eligibility for airport development grants of airports that enter into certain leases with components of the Armed Forces, S2086 [14AP]

Floods: tribute to response to flooding and assess economic impact of highway closures in Missouri, S40 [12JA]

Meridian, ID: Idaho State Police recipient of Sec. of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, S5668 [13SE]

Ohio: tribute to high school seniors enlisting in the Armed Forces, S2384 [21AP]

Wyoming: anniversary of Air National Guard, S5072 [13JY]

Reports filed

Concur in Senate Amendment and Request Conference on H.R. 2577, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Military Construction and Veterans’ Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 751) (H. Rept. 114–595), H3264 [25MY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2577, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 797) (H. Rept. 114–642), H4170 [22JN]

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 139, Corrections to H.R. 2577, Depts. of Defense, VA, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 797) (H. Rept. 114–642), H4170 [22JN]

Consideration of H.R. 4974, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 736) (H. Rept. 114–572), H2699 [17MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2577) (H. Rept. 114–640), H4170 [22JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4974) (H. Rept. 114–497), H1764 [15AP]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2806) (S. Rept. 114–237), S2127 [18AP]

National Guard and Reserve Entrepreneurship Support Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 3009), S3719 [9JN]

Veterans TRICARE Choice Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5458) (H. Rept. 114–809), H6177 [14NO]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2577), S3010 [19MY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4974), H2842 [18MY]

Tables

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4974), H2816–H2820 [18MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 736, consideration of H.R. 4974, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H2713 [18MY]

H. Res. 751, concur in Senate amendment with an amendment and request conference on H.R. 2577, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H3270 [26MY]

H. Res. 797, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2577, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H4173 [23JN]

H. Res. 797, consideration of H. Con. Res. 139, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 2577, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H4173 [23JN]

H.R. 5458, Veterans TRICARE Choice Act, H6317 [29NO]

S. 719, Captain John E. Moran and Captain William Wylie Galt Armed Forces Reserve Center, Great Falls, MT, S1549 [16MR], H1776 [18AP]

S. 3496, Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act, S6709 [5DE]