VETERANS

Amendments

American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (S. 504), S3325, S3326 [11JN]

Dept. of Labor: enable registered apprenticeship programs to better serve veterans (S. 760), S6838, S6861 [4DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize use of National Cemetery Administration grants by States and tribal organizations for training at National Cemetery Administration training center (S. 2096), S7219, S7232 [19DE]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), H1422, H1423, H1424, H1426, H1427, H1428, H1429, H1430 [7FE], H1469, H1470, H1471, H1472, H1473, H1474, H1475, H1476 [8FE]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1402 [7FE]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 553), waive consensus calendar (H. Res. 476), H5323 [10JY]

——— report major adverse personnel actions involving certain health care employees to the National Practitioner Data Bank and applicable State licensing boards (S. 221), S7218, S7230 [19DE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S5951, S5978–S6046 [22OC], S6098–S6133 [23OC], S6165–S6175 [24OC], S6183, S6185, S6186, S6194–S6204 [28OC], S6248–S6254 [29OC], S6306 [30OC], S6311–S6315, S6321 [31OC], S6722, S6723 [20NO], S6734 [21NO], H4804 [19JN], H5011, H5012, H5013, H5015, H5016, H5017, H5018, H5019 [21JN], H8972, H9035 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration (H. Res. 445), H4787 [19JN]

McGee, Charles E.: authorize honorary promotion to brigadier general in the Air Force (S. 2052), S5217, S5260 [31JY]

Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (S. Res. 69), S2097, S2098 [28MR]

Women Veterans Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 235), S3802, S3804 [18JN]

World War II: commemorate anniversary of Battle of the Bulge and honor those who fought and those who died there (S. Con. Res. 23), S7033, S7034 [12DE]

——— recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France (S. Res. 135), S3199 [4JN]

Articles and editorials

America’s Veterans Said To Be Disproportionately Affected by Government Shutdown, H1017 [23JA]

Happy Sesquicentennial! Celebrating 150 Years of the West Point Association of Graduates: Part I (1869-1900), E281–E283 [11MR], E327–E329 [21MR]

——— Part II (1900-1945), E641–E643 [21MY]

——— Part III (1946-1995) Section A, E1167–E1169 [18SE]

——— Part III (1946-1995) Section B, E1182 [19SE]

——— Part IV (1996-2019) Section A, E1447 [14NO]

——— Part IV (1996-2019) Section B, E1461 [18NO]

Jack Van Loan, Vietnam POW and Five Points Legend, Dies at 87, E1292 [16OC]

Bills and resolutions

African Americans: recognize challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving, their heroic military sacrifices, their patriotism, and the need to eliminate health and benefit disparities of minority veterans (see H. Con. Res. 13), H1349 [4FE]

American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (see S. 504), S1382 [14FE] (see H.R. 1641), H2613 [8MR]

——— anniversary (see S. Res. 263), S4505 [25JN] (see H. Res. 539), H7505 [16AU]

Animals: establish a grant program to encourage use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans (see H.R. 3137), H4342 [5JN]

Arlington National Cemetery: mint coins in commemoration of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier anniversary (see S. 639), S1621 [4MR] (see H.R. 1805), H2745 [14MR]

Armed Forces: allow more Reserve, National Guard, and retired members to receive veterans’ preference for Federal hiring by modifying service requirements and removing preference bans on certain retired officers (see S. 2594), S5748 [26SE] (see H.R. 2433), H3403 [1MY]

——— authorize the award of a Cold War service medal to members who served honorably during the Cold War era (see H.R. 4807), H8455 [23OC]

——— enhance recordkeeping relative to exposure by members to certain occupational and environmental hazards while deployed overseas (see S. 1680), S3106 [23MY] (see H.R. 2617), H3678 [9MY]

——— ensure certain TRICARE beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico may enroll in TRICARE Prime (see H.R. 2171), H3216 [9AP]

——— ensure that final pay and certificate of discharge or release for a Reserve member is ready upon discharge or release of that member from active status (see S. 1360), S2742 [8MY]

——— establish military family immigration advisory committee (see H.R. 5151), H8958 [18NO]

——— expand certain benefits for survivors of members who die in the line of duty (see H.R. 1911), H2884 [27MR]

——— improve ability of separating or retiring members to seek services provided by county veterans service offices (see H.R. 2554), H3474 [7MY]

——— improve Transition Assistance Program by sharing data with veterans’ service organizations to facilitate outreach to returning veterans about benefits and employment opportunities (see H.R. 4941), H8717 [31OC]

——— improve TRICARE program for retired members of the National Guard and Reserve components (see H.R. 5169), H9056 [19NO]

——— include digital breast tomosynthesis as a primary and preventative health care service under military health system and TRICARE program (see S. 2944), S6755 [21NO] (see H.R. 5238), H9168 [21NO]

——— issue ‘‘Gold Star Families Forever Stamp’’ to honor sacrifices of families who have lost a loved one in combat (see S. 1716), S3215 [4JN]

——— limit grounds of deportability for certain relatives of Armed Forces members and veterans (see S. 2450), S5407 [10SE] (see H.R. 3806), H5998 [17JY]

——— prohibit enforcement of certain policies of homeowners associations relative to real property of servicemembers (see H.R. 4337), H7714 [16SE]

——— provide coverage for eating disorders under the TRICARE program for members, certain former members, and their dependents (see S. 2673), S6091 [23OC] (see H.R. 2767), H3841 [15MY]

——— provide for forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see H.R. 463), H462 [10JA]

——— require a full military honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans (see S. 646), S1659 [5MR] (see H.R. 1019), H1391 [6FE]

——— require plans for military installations to provide full military funeral honors for veterans at such installations (see S. 1390), S2770 [9MY]

——— rescind Medals of Honor awarded for acts at Wounded Knee Creek in 1890 (see H.R. 3467), H5165 [25JN]

——— review service of certain members during World War I to determine if such members should be awarded the Medal of Honor and authorize such award based on results of the review (see S. 1218), S2435 [11AP] (see H.R. 2249), H3254 [10AP]

——— take certain steps to improve Transition Assistance Program and other transition assistance to members who are separated, retired, or discharged (see S. 1555), S3004 [21MY] (see H.R. 2326), H3270 [15AP]

Army: place in Arlington National Cemetery a monument honoring Army Security Agency veterans of World War II, Korean War, and Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 2970), H4161 [23MY]

——— recognize service of working dogs and soldier handlers in the tactical explosive detection dog program and prioritize adoption of such dogs to former tactical explosive detection dog handlers (see H. Con. Res. 43), H4119 [22MY]

Bankruptcy: exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (see S. 679), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 2938), H4160 [23MY]

Beasley, David: relief (see H.R. 1752), H2717 [13MR]

Benefits: create a dependency and indemnity compensation allowance for surviving spouses receiving dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 1047), S2270 [4AP] (see H.R. 3221), H4626 [12JN]

——— 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. 2947), H4161 [23MY]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 2072), S4773 [10JY] (see H.R. 1200), H1582 [13FE]

——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging disabled veterans unethical fees to prepare and apply for VA disability claims (see S. 1718), S3250 [5JN]

Blue Star Mother’s Day: designate (see S. Res. 433), S6669 [19NO]

Boria, Louis, Jr.: award Purple Heart for injuries incurred during World War II and Korean War (see H.R. 2395), H3303 [29AP]

Buffalo Soldiers: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 12), H1349 [4FE]

Business and industry: authorize spouses of servicemembers who incur a catastrophic injury or illness, or die while in military service, to terminate leases of premises and motor vehicles (see S. 1118), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2227), H3253 [10AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda to honor the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II upon death (see S. Con. Res. 17), S2925 [16MY] (see H. Con. Res. 10), H1336 [30JA]

Captain Humayun Khan Post Office, Charlottesville, VA: change address (see S. 725), S1734 [7MR]

Chontosh, Brian R.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 5208), H9121 [20NO]

Citizenship: prohibit removal of certain veterans from the U.S. and expedite their naturalization (see H.R. 1078), H1460 [7FE]

Claims: prohibit predispute arbitration agreements that force arbitration of certain disputes arising from claims of servicemembers and veterans (see S. 2459), S5407 [10SE] (see H.R. 2750), H3841 [15MY]

Colmery, Harry W.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see S. Con. Res. 20), S4169 [20JN]

Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program: establish (see S. Res. 98), S1706 [6MR] (see H. Res. 107), H1391 [6FE]

Congressional Gold Star Fellowship Program: establish (see H. Res. 82), H1243 [28JA]

Conran, Philip J.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2330), H3271 [15AP]

Correctional institutions: remove limitations on inmate eligibility for Medicare, State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and veteran’s health benefits (see S. 2626), S5895 [17OC]

Courts: eliminate effect on constitutionally protected expression of religion by Federal, State, and local officials from threat of litigants seeking damages and attorney’s fees (see H.R. 1269), H2031 [14FE]

——— expand and study efficacy of veterans treatment court programs in order to assist justice-involved veterans (see H. Res. 698), H8878 [14NO]

Credit: clarify seasoning requirements for certain refinanced mortgage loans to allow pooling of Dept. of Veterans Affairs loans through Ginnie Mae (see S. 1749), S3251 [5JN] (see H.R. 1988), H2917 [28MR]

——— extend consumer protections relative to interest rates and credit limits provided to Armed Forces members to veterans, their families, and all consumers (see S. 2833), S6507 [12NO] (see H.R. 5050), H8783 [12NO]

Credit unions: exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan (see S. 2834), S6507 [12NO] (see H.R. 2305), H3263 [12AP]

Day of the Deployed: designate (see S. Res. 381), S6156 [24OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a loan program to support mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans to become farmers or ranchers (see H.R. 562), H600 [15JA]

Dept. of Defense: appoint officers of the Armed Forces as directors of Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical centers (see H.R. 4314), H7705 [12SE]

——— authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), instruct conferees on repeal of military survivors’ benefits reduction (see S. Res. 332), S5706 [25SE]

——— award grants to fund research on orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 1316), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 2907), H4118 [22MY]

——— develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see S. 30), S67 [8JA] (see H.R. 344), H284 [8JA]

——— modify Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty (DD Form 214) to be machine readable and electronically transferable (see H.R. 3176), H4388 [10JN]

——— modify Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty (DD Form 214) to include a block for a member of the Armed Forces to provide one or more email addresses (see S. 1237), S2515 [30AP] (see H.R. 563), H600 [15JA]

——— provide for inclusion of names of crew members of U.S.S. Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969, on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see S. 849), S1899 [14MR]

——— provide for inclusion of names of soldiers who died on Flying Tiger Flight 739 on March 16, 1962, on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see S. 1891), S3652 [18JN]

——— provide space-available travel on military aircraft to children, surviving spouses, and siblings of Armed Forces members who die during active duty (see H.R. 1017), H1391 [6FE]

——— require Armed Forces members to receive physical and mental health assessments prior to separation, include health care planning in Transition Assistance Program, and report on post-separation health care (see H.R. 4993), H8737 [8NO]

——— review discharge characterizations of former members of the Armed Forces discharged for sexual orientation (see S. 1991), S4566 [26JN] (see H.R. 3517), H5200 [26JN]

——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see S. 191), S293 [17JA] (see H.R. 663), H717 [17JA]

Dept. of Education: automatically discharge Federal student loan debt of eligible permanently disabled veterans (see S. 2049), S4676 [28JN] (see H.R. 3598), H5265 [28JN]

——— ensure States oversee closure preparedness among higher education institutions by providing refunds and maintaining student contact information, complaint system, and transcript access (see H.R. 5148), H8958 [18NO]

——— improve oversight and accountability of colleges and universities, particularly for-profit colleges, protect students and borrowers, and ensure integrity of postsecondary education programs (see S. 867), S1986 [26MR] (see H.R. 3512), H5200 [26JN]

——— improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see S. 1203), S2435 [11AP]

——— include full-time job with a veterans or military service organization as eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (see H.R. 4609), H8094 [4OC]

——— provide Federal Pell Grants to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans’ dependents (see S. 1851), S3476 [13JN]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving veteran student centers (see H.R. 1652), H2614 [8MR]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education (see S. 1775), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 3179), H4388 [10JN]

——— revise rule requiring for-profit colleges receiving a certain percentage of revenue from non-Federal sources to count military and veterans’ education benefits as Federal sources (see S. 2857), S6604 [14NO] (see H.R. 3112), H4341 [5JN] (see H.R. 3369), H4917 [19JN]

Dept. of Energy: establish a program to prepare veterans for careers in the energy industry, including solar, wind, cybersecurity, and other low-carbon emissions or zero-emissions sectors (see S. 876), S1987 [26MR]

Dept. of HHS: allow Indian Health Service payment for Indian or Alaska Native veterans’ copayments for medical care or services at Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see S. 1001), S2239 [3AP]

——— award grants to States to provide safety measures to social workers, health workers, and human services professionals in high-risk and potentially dangerous situations (see S. 2880), S6625 [18NO] (see H.R. 5138), H8958 [18NO]

——— designate certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities as health professional shortage areas (see S. 95), S142 [10JA]

——— establish an annual reference price for insulin products for purposes of Federal health programs (see S. 2817), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 5364), H9386 [9DE]

——— provide for review and publication of Agency for Toxic and Substances and Disease Registry findings on illnesses and conditions of veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC (see S. 1563), S3004 [21MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow certain deported alien veterans to be temporarily paroled into the U.S. to seek health care at Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see S. 1042), S2270 [4AP]

——— allow undocumented immediate family members of Armed Forces members or veterans who were not dishonorably discharged to lawfully remain in the U.S. (see S. 2797), S6447 [6NO] (see H.R. 5282), H9221 [3DE]

——— determine if an alien has served, or is serving, in the U.S. Armed Forces when such alien applies for immigration benefits or is placed in an immigration enforcement proceeding (see S. 1040), S2270 [4AP]

——— establish a veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from the U.S. to return as immigrants (see S. 1041), S2270 [4AP] (see H.R. 2098), H3099 [4AP]

——— expedite U.S. Customs and Border Protection hiring process for law enforcement positions by expanding authority to waive polygraph examinations for certain applicants (see S. 731), S1734 [7MR] (see H.R. 1609), H2583 [7MR]

——— identify aliens who have served or are serving in the Armed Forces when applying for immigration benefits or are placed in immigration enforcement proceedings (see H.R. 928), H1335 [30JA]

Dept. of HUD: exclude certain veteran disability payments from income when determining housing assistance programs eligibility (see H.R. 4191), H7505 [16AU]

——— expand eligibility for HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) and submit reports to Congress relative to homeless veterans (see S. 2061), S4729 [9JY] (see H.R. 2398), H3338 [30AP]

——— give priority in allocation of HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) rental assistance vouchers to areas having the largest populations of homeless veterans (see H.R. 5135), H8958 [18NO]

——— protect veterans and low-income families from housing discrimination based on source of income, veterans status, or military status (see S. 1986), S4566 [26JN] (see H.R. 3516), H5200 [26JN]

——— provide for greater transparency in the HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) for homeless veterans (see H.R. 2399), H3338 [30AP]

——— provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (see S. 257), S742 [29JA]

——— provide incentives to grantees under Continuum of Care program to re-house all former Armed Forces members to help address veteran homelessness (see H.R. 715), H1170 [23JA]

Dept. of Justice: establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (see S. 2774), S6391 [5NO] (see H.R. 886), H1333 [30JA]

——— establish Green Alert communications network throughout the U.S. to help locate missing at-risk veterans and coordinate with other Federal, State, and local agencies on Green Alert plans (see H.R. 1350), H2101 [25FE]

Dept. of Labor: award Transition Assistance Program grants to network hub organizations that provide veterans and their spouses with employment and community resource services (see S. 666), S1660 [5MR]

——— enable registered apprenticeship programs to better serve veterans (see S. 760), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 5314), H9293 [5DE]

——— prioritize provision of services to homeless veterans with dependent children in carrying out homeless veterans reintegration programs (see H.R. 2224), H3253 [10AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: make technical corrections to Guam World War II Claims Fund to appropriate previously authorized war claims to World War II survivors on Guam (see H.R. 1141), H1517 [11FE]

Dept. of Transportation: allow States to include information on small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans in reporting under the disadvantaged business enterprise program (see S. 2031), S4628 [27JN]

——— improve contracting opportunities for service-connected disabled veteran-owned small business concerns on transportation projects (see S. 492), S1382 [14FE]

——— require air carriers to permit eligible service animals to accompany eligible veterans during travel (see H.R. 4952), H8717 [31OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address fees erroneously collected for housing loans (see S. 2073), S4773 [10JY]

——— address financial exploitation of veterans receiving a pension (see S. 2988), S6888 [5DE]

——— adopt and implement a standard identification protocol for use in tracking and procurement of biological implants (see H.R. 547), H600 [15JA]

——— adopt certain strategies for preventive colorectal screenings for veterans (see H.R. 941), H1342 [31JA]

——— allow health professional trainees to provide treatment via telemedicine (see H.R. 3228), H4626 [12JN]

——— allow use of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits to establish a small business (see H.R. 4991), H8737 [8NO]

——— allow use of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program funds to repay Federal student loans (see H.R. 5056), H8783 [12NO]

——— allow veterans to receive a full year supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, and vaginal rings (see S. 2821), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 4281), H7664 [11SE]

——— allow veterans to use, possess, or transport medical marijuana and to discuss the use of medical marijuana with departmental physicians as authorized by State or tribal law (see S. 445), S1275 [12FE] (see H.R. 1151), H1525 [12FE]

——— amend disability rating schedule to add a diagnostic code and evaluation criteria for obliterative bronchiolitis (see H.R. 1005), H1390 [6FE]

——— approval of request for waiver of requirement to test certain payment and delivery models to reduce expenditures (see S.J. Res. 61), S7027 [12DE] (see H.J. Res. 80), H10123 [11DE]

——— assign highest priority status for hospital care and medical services provided to veterans who are former POW (see H.R. 3527), H5255 [27JN]

——— assist blind veterans who have not lost use of a leg in acquiring specially adapted housing (see H.R. 3640), H5302 [9JY]

——— authorize Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission to meet in years other than 2022 and 2023 (see H.R. 3083), H4312 [4JN]

——— authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 1647), H2614 [8MR]

——— authorize Medal of Honor recipients to designate an individual to receive the special pension after death (see H.R. 1779), H2743 [14MR]

——— authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans (see S. 91), S142 [10JA]

——— authorize State approving agencies to carry out outreach activities about opportunities available to veterans (see H.R. 5284), H9221 [3DE]

——— authorize use of grants awarded under Veterans Cemetery Grants Program for construction of fully enclosed committal service shelters in certain State veterans’ cemeteries (see S. 2369), S5248 [31JY]

——— authorize use of National Cemetery Administration grants by States and tribal organizations for training at National Cemetery Administration training center (see S. 2096), S4807 [11JY]

——— authorize use of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits to pay for preparatory courses for professional licenses and certification (see S. 2345), S5196 [30JY] (see H.R. 2934), H4119 [22MY]

——— bar recovery of certain payments or overpayments made by reason of delays in processing of certain information (see H.R. 5245), H9169 [21NO]

——— carry out a clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 179), S293 [17JA] (see H.R. 712), H1170 [23JA]

——— carry out a grant program for veterans to become appraisers for home loans (see H.R. 3752), H5824 [15JY]

——— carry out a major medical facility project in Jacksonville, FL (see H.R. 4878), H8538 [28OC]

——— carry out a pilot program for work therapy using service dog training (see S. 2948), S6755 [21NO]

——— carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy (see H.R. 4305), H7704 [12SE]

——— carry out a pilot program on information sharing with designated relatives and friends of veterans on assistance and benefits available to the veterans (see S. 2864), S6604 [14NO] (see H.R. 5324), H9293 [5DE]

——— carry out a pilot program on physical security at medical facilities and improve facility inspections and care for women (see H.R. 1125), H1491 [8FE]

——— carry out a pilot program to increase access to hepatitis C testing for Vietnam-era veterans (see H.R. 2816), H3924 [16MY]

——— carry out grant program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 3103), H4341 [5JN]

——— carry out pilot program to expedite onboarding process for new medical providers and reduce duration of hiring process (see S. 450), S1275 [12FE] (see H.R. 1674), H2646 [11MR]

——— clarify eligibility of children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida for benefits (see H.R. 5471), H12209 [18DE]

——— clarify grade and pay of podiatrists (see H.R. 1658), H2614 [8MR]

——— clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services (see H.R. 4451), H7865 [20SE]

——— clarify that the estate of a deceased veteran may receive certain accrued benefits upon the death of the veteran (see H.R. 2736), H3789 [14MY]

——— clarify treatment of certain overpayments made by educational institutions to persons entitled to departmental educational assistance (see H.R. 4654), H8111 [11OC]

——— clarify when educational assistance is available for an individual who pursues an approved program of education leading to a degree while on active duty in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4312), H7704 [12SE]

——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 791), S1845 [13MR] (see H.R. 1718), H2716 [13MR]

——— classify veterans who participated in cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities (see S. 555), S1492 [26FE] (see H.R. 1377), H2233 [26FE]

——— collaborate with nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher learning that provide administrative assistance to veterans (see H.R. 2885), H4064 [21MY]

——— concede exposure to airborne hazards and toxins from burn pits under certain circumstances (see S. 2950), S6756 [21NO]

——— conduct a pilot program on posttraumatic growth (see H.R. 1997), H2923 [29MR]

——— conduct a study on accessibility of departmental websites to disabled individuals (see S. 746), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 1199), H1582 [13FE]

——— conduct a study on barriers for women veterans to health care (see H.R. 2982), H4162 [23MY]

——— conduct and support research on the efficacy and safety of medicinal marijuana (see H.R. 747), H1209 [24JA]

——— conduct annual surveys of veterans on experiences obtaining hospital care and medical services from departmental facilities (see H.R. 5524), H12290 [19DE]

——— conduct outreach to veterans on effect of certain delayed payments of claims for emergency medical care and submit to Congress an annual report on such delayed payments (see H.R. 3012), H4164 [23MY]

——— conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see H.R. 100), H204 [3JA]

——— contact certain veterans to encourage receipt of departmental medical examinations (see H.R. 4154), H7488 [2AU]

——— coverage of nonarticulating trailers to transport mobility equipment for disabled veterans (see H.R. 5447), H10608 [17DE]

——— credit applicable medical facilities accounts at the West Los Angeles, CA, Medical Center with revenues received pursuant to the use of easements at the Center (see H.R. 5094), H8877 [14NO]

——— 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. 2823), H3961 [17MY]

——— designate a week as Buddy Check Week for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans (see H.R. 2898), H4117 [22MY]

——— designate Battle Buddy Check Week to provide outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans (see H.R. 4290), H7665 [11SE]

——— develop a training and counseling session in suicide prevention and lethal means tailored to veterans who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001 (see S. 2822), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 4282), H7664 [11SE]

——— develop and implement a plan to hire medical center directors (see H.R. 1360), H2232 [26FE]

——— direct the Dept. of Defense and military departments to encourage female members who are leaving the Armed Forces to participate in Women’s Health Transition Training pilot program (see S. 2324), S5195 [30JY] (see H.R. 2941), H4160 [23MY]

——— direct the Inspector General to perform certain duties relative to underperforming departmental medical centers (see H.R. 5008), H8738 [8NO]

——— eliminate Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission (see S. 853), S1939 [25MR]

——— eliminate copayments for medicines relative to preventive health services (see S. 1573), S3004 [21MY] (see H.R. 3932), H7376 [24JY]

——— eliminate period of eligibility for Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program (see H.R. 444), H461 [10JA]

——— eliminate sunset date and expand eligibility for Veterans Choice Program, provide access to walk-in clinics, expand pharmacy operating hours, encourage peer reviews, and expand telemedicine (see H.R. 23), H201 [3JA]

——— encourage use of design-build construction method for construction projects (see H.R. 3996), H7463 [25JY]

——— enforce licensure requirement for medical providers (see H.R. 3530), H5255 [27JN]

——— enhance payment of monthly housing stipends paid under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see S. 1946), S4455 [24JN]

——— ensure access to acupuncturist services (see S. 2914), S6718 [20NO] (see H.R. 1182), H1581 [13FE]

——— ensure certain departmental medical facilities have physical locations for disposal of controlled substances or medications (see H.R. 4817), H8456 [23OC]

——— ensure certain health care contractors are subject to Federal tort claims laws to improve accountability of physicians (see H.R. 3813), H5999 [17JY]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (see H.R. 95), H204 [3JA]

——— ensure each wheelchair, furnished to a veteran because of a service-connected disability, restores maximum achievable mobility in the activities of daily life, employment, and recreation (see H.R. 2994), H4163 [23MY]

——— ensure repayment of misused benefits of veterans with fiduciaries and establish an appeals process for determinations of veterans’ mental capacity (see H.R. 592), H674 [16JA]

——— ensure that only licensed health care providers are conducting medical disability examinations under a pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations (see S. 1101), S2385 [10AP]

——— ensure that Veterans Health Administration medical professionals are properly credentialed (see S. 3041), S7026 [12DE]

——— ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (see S. 2868), S6604 [14NO] (see H.R. 433), H461 [10JA]

——— enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to conduct surveys to measure cannabis use by veterans (see H.R. 2676), H3727 [10MY]

——— enter into an agreement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or National Cancer Institute to study the correlation between radiation exposure and prostate cancer (see H.R. 5020), H8738 [8NO]

——— enter into an agreement with National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study on radiation exposure relative to cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands (see H.R. 1628), H2583 [7MR]

——— enter into an agreement with Vallejo, CA, for transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery (see S. 127), S220 [15JA] (see S. 2983), S6888 [5DE] (see H.R. 578), H601 [15JA]

——— enter into contracts and agreements for the transfer of certain veterans unable to live independently to non-departmental medical foster homes (see H.R. 1527), H2367 [5MR]

——— enter into grants or other agreements to assist States and local governments with infrastructure projects that support VA medical facilities (see H.R. 2866), H4063 [21MY]

——— enter into partnerships with public and private entities to provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see H.R. 716), H1170 [23JA]

——— establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for Veterans Legacy Program (see S. 3039), S7026 [12DE] (see H.R. 2385), H3303 [29AP]

——— establish a pilot program to award grants to nonprofit veterans service organizations to upgrade community facilities of such organizations (see H.R. 3231), H4627 [12JN]

——— establish a registry for individuals who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances due to drinking water contamination by firefighting foam on military installations (see S. 1105), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2195), H3251 [10AP]

——— establish a rural recruitment office to recruit health care professionals (see H.R. 5032), H8782 [12NO]

——— establish a task force on Agent Orange exposure (see H.R. 637), H715 [17JA]

——— establish a Veterans Conservation Corps (see H.R. 2274), H3255 [10AP]

——— establish Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs (see S. 524), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 2791), H3923 [16MY]

——— establish an advisory committee on implementation of electronic health records (see S. 1154), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 4693), H8197 [16OC]

——— establish an inter-agency task force on use of Federal lands for medical treatment and therapy through outdoor recreation for veterans (see S. 1263), S2569 [1MY] (see H.R. 2435), H3403 [1MY]

——— establish and implement comprehensive anti-harassment and anti-sexual assault policy (see H.R. 4554), H8080 [27SE]

——— establish clinical observation pilot program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school (see S. 2569), S5747 [26SE] (see H.R. 1271), H2031 [14FE]

——— establish partnership to provide legal services for women veterans (see H.R. 3189), H4388 [10JN]

——— establish presumption of service connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss (see S. 2810), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 3866), H7157 [19JY]

——— establish qualifications for human resources positions within the Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 4949), H8717 [31OC]

——— 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. 154), H206 [3JA]

——— establish vacancy and recruitment database to recruit Armed Forces members to satisfy departmental occupational needs and training and certification program for intermediate care technicians (see H.R. 846), H1282 [29JA]

——— establish Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration (see S. 1003), S2239 [3AP] (see H.R. 2045), H3066 [3AP]

——— exempt transfer of funds from Federal agencies to nonprofit corporations established to fund research and education at medical centers from certain Economy Act provisions (see H.R. 1947), H2915 [28MR]

——— expand authority for certain qualifying work-study activities for purposes of educational assistance programs to include outreach services provided through congressional offices (see S. 2806), S6448 [6NO]

——— expand eligibility for Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship to children and spouses of certain deceased Armed Forces members (see S. 1283), S2612 [2MY] (see H.R. 2221), H3253 [10AP]

——— expand eligibility for mental health services to include members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces (see S. 711), S1734 [7MR] (see H.R. 2629), H3678 [9MY]

——— expand eligibility of low-income veterans to receive dental care (see H.R. 2138), H3128 [8AP]

——— expand eligibility of veterans for hospital care and medical services provided by non-departmental medical providers under the Veterans Choice Program (see H.R. 5033), H8782 [12NO]

——— expand health care and benefits for veterans who are victims of military sexual trauma (see S. 374), S1131 [7FE] (see H.R. 1092), H1461 [7FE]

——— expand health care coverage during the transition of Armed Forces members from service to civilian life (see H.R. 5024), H8739 [8NO]

——— expand list of presumptive medical conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension and hypothyroidism (see S. Res. 420), S6567 [13NO] (see H. Res. 729), H9169 [21NO]

——— expand membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see S. 2027), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3582), H5257 [27JN]

——— expand research and education on, and delivery of, complementary and integrative medicine to veterans (see H.R. 1963), H2915 [28MR]

——— expand Veterans Healing Veterans Medical Access and Scholarship Program to include medical students in predominantly Hispanic-serving medical schools (see H.R. 2308), H3263 [12AP]

——— extend and modify certain authorities and requirements (see H.R. 4285), H7664 [11SE]

——— extend authority for operation of regional office in Manila, Philippines (see S. 2484), S5539 [17SE]

——— extend authority relative to presumptions of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to herbicide agents (see H.R. 1482), H2321 [4MR]

——— extend authority to enter into contracts with private physicians to conduct medical disability examinations (see H.R. 2556), H3474 [7MY]

——— extend authorization of appropriations to award grants to veterans service organizations for transportation of highly rural veterans (see S. 850), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 1807), H2745 [14MR]

——— extend authorization period for emergency treatment in non-departmental medical facilities under the Veterans Community Care Program (see H.R. 2493), H3439 [2MY]

——— extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see S. 3091), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 4748), H8258 [18OC]

——— extend period under which an election must be made for entitlement to educational assistance under All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program and phase out such program (see S. 2830), S6507 [12NO] (see H.R. 4162), H7492 [6AU] (see H.R. 5278), H9221 [3DE]

——— extend Women’s Health Transition Training pilot program (see H.R. 2942), H4160 [23MY]

——— formally recognize caregivers, establish certain standards relative to eligibility for caregiver programs, and temporarily extend benefits for veterans determined ineligible for such programs (see S. 2216), S5012 [23JY]

——— furnish dental care in the same manner as any other medical service (see H.R. 96), H204 [3JA]

——— furnish free and comprehensive mental health care to veterans (see H.R. 5027), H8739 [8NO]

——— furnish headstones or markers to private cemeteries for graves of certain veterans without next of kin (see H.R. 1552), H2503 [6MR]

——— furnish health care to veterans, Reserve components, and dependents exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and presume service connection for those affected (see S. 1023), S2240 [3AP] (see H.R. 2102), H3100 [4AP]

——— furnish health care to veterans, Reserve components, and dependents stationed at Wurtsmith AFB, MI, and exposed to volatile organic compounds and presume service connection for those affected (see S. 1024), S2240 [3AP]

——— furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to veterans with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 2504), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 4370), H7772 [18SE]

——— furnish medically necessary transportation for newborn children of certain women veterans (see S. 318), S831 [4FE] (see H.R. 2752), H3841 [15MY]

——— furnish nursing home care and hospital care at State licensed or certified residential care facilities (see H.R. 4985), H8729 [5NO]

——— furnish Vet Center counseling and mental health services to National Guard, Reserve, or Coast Guard members who participated in drug interdiction or emergency or disaster response (see H.R. 1812), H2754 [18MR]

——— give preference to companies that employ veterans when awarding contracts for procurement of goods or services (see S. 1621), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2109), H3100 [4AP]

——— improve ability of veterans to receive in-State tuition using departmental educational assistance (see S. 2136), S4907 [17JY] (see H.R. 3608), H5269 [2JY]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (see H.R. 840), H1282 [29JA]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), consideration (see H. Res. 105), H1389 [6FE]

——— improve access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (see H.R. 3224), H4626 [12JN]

——— improve and protect HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) by prohibiting shifting of funds and increase number and expedite hiring of case managers (see S. 8), S19 [3JA]

——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (see S. 514), S1383 [14FE]

——— improve care provided to newborn children (see S. 835), S1899 [14MR] (see H.R. 2645), H3679 [9MY]

——— improve communications relative to benefits and services for women veterans (see H.R. 2972), H4161 [23MY]

——— improve construction and leasing of medical facilities (see S. 3089), S7156 [18DE]

——— improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans (see H.R. 464), H462 [10JA]

——— improve due process accorded veterans relative to recovery of departmental overpayments and other amounts owed by veterans to the U.S. and improve processing of veterans benefits (see H.R. 4360), H7753 [17SE]

——— improve educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4085), H7476 [26JY]

——— improve efforts to prevent suicide by women veterans (see H.R. 4182), H7496 [9AU]

——— improve management of information technology projects and investments (see S. 2336), S5196 [30JY]

——— improve mental health care (see S. 785), S1845 [13MR]

——— improve oversight and evaluation of mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns (see S. 606), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 2184), H3217 [9AP]

——— improve oversight of contracts awarded to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 561), H600 [15JA]

——— improve processing of veterans benefits, limit authority to recover overpayments and other amounts owed by veterans, and improve due process for veterans relative to such recovery (see S. 805), S1898 [14MR]

——— improve procurement practices (see S. 341), S867 [5FE] (see H.R. 1577), H2504 [6MR]

——— improve programs and services for homeless veterans (see S. 980), S2188 [2AP]

——— improve provision of health care (see H.R. 2884), H4064 [21MY]

——— improve provision of health care to women veterans (see H.R. 3036), H4175 [28MY]

——— improve provision of services and benefits for veterans who experience domestic violence or sexual assault (see S. 2915), S6718 [20NO] (see H.R. 3867), H7157 [19JY]

——— improve recruitment of physicians (see H.R. 2557), H3474 [7MY]

——— improve recruitment of Veterans Health Administration personnel by enhancing the hiring timeline, releasing physicians from non-compete agreements, and updating minimum credentials (see H.R. 1163), H1580 [13FE]

——— improve Specially Adapted Housing program (see S. 2022), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 3504), H5200 [26JN]

——— improve transitional services for separating Armed Forces members and educational assistance (see H.R. 5098), H8877 [14NO]

——— improve work-study allowance program (see S. 2265), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 3535), H5255 [27JN]

——— 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. 730), H1171 [23JA]

——— increase amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients (see S. 857), S1939 [25MR]

——— increase certain veteran funeral benefits (see S. 598), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 497), H517 [11JA]

——— increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program to extend coverage for children of disabled veterans (see S. 1034), S2269 [4AP] (see H.R. 2094), H3099 [4AP]

——— increase maximum amount of grants to States and tribal organizations for operating and maintaining veterans’ cemeteries (see H.R. 5487), H12210 [18DE]

——— increase monthly housing stipends paid under Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program for certain individuals enrolled in distance learning educational programs (see H.R. 3897), H7240 [23JY]

——— inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the U.S. in Laos during the Vietnamese Conflict era (see H.R. 4204), H7520 [23AU]

——— limit copayments for contraceptives (see H.R. 3798), H5998 [17JY]

——— make additional information about postsecondary educational institutions available to veterans (see H.R. 4852), H8457 [23OC]

——— make all fact sheets available in English and Spanish (see H.R. 2943), H4160 [23MY]

——— make certain grants to assist nursing homes for veterans located on tribal lands (see S. 2558), S5747 [26SE] (see H.R. 4532), H8053 [26SE]

——— make grants to eligible organizations to provide service dogs to certain veterans with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 2949), S6755 [21NO]

——— make grants to eligible organizations to provide transition assistance to Armed Forces members recently separated from active duty and their spouses (see H.R. 1599), H2582 [7MR]

——— make grants to entities that provide legal services to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see H.R. 3749), H5774 [12JY]

——— make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs (see H.R. 1749), H2717 [13MR]

——— make permanent authority to provide transportation to and from departmental facilities in connection with vocational rehabilitation or counseling (see H.R. 5074), H8826 [13NO]

——— make permanent authority to transport individuals to and from health facilities in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care (see S. 2966), S6824 [3DE] (see H.R. 4524), H8053 [26SE]

——— make permanent the authority to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing (see H.R. 1750), H2717 [13MR]

——— make permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 2798), H3923 [16MY]

——— make permanent the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (see H.R. 445), H461 [10JA]

——— modify authorities relative to collective bargaining of Veterans Health Administration employees (see S. 462), S1276 [12FE] (see H.R. 1133), H1492 [8FE]

——— modify effective date for inclusion of certain active-duty Armed Forces members in Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program (see S. 2475), S5474 [12SE]

——— modify eligibility requirements for transfer of unused Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits (see S. 2327), S5195 [30JY] (see H.R. 5522), H12290 [19DE]

——— modify presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Thailand during the Vietnam era (see S. 1381), S2769 [9MY] (see H.R. 2201), H3251 [10AP]

——— modify transition period between care and services provided under the Veterans Choice Program and the Veterans Community Care Program (see S. 1656), S3105 [23MY]

——— pay costs relating to transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans’ cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization (see H.R. 697), H996 [22JA]

——— pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to certain individuals during school term, quarter, or semester breaks (see H.R. 1913), H2884 [27MR] (see H.R. 2230), H3253 [10AP]

——— permit appellants in disability compensation cases before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals to appear remotely by picture and voice transmission (see H.R. 4771), H8297 [21OC]

——— permit display of Battlefield Crosses or other fallen soldier displays in national cemeteries (see S. 1545), S2962 [20MY] (see H.R. 1424), H2312 [28FE]

——— permit Members of Congress use of departmental facilities for purposes of meeting with constituents (see H.R. 2846), H4009 [20MY]

——— prohibit collection of a health care copayment from a veteran who is a member of an Indian tribe (see H.R. 4908), H8594 [29OC]

——— prohibit denial of benefits due to participation in a State-approved marijuana program (see H.R. 2191), H3217 [9AP]

——— prohibit from denying home loans for veterans who legally work in the marijuana industry on the basis of the nature of such work (see S. 3087), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 5477), H12209 [18DE]

——— prohibit payment to child care providers that employ individuals convicted of certain crimes (see H.R. 3788), H5998 [17JY]

——— prohibit smoking on premises of Veterans Health Administration facilities (see S. 2106), S4807 [11JY] (see S. 2865), S6604 [14NO] (see H.R. 3700), H5725 [11JY]

——— prohibit transmission of certain information to Dept. of Justice for use by National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see H.R. 3450), H5075 [24JN]

——— provide additional entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program benefits of certain veterans and Armed Forces members who require extra time to complete remedial and deficiency courses (see H.R. 5009), H8738 [8NO]

——— provide administrative support to certain dental care providers and establish a pilot program to provide dental care to certain veterans (see H.R. 2628), H3678 [9MY]

——— provide aid to counties to establish, expand, and improve veterans’ cemeteries (see H.R. 5048), H8783 [12NO]

——— provide benefits for persons disabled by treatment under Veterans Community Care Program (see S. 1934), S4169 [20JN]

——— provide certain employees of Members of Congress and certain State or local government employees with access to case-tracking information (see H.R. 628), H676 [16JA]

——— provide child care assistance to veterans receiving certain training or vocational rehabilitation (see S. 2825), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 5045), H8783 [12NO]

——— provide child care for veterans receiving health care at a Vet Center in the same manner child care is provided at other departmental facilities (see H.R. 1924), H2884 [27MR]

——— provide criminal penalties for individuals acting as agents or attorneys for preparation of a claim under a law administered by the Dept., without being officially recognized for such purposes (see S. 2407), S5249 [31JY]

——— 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. 713), H1170 [23JA]

——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate provision of post-traumatic stress disorder prevention services for veterans (see H.R. 5440), H10306 [16DE]

——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (see S. 1906), S3844 [19JN] (see H.R. 3495), H5199 [26JN]

——— provide for a policy on medicinal cannabis (see H.R. 2675), H3726 [10MY]

——— provide for a presumption of service connection for certain diseases in veterans who were exposed to burn pits (see H.R. 4574), H8080 [27SE]

——— provide for an exception to certain departmental small business contracting requirements relative to procurement of certain goods and services covered under the Ability One program (see H.R. 4920), H8677 [30OC]

——— provide for automatic continuing appropriations (see H.R. 4515), H8053 [26SE]

——— provide for circumstances under which reimbursement for emergency ambulance services shall be provided (see S. 2392), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 485), H463 [10JA]

——— provide for eligibility of certain individuals exposed to burn pits for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care (see H.R. 4137), H7481 [30JY]

——— provide for non-applicability of non-departmental covenants not to compete to appointment of certain Veterans Health Administration personnel (see S. 902), S2043 [27MR]

——— provide for payment of Medal of Honor special pension to the surviving spouse of a deceased Medal of Honor recipient (see S. 891), S2042 [27MR] (see H.R. 1826), H2754 [18MR]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Guam, American Samoa, and Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 1713), H2715 [13MR]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea (see S. 576), S1539 [27FE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Vietnam (see H.R. 2200), H3251 [10AP]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (see S. 1195), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 203), H208 [3JA] (see H.R. 299), H282 [8JA]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for illnesses associated with open burn pits (see H.R. 4086), H7476 [26JY]

——— provide for presumption of service-connected disability for certain veterans who served in Palomares, Spain (see S. 1896), S3843 [19JN]

——— provide for treatment of proceeds from seized or forfeited assets in connection with certain third-party land use at the West Los Angeles, CA, Medical Center (see H.R. 5093), H8877 [14NO]

——— provide hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for veterans discharged from the Armed Forces by reason of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 2931), H4119 [22MY]

——— provide hospital care and medical services to veterans living in Palau, the Marshall Islands, and Micronesia and study whether to establish a permanent VA facility in these countries (see S. 1222), S2485 [29AP] (see H.R. 2916), H4118 [22MY]

——— provide inscriptions for veterans’ spouses and children on certain headstones and markers (see S. 2651), S5922 [21OC] (see H.R. 1126), H1492 [8FE]

——— provide notice to Congress of any suicide or attempted suicide of a veteran in a departmental facility (see H.R. 2340), H3274 [18AP]

——— provide notice to persons filing a claim for damage, injury, or death on certain departmental forms (see H.R. 4526), H8053 [26SE]

——— provide permanent appropriations to award grants to veterans service organizations for transportation of highly rural veterans (see H.R. 4589), H8088 [1OC]

——— provide process for family members of deceased individuals eligible for burn pit registry to register for such registry on behalf of the deceased individual (see H.R. 1001), H1390 [6FE]

——— provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses who do not have mobility impairments (see H.R. 3147), H4343 [5JN]

——— provide training in use of medical cannabis for all departmental primary care providers (see H.R. 2677), H3727 [10MY]

——— provide unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war (see S. 1594), S3058 [22MY]

——— reauthorize Supportive Services for Veteran Families Grant Program, dedicate funding to organizations that help women veterans and families, and analyze shortfalls in homelessness programs for women (see H.R. 2924), H4118 [22MY]

——— reduce credit hour requirement for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program (see S. 2011), S4628 [27JN] (see H.R. 2196), H3251 [10AP]

——— reimburse veterans for cost of emergency medical transportation to a Federal facility (see H.R. 3350), H4917 [19JN]

——— reinstate and compensate family caregivers improperly removed or benefits reduced from family caregiver program and ensure eligible caregivers receive fair and consistent support (see S. 1648), S3105 [23MY]

——— remove manifestation period needed for presumption of service connection for chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, and acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy associated with exposure to herbicides (see S. 332), S867 [5FE] (see H.R. 566), H600 [15JA]

——— reorganize the Chaplain Service (see S. 3128), S7208 [19DE]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 622), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 553), H600 [15JA]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 553), waive consensus calendar (see H. Res. 476), H5301 [9JY]

——— report biennially on actions taken to address issues that led to inclusion of veterans health care on GAO High Risk List (see H.R. 698), H996 [22JA]

——— report major adverse personnel actions involving certain health care employees to the National Practitioner Data Bank and applicable State licensing boards (see S. 221), S586 [24JA]

——— report on availability of prosthetic items for women veterans (see H.R. 2681), H3727 [10MY]

——— report on benefits being received disaggregated by sex and minority group member status in order to fill gaps in coverage and strengthen benefits (see H.R. 4165), H7492 [6AU]

——— report on patient safety and quality of care at medical centers (see S. 2995), S6888 [5DE] (see S. 3147), S7208 [19DE]

——— require congressional approval before appropriation of funds for major medical facility leases (see H.R. 1722), H2716 [13MR]

——— require directors of medical centers to submit annual pamphlets on the status of such facilities (see H.R. 1944), H2914 [28MR]

——— require educational institutions to abide by certain principles as a condition of approval for purposes of participating in departmental educational assistance programs (see H.R. 4625), H8101 [8OC]

——— require inclusion of veterans in housing planning and an annual report on housing assistance to veterans (see H.R. 165), H207 [3JA]

——— require in-patient psychiatric care for any veteran enrolled in the VA health care system requesting such care (see H.R. 2997), H4163 [23MY]

——— require notices of denial of claims for benefits be delivered by certified mail (see H.R. 749), H1209 [24JA]

——— require public access through departmental website to legislatively requested reports and provide Congress with a list of reports that are no longer useful (see H.R. 4613), H8095 [4OC]

——— require report on access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (see H.R. 4096), H7479 [30JY]

——— require work-study wages to match local minimum wage if higher than State minimum wage to ensure fair pay for veteran students (see H.R. 5052), H8783 [12NO]

——— restore a veteran’s rights to own or possess a firearm by requiring proof a veteran is a danger to self or others before reporting to National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 1331), S2645 [6MY] (see H.R. 3826), H7149 [18JY]

——— review health care providers whose licenses were terminated for care or services provided at non-departmental facilities and notify patients who received inadequate care from such providers (see S. 123), S220 [15JA] (see H.R. 4858), H8462 [24OC]

——— review processes and requirements for scheduling health care appointments and conducting consultations (see S. 629), S1594 [28FE]

——— revise definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse (see H.R. 1030), H1391 [6FE]

——— revise mission statement to be more inclusive of women veterans and surviving family members (see H.R. 3010), H4164 [23MY]

——— staff each medical center with at least one suicide prevention coordinator (see H.R. 5029), H8739 [8NO]

——— study and report on the prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma and liver disease in veterans of the Vietnam era caused by exposure to certain parasites (see H.R. 2568), H3474 [7MY]

——— submit a plan to address certain high risk areas identified by GAO relative to acquisition management (see H.R. 4477), H7901 [24SE]

——— submit certain reports relative to health care and treatment provided to women veterans (see H.R. 3636), H5302 [9JY]

——— submit to Congress a report on advancement of whole health transformation (see H.R. 2359), H3283 [25AP]

——— submit to Congress an annual report on suicide among veterans (see S. 3122), S7207 [19DE]

——— support university law school programs designed to provide legal assistance to veterans (see H.R. 5019), H8738 [8NO]

——— support Veterans Health Administration, oppose privatization of health care services, integrate health care networks with non-departmental providers when necessary, and allow employees to unionize (see H. Res. 701), H8878 [14NO]

——— take actions necessary to ensure that certain individuals may update the burn pit registry with a registered individual’s cause of death (see S. 554), S1492 [26FE] (see H.R. 1381), H2234 [26FE]

——— treat digitized records as originals for purposes of claims (see H.R. 4588), H8088 [1OC]

——— update handbook on planning and activating community-based outpatient clinics to improve leasing projects and provide training on use of such handbook (see H.R. 3277), H4694 [13JN]

——— 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 H.R. 1802), H2745 [14MR]

——— waive fees for Purple Heart recipients serving on active duty for home loan program guaranteed loans (see H.R. 1448), H2313 [28FE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration (see H. Res. 445), H4769 [18JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 708), H8957 [18NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), correction in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 75), H9057 [19NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (see H.R. 2745), H3840 [15MY]

Depts. of Defense and Education: expand and rename Troops-to-Teachers program (see S. 2248), S5062 [24JY] (see H.R. 2869), H4063 [21MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: 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. 319), S831 [4FE] (see H.R. 955), H1349 [4FE]

——— provide authority to enter into agreements to plan, design, and construct, or lease facilities to be operated as shared medical facilities (see S. 2328), S5195 [30JY] (see H.R. 4152), H7488 [2AU]

Depts. of Education and Veterans Affairs: increase coordination to protect veterans from troubled schools by conducting risk analyses of certain institutions receiving payments under heightened cash monitoring payment method (see H.R. 4012), H7464 [25JY]

Depts. of Energy and Veterans Affairs: conduct collaborative research to improve health care services for veterans (see S. 143), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 617), H675 [16JA]

District of Columbia: recognize residents who are active duty servicemembers, National Guard members, reservists, veterans, and their families deserve full participation in Government through statehood (see H. Res. 407), H4165 [23MY]

——— recognize service of veterans, condemn denial of voting rights in Congress and full home rule for resident veterans and their families, and call for statehood (see H. Res. 685), H8739 [8NO]

Dole, Bob: authorize honorary appointment to grade of colonel in the regular Army (see S. 252), S742 [29JA] (see H.R. 859), H1283 [29JA]

Drugs: end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (see H.R. 127), H205 [3JA]

——— increase number of cannabis manufacturers registered under Controlled Substances Act for legitimate research purposes and allow VA health care providers to recommend federally-approved cannabis clinical trials (see H.R. 601), H674 [16JA]

——— reduce gap between Federal and State marijuana policy (see S. 421), S1133 [7FE] (see H.R. 1119), H1491 [8FE]

Easterseals (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 85), S1594 [28FE] (see H. Res. 100), H1362 [5FE]

Edmonds, Rodrick W.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 642), S1621 [4MR] (see H.R. 1908), H2884 [27MR]

Employment: expand access to apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships among inmates, the formerly incarcerated, high school students, those not in educational institutions, Armed Forces members, and veterans (see H.R. 4369), H7754 [17SE]

——— 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. 4824), H8456 [23OC]

——— transition military veterans into new careers in education (see H.R. 5067), H8826 [13NO]

Eureka Springs, AR: recognize Aviation Cadet Museum as ‘‘America’s National Aviation Cadet Museum’’ (see S. Res. 211), S2884 [15MY]

FAA: establish a pilot program to provide flight training services to veterans (see S. 2623), S5895 [17OC]

——— improve hiring process for air traffic controllers by prioritizing hiring of veterans and FAA Certified Collegiate Training Initiative school graduates (see S. 1148), S2433 [11AP] (see S. 1322), S2645 [6MY]

FCC: designate 3-digit dialing code for veterans in crisis (see S. 2003), S4627 [27JN]

——— designate 9-8-8 as universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operated through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Veterans Crisis Line (see S. 2661), S5965 [22OC] (see H.R. 4194), H7510 [20AU]

Federal agencies and departments: provide that children of certain permanently disabled or deceased veterans shall be preference eligible for appointment in the civil service (see H.R. 3938), H7376 [24JY]

Federal aid programs: ensure seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities who receive Social Security and certain other benefits receive a payment if no cost-of-living adjustment is payable in a calendar year (see H.R. 46), H202 [3JA]

——— extend authority for financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing (see S. 2489), S5539 [17SE]

Flags: designate a Purple Heart Flag (see H.R. 5237), H9168 [21NO]

——— designate Honor and Remember Flag as an official symbol to recognize and honor Armed Forces members who died in the line of duty (see S. 2371), S5248 [31JY] (see H.R. 3615), H5269 [2JY]

GAO: assess responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Dept. of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators (see S. 1392), S2770 [9MY] (see H.R. 2333), H3274 [18AP]

——— conduct an assessment of all memoranda of understanding and agreement between Dept. of Veterans Affairs and non-departmental entities relative to suicide prevention and mental health services for veterans (see H.R. 2372), H3283 [25AP]

——— conduct reviews of certain budget requests for Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical care accounts (see H.R. 1721), H2716 [13MR]

——— report on Dept. of Veterans Affairs handling of veterans considered high risk, review mental health and suicide prevention services, and report on efforts to integrate mental health care into primary care clinics (see H.R. 5030), H8739 [8NO]

——— study disability and pension benefits provided to National Guard and Reserve components of the Armed Forces members by Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see S. 3110), S7207 [19DE] (see H.R. 4183), H7500 [13AU]

Gold Star families: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, in recognition of sacrifice and service to the U.S. (see S. 1715), S3215 [4JN]

Gold Star Families Remembrance Day: designate (see S. Res. 93), S1660 [5MR] (see H. Res. 39), H519 [11JA] (see H. Res. 269), H2917 [28MR]

Gold Star Families Remembrance Week: designate (see S. Res. 313), S5539 [17SE]

Gold Star Father’s Day: designate (see H. Res. 706), H8909 [15NO]

Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation: extend authority for establishment of a commemorative work in honor of Gold Star Families (see S. 1673), S3106 [23MY] (see H.R. 2819), H3961 [17MY]

Gold Star Wives Day: designate (see S. Res. 68), S1326 [13FE]

Gold Star Wives of America, Inc.: amend charter to remove certain restrictions (see S. 1714), S3215 [4JN]

Green Alert System Advisory and Support Committee: establish to develop Green Alert systems that would be activated when a veteran goes missing (see S. 699), S1733 [7MR]

GSA: allow Dept. of Veterans Affairs to lease space for preventive health fitness programs (see H.R. 5090), H8877 [14NO]

Guerra, Raul: extend condolences to friends and family of fallen Naval reservist and journalist during Vietnamese Conflict, honor courage and character, and commend efforts to return remains to the U.S. (see H. Res. 529), H7467 [25JY]

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. 1183), H1581 [13FE]

Henderson Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Henderson, NV: designate (see H.R. 1198), H1582 [13FE]

Housing: make homebuyers aware of all loan options by providing veterans with a written comparison of Dept. of Veterans Affairs, FHA, and conventional loan options and provide counseling on housing benefits (see S. 2835), S6507 [12NO]

Hunting and trapping: establish a Federal closing date for duck hunting season and establish special duck hunting days for youths, veterans, and active military personnel (see H.R. 742), H1209 [24JA]

Immigration: ban Federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that interfere with enforcement of Federal immigration law and redirect such funds to homeless and veterans’ assistance programs (see H.R. 3218), H4626 [12JN]

——— exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see S. 1598), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2908), H4118 [22MY]

——— prevent noncitizen veterans from being deported, improve tracking of noncitizen veterans in immigration proceedings, and bring certain eligible deported veterans back home (see H.R. 4890), H8539 [28OC]

——— provide admission of certain sons and daughters of U.S. citizens who served on active duty in the Armed Forces abroad (see H.R. 1640), H2613 [8MR]

Income: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay and disability compensation to certain disabled retirees who are not eligible for combat-related special compensation (see H.R. 5060), H8825 [13NO]

——— 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. 208), S586 [24JA] (see H.R. 303), H282 (see H.R. 333), H283 [8JA]

——— provide automatic cost-of-living adjustments in rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 408), S1132 [7FE]

Jacksonville, FL: designate the POW/MIA Memorial and Museum as the National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum (see H.R. 4446), H7865 [20SE]

Jerry Donnellan VA Community Clinic, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 4042), H7465 [25JY]

Korean War: call for formal end of war, pay tribute to veterans, victims, and divided families, and support continued negotiations toward denuclearization of the Korean penisula (see H. Res. 152), H2234 [26FE]

——— require veterans who were captured or entered MIA status while serving in a combat unit receive combat pay for each month spent in captured or MIA status (see H.R. 2555), H3474 [7MY]

Lake Havasu City Combat Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Lake Havasu City, AZ: designate (see H.R. 3314), H4770 [18JN]

Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic, Las Cruces, NM: designate (see S. 2823), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 4969), H8718 [31OC]

Law enforcement: provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans (see S. 432), S1165 [11FE] (see H.R. 450), H462 [10JA]

Major Brent Taylor Vet Center Outstation, North Ogden, UT: designate (see S. 49), S67 [8JA] (see H.R. 54), H203 [3JA]

Mardasson Memorial: restore and maintain monument in Belgium honoring U.S. servicemen wounded or killed at the Battle of the Bulge during World War II (see S. 2206), S5011 [23JY]

Margaret Cochran Corbin Campus of the VA New York Harbor Health Care System, New York, NY: designate (see S. 898), S2042 [27MR] (see H.R. 1925), H2884 [27MR]

Marine Corps: designate national day of remembrance for 1983 terrorist bombings of Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon (see S. Res. 374), S6092 [23OC] (see H. Res. 515), H7377 [24JY]

Mariner, Rosemary A.: tribute (see S. Res. 61), S1133 [7FE]

Mattis, James N.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4867), H8538 [28OC]

McGee, Charles E.: authorize honorary promotion to brigadier general in the Air Force (see S. 2052), S4677 [28JN]

Medicare: address certain discrimination relative to provision of mental health services and stabilize and modernize provision of partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 1564), H2503 [6MR]

——— modify requirement for certain former Armed Forces members to enroll in Part B to be eligible for TRICARE for Life and provide coverage of certain DNA specimen provenance assay tests (see H.R. 2371), H3283 [25AP]

——— modify requirement for certain former Armed Forces members to enroll in Part B to be eligible for TRICARE for Life and provide for ambulatory surgical payment transparency (see H.R. 3416), H5036 [21JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: deem certain State veterans homes meeting certain health and safety standards as meeting conditions and requirements for skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 4138), H7481 [30JY]

Megellas, James: award Medal of Honor (see S. 98), S142 [10JA] (see H.R. 238), H211 [3JA]

Mental health: recognize importance and effectiveness of veteran-to-veteran sponsorship programs (see H. Res. 483), H5584 [10JY]

Military Retiree Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 118), S1900 [14MR] (see H. Res. 361), H3501 [8MY]

Montana: designate a mountain ridge as ‘‘B–47 Ridge’’ in honor of servicemen killed in an Air Force training mission crash on such ridge (see S. 490), S1382 [14FE] (see H.R. 1267), H2031 [14FE]

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see S. 2991), S6888 [5DE]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 294), S5249 [31JY]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish Missing Armed Forces Personnel Records Collection (see S. 2794), S6447 [6NO]

National Atomic Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 687), H8740 [8NO]

National Destroyer Recognition Month: designate (see H. Res. 229), H2745 [14MR]

National GI Bill Commemoration Week: designate (see S. Res. 256), S4169 [20JN] (see H. Res. 451), H4918 [19JN]

National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation: recognize Arlington, TX, as home of National Medal of Honor Museum and authorize establishment of commemorative work in the District of Columbia or its environs (see H.R. 5173), H9056 [19NO]

National Park Service: waive application fee for any special use permit for veterans demonstrations and special events at war memorials on Federal land (see H.R. 1702), H2680 [12MR]

National parks and recreation areas: provide a lifetime America the Beautiful—National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands Pass to any veteran with a service-connected disability (see S. 327), S831 [4FE] (see H.R. 4930), H8678 [30OC]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 220), S3106 [23MY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 220), S3106 [23MY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 455), H5006 [20JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month: designate (see H. Res. 455), H5006 [20JN]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 2042), S4629 [27JN] (see H.R. 1830), H2754 [18MR]

National Purple Heart Honor Commission: mint coins in commemoration (see S. 2815), S6475 [7NO]

National Veterans Small Business Week: designate (see S. Res. 413), S6475 [7NO]

——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 677), H8724 [1NO]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H. Res. 213), H2647 [11MR]

National World War II Memorial: mint coins in commemoration (see H.R. 4681), H8143 [15OC]

National Yellow Ribbon Day: designate (see H. Res. 263), H2885 [27MR]

Native Americans: authorize urban Indian organizations to enter arrangements to share medical services and facilities with Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense to improve health care access for Native American veterans (see S. 2365), S5247 [31JY] (see H.R. 4153), H7488 [2AU]

——— honor and recognize military service and contributions of Native Americans veterans and communities (see H. Res. 403), H4164 [23MY]

——— provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (see H.R. 2999), H4163 [23MY]

Navy: call for exoneration of African American sailors convicted of mutiny in connection with their service at Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Concord, CA, during World War II (see H. Res. 126), H1583 [13FE]

——— recognize victims, commemorate anniversary of explosion, and call for exoneration of African-American sailors convicted of mutiny in connection with their service at Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Concord, CA, during World War II (see H. Con. Res. 49), H4432 [11JN]

North Little Rock, AR: transfer lands at Camp Joseph T. Robinson to Arkansas Dept. of Veterans Affairs for expansion of Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery (see S. 986), S2189 [2AP] (see H.R. 2033), H2985 [2AP]

NSF: promote veteran involvement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, computer science, and scientific research (see S. 153), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 425), H461 [10JA]

Overton, Richard A.: tribute (see S. Res. 10), S68 [8JA] (see H. Res. 37), H518 [11JA]

Poland: celebrate anniversary of diplomatic relations with the U.S., honor service of Poles who served during World War II and in Afghanistan and Iraq, and recognize contributions of Polish Americans (see H. Res. 699), H8878 [14NO]

Postal Service: authorize veterans service organizations to solicit donations at post offices before and after Federal holidays (see S. 1412), S2770 [9MY]

——— issue PFC Garfield M. Langhorn Memorial semipostal stamp to benefit veterans (see H.R. 688), H719 [17JA]

Public lands: promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation by expediting permits, encouraging access by veterans, prioritizing recreation, and maintaining trails and infrastructure (see S. 1967), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 3458), H5165 [25JN]

Purple Star Families Week: designate (see H. Res. 734), H9179 [26NO]

Religion: recognize historic contributions by the American Muslim community (see S. Res. 214), S3005 [21MY] (see H. Res. 276), H2938 [1AP]

Riverside County Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office, Murrieta, CA: designate (see H.R. 646), H716 [17JA]

ROTC: improve benefits for survivors of deceased graduates (see S. 2564), S5747 [26SE] (see H.R. 3178), H4388 [10JN] (see H.R. 5378), H10015 [10DE]

SBA: assume responsibility of verifying small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 1615), H2583 [7MR]

——— clarify treatment of certain surviving spouses under the definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see S. 3008), S6949 [10DE] (see H.R. 499), H517 [11JA]

——— codify Boots to Business Program (see H.R. 3537), H5256 [27JN]

——— establish Office of Emerging Markets (see S. 2360), S5247 [31JY]

——— expand fee waivers on small-dollar loans for veterans and borrowers in underserved communities (see S. 2138), S4907 [17JY]

——— improve programs for veterans (see S. 1998), S4566 [26JN]

——— waive guarantee fee for veterans and spouses of veterans for Export Working Capital, International Trade, and Export Express programs (see S. 2189), S4948 [18JY]

SEC: require public companies to disclose gender, race, ethnicity, and veteran status of their board directors, nominees, and senior executive officers (see S. 360), S919 [6FE] (see H.R. 1018), H1391 [6FE] (see H.R. 5084), H8877 [14NO]

Senate: establish McCain-Mansfield Fellowship Program for military veterans (see S. Res. 410), S6475 [7NO]

Sergeant John Toombs Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility, Murfreesboro, TN: designate (see H.R. 1341), H2100 [25FE]

Servicemen’s Readjustment Act: anniversary (see S. Res. 256), S4169 [20JN] (see H. Res. 451), H4918 [19JN]

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate (see S. Res. 166), S2435 [11AP]

Small business: require GAO report on access to credit for veteran-owned and controlled small business and SBA report on Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development (see H.R. 3734), H5774 [12JY]

Social Security: establish disability benefit offset for Purple Heart recipients (see H.R. 2655), H3679 [9MY]

Society of the First Infantry Division: authorize addition of names of First Infantry Division members killed in action to First Division Monument on White House Grounds (see S. 389), S1132 [7FE] (see H.R. 1088), H1461 [7FE]

Taxation: allow increased work opportunity credit for employers of recently discharged veterans (see H.R. 1196), H1582 [13FE]

——— allow members of Armed Forces Ready Reserve to make elective deferrals to retirement plans on the basis of their service (see H.R. 905), H1334 [30JA]

——— allow tax credits to veterans for establishment of franchises (see H.R. 446), H461 [10JA]

——— establish a small business start-up tax credit for veterans creating businesses in underserved communities (see S. 2100), S4807 [11JY] (see H.R. 186), H208 [3JA]

——— extend work opportunity tax credit for veterans (see H.R. 3550), H5256 [27JN]

——— make permanent the work opportunity tax credit (see S. 978), S2188 [2AP] (see H.R. 2213), H3252 [10AP]

——— 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. 5250), H9169 [21NO]

——— modify unearned income taxation of certain children (see H.R. 4728), H8227 [17OC]

——— 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. 223), S586 [24JA] (see H.R. 802), H1217 [25JA]

——— provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to veterans’ service organizations that do not have wartime service membership requirements (see H.R. 1715), H2715 [13MR]

——— provide refundable tax credit to landlords of veterans receiving HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) rental assistance (see H.R. 2225), H3253 [10AP]

——— provide that eligibility to contribute to health savings accounts is not affected by receipt of VA medical services under laws for disabilities to include hospital services and extended care services (see H.R. 3565), H5257 [27JN]

——— provide work opportunity credit for hiring veterans in field of renewable energy (see H.R. 322), H283 [8JA]

——— provide work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans who are receiving certain educational assistance (see S. 537), S1436 [25FE] (see H.R. 2499), H3439 [2MY]

——— qualify homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students for low-income housing tax credit (see S. 767), S1844 [13MR] (see H.R. 4865), H8538 [28OC]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (see S. 1370), S2743 [8MY] (see H.R. 2481), H3439 [2MY] (see H.R. 2716), H3788 [14MY]

Tax-exempt organizations: allow certain veterans organizations to take into account membership of spouses, widows, and widowers of Armed Forces members for purposes of determining tax-exempt status (see H.R. 2323), H3270 [15AP]

Transportation Security Administration: issue provisional transportation security cards to honorably discharged veterans (see H.R. 4552), H8080 [27SE]

——— provide TSA PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans (see S. 1881), S3651 [18JN] (see H.R. 3356), H4917 [19JN]

Travis W. Atkins Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Bozeman, MT: designate (see S. 900), S2043 [27MR] (see H.R. 1918), H2884 [27MR]

Treaties and agreements: 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. 42), H4119 [22MY]

U.S. Special Operations Forces: mint coins in commemoration of Conan, the military working dog (see H.R. 5537), H12297 [23DE]

Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see S. Res. 69), S1326 [13FE]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of return of Indiana National Guard 151st Infantry Regiment Company D, commonly referred to as the Indiana Rangers, from combat (see S. Res. 301), S5249 [31JY] (see H. Res. 508), H7241 [23JY]

——— commend Korean and Korean-American veterans for service to the U.S. (see H. Res. 404), H4164 [23MY]

——— provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange (see H.R. 326), H283 [8JA]

——— 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.R. 2097), H3099 [4AP]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 270), H2917 [28MR]

Women veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Res. 415), S6475 [7NO] (see H. Res. 579), H7902 [24SE]

Women Veterans Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 235), S3253 [5JN] (see H. Res. 438), H4627 [12JN]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. Army Rangers veterans (see S. 1757), S3283 [10JN] (see H.R. 5002), H8738 [8NO]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to U.S. POW taken prisoner by Japan while serving in the Pacific Theater (see H.R. 5044), H8783 [12NO]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) known as ‘‘Merrill’s Marauders’’ for bravery and service in the jungles of Burma (see S. 743), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 906), H1334 [30JA]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to members of Women’s Army Corps assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six Triple Eight’’ (see S. 633), S1594 [28FE] (see H.R. 3138), H4342 [5JN]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to Mexican Air Force Escuadrón 201 known as ‘‘Aztec Eagles’’ (see H.R. 1889), H2827 [26MR]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to troops who defended Bataan and Corregidor (see S. 1093), S2328 [9AP] (see H.R. 2192), H3217 [9AP]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (see S. 1421), S2786 [13MY] (see H.R. 2350), H3279 [22AP]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. nationals who joined the Royal Canadian Air Force or Royal Air Force (see H.R. 980), H1361 [5FE]

——— commemorate anniversary of Battle of the Bulge and honor those who fought and those who died there (see S. Con. Res. 23), S5249 [31JY] (see H.J. Res. 81), H10306 [16DE]

——— provide that service in U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps constituted active military service for veteran classification (see H.R. 3746), H5774 [12JY]

——— recognize and honor service of individuals who served in U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps by providing veteran status, honorable discharges and service medals where merited, and limited burial benefits (see S. 997), S2239 [3AP] (see H.R. 2056), H3067 [3AP]

——— recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France (see S. Res. 135), S2189 [2AP] (see H. Res. 413), H4180 [30MY]

Wreaths Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 440), S6756 [21NO]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S6187 [28OC], S6271 [30OC], S6735 [21NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), motion to proceed, S5881 [17OC], S5946 [22OC]

Cost Estimates

Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act (H.R. 299): CBO, H3747 [14MY]

Letters

Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act: several veterans organizations, H3746 [14MY]

——— Ted Painter and Aleks Morosk, National Military & Veterans Alliance, H3747 [14MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs request for waiver of requirement to test certain payment and delivery models to reduce expenditures: Robert L. Wilkie, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S7030 [12DE]

Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act: several veterans and military organizations, H4145 [23MY]

Major Brent Taylor Vet Center Outstation, North Ogden, UT: Frank Maughan, DAV, H2339 [5MR]

——— G. Hayes Stromness, American Legion, H2339 [5MR]

——— Nick Flake, VFW, H2339 [5MR]

Verification Alignment and Service-Disabled Business Adjustment (VA-SBA) Act: Representative Takano, Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House), H8807 [13NO]

——— Representative Velázquez, Committee on Small Business (House), H8807 [13NO]

Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act: Maynard Friesz, Easterseals (organization), H1420 [7FE]

Lists

Bloomington-Normal, IL, American Legion Honor Guard members and support personnel, E689 [30MY]

Illinois veterans, E1172 [18SE], E1295 [16OC]

New Hampshire 2d Congressional District Vietnam Commemorative Pin recipients, E1360 [29OC]

Senate staff who worked on H.R. 3055, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction appropriations, S6322 [31OC]

Springfield, VA, VFW Americanism Award recipients, E760 [12JN]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2020: President Trump, S1760 [11MR], H2625 [11MR]

Motions

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), H1479 [8FE]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S5880 [17OC], S6734, S6735 [21NO], H9035 [19NO]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 299, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act, H3785 [14MY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 450, Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act, H1457 [7FE]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1615, Verification Alignment and Service-Disabled Business Adjustment (VA-SBA) Act, H8824 [13NO]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1830, National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act, H7832 [19SE]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1947, Federal transfer of funds to Dept. of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit corporations established to fund research and education at medical centers exemption from certain Economy Act provisions, H4062 [21MY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1988, Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act, H5300 [9JY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 2938, Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need (HAVEN) Act, H7237 [23JY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 3504, Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act, H7238 [23JY]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 4162, GI Bill Planning Act, H8781 [12NO]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 4625, Protect the GI Bill Act, H8781 [12NO]

Office of Congressional Workplace Rights: recommendations for improvements to the Congressional Accountability Act, S1439–S1443 [25FE], H2096–H2099 [25FE]

Obituaries

Ebeltoft, William C.: Dickinson (ND) Press, S7223 [19DE]

Flangas, William G.: Las Vegas (NV) Review-Journal, E31 [10JA]

Poems

‘‘Greater Good,’’ Albert C. Caswell, S2767 [9MY]

‘‘Now You Are Two,’’ Harold Renwick, H5081 [25JN]

Regulations

Senate disabled veteran leave regulations, S5741–S5743 [26SE]

Remarks in House

American Freedom Fund (organization): tribute, H441 [10JA]

American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (H.R. 1641), E276 [8MR]

——— allow determination of membership requirements (S. 504), H7220–H7222 [23JY]

——— anniversary, H2703 [13MR], E299 [13MR], E316 [18MR], E733 [10JN], E739, E747 [11JN], E788 [18JN], E1106 [9SE]

——— anniversary (H. Res. 539), E1055 [16AU]

——— anniversary of American Legion Auxiliary, E1408 [8NO]

Amherst, NY: anniversary of Buffalo Vet Center, E734 [10JN]

Analytical Engineering, Inc.: Dept. of Labor Gold HIRE Vets Medallion Award recipient, H9262 [5DE]

Ann Arbor, MI: groundbreaking of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Fisher House, E768 [13JN]

Arizona: tribute to Goodyear, AZ, Rotary Club of White Tanks and Youth4Troops (organization) community service project preparing care packages for deployed servicemembers and homeless veterans, E961 [23JY]

Arkansas: Arkansas Dept. of Veterans Affairs commemoration of Korean War veterans, E958 [23JY]

Armed Forces: enhance recordkeeping relative to exposure by members to certain occupational and environmental hazards while deployed overseas, H10085 [11DE], E1582 [12DE]

——— enhance recordkeeping relative to exposure by members to certain occupational and environmental hazards while deployed overseas (H.R. 2617), H4303 [4JN]

——— ensure certain TRICARE beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico may enroll in TRICARE Prime (H.R. 2171), H4019 [21MY]

——— improve TRICARE program for retired members of the National Guard and Reserve components (H.R. 5169), H9042 [19NO]

——— report to National Instant Criminal Background Check System any member convicted of offenses that would disqualify them from possessing or receiving a firearm and study feasibility of military protective order database, H5553 [10JY]

——— take certain steps to improve Transition Assistance Program and other transition assistance to members who are separated, retired, or discharged (H.R. 2326), H4035–H4039 [21MY]

——— tribute, H1355 [5FE]

——— tribute to military families, H8835 [14NO]

Armed Forces Day: observance, H3930 [17MY]

Armed Forces Service Center (organization): tribute to Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport volunteers and staff, E1611 [18DE]

Army: anniversary of safe return of 173d Quartermaster Service Co., from Vietnamese Conflict, E1038 [6AU]

Association of Military Banks of America: anniversary, H4060 [21MY]

Bankruptcy: exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (H.R. 2938), H4124 [23MY], H7215, H7216 [23JY], E979 [24JY]

Barnegat, NJ: tribute to Barnegat VFW Post 10092 recipient of National Outstanding Community Service Award, E1583 [12DE]

Bell, Richmond: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E943 [18JY]

Bellavia, David: Medal of Honor recipient, H5072 [24JN]

Benefits: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 1200), H4042, H4043 [21MY]

Bloomington, IL: tribute to American Legion Louis E. Davis Post 56 Honor Guard, E689 [30MY]

Bond County, IL: tribute to DAR Greenville-Benjamin Mills Chapter, E695 [3JN]

Bradley, Justin: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1457 [18NO]

Bravo Company, NEW Battalion (organization): tribute, E990 [25JY]

Breese, IL: anniversary of American Legion Timmermann-Benhoff Post 252, E880 [9JY]

Bridgeton, NJ: tribute to VFW Post 1795, H8398 [23OC]

Brown, Jaron: Rutgers University-Camden Student Veteran of the Year award recipient, E1505 [26NO]

Bryan, TX: anniversary of American Legion Earl Graham Post 159, E285 [11MR]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of American Legion Jesse Clipper Post 430, E1140 [12SE]

——— tribute to Junior ROTC Memorial Day Recognition Assembly, E678 [28MY]

California: tribute to LGBTQ Veterans Memorial, E523 [1MY]

Canandaigua, VA: tribute to Canandaigua VA Medical Center, E139 [6FE]

Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize use of rotunda to honor the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II upon death, H5648 [11JY]

Captain Humayun Khan Post Office, Charlottesville, VA: change address (S. 725), H2971 [2AP]

Cato, Tam: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, H4338 [5JN]

Chapman, Douglas: Texas 3d Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1329 [23OC]

Chisolm, Robert E.: 82d Airborne Division All American Hall of Fame inductee, H4149 [23MY]

Cogley, Herbert: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1439 [14NO]

Collier County Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute, E1256 [4OC]

Colorado Springs, CO: anniversary of American Legion Post 5, E917 [15JY]

Columbus, IN: Columbus Police Dept., recipient of Dept. of Defense Above and Beyond Award, H5308 [10JY]

Concord, NC: anniversary of American Legion Post 51, E1488 [21NO]

Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, H350–H355 [9JA], H1274 [29JA]

Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program: establish (H. Res. 107), H8580–H8583, H8585 [29OC], H8600 [30OC]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: ensure representatives from military-serving and veteran-serving financial institutions are included on advisory committees, H4099 [22MY]

——— ensure servicemembers, veterans, and their family members are represented on Consumer Advisory Board, H4098 [22MY]

Covington, OH: tribute to World War I veterans, E657 [22MY]

Credit: clarify seasoning requirements for certain refinanced mortgage loans to allow pooling of Dept. of Veterans Affairs loans through Ginnie Mae (H.R. 1988), H5274–H5276 [9JY]

——— clarify seasoning requirements for certain refinanced mortgage loans to allow pooling of Dept. of Veterans Affairs loans through Ginnie Mae (S. 1749), H5289 [9JY]

——— extend consumer protections relative to interest rates and credit limits provided to Armed Forces members to veterans, their families, and all consumers (H.R. 5050), E1429 [12NO]

Daily, Philip: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E116 [30JA]

Dearborn, MI: tribute to Memorial Day parade, E707 [4JN]

Defense Health Agency: impact of consolidation of medical care systems on access to medical services, H4730, H4731 [18JN]

Deffibaugh, Steven: Texas 3d Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1330 [23OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H9156 [21NO]

Denton VA Mental Health Annex, Denton, TX: opening, E1027 [2AU]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish a loan program to support mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities for veterans to become farmers or ranchers (H.R. 562), H1250 [29JA], H5027 [21JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow veterans enrolled in Wounded Warrior program to continue enrollment in Military Adaptive Sports Program for a certain period of time after separation, H5658 [11JY]

——— amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research funding, H4729 [18JN]

——— authorize award of an Atomic Veterans Service Medal, H5316 [10JY]

——— conduct education and outreach campaign to veterans exposed to open burn pits and who are eligible to enroll in Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry, H5711 [11JY]

——— Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program arthritis research funding, H4720 [18JN]

——— establish procedures to return to the U.S. military working dogs who have retired from service abroad and been adopted by civilian families, E827 [24JN]

——— expand space-available flight program funding to include spouses and caregivers of disabled veterans, H4726, H4727 [18JN]

——— health impact of open air burn pits on service personnel research funding, H5711 [11JY]

——— modify pre-separation counseling checklist to provide service personnel the opportunity to request information on expedited naturalization, H5658 [11JY]

——— policy barring certain transgender people from serving in the military, H1368 [6FE]

——— post-traumatic stress disorder treatment funding, H5672 [11JY]

——— publish on website distribution of Tuition Assistance Program funds to higher education institutions and audit eligibility of any for-profit college that fails to meet financial responsibility standards, H5554, H5555 [10JY]

——— restore GI Bill transfer eligibility, H5778 [15JY]

——— study feasibility of phasing out use of open burn pits, H5711 [11JY]

——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (H.R. 663), H704 [17JA]

——— submit to Congress plan to phase out use of open burn pits and list of locations where such pits were used, H10005 [10DE]

Dept. of HHS: allow Dept. of Veterans Affairs to purchase drugs at Fair Price Negotiation Program prices, H10216, H10217 [12DE]

Dept. of Justice: establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (H.R. 886), H8489–H8491 [28OC], H8548 [29OC]

——— establish Green Alert communications network throughout the U.S. to help locate missing at-risk veterans and coordinate with other Federal, State, and local agencies on Green Alert plans (H.R. 1350), E222 [27FE]

——— veterans’ treatment courts funding, H4895 [19JN], H4934 [20JN]

Dept. of Labor: enable registered apprenticeship programs to better serve veterans (H.R. 5314), H9298 [6DE]

Dept. of State: expand opportunities for veteran-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses to compete for grants and contracts, H4686 [13JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address epidemic of veteran suicide, H3430 [2MY], H3853 [16MY], H8529 [28OC]

——— adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan under the home loan program, H3749 [14MY]

——— assist blind veterans who have not lost use of a leg in acquiring specially adapted housing, H7210 [23JY]

——— authorize use of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits to pay for preparatory courses for professional licenses and certification, H7210, H7211 [23JY]

——— authorize use of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits to pay for preparatory courses for professional licenses and certification (H.R. 2934), E655 [22MY]

——— carry out a clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (H.R. 712), E78 [23JA]

——— clarify both parents are considered primary caretakers under the definition of who is eligible for child care while receiving health care at a departmental facility, H1429 [7FE]

——— clarify that child care benefits be made available for veterans only while they are traveling to or attending VA appointments, H1423, H1424 [7FE]

——— clarify that veterans centers are eligible locations to provide child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility, H1426 [7FE]

——— clarify that veterans experiencing a mental health crisis are eligible for child care assistance, H1467 [8FE]

——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program, H8750, H8751 [12NO]

——— classify veterans who participated in cleanup of Enewetak Atoll on the Marshall Islands as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities (H.R. 1377), E235 [4MR]

——— conduct a study on accessibility of departmental websites to disabled individuals (H.R. 1199), H8130–H8132 [15OC]

——— conduct study on effect of providing child care assistance on health care services access and compliance with treatment protocols, H1427 [7FE]

——— conduct study on feasibility of providing access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a non-departmental facilities, H1427, H1428 [7FE]

——— consult and coordinate with the Dept. of Defense relative to providing access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility, H1476 [8FE]

——— departmental medical facilities funding, H5017, H5018 [21JN]

——— designate a week as Buddy Check Week for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans (H.R. 2898), E667 [23MY]

——— designate Battle Buddy Check Week to provide outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans (H.R. 4290), H8776 [12NO]

——— develop and implement a plan to hire medical center directors (H.R. 1360), H2105 [26FE]

——— encourage use of design-build construction method for construction projects (H.R. 3996), H8760, H8761 [12NO]

——— enforce licensure requirement for medical providers (H.R. 3530), H10272–H10275 [16DE]

——— ensure access to child care for veterans receiving telemental health services, H1429, H1430 [7FE]

——— ensure access to child care for veterans while receiving intensive physical therapy for a service-related disability at a departmental facility, H1428 [7FE]

——— ensure access to child care for veterans while receiving substance or drug abuse counseling at a departmental facility, H1424 [7FE]

——— ensure children of homeless veterans are included in the calculation of certain per diem grant amounts (H.R. 95), H8135–H8139 [15OC], E1290 [16OC]

——— ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (H.R. 433), H1175 [24JA]

——— ensure that veterans who receive covered health care services at VA community-based outpatient clinics are eligible for child care assistance, H1422 [7FE]

——— ensure veterans receiving emergency mental health care services are eligible for child care services, H1472, H1473 [8FE]

——— ensure veterans receiving military sexual trauma counseling and care services are eligible for child care services, H1475, H1476 [8FE]

——— ensure veterans receiving readjustment counseling are eligible for child care services, H1473 [8FE]

——— establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for Veterans Legacy Program (H.R. 2385), H8129, H8130 [15OC]

——— establish a registry for individuals who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances due to drinking water contamination by firefighting foam on military installations, H10033 [11DE]

——— establish clinical observation pilot program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school (H.R. 1271), H2335–H2337 [5MR], E253 [6MR]

——— establish criteria for provision of child care that ensures reasonable access relative to driving distance, geographic challenges, or other environmental factors, H1471 [8FE]

——— establish partnership to provide legal services for women veterans, H8773 [12NO]

——— 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. 154), H7810 [19SE]

——— establish Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration (H.R. 2045), H4045–H4048 [21MY]

——— exempt transfer of funds from Federal agencies to nonprofit corporations established to fund research and education at medical centers from certain Economy Act provisions (H.R. 1947), H4048–H4051 [21MY]

——— expand eligibility for Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship to children and spouses of certain deceased Armed Forces members, H7210 [23JY]

——— expand health care coverage during the transition of Armed Forces members from service to civilian life (H.R. 5024), E1409 [8NO]

——— expand list of presumptive medical conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension and hypothyroidism (H. Res. 729), H9126 [21NO]

——— expedite construction of previously authorized medical clinic in Bakersfield, CA, H5013 [21JN]

——— extend and modify certain authorities and requirements (H.R. 4285), H7729–H7732 [17SE]

——— extend period under which an election must be made for entitlement to educational assistance under All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program and phase out such program (H.R. 4162), H8758–H8760 [12NO]

——— extend requirement to collect fees on housing loans in order to fund efforts to improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility, H1400–H1403 [7FE]

——— extend Women’s Health Transition Training pilot program (H.R. 2942), H7206, H7207 [23JY]

——— furnish Vet Center counseling and mental health services to National Guard, Reserve, or Coast Guard members who participated in drug interdiction or emergency or disaster response (H.R. 1812), H4034, H4035 [21MY]

——— gender specific medical care for women veterans funding, H5013 [21JN]

——— give preference to companies that employ veterans when awarding contracts for procurement of goods or services (H.R. 2109), H5045, H5046 [24JN]

——— groundbreaking of Redding, CA, Outpatient Clinic, H4298 [4JN]

——— homeless assistance programs funding, H5015 [21JN]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, H8393 [23OC]

——— improve ability of veterans to receive in-State tuition using departmental educational assistance, H8759 [12NO]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), H1317 [30JA], H1418–H1431 [7FE], H1467, H1469–H1482 [8FE], H8770 [12NO], E152, E153 [8FE]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), consideration (H. Res. 105), H1399–H1403 [7FE]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), corrections in engrossment, H1482 [8FE]

——— improve access to child care for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility (H.R. 840), motion to recommit, H1479 [8FE]

——— improve access to gender specific medical care for women veterans (H.R. 3224), H8763–H8773 [12NO], H8793 [13NO]

——— improve assistance for certain flight training and other educational programs, H4050 [21MY]

——— improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans (H.R. 464), H7889 [24SE]

——— improve due process accorded veterans relative to recovery of departmental overpayments and other amounts owed by veterans to the U.S. and improve processing of veterans benefits (H.R. 4360), H8755–H8757 [12NO], E1433 [13NO]

——— improve educational assistance programs, H8750, H8751 [12NO]

——— improve oversight and evaluation of mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns (H.R. 2184), H3349 [1MY]

——— improve recruitment of physicians (H.R. 2557), H5027 [21JN]

——— improve Specially Adapted Housing program (H.R. 3504), H7207–H7211 [23JY]

——— improve work-study allowance program, H7210 [23JY]

——— increase maximum amount of grants to States and tribal organizations for operating and maintaining veterans’ cemeteries (H.R. 5487), E1613 [18DE]

——— make all fact sheets available in English and Spanish (H.R. 2943), H7204–H7206 [23JY]

——— permit appellants in disability compensation cases before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals to appear remotely by picture and voice transmission (H.R. 4771), H8753–H8755 [12NO]

——— permit display of Battlefield Crosses or other fallen soldier displays in national cemeteries (H.R. 1424), H8761–H8763 [12NO]

——— prohibit employment of individuals convicted of certain crimes by child care programs, H1474, H1475 [8FE]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce policy to limit access to clinical programs for veterans participating in State-approved marijuana program, H5015 [21JN]

——— prohibit funding to implement, administer, or enforce proposed rules limiting veterans’ ability to access care from a prosthetist of choice, H5016 [21JN]

——— prohibit payment to child care providers that employ individuals convicted of certain crimes, H1479, H1480 [8FE], H8770, H8771 [12NO]

——— prohibit use of funds for construction of new facilities to be used as child care centers, H1425 [7FE]

——— provide for an exception to certain departmental small business contracting requirements relative to procurement of certain goods and services covered under the Ability One program (H.R. 4920), H10270, H10271 [16DE], H10605 [17DE]

——— provide for extended hours child care programs for certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility, H1472 [8FE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea, H3746, H3748 [14MY]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Vietnam (H.R. 2200), H8838 [14NO]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (H.R. 203), H1275 [29JA]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (H.R. 299), H3731, H3743–H3751 [14MY], H3800 [15MY], H8838 [14NO]

——— provide health, rehabilitation, and monetary benefits to children with spina bifida whose parents were exposed to herbicides while serving in Thailand during the Vietnam era, H3746, H3748, H3750 [14MY]

——— provide hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for veterans discharged from the Armed Forces by reason of sexual orientation or gender identity (H.R. 2931), H4150 [23MY]

——— provide inscriptions for veterans’ spouses and children on certain headstones and markers, H4050 [21MY]

——— provide inscriptions for veterans’ spouses and children on certain headstones and markers (H.R. 1126), H1532 [13FE]

——— provide notice to Congress of any suicide or attempted suicide of a veteran in a departmental facility (H.R. 2340), H4041, H4042 [21MY]

——— provide permanent appropriations to award grants to veterans service organizations for transportation of highly rural veterans, H7891 [24SE]

——— public-private partnerships to address veteran suicide prevention, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, and substance abuse disorder funding, H5015 [21JN]

——— reduce credit hour requirement for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program (H.R. 2196), H4051 [21MY], H5046, H5047 [24JN]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation, H7760 [18SE], H9231–H9234 [4DE], H10083, H10086, H10088 [11DE]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 553), H5594 [11JY], H5768 [12JY], H5833 [16JY], H7136 [18JY], H7226 [23JY], E937 [17JY]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 553), waive consensus calendar (H. Res. 476), H5314–H5323 [10JY], H5779 [15JY]

——— report biennially on actions taken to address issues that led to inclusion of veterans health care on GAO High Risk List, H8753 [12NO]

——— report on availability of prosthetic items for women veterans, H8793 [13NO]

——— report on number, staff required to process, and cost of child care claims for veterans and private care providers, and on number of unprocessed claims, H1430, H1431 [7FE]

——— require educational institutions to abide by certain principles as a condition of approval for purposes of participating in departmental educational assistance programs (H.R. 4625), H8746–H8751 [12NO]

——— require inclusion of veterans in housing planning and an annual report on housing assistance to veterans (H.R. 165), H3400 [1MY]

——— require notices of denial of claims for benefits be delivered by certified mail (H.R. 749), H5027 [21JN]

——— require public notification online of child care services available to certain veterans receiving health care at a departmental facility, H1469, H1470 [8FE]

——— require reports on accessibility and effectiveness of child care programs for eligible veterans in rural areas, H1474 [8FE]

——— require reports on participation in child care program and on any other child care-related barriers to veterans receiving health care at departmental facilities, H1470, H1471 [8FE]

——— restore a veteran’s rights to own or possess a firearm by requiring proof a veteran is a danger to self or others before reporting to National Instant Criminal Background Check System, H8770, H8771 [12NO]

——— staffing shortages alleviation funding, H5013 [21JN]

——— submit a plan to address certain high risk areas identified by GAO relative to acquisition management (H.R. 4477), H8751–H8753 [12NO], H8793 [13NO]

——— submit plan to implement compliance requirements for veterans’ financial protection against billing errors relative to medical debt, H5018, H5019 [21JN]

——— submit to Congress a report on advancement of whole health transformation (H.R. 2359), H4032–H4034 [21MY]

——— suicide prevention programs funding, H5015 [21JN]

——— support efforts to establish national veterans cemetery on south plains of west Texas, H4014 [21MY]

——— support university law school programs designed to provide legal assistance to veterans (H.R. 5019), E1408 [8NO]

——— take actions necessary to ensure that certain individuals may update the burn pit registry with a registered individual’s cause of death (H.R. 1381), H2332–H2335 [5MR]

——— tribute to VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, E661 [23MY]

——— Veterans Benefits Management System implementation, H7891 [24SE]

——— Veterans Health Administration funding to hire mental health professionals, H5014 [21JN]

——— veterans’ medical transportation programs modernization funding, E817 [21JN]

——— women-only inpatient mental health clinics funding, H5013 [21JN]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: making appropriations (H.R. 3055), H4670 [13JN], H4797–H4896 [19JN], H4928, H4929–H4997 [20JN], H5011–H5022 [21JN], H5047–H5072 [24JN], H5100–H5104 [25JN], E817 [21JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration (H. Res. 445), H4779–H4789 [19JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 708), H8967–H8971 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 75), H9041 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), Senate amendment, H8966, H8972–H9041 [19NO], H9156 [21NO], E1483 [20NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Labor: establish pilot program to develop online application for Transition Assistance Program, H5691 [11JY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H10593, H10599 [17DE]

Depts. of Education and Veterans Affairs: increase coordination to protect veterans from troubled schools by conducting risk analyses of certain institutions receiving payments under heightened cash monitoring payment method (H.R. 4012), E1001 [25JY]

Depts. of Energy and Veterans Affairs: conduct collaborative research to improve health care services for veterans (H.R. 617), H7179–H7181 [23JY]

Dole, Bob: authorize honorary appointment to grade of colonel in the regular Army (S. 252), H2817 [26MR]

Drugs: end Federal ban of medical marijuana, allow importation of certain derivatives, enable medicinal research, and allow prescription to veterans (H.R. 127), E7 [3JA]

East Moline, IL: anniversary of Quad Cities Vet Center, E786 [18JN]

East St. Louis, IL: anniversary of American Legion Post 53, E873 [5JY]

Easterseals (organization): anniversary, H2942 [2AP]

——— anniversary (H. Res. 100), E134 [5FE]

Endeavors (organization): anniversary, E399 [3AP]

Evans Mills, NY: tribute to Evans Mills Primary School Veterans Day Concert, E1413 [8NO]

FCC: designate 9-8-8 as universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operated through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Veterans Crisis Line (H.R. 4194), H8152 [16OC], H9161 [21NO]

FEC: require analysis of disinformation campaigns focused on influencing military servicemembers and veterans along with recommendations to address these efforts, H8436, H8437 [23OC]

Firearms: amend outdated and offensive terminology used to describe categories of individuals deemed ineligible to purchase or possess firearms under current law, H2281, H2282 [28FE]

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site: dedication of U.S. Army Buffalo Soldiers Memorial, H7779 [19SE]

Fort Wayne, IN: anniversary of Fort Wayne Vet Center, E936 [17JY]

Foster, Ronnie D.: Texas 3d Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1331 [23OC]

Fox Valley Technical College: tribute to Student Veterans of America (organization) chapter, E1029 [2AU]

Freeland, PA: anniversary of American Legion Post 473, E1289 [16OC]

Funderburk, Tom (Pinky): French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, H7254 [24JY]

GAO: assess responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Dept. of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators (H.R. 2333), H4039–H4041 [21MY]

——— conduct an assessment of all memoranda of understanding and agreement between Dept. of Veterans Affairs and non-departmental entities relative to suicide prevention and mental health services for veterans (H.R. 2372), H4043–H4045 [21MY]

——— study disability and pension benefits provided to National Guard and Reserve components of the Armed Forces members by Dept. of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 4183), H10271, H10272 [16DE]

——— study feasibility of establishing a program for servicemembers transitioning into civilian intelligence jobs, H5711 [11JY]

Gaub, Le: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1444 [14NO]

Gold Star families: tribute, E675 [24MY]

Grand Haven, MI: anniversary of American Legion Charles A. Conklin Post 28, H4438 [12JN]

Green Bay, WI: anniversary of American Legion Sullivan-Wallen Post 11, E890 [10JY]

Greenleaf, Ronald K.: Oswego County, NY, Veterans Service Agency Veteran of the Year award recipient, H8205 [17OC]

Grove, Gregory: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1458 [18NO]

Hall, Eric: Texas 3d Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1332 [23OC]

Hastings-on-Hudson, NY: anniversary of VFW James Daly Post 200, E675 [24MY]

Hayes, Roland: Purple Heart recipient, E1035 [6AU]

Heaton, Roland: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1440 [14NO]

Helmbrecht, Donald: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1458 [18NO]

Henderson Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Henderson, NV: designate (H.R. 1198), H3320 [30AP]

High Plains Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute, E1174 [18SE]

Highland Park, IL: anniversary of American Legion Dumaresq Spencer Post 145, E1105 [9SE]

Hire a Veteran Day: observance, H7382 [25JY]

Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute, E1414 [8NO]

Honor Flight of Central Oregon (organization): tribute, E500 [29AP]

Honor Flight of Middle Tennessee (organization): tribute, E537 [3MY]

Honor Flight of Oregon (organization): tribute, E776 [13JN], E1187 [20SE]

Honor Flight of the Quad Cities (organization): tribute, E1347 [28OC]

Honor Flight Permian Basin (organization): tribute, E555 [8MY]

House of Representatives: accomplishments of the 116th Congress, H9351 [9DE]

——— legislative priorities, H278 [8JA], H1288 [30JA]

Huntington Beach, CA: anniversary of American Legion Post 133, E1096 [6SE]

Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, H1530 [13FE]

Illinois: tribute to servicemembers, E1172 [18SE], E1295 [16OC]

——— tribute to 16th District Congressional Veteran Commendation recipients, E1067 [20AU]

Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (H.R. 2908), E653 [22MY]

Indiana: dedication of Beirut Memorial monument to honor Indiana servicemembers killed in 1983 terrorist bombings of Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, H7996 [26SE]

Jewell, Dennis (D.J.): Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service Governor’s Initiative for Volunteer Excellence (GIVE) Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service by a U.S. Veteran recipient, E701 [4JN]

Jolly, Jodie Penrod: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1477 [20NO]

Joplin, MO: anniversary of American Legion Robert S. Thurman Post 13, E1137 [12SE]

Kalispell, MT: tribute to North West Montana Veterans Service Center, E1233 [1OC]

Kansas City, MO: Tree of Peace planting on National World War I Museum and Memorial grounds, E806 [20JN]

Karpovich, John P.: Pennsylvania Veterans Service Medal recipient, E279 [11MR]

Katy, TX: American Legion Post 164 participation in Wreaths Across America Program, E1560 [9DE]

Kick For Nick Foundation: tribute, E1444 [14NO]

Kissimmee, FL: tribute to Good Samaritan Society Kissimmee Village Veterans Association, E930 [16JY]

Klose, Richard: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1442 [14NO]

Knoell, Roger: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1459 [18NO]

LA Aluminum Casting Co.: Dept. of Labor HIRE Vets Medallion Award recipient, E1407 [8NO]

La Grande, OR: anniversary of American Legion La Grande Post 43, E487 [25AP]

LaForge, Mary: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1443 [14NO]

Lake Havasu City, AZ: tribute to Lake Havasu City Veterans Treatment Court, E351 [26MR]

Lake Havasu City Combat Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Lake Havasu City, AZ: designate (H.R. 3314), H8174, H8175 [16OC], E992 [25JY]

Las Vegas, NV: tribute to Vietnam Veterans of America Las Vegas chapter, E277 [8MR]

Law enforcement: provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans (H.R. 450), H1406–H1409 [7FE]

Lawyers and attorneys: importance of pro-bono legal services provided by public university law schools, H5015 [21JN]

Lewis, NY: dedication of Lewis Veterans Park, E1246 [4OC]

Library of Congress: tribute to Veterans History Project, H1999 [14FE], H8283 [21OC], H9065 [20NO]

Lodi, NJ: anniversary of American Legion Joseph M. Lane Post 136, E788 [18JN]

Logan, Gordon: HillVets Foundation Philanthropist of the Year Award recipient, E389 [2AP]

Longport, NJ: tribute to American Legion Post 469 Wounded Warrior Week, H8777 [12NO]

Lowville, NY: anniversary of American Legion Lowville Post 162, E359 [27MR], E371 [29MR]

Major Brent Taylor Vet Center Outstation, North Ogden, UT: designate (S. 49), H2337–H2340 [5MR]

Marietta, GA: anniversary of American Legion Post 29, E1206 [25SE]

Marine Corps: anniversary of terrorist bombings of Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, H8450–H8452 [23OC], E1349 [28OC]

——— tribute to Marines killed in terrorist bombings of Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, H8451 [23OC]

Marquette County, MI: tribute to Marquette County Dept. of Veterans Affairs Committee, E942 [18JY]

Marsh, Lili: Bakersfield, CA, Police Activities League Hometown Hero award recipient, E1143 [12SE]

Marshall, Representative: participation in Veteran History Project by office staff during Military Week, H8834 [14NO]

Mathews County, VA: tribute to Heritage Spring Festival, E455 [12AP]

Mattis, James N.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 4867), E1354 [28OC]

Medicare: address certain discrimination relative to provision of mental health services and stabilize and modernize provision of partial hospitalization services (H.R. 1564), E252 [6MR]

Memorial Day: observance, H4072, H4114 [22MY], H4151, H4157, H4158 [23MY], E637 [21MY]

Menominee, MI: visit of Remembering Our Fallen memorial, E1038 [6AU]

Mental Health Awareness Month: observance, H3853 [16MY]

Miller, Perry: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1446 [14NO]

Miner, Patrick: Texas 3d Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1343 [28OC]

Moorman, James I.: Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame inductee, E1381 [31OC]

Morrison, Leila: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E113 [30JA]

Morrissette, Edward H.: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E1370 [30OC]

National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (organization): tribute, H5816 [15JY]

National Former POW Recognition Day: observance, E429 [9AP]

National Medal of Honor Day: observance, H2766, H2784 [25MR]

National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation: recognize Arlington, TX, as home of National Medal of Honor Museum and authorize establishment of commemorative work in the District of Columbia or its environs (H.R. 5173), H9064 [20NO]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, H9282 [5DE], H9382 [9DE], E1554 [6DE]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month: observance, H4927, H4997 [20JN]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, H7819, H7824 [19SE]

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor: mint coins in commemoration (H.R. 1830), H7768 [18SE], H7816–H7818 [19SE]

National Purple Heart Recognition Day: observance, E1035 [6AU]

National Salute to Veteran Patients: observance, H2007 [14FE]

National Suicide Prevention Month: observance, H7782 [19SE]

National Veterans Small Business Week: observance, H8604 [30OC]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (H. Res. 213), H2629 [11MR]

National World War II Memorial: mint coins in commemoration (H.R. 4681), H8139 [15OC]

Navy: recognize victims, commemorate anniversary of explosion, and call for exoneration of African-American sailors convicted of mutiny in connection with their service at Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Concord, CA, during World War II, H5926 [17JY], E904 [11JY]

Navy League of the U.S.: tribute, E716 [5JN]

Neary, Neil: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1459 [18NO]

New Hampshire: anniversary of American Legion, E524 [1MY], E792 [19JN]

Newport News, VA: anniversary of American Legion Braxton-Perkins Post 25, E1413 [8NO]

Nichols, James (Nick): Texas 3d Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1344 [28OC]

Normal, IL: tribute to American Legion Carl S. Martin Post 635 Honor Guard, E689 [30MY]

North St. Paul, MN: anniversary of American Legion Post 39, E991 [25JY]

NSF: promote veteran involvement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, computer science, and scientific research (H.R. 425), H2058–H2060 [25FE]

Ohio: tribute to Ohio Military Hall of Fame inductees, E455 [12AP]

Ontonagon County, MI: tribute to Ontonagon County Veterans Association, E946 [18JY]

Owen, Dean: Dept. of Labor HIRE Vets Medallion Award recipient, H8789 [13NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure veterans are included in navigator outreach, H3901, H3902 [16MY]

Pennsville, NJ: tribute to VFW Sgt. W.T. Whitaker Post 1952, H4339 [5JN]

Perry, Alvin H.: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E710 [4JN], E716 [5JN]

Phenix City, AL: anniversary of American Legion Fletcher McCollister Post 135, E99 [28JA]

Philippines: anniversary of massacre of U.S. POWs on Palawan Island during World War II, E1595 [16DE]

Phillips, Warren: Sugar Land, TX, Employee of the Year award recipient, E285 [11MR]

Phoenix, AZ: tribute to Phoenix VA Health Care System, E831 [25JN]

Price, Thomas: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1460 [18NO]

Reigel, Robert: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E928 [16JY]

Richmond, IN: tribute to Veterans Christmas Appreciation Dinner, H10022 [11DE]

Richmond, KY: anniversary of American Legion Jesse M. Dykes Post 12, E1057 [16AU]

Riensche, Harold: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1437 [13NO], E1460 [18NO]

Ripley, Paul: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E125 [4FE]

Riverside County, CA: tribute to Office of Education and Dept. of Veteran’s Services Operation Recognition Program class of 2019, E1469 [19NO]

Rockingham County, VA: tribute to Living Waters Farm Initiative to help veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, H4767 [18JN]

Rowlett, TX: tribute to Life Message Veterans Resource & Outreach Center, E366 [28MR]

Rudisill, Ann: Southern Wayne County, MI, Regional Chamber Women of Achievement Inspiring Achievement Award recipient, E1304 [18OC]

Salute 2 Service (organization): tribute, H10021 [11DE]

San Pedro Packages for Patriots (organization): tribute, H8706 [31OC]

SBA: assume responsibility of verifying small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled veterans (H.R. 1615), H8805–H8809 [13NO]

——— Boots to Business Program funding, H5659, H5696 [11JY]

——— clarify treatment of certain surviving spouses under the definition of small business concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (H.R. 499), H8802, H8803 [13NO], E1450 [15NO]

——— codify Boots to Business Program (H.R. 3537), H8608 [30OC], H8797–H8800 [13NO]

——— Small Business Development Centers funding, H5188 [26JN]

——— Veterans Business Outreach Centers funding, H5186, H5188 [26JN]

SEC: require public companies to disclose gender, race, ethnicity, and veteran status of their board directors, nominees, and senior executive officers (H.R. 5084), H8927–H8929 [18NO]

Semple, Karen: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1446 [14NO]

Senate: legislative priorities, H9154 [21NO]

Seneca Falls, NY: anniversary of American Legion Kirk-Casey Post 366, E1191 [20SE]

Servicemen’s Readjustment Act: anniversary, E331 [21MR]

——— funding, H4703 [18JN]

Servicewomen and Women Veterans Congressional Caucus: launch, H3836 [15MY]

Sharp, Fletcher: Texas 3d Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1345 [28OC]

Shawano, WI: anniversary of American Legion Elefson-Zeuske Post 117, E1152 [16SE], E1159 [17SE]

Shute, Paul: Partnership for Public Service, Inc., Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal finalist, E683 [30MY]

Skinner, Jim: Texas 3d Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1346 [28OC]

Small business: require GAO report on access to credit for veteran-owned and controlled small business and SBA report on Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development (H.R. 3734), H8803–H8805 [13NO]

Society of the First Infantry Division: authorize addition of names of First Infantry Division members killed in action to First Division Monument on White House Grounds (H.R. 1088), H9084–H9086 [20NO]

Sorenson, Boyd W.: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, H7251 [24JY]

Springfield, VA: tribute to VFW Post 7327 Americanism Award recipients, E760 [12JN]

St. Cloud, MN: tribute to St. Cloud VA Health Care System, H3135 [9AP]

Stanaway, Bernard J., Jr.: Michigan Upper Peninsula Veteran of the Year award recipient, E1040 [6AU]

Staunton, VA: anniversary of American Legion Post 13, E623 [17MY]

Stephen-Hassard, Quintin: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1436 [13NO]

Sterling, CO: anniversary of VFW Auxillary 3541, E477 [18AP]

Straugh, Thomas: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1478 [20NO]

Syracuse, NY: anniversary of Veterans Legal Clinic, E1097 [6SE]

Tactical and Survival Specialties, Inc.: Dept. of Labor HIRE Vets Medallion Award recipient, H8777 [12NO]

Taxation: 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 (H.R. 5250), H10028 [11DE]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax, H4020, H4028–H4030 [21MY], H4137, H4139, H4141–H4147 [23MY]

Texas: dedication of Roy P. Benavidez Memorial Highway, H2879 [27MR], E362 [27MR]

Torres, Raymond: Illinois Bicentennial Honor 200 award recipient, E14 [8JA]

Treaties and agreements: 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. 42), H4072 [22MY]

United Service Organizations, Inc. (USO): tribute, H3311 [30AP]

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay: tribute to Vets 4 Vets Student Club, E1031 [2AU]

Ursina, PA: anniversary of American Legion Post 946, E1349 [28OC]

VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (VA MISSION) Act: implementation, H8834 [14NO]

Veterans Day: observance, H8608 [30OC], H8708 [31OC], H8776 [12NO], H8834, H8836, H8838 [14NO]

Veterans’ Mentor Group, Inc.: tribute, E1026 [2AU]

Vietnam Veterans Day: observance, H2876 [27MR]

Vietnamese Conflict: tribute to veterans, E1360 [29OC], E1387 [31OC]

Villas, NJ: Greater Cape May Elks Lodge 2389 winner of Division IV Elks National Foundation Chairman’s Challenge, H7697 [12SE]

Vineland, NJ: dedication of Sergeant Dominick Pilla Middle School, H3186 [9AP]

Virgin Islands: call for improvement of school libraries and address issues facing veterans and the Postal Service, H8836 [14NO]

Walker, Barnett: Texas 3d Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1347 [28OC]

Waterloo, IL: unveiling of POW-MIA Monument, E1169 [18SE]

Watkins, James: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1461 [18NO]

Weaver, Ben: SBA Western Pennsylvania Veteran-Owned Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, H7549 [9SE]

West Point Association of Graduates: anniversary, H2631–H2635 [11MR], E281 [11MR], E327 [21MR], E641 [21MY], E1182 [19SE]

White, William: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1448 [14NO]

White River National Forest: include veteran outreach and engagement activities in management plan for Camp Hale National Historic Landscape, H8661, H8662 [30OC]

Whiting, IN: anniversary of American Legion Post 80, E1156 [17SE]

Wilson, Thomas: Dearborn, MI, Veteran of the Year award recipient, E1399 [5NO]

Wisconsin: tribute to County and Tribal Veteran Service Officers, E1024 [2AU]

Women Veterans Appreciation Day: observance, H4443 [12JN], H4632 [13JN], E756 [12JN]

World War II: anniversary of Bataan Death March, E429 [9AP]

——— anniversary of Battle of the Bulge, H10594 [17DE]

——— anniversary of Exercise Tiger, E509 [30AP]

——— anniversary of Operation Dragoon, E1033 [6AU]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to Montford Point Marines, H4338 [5JN], E1036 [6AU]

——— recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, H4208, H4209 [3JN], H4221, H4222, H4229, H4297, H4298 [4JN], H4317, H4337, H4338 [5JN], H4351 [10JN], H4399 [11JN], H4438 [12JN], H4632, H4687 [13JN], E713 [5JN], E723 [6JN]

——— recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France (H. Res. 413), H4295 [4JN], E729 [10JN]

——— tribute to African-American veterans, E736 [10JN]

——— tribute to 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion and the service of African Americans, H4072 [22MY]

——— tribute to Tuskegee Airmen, E1064 [20AU]

Wright, George: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1462 [18NO]

Wyoming, MI: tribute to American Legion Roger B. Chaffee Post 154, E1408 [8NO]

YaYa Club Clothing Co.: tribute to ‘‘Runway for Heroes’’ charity event to support military families, E1563 [9DE]

Yelle, Kenneth: Texas 3d Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1349 [28OC]

Remarks in Senate

Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc.: anniversary, S5739 [26SE]

Air Force: anniversary, S5549 [18SE]

Always Free Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S3001 [21MY]

American Legion: allow determination of membership requirements (S. 504), S1894 [14MR], S3326 [11JN]

——— anniversary, S1758 [11MR], S1894 [14MR], S3649 [18JN], S4688 [8JY], S4765 [10JY], S5055 [24JY], S6489 [12NO]

——— anniversary of American Legion Auxiliary, S7152 [18DE]

——— anniversary (S. Res. 263), S5217 [31JY]

Armed Forces: authorize skills training, apprenticeships, and other training programs at Federal agencies for servicemembers transitioning to civilian life, S4161 [20JN]

——— review service of certain members during World War I to determine if such members should be awarded the Medal of Honor and authorize such award based on results of the review, S7199 [19DE]

——— tribute to members from Nebraska killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S1883 [14MR]

Atkins, Travis W.: Medal of Honor recipient, S2767 [9MY], S2861 [15MY]

Bankruptcy: exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans, S4939 [18JY]

——— exempt certain Social Security, victims of war crimes or terrorism, and disability benefits from calculation of monthly income of veterans (H.R. 2938), S5321 [1AU], S6422 [6NO]

Benefits: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (H.R. 1200), S5482 [12SE]

Boise, ID: tribute to Leisureland RV Center (business), S6711 [20NO]

Brahm, Victoria: Partnership for Public Service (organization) Federal Employee of the Year award recipient, S5877 [17OC]

Captain Humayun Khan Post Office, Charlottesville, VA: change address (S. 725), S1746 [7MR]

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate): accomplishments, S6427 [6NO]

Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, S13–S17 [3JA], S1353 [14FE], S2301–S2303 [9AP]

Credit: clarify seasoning requirements for certain refinanced mortgage loans to allow pooling of Dept. of Veterans Affairs loans through Ginnie Mae (S. 1749), S3267 [5JN], S3470 [13JN]

Day of the Deployed: designate (S. Res. 381), S6177 [24OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (S. 1790), instruct conferees on repeal of military survivors’ benefits reduction (S. Res. 332), S5681, S5692, S5693 [25SE]

——— provide for inclusion of names of crew members of U.S.S. Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969, on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, S4490 [25JN]

——— report on efforts to promote apprenticeships and on-the-job training for servicemembers transitioning to civilian life, S4161 [20JN]

Dept. of Education: automatically discharge Federal student loan debt of eligible permanently disabled veterans (S. 2049), S4678 [28JN]

——— improve oversight and accountability of colleges and universities, particularly for-profit colleges, protect students and borrowers, and ensure integrity of postsecondary education programs, S6684 [20NO]

——— improve oversight and accountability of colleges and universities, particularly for-profit colleges, protect students and borrowers, and ensure integrity of postsecondary education programs (S. 867), S2180–S2182 [2AP]

——— provide Federal Pell Grants to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans’ dependents (S. 1851), S3481 [13JN]

——— review and improve regulation of proprietary or for-profit institutions of higher education, S731 [29JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish an annual reference price for insulin products for purposes of Federal health programs (S. 2817), S6479 [7NO]

Dept. of HUD: provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (S. 257), S4652 [27JN], S6426 [6NO]

Dept. of Justice: establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program (S. 2774), S7120 [17DE]

Dept. of Labor: enable registered apprenticeship programs to better serve veterans (S. 760), S6837–S6839 [4DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: address epidemic of veteran suicide, S4688 [8JY], S6385 [5NO]

——— 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, S3825 [19JN]

——— authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans (S. 91), S6592 [14NO]

——— authorize use of National Cemetery Administration grants by States and tribal organizations for training at National Cemetery Administration training center (S. 2096), S7231, S7232 [19DE]

——— carry out pilot program to expedite onboarding process for new medical providers and reduce duration of hiring process (S. 450), S6592 [14NO]

——— eliminate copayments for medicines relative to preventive health services (S. 1573), S6591 [14NO]

——— eliminate copayments for medicines relative to preventive health services (S. 1573), unanimous-consent request, S6591 [14NO]

——— enter into an agreement with Vallejo, CA, for transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery (S. 127), S226 [15JA]

——— establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for Veterans Legacy Program (H.R. 2385), S7231 [19DE]

——— establish a permanent community care program and a commission on modernization or realignment of health facilities, and improve construction and home loan program laws, S1353 [14FE]

——— establish a tiger team to address difficulties in implementation of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program after enactment of certain changes to housing allowances, S1354 [14FE]

——— establish clinical observation pilot program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school (H.R. 1271), S1712 [6MR], S1717 [7MR]

——— expand eligibility for Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship to children and spouses of certain deceased Armed Forces members (S. 1283), S2862 [15MY]

——— expand list of presumptive medical conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension and hypothyroidism, S7137 [18DE]

——— expand list of presumptive medical conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension and hypothyroidism (S. Res. 420), S6536, S6540 [13NO], S6587, S6588 [14NO]

——— expand list of presumptive medical conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension and hypothyroidism (S. Res. 420), unanimous-consent request, S6539 [13NO]

——— extend and modify certain authorities and requirements (H.R. 4285), S5632 [23SE]

——— improve ability of health care professionals to treat veterans through the use of telemedicine, S3824 [19JN], S6422 [6NO]

——— improve access of veterans to medical services by improving scheduling, staff training and hiring, access to care from non-departmental providers, and administrative matters, S3826 [19JN]

——— improve benefits and services for women veterans (S. 514), S2026 [27MR]

——— improve oversight and evaluation of mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns (S. 606), S4688 [8JY]

——— improve procurement practices (S. 341), S6592 [14NO]

——— include in Veterans Choice Program all veterans enrolled in departmental patient enrollment system, S6592 [14NO]

——— permit display of Battlefield Crosses or other fallen soldier displays in national cemeteries (H.R. 1424), S7226 [19DE]

——— provide criminal penalties for individuals acting as agents or attorneys for preparation of a claim under a law administered by the Dept., without being officially recognized for such purposes (S. 2407), S6427 [6NO]

——— provide financial assistance to eligible entities to provide and coordinate suicide prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran families (S. 1906), S4688 [8JY], S6385 [5NO], S6426 [6NO]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea, S3460 [13JN]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served offshore of Vietnam (H.R. 299), S3450 [12JN], S3460 [13JN], S6427 [6NO]

——— provide health, rehabilitation, and monetary benefits to children with spina bifida whose parents were exposed to herbicides while serving in Thailand during the Vietnam era, S3460 [13JN]

——— provide hospital care and medical services to veterans living in Palau, the Marshall Islands, and Micronesia and study whether to establish a permanent VA facility in these countries (S. 1222), S2782 [13MY]

——— reduce credit hour requirement for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program (H.R. 2196), S5118 [25JY]

——— reduce credit hour requirement for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program (S. 2011), S4939 [18JY], S5351 [9SE]

——— reform rights and appeals process for decisions on benefits claims, S6424 [6NO]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation, S4160 [20JN], S4200, S4201 [24JN], S4595, S4596, S4598 [27JN], S7067, S7068, S7069 [17DE], S7198 [19DE]

——— repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans’ dependency and indemnity compensation (S. 622), S1781 [12MR]

——— report major adverse personnel actions involving certain health care employees to the National Practitioner Data Bank and applicable State licensing boards (S. 221), S6592 [14NO], S7229 [19DE]

——— report on patient safety and quality of care at medical centers (S. 3147), S7230 [19DE]

——— require payment to individuals who are owed assistance under Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program amounts that they are entitled to by law, S6592 [14NO]

——— review health care providers whose licenses were terminated for care or services provided at non-departmental facilities and notify patients who received inadequate care from such providers (S. 123), S6422 [6NO]

——— take actions necessary to ensure that certain individuals may update the burn pit registry with a registered individual’s cause of death (H.R. 1381), S1712 [6MR], S1717 [7MR]

Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction: across-the-board funding reduction, S6184, S6186 [28OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), S4739 [9JY], S4744 [10JY], S5913 [21OC], S5951–S5953, S5959 [22OC], S6057–S6060, S6065 [23OC], S6179, S6180, S6183–S6187 [28OC], S6208–S6216, S6218, S6221–S6223, S6227, S6232, S6233 [29OC], S6263, S6284 [30OC], S6315, S6319–S6323, S6327, S6359 [31OC], S6386 [5NO], S6503, S6504 [12NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), correction in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 75), S6736 [21NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), House amendment, S6631, S6641 [19NO], S6682, S6696, S6703 [20NO], S6730–S6736 [21NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), motion to proceed, S5880 [17OC], S5911 [21OC], S5931, S5933, S5944–S5947, S5949–S5951 [22OC]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 3055), unanimous-consent agreement, S6146 [24OC], S6293, S6294 [30OC]

Depts. of Energy and Veterans Affairs: conduct collaborative research to improve health care services for veterans (S. 143), S6592 [14NO]

Dole, Bob: authorize honorary appointment to grade of colonel in the regular Army (S. 252), S1633 [4MR]

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders: award Congressional Gold Medal, S2313 [9AP]

Easterseals (organization): anniversary (S. Res. 85), S2455 [11AP]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections, S3470 [13JN]

FAA: establish a pilot program to provide flight training services to veterans, S6426 [6NO]

FCC: designate 3-digit dialing code for veterans in crisis (S. 2003), S4688 [8JY]

——— designate 9-8-8 as universal telephone number for national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operated through National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and Veterans Crisis Line (S. 2661), S6593 [14NO]

Federal aid programs: tribute recently passed legislation to support veterans, S4939 [18JY]

GAO: assess responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Dept. of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators (H.R. 2333), S6966 [11DE]

——— assess responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Dept. of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators (H.R. 2333), unanimous-consent agreement, S6900 [9DE]

Global Freight & Commerce LLC: tribute, S6446 [6NO]

Gold Star Families Remembrance Day: designate (S. Res. 93), S1663 [5MR]

Gold Star Families Remembrance Week: designate (S. Res. 313), S5669 [24SE]

Gold Star Wives Day: designate (S. Res. 68), S2000 [26MR]

Harmack, Eugene: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, S2481 [29AP]

Harrison, Glenn: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, S2481 [29AP]

Hartville, MO: dedication of Wright County Patriots Memorial, S6423 [6NO]

Henderson Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Henderson, NV: designate (H.R. 1198), S5205 [30JY]

Henning, Lawrence E.: Bronze Star and other military service medals recipient, S3048 [22MY]

High Plains Honor Flight, Inc.: tribute, S5837 [16OC]

Honor Flight Nevada (organization): tribute, S6330 [31OC]

Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, S556, S574 [24JA]

Idaho Falls, ID: tribute to Eagle Rock Gallery (business), S6471 [7NO]

Johnson, Fred: Epilepsy Foundation of Kentuckiana Kentucky Veteran of the Year award recipient, S6946 [10DE]

Lake Havasu City Combat Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Lake Havasu City, AZ: designate (H.R. 3314), S6767 [21NO]

Library of Congress: tribute to Veterans History Project participants, S2775 [13MY]

Magellan Transport Logistics (company): tribute, S1435 [25FE]

Major Brent Taylor Vet Center Outstation, North Ogden, UT: designate (S. 49), S847 [5FE]

Marine Corps: designate national day of remembrance for 1983 terrorist bombings of Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, S6532 [13NO]

McGee, Charles E.: authorize honorary promotion to brigadier general in the Air Force, S7199 [19DE]

——— authorize honorary promotion to brigadier general in the Air Force (S. 2052), S5217 [31JY]

McGuire, Colleen: U.S. Army Women’s Foundation Hall of Fame inductee, S1702 [6MR]

Memorial Day: observance, S3019 [22MY], S3065, S3072, S3077, S3078, S3097, S3099 [23MY]

Michigan: tribute to veterans, S2782 [13MY], S6154 [24OC]

Military Missions in Action (organization): tribute, S6901 [9DE]

Military Retiree Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 118), S2100 [28MR]

National Airborne Day: designate (S. Res. 294), S5217 [31JY]

National GI Bill Commemoration Week: designate (S. Res. 256), S4146–S4148 [20JN]

National Military Appreciation Month: observance, S2851, S2857–S2862 [15MY], S2959 [20MY], S2997–S2999 [21MY]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, S6871 [5DE], S6972 [11DE]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 220), S4665 [27JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 220), S4665 [27JN]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, S5571 [18SE]

National Veterans Small Business Week: designate (S. Res. 413), S6485 [7NO]

——— observance, S6365 [5NO]

National Women Veterans United (organization): tribute, S6662 [19NO]

NSF: promote veteran involvement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, computer science, and scientific research (S. 153), S6592 [14NO], S7164, S7165 [18DE]

Overton, Richard A.: tribute (S. Res. 10), S82 [9JA], S297 [17JA]

Perry, Alvin H.: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, S3092 [23MY]

Popular Patch LLC: tribute, S6445 [6NO]

Post Falls, ID: tribute to Critical Power Products and Services (business), S6603 [14NO]

Public lands: promote innovative approaches to outdoor recreation by expediting permits, encouraging access by veterans, prioritizing recreation, and maintaining trails and infrastructure (S. 1967), S4508 [25JN]

Reno, NV: anniversary of Veterans Guest House, S7024 [12DE]

SBA: establish Office of Emerging Markets (S. 2360), S5252 [31JY]

——— improve programs for veterans (S. 1998), S6592 [14NO]

Servicemen’s Readjustment Act: anniversary (S. Res. 256), S4146–S4148 [20JN]

Shryer, Alfred E.: Bronze Star recipient, S6427 [6NO]

Silver Star Service Banner Day: designate, S4533 [26JN]

——— designate (S. Res. 166), S2455 [11AP]

Soda Springs, ID: tribute to Mountain View Dental Clinic, S6621 [18NO]

Taiwan: anniversary of death of U.S. and Allied POWs killed by friendly fire aboard Japanese hell ship Enoura Maru (vessel) during World War II, S99 [9JA]

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, S3355 [12JN], S6964 [11DE]

——— 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. 223), S1192 [12FE]

——— provide work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans who are receiving certain educational assistance (S. 537), S2755 [9MY]

——— treat certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax (S. 1370), S2985 [21MY]

Transportation Security Administration: provide TSA PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans (S. 1881), S5411 [10SE], S6424 [6NO]

Travis W. Atkins Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Bozeman, MT: designate (S. 900), S6426 [6NO]

Twin Falls, ID: anniversary of American Legion Post 7, S3650 [18JN]

VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (VA MISSION) Act: implementation, S3824–S3827 [19JN], S4152 [20JN], S6422, S6424–S6426 [6NO], S6587 [14NO]

Veterans Day: observance, S6384, S6385 [5NO], S6422–S6427, S6434, S6438, S6445 [6NO], S6453, S6454, S6456, S6457, S6470 [7NO], S6491, S6506 [12NO], S6587, S6591–S6594 [14NO]

Vetfriends.com LLC: tribute, S2684 [7MY], S2727 [8MY]

Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (S. Res. 69), S2098 [28MR]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of return of Indiana National Guard 151st Infantry Regiment Company D, commonly referred to as the Indiana Rangers, from combat (S. Res. 301), S5275 [31JY]

——— provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange, S6491 [12NO], S6525, S6536 [13NO]

Villagran, Alfred: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, S2481 [29AP]

Weaver, Karen: Epilepsy Foundation of Kentuckiana Kentucky Female Veteran of the Year award recipient, S6947 [10DE]

Women veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp (S. Res. 415), S6614 [14NO]

Women Veterans Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 235), S3804 [18JN]

World War II: award a Congressional Gold Medal to 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) known as ‘‘Merrill’s Marauders’’ for bravery and service in the jungles of Burma (S. 743), S6895 [5DE]

——— award a Congressional Gold Medal to 23d Headquarters Special Troops known as the ‘‘Ghost Army’’ (S. 1421), S2879 [15MY]

——— commemorate anniversary of Battle of the Bulge and honor those who fought and those who died there, S7079 [17DE]

——— commemorate anniversary of Battle of the Bulge and honor those who fought and those who died there (S. Con. Res. 23), S7033 [12DE], S7046 [16DE]

——— recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, S3153 [3JN], S3181 [4JN], S3246 [5JN], S3649 [18JN]

——— recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France (S. Res. 135), S3186 [4JN], S3238–S3242 [5JN]

Wreaths Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 440), S6764 [21NO]

Reports filed

Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 731) (S. Rept. 116–99), S5407 [10SE]

ATC Hiring Reform Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1148) (S. Rept. 116–169), S6888 [5DE]

B–47 Ridge Designation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 490), S7112 [17DE]

Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 299) (H. Rept. 116–58), H3726 [10MY]

Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment (BRAVE) Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2109) (H. Rept. 116–117), H4769 [18JN]

Commemorate Anniversary of World War II Battle of the Bulge and Honor Those Who Fought and Those Who Died There: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Con. Res. 23), S7026 [12DE]

Consideration of H.R. 840, Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 105) (H. Rept. 116–6), H1389 [6FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3055, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, Science, and Military Construction Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 445) (H. Rept. 116–119), H4769 [18JN]

Dept. of Energy Veterans’ Health Initiative Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 617), S7112 [17DE]

——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 143) (S. Rept. 116–70), S5359 [9SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Credit Hour Requirement Reduction for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Program: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2196) (H. Rept. 116–118), H4769 [18JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Grant Program To Conduct Cemetery Research and Produce Educational Materials for Veterans Legacy Program: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2385) (H. Rept. 116–179), H7376 [24JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Improvement of Access to Gender Specific Medical Care for Women Veterans: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 3224) (H. Rept. 116–281), H8782 [12NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration Establishment: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2045) (H. Rept. 116–69), H3922 [16MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2745) (H. Rept. 116–63), H3840 [15MY]

Energy Jobs for Our Heroes Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 876), S7112 [17DE]

Federal Transfer of Funds to Dept. of Veterans Affairs for Nonprofit Corporations Established for Research and Education Exemption From Certain Economy Act Provisions: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1947) (H. Rept. 116–73), H4063 [21MY]

——— Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1947) (H. Rept. 116–76), H4009 [20MY]

First Infantry Recognition of Sacrifice in Theater (FIRST) Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 389), S7112 [17DE]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1088) (H. Rept. 116–275), H8737 [8NO]

Fostering Intergovernmental Health Transparency in (FIGHT) Veteran Suicides Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2340) (H. Rept. 116–77), H4009 [20MY]

Gold Star Families National Monument Extension Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2819) (H. Rept. 116–243), H8257 [18OC]

Health Care Access for Urban Native Veterans Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2365) (S. Rept. 116–180), S7155 [18DE]

Helping Expand and Launch Transitional Health for Women Veterans (HEALTH) Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2942) (H. Rept. 116–166), H7239 [23JY]

Henderson Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Henderson, NV: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1198), S3843 [19JN]

Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need (HAVEN) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2938) (H. Rept. 116–169), H7239 [23JY]

Lake Havasu City Combat Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Lake Havasu City, AZ: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3314), S6474 [7NO]

Make All Dept. of Veterans Affairs Fact Sheets Available in English and Spanish: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2943) (H. Rept. 116–158), H7149 [18JY]

Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1988) (H. Rept. 116–138), H5301 [9JY]

Recognize Anniversary of, and Armed Forces Members Who Participated in, the D-Day Amphibious Landing at Normandy, France During World War II: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. Res. 135), S3104 [23MY]

Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 499) (H. Rept. 116–235), H8142 [15OC]

Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 3504) (H. Rept. 116–164), H7160 [22JY]

Successful Entrepreneurship for Reservists and Veterans (SERV) Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3734) (H. Rept. 116–233), H8142 [15OC]

Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2333) (H. Rept. 116–70), H3961 [17MY]

Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 153) (S. Rept. 116–164), S6888 [5DE]

Transition Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2326) (H. Rept. 116–73), H4009 [20MY]

Tribal HUD-VASH Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 257) (S. Rept. 116–21), S2087 [28MR]

VA Website Accessibility Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1199) (H. Rept. 116–127), H5164 [25JN]

Verification Alignment and Service-Disabled Business Adjustment (VA-SBA) Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1615) (H. Rept. 116–280), H8782 [12NO]

Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1812) (H. Rept. 116–75), H4009 [20MY]

Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3537) (H. Rept. 116–236), H8142 [15OC]

Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 886) (H. Rept. 116–259), H8537 [28OC]

Veterans’ Care Quality Transparency Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2372) (H. Rept. 116–72), H3961 [17MY]

Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1200) (H. Rept. 116–68), H3922 [16MY]

Veterans Expedited TSA Screening (VETS) Safe Travel Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1881) (S. Rept. 116–187), S7207 [19DE]

——— Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 3356) (H. Rept. 116–203), H7704 [12SE]

Waive Consensus Calendar on H.R. 553, Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 476) (H. Rept. 116–143), H5301 [9JY]

Whole Veteran Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2359) (H. Rept. 116–71), H3961 [17MY]

Wounded Veterans Recreation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 327), S7112 [17DE]

Summaries

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Contracting Preference Consistency Act (H.R. 4920), E1597–E1599 [17DE]

Tables

Accounts identified for advance appropriations, H3446 [3MY]

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 299, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act, H3786 [14MY]

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1830, National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act, H7832 [19SE]

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1947, Federal transfer of funds to Dept. of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit corporations established to fund research and education at medical centers exemption from certain Economy Act provisions, H4062 [21MY]

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1988, Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act, H5300 [9JY]

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3504, Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act, H7238 [23JY]

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4162, GI Bill Planning Act, H8781 [12NO]

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4625, Protect the GI Bill Act, H8781 [12NO]

Wyoming American Legion posts, commanders. and locations, S3649 [18JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 105, consideration of H.R. 840, Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act, H1399 [7FE]

H. Res. 107, Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program Act, H8580 [29OC]

H. Res. 413, recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France during World War II, H4295 [4JN]

H. Res. 445, consideration of H.R. 3055, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction appropriations, H4779 [19JN]

H. Res. 476, waive consensus calendar on H.R. 553, Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act, H5314 [10JY]

H.R. 95, Homeless Veteran Families Act, H8135 [15OC]

H.R. 299, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act, H3743–H3746 [14MY]

H.R. 425, Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act, H2058 [25FE]

H.R. 450, Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act, H1406 [7FE]

H.R. 499, Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act, H8802 [13NO]

H.R. 617, Dept. of Energy Veterans’ Health Initiative Act, H7179 [23JY]

H.R. 840, Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act, H1422 [7FE]

H.R. 886, Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act, H8489 [28OC]

H.R. 1088, First Infantry Recognition of Sacrifice in Theater (FIRST) Act, H9084 [20NO]

H.R. 1198, Henderson Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Henderson, NV, H3320 [30AP]

H.R. 1199, VA Website Accessibility Act, H8131 [15OC]

H.R. 1200, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, H4042 [21MY]

H.R. 1271, Veterans-Specific Education for Tomorrow’s Health Professionals (Vet HP) Act, H2335 [5MR]

H.R. 1381, Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act, H2332 [5MR]

H.R. 1424, Fallen Warrior Battlefield Cross Memorial Act, H8761 [12NO]

H.R. 1615, Verification Alignment and Service-Disabled Business Adjustment (VA-SBA) Act, H8805–H8807 [13NO]

H.R. 1812, Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act, H4034 [21MY]

H.R. 1830, National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act, H7816 [19SE]

H.R. 1947, Federal agency transfer of funds to Dept. of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit corporations established to fund research and education at medical centers exemption from certain Economy Act provisions, H4048 [21MY]

H.R. 1988, Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act, H5274 [9JY]

H.R. 2045, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration establishment, H4045 [21MY]

H.R. 2109, Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment (BRAVE) Act, H5045 [24JN]

H.R. 2196, Dept. of Veterans Affairs credit hour requirement for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program reduction, H5046 [24JN]

H.R. 2326, Transition Improvement Act, H4035 [21MY]

H.R. 2333, Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act, H4039 [21MY]

H.R. 2340, Fostering Intergovernmental Health Transparency in (FIGHT) Veteran Suicides Act, H4041 [21MY]

H.R. 2359, Whole Veteran Act, H4032 [21MY]

H.R. 2372, Veterans’ Care Quality Transparency Act, H4043 [21MY]

H.R. 2385, Dept. of Veterans Affairs grant program establishment to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for Veterans Legacy Program, H8129 [15OC]

H.R. 2938, Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need (HAVEN) Act, H7215 [23JY]

H.R. 2942, Helping Expand and Launch Transitional Health for Women Veterans (HEALTH) Act, H7206 [23JY]

H.R. 2943, Providing Benefits Information in Spanish and Tagalog for Veterans and Families Act, H7204 [23JY]

H.R. 3055, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, Agriculture, Interior, Transportation, HUD, and VA, FDA, EPA, science, and military construction appropriations, H4804–H4877 [19JN]

H.R. 3224, improve Dept. of Veterans Affairs access to gender specific medical care for women veterans, H8763–H8769 [12NO]

H.R. 3314, Lake Havasu City Combat Veterans Memorial Post Office Building, Lake Havasu City, AZ, H8175 [16OC]

H.R. 3504, Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act, H7207–H7209 [23JY]

H.R. 3530, Improving Confidence in Veterans’ Care Act, H10272 [16DE]

H.R. 3537, Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act, H8797 [13NO]

H.R. 3734, Successful Entrepreneurship for Reservists and Veterans (SERV) Act, H8803 [13NO]

H.R. 3996, VA Design-Build Construction Enhancement Act, H8760 [12NO]

H.R. 4162, GI Bill Planning Act, H8758 [12NO]

H.R. 4183, Identifying Barriers and Best Practices Study Act, H10271 [16DE]

H.R. 4285, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act, H7729 [17SE]

H.R. 4360, VA Overpayment Accountability Act, H8755 [12NO]

H.R. 4477, Reducing High Risk to Veterans and Veterans Services Act, H8752 [12NO]

H.R. 4625, Protect the GI Bill Act, H8746–H8749 [12NO]

H.R. 4771, VA Tele-Hearing Modernization Act, H8753 [12NO]

H.R. 4920, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Contracting Preference Consistency Act, H10270 [16DE]

H.R. 5084, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act, H8927 [18NO]

S. 49, Major Brent Taylor Vet Center Outstation, North Ogden, UT, S847 [5FE], H2337 [5MR]

S. 153, Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act, S7164 [18DE]

S. 223, Patriot Employer Tax Credit Act, S589 [24JA]

S. 252, honorary appointment of Bob Dole to grade of colonel in the regular Army, S1633 [4MR], H2817 [26MR]

S. 257, Tribal HUD-VASH Act, S4662 [27JN]

S. 504, Let Everyone Get Involved in Opportunities for National Service (LEGION) Act, S3326 [11JN], H7220 [23JY]

S. 725, Captain Humayun Khan Post Office, Charlottesville, VA, address change, S1742, S1746 [7MR]

S. 725, change address of Captain Humayun Khan Post Office, Charlottesville, VA, H2971 [2AP]

S. 743, Merrill’s Marauders Congressional Gold Medal Act, S6895 [5DE]

S. 760, Support for Veterans in Effective Apprenticeships Act, S6838 [4DE]

S. 791, GI Education Benefits Fairness Act, S1850 [13MR]

S. 900, Travis W. Atkins Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Bozeman, MT, S2048 [27MR], S6767 [21NO]

S. 1001, Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act, S2241 [3AP]

S. 1316, Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act, S2618 [2MY]

S. 1370, Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act, S2985 [21MY]

S. 1412, Restoring Access, Improving Service To Enable Veterans Engaging To Fundraise (RAISE VET FUND) Act, S2772 [9MY]

S. 1749, Protecting Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act, S3259, S3267 [5JN], H5289 [9JY]

S. 1775, Protecting Our Students and Taxpayers (POST) Act, S3322 [11JN]

S. 1881, Veterans Expedited TSA Screening (VETS) Safe Travel Act, S5411 [10SE]

S. 2042, National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act, S4635 [27JN]

S. 2052, honorary promotion of Charles E. McGee to brigadier general in the Air Force, S5217 [31JY]

S. 2096, use of National Cemetery Administration grants by States and tribal organizations for training at National Cemetery Administration training center, S7232 [19DE]

S. 2106, prohibit smoking on premises of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration facilities, S4809 [11JY]

S. 2774, Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act, S7120 [17DE]

S. 2815, National Purple Heart Honor Mission Commemorative Coin Act, S6478 [7NO]

S. 2865, Dept. of Veterans Affairs prohibition of smoking on Veterans Health Administration facilities premises, S6607 [14NO]

S. 3147, Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act, S7211, S7230 [19DE]

S. Con. Res. 17, use of Capitol rotunda to honor the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II upon death, S2929 [16MY]

S. Con. Res. 20, posthumously award Harry W. Colmery Presidential Medal of Freedom, S4179 [20JN]

S. Con. Res. 23, commemorate anniversary of Battle of the Bulge and honor those who fought and those who died there during World War II, S5259 [31JY]

S. Con. Res. 23, commemorate anniversary of World War II Battle of the Bulge and honor those who fought and those who died there, S7034 [12DE]

S. Res. 10, tribute to Richard A. Overton, S70 [8JA]

S. Res. 61, tribute to Rosemary A. Mariner, S1142 [7FE]

S. Res. 68, Gold Star Wives Day, S1328 [13FE]

S. Res. 69, Vietnam Veterans Day, S1329 [13FE], S2098 [28MR]

S. Res. 85, Easterseals (organization) anniversary, S1602 [28FE]

S. Res. 93, Gold Star Families Remembrance Day, S1661 [5MR]

S. Res. 98, Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program Resolution, S1712 [6MR]

S. Res. 118, Military Retiree Appreciation Day, S1909 [14MR]

S. Res. 135, recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France during World War II, S2193 [2AP], S3199 [4JN]

S. Res. 166, Silver Star Service Banner Day, S2443 [11AP]

S. Res. 211, Aviation Cadet Museum in Eureka Springs, AR, recognition as ‘‘America’s National Aviation Cadet Museum’’, S2890 [15MY]

S. Res. 214, recognize historic contributions by the American Muslim community, S3009 [21MY]

S. Res. 220, National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month and National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day, S3114 [23MY]

S. Res. 235, Women Veterans Appreciation Day, S3263 [5JN], S3804 [18JN]

S. Res. 256, National GI Bill Commemoration Week and Servicemen’s Readjustment Act anniversary, S4177 [20JN]

S. Res. 263, American Legion anniversary, S4510 [25JN]

S. Res. 294, National Airborne Day, S5256 [31JY]

S. Res. 301, Indiana National Guard 151st Infantry Regiment Company D, commonly referred to as the Indiana Rangers, return from combat in the Vietnamese Conflict anniversary, S5259 [31JY]

S. Res. 313, Gold Star Families Remembrance Week, S5542 [17SE]

S. Res. 332, instruct conferees to S. 1790, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, on repeal of military survivors’ benefits reduction, S5709 [25SE]

S. Res. 374, national day of remembrance for 1983 terrorist bombings of Marine Corps Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, S6095 [23OC]

S. Res. 381, Day of the Deployed, S6161 [24OC]

S. Res. 410, Senate McCain-Mansfield Fellowship Program for military veterans establishment, S6480 [7NO]

S. Res. 413, National Veterans Small Business Week, S6481 [7NO]

S. Res. 415, issue commemorative postage stamp honoring women veterans, S6482 [7NO]

S. Res. 420, expand Dept. of Veterans Affairs list of presumptive medical conditions associated with Agent Orange exposure to include Parkinsonism, bladder cancer, hypertension and hypothyroidism, S6570 [13NO]

S. Res. 433, Blue Star Mother’s Day, S6675 [19NO]

S. Res. 440, Wreaths Across America Day, S6760 [21NO]

Tributes

Perry, Sec. of Energy, H8944–H8949 [18NO]

Stevens, John Paul, S4871, S4874, S4883 [17JY]