DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS related term(s) Veterans

Amendments

Benefits: 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]

Children and youth: 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]

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]

Health care professionals: 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]

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

Bills and resolutions

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

——— expand membership to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (see S. 2027), S4628 [27JN]

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

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]

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

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

——— 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]

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

——— prohibit conduct of medical research causing significant pain or distress to dogs (see H.R. 1155), H1580 [13FE]

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

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

Armed Forces: authorize concurrent use of Dept. of Defense Tuition Assistance and Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve education benefits by members of the National Guard and Reserves (see S. 1136), S2387 [10AP] (see H.R. 2952), H4161 [23MY]

——— 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 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]

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

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

——— 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]

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

——— eliminate (see S. 853), S1939 [25MR]

Authorities and requirements: extend and modify (see H.R. 4285), H7664 [11SE]

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]

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

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

Benefits: 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

Carl Nunziato VA Clinic, Youngstown, OH: designate (see H.R. 5023), H8739 [8NO]

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

Chemicals: 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]

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

Claims: 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Contraceptives: 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]

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

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]

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]

Crime: 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]

——— 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]

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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 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]

——— 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]

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (see S. 1107), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2222), H3253 [10AP]

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]

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]

——— 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]

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]

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 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]

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

——— codify authority to assign a disability rating of total to a veteran by reason of unemployability (see H.R. 5028), H8739 [8NO]

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

Drugs: 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]

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

——— 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]

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

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

Education: 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]

——— extend authority to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are temporarily closed (see S. 2811), S6475 [7NO]

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

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

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

——— 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]

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

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 aid programs: 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]

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

Federal employees: amend the definition of a law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see S. 473), S1325 [13FE] (see H.R. 1195), H1582 [13FE]

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

——— submit an annual report on use of official time by employees and limit instances in which official time may be granted for certain purposes (see H.R. 3995), H7463 [25JY]

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council: provide designees of Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Dept. of Agriculture Rural Housing Service with positions on Appraisal Subcommittee (see S. 3050), S7027 [12DE]

Financial process: improve oversight and accountability (see S. 154), S273 [16JA]

Freedom of information: 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]

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]

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]

Hazardous substances: use on-site regulated medical waste treatment systems at certain facilities (see H.R. 1962), H2915 [28MR]

Health: 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]

——— 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]

——— award grants to establish, or expand upon, master’s degree programs in orthotics and prosthetics (see S. 1315), S2613 [2MY] (see H.R. 2487), H3439 [2MY]

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (see S. 1250), S2515 [30AP] (see H.R. 2401), H3338 [30AP]

——— 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 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 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 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 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]

——— 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]

——— require senior departmental officials to receive VA health care (see H.R. 5525), H12290 [19DE]

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

Health care facilities: 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]

——— 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]

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

——— 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 grade and pay of podiatrists (see S. 863), S1939 [25MR] (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]

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

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

——— reauthorize and make permanent certain programs assisting homeless veterans and other veterans with special needs (see H.R. 2223), H3253 [10AP]

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

——— require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see S. 2291), S5107 [25JY] (see H.R. 4064), H7466 [25JY]

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

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

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

Income: modify limitation on pay for certain high-level employees and officers (see S. 3084), S7156 [18DE]

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

Insurance: 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]

——— require coverage of infertility treatments (see S. 1461), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 2803), H3923 [16MY]

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

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

Labor unions: prohibit from entering into a collective bargaining agreement with a labor union that offers financial incentives to prospective members (see H.R. 4503), H8052 [26SE]

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

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

Leo C. Chase Jr., Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, St. Augustine, FL: designate (see S. 1646), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2948), H4161 [23MY]

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

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

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

Marshall Islands: classify veterans who participated in cleanup of Enewetak Atoll 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]

——— 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 (see H.R. 1628), H2583 [7MR]

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

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

Medicare: limit penalty for late enrollment under part B and exclude periods of Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), retiree, and VA coverage from such late enrollment penalty (see H.R. 1788), H2744 [14MR]

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

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

——— 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]

——— enter into contracts with States or award grants to States to promote health and wellness, prevent suicide, and improve outreach to veterans (see S. 3020), S6992 [11DE] (see H.R. 5516), H12290 [19DE]

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

——— improve 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]

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund: establish to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 154), H206 [3JA]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

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]

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

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

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

Nonprofit organizations: 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]

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

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

Philippines: deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for benefit purposes (see H.R. 2823), H3961 [17MY]

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

Phoenix, AZ: carry out a pilot program to improve ability of Members of Congress to assist constituents with veterans’ benefits within Phoenix VA Health Care System (see H.R. 80), H204 [3JA]

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

——— allow use of funds to repay Federal student loans (see H.R. 5056), H8783 [12NO]

——— authorize use of benefits to pay for preparatory courses for professional licenses and certification (see S. 2345), S5196 [30JY] (see H.R. 2934), H4119 [22MY]

——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred (see S. 791), S1845 [13MR] (see H.R. 1718), H2716 [13MR]

——— enhance payment of monthly housing stipends paid (see S. 1946), S4455 [24JN]

——— include the cost of applying to an institution of higher learning as part of the benefits provided (see H.R. 730), H1171 [23JA]

——— increase monthly housing stipends paid for certain individuals enrolled in distance learning educational programs (see H.R. 3897), H7240 [23JY]

——— modify eligibility requirements for transfer of unused benefits (see S. 2327), S5195 [30JY] (see H.R. 5522), H12290 [19DE]

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

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

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

Robert Maxwell VA Clinic, Bend, OR: designate (see H.R. 685), H719 [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]

Rural areas: 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]

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

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

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]

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

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

Staff Sergeant Alexander W. Conrad Veterans Affairs Health Care Clinic, Gilbert, AZ: designate (see S. 2795), S6447 [6NO] (see H.R. 4983), H8729 [5NO]

Stanislaus County, CA: enhance salaries of Federal employees, including Dept. of Veterans Affairs employees (see H.R. 4210), H7524 [27AU]

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility (see S. 2106), S4807 [11JY]

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

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

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

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

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

Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic, Odessa, TX: designate (see S. 1635), S3104 [23MY] (see H.R. 2334), H3274 [18AP]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

——— extend (see H.R. 2942), H4160 [23MY]

World War II: 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]

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

Cloture motions

Byrne, James: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S5299 [1AU], S5381 [10SE]

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]

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]

Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic, Odessa, TX: Ingeborg A. Conley, Texas VFW, H8133 [15OC]

——— Lloyd Buckmaster, Texas American Legion, H8133 [15OC]

——— Teresa Johniken, Texas DAV, H8133 [15OC]

Lists

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]

Top Medicare Part B drugs not covered by Dept. of Veterans Affairs (excluding vaccines), H10099 [11DE], H10217 [12DE]

Motions

Children and youth: 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. 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]

Remarks in House

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

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

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

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]

——— 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]

Authorities and requirements: extend and modify (H.R. 4285), H7729–H7732 [17SE]

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

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]

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

Carl Nunziato VA Clinic, Youngstown, OH: designate (H.R. 5023), E1403 [8NO]

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

——— 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]

Children and youth: 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 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]

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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 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]

Civil liberties: 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]

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

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

Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, H1274 [29JA]

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

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

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

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]

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

Death and dying: 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]

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

Dept. of Defense: health impact of open air burn pits on service personnel research funding, 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]

——— women’s reproductive health research funding, H5659 [11JY]

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

——— require a study on women and lung cancer (H.R. 2222), H9068 [20NO]

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

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

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 Energy and Veterans Affairs: conduct collaborative research to improve health care services for veterans (H.R. 617), H7179–H7181 [23JY]

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

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

——— 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]

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

Diseases and disorders: 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]

Drugs: 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]

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

East Moline, IL: anniversary of Quad Cities Vet Center, E786 [18JN]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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]

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

Fort Wayne, IN: anniversary of Fort Wayne Vet Center, E936 [17JY]

GAO: assess responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Dept. of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators (H.R. 2333), H4039–H4041 [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]

Health: 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]

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

——— improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1055), H1530 [13FE]

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

——— 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]

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

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

Health care facilities: departmental medical facilities funding, H5017, H5018 [21JN]

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

Health care professionals: clarify grade and pay of podiatrists (S. 863), H2900 [28MR]

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

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

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

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

House of Representatives: accomplishments of the 116th Congress, H9351 [9DE]

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

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

Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, H1530 [13FE]

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

Major Brent Taylor Vet Center Outstation, North Ogden, UT: designate (S. 49), H2337–H2340 [5MR]

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

Mental health: address epidemic of veteran suicide, H3430 [2MY], H3853 [16MY], H8529 [28OC]

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

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

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

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

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

Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund: establish to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the U.S. merchant marine during World War II (H.R. 154), H7810 [19SE]

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

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

National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Month: observance, H4927, H4997 [20JN]

National Salute to Veteran Patients: observance, H2007 [14FE]

National Suicide Prevention Month: observance, H7782 [19SE]

Phoenix, AZ: tribute to Phoenix VA Health Care System, E831 [25JN]

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

——— authorize use of benefits to pay for preparatory courses for professional licenses and certification (H.R. 2934), E655 [22MY]

——— clarify which children to whom entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred, H8750, H8751 [12NO]

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

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

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]

Servicemen’s Readjustment Act: anniversary, E331 [21MR]

——— funding, H4703 [18JN]

Shute, Paul: Partnership for Public Service, Inc., Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal finalist, E683 [30MY]

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

St. Cloud, MN: tribute to St. Cloud VA Health Care System, H3135 [9AP]

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

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

VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks (VA MISSION) Act: implementation, H8834 [14NO]

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

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

——— provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans (H.R. 450), H1406–H1409 [7FE]

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

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

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

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

Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic, Odessa, TX: designate (H.R. 2334), H8132–H8135 [15OC]

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

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

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

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

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: authorize skills training, apprenticeships, and other training programs at Federal agencies for servicemembers transitioning to civilian life, S4161 [20JN]

Authorities and requirements: extend and modify (H.R. 4285), S5632 [23SE]

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: 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]

——— 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]

Brahm, Victoria: Partnership for Public Service (organization) Federal Employee of the Year award recipient, S5877 [17OC]

Byrne, James: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S5381 [10SE]

Children and youth: 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]

Claims: reform rights and appeals process for decisions on benefits claims, S6424 [6NO]

Congress: accomplishments of the 115th Congress, S1353 [14FE], S2301–S2303 [9AP]

Contracts: improve procurement practices (S. 341), S6592 [14NO]

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]

Death and dying: 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]

Dept. of Defense: 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]

——— 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]

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]

Diseases and disorders: 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]

Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program: reduce credit hour requirement (H.R. 2196), S5118 [25JY]

——— reduce credit hour requirement (S. 2011), S4939 [18JY], S5351 [9SE]

FCC: designate 3-digit dialing code for veterans in crisis (S. 2003), S4688 [8JY]

Federal aid programs: 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]

Federal employees: provide for removal or demotion of employees based on performance or misconduct, S3826 [19JN]

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]

Health: 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

Health care facilities: report on patient safety and quality of care at medical centers (S. 3147), S7230 [19DE]

Health care professionals: carry out pilot program to expedite onboarding process for new medical providers and reduce duration of hiring process (S. 450), S6592 [14NO]

——— clarify grade and pay of podiatrists (S. 863), S1942 [25MR]

——— establish clinical observation pilot program for pre-med students preparing to attend medical school (H.R. 1271), S1712 [6MR], S1717 [7MR]

——— 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]

Homeless: authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans (S. 91), S6592 [14NO]

Hurricanes: provide additional disaster recovery assistance for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands in response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, S556, S574 [24JA]

Major Brent Taylor Vet Center Outstation, North Ogden, UT: designate (S. 49), S847 [5FE]

Mare Island Naval Cemetery: enter into an agreement with Vallejo, CA, for transfer (S. 127), S226 [15JA]

Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship: expand eligibility to children and spouses of certain deceased Armed Forces members (S. 1283), S2862 [15MY]

Mental health: address epidemic of veteran suicide, S4688 [8JY], S6385 [5NO]

——— improve oversight and evaluation of mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns (S. 606), S4688 [8JY]

——— 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]

National cemeteries: permit display of Battlefield Crosses or other fallen soldier displays (H.R. 1424), S7226 [19DE]

National Cemetery Administration: authorize use of grants by States and tribal organizations for training at National Cemetery Administration training center (S. 2096), S7231, S7232 [19DE]

National GI Bill Commemoration Week: designate (S. Res. 256), S4146–S4148 [20JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 220), S4665 [27JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 220), S4665 [27JN]

Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program: establish a tiger team to address difficulties in implementation after enactment of certain changes to housing allowances, S1354 [14FE]

——— require payment to individuals who are owed assistance amounts that they are entitled to by law, S6592 [14NO]

Servicemen’s Readjustment Act: anniversary (S. Res. 256), S4146–S4148 [20JN]

Taxation: provide work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans who are receiving certain educational assistance (S. 537), S2755 [9MY]

Travis W. Atkins Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Bozeman, MT: designate (S. 900), S6426 [6NO]

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: 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]

——— tribute recently passed legislation to support veterans, S4939 [18JY]

Veterans Choice Program: include all veterans enrolled in departmental patient enrollment system, S6592 [14NO]

Veterans Legacy Program: establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials (H.R. 2385), S7231 [19DE]

Vietnamese Conflict: provide assistance to individuals affected by exposure to Agent Orange, S6491 [12NO], S6525, S6536 [13NO]

Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic, Odessa, TX: designate (H.R. 2334), S6767 [21NO]

Women: improve benefits and services for women veterans (S. 514), S2026 [27MR]

Reports filed

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]

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]

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]

Fostering Intergovernmental Health Transparency in (FIGHT) Veteran Suicides Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2340) (H. Rept. 116–77), H4009 [20MY]

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]

Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need (HAVEN) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2938) (H. Rept. 116–169), H7239 [23JY]

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]

Nomination of James Byrne To Be Deputy Sec. of Veterans Affairs: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate), S3250 [5JN]

Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1988) (H. Rept. 116–138), H5301 [9JY]

Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 3504) (H. Rept. 116–164), H7160 [22JY]

Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2333) (H. Rept. 116–70), H3961 [17MY]

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 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]

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]

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. 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]

Texts of

H. Res. 105, consideration of H.R. 840, Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act, H1399 [7FE]

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.R. 95, Homeless Veteran Families Act, H8135 [15OC]

H.R. 299, Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act, H3743–H3746 [14MY]

H.R. 450, Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act, H1406 [7FE]

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. 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. 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. 2334, Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic, Odessa, TX, H8132 [15OC]

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. 3504, Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act, H7207–H7209 [23JY]

H.R. 3530, Improving Confidence in Veterans’ Care Act, H10272 [16DE]

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]

S. 49, Major Brent Taylor Vet Center Outstation, North Ogden, UT, S847 [5FE], H2337 [5MR]

S. 257, Tribal HUD-VASH Act, S4662 [27JN]

S. 791, GI Education Benefits Fairness Act, S1850 [13MR]

S. 863, Dept. of Veterans Affairs podiatrists grade and pay clarification, S1941, S1942 [25MR], H2900 [28MR]

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. 1250, American Cures Act, S2521 [30AP]

S. 1315, Wounded Warrior Workforce Enhancement Act, S2618 [2MY]

S. 1316, Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act, S2618 [2MY]

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. 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. 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. Res. 220, National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month and National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day, S3114 [23MY]

S. Res. 256, National GI Bill Commemoration Week and Servicemen’s Readjustment Act anniversary, S4177 [20JN]

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]