VETERANS

Addresses

State of the Union: President Biden, S257–S262 [7FE], H729–H735 [7FE]

Amendments

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: award grants to States to improve outreach to veterans through county or Tribal veterans service officers (S. 106), S5554, S5556, S5557 [15NO]

——— improve eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through Veterans Community Care program (H.R. 815), S5812 [6DE], S5854 [7DE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4273 [7SE], S4358 [11SE], S4393, S4394, S4397, S4398, S4399, S4400, S4401, S4402, S4409, S4412, S4415, S4417 [12SE], S4445, S4446, S4451, S4452, S4454, S4455, S4456, S4493, S4494, S4495, S4496, S4497, S4498 [13SE], S4504, S4532, S4533, S4534, S4535, S4541 [14SE], S4545, S4558, S4561, S4562, S4563, S4564 [18SE], S4600, S4601, S4602, S4603, S4605, S4606 [19SE], S4633, S4634 [20SE], S4662, S4663, S4664 [21SE], S4767 [28SE], S4882 [29SE], S4980, S5022 [16OC], S5053 [17OC], S5092 [18OC], S5115 [19OC], S5149 [24OC], S5160, S5161, S5162, S5163, S5168 [25OC], S5205 [26OC], S5244, S5245, S5246, S5247 [31OC], S5274, S5281 [1NO], H3992, H3993, H3994, H3995, H3996, H3997, H4000, H4002, H4003, H4004, H4005, H4007 [26JY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), consideration (H. Res. 614), H3974 [26JY]

National Warrior Call Day: designate (S. Res. 208), S4664, S4665 [21SE]

Announcements

Moment of silence in remembrance of servicemembers killed in terrorist bombing in Afghanistan, H4209 [29AU]

Articles and editorials

Roundup—Analyzing Speaker McCarthy’s Harmful Debt-Ceiling-and-Cuts Bill, H2032 [26AP]

Wisconsin Veterans Sue ATF Over New Rule for Stabilizing Braces, H2831 [13JN]

Bills and resolutions

African Americans: recognize challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving, their heroic military sacrifices and patriotism, and need to eliminate health and benefit disparities of minority veterans (see H. Con. Res. 76), H5669 [9NO]

Agent Orange Veterans Service Medal: establish (see H.R. 1728), H1327 [22MR]

Air Force: conduct certain studies relative to servicemembers assigned to Creech AFB, NV (see H.R. 5253), H4196 [22AU]

——— designate certain separated members as honorary separated members of Space Force (see H.R. 5071), H4150 [28JY]

Alvarez, Everett, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 633), S636 [2MR] (see H.R. 1097), H853 [17FE]

American Battle Monuments Commission: anniversary (see S. Res. 487), S5807 [6DE]

Andrew Jackson Smith Medal of Honor Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Bloomington, IL: designate (see H.R. 5597), H4437 [20SE]

Andrews, Frank M.: authorize posthumous honorary promotion to Army general (see S. 1009), S999 [28MR]

Animals: mint coins in commemoration of invaluable service that working dogs provide to society (see S. 711), S714 [8MR] (see H.R. 807), H678 [2FE]

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending (see S. 327, 330, 331), S311 [9FE]

Armed Forces: clarify and improve accountability for certain members during consideration for medical separation in Dept. of Defense Integrated Disability Evaluation System (see S. 1598), S1647 [15MY] (see H.R. 3517), H2454 [18MY]

——— clarify employment and reemployment rights of members of uniformed services to other law (see H.R. 5516), H4346 [14SE]

——— connect members to support structures necessary to transition from battlefield (see H. Res. 848), H5466 [6NO]

——— eliminate recoupment of separation pay from members who subsequently receive veterans disability compensation and limit recoupment of such pay from members who subsequently receive retired or retainer pay (see H.R. 3489), H2453 [18MY]

——— ensure that certain members who served in female cultural support teams receive proper credit for such service (see S. 2014), S2122 [15JN] (see H.R. 1753), H1408 [23MR]

——— establish separation oath to help prevent veteran suicides (see H.R. 2896), H2048 [26AP]

——— expand certain benefits for survivors of members who die in line of duty (see H.R. 854), H709 [6FE]

——— extend eligibility for certain special compensation to certain retired survivors of military sexual trauma (see H.R. 1082), H852 [17FE]

——— furnish stellate ganglion block to veterans and members with post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 3023), H2117 [28AP]

——— honor heroic military service, sacrifice, and contributions of veterans from Texas (see H. Res. 865), H5729 [13NO]

——— improve reemployment rights of members (see H.R. 3943), H2785 [9JN]

——— improve TRICARE program for retired members of National Guard and Reserve components (see S. 1670), S1742 [18MY] (see H.R. 3668), H2635 [25MY]

——— prohibit certain members and former members from accepting employment with government entities of China or Russia (see S. 3228), S5360 [6NO]

——— provide for forgiveness or offset of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (see S. 1588), S1624 [11MY] (see H.R. 3232), H2308 [11MY]

——— provide retiring or separating servicemembers opportunity to opt-out of sharing certain information with community based organizations and related entities (see S. 2276), S2360 [12JY]

——— require pilot program on activities under pre-separation transition process of members for reduction in suicide among veterans (see S. 132), S147 [30JA] (see H.R. 3722), H2637 [25MY]

——— restore certain non-monetary Federal benefits to remarried surviving spouses of Armed Forces members who die while serving on active duty and provide student loan deferment for dislocated military spouses (see H.R. 4944), H4030 [26JY]

——— strengthen and expand restrictions on retired members and members of Reserve components of uniformed services accepting employment and compensation from foreign governments (see S. 2056), S2145 [20JN]

Beirut Veterans Remembrance Day: designate (see S. Res. 447), S5339 [2NO]

Benefits: acknowledge service, sacrifice, and courage of veterans and ensure that Congress imposes no additional fee or cost for benefits earned through service (see H. Res. 612), H3950 [25JY]

——— ensure servicemembers granted general discharge under honorable conditions on sole basis of failure to obey lawful order to receive coronavirus vaccine is eligible for certain educational assistance (see H.R. 291), H203 [11JA]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 777), S772 [14MR] (see H.R. 1529), H1278 [10MR]

Blue Star Mother’s Day: designate (see S. Res. 27), S231 [2FE]

Boria, Louis, Jr.: award Purple Heart for injuries incurred during World War II and Korean War (see H.R. 4140), H2932 [14JN]

Buffalo Soldiers: issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Con. Res. 75), H5669 [9NO]

Camp Lejeune, NC: ensure claimants who were harmed by exposure to water are adequately informed relative to filing Federal cause of action (see S. 3237), S5402 [7NO]

Capers, James, Jr.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 587), H428 [26JA]

Capitol Building and Grounds: permit remains of any Medal of Honor recipient to lie in honor in rotunda (see H.R. 6378), H5728 [13NO]

Captain E. Royce Williams Post Office Building, Escondido, CA: designate (see H.R. 5305), H4210 [29AU]

Captain Elwin Shopteese VA Clinic, Kansas City, KS: designate (see S. 3249), S5426 [8NO]

Charlie Dowd VA Clinic, Butte, MT: designate (see S. 3285), S5459 [9NO]

Citizenship: prohibit removal of certain veterans from U.S. and expedite their naturalization (see H.R. 717), H627 [1FE]

Civil War—U.S.: award Congressional Gold Medal to African Americans who served with Union Forces (see S. 273), S264 [7FE] (see H.R. 865), H737 [7FE]

Colonel Joseph William Kittinger II Post Office Building, Casselberry, FL: designate (see H.R. 5867), H4950 [2OC]

Colonel Ola Lee Mize Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Guntersville, AL: designate (see S. 2858), S4630 [20SE] (see H.R. 5464), H4344 [14SE]

Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act: clarify application to members of Coast Guard when not in service of Dept. of the Navy (see S. 725), S715 [8MR] (see H.R. 3085), H2134 [5MY]

Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services: establish (see S. 2863), S4630 [20SE] (see H.R. 5610), H4437 [20SE]

Community service: recognize patriotism and contributions of veterans service organizations (see H. Res. 642), H4158 [1AU]

Conter, Louis A.: tribute (see H. Res. 665), H4205 [25AU]

Corporal Michael D. Anderson Jr. Post Office Building, Modesto, CA: designate (see H.R. 1555), H1278 [10MR]

Correctional institutions: remove Medicaid, Medicare, State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Dept. of Veterans Affairs limitations on benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see S. 2194), S2224 [22JN]

Courts: limit attorney fees for those harmed by exposure to water at Camp Lejeune, NC (see S. 378), S313 [9FE] (see S. 1275), S1340 [25AP] (see H.R. 925), H824 [9FE] (see H.R. 1204), H914 [27FE]

Credit: extend consumer protections relative to interest rates and credit limits provided to Armed Forces members to veterans, their families, and all consumers (see S. 3549), S5996 [14DE]

Credit unions: exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from definition of member business loan (see S. 539), S531 [28FE] (see H.R. 4867), H3949 [25JY]

Crime: enhance penalties for convictions for conspiracy to commit telemarketing or email marketing fraud committed against veterans (see S. 2503), S3619 [26JY] (see H.R. 3956), H2786 [9JN]

——— reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see S. 740), S742 [9MR] (see H.R. 1139), H865 [21FE]

Day of the Deployed: designate (see S. Res. 402), S4949 [4OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: administer pilot program to employ veterans in positions that relate to agriculture, conservation, and nutrition activities (see H.R. 5014), H4139 [27JY]

——— expand eligibility of disabled veterans to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 3698), H2636 [25MY]

——— repeal sunset of work requirement exemption applicable to homeless individuals, veterans, and foster care individuals relative to eligibility for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (see H.R. 4060), H2883 [13JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish grant program to facilitate training and employment of veterans for certain conservation activities (see S. 1918), S2029 [8JN] (see H.R. 4949), H4030 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: carry out pilot program to provide stipends to certain members separating from Armed Forces (see H.R. 5149), H4164 [4AU]

——— direct payment, rather than provide reimbursement, for transportation of certain remains to two locations if second location is national cemetery (see H.R. 5738), H4498 [26SE]

——— establish additional factors that determine pathways in Transition Assistance Program (see H.R. 6725), H6859 [12DE]

——— establish task force to protect Armed Forces members, veterans, and military families from financial fraud (see H.R. 1188), H874 [24FE]

——— provide budget information for incinerators and waste-to-energy waste disposal alternatives to burn pits (see H.R. 2518), H1708 [6AP]

——— provide colorectal cancer screening for members of uniformed services who served in locations associated with toxic exposure (see S. 302), S265 [7FE]

——— provide for inclusion of names of crew members of U.S.S. Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969, on Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see H.R. 3826), H2741 [5JN]

——— provide outreach to build awareness among former Armed Forces members of process established for review of discharge characterizations (see S. 3352), S5639 [28NO] (see H.R. 6470), H5902 [21NO]

——— report on Military OneSource program (see H.R. 6386), H5728 [13NO]

——— study certain grace periods under Transition Assistance Program (see H.R. 6557), H6080 [1DE]

——— submit report evaluating beneficiary access to TRICARE network pharmacies (see H.R. 5150), H4164 [4AU]

——— submit report on incinerators and waste-to-energy waste disposal alternatives to burn pits (see S. 2083), S2185 [21JN] (see H.R. 4264), H3071 [21JN]

Dept. of Education: establish grant program to improve school security, including by training and hiring veterans and former law enforcement officers as school safety officers (see S. 1107), S1089 [30MR] (see H.R. 2491), H1707 [6AP]

——— include service as veteran family caregiver as public service job for purposes of public service loan forgiveness program (see H.R. 1001), H837 [14FE]

——— reauthorize and improve grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, and improving student veteran centers (see S. 498), S456 [16FE] (see H.R. 1078), H852 [17FE]

Dept. of HHS: establish EMS Preparedness and Response Workforce Shortage Pilot Program and streamline process for veterans to become emergency medical services technicians and paramedics (see H.R. 6433), H5892 [15NO]

Dept. of Homeland Security: allow certain deported alien veterans to be temporarily paroled into U.S. to seek health care at Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see S. 3276), S5458 [9NO]

——— determine if alien has served, or is serving, in U.S. Armed Forces when such alien applies for immigration benefits or is placed in immigration enforcement proceeding (see S. 3278), S5458 [9NO]

——— establish pilot program to hire transitioning servicemembers to be Border Patrol agents (see S. 774), S743 [9MR]

——— establish veterans visa program to permit veterans who have been removed from U.S. to return as immigrants (see S. 3280), S5458 [9NO] (see H.R. 6381), H5728 [13NO]

——— expedite U.S. Customs and Border Protection hiring process for law enforcement positions by expanding authority to waive polygraph examinations for certain applicants (see H.R. 596), H489 [27JA]

Dept. of HUD: exclude certain veteran disability payments from income when determining housing assistance programs eligibility (see H.R. 6179), H5361 [2NO]

——— protect veterans and low-income families from housing discrimination based on source of income, veterans status, or military status (see S. 1267), S1340 [25AP] (see H.R. 2846), H1946 [25AP]

——— provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (see H.R. 4155), H2956 [15JN]

——— set aside community development block grant amounts for grants to renovate, rehabilitate, and modernize local chapter facilities of veterans service organizations (see H.R. 6361), H5668 [9NO]

Dept. of Justice: establish Green Alert communications network throughout 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. 3775), H2708 [31MY]

——— improve treatment courts (see S. 2593), S3753 [27JY]

——— prioritize veterans court treatment programs that ensure equal access for racial and ethnic minorities and women (see H.R. 232), H149 [10JA]

Dept. of Labor: award grants to eligible entities for provision of transition assistance to current and former Armed Forces members separated, retired, or discharged, and spouses of such members (see H.R. 3720), H2637 [25MY]

——— award Transition Assistance Program grants to network hub organizations that provide veterans and their spouses with employment and community resource services (see S. 2431), S3459 [20JY]

——— carry out pilot program on short-term fellowship programs for veterans (see H.R. 728), H628 [1FE]

——— increase and extend authorization of appropriations for homeless veterans reintegration programs (see H.R. 523), H323 [25JA]

——— limit funding for National Veteran’s Employment and Training Services Institute (see H.R. 1950), H1625 [29MR]

——— limit funding for veterans employment and training (see H.R. 1948), H1625 [29MR]

Dept. of State: waive passport fees for individuals awarded Purple Heart (see H.R. 5765), H4713 [27SE]

Dept. of the Interior: administer pilot program to employ veterans in positions that relate to conservation and resource management activities (see H.R. 1786), H1437 [24MR]

——— establish grant program to provide funding for memorials honoring veterans, law enforcement officers, and firefighters (see H.R. 5318), H4211 [29AU]

——— implement fertility controls to manage populations of wild free-roaming horses and burros and encourage training opportunities for military veterans to assist in range management activities (see H.R. 726), H627 [1FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: issue obligations to make Medicare and Social Security payments, veterans disability benefits, and military benefits, despite debt limit being reached (see H.R. 3157), H2171 [9MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish pilot program to provide flight training for military veterans (see H.R. 6380), H5728 [13NO]

——— establish veterans business enterprises program (see H.R. 4171), H2957 [15JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust effective date of certain reductions, and discontinuances of compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pension under laws administered (see H.R. 1609), H1286 [14MR]

——— adjust rate of per diem payments to grantees that provide services to homeless veterans (see H.R. 491), H277 [24JA]

——— adjust threshold amount for minor medical facility construction projects (see S. 2174), S2224 [22JN]

——— allow for electronic request of certain records (see S. 2803), S4525 [14SE] (see H.R. 1226), H968 [28FE]

——— allow surviving spouse of Medal of Honor recipient to receive special pension concurrently with dependency and indemnity compensation (see H.R. 841), H709 [6FE]

——— allow use of Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program funds to repay Federal student loans (see H.R. 393), H243 [17JA]

——— allow veterans to use, possess, or transport medical marijuana and to discuss use of medical marijuana with departmental physicians as authorized by State or Tribal law (see S. 1204), S1255 [19AP] (see H.R. 2682), H1845 [18AP]

——— assign highest priority status for hospital care and medical services provided to veterans who are former POW (see H.R. 6360), H5668 [9NO]

——— authorize appropriations for operation of Southwest Montana Veterans’ Home in Butte, MT (see H.R. 4634), H3574 [13JY]

——— authorize electronic health record modernization program and increase oversight and accountability of program to better serve veterans, medical professionals, and taxpayers (see S. 1125), S1090 [30MR] (see H.R. 2809), H1914 [24AP]

——— authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (see H.R. 2431), H1691 [30MR]

——— authorize lease for Mankato, MN, Vet Center (see H.R. 5365), H4229 [8SE]

——— authorize major medical facility projects (see S. 30), S74 [24JA] (see H.R. 3895), H2777 [7JN] (see H.R. 6324), H5667 [9NO]

——— authorize representatives of veterans service organizations to promote certain benefits available to veterans during Transition Assistance Program preseparation counseling (see S. 2888), S4654 [21SE] (see H.R. 3933), H2779 [7JN]

——— authorize use of alternative sources to determine eligibility for benefits when Armed Forces member service or medical records are incomplete due to damage while in possession of Federal Government (see S. 3452), S5851 [7DE]

——— award grants to nonprofit organizations to assist such organizations in carrying out programs to provide service dogs to eligible veterans (see S. 2067), S2185 [21JN]

——— award grants to States to improve outreach to veterans through county or Tribal veterans service officers (see S. 106), S120 [26JA] (see H.R. 984), H832 [10FE]

——— carry out information technology system to manage supply chains for medical facilities (see H.R. 2499), H1707 [6AP]

——— carry out pilot program for cognitive care of veterans (see H.R. 5002), H4138 [27JY]

——— carry out pilot program on using alternative credit scoring information for housing loans for veterans and Armed Forces members (see H.R. 1266), H970 [28FE]

——— carry out pilot program to collect and analyze data regarding suicides and attempted suicides by veterans on departmental property (see H.R. 6330), H5667 [9NO]

——— carry out pilot program to employ veterans in certain wildland firefighting activities (see H.R. 5153), H4164 [4AU]

——— carry out pilot program to improve ability of veterans to access medical care in VA medical facilities and their community by providing ability to choose health care providers (see S. 1545), S1603 [10MY] (see H.R. 3176), H2243 [10MY]

——— carry out pilot program to provide assisted living services for eligible veterans (see S. 495), S456 [16FE]

——— carry out pilot program to provide assisted living services to eligible veterans (see H.R. 1815), H1464 [27MR]

——— clarify eligibility of children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida for benefits (see S. 112), S121 [26JA] (see H.R. 3888), H2777 [7JN]

——— clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services (see H.R. 2526), H1708 [6AP]

——— codify requirements for appointment, qualifications, and pay for therapeutic medical physicists (see H.R. 6800), H6984 [14DE]

——— collaborate with nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher learning that provide administrative assistance to veterans (see H.R. 226), H106 [9JA]

——— conduct and support research on efficacy and safety of medicinal marijuana (see H.R. 3584), H2500 [22MY]

——— conduct review of deaths of certain veterans who committed suicide (see H.R. 4400), H3157 [30JN] (see H.R. 5633), H4455 [21SE]

——— conduct review on opioid overdose deaths among veterans (see H.R. 6353), H5668 [9NO]

——— conduct study on quality of care difference between behavioral and mental health care provided by departmental health care providers compared to non-Dept. providers (see S. 3546), S5996 [14DE] (see H.R. 3811), H2740 [5JN]

——— designate Battle Buddy Check Week to provide outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans (see H.R. 236), H149 [10JA]

——— develop strategy for telehealth furnished by Veterans Health Administration and submit report on end-user devices distributed to veterans to facilitate such telehealth (see H.R. 1144), H865 [21FE]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see S.J. Res. 10), S265 [7FE] (see H.J. Res. 31), H737 [7FE]

——— eliminate delimiting dates under educational assistance programs (see H.R. 6300), H5651 [8NO]

——— eliminate time limitation for use of entitlement by certain veterans under Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 395), H243 [17JA]

——— ensure certain employees are subject to same removal, demotion, and suspension policies as other Federal employees (see H.R. 4906), H4028 [26JY]

——— ensure that certain benefits are treated as income by landlords evaluating ability of servicemembers, veterans, or spouse or child of servicemember or veteran, to pay rent (see H.R. 6336), H5667 [9NO]

——— ensure that educational assistance paid to individual who pursued program or course of education that was suspended or terminated for certain reasons shall not be charged against entitlement (see H.R. 1767), H1409 [23MR]

——— ensure that only licensed health care providers are conducting medical disability examinations under pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations (see S. 280), S264 [7FE]

——— ensure that veterans may attend pre-apprenticeship programs using certain educational assistance (see H.R. 3816), H2740 [5JN]

——— ensure timely scheduling of appointments for health care at medical facilities (see H.R. 41), H99 [9JA]

——— ensure veterans may obtain physical copy of certain form by mail or at medical facilities (see H.R. 5697), H4497 [26SE]

——— enter into agreement with Fargo, ND, for conveyance of certain land at Fargo National Cemetery (see S. 2854), S4590 [19SE]

——— establish advisory commission relative to veteran eligibility for health care (see H.R. 754), H675 [2FE]

——— establish certain rights for spouses of Armed Forces members (see H.R. 3900), H2778 [7JN]

——— establish certain rules of evidence in certain claims (see H.R. 5559), H4406 [19SE]

——— establish counseling program for certain survivor of veterans deceased as result of suicide (see H.R. 3077), H2126 [2MY]

——— establish flag for next of kin of veterans who die by suicide (see H.R. 3076), H2126 [2MY]

——— establish grant program for provision of service dogs to eligible veterans (see H.R. 4809), H3888 [20JY]

——— establish internship program within Board of Veterans’ Appeals (see H.R. 1378), H1147 [7MR]

——— establish Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in U.S. merchant marine during World War II (see H.R. 39), H99 [9JA]

——— establish minimum requirement for number of Vet Centers per State (see H.R. 733), H628 [1FE]

——— establish patient outreach system relative to mental health care (see H.R. 492), H277 [24JA]

——— establish pilot program for gynecologic cancer care coordination (see H.R. 6338), H5668 [9NO]

——— establish pilot program on community integration network infrastructure for services for veterans and collect information related to social determinants of health from veterans (see S. 2259), S2359 [12JY]

——— establish pilot program to build tiny homes for homeless veterans (see H.R. 3326), H2345 [15MY]

——— establish pilot program to furnish doula services to veterans (see S. 2465), S3521 [25JY] (see H.R. 6331), H5667 [9NO]

——— establish portal for maintaining digital records of former Armed Forces members and establish advisory committee relative to maintenance of such records (see S. 3295), S5507 [14NO]

——— establish program to provide grants to certain surviving spouses of veterans to pay for housing (see H.R. 6197), H5362 [2NO]

——— establish 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 H.R. 3192), H2244 [10MY]

——— establish timing of resumption of payment of compensation or pension, after discontinuance by reason of receipt of active service pay (see H.R. 4401), H3157 [30JN]

——— establish Under Sec. for Management (see H.R. 1658), H1293 [17MR]

——— 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. 1182), H874 [24FE]

——— establish Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access (see S. 2516), S3619 [26JY]

——— establish Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration (see S. 291), S264 [7FE] (see H.R. 3738), H2638 [25MY]

——— establish Veterans Experience Office (see S. 3256), S5426 [8NO]

——— establish Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer (see H.R. 6452), H5899 [17NO]

——— establish Zero Suicide Initiative pilot program (see S. 853), S825 [16MR] (see H.R. 1639), H1293 [17MR]

——— expand access to health care for veterans in Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Palau (see S. 1913), S2029 [8JN] (see H.R. 3948), H2786 [9JN]

——— expand access to Veterans Community Care Program to include certain veterans seeking mental health or substance-use services (see S. 1745), S1745 [18MY] (see H.R. 3554), H2456 [18MY]

——— expand and extend benefits to veterans in response to coronavirus pandemic (see S. 1436), S1505 [3MY]

——— expand Center for Minority Veterans and Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include services for historically underserved veterans (see H.R. 4325), H3141 [23JN]

——— expand certain rehabilitation programs for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 746), H675 [2FE]

——— expand eligibility for care to include members of Reserve components of Armed Forces (see S. 1952), S2071 [13JN]

——— expand eligibility for certain program of job counseling, training, and placement service for veterans (see H.R. 1799), H1437 [24MR]

——— expand eligibility for entitlement to headstone or grave marker to certain Reserve members (see H.R. 5114), H4157 [1AU]

——— expand eligibility for homeless veterans benefits to all veterans and authorize funding for certain homeless prevention programs (see H.R. 2525), H1708 [6AP]

——— expand eligibility for Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship to children and spouses of certain deceased Armed Forces members (see S. 350), S312 [9FE]

——— expand eligibility for supportive services for very low-income veteran families to include former members of Armed Forces Reserve components (see S. 3287), S5459 [9NO]

——— expand entitlement of veterans to care and guarantee health care benefits for veterans enrolled in patient enrollment system (see S. 1951), S2071 [13JN]

——— expand health care and benefits for veterans who are victims of military sexual trauma (see S. 1028), S1052 [29MR] (see H.R. 2441), H1692 [30MR]

——— expand set of individuals eligible to transfer Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program benefits to eligible dependents (see H.R. 6294), H5650 [8NO]

——— expand Veterans Healing Veterans Medical Access and Scholarship Program to include medical students in predominantly Hispanic-serving medical schools (see H.R. 602), H489 [27JA]

——— expand VetSuccess on Campus program (see S. 1910), S2029 [8JN]

——— express support for naming of new or undedicated facilities after women and minority veterans in order to reflect diversity of all who have served in Armed Forces (see H. Res. 851), H5652 [8NO]

——— extend and modify certain authorities and requirements (see S. 2795), S4440 [13SE] (see H.R. 5377), H4229 [8SE]

——— extend authorization period for emergency treatment in non-departmental medical facilities under Veterans Community Care Program (see H.R. 3644), H2595 [24MY]

——— extend certain benefits to National Guard members who incur disabilities while performing State active duty (see H.R. 3628), H2595 [24MY]

——— extend eligibility for certain housing loans and educational assistance to surviving spouses and certain direct descendants of Black World War II veterans (see S. 3257), S5426 [8NO] (see H.R. 1255), H969 [28FE]

——— extend eligibility for work-study allowance paid to certain individuals who pursue programs of rehabilitation, education, or training (see H.R. 3601), H2545 [23MY]

——— extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (see S. 1590), S1624 [11MY] (see H.R. 3790), H2712 [1JN]

——— formally recognize caregivers, establish certain standards relative to eligibility for caregiver programs, and temporarily extend benefits for veterans determined ineligible for such programs (see H.R. 104), H101 [9JA]

——— furnish dental care in same manner as any other medical service (see H.R. 2413), H1691 [30MR]

——— furnish headstones, markers, and medallions for graves of certain enslaved individuals and individuals who performed military functions despite ineligibility to serve in Armed Forces (see H.R. 6269), H5543 [7NO]

——— furnish health care to veterans, reserve components, and dependents exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and presume service connection for those affected (see S. 2294), S2459 [13JY]

——— furnish health care to veterans, Reserve components, and dependents exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and presume service connection for those affected (see H.R. 4249), H3070 [21JN]

——— furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to certain veterans with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 105), H101 [9JA]

——— furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to veterans with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 3649), H2596 [24MY]

——— furnish or replace headstone, marker, or medallion for grave of eligible Medal of Honor recipient regardless of recipient’s dates of service in Armed Forces (see S. 3126), S5182 [25OC] (see H.R. 6507), H5983 [29NO]

——— implement requirement to permit waiver of limitation in law on reimbursement of veterans receiving domiciliary care in State homes (see S. 1612), S1678 [16MY] (see H.R. 3368), H2376 [16MY]

——— implement system or process to actively monitor veteran self-service and data transmission functions of main Internet website for certain adverse events (see H.R. 6874), H6998 [19DE]

——— improve and expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans (see S. 414), S397 [14FE] (see H.R. 1083), H852 [17FE]

——— improve and protect HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) by prohibiting shifting of funds and increase number and expedite hiring of case managers (see S. 290), S264 [7FE]

——— improve assignment and increase number of patient advocates at medical facilities (see S. 449), S426 [15FE] (see H.R. 808), H678 [2FE]

——— improve authority to hire psychiatrists (see H.R. 5247), H4196 [22AU]

——— improve benefits to certain individuals who served under U.S. command in Philippines forces and Philippine Scouts during World War II (see H.R. 6121), H5181 [30OC]

——— improve certain programs for home and community based services for veterans (see S. 141), S147 [30JA] (see H.R. 542), H426 [26JA]

——— improve community care (see S. 2649), S3755 [27JY]

——— improve decisions issued by Board of Veterans’ Appeals (see H.R. 5891), H4985 [3OC]

——— improve disclosure of risks of using educational assistance at certain institutions and restore entitlement of students to assistance who are at institutions subject to civil enforcement action (see S. 1309), S1382 [26AP]

——— improve eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through Veterans Community Care program (see H.R. 815), H679 [2FE]

——— improve emergency management capabilities (see S. 3341), S5541 [15NO]

——— improve employment services for veterans by consolidating various programs (see H.R. 5913), H4993 [10OC]

——— improve matters relating to medical examinations for veterans disability compensation (see S. 2718), S3894 [5SE]

——— improve methods of oversight of certain educational institutions (see H.R. 3981), H2787 [9JN]

——— improve payment and processing of payments or allowances based on mileage for beneficiary travel (see S. 2975), S4759 [28SE]

——— improve processes to approve educational assistance programs (see H.R. 5914), H4993 [10OC]

——— improve processing of claims for disability compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 1635), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 3718), H2637 [25MY]

——— improve program for direct housing loans made to Native American veterans (see S. 185), S172 [31JA]

——— improve provision of care and services under Veterans Community Care Program (see S. 1315), S1382 [26AP] (see H.R. 3520), H2454 [18MY]

——— improve provision of health care (see H.R. 2543), H1709 [6AP]

——— improve provision of health care for veterans diagnosed with diabetes and heart disease (see S. 1954), S2071 [13JN] (see H.R. 4150), H2956 [15JN]

——— improve rate of payments provided for beneficiary travel (see H.R. 1278), H1047 [1MR]

——— improve repayment of benefits misused by fiduciary (see H.R. 4016), H2807 [12JN]

——— improve requirement to publish disability benefit questionnaire forms (see H.R. 1530), H1278 [10MR]

——— improve services provided for families of disabled veterans and provide access to Federal, State, and local resources (see S. 622), S635 [2MR] (see H.R. 5904), H4990 [6OC]

——— improve temporary licensure requirements for contract health care professionals who perform medical disability examinations (see H.R. 5938), H5007 [12OC]

——— improve VA Work-Study program (see H.R. 3600), H2545 [23MY]

——— improve workforce (see S. 10), S54 [23JA]

——— include information relating to certain questionnaire on forms to apply for disability or pension benefits (see H.R. 4921), H4029 [26JY]

——— include information relating to rate of suicide among covered Reserves in National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report of Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention (see H.R. 6873), H6998 [19DE]

——— include services relative to mental health and neurological disorders in family caregiver program (see S. 216), S204 [1FE] (see H.R. 3581), H2499 [22MY]

——— increase amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients (see H.R. 1514), H1248 [9MR]

——— increase amount of survivors’ and dependents’ educational assistance provided to eligible individual pursuing program of education at institution in Philippines (see H.R. 1635), H1292 [17MR]

——— increase amount paid to veterans for improvements and structural alterations furnished as part of home health services (see S. 3290), S5478 [13NO] (see H.R. 2818), H1945 [25AP] (see H.R. 4047), H2808 [12JN]

——— increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under CHAMPVA program to extend coverage for children of disabled veterans (see S. 1119), S1090 [30MR] (see H.R. 2414), H1691 [30MR]

——— increase mileage rate offered through beneficiary travel program for health related travel (see S. 592), S568 [1MR]

——— increase monthly housing stipend paid under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for individuals who pursue summer programs of education solely through distance learning (see H.R. 5702), H4497 [26SE]

——— increase payments or allowances that individuals, including veterans service organizations, receive for transportation of veterans to or from departmental facilities (see H.R. 6551), H6080 [1DE]

——— limit authority to deny claims of veterans for benefits on sole basis that such veterans failed to appear for medical examination associated with such claims (see H.R. 5890), H4985 [3OC]

——— limit copayments for contraceptives (see H.R. 894), H822 [9FE]

——— limit from modifying rate of payment or reimbursement for transportation of veterans or other individuals via special modes of transportation (see S. 2757), S4355 [11SE] (see H.R. 5530), H4380 [18SE]

——— maintain demographic information regarding veterans and publish such information on website (see H.R. 3040), H2124 [2MY]

——— make certain improvements in administration of educational assistance programs (see H.R. 3874), H2762 [6JN]

——— make certain improvements in laws relative to appointment of Under Sec. of Health and Assistant Under Secs. of Health (see H.R. 1256), H970 [28FE]

——— make certain improvements relating to eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment in non-VA facilities (see S. 1172), S1210 [18AP]

——— make certain improvements relating to homelessness (see H.R. 3848), H2761 [6JN]

——— make certain improvements relative to transmission of disability benefits questionnaire data (see H.R. 4461), H3166 [3JY]

——— make certain improvements to laws relating to payment of certain benefits that are affected by death (see H.R. 4562), H3205 [11JY]

——— make certain improvements to processing of claims for benefits and transparency of Board of Veterans’ Appeals actions (see H.R. 5870), H4950 [2OC]

——— make grants to eligible entities to carry out Ask the Question Campaigns (see H.R. 6291), H5650 [8NO]

——— make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs (see H.R. 2768), H1908 [20AP]

——— make grants to veterans service organizations for facility and technology improvements (see H.R. 6337), H5668 [9NO]

——— make high technology pilot program permanent (see H.R. 1669), H1300 [21MR]

——— make individuals eligible for Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program who transfer assistance to dependent and fail to complete service agreement solely liable for overpayments (see H.R. 1798), H1437 [24MR]

——— make permanent authority to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing (see H.R. 3186), H2244 [10MY]

——— modify definition of spouse and surviving spouse to include all individuals lawfully married (see S. 1314), S1382 [26AP]

——— modify existing national cemeteries to ensure full military honors are provided, propose increase in national cemetery capacity, and assess criteria for interment at Arlington National Cemetery (see H.R. 1413), H1149 [7MR]

——— modify information technology systems to provide for automatic processing of claims for certain temporary disability ratings (see H.R. 196), H105 [9JA]

——— modify limitation on reimbursement for emergency treatment of amounts owed to third party or for which veteran is responsible under health-plan contract (see H.R. 6333), H5667 [9NO]

——— modify program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of veterans (see S. 1792), S1899 [1JN] (see H.R. 4518), H3176 [10JY]

——— modify requirements for Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship (see H.R. 5785), H4853 [28SE]

——— offer annual preventative health evaluations to veterans with spinal cord injuries or disorders and increase access to assistive technologies (see H.R. 6373), H5728 [13NO]

——— periodically review automatic maximum coverage under Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance program and Veterans’ Group Life Insurance program (see S. 1299), S1381 [26AP] (see H.R. 2911), H2048 [26AP]

——— permanently authorize use of certain funds to improve flexibility in provision of assistance to homeless veterans (see H.R. 645), H574 [31JA]

——— permit Members of Congress to use departmental facilities to meet with constituents (see H.R. 562), H427 [26JA]

——— prepare annual report on suicide prevention (see S. 928), S909 [22MR] (see H.R. 4157), H2957 [15JN]

——— prohibit denial of benefits due to participation in State-approved marijuana program (see H.R. 394), H243 [17JA]

——— prohibit from carrying out certain activities under Electronic Health Record Modernization Program until certification of system improvements and facility readiness (see S. 1037), S1052 [29MR] (see H.R. 592), H488 [27JA]

——— prohibit from providing health care to, or engaging in claims processing for health care for, any individual unlawfully present in U.S. who is not eligible for health care (see S. 3490), S5961 [13DE] (see H.R. 6744), H6940 [13DE]

——— prohibit from replacing physician anesthesiologists with certified registered nurse anesthetists under departmental health care system (see S. 2070), S2185 [21JN] (see H.R. 3347), H2346 [15MY]

——— prohibit requiring evidence of certain dose of radiation to determine that veteran is radiation-exposed veteran (see H.R. 4566), H3206 [11JY]

——— prohibit smoking on premises of Veterans Health Administration facilities (see S. 1040), S1052 [29MR] (see H.R. 2398), H1641 [29MR]

——— promote assistance from recognized entities for individuals who file certain claims (see H.R. 2971), H2084 [27AP]

——— provide additional information about certain postsecondary educational institutions to individuals entitled to educational assistance (see H.R. 5956), H5013 [13OC]

——— provide administrative support to certain dental care providers and establish pilot program to provide dental care to certain veterans (see H.R. 2410), H1690 [30MR]

——— provide answers to certain questions submitted by members of congressional veterans’ committees within certain number of business days (see S. 572), S532 [28FE]

——— provide burial allowance for certain veterans who die at home while in receipt of hospice care (see S. 1330), S1417 [27AP] (see H.R. 234), H149 [10JA]

——— provide certain individuals with opportunity to enroll in high technology programs of education that provide training or skills sought by employers in relevant fields or industries (see S. 1877), S2028 [8JN]

——— provide certain information to medical center staff and homelessness service providers on Dept. of HUD Coordinated Entry program (see H.R. 6340), H5668 [9NO]

——— provide certificates of eligibility and award letters relative to educational benefits to certain individuals using electronic means (see H.R. 1169), H873 [24FE]

——— provide coverage for boxing-based exercise classes for veterans diagnosed with certain movement disorders (see H.R. 1402), H1148 [7MR]

——— provide coverage for infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services (see H.R. 544), H426 [26JA]

——— provide for automatic enrollment of eligible veterans in patient enrollment system (see H.R. 5416), H4263 [12SE]

——— provide for continuing operation of national cemeteries during periods of certain funding restrictions (see H.R. 3367), H2376 [16MY]

——— provide for definition of ‘‘establishment, determination, or adjustment of employee compensation’’ for purposes of collective bargaining of certain employees (see H.R. 6538), H6049 [30NO]

——— provide for equitable restoration of eligibility for provision of memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable (see H.R. 5197), H4181 [11AU]

——— provide for inclusion of certain emblems on headstones and markers furnished for veterans (see S. 1100), S1089 [30MR]

——— provide for online administration of Civilian Health and Medical Program (see H.R. 4262), H3071 [21JN]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for diseases associated with herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Guam (see H.R. 1191), H874 [24FE]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for illnesses associated with firefighting (see H.R. 4306), H3109 [22JN]

——— provide for presumption of service connection for illnesses associated with service in Armed Forces in Panama Canal Zone (see H.R. 2447), H1692 [30MR]

——— provide for quarterly town hall meetings for veterans to meet with appropriate employees of each VA medical center (see H.R. 3114), H2135 [5MY]

——— provide for retroactive payment of benefits for veterans with covered mental health conditions based on military sexual trauma (see H.R. 6023), H5042 [24OC]

——— provide health savings accounts to allow veterans to receive primary care at certain non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 5287), H4204 [25AU]

——— provide or assist in providing vehicle adapted for operation by disabled individuals to certain eligible persons and pay expenses associated with delivery of such vehicle (see H.R. 522), H323 [25JA]

——— provide plot allowance for spouses and children of veterans buried in State cemeteries (see H.R. 6343), H5668 [9NO]

——— provide retroactive effective date of law regarding charge to educational assistance entitlement for individuals who do not transfer credits from certain closed or disapproved programs of education (see H.R. 4850), H3948 [25JY]

——— provide support for maternity care coordination programs (see S. 2026), S2123 [15JN]

——— provide support for programs relating to coordination of maternity health care (see H.R. 3303), H2343 [15MY]

——— reauthorize high technology program (see S. 1678), S1742 [18MY]

——— recognize nurse registries for purposes of Veterans Community Care Program (see S. 1828), S1982 [6JN]

——— reduce claims backlog and provide veterans with timelier access to benefits (see S. 1789), S1899 [1JN] (see S. 2513), S3619 [26JY] (see H.R. 1822), H1526 [28MR]

——— reimburse cost of transportation by ambulance for highly rural veterans regardless of whether such veteran qualifies for payments or allowances for beneficiary travel (see S. 2263), S2360 [12JY]

——— reimburse veterans for cost of emergency medical transportation to Federal facility (see H.R. 1774), H1436 [24MR]

——— reinstate entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program funds for victims of sexual assault or domestic violence (see S. 3288), S5459 [9NO]

——— remove limitation on reimbursement for emergency treatment of amounts owed to third party for which veteran is responsible under health-plan contract (see S. 3284), S5459 [9NO]

——— repay Armed Forces members for certain contributions made towards Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 502), H323 [25JA]

——— repay estates of deceased beneficiaries for certain benefits paid and misused by fiduciaries of such beneficiaries (see S. 263), S230 [2FE] (see H.R. 4190), H2958 [15JN]

——— repeal authorization for provision of flat grave markers at Santa Fe National Cemetery in New Mexico (see S. 2306), S2460 [13JY]

——— repeal sunsets on entitlement to memorial headstones and markers for commemoration of veterans and certain individuals and on authority to bury certain spouses and children in national cemeteries (see S. 2181), S2224 [22JN]

——— report on security at medical centers (see H.R. 3504), H2454 [18MY]

——— report on Veterans Benefit Administration Warrior Training Advancement Course (see H.R. 2932), H2083 [27AP]

——— report to Congress on average time to provide service or guide dogs to veterans (see H.R. 3363), H2375 [16MY]

——— require certain educational institutions make available to eligible persons and veterans digital copies of official transcripts (see H.R. 3898), H2777 [7JN]

——— require directors of medical centers to submit annual fact sheets on status of such facilities (see H.R. 1089), H853 [17FE]

——— require information and counseling on Federal food assistance programs as part of Transition Assistance Program (see S. 2680), S3756 [27JY]

——— require lactation space in each medical center (see S. 3526), S5996 [14DE]

——— require medical facilities to share certain data with State cancer registries (see S. 1994), S2097 [14JN]

——— require notices of denial of claims for benefits be delivered by certified mail (see H.R. 3643), H2595 [24MY]

——— require report on phase-out of reduction of Survivor Benefit Plan survivor annuities by amount of dependency and indemnity compensation (see S. 2505), S3619 [26JY]

——— rescind guidelines and ensure removal of signs and guidance relating to coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 3641), H2595 [24MY]

——— restore veterans’ rights to own or possess firearms by requiring proof of danger to self or others before reporting to National Instant Criminal Background Check System (see S. 1875), S2028 [8JN] (see H.R. 705), H626 [1FE] (see H.R. 5286), H4204 [25AU]

——— revise rules for approval of commercial driver education programs for purposes of veterans educational assistance (see S. 656), S654 [6MR] (see H.R. 2830), H1945 [25AP]

——— strengthen accountability and oversight (see S. 2679), S3756 [27JY]

——— study and report on prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma and liver disease in veterans of Vietnam era caused by exposure to certain parasites (see H.R. 4424), H3158 [30JN]

——— submit annual report on food insecurity among veterans to certain congressional committees (see H.R. 3870), H2762 [6JN]

——— submit to Congress report on Veterans Benefits Administration Warrior Training Advancement Course (see H.R. 1786), H1437 [24MR] (see H.R. 5014), H4139 [27JY]

——— take actions necessary to ensure that certain individuals may update burn pit registry with registered individual’s cause of death (see S. 2078), S2185 [21JN] (see H.R. 2472), H1698 [3AP]

——— terminate Electronic Health Record Modernization Program (see H.R. 608), H489 [27JA]

——— treat certain individuals who participated in invasion of Bay of Pigs in Cuba in 1961, as veterans for purposes of eligibility for benefits (see H.R. 2638), H1758 [17AP]

——— treat certain individuals who served in Vietnam with Republic of Korea Armed Forces as U.S. Armed Forces veteran for purposes of provision of health care (see S. 2648), S3755 [27JY] (see H.R. 366), H238 [13JA]

——— update payment system to allow for electronic fund transfer of educational assistance to foreign institutions of higher education (see S. 1090), S1089 [30MR]

——— waive copayment requirement for medical and hospital services for certain billing errors and inform veterans of payment plan and waiver rights relative to untimely billing (see S. 3282), S5458 [9NO] (see H.R. 6315), H5651 [8NO]

——— waive fee for guaranteed housing loan for certain veterans with service-connected disability who applied for such loan before receiving disability rating (see H.R. 6193), H5362 [2NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs and SSA: implement automated systems with callback functionality for each customer service telephone line (see H.R. 6656), H6739 [7DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs-Dept. of Defense Joint Executive Committee: improve (see S. 2268), S2360 [12JY]

Depts. of Defense and Education: ensure current or former service members or civilian employees eligible for public service loan forgiveness program have periods of employment automatically certified and counted towards program (see S. 2949), S4720 [27SE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve benefits and services for surviving spouses who remarry (see S. 1266), S1340 [25AP] (see H.R. 3651), H2596 [24MY]

——— improve reproductive assistance to certain Armed Forces members, veterans, and their spouses or partners (see S. 2801), S4525 [14SE] (see H.R. 5492), H4345 [14SE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (see S. 2127), S2222 [22JN] (see H.R. 4366), H3149 [27JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), consideration (see H. Res. 614), H4028 [26JY]

Depts. of Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs: authorize Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish cybersecurity apprenticeship program and cybersecurity training program for veterans (see S. 2256), S2359 [12JY] (see H.R. 6524), H6049 [30NO]

Dessie A. Bebout Post Office, Shoshoni, WY: designate (see S. 2274), S2360 [12JY]

Disabled: provide eligibility for TRICARE Select to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see S. 1644), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 214), H106 [9JA]

District of Columbia: recognize military service of residents, condemn denial of voting representation in Congress and local government, and call for statehood (see H. Res. 855), H5652 [8NO]

——— recognize residents who are active duty servicemembers, National Guard members, reservists, veterans, and their families deserve full participation in Government through statehood (see H. Res. 446), H2638 [25MY]

Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX: designate (see H.R. 1344), H1112 [3MR]

Edmonds, Rodrick W.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see S. 1230), S1293 [20AP] (see H.R. 2800), H1914 [24AP]

Education: require certain protections for student loan borrowers (see S. 3404), S5750 [5DE]

Elections: clarify that States or local jurisdictions may give preference to veterans or individuals with disabilities in hiring election workers (see H.R. 4486), H3171 [6JY]

FAA: establish pilot program to provide flight training services to veterans (see S. 748), S742 [9MR] (see H.R. 3128), H2170 [9MY]

——— improve hiring process for air traffic controllers by prioritizing hiring of veterans and FAA Certified Collegiate Training Initiative school graduates (see S. 891), S859 [21MR]

Farmer, Samuel: tribute (see S. Res. 457), S5427 [8NO]

FCC: require providers of cable and telephone service to charge veterans’ organizations residential rates (see H.R. 3075), H2126 [2MY]

Federal agencies and departments: certify small business concerns as owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans in order to be counted towards goals for contract awards (see S. 1469), S1534 [4MY]

Flags: designate Honor and Remember Flag as official symbol to recognize and honor Armed Forces members who died in line of duty (see H.R. 4109), H2930 [14JN]

Fleet Reserve Association: mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see H.R. 2929), H2083 [27AP]

FTC: establish coordinator to prevent fraud and scams targeting or adversely affecting military veterans and servicemembers (see H.R. 6350), H5668 [9NO]

GAO: conduct reviews of certain budget requests for Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical care accounts (see H.R. 3677), H2636 [25MY]

——— report to Congress on security and safety at Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (see S. 3466), S5919 [12DE]

Gold Star Children’s Day: designate (see S. Res. 422), S5111 [19OC]

Gold Star Families Remembrance Week: designate (see S. Res. 348), S4555 [18SE] (see H. Res. 720), H4457 [21SE]

Gold Star Father’s Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 65), H2638 [25MY]

Gold Star Wives Day: designate (see S. Res. 121), S933 [23MR] (see S. Res. 328), S3894 [5SE]

Government: allow suit against U.S. for injuries and deaths of members of Armed Forces caused by improper medical care (see H.R. 4334), H3141 [23JN]

Griffin, Thomas H.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2399), H1641 [29MR]

Hiroshi ‘‘Hershey’’ Miyamura VA Clinic, Gallup, NM: designate (see S. 475), S456 [16FE] (see H.R. 1590), H1285 [14MR]

Hmong Americans: award Congressional Gold Medal to Hmong people in recognition of their highly distinguished service in Vietnam war and fight against communism (see S. 3271), S5458 [9NO] (see H.R. 2427), H1691 [30MR]

Housing: make homebuyers aware of all loan options by providing veterans with written comparison of Dept. of Veterans Affairs, FHA, and conventional loan options (see S. 2496), S3522 [25JY] (see H.R. 4335), H3141 [23JN]

Immigration: exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from numerical limitations on immigrant visas (see S. 1263), S1340 [25AP] (see H.R. 2823), H1945 [25AP]

——— extend honorary citizenship to otherwise qualified noncitizens who enlisted in Philippines and died while serving on active duty with U.S. Armed Forces during certain periods of hostilities (see H.R. 3714), H2637 [25MY]

——— 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. 4569), H3475 [12JY]

Income: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (see S. 344), S311 [9FE]

——— 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. 1515), S1602 [10MY] (see H.R. 303), H203 [11JA] (see H.R. 333), H233 [12JA] (see H.R. 1282), H1047 [1MR]

Jacksonville, FL: designate POW/MIA Memorial and Museum as National POW/MIA Memorial and Museum (see H.R. 3670), H2635 [25MY]

John Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic, Hinesville, GA: designate (see H.R. 593), H488 [27JA]

Kim, Young Oak: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 611), H489 [27JA]

Korean War: acknowledge courage and sacrifice of veterans of Korean War and Korean Defense Veterans (see H. Res. 858), H5669 [9NO]

——— require that former members of uniformed services who were POW/MIA while serving in combat unit during Korean War receive combat pay for each month spent in such status (see H.R. 6355), H5668 [9NO]

Law enforcement: provide additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans (see S. 296), S265 [7FE] (see H.R. 1179), H874 [24FE]

Lieutenant General Samuel E. Ebbesen Post Office, St. Croix, VI: designate (see H.R. 5034), H4140 [27JY]

Lovell, James A., Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2655), H1759 [17AP]

Memorial Day: express support for Black service members (see H. Res. 455), H2646 [26MY]

——— observance (see H. Res. 444), H2638 [25MY]

Miller, Doris: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1252), H969 [28FE]

——— award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 1251), H969 [28FE]

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: study prevalence and mortality of cancer among individuals who served as active duty aircrew in Armed Forces (see H.R. 4886), H3950 [25JY]

National Airborne Day: designate (see S. Res. 327), S3758 [27JY]

National American Indian Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 1554), S1623 [11MY] (see H.R. 3235), H2308 [11MY]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish Missing Armed Forces Personnel Records Collection (see S. 2315), S2460 [13JY] (see H.R. 3110), H2135 [5MY]

National Medal of Honor Highway: designate (see S. 1478), S1566 [9MY] (see H.R. 3149), H2171 [9MY]

National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation: authorize location of commemorative work on National Mall in District of Columbia (see H.R. 2717), H1886 [19AP]

National Military and Veterans Suicide Awareness Day: designate (see H. Res. 674), H4230 [8SE]

National Poppy Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 443), H2638 [25MY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 264), S2186 [21JN] (see H. Res. 572), H3160 [30JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 264), S2186 [21JN] (see H. Res. 572), H3160 [30JN]

National Rough Rider Day: designate (see S. Res. 236), S1899 [1JN]

National Veterans Small Business Week: observance (see S. Res. 435), S5213 [26OC]

——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 824), H5181 [30OC]

National Veterans Suicide Awareness and Prevention Day: designate (see S. Res. 405), S4949 [4OC] (see H. Res. 740), H4855 [28SE]

National Warrior Call Day: designate (see S. Res. 208), S1624 [11MY] (see H. Res. 535), H3071 [21JN]

National Wreaths Across America Day: designate (see S. Res. 489), S5807 [6DE] (see H. Res. 939), H6985 [14DE]

Native Americans: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in U.S. (see S. Res. 148), S1092 [30MR]

Operation Green Light for Veterans (organization): tribute (see S. Res. 463), S5507 [14NO] (see H. Res. 750), H4910 [29SE]

Palmer, Arnold D.: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2808), H1914 [24AP]

Parks and recreation areas: promote and enhance outdoor recreation opportunities for Armed Forces members and veterans on Federal recreational lands and waters (see H.R. 6342), H5668 [9NO]

Perez, Joseph M.: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 5168), H4171 [8AU]

Pfc. Justin T. Paton Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Indian River, MI: designate (see H.R. 3672), H2635 [25MY]

Pharis, Harold B.: authorize posthumous honorary promotion to Army sergeant major (see S. 1010), S999 [28MR]

Postal Service: issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 6374), H5728 [13NO]

Real estate: require government-sponsored enterprises to include disclaimer on Uniform Residential Loan Application to increase awareness of Dept. of Veterans Affairs direct and guaranteed home loan programs (see S. 3068), S5087 [18OC] (see H.R. 5979), H5028 [18OC]

Roads and highways: permit State and local exceptions to allow disabled veterans to use high occupancy vehicle lanes, including toll lanes (see H.R. 4923), H4029 [26JY]

SBA: carry out pilot program on issuing grants to eligible veterans to start or acquire qualifying businesses (see H.R. 903), H823 [9FE]

——— codify Boots to Business Program (see S. 38), S74 [24JA] (see H.R. 1606), H1286 [14MR]

——— establish veteran Federal procurement entrepreneurship training program (see S. 2209), S2225 [22JN]

——— increase goal for participation in Federal contracts by small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans and exclude such self-certified concerns from Government and Federal agency goals (see H.R. 5147), H4164 [4AU]

——— require reporting on additional information relative to small businesses owned and controlled by women, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, and small businesses owned and controlled by veterans (see H.R. 4670), H3639 [17JY]

——— require training on increasing contract awards to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see H.R. 3511), H2454 [18MY]

——— waive guarantee fee for certain business loans made to veterans and spouses of veterans (see S. 3302), S5507 [14NO]

Schools: prioritize hiring and training of veterans and retired law enforcement officers as school resource officers (see H.R. 2541), H1709 [6AP]

SEC: require public companies to disclose gender, race, ethnicity, and veteran status of their board directors, nominees, and senior executive officers (see S. 2007), S2122 [15JN] (see H.R. 4177), H2958 [15JN]

Second Lieutenant Patrick Palmer Calhoun Post Office, Mount Vernon, GA: designate (see H.R. 3944), H2785 [9JN]

Sergeant Kenneth E. Murphy Post Office Building, Necedah, WI: designate (see H.R. 6651), H6208 [6DE]

Serna, Marcelino: authorize President to award Medal of Honor posthumously (see H.R. 5521), H4379 [18SE]

75th Anniversary of the Specially Adapted Housing Program: designate (see H. Res. 534), H3071 [21JN]

Small business: modify requirements relative to small business concerns owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans (see S. 2146), S2223 [22JN]

——— require GAO report on access to credit for veteran-owned and controlled small business and SBA report on Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development (see H.R. 4480), H3170 [6JY]

Social customs: replace term ‘‘Thank you for your service’’ with ‘‘Thank you for our freedom’’ to honor Armed Forces members and veterans (see H. Res. 26), H204 [11JA]

Social Security: establish disability benefit offset for Purple Heart recipients (see H.R. 1841), H1527 [28MR]

Specialist Justin Dean Coleman Memorial Post Office Building, Brooksville, FL: designate (see H.R. 1823), H1526 [28MR]

Staff Sergeant Robb Lura Rolfing Post Office Building, Sioux Falls, SD: designate (see S. 2143), S2223 [22JN]

Suicide Awareness and Remembrance Flag: recognize and designate as symbol of awareness of military and veteran suicide (see H. Res. 899), H6049 [30NO]

Taxation: allow, without regard to disability, individuals eligible for veterans benefits to contribute to health savings accounts (see H.R. 5787), H4853 [28SE]

——— allow tax credits to veterans for establishment of franchises (see H.R. 3214), H2307 [11MY]

——— establish small business start-up tax credit for veterans creating businesses in underserved communities (see H.R. 3084), H2134 [5MY]

——— exclude all military retirement and related benefits from Federal income tax (see S. 3243), S5402 [7NO]

——— provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to veterans’ service organizations that do not have wartime service membership requirements (see S. 677), S669 [7MR] (see H.R. 1432), H1149 [7MR]

——— provide work opportunity credit for hiring veterans in field of renewable energy (see H.R. 1554), H1278 [10MR]

——— provide work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans receiving certain educational assistance (see S. 3274), S5458 [9NO] (see H.R. 6345), H5668 [9NO]

Tony Bennett Day: designate (see S. Res. 322), S3758 [27JY] (see H. Res. 621), H4142 [27JY]

Treaties and agreements: ensure U.S. trade agreements provide access and collaboration of involved nations for recovery efforts relating to Armed Forces members missing or unaccounted for from prior military conflicts (see H. Con. Res. 64), H4346 [14SE]

U.S. Army Air Corps Major Thomas B. McGuire Post Office Building, Sebring, FL: designate (see H.R. 6810), H6984 [14DE]

U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson Memorial VA Clinic, Plano, TX: designate (see S. 1986), S2097 [14JN] (see H.R. 4136), H2932 [14JN]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: increase maximum number of judges who may be appointed (see S. 897), S859 [21MR] (see H.R. 1329), H1049 [1MR]

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: expand Human Exploitation Rescue Operation (HERO) Child-Rescue Corps Program (see S. 987), S954 [27MR]

Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals: grant Federal charter (see S. 2964), S4759 [28SE] (see H.R. 3240), H2308 [11MY]

Veterans Day: observance (see H. Res. 859), H5669 [9NO]

Veterans Employment Week: observance (see H. Res. 840), H5363 [2NO]

Veterans Get Outside Day: designate (see S. Res. 206), S1603 [10MY] (see H. Res. 387), H2245 [10MY]

Veterans of the Vietnam War Memorial Post Office, St. Charles, IL: designate (see H.R. 2379), H1640 [29MR]

Vietnamese Americans: recognize Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom Flag as official symbol of community in U.S. (see H. Res. 560), H3151 [27JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: acknowledge courage and sacrifice of veterans and formally apologize for treatment they received upon returning home (see S.J. Res. 17), S458 [16FE] (see H.J. Res. 33), H853 [17FE]

——— approve anniversary celebration of homecoming of U.S. POW from Vietnam and recognize their service and sacrifices (see S. Res. 222), S1745 [18MY] (see H. Res. 397), H2347 [15MY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to Army Dust Off crews (see S. 2825), S4526 [14SE] (see H.R. 1015), H838 [14FE]

Virgin Islands: anniversary of National Guard (see H. Res. 799), H5032 [19OC]

Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day: designate (see H. Res. 258), H1464 [27MR]

William L. Reynolds Post Office Building, Santa Clarita, CA: designate (see H.R. 292), H203 [11JA]

Wise, Thomas D.: award Army Air Medal (see H.R. 3835), H2741 [5JN]

Women Veterans Appreciation Day: designate (see S. Res. 293), S2360 [12JY] (see H. Res. 499), H2809 [12JN]

World War II: award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to individuals and communities who volunteered or donated items to North Platte Canteen in North Platte, NE (see S. 363), S312 [9FE] (see H.R. 954), H825 [9FE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to those who served in U.S. Army Nurse Corps and U.S. Navy Nurse Corps (see S. 1558), S1623 [11MY] (see H.R. 3272), H2310 [11MY]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to 761st Tank Battalion in recognition of their crucial role in Allied forces success in Europe and example they set as first Black armored unit (see H.R. 1022), H838 [14FE]

——— award Congressional Gold Medal to U.S. nationals who joined Royal Canadian Air Force or Royal Air Force (see H.R. 1372), H1113 [3MR]

——— 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. 1633), S1703 [17MY] (see H.R. 3428), H2425 [17MY]

——— recognize victims, commemorate anniversary of explosion, and call for exoneration of African-American sailors convicted of mutiny relative to service at Port Chicago Naval Magazine in Concord, CA (see H. Con. Res. 16), H853 [17FE]

Citations

Tribute to Dorsey O. Walker: Marine Corps, E878 [21SE]

Cloture motions

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through Veterans Community Care program (H.R. 815), motion to proceed, S5442 [9NO], S5709 [4DE], S5793 [6DE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4261 [7SE], S4365 [12SE], S4545 [18SE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), motion to suspend rule on amendments, S4618 [20SE]

Essays

State of the Union: Jacob Antonovich, S195 [1FE]

Excerpts

‘‘Holy Bible,’’ (Matthew 25:35), H5708 [13NO]

Histories

Paul Baffico, First Lieutenant: Pritzker Military Museum and Library, H5542 [7NO]

Letters

Home- and Community-Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act: several organizations, H6101 [4DE]

Prohibit Dept. of Veterans Affairs funding to submit beneficiary’s name to National Instant Criminal Background Check System list based on appointment of fiduciary: Aidan Johnston, Gun Owners of America Inc., H3998 [26JY]

——— Randy Kozuch, NRA, H3998 [26JY]

——— several organizations, H3998 [26JY]

——— Vincent J. (Jim) Troiola, American Legion, H3998 [26JY]

Proposed fiscal year 2024 budget funding levels: Ryan M. Gallucci, VFW, H1967 [26AP]

Lists

Clarence, NY, Veterans Memorial Honor Wall honorees, E1082 [9NO]

Texas 3d Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipients, H5988 [30NO]

Motions

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (S.J. Res. 10), S1227 [19AP]

——— improve eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through Veterans Community Care program (H.R. 815), S5442 [9NO], S5708 [4DE], S5794 [6DE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4504 [14SE], S4545 [18SE], H4007, H4015 [26JY]

Notices

Intention to move to suspend rule on amendments to H.R. 4366, Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, S4541 [14SE], S4564 [18SE], S4606 [19SE]

Obituaries

Grossman, Bernard E.: Legacy.com (Internet site), E315 [17AP]

Press releases

Congress, Protect All Services and Programs Needed by Paralyzed Veterans and Their Families, H1967 [26AP]

Third Way Statement on Student Loan Pause CRA: Lanae Erickson, Third Way (organization), H3041 [21JN]

Proclamations

Posttraumatic Growth Day: Representative Bergman, E561 [14JN]

Remarks in House

African Americans: recognize challenges Black veterans faced when returning home after serving, their heroic military sacrifices and patriotism, and need to eliminate health and benefit disparities of minority veterans, H2486–H2491 [22MY]

Anderson, William: Texas 4th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1169 [5DE]

Ann Arbor, MI: anniversary of American Legion Erwin Prieskorn Post 46, E827 [12SE]

Anniston, AL: tribute to Cobb Preparatory Academy community veterans honorees, E1052 [3NO]

Arlington National Cemetery: Southern Expansion Project funding, H4043 [27JY]

Armed Forces: connect members to support structures necessary to transition from battlefield (H. Res. 848), H5705–H5707 [13NO]

——— provide for forgiveness or offset of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members following their death (H.R. 3232), E442 [15MY]

——— tribute, H4335 [14SE]

Armed Forces Day: observance, H2408 [17MY], H2442 [18MY], E467 [18MY]

Baxter, Elishia L.: Texas 4th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1166 [5DE]

Bay Pines, FL: anniversary of Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, E216 [14MR]

Benefits: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 777), H2479–H2481, H2487 [22MY]

Bolingbrook, IL: anniversary of American Legion Post 1288, E696 [19JY]

Bradford, Jason L.: Texas 17th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E873 [21SE]

Brooks, Ellen M.: Texas 17th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E875 [21SE]

Budney, Michael: Executive Office of the President Meritorious Presidential Rank Award recipient, E1134 [28NO]

Buffalo, NY: tribute to Western New York Armed Forces Committee Military ball honorees, E467 [18MY]

Buffalo-Niagara Honor Flight (organization): tribute, H1874 [19AP]

Bureau County, IL: unveiling of monument recognizing contributions of African American Civil War soldiers, E866 [20SE]

Burlington City, NJ: anniversary of American Legion James McFarland Post 79, E1074 [8NO]

Burton, Amy: Texas 4th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1103 [14NO]

California: tribute to Golden Years Knitting Club, E988 [18OC]

——— tribute to Hooks & Needles for Charity club, E988 [18OC]

Capers, James, Jr.: award Medal of Honor, H3472 [12JY]

Carteret, NJ: dedication of Sgt. Jack McGreevey Memorial Park, E250 [23MR]

Cates, Michael: Texas 4th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1168 [5DE]

Chesterfield, MI: tribute to Veteran Homes of Chesterfield, H4302 [14SE]

Civil War—U.S.: award Congressional Gold Medal to African Americans who served with Union Forces (H.R. 865), E102 [7FE]

Clarence, NY: tribute to Clarence Veterans Memorial honorees, E491 [25MY]

Cline, James: Texas 4th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1099 [14NO]

Coastal Georgia Honor Flight (organization): tribute, H2550 [24MY]

Cole, Jacqueline: Texas 31st Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1196 [11DE]

Colorado Freedom Memorial Foundation: anniversary, E525 [6JN]

Columbus, OH: tribute to Ohio Military Hall of Fame for Valor inductees, E400 [5MY]

Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act: clarify application to members of Coast Guard when not in service of Dept. of the Navy (H.R. 3085), H2588 [24MY]

Compton, Douglas: Texas 4th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1101 [14NO]

Congress: accomplishments of 118th Congress, H6808–H6810 [11DE], H6828 [12DE]

Coral Springs, FL: hosting of Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall, E405 [5MY]

Courts: recognize rights of those harmed by exposure to water at Camp Lejeune, NC, E1036 [1NO]

Crews, Brian L.: Texas 17th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E877 [21SE]

Crouch, Robert: Texas 31st Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1197 [11DE]

Curtis, Willie A.: Texas 31st Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1216 [12DE]

Davenport, IA: tribute to Veterans Memorial Park, H5673 [13NO]

Defense Health Agency: decision by Express Script Holding Co., to eliminate option for TRICARE beneficiaries to obtain prescriptions at pharmacy of their choice, H477–H481 [27JA], H519 [31JA]

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency: tribute, H4411 [20SE]

DeHaven, Michael: Texas 4th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1170 [5DE]

Denver, CO: tribute to Fort Logan National Cemetery All Veterans Honor Guard, E1007 [24OC]

Dept. of Defense: investigate Walter Reed National Military Medical Center failure to provide pastoral care to Catholic veterans, H3474 [12JY]

——— provide budget information for incinerators and waste-to-energy waste disposal alternatives to burn pits, H3215 [12JY]

——— raise awareness of National Suicide Prevention Lifeline veterans crisis line, H3484 [13JY]

——— submit report on incinerators and waste-to-energy waste disposal alternatives to burn pits, H3215 [12JY]

——— tribute to Navy Airborne Early Warning Squadron One, E474 [22MY]

——— tribute to Noncommissioned Officers Candidate Course reunion attendees, E919 [29SE]

Dept. of HHS: funding to purchase and implement telehealth services to improve health care coordination for rural veterans between rural providers and Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H5773 [14NO]

Dept. of HUD: Veterans Housing Rehabilitation and Modification Pilot Program funding through reductions in Robert C. Weaver Federal Building renovation funding, H5452 [6NO]

Dept. of Justice: establish Green Alert communications network throughout U.S. to help locate missing at-risk veterans and coordinate with other Federal, State, and local agencies on Green Alert plans, H2488 [22MY]

——— prioritize veterans court treatment programs that ensure equal access for racial and ethnic minorities and women (H.R. 232), E1083 [9NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust rate of per diem payments to grantees that provide services to homeless veterans (H.R. 491), H538 [31JA], H5708 [13NO]

——— allow for electronic request of certain records (H.R. 1226), H1127, H1128 [7MR]

——— anniversary of Veterans Affairs Illiana Healthcare System, E688 [18JY]

——— authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs, H4000–H4002 [26JY]

——— authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs (H.R. 2431), E284 [30MR]

——— authorize major medical facility projects (S. 30), H2975, H2976 [20JN]

——— clarify eligibility of children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida for benefits (S. 112), H4361, H4362 [18SE]

——— conduct studies into efficacy of drugs that have FDA-designated Breakthrough Therapy status to treat post-traumatic stress disorder, H3996 [26JY]

——— designate Battle Buddy Check Week to provide outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans (H.R. 236), H146 [10JA], E1083 [9NO]

——— electronic health records funding, H4003 [26JY]

——— eliminate delimiting dates under educational assistance programs (H.R. 6300), H5480 [7NO]

——— ensure that educational assistance paid to individual who pursued program or course of education that was suspended or terminated for certain reasons shall not be charged against entitlement (H.R. 1767), H1428 [24MR], H4476 [26SE], H6934 [13DE]

——— establish Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in U.S. merchant marine during World War II (H.R. 39), H2108 [28AP]

——— establish pilot program for gynecologic cancer care coordination, H5550 [8NO]

——— expand certain rehabilitation programs for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities, H2476 [22MY], H2609 [25MY]

——— extend and modify certain authorities and requirements (S. 2795), H4475–H4480 [26SE]

——— funding, H1897 [20AP], H2602, H2609 [25MY]

——— furnish health care to veterans, Reserve components, and dependents exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and presume service connection for those affected (H.R. 4249), H5656 [9NO]

——— improve certain programs for home and community based services for veterans (H.R. 542), H5706, H5708–H5710 [13NO], H6097–H6103 [4DE]

——— improve communication between large medical centers and Community Based Outpatient Clinics, E737 [27JY]

——— improve eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through Veterans Community Care program (H.R. 815), H1126, H1127 [7MR]

——— improve methods of oversight of certain educational institutions (H.R. 3981), H4357, H4358 [18SE]

——— improve provision of care and services under Veterans Community Care Program (H.R. 3520), H3217 [12JY]

——— improve provision of health care and other benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances, H2108 [28AP]

——— improve requirement to publish disability benefit questionnaire forms (H.R. 1530), H4358–H4361 [18SE]

——— improve wait times for veterans to receive health and specialty care appointments, H1957 [26AP]

——— include services relative to mental health and neurological disorders in family caregiver program (H.R. 3581), H6103–H6105 [4DE]

——— increase amount of survivors’ and dependents’ educational assistance provided to eligible individual pursuing program of education at institution in Philippines, H2476 [22MY]

——— make certain improvements relating to homelessness (H.R. 3848), H5708 [13NO], H6094–H6097 [4DE]

——— make grants to State and local entities to carry out peer-to-peer mental health programs (H.R. 2768), H1919 [25AP]

——— make high technology pilot program permanent (H.R. 1669), H2474–H2479 [22MY], H2609 [25MY], H6873 [13DE]

——— make individuals eligible for Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program who transfer assistance to dependent and fail to complete service agreement solely liable for overpayments, H2476 [22MY]

——— modify program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of veterans (H.R. 4518), H3194 [11JY]

——— permanently authorize use of certain funds to improve flexibility in provision of assistance to homeless veterans (H.R. 645), H538, H557 [31JA], H2477, H2491 [22MY], H5708 [13NO]

——— prohibit from replacing physician anesthesiologists with certified registered nurse anesthetists under departmental health care system (H.R. 3347), H5152 [26OC]

——— prohibit funding to enforce coronavirus mask mandates, H4002 [26JY]

——— prohibit funding to enforce Veterans Health Administration directive relative to coronavirus vaccine mandates, H4003, H4004 [26JY]

——— prohibit funding to modify or remove any display of originial mission statement, H4004, H4005 [26JY]

——— prohibit funding to submit beneficiary’s name to National Instant Criminal Background Check System list based on appointment of fiduciary, H3997–H4000 [26JY]

——— Prosthetics and Sensory Aids Service funding, H3957 [26JY]

——— provide burial allowance for certain veterans who die at home while in receipt of hospice care, H2476, H2478 [22MY]

——— provide certificates of eligibility and award letters relative to educational benefits to certain individuals using electronic means, H2476 [22MY]

——— provide support to law school clinical programs that assist veterans with legal matters, H3995 [26JY]

——— repay Armed Forces members for certain contributions made towards Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 502), H1124, H1125 [7MR]

——— requirement for persons to wear masks at health care facilities, H2250 [11MY]

——— restore veterans’ rights to own or possess firearms by requiring proof of danger to self or others before reporting to National Instant Criminal Background Check System (H.R. 705), H4017 [26JY]

——— State Veterans Home Construction Grant Program funding, H4037 [27JY]

——— study how routine brain scans on veterans contributes to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of brain injuries, H3962 [26JY]

——— treat certain individuals who served in Vietnam with Republic of Korea Armed Forces as U.S. Armed Forces veteran for purposes of provision of health care (H.R. 366), H2472–H2474 [22MY]

——— tribute to Center for Women Veterans, H2488 [22MY]

——— update Lethal Means Safety and Suicide Prevention training course, H1156 [8MR]

——— Veterans Health Administration funding, H4003 [26JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: LGBTQ+ health care services funding, H3906 [25JY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), H3900, H3904, H3905, H3906 [25JY], H3957, H3960, H3964, H3965, H3976–H4015, H4017–H4020 [26JY], H4037, H4038, H4040, H4042, H4043, H4052 [27JY], E732 [27JY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), consideration (H. Res. 614), H3966–H3976 [26JY]

District of Columbia: tribute to U.S. Navy Memorial Commemorative Plaque Wall honorees, E676 [14JY]

East Carolina University: tribute to Military and Veterans Resource Center, H5650 [8NO]

Eckart, Charles: Indiana Military Veterans Hall of Fame inductee, H5479 [7NO]

Ehrig, Bobby: Texas 31st Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1197 [11DE]

El Paso, TX: tribute to Emergence Health Network Veterans One Stop Center, E1069 [7NO]

Everett, PA: Everett Lions Club dedication of ‘‘Brothers of Honor’’ statue to memorialize Medal of Honor recipients, E571 [15JN]

Families and domestic relations: tribute to veterans and their families, H6067 [1DE]

Fernandina Beach, FL: anniversary of Theodore H. Hernandez American Legion Auxilliary Unit 54, H2296 [11MY]

Firearms: protect rights of citizens under Second Amendment, H620–H624 [1FE]

Flags: designate Honor and Remember Flag as official symbol to recognize and honor Armed Forces members who died in line of duty (H.R. 4109), H2949 [15JN], H6119 [5DE]

Florida: tribute to Camp Blanding Museum and Memorial Park, E1089 [13NO]

Floyd, James C. (Clarence): Kentucky Veterans Hall of Fame inductee, E297 [6AP]

Forrest, Kevin: Dept. of Veterans Affairs Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Nursing recipient, E262 [27MR]

Gainesville, FL: tribute to Gainesville Veteran Affairs Mental Health Facility, E277 [29MR]

Gillespie, John: Northeast Wisconsin Veteran of the Year award recipient, E1230 [14DE]

Gojmerac, John: French Legion of Honor Medal recipient, E970 [13OC]

Gold Star Families Remembrance Week: observance, H4412 [20SE], E873 [21SE]

Gosney, Robert R.: Texas 31st Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1204 [11DE]

Graham, Zach: Pat Tillman Foundation Tillman Scholar honoree, H5908 [28NO]

Gray, Arnold L.: Texas 17th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E909 [29SE]

Hardy, Charles J.: French Legion of Honor Medal of Chevalier recipient, E1160 [4DE]

Health: improve healthcare for veterans, H4391 [19SE]

Heinbaugh-McCroskey, Isabella: Joint Veterans Coalition of Medina County, OH, Veteran Advocate of the Year award recipient, H2818 [13JN]

Hicks, Kelvin: Texas 4th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1178 [6DE]

Hillsborough County, FL: tribute to Hillsborough County Veterans Treatment Court, E613 [23JN]

Hiroshi ‘‘Hershey’’ Miyamura VA Clinic, Gallup, NM: designate (S. 475), H4362–H4364 [18SE]

Holihan, Daniel: Bronze Star recipient, H2552 [24MY]

Honor and Remember, Inc.: tribute, H6119 [5DE]

Honor Flight of Oregon (organization): tribute, E295 [6AP], E841 [13SE], E866 [20SE], E1044 [2NO]

Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act: impact, H3900 [25JY], H5664 [9NO]

——— implementation funding, H2615 [25MY], H2668 [31MY]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H5947 [29NO], H6199 [6DE]

——— moment of silence in honor of Josh Owen, H1789 [18AP]

Howard, Jason: Texas 31st Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1195 [11DE]

Howard, Tom: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization We Honor Veterans Volunteer Service Award recipient, H1004 [1MR]

Iowa Vietnam Veterans Recognition Day: observance, H2142 [9MY]

Jacksonville, FL: grand opening of Jacksonville International Airport Military Lounge, E1182 [6DE]

Jake’s Journey Home (organization): tribute, H4131 [27JY]

James, Dick: U.S. Army Ranger Association, Inc., Ranger Hall of Fame inductee, H2997 [21JN]

Janczak, Martin: Texas 31st Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1194 [11DE]

John Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic, Hinesville, GA: designate (H.R. 593), H5707–H5710 [13NO]

Johnson City, TN: anniversary of James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center, E1067 [7NO]

Keehan, Donald J.: Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame inductee, E1077 [8NO]

Klein, Blaine: Texas 4th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1102 [14NO]

Kline, David: Dearborn, MI, Veteran of the Year award recipient, H5734 [14NO], E1117 [17NO]

Knesek, David A.: Texas 17th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E875 [21SE]

Knue, John R.: Texas 17th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E910 [29SE]

Korea, Republic of: recognize anniversary of Korean War Armistice and reaffirm importance of U.S.-Korea alliance, E690 [18JY], E752 [1AU]

Ladd, Robert: Texas 4th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1164 [5DE]

Lancaster, NY: rededication of Patriots and Heroes Park, H3002 [21JN]

Laramore, James: Texas 4th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1099 [14NO]

Larimer, Neil M.: Texas 24th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E9 [10JA]

Last Salute (organization): tribute, E989 [18OC]

Lee, Kenneth W.: Texas 17th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E873 [21SE]

Lee, Mark A.: Texas 17th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E874 [21SE]

Lena, WI: anniversary of American Legion Doney-Degrave Post 342, E389 [2MY]

Lewis, Ansil: Florida 3d Congressional District Veteran of the Year award recipient, H1005 [1MR]

Lone Eagle Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E378 [28AP]

Lorton, Jerry L.: Texas 17th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E876 [21SE]

Lunsford, Stephen: Texas 4th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1167 [5DE]

Marine Corps League: anniversary, E717 [25JY]

Marshall Islands: formally apologize for U.S. nuclear legacy and affirm importance of free association between U.S. and Marshall Islands, H3962 [26JY]

McDermott, John: Texas 4th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1098 [14NO]

Memorial Day: observance, H2468, H2486–H2491 [22MY], H2555, H2558, H2559 [24MY], H2601 [25MY], E491, E494, E499 [25MY], E571 [15JN]

Mercado, Yesenia: Texas 31st Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1213 [12DE]

Meschko, Edward T.: Texas 4th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1174 [6DE]

Military Marriage Day: observance, H4041 [27JY]

Moniteau County, MO: designation of SGT James L. Shipley Memorial Highway, E899 [27SE]

Montgomery, William: Purple Heart recipient, E1076 [8NO]

Moore, Steven: Texas 31st Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1193 [11DE]

Mote, Christopher: Texas 4th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1097 [14NO]

Mullins, John: Putnam County, OH, Veterans Service Commission Veteran of the Year award recipient, E1030 [30OC]

Nash-King, Debbie A.: Texas 31st Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1200 [11DE]

National Hire a Veteran Day: observance, H3939 [25JY]

National Infertility Awareness Week: observance, E347 [24AP], E392 [2MY]

National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation: authorize location of commemorative work on National Mall in District of Columbia (H.R. 2717), H5416–H5418 [6NO], H5648 [8NO]

National Military Appreciation Month: observance, H2558 [24MY]

National Mobility Awareness Month: observance, E453 [17MY]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: observance, H6117 [5DE], H6726, H6728 [7DE], E1193 [11DE]

National Poppy Day: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 443), E492 [25MY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: observance, H2971 [20JN]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, H4270 [13SE], E850 [14SE]

National Veterans and Military Families Month: observance, H5184 [1NO]

National Veterans Small Business Week: observance, H5224 [1NO]

National Wreaths Across America Day: observance, H6822 [12DE]

Navy: name ship in honor of James Capers, Jr., H3472 [12JY]

New Jersey Dogs of Honor (organization): tribute, E1049 [2NO]

Niagara County, NY: tribute to Niagara County Courthouse rotunda display in honor of Frank J. Gaffney, E1060 [6NO]

Oeste, John: Texas 4th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1097 [14NO]

O’Shaughnessy, Krystle M.: Dept. of Veterans Affairs Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Nursing recipient, E257 [27MR]

Oxford, MI: dedication of James Arthur Parkhurst Veterans’ Museum, E1053 [3NO]

Pfc. Justin T. Paton Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Indian River, MI: designate (H.R. 3672), H2976, H2977 [20JN]

Pima, AZ: tribute to community members, H4270 [13SE]

Port Wentworth, GA: anniversary of Stand Up for America Day Parade, H2257 [11MY]

Preston, Dean A.: French Legion of Honor Medal recipient, E743 [28JY]

Provost, James A.: Upper Peninsula Veteran of the Year award recipient, E801 [29AU]

Puerto Rico: anniversary of American Legion Dept. of Puerto Rico, E543 [12JN]

Puzjak, Charlie D.: Ogemaw County, MI, Veteran of the Year Award recipient, E1093 [13NO]

Quilts of Valor Foundation: tribute, E52 [25JA]

Reilly, Dave: Navy Distinguished Public Service Award recipient, H2550 [24MY]

Rich, Herbert J.: Texas 4th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1176 [6DE]

Russo, Charles: Texas 4th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1102 [14NO]

Save22 (organization): tribute to efforts to raise awareness of veteran suicide, H2359 [16MY]

SBA: codify Boots to Business Program (H.R. 1606), H2973–H2975 [20JN]

——— require reporting on additional information relative to small businesses owned and controlled by women, qualified HUBZone small business concerns, and small businesses owned and controlled by veterans (H.R. 4670), H5914–H5917 [28NO]

Scheffler, David: Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame inductee, E1100 [14NO]

Schrap, Johann: Texas 4th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1170 [5DE]

Scorpion (U.S.S.): anniversary of sinking, E472 [22MY]

Second Lieutenant Patrick Palmer Calhoun Post Office, Mount Vernon, GA: designate (H.R. 3944), H4943, H4944 [2OC]

Shelby, NC: tribute to American Legion World Series, H3645 [18JY]

Shelbyville, IN: grand opening of Shelbyville VA Clinic, H4413 [20SE]

Shinglehouse, PA: anniversary of Shinglehouse American Legion Post 530, H208 [12JA]

Small business: increase access to capital, H1254 [10MR]

——— require GAO report on access to credit for veteran-owned and controlled small business and SBA report on Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development (H.R. 4480), H5919–H5921 [28NO]

Snyder County, PA: tribute to McClure Bean Soup Festival, H4418 [20SE]

Socialism: confirm that certain Federal programs such as Social Security, Medicare, TRICARE, and VA healthcare, home loan, homelessness, and burial benefit programs do not meet definition of socialism, H592, H593, H595, H596 [1FE]

Solenberger, Robert I.: Texas 17th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E914 [29SE]

Southfield, MI: placement of monument and gravestones to honor ‘‘Blue Army’’ veterans buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, E572 [15JN]

Spafford, Del: Dept. of Defense Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Office James M. Roche Spirit of Volunteerism Award recipient, H1741 [17AP]

Starr, Ken: SBA Western Pennsylvania Veteran-Owned Small Business Person of the Year award recipient, H2331 [15MY]

Stockton, CA: address shortage of primary care physicians at Stockton VA Clinic, H3965 [26JY]

Streeter, Lindsey: Military Times (publication) Veteran of the Year award recipient, H4939 [2OC]

Streeter, William: Texas 31st Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1207 [12DE]

Swisher, IA: tribute to Cold Zero Premuium Spirits (business) and Cedar Ridge Winery & Distillery (business), H4356 [18SE]

Talley, Charles H., Jr.: Virginia 4th Congressional District Veteran of the Year award recipient, E1253 [19DE]

Tampa, FL: anniversary of Tampa Veterans Treatment Court and Veteran Mentors Program, E972 [13OC]

Taxation: establish small business start-up tax credit for veterans creating businesses in underserved communities (H.R. 3084), H2588 [24MY]

Texas: tribute to 6th Congressional District Medal of Honor recipients, H3102 [22JN], H4336 [14SE]

——— tribute to 3d Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipients, H5988 [30NO]

Texas Tech University: tribute to Wall of Honor and Military and Veterans Tribute Walk, E1105 [15NO]

Theiss, Bill: Greater Canton Veterans Council Stark County Veteran of the Year award recipient, H5665 [9NO]

Tinton Falls, NJ: dedication of Gordon H. Mansfield Veterans Community Women’s Wing in honor of Lillian G. Burry, E457 [17MY]

Tobola, Vincent J.: Texas 17th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E912 [29SE]

Traverse City, MI: anniversary of VFW Cherryland Post 2780, E375 [27AP]

Treaties and agreements: ensure U.S. trade agreements provide access and collaboration of involved nations for recovery efforts relating to Armed Forces members missing or unaccounted for from prior military conflicts (H. Con. Res. 64), H4309 [14SE]

Tribute, H2074 [27AP]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: increase maximum number of judges who may be appointed (H.R. 1329), H4360 [18SE]

Valparaiso, IN: VNA Hospice of Northwest Indiana recipient of We Honor Veterans (organization) Level 5 status, H1455 [27MR]

Veteran Golfers Association: tribute to membership milestone, E1197 [11DE]

Veterans Day: observance, H5407 [6NO], H5473, H5475, H5479, H5480 [7NO], H5655, H5664, H5665 [9NO], E1052 [3NO], E1082, E1083 [9NO]

Veterans Employment Week: observance (H. Res. 840), H5656 [9NO]

Veterans of the Vietnam War Memorial Post Office, St. Charles, IL: designate (H.R. 2379), H4943 [2OC]

VFW: anniversary of Dept. of Virginia VFW, E148 [27FE], E173 [3MR]

Vietnam Veterans Day: observance, H1535, H1537, H1541 [29MR], E263 [27MR], E283 [30MR]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of Operation Homecoming, E262 [27MR]

——— tribute to Air Force 555th RED HORSE Civil Engineering squadron, E997 [19OC]

Villa, James M.: Texas 17th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E920 [29SE]

Virginia: tribute to 7th Congressional District veterans, H3957 [26JY]

V-J Day: anniversary, E773 [11AU]

Warrior’s Weekend (organization): anniversary of Field of Honor, H2353 [16MY]

We Are the 22 (organization): tribute, E988 [18OC]

Wells, John T.: Texas 17th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E917 [29SE]

White, Olajuwon: Florida 3d Congressional District Veteran of the Year award recipient, E1200 [11DE]

William L. Reynolds Post Office Building, Santa Clarita, CA: designate (H.R. 292), H4941, H4942 [2OC]

Williams, Ellsworth (Tony): Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame inductee, E1098 [14NO]

Women Veterans Appreciation Day: designate, E545 [12JN]

Wood, George: Texas 4th Congressional District Veteran Commendation recipient, E1100 [14NO]

Worcester, MA: tribute to Gold Star Mothers, E866 [20SE]

World War II: recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, the D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, H2747 [6JN]

——— tribute to Montford Point Marines Congressional Gold Medal recipients, H6866 [13DE]

Remarks in Senate

Air Force: anniversary, S4549 [18SE]

Alvarez, Everett, Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 633), S638 [2MR]

American Battle Monuments Commission: anniversary (S. Res. 487), S5803 [6DE]

Appropriations: make across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending (S. 331), S345 [13FE]

Beirut Veterans Remembrance Day: designate (S. Res. 447), S5336 [2NO]

Benefits: increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 777), S1066 [30MR]

Blue Star Mother’s Day: designate (S. Res. 27), S240 [2FE]

Britt, IA: tribute to Dean Welsh VFW Auxiliary Post 4370, S5349 [6NO]

Congress: accomplishments of 118th Congress, S1970 [6JN]

Credit: extend consumer protections relative to interest rates and credit limits provided to Armed Forces members to veterans, their families, and all consumers (S. 3549), S5999 [14DE]

Day of the Deployed: designate (S. Res. 402), S4958 [4OC]

Dept. of Defense: anniversary of Marine Corps, S5446 [9NO]

Dept. of Education: establish grant program to improve school security, including by training and hiring veterans and former law enforcement officers as school safety officers (S. 1107), S1435 [1MY]

Dept. of HHS: provide recovery by individuals who were stationed, lived, or worked at Camp Lejeune, NC, S3442 [20JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for electronic request of certain records (H.R. 1226), S5335 [2NO]

——— allow for electronic request of certain records (S. 2803), S4528 [14SE]

——— authorize major medical facility projects (S. 30), S874 [21MR]

——— award grants to States to improve outreach to veterans through county or Tribal veterans service officers (S. 106), S1354 [26AP], S5556–S5558 [15NO]

——— carry out pilot program on dog training therapy and provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses who do not have mobility impairments, S442 [16FE]

——— carry out pilot program to improve ability of veterans to access medical care in VA medical facilities and their community by providing ability to choose health care providers (S. 1545), S1971 [6JN]

——— clarify eligibility of children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida for benefits (S. 112), S2963 [13JY]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (S.J. Res. 10), S1220, S1241 [19AP], S1276 [20AP]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (S.J. Res. 10), motion to proceed, S1227, S1233–S1238 [19AP]

——— enter into agreement with Fargo, ND, for conveyance of certain land at Fargo National Cemetery (S. 2854), S5103 [19OC]

——— extend and modify certain authorities and requirements (S. 2795), S4499 [13SE]

——— improve certain programs for home and community based services for veterans (S. 141), S1354 [26AP]

——— improve eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through Veterans Community Care program (H.R. 815), S835 [16MR], S839 [21MR], S5473 [13NO], S5707 [4DE], S5769, S5771 [6DE], S5883, S5885 [11DE]

——— improve eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through Veterans Community Care program (H.R. 815), motion to proceed, S5708, S5709 [4DE], S5719–S5721 [5DE], S5767, S5781–S5794, S5797–S5802 [6DE], S5831–S5834 [7DE]

——— improve program for direct housing loans made to Native American veterans (S. 185), S1354 [26AP]

——— include services relative to mental health and neurological disorders in family caregiver program (S. 216), S1354 [26AP]

——— repay Armed Forces members for certain contributions made towards Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (H.R. 502), S835 [16MR], S839 [21MR]

——— restore veterans’ rights to own or possess firearms by requiring proof of danger to self or others before reporting to National Instant Criminal Background Check System, S5168, S5169 [25OC]

——— revise rules for approval of commercial driver education programs for purposes of veterans educational assistance (S. 656), S5335 [2NO]

——— study veteran health outcomes relative to waste from Manhattan project in St. Louis, MO, S2347 [12JY]

——— treat certain individuals who served in Vietnam with Republic of Korea Armed Forces as U.S. Armed Forces veteran for purposes of provision of health care (H.R. 366), S5103 [19OC]

——— tribute to Russellville VA Clinic, S2025 [8JN]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), S4243, S4247, S4261 [7SE], S4365, S4380 [12SE], S4435, S4436 [13SE], S4502, S4503–S4507 [14SE], S4543, S4545, S4548 [18SE], S4568, S4572 [19SE], S4609 [20SE], S5128 [24OC], S5155, S5159–S5164, S5168, S5169, S5176, S5177 [25OC], S5205, S5206 [26OC], S5236, S5241, S5244–S5249 [31OC], S5269, S5274–S5276, S5281–S5284 [1NO], S5350 [6NO], S5650 [29NO]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), motion to proceed, S4365–S4369 [12SE], S4503 [14SE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), motion to suspend rule on amendments, S4618 [20SE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), unanimous-consent agreement, S4418 [12SE], S5205 [26OC]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), unanimous-consent request, S4504 [14SE]

Dessie A. Bebout Post Office, Shoshoni, WY: designate (S. 2274), S2364–S2366 [12JY]

Farmer, Samuel: tribute (S. Res. 457), S5432 [8NO], S5496 [14NO]

Flint, MI: tribute to McFarlan Veterans Memorial Park, S2284 [10JY]

Gold Star Children’s Day: designate (S. Res. 422), S5104 [19OC]

Gold Star Families Remembrance Week: designate (S. Res. 348), S4565 [18SE]

Hiroshi ‘‘Hershey’’ Miyamura VA Clinic, Gallup, NM: designate (S. 475), S2962 [13JY]

Memorial Day: observance, S1659 [16MY], S1717 [18MY], S1819 [31MY]

Michigan: tribute to veterans, S1598 [10MY], S5179 [25OC]

Military Day: observance, S5446 [9NO]

National Airborne Day: designate (S. Res. 327), S4209 [5SE]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish Missing Armed Forces Personnel Records Collection (S. 2315), S4225 [6SE]

National Guard: anniversary of 3d Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment Florida Army National Guard, S5357 [6NO]

National Medal of Honor Highway: designate (S. 1478), S6062 [19DE]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 264), S2192 [21JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 264), S2192 [21JN]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: observance, S4225 [6SE]

National Veterans Small Business Week: observance (S. Res. 435), S5219 [26OC]

National Veterans Suicide Awareness and Prevention Day: designate (S. Res. 405), S4958 [4OC]

National Warrior Call Day: designate (S. Res. 208), S4665 [21SE]

National Wreaths Across America Day: designate (S. Res. 489), S5803 [6DE]

Native Americans: recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in U.S. (S. Res. 148), S1081 [30MR]

Pfc. Justin T. Paton Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Indian River, MI: designate (H.R. 3672), S2962 [13JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, S542 [1MR]

Tampa, FL: anniversary of Tampa Veterans Treatment Court and Veteran Mentors Program, S4652 [21SE]

Tony Bennett Day: designate (S. Res. 322), S3725 [27JY]

University of Mississippi: tribute, S5690 [30NO]

Veterans Day: observance, S5410, S5423 [8NO], S5438, S5440, S5442, S5446 [9NO]

Veterans Get Outside Day: designate (S. Res. 206), S1824 [31MY]

Vietnamese Conflict: approve anniversary celebration of homecoming of U.S. POW from Vietnam and recognize their service and sacrifices (S. Res. 222), S1755 [18MY]

Warrenton, GA: anniversary of American Legion Reese-Hyman Post 96, S5045 [17OC]

Women Veterans Appreciation Day: designate (S. Res. 293), S2444 [12JY]

World War II: anniversary of Battle of Bataan, S395 [14FE]

——— recognize anniversary of, and Armed Forces members who participated in, D-Day amphibious landing at Normandy, France, S1971 [6JN]

Reports filed

Caregiver Outreach and Program Enhancement (COPE) Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 3581) (H. Rept. 118–251), H5103 [25OC]

Clarify Eligibility of Children of Vietnam Veterans Born With Spina Bifida for Dept. of Veterans Affairs Benefits: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 112), S2096 [14JN]

Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 106), S2287 [10JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4366, Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 614) (H. Rept. 118–158), H4028 [26JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Projects Authorization: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 30), S668 [7MR]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4366) (H. Rept. 118–122), H3149 [27JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2127) (S. Rept. 118–43), S2221 [22JN]

Education Oversight Expansion Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 3981) (H. Rept. 118–190), H4228 [8SE]

Expand Eligibility for Concurrent Receipt of Military Retired Pay or Combat-Related Compensation With Service-Connected Disability Benefits and Eliminate Phase-in Period: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 1282) (H. Rept. 118–149), H3698 [18JY]

Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 2256) (S. Rept. 118–117), S5692 [30NO]

Home- and Community-Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 542) (H. Rept. 118–284), H5982 [29NO]

Housing Our Military Veterans Effectively (HOME) Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 3848) (H. Rept. 118–189), H4228 [8SE]

Korean American Vietnam Allies Long Overdue for Relief (Korean American VALOR) Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 366) (H. Rept. 118–64), H2375 [16MY]

Make Dept. of Veterans Affairs High Technology Pilot Program Permanent: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1669) (H. Rept. 118–68), H2423 [17MY]

National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2717) (H. Rept. 118–267), H5403 [3NO]

Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 3511) (H. Rept. 118–202), H4406 [19SE]

Servicemember Employment Protection Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 3943) (H. Rept. 118–241), H4950 [2OC]

Small Business Contracting Transparency Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4670) (H. Rept. 118–179), H4216 [1SE]

Successful Entrepreneurship for Reservists and Veterans (SERV) Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 4480) (H. Rept. 118–181), H4216 [1SE]

Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 38), S3520 [25JY]

——— Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 1606) (H. Rept. 118–98), H2740 [5JN]

Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1530) (H. Rept. 118–199), H4343 [14SE]

Songs

‘‘The 22,’’ Darryl Worley, H516 [31JA]

Statements

Disapprove Dept. of Education Rule Entitled ‘‘Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans’’: Minority Veterans of America (organization), H3040 [21JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 614, consideration of H.R. 4366, Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H3966 [26JY]

H. Res. 848, connect Armed Forces members to support structures necessary to transition from battlefield, H5705 [13NO]

H.R. 292, William L. Reynolds Post Office Building, Santa Clarita, CA, H4941 [2OC]

H.R. 366, Korean American Vietnam Allies Long Overdue for Relief (Korean American VALOR) Act, H2472 [22MY]

H.R. 502, repay Armed Forces members for certain contributions made towards Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program, H1124 [7MR]

H.R. 542, Home- and Community-Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act, H6097–H6100 [4DE]

H.R. 593, John Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic, Hinesville, GA, H5707 [13NO]

H.R. 815, Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency (RELIEVE) Act, H1126 [7MR]

H.R. 1226, Wounded Warrior Access Act, H1127 [7MR]

H.R. 1530, Veterans Benefits Improvement Act, H4358 [18SE]

H.R. 1606, Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act, H2973 [20JN]

H.R. 1669, make Dept. of Veterans Affairs high technology pilot program permanent, H2474–H2476 [22MY]

H.R. 2379, Veterans of the Vietnam War Memorial Post Office, St. Charles, IL, H4943 [2OC]

H.R. 2717, National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act, H5416 [6NO]

H.R. 3581, Caregiver Outreach and Program Enhancement (COPE) Act, H6103 [4DE]

H.R. 3672, Pfc. Justin T. Paton Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Indian River, MI, H2976 [20JN]

H.R. 3848, Housing Our Military Veterans Effectively (HOME) Act, H6094 [4DE]

H.R. 3944, Second Lieutenant Patrick Palmer Calhoun Post Office, Mount Vernon, GA, H4943 [2OC]

H.R. 3981, Education Oversight Expansion Act, H4357 [18SE]

H.R. 4366, Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H3981–H3992 [26JY]

H.R. 4480, Successful Entrepreneurship for Reservists and Veterans (SERV) Act, H5919 [28NO]

H.R. 4670, Small Business Contracting Transparency Act, H5914 [28NO]

S. 30, authorize major Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facility projects, S875 [21MR]

S. 30, Dept. of Veterans Affairs major medical facility projects, H2975 [20JN]

S. 106, Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act, S5557 [15NO]

S. 112, clarify eligibility of children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida for benefits, H4361 [18SE]

S. 112, clarify eligibility of children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits, S2963 [13JY]

S. 475, Hiroshi ‘‘Hershey’’ Miyamura VA Clinic, Gallup, NM, S2962 [13JY], H4362 [18SE]

S. 656, Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act, S5335 [2NO]

S. 777, Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment (Veterans’ COLA) Act, S1066 [30MR], H2479 [22MY]

S. 1040, prohibit smoking on premises of Veterans Health Administration facilities, S1054 [29MR]

S. 1275, Protect Access to Justice for Veterans Act, S1347 [25AP]

S. 1478, National Medal of Honor Highway designation, S6062 [19DE]

S. 2795, extend and modify certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs authorities and requirements, S4499 [13SE], H4475 [26SE]

S. 2854, Dept. of Veterans Affairs agreement with Fargo, ND, for conveyance of certain land at Fargo National Cemetery, S5104 [19OC]

S. 3404, Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights, S5751–S5761 [5DE]

S. Res. 27, Blue Star Mother’s Day, S237 [2FE]

S. Res. 121, Gold Star Wives Day, S936 [23MR]

S. Res. 148, recognize heritage, culture, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in U.S., S1101–S1103 [30MR]

S. Res. 206, Veterans Get Outside Day, S1607 [10MY]

S. Res. 208, National Warrior Call Day, S1629 [11MY], S4665 [21SE]

S. Res. 222, approve anniversary celebration of homecoming of U.S. POW from Vietnam and recognize their service and sacrifices, S1752 [18MY]

S. Res. 236, National Rough Rider Day, S1903 [1JN]

S. Res. 264, National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day, S2191 [21JN]

S. Res. 264, National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month, S2191 [21JN]

S. Res. 293, Women Veterans Appreciation Day, S2367 [12JY]

S. Res. 322, Tony Bennett Day, S3770 [27JY]

S. Res. 327, National Airborne Day, S3772 [27JY]

S. Res. 328, Gold Star Wives Day, S3898 [5SE]

S. Res. 348, Gold Star Families Remembrance Week, S4557 [18SE]

S. Res. 402, Day of the Deployed, S4956 [4OC]

S. Res. 405, National Veterans Suicide Awareness and Prevention Day, S4957 [4OC]

S. Res. 422, Gold Star Children’s Day, S5115 [19OC]

S. Res. 435, National Veterans Small Business Week, S5217 [26OC]

S. Res. 447, Beirut Veterans Remembrance Day, S5342 [2NO]

S. Res. 457, tribute to Samuel Farmer, S5431 [8NO]

S. Res. 463, tribute to Operation Green Light for Veterans (organization), S5510 [14NO]

S. Res. 487, American Battle Monuments Commission anniversary, S5810 [6DE]

S. Res. 489, National Wreaths Across America Day, S5811 [6DE]