DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS related term(s) Veterans

Amendments

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]

Drugs: carry out clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (S. 326), S1307 [20AP], S1392 [26AP]

Federal aid programs: award grants to States to improve outreach to veterans through county or Tribal veterans service officers (S. 106), S5554, S5556, S5557 [15NO]

Federal employees: require employees receive training developed by Inspector General on reporting wrongdoing to, responding to request from, and cooperating with Office of Inspector General (S. 1096), S2752, S2963 [13JY]

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

Bills and resolutions

Acquisition Review Board: establish (see H.R. 4225), H2990 [20JN]

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]

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

Animals: carry out grant program to provide service dogs to certain veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 2067), S2185 [21JN]

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

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

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: 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]

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

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

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

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

Benefits: 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]

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

——— improve decisions (see H.R. 5891), H4985 [3OC]

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

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

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

——— 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 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]

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

——— 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]

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

Chemicals: 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]

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

Civil liberties: 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]

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

Collective bargaining: 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]

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

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

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

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

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

Contraceptives: limit copayments (see H.R. 894), H822 [9FE]

Contracts: report to Congress on competition among suppliers (see S. 2778), S4440 [13SE]

——— require independent verification and validation of certain modernization efforts (see H.R. 1659), H1293 [17MR]

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]

Crime: 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]

——— 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]

Cuba: 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]

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

Delphine Metcalf-Foster VA Clinic, Vallejo, CA: designate (see H.R. 251), H150 [10JA]

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

Dept. of Defense: establish program to ensure, under certain conditions, that Armed Forces members are automatically enrolled in Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits and services for which such members are eligible (see H.R. 5152), H4164 [4AU]

——— establish task force on mental health (see H.R. 3011), H2117 [28AP]

Dept. of HHS: require study on women and lung cancer (see S. 2245), S2310 [11JY] (see H.R. 4534), H3204 [11JY]

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]

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

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

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]

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

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 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 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]

Disabled: codify authority to assign disability rating of total to veteran by reason of unemployability (see H.R. 6362), H5668 [9NO]

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

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

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

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

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

Diseases and disorders: 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]

——— 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]

Drugs: 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]

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

——— carry out clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (see S. 326), S311 [9FE] (see H.R. 1003), H837 [14FE]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

Electronic Health Record Modernization Program: authorize 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]

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

——— terminate (see H.R. 608), H489 [27JA]

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

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

Families and domestic relations: 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]

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

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

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

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

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

Federal aid programs: 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]

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

Federal employees: amend definition of law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (see S. 1658), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 1322), H1049 [1MR]

——— develop training program for certain senior executives and supervisors (see H.R. 6531), H6049 [30NO]

——— direct Inspector General to report to Congress on backlog of disability compensation claims (see H.R. 3450), H2426 [17MY]

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

——— limit detailing of directors of medical centers to different positions (see S. 55), S75 [24JA] (see H.R. 693), H576 [31JA]

——— modify personnel action procedures (see H.R. 4278), H3107 [22JN]

——— provide disciplinary procedures for supervisors and managers and modify procedures of personnel actions against employees (see S. 2158), S2223 [22JN]

——— require employees receive training developed by Inspector General on reporting wrongdoing to, responding to request from, and cooperating with Office of Inspector General (see S. 1096), S1089 [30MR] (see H.R. 2733), H1906 [20AP]

Federal Interagency Council on Housing Affordability and Preservation: establish (see H.R. 2974), H2084 [27AP]

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

——— limit flags that may be flown over facilities (see H.R. 3952), H2786 [9JN]

Flooding: make certain contributions to local authorities to mitigate risk of flooding on local property adjacent to departmental medical facilities (see H.R. 2683), H1845 [18AP]

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

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]

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]

——— establish Acquisition Review Board and Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (see S. 2422), S3458 [20JY]

Government regulations: 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]

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

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

Hazardous substances: use on-site regulated medical waste treatment systems at certain facilities (see H.R. 753), H675 [2FE]

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

——— eliminate conflicts of interest in conduct of quality management and administrative investigations (see H.R. 5794), H4853 [28SE]

——— eliminate conflicts of interest in conduct of quality management and administrative investigations and limit detailing of directors of medical centers to different positions (see S. 2745), S4270 [7SE]

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

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

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

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

——— 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 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]

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Health care professionals: 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]

——— 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]

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

——— improve reimbursement of continuing professional education expenses (see H.R. 543), H426 [26JA]

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

——— 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]

Henry Parham VA Clinic, Monroeville, PA: designate (see S. 2549), S3620 [26JY] (see H.R. 4955), H4136 [27JY]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

——— reauthorize and make permanent certain programs assisting homeless veterans and other veterans with special needs (see H.R. 3676), H2635 [25MY]

Housing: 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 provide assisted living services to eligible veterans (see H.R. 1815), H1464 [27MR]

——— 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]

——— expand eligibility for guaranteed housing loan to certain individuals who performed active duty for training (see H.R. 6225), H5404 [3NO]

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

Immigration and Nationality Act: remove numerical limitation on nonimmigrant aliens issued H–1B visa and who are employed at Dept. of Veterans Affairs (see H.R. 3735), H2638 [25MY]

Income: 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]

Information technology: 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]

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

Insurance: 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]

——— 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]

——— require coverage of infertility treatments (see S. 2386), S3147 [19JY] (see H.R. 4731), H3856 [19JY]

Investments: improve management and performance of capital asset programs (see S. 42), S74 [24JA] (see H.R. 3225), H2308 [11MY]

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

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

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

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

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

Medicare: limit penalty for late enrollment under part B and exclude periods of Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), retiree, and VA coverage from such late enrollment penalty (see H.R. 6490), H5936 [28NO]

Members of Congress: ensure that Members and staff receive health care from Dept. of Veterans Affairs instead of Federal Health Benefits Program or health care exchanges (see H.R. 411), H249 [20JA]

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

Mental health: 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]

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Motor vehicles: 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]

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

National cemeteries: authorize interment of military working dogs in any open national cemetery under control of National Cemetery Administration (see H.R. 918), H823 [9FE]

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

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

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

National Cemetery Administration: anniversary (see S. Res. 365), S4678 [26SE]

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

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]

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

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

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

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

Pharmaceuticals: end dependence on Chinese pharmaceuticals by encouraging growth of robust domestic medicine supply chain for generic drugs and empower FDA to issue warnings for critical contaminations (see H.R. 5575), H4407 [19SE]

Philippines: 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]

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

——— eliminate time limitation for use of entitlement by certain veterans (see H.R. 395), H243 [17JA]

——— expand set of individuals eligible to transfer benefits to eligible dependents (see H.R. 6294), H5650 [8NO]

——— increase monthly housing stipends paid (see H.R. 5702), H4497 [26SE]

——— make eligible individuals who transfer assistance to dependent and fail to complete service agreement solely liable for overpayments (see H.R. 1798), H1437 [24MR]

——— reinstate entitlement to funds for victims of sexual assault or domestic violence (see S. 3288), S5459 [9NO]

——— repay Armed Forces members for certain contributions (see H.R. 502), H323 [25JA]

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

Presidential appointments: 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]

Private First Class Desmond T. Doss VA Clinic, Lynchburg, VA: designate (see H.R. 3696), H2636 [25MY]

Public buildings: 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]

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]

Research: prohibit Federal funding for research in China (see S. 2525), S3619 [26JY] (see H.R. 1800), H1437 [24MR]

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

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

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

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

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

Technology: 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]

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

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

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

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

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

——— 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 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]

——— 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]

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

Trucking industry: 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]

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Volunteer workers: expand financial, healthcare, and educational benefits of Peace Corps and AmeriCorps volunteer workers (see H.R. 5682), H4462 [22SE]

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

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

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

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

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

Women-Owned Small Business program: recognize in procurement hierarchy of small business preferences (see S. 2873), S4630 [20SE]

Workforce: improve (see S. 10), S54 [23JA]

World War II: 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]

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

Cloture motions

Bradsher, Tanya J.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S4261 [7SE], S4347 [11SE]

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]

Drugs: carry out clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (S. 326), motion to proceed, S1286 [20AP], S1360 [26AP]

Jacobs, Joshua D.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Benefits, S1285 [20AP], S1335 [25AP]

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

Essays

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

Letters

Allow military medical treatment facilities to provide abortion services and for military to cover associated costs: Senator Tuberville, S1039 [29MR]

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]

Motions

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]

Drugs: carry out clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (S. 326), S1285 [20AP]

Government regulations: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (S.J. Res. 10), S1227 [19AP]

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

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]

Intention to object to nomination of Joshua D. Jacobs to be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Benefits: Senator Grassley, S775 [14MR]

Intention to object to nomination of Tanya J. Bradsher to be Deputy Sec. of Veterans Affairs: Senator Grassley, S3500 [20JY]

Remarks in House

Abortion: repeal restriction on use of funds and facilities for abortion care, H4007 [26JY]

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, H2486H2491 [22MY]

Armed Forces: connect members to support structures necessary to transition from battlefield (H. Res. 848), H5705H5707 [13NO]

Authorities and requirements: extend and modify (S. 2795), H4475H4480 [26SE]

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

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

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

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

Center for Women Veterans: tribute, H2488 [22MY]

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

Civil liberties: 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]

Colleges and universities: provide support to law school clinical programs that assist veterans with legal matters, H3995 [26JY]

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

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

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

Delphine Metcalf-Foster VA Clinic, Vallejo, CA: designate (H.R. 251), E11 [10JA]

Dept. of Defense: ensure that active-duty service members suffering from traumatic brain injuries are eligible for clinical trials to study effectiveness of psychedelic substances, H4597 [27SE]

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 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]

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, H3976H4015, H4017H4020 [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), H3966H3976 [26JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement Executive orders relative to climate change, H4005H4007 [26JY]

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

——— improve requirement to publish disability benefit questionnaire forms (H.R. 1530), H4358H4361 [18SE]

Drugs: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs, H4000H4002 [26JY]

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

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

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

Families and domestic relations: modify program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of veterans (H.R. 4518), H3194 [11JY]

Family caregiver program: include services relative to mental health and neurological disorders (H.R. 3581), H6103H6105 [4DE]

FBI: prohibit funding to submit beneficiary’s name to National Instant Criminal Background Check System list based on appointment of fiduciary, H3997H4000 [26JY]

Federal aid programs: 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]

——— improve certain programs for home and community based services for veterans (H.R. 542), H5706, H5708H5710 [13NO], H6097H6103 [4DE]

Federal employees: amend definition of law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (H.R. 1322), H2338 [15MY]

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

Funding, H1897 [20AP], H2602, H2609 [25MY]

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

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

——— use on-site regulated medical waste treatment systems at certain facilities (H.R. 753), H1125, H1126 [7MR]

Health: electronic health records funding, H4003 [26JY]

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

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

——— 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), H2472H2474 [22MY]

Health care facilities: authorize major medical facility projects (S. 30), H2975, H2976 [20JN]

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

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

——— requirement for persons to wear masks, H2250 [11MY]

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

Hiroshi ‘‘Hershey’’ Miyamura VA Clinic, Gallup, NM: designate (S. 475), H4362H4364 [18SE]

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

——— make certain improvements relating to homelessness (H.R. 3848), H5708 [13NO], H6094H6097 [4DE]

——— 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]

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

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

Insurance: require coverage of infertility treatments, E323 [18AP]

John Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic, Hinesville, GA: designate (H.R. 593), H5707H5710 [13NO]

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

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

Medicare: limit penalty for late enrollment under part B and exclude periods of Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), retiree, and VA coverage from such late enrollment penalty (H.R. 6490), H6063 [1DE]

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

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

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

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

Office of Resolution Management, Diversity and Inclusion: funding, H3996, H3997 [26JY]

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

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

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

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

——— repay Armed Forces members for certain contributions (H.R. 502), H1124, H1125 [7MR]

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

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

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

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

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

Technology: make high technology pilot program permanent (H.R. 1669), H2474H2479 [22MY], H2609 [25MY], H6873 [13DE]

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

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (S. 777), H2479H2481, H2487 [22MY]

——— tribute to veterans and their families, H6067 [1DE]

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

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

——— improve provision of care and services (H.R. 3520), H3217 [12JY]

Veterans Health Administration: funding, H4003 [26JY]

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

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

Remarks in Senate

Animals: 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]

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

Authorities and requirements: extend and modify (S. 2795), S4499 [13SE]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration, S811 [16MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to abortion, S2172S2174 [21JN]

Bradsher, Tanya J.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of Veterans Affairs, S2973 [18JY], S4261, S4326 [7SE], S4347 [11SE]

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

Civil liberties: 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]

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

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

Congressional oversight: transparency relative to inquiries, S769 [14MR], S1334 [25AP]

Dept. of Defense: allow military medical treatment facilities to provide abortion services and for military to cover associated costs, S339 [13FE]

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

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, S4503S4507 [14SE], S4543, S4545, S4548 [18SE], S4568, S4572 [19SE], S4609 [20SE], S5128 [24OC], S5155, S5159S5164, S5168, S5169, S5176, S5177 [25OC], S5205, S5206 [26OC], S5236, S5241, S5244S5249 [31OC], S5269, S5274S5276, S5281S5284 [1NO], S5350 [6NO], S5650 [29NO]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 4366), motion to proceed, S4365S4369 [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]

Drugs: carry out clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (S. 326), S1354 [26AP]

——— carry out clinical trial of effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (S. 326), motion to proceed, S1359, S1360 [26AP]

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

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

Federal aid programs: award grants to States to improve outreach to veterans through county or Tribal veterans service officers (S. 106), S1354 [26AP], S5556S5558 [15NO]

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

Federal employees: amend definition of law enforcement officer to include certain positions relative to retirement benefits (S. 1658), S1707 [17MY]

——— require employees receive training developed by Inspector General on reporting wrongdoing to, responding to request from, and cooperating with Office of Inspector General (S. 1096), S2963 [13JY]

Government regulations: 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, S1233S1238 [19AP]

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

Health: 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]

——— prioritize funding for expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research, S83 [25JA]

——— 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]

Health care facilities: authorize major medical facility projects (S. 30), S874 [21MR]

Hiroshi ‘‘Hershey’’ Miyamura VA Clinic, Gallup, NM: designate (S. 475), S2962 [13JY]

Jacobs, Joshua D.: nomination to be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Benefits, S769 [14MR], S1285 [20AP], S1321, S1323, S1334 [25AP], S1359 [26AP]

Michigan: tribute to veterans, S5179 [25OC]

National Archives and Records Administration: establish Missing Armed Forces Personnel Records Collection (S. 2315), S4225 [6SE]

National Cemetery Administration: anniversary (S. Res. 365), S4676 [26SE]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 264), S2192 [21JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 264), S2192 [21JN]

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

Pfc. Justin T. Paton Dept. of Veterans Affairs Clinic, Indian River, MI: designate (H.R. 3672), S2962 [13JY]

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

Russellville VA Clinic: tribute, S2025 [8JN]

Tampa, FL: anniversary of Tampa Veterans Treatment Court and Veteran Mentors Program, S4652 [21SE]

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

Veterans: 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]

Veterans Community Care Program: improve eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment (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 (H.R. 815), motion to proceed, S5708, S5709 [4DE], S5719S5721 [5DE], S5767, S5781S5794, S5797S5802 [6DE], S5831S5834 [7DE]

Veterans Get Outside Day: designate (S. Res. 206), S1824 [31MY]

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]

Nomination of Joshua D. Jacobs To Be Under Sec. of Veterans Affairs for Benefits: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate), S714 [8MR]

Nomination of Tanya J. Bradsher To Be Deputy Sec. of Veterans Affairs: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate), S2459 [13JY]

VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 326), S931 [23MR]

Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 1530) (H. Rept. 118–199), H4343 [14SE]

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. 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, H6097H6100 [4DE]

H.R. 593, John Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic, Hinesville, GA, H5707 [13NO]

H.R. 753, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Creation of On-Site Treatment Systems Affording Veterans Improvements and Numerous General Safety (VA COST SAVINGS) Enhancements Act, H1125 [7MR]

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. 1669, make Dept. of Veterans Affairs high technology pilot program permanent, H2474H2476 [22MY]

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. 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, H3981H3992 [26JY]

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. 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. Res. 206, Veterans Get Outside Day, S1607 [10MY]

S. Res. 264, National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day, S2191 [21JN]

S. Res. 264, National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month, S2191 [21JN]

S. Res. 365, National Cemetery Administration anniversary, S4685 [26SE]