DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS related term(s) Veterans

Amendments

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. 1041), consideration (H. Res. 1300), H3642 [20MY]

Dept. of HHS: conduct review to evaluate status of research on lung cancer in women and underserved populations (S. 1157), S2669 [8JN]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 8469), H3501, H3502, H3503 [14MY], H3537, H3538 [15MY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 8469), consideration (H. Res. 1275), H3410 [13MY]

Federal aid programs: increase dollar amounts for payment of certain disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 6047), consideration (H. Res. 1300), H3642 [20MY]

Veterans: improve benefits for veterans and administration of Dept. (H.R. 9237), consideration (H. Res. 1423), H4431 [14JY]

Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access: establish (S. 1383), S1067, S1096, S1097, S1098, S1099, S1100, S1101, S1103, S1109, S1111, S1112, S1116, S1120, S1121, S1123, S1125, S1132, S1133, S1134, S1136, S1137, S1138, S1140, S1141, S1142, S1143, S1144, S1145 [17MR], S1212, S1213, S1214, S1217, S1218, S1220, S1223, S1224, S1228, S1229, S1230, S1231, S1232, S1233, S1234, S1235, S1236, S1237, S1238, S1239, S1243, S1247, S1248, S1249, S1251, S1263, S1266, S1267, S1268, S1269, S1270, S1271, S1272, S1273, S1274, S1275, S1276, S1277, S1278, S1279, S1283, S1284, S1285, S1288, S1291, S1303, S1304, S1305, S1306 [18MR], S1383, S1384, S1385, S1388, S1389, S1390, S1391, S1395, S1396, S1404, S1405, S1406, S1407, S1408, S1410 [19MR], S1445, S1446, S1447, S1448, S1450, S1451, S1452, S1453, S1455, S1456, S1457 [20MR], S1484 [21MR], S1547, S1548, S1549, S1550, S1557, S1558, S1559 [23MR], S1569, S1570, S1583, S1584 [24MR], S1620, S1628 [25MR], S1676, S1678 [26MR]

——— establish (S. 1383), consideration (H. Res. 1057), H2136 [11FE]

Articles and editorials

Congress Is Debating the Details. Our Military Families Are Living the Consequences, H3701 [21MY]

Trump’s VA Killed a Home Loan Program. Vets Are Now Losing Their Homes Because of It, H3636–H3638 [20MY]

Bills and resolutions

Anthony ‘Tony’ J. Gallopo VA Clinic, Newton, NJ: designate (see S. 5100), S4265 [23JY]

Armed Forces: 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 S. 5367), S4563 [7AU] (see H.R. 7027), H717 [13JA]

——— require inclusion of authorization of appropriations for Dept. of Veterans Affairs in any authorization for use of military force or declaration of war (see H.R. 7174), H1171 [21JA]

——— require report and briefing on impact of military sexual trauma and intimate partner violence on suicidal ideation and suicide for servicemembers and veterans (see S. 4871), S3058 [23JN]

Artificial intelligence (AI): enter into agreement with federally funded research and development center to conduct independent evaluation of AI systems in use by Veterans Health Administration (see H.R. 9862), H5175 [22JY]

Arts and humanities: establish procurement program to facilitate ability of medical centers to make direct procurements of original artwork from veterans who are patients (see H.R. 7838), H2470 [5MR]

Assistant Sec. for Management: clarify and expand authority (see H.R. 7683), H2327 [25FE]

Benefits: extend eligibility for survivors’ and dependents’ educational assistance to dependent parent of person who dies of service-connected disability or has total and permanent service-connected disability (see H.R. 10172), H5257 [27AU]

——— repeal certain limitation on receipt of assistance under both Veteran Readiness and Employment program and educational assistance programs (see S. 3818), S552 [10FE] (see H.R. 7472), H2118 [10FE]

Blast Overpressure Task Force: establish (see S. 4777), S2757 [11JN]

Cemeteries and funerals: increase burial and funeral expenses in cases of death from service-connected disability (see S. 4108), S1090 [17MR] (see H.R. 9055), H3739 [29MY]

——— standardize payment of burial and funeral expenses and plot allowances for deceased veterans (see H.R. 6943), H11 [6JA]

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. 1041), consideration (see H. Res. 1300), H3625 [19MY]

Colleges and universities: provide additional authorities relative to third-party contractors of educational institutions (see H.R. 9410), H4206 [23JN]

——— support university law school programs designed to provide legal assistance to veterans (see H.R. 8420), H3045 [21AP]

Community Care Program: modify rate of pay for care or services provided based on location at which such care or services were provided (see H.R. 8057), H2675 [24MR]

Contracts: establish and maintain database of certified veteran-owned small businesses and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses to assist in meeting subcontracting goals (see H.R. 7795), H2419 [4MR]

Correctional institutions: improve provision of services to incarcerated veterans (see S. 4162), S1544 [23MR] (see H.R. 8044), H2674 [24MR]

——— 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. 5231), S4432 [4AU]

Cota, Fernando V.: disinter remains from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, TX (S. 1071), technical corrections (see S. 4164), S1544 [23MR]

Crime: reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relative to claims for Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits (see S. 4646), S2476 [1JN] (see H.R. 9105), H3774 [2JN]

Death and dying: establish centralized portal for storage of information on unclaimed remains of veterans (see H.R. 9006), H3724 [21MY]

——— provide burial allowance for certain veterans who die at home while in receipt of hospice care (see H.R. 7199), H1349 [22JA]

Dept. of HUD: establish rental assistance program for low-income veteran families (see H.R. 8985), H3723 [21MY]

Dept. of Labor: develop notice detailing benefits available to veterans and require employers to display such notice (see S. 3591), S89 [7JA] (see H.R. 6960), H134 [7JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs-Dept. of Defense Joint Executive Committee: assess effectiveness of certain mental health activities (see H.R. 7735), H2332 [26FE]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: codify authority for joint medical facility demonstration fund (see S. 3992), S802 [4MR]

——— jointly adopt and use interoperable image-sharing software technology for purpose of sharing medical images and related data at medical facilities (see H.R. 7558), H2219 [12FE]

——— set maximum cost-sharing amount for prescription drugs for Armed Forces members and veterans and set maximum price for prescription drugs procured by Federal agencies (see H.R. 8667), H3340 [7MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (see H.R. 8469), H3090 [23AP]

Depts. of HHS and Veterans Affairs: administer Veterans Community Care Program (see H.R. 9476), H4262 [25JN]

——— administer Veterans Community Care Program and certain health plans under Medicare program (see H.R. 9524), H4316 [29JN]

Disabled: codify authority to provide disability compensation based on individual unemployability (see H.R. 9135), H3829 [3JN]

——— establish program to address bowel and bladder care needs for veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders (see S. 3647), S256 [15JA]

——— expand eligibility of veterans with service-connected disabilities who reside in certain territories or Freely Associated States for payments or allowances for beneficiary travel (see H.R. 9316), H4117 [15JN]

——— improve schedule for rating disabilities (see S. 4140), S1367 [19MR] (see H.R. 8066), H2675 [24MR]

Drugs: carry out pilot program to expand access to virtual-based opioid treatment for covered veterans (see H.R. 10037), H5213 [3AU]

Education: eliminate provisions of veterans educational assistance that disadvantage individuals who choose to pursue programs of apprenticeship or other on-job training instead of four-year college degree (see S. 3993), S802 [4MR]

——— increase amount of educational assistance paid to eligible individual during first year of full-time program of apprenticeship or other on-job training (see S. 4969), S3939 [14JY]

——— provide for additional months of entitlement to educational assistance for individuals who serve 20 or more years in Armed Forces (see H.R. 7908), H2482 [12MR]

El Paso, TX: provide to certain congressional committees briefing on medical center (see H.R. 8372), H2994 [20AP]

Employment: improve manner to calculate average employment rate of veterans participating in VET TEC high technology program (see H.R. 7643), H2257 [23FE]

Families and domestic relations: deem certain individuals as parents of employees for purposes of determining entitlement to certain family and medical leave (see H.R. 7948), H2530 [16MR]

——— make certain spouses eligible for services under disabled veterans’ outreach program (see S. 5014), S4137 [16JY]

Federal aid programs: increase dollar amounts for payment of certain disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 6047), consideration (see H. Res. 1300), H3625 [19MY]

Federal employees: develop five-year human capital plan to support mission and responsibilities and provide notice before carrying out reduction in force (see S. 4400), S2052 [27AP]

——— establish entitlement to supplemental period of unpaid parental leave for employees (see H.R. 8041), H2674 [24MR]

——— recoup amounts of awards, bonuses, and relocation expenses paid to former employees under certain conditions (see H.R. 7319), H1948 [2FE]

Federal Interagency Council on Housing Affordability and Preservation: establish (see H.R. 9733), H4622 [16JY]

Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund: wind down (see H.R. 8767), H3392 [12MY]

Financial institutions: codify processing timelines for applications for assumption of guaranteed loan and require Inspector General to conduct assessment of loan servicer compliance with such timelines (see H.R. 9379), H4125 [18JN]

Food: authorize provision of produce prescriptions to veterans (see S. 3706), S290 [27JA] (see H.R. 7267), H1915 [27JA]

Foreign Medical Program: improve integrity and oversight (see H.R. 9466), H4261 [25JN]

Georgetown, TX: authorize construction of community-based outpatient clinic as major medical facility project (see H.R. 7489), H2185 [11FE]

Government regulations: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see S.J. Res. 103), S291 [27JA] (see H.J. Res. 144), H1915 [27JA]

——— use commercial codes and standards instead of, or in addition to, Federal codes and standards in construction or alteration of departmental facilities (see S. 4341), S1821 [16AP]

Hawaii: establish new national cemetery (see S. 3613), S130 [12JA]

Hazardous substances: include infertility as condition presumed to be incurred or aggravated by toxic exposure in course of active military, naval, air, or space service (see H.R. 7841), H2471 [5MR]

Health: award grants to develop, implement, and evaluate approaches and methodologies for prospective randomized control trials for neurorehabilitation treatments for chronic mild traumatic brain injury (see H.R. 6993), H615 [9JA]

——— eliminate copayments for medicines relative to preventive health services (see S. 4217), S1668 [26MR]

——— enhance sharing of health-care resources with State veterans homes (see H.R. 9033), H3734 [26MY]

——— ensure fair reimbursement rates for home and community-based services (see S. 5027), S4138 [16JY] (see H.R. 9752), H4623 [16JY]

——— establish comprehensive standard for timing between referrals and appointments for health care and submit report relative to that standard (see S. 4229), S1668 [26MR] (see H.R. 8199), H2824 [6AP]

——— establish investigational research and extended access treatment program utilizing innovative treatments and emerging therapies to address conditions with unmet medical needs (see H.R. 7091), H918 [15JA]

——— establish pilot program to use four-dimensional functional lung imaging software product to identify respiratory disorders and lung disease in veterans (see H.R. 9666), H4466 [14JY]

——— establish precision oncology program for prostate cancer (see S. 4993), S4107 [15JY] (see H.R. 8553), H3131 [28AP]

——— expand telescreening mammography pilot program (see H.R. 7411), H2041 [5FE]

——— offer annual preventative health evaluations to veterans with spinal cord injuries or disorders and increase access to assistive technologies (see S. 3988), S802 [4MR]

——— prioritize funding for expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (see S. 4494), S2236 [12MY]

——— provide coverage for boxing-based exercise classes for veterans diagnosed with certain movement disorders (see H.R. 9150), H3909 [4JN]

——— provide hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for veterans discharged from Armed Forces by reason of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H.R. 8421), H3045 [21AP]

——— study potential benefits of peptide-based therapies for veterans receiving care (see H.R. 10212), H5424 [1SE]

Health care facilities: designate medical facilities as innovative therapies centers of excellence (see S. 4031), S915 [9MR]

——— establish minimum requirement for number of Vet Centers per State (see H.R. 10160), H5256 [27AU]

——— improve use and management of mobile medical units (see S. 5361), S4563 [7AU]

——— permanently extend pilot program to accept donations for facility construction or improvements and authorize acceptance of donations of construction services and targeted contributions (see S. 4815), S2893 [17JN]

——— report biennially on staffing of medical facilities (see H.R. 9446), H4245 [24JN]

——— seek to enter into memorandum of understanding with Dept. of HHS to avoid duplicative, improper, or erroneous billings or payments for hospital care and medical services (see H.R. 9502), H4315 [29JN]

Health care professionals: assign VA physicians to temporarily serve as traveling physicians in U.S. territories and possessions (see S. 4304), S1785 [15AP]

——— codify requirements for appointment, qualifications, and pay for therapeutic medical physicists (see S. 3771), S489 [4FE]

——— eliminate cap on number of waivers to certain pay limitations that may be issued for critical health care personnel (see H.R. 9406), H4206 [23JN]

——— improve temporary licensure requirements for contract health care professionals who perform medical disability examinations (see S. 3703), S290 [27JA]

——— require that sterile processing technicians of Veterans Health Administration hold appropriate professional certification (see H.R. 8052), H2675 [24MR]

Homeless: eliminate maximum authorizations of appropriations for certain benefits for homeless veterans and make permanent authority to carry out certain programs for homeless veterans (see H.R. 7149), H947 [20JA]

——— expand eligibility for homeless veterans benefits to all veterans and authorize funding for certain homeless prevention programs (see H.R. 7047), H718 [13JA]

——— identify and support veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in order to identify appropriate housing options and mental health care (see H.R. 7049), H718 [13JA]

——— make permanent authority to provide treatment and rehabilitation for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans (see S. 4043), S958 [10MR]

Housing: align elements of housing loan program with requirements of Federal Housing Administration (see H.R. 8532), H3123 [27AP]

——— expand eligibility for housing loans to members of Reserve components and National Guard who perform certain duties (see H.R. 7009), H655 [12JA]

——— modify maximum guaranty amount of certain guaranteed home loans (see H.R. 7141), H924 [16JA]

——— provide support services to veterans in navigating housing loan benefits (see H.R. 9404), H4206 [23JN]

——— refund fees for guaranteed housing loans for certain veterans with pending disability claims (see H.R. 7598), H2228 [17FE]

——— report quarterly to Congress on housing loans insured, guaranteed, or otherwise administered (see H.R. 7150), H947 [20JA]

——— require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for disabled (see S. 5125), S4266 [23JY] (see H.R. 9932), H5196 [23JY]

Immigration: award grants to eligible entities to provide immigration legal services to noncitizen veterans (see H.R. 9375), H4125 [18JN]

Information technology: carry out pilot program to modernize digital identity proofing and authentication systems (see H.R. 9152), H3909 [4JN]

Law enforcement officers: expand jurisdiction of police officers (see H.R. 9665), H4466 [14JY]

——— prohibit downgrading of law enforcement positions (see H.R. 8010), H2621 [19MR]

Leland John Codding VA Clinic, Medina County, OH: designate (see H.R. 10213), H5424 [1SE]

Lieutenant Colonel David C. Canegata III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, St. Croix, VI: designate (see H.R. 9872), H5175 [22JY]

Lieutenant General Bernie Mittemeyer VA Clinic, Lubbock, TX: designate (see S. 5334), S4515 [6AU]

Medical Care Collections Fund: improve efficiency of recovery and collection of revenue (see H.R. 8043), H2674 [24MR]

Medical devices: carry out demonstration project on coverage of over-the-counter hearing aids (see S. 3739), S377 [29JA] (see H.R. 9001), H3724 [21MY]

Medicare: require Medicare & You handbook to provide information on impacts of enrollment in patient enrollment system of Dept. of Veterans Affairs on Medicare premiums (see H.R. 10012), H5207 [30JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: streamline certification process for State Veterans Homes by allowing certain facilities certified by Dept. of Veterans Affairs to be deemed in compliance with specified Medicare and Medicaid requirements (see H.R. 7747), H2335 [2MR]

Mental health: accelerate development of, and access to, psychedelic drugs that could save lives and reverse crisis of serious mental illness in U.S. (see H.R. 9559), H4364 [30JN]

——— carry out pilot program to provide grants to outpatient mental health facilities for provision of culturally competent, evidence-based mental health care for veterans (see S. 4137), S1205 [18MR]

——— carry out program to award grants for development of predictive models to evaluate risk factors that contribute to incidence of suicide among veterans (see H.R. 8486), H3091 [23AP]

——— codify National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report and study effects of Chaplain Service on risk of suicide among veterans (see H.R. 9376), H4125 [18JN]

——— ensure that suicide prevention coordinator is available at each medical center, including outside operating hours, to accommodate request for suicide prevention planning services (see H.R. 9247), H4085 [10JN]

——— establish list of covered providers that complete annual training on prevention of suicide among veterans and make such list available to veterans (see H.R. 8793), H3452 [13MY]

——— furnish stellate ganglion block to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (see H.R. 8763), H3392 [12MY]

——— notify Congress of any suicide or attempted suicide of veteran in facility of Dept. or Community Care provider (see H.R. 9018), H3730 [22MY]

——— provide for retroactive payment of benefits for veterans with covered mental health conditions based on military sexual trauma (see H.R. 7976), H2596 [18MR]

Motor vehicles: make certain improvements in process for making payments to automobile sellers for automobiles purchased for certain disabled veterans (see H.R. 7083), H918 [15JA]

National cemeteries: report annually to Congress on National Cemetery Administration (see H.R. 7260), H1914 [27JA]

National Cemetery Administration: temporarily expand authorized uses of grants awarded under Veterans Legacy Program (see H.R. 9321), H4117 [15JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 758), S2664 [8JN] (see H. Res. 1396), H4316 [29JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 758), S2664 [8JN] (see H. Res. 1396), H4316 [29JN]

New Mexico: include two counties in certain Veterans Integrated Service Network (see S. 5177), S4369 [30JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: authorize minor medical facility project (see H.R. 9652), H4407 [13JY]

Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs: establish (see H.R. 7950), H2530 [16MR]

Parks and recreation areas: establish program to award grants to certain State entities to expand access to structured outdoor recreation programs for veterans that enhance veteran wellness (see S. 4197), S1614 [25MR]

Pharmaceuticals: make opioid overdose rescue medications available to veterans and their caregivers (see S. 3758), S442 [2FE]

——— transmit veteran’s history of opioid prescriptions to Community Care health care provider (see H.R. 8679), H3340 [7MY]

Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program: increase flexibility in transferability (see S. 4231), S1668 [26MR]

——— modify eligibility requirements for transfer of unused entitlement (see S. 4237), S1668 [26MR]

——— provide annual increase in stipend for books, supplies, equipment, and other educational costs (see S. 4183), S1580 [24MR]

Precision Medicine for Veterans Initiative: modify (see H.R. 8115), H2776 [26MR]

Privacy: prohibit from entering into contract pursuant to which contractor may sell sensitive personal information and ensure protection of personal information in certain contracts (see H.R. 7241), H1914 [27JA] (see H.R. 7280), H1920 [30JA]

Proprietary Education Interagency Oversight Coordination Committee: establish (see S. 4056), S1009 [11MR]

Real estate: address appraisal fees for guaranteed housing loans (see S. 4218), S1668 [26MR]

Rodney C. Hamilton Sr., VA Clinic, Lafayette, LA: designate (see S. 3689), S290 [27JA] (see H.R. 6963), H134 [7JA]

Sergeant First Class Floyd E. Lake Dept. of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, St. Thomas, VI: designate (see H.R. 9871), H5175 [22JY]

Staff Sergeant Edgar Torres-Tovar VA Clinic, Des Moines, IA: designate (see S. 3837), S577 [11FE] (see H.R. 7511), H2186 [11FE]

Staff Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard VA Clinic, Marshalltown, IA: designate (see S. 3837), S577 [11FE] (see H.R. 7511), H2186 [11FE]

States: share veterans’ contact information with State veterans agencies to improve outreach (see S. 5328), S4515 [6AU]

Technology: provide greater opportunities for veterans to pursue education programs involving emerging technologies (see S. 4527), S2304 [14MY] (see H.R. 7103), H919 [15JA]

——— require call centers to use multi-factor identification to verify identity of callers relative to high-impact veteran or beneficiary actions (see H.R. 7704), H2327 [25FE]

Veteran Scam Victims Foundation: establish (see H.R. 8841), H3531 [14MY]

Veterans: carry out efforts to inform veterans of their rights relative to receipt of health care, benefits, and services under current law (see S. 3653), S256 [15JA] (see H.R. 7112), H919 [15JA]

——— carry out pilot program to use amounts under Veteran-Directed Care program to provide care to veterans with acquired brain injury (see S. 5013), S4137 [16JY]

——— develop action plan to help veterans obtain employment in advanced manufacturing (see H.R. 9280), H4110 [11JN]

——— establish pilot program to provide mental and behavioral health support to friends and families of veterans (see H.R. 9433), H4245 [24JN]

——— establish secure database and messaging platform to enable veterans to reconnect with other veterans with whom they served (see H.R. 7176), H1171 [21JA]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 2102), consideration (see H. Res. 1247), H3331 [30AP]

——— extend burial benefits for certain veterans who die in hospice care (see S. 3898), S650 [24FE]

——— improve benefits for veterans and administration of Dept. (see S. 4744), S2736 [10JN] (see H.R. 9237), H4084 [10JN]

——— improve benefits for veterans and administration of Dept. (H.R. 9237), consideration (see H. Res. 1377), H4205 [23JN] (see H. Res. 1423), H4407 [13JY]

——— increase rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain disabled veterans (see S. 4487), S2200 [11MY] (see H.R. 8552), H3131 [28AP]

——— provide additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans (see S. 4901), S3200 [24JN]

——— reimburse for cost of emergency medical transportation to Federal facility (see H.R. 9212), H4052 [9JN]

——— require President to define veteran success and develop and implement National Veterans Strategy (see S. 3726), S377 [29JA] (see H.R. 8224), H2829 [9AP]

——— take certain steps regarding guaranteed loans that are delinquent or foreclosed (see H.R. 9942), H5197 [23JY]

Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access: establish (S. 1383), consideration (see H. Res. 1057), H2184 [11FE]

Veterans Affairs History Office: establish (see H.R. 8946), H3669 [20MY]

Veterans Community Care Program: carry out pilot program to provide market-based rate adjustments to certain providers for qualifying specialized surgical services to veterans (see S. 4131), S1205 [18MR]

——— expand access to include certain veterans seeking mental health or substance-use services (see H.R. 8737), H3391 [12MY]

Veterans Health Administration: establish Office of Novel Therapeutics (see S. 4220), S1668 [26MR]

——— make publicly available all national policies (see H.R. 9510), H4315 [29JN]

——— require publication of certain information relative to staffing and vacancies (see H.R. 9533), H4316 [29JN]

Veterans service organizations: authorize representatives to promote certain benefits available to veterans during Transition Assistance Program preseparation counseling (see S. 3938), S706 [26FE]

Women: carry out maternity care coordination program (see S. 4694), S2576 [4JN]

——— ensure that women veterans may schedule appointments for women’s specialty care without requiring referral (see S. 3999), S881 [5MR]

——— establish pilot program to furnish doula services to veterans (see S. 4225), S1668 [26MR]

Women-Owned Small Business program: recognize in procurement hierarchy of small business preferences (see S. 3896), S650 [24FE]

Cloture motions

Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access: establish (S. 1383), House amendment, S1348 [19MR], S1465, S1466 [21MR], S1569 [24MR], S1651 [26MR]

Emails

Take Care of America’s Veterans Act: American Legion Belleville, IL, Post 58, H4610 [16JY]

——— Paul J. Kafka, American Legion Blue Earth, MN, Post 89, H4610 [16JY]

Letters

Take Care of America’s Veterans Act: several organizations, H4606, H4609 [16JY]

Veterans Benefits Expansion Act: John B. Hashem, Reserve Organization of America, Paul K. Hopper, Marine Corps Reserve Association, and John D. Gipe, Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the U.S., H3702 [21MY]

——— several organizations, H3701 [21MY]

Motions

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. 1041), H3692 [21MY]

Government regulations: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (S.J. Res. 103), S1609 [25MR]

Veterans: improve benefits for veterans and administration of Dept. (H.R. 9237), H4613 [16JY]

Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access: establish (S. 1383), S1055 [16MR], S1067 [17MR], S1348, S1357 [19MR], S1570 [24MR], H2149 [11FE]

Remarks in House

Acquisitions: reorganize structure and establish Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, H4611 [16JY]

Anthony ‘Tony’ J. Gallopo VA Clinic, Newton, NJ: designate (H.R. 6007), H4472, H4473 [15JY]

Benefits: extend eligibility for certain housing loans and educational assistance to surviving spouses and certain direct descendants of Black World War II veterans (H.R. 1725), H2086 [9FE]

——— extend eligibility for survivors’ and dependents’ educational assistance to dependent parent of person who dies of service-connected disability or has total and permanent service-connected disability (H.R. 10172), E808 [27AU]

——— improve and expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans (H.R. 680), H3706 [21MY]

Board of Veterans’ Appeals: direct director to give priority to individuals with certain professional experience in recommending such individuals to serve as members of Board (H.R. 659), H936, H937 [20JA]

Captain Paul W. ‘Bud’ Bucha Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Haven, CT: designate (H.R. 4647), H4476–H4478 [15JY]

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. 1041), H3683, H3684–H3692 [21MY]

——— 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. 1041), consideration (H. Res. 1300), H3632–H3642 [20MY]

Colleges and universities: make certain improvements to provision of on-campus educational and vocational counseling (H.R. 980), H1929, H1930 [2FE]

——— support university law school programs designed to provide legal assistance to veterans (H.R. 8420), E349 [21AP]

Colonel Michael H. Boyce Dept. of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic, Marietta, GA: designate (H.R. 5362), H4473, H4474 [15JY]

Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic, San Jose, CA: designate (H.R. 4288), H4478–H4480 [15JY]

Daughters of the Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1861-1865 (organization): tribute to Kansas Tent No. 6 dedication of bench at Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center, E538 [8JN]

Dept. of Defense: conduct cost and feasibility study evaluating H. pylori screening for Armed Forces members and veterans, E210 [12MR]

Dept. of HHS: conduct review to evaluate status of research on lung cancer in women and underserved populations (H.R. 2319), H3020, H3021 [21AP]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve benefits and services for surviving spouses who remarry, H4606 [16JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 8469), H3486–H3505, H3511 [14MY], H3537–H3541, H3543 [15MY], E453 [15MY], E464 [19MY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 8469), consideration (H. Res. 1275), H3404–H3410 [13MY]

——— require GAO review of indoor air quality, H3503 [14MY]

Disabled: clarify inclusion of medically necessary automobile adaptations in definition of ‘‘medical services’’, H4611 [16JY]

——— provide for outreach requirements for training and rehabilitation programs for veterans with service-connected disabilities (H.R. 1793), H1930 [2FE]

Diseases and disorders: provide for presumption of service connection for certain diseases associated with exposure to certain toxins at Pentagon Reservation during certain period beginning on September 11, 2001 (H.R. 5339), H3461 [14MY]

Drugs: authorize health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs, H3504 [14MY]

——— reimburse State homes for cost of, or furnish to State homes, certain costly medications provided to veterans who receive nursing home care in such State homes (H.R. 1970), H3298 [30AP]

——— support research into psychedelic-assisted therapies to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, H3503 [14MY]

Education: modify criteria for approval of certain independent study programs under educational assistance programs (H.R. 1458), H1933–H1935 [2FE]

——— provide for electronic communication relating to educational assistance benefits, H4611 [16JY]

El Paso, TX: provide to certain congressional committees briefing on medical center, H3489 [14MY]

Employment: approve interstate commerce carrier apprenticeship programs for purposes of veterans educational assistance (H.R. 2954), H3576, H3577 [19MY]

Federal aid programs: increase dollar amounts for payment of certain disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation, H4606, H4611 [16JY]

——— increase dollar amounts for payment of certain disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 6047), H3683, H3699–H3707 [21MY]

——— increase dollar amounts for payment of certain disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation (H.R. 6047), consideration (H. Res. 1300), H3632–H3642 [20MY]

——— seek to enter into agreement with federally funded research and development center for assessment of notice letters sent to claimants for benefits, H4611 [16JY]

Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund: eliminate, E453 [15MY], E464 [19MY]

Government regulations: interim rule relative to determining disability benefit eligibility, H2238 [23FE]

Health: approve rehabilitation program for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities that include pursuit of non-degree flight training programs (H.R. 913), H1930 [2FE]

——— furnish certain health services to veterans in Micronesia, Marshall Islands, and Palau, H4612 [16JY]

——— stellate ganglion block treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder funding, H3537, H3538 [15MY]

Health care professionals: assign VA physicians to temporarily serve as traveling physicians in U.S. territories and possessions, H4612 [16JY]

——— proposal to cut nurses and medical staff positions, H802 [14JA]

Housing: expand eligibility for housing loans to members of Reserve components and National Guard who perform certain duties, H4611 [16JY]

——— make temporary lodging facilities available for certain TRICARE beneficiaries on space-available basis (H.R. 3726), H3577–H3579 [19MY]

Interagency Working Group on Toxic Exposure: conduct research on health conditions of descendants of individuals exposed to toxic substances while serving in Armed Forces (H.R. 6005), E603 [23JN]

Lawyers and attorneys: reform and enhance pay of Board of Veterans’ Appeals attorneys for recruitment and retention and increase Board decision quality and claims processing speed (H.R. 2303), H936 [20JA]

Marana, AZ: anniversary of Arizona Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, E209 [12MR]

Medical and Prosthetic Research Program: funding, H3503 [14MY]

Mental health: accelerate development of, and access to, psychedelic drugs that could save lives and reverse crisis of serious mental illness in U.S., H5055 [22JY]

Motor vehicles: make certain improvements in process for making payments to automobile sellers for automobiles purchased for certain disabled veterans, H4611 [16JY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: observance, H3996 [9JN]

New Hampshire: establish full-service VA hospital, H3502 [14MY]

Port Charlotte, FL: prohibit funding to close Port Charlotte VA Clinic, H3538 [15MY]

Rodney C. Hamilton Sr., VA Clinic, Lafayette, LA: designate (H.R. 6963), H4474, H4475 [15JY]

St. Louis, MO: authorize major medical facility project (S. 2393), H3575, H3576 [19MY]

State Veterans Home Construction Grant Program: funding, H3466 [14MY]

Veterans: expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits, H4606–H4609, H4611 [16JY]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 2102), H4429, H4430 [14JY], H5169 [22JY]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (H.R. 2102), consideration (H. Res. 1247), H3702 [21MY]

——— improve benefits for veterans and administration of Dept. (H.R. 9237), H4548–H4615 [16JY]

——— improve benefits for veterans and administration of Dept. (H.R. 9237), consideration (H. Res. 1423), H4425–H4432 [14JY]

——— make certain improvements to laws relating to payment of certain benefits that are affected by death (H.R. 3123), H1930–H1932 [2FE]

——— prohibit privatization of healthcare, H3511 [14MY]

——— prohibit requiring evidence of certain dose of radiation to determine that veteran is radiation-exposed veteran (H.R. 4469), H809 [14JA]

——— provide compensation to families of those who were harmed by exposure to water at Camp Lejeune, NC, H3136 [29AP]

——— suicide prevention funding, H2376 [4MR]

Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access: establish (S. 1383), H2138–H2149, H2173 [11FE], H2670 [24MR], H2683, H2707 [25MR], H5372, H5402, H5403, H5405–H5407 [1SE], E138 [13FE]

——— establish (S. 1383), consideration (H. Res. 1057), H2121–H2138 [11FE]

Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase Program: impact of cancellation, H3702, H3705 [21MY]

Veterans Community Care Program: establish online program through which employee may schedule appointment for covered veteran with non-Dept., health care provider, H4611 [16JY]

——— establish online program through which employee may schedule appointment for covered veteran with non-Dept., health care provider (H.R. 3482), H3573–H3575 [19MY]

——— improve provision of care and services, H4606 [16JY]

Veterans Health Administration: establish qualifications for appointment of person as marriage and family therapist, qualified to provide clinical supervision (H.R. 658), H1932, H1933 [2FE]

Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer: establish (H.R. 1663), H937–H939 [20JA]

Women: require lactation space in each medical center (H.R. 1646), H4609 [16JY]

Remarks in Senate

Cota, Fernando V.: disinter remains from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, TX (S. 1071), technical corrections (S. 4164), S1560 [23MR]

Dept. of Defense: funding, S4312–S4315 [29JY]

Dept. of HHS: conduct review to evaluate status of research on lung cancer in women and underserved populations (S. 1157), S2669, S2670 [8JN]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: select joint uniform credentialing and privileging system for medical providers (S. 3515), S2395 [20MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 8469), S3905 [13JY], S3914 [14JY]

Federal aid programs: increase dollar amounts for payment of certain disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation, S4313 [29JY]

Government regulations: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (S.J. Res. 103), S1607–S1609 [25MR]

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. 219), S2395 [20MY]

——— prioritize funding for expanded and sustained national investment in biomedical research (S. 4494), S2254 [13MY]

Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics (Honoring Our PACT) Act: implementation, S2876 [17JN]

Mental health: carry out pilot program to provide grants to outpatient mental health facilities for provision of culturally competent, evidence-based mental health care for veterans (S. 4137), S2395 [20MY]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 758), S2670 [8JN]

National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 758), S2670 [8JN]

Veterans: carry out efforts to inform veterans of their rights relative to receipt of health care, benefits, and services under current law (S. 3653), S2395 [20MY]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits, S1891 [22AP], S4312–S4314 [29JY]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (S. 1032), S744–S747 [3MR], S2675–S2678, S2685 [9JN], S2875–S2877 [17JN]

——— expand eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay or combat-related compensation with service-connected disability benefits (S. 1032), unanimous-consent request, S745, S746 [3MR], S2675–S2677 [9JN], S2876 [17JN]

——— improve benefits and Dept. administration (S. 4744), S2742 [11JN], S2875, S2876 [17JN]

——— improve benefits for veterans and administration of Dept. (H.R. 9237), S4312 [29JY]

——— improve benefits for veterans and administration of Dept. (S. 4744), S2721 [10JN], S4312–S4315 [29JY]

——— improve benefits for veterans and administration of Dept. (S. 4744), unanimous-consent request, S4313, S4314, S4315 [29JY]

Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access: establish (S. 1383), S2356–S2360 [19MY]

——— establish (S. 1383), House amendment, S572 [11FE], S597–S601 [12FE], S632 [24FE], S669 [25FE], S701 [26FE], S910 [9MR], S947 [10MR], S971, S1005 [11MR], S1018 [12MR], S1053–S1055 [16MR], S1060–S1063, S1065–S1081, S1083–S1088, S1146–S1158 [17MR], S1159–S1167, S1170–S1177, S1179–S1185, S1189, S1195–S1202, S1307–S1310 [18MR], S1311–S1317, S1320–S1322, S1324–S1326, S1329–S1355, S1411–S1418 [19MR], S1419–S1421, S1423, S1427–S1441 [20MR], S1461–S1472, S1474–S1480, S1484–S1493 [21MR], S1495, S1496, S1509–S1512, S1514–S1516 [22MR], S1526, S1530, S1532, S1533, S1535–S1541 [23MR], S1561–S1564, S1568–S1570, S1587 [24MR], S1589–S1591, S1593, S1606, S1629, S1638–S1644 [25MR], S1647–S1651, S1659, S1665 [26MR], S1704 [13AP], S1718, S1719, S1726–S1730 [14AP], S1807 [16AP], S1848 [21AP], S1883 [22AP], S3730 [13JY], S3915 [14JY], S4094 [15JY], S4148, S4149, S4151–S4160 [20JY], S4170, S4172 [21JY], S4243 [23JY], S4320 [29JY], S4421 [4AU]

——— establish (S. 1383), motion to refer, S1569 [24MR]

Veterans Community Care Program: improve provision of care and services, S4313 [29JY]

Women: ensure that women veterans may schedule appointments for women’s specialty care without requiring referral (S. 3999), S2395 [20MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1041, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1300) (H. Rept. 119–653), H3625 [19MY]

Consideration of H.R. 6047, Veterans Benefits Expansion Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1300) (H. Rept. 119–653), H3625 [19MY]

Consideration of H.R. 8469, Depts. of Defense and Veterans’ Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1275) (H. Rept. 119–648), H3391 [12MY]

Consideration of H.R. 9237, Take Care of America’s Veterans Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1377) (H. Rept. 119–707), H4205 [23JN]

——— Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1423) (H. Rept. 119–749), H4407 [13JY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 8469) (H. Rept. 119–622), H3090 [23AP]

Fisher House Availability Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 3726) (H. Rept. 119–630), H3329 [30AP]

Representing Our Seniors at VA Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 785) (H. Rept. 119–578), H2819 [2AP]

Review Every Veterans Claim Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 2137) (H. Rept. 119–633), H3336 [4MY]

Service Dogs Assisting Veterans (SAVES) Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 1441) (S. Rept. 119–113), S650 [24FE]

VA Mental Health Outreach and Engagement Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 3863) (H. Rept. 119–634), H3336 [4MY]

Veterans Benefits Expansion Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 6047) (H. Rept. 119–577), H2819 [2AP]

Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 3482) (H. Rept. 119–576), H2817 [30MR]

Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1157), S343 [28JA]

Resolutions by organizations

Equal Advocacy for All Veterans and Equitable Funding of Earned Veterans’ Benefits: American Legion Dept. of Texas, H4610 [16JY]

Statements

Take Care of America’s Veterans Act: American Legion Trujillo-Sheets Post 28, H4610 [16JY]

——— VFW, H4428 [14JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 1275, consideration of H.R. 8469, Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H3404 [13MY]

H. Res. 1300, consideration of H.R. 1041, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, H3632 [20MY]

H. Res. 1300, consideration of H.R. 6047, Veterans Benefits Expansion Act, H3632 [20MY]

H. Res. 1423, consideration of H.R. 9237, Take Care of America’s Veterans Act, H4425 [14JY]

H.R. 658, establish Veterans Health Administration qualifications for appointment of person as marriage and family therapist, qualified to provide clinical supervision, H1932 [2FE]

H.R. 659, Veterans Law Judge Experience Act, H936 [20JA]

H.R. 980, Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act, H1929 [2FE]

H.R. 1041, Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, H3684 [21MY]

H.R. 1458, Veterans Education and Technical Skills (VETS) Opportunity Act, H1933 [2FE]

H.R. 1663, Veterans Scam And Fraud Evasion (VSAFE) Act, H937 [20JA]

H.R. 2319, Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act, H3020 [21AP]

H.R. 2954, Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act, H3576 [19MY]

H.R. 3482, Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act, H3573 [19MY]

H.R. 3726, Fisher House Availability Act, H3577 [19MY]

H.R. 4288, Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic, San Jose, CA, H4478 [15JY]

H.R. 4647, Captain Paul W. ‘Bud’ Bucha Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Haven, CT, H4476 [15JY]

H.R. 5362, Colonel Michael H. Boyce Dept. of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic, Marietta, GA, H4473 [15JY]

H.R. 6007, Anthony ‘Tony’ J. Gallopo VA Clinic, Newton, NJ, H4472 [15JY]

H.R. 6047, Veterans Benefits Expansion Act, H3699 [21MY]

H.R. 6963, Rodney C. Hamilton Sr., VA Clinic, Lafayette, LA, H4474 [15JY]

H.R. 8469, Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H3490–H3500 [14MY]

H.R. 9237, Take Care of America’s Veterans Act, H4548–H4605 [16JY]

S. 1157, Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act, S2669 [8JN]

S. 2393, authorize major Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facility project in St. Louis, MO, H3575 [19MY]

S. 3706, Produce Prescriptions for Veterans Act, S292 [27JA]

S. 4056, Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act, S1011–S1015 [11MR]

S. 4164, technical corrections to S. 1071, disinter remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, TX, S1560 [23MR]

S. 4494, American Cures Act, S2239 [12MY]

S. Res. 758, National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month and National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day, S2666 [8JN]