[Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs Final Edition]
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COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS
UNITED STATES SENATE
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LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS
Convened January 7, 2003
FIRST SESSION
Adjourned December 9, 2003
Convened January 20, 2004
SECOND SESSION
Adjourned December 8, 2004
ARLEN SPECTER, Chairman
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ARLEN SPECTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman
BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, Colorado BOB GRAHAM, Florida, Ranking
Member
LARRY E. CRAIG, Idaho JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER IV, West
Virginia
KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, Texas JAMES M. JEFFORDS (I),
Vermont
JIM BUNNING, Kentucky DANIEL K. AKAKA, Hawaii
JOHN ENSIGN, Nevada PATTY MURRAY, Washington
LINDSEY GRAHAM, South Carolina ZELL MILLER, Georgia
LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska E. BENJAMIN NELSON, Nebraska
WILLIAM F. TUERK, MAJORITY CHIEF COUNSEL AND STAFF DIRECTOR
JIM GOTTLIEB, MINORITY CHIEF COUNSEL AND STAFF DIRECTOR
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Publications and information......................................
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Republican members, 92nd Congress--108th Congress.................
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Democratic members, 92nd Congress--108th Congress.................
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Chronological sequence of membership assignments and Subcommittees
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Legislative jurisdiction and rules of procedure...................
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Index of short titles of bills referred to the Committee..........
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Senate bills referred to the Committee............................
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Senate resolutions and joint resolutions referred to the Committee
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House bills and resolutions referred to the Committee.............
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Passed bills......................................................
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Public law index of bills acted upon by the Committee.............
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Legislative history of public laws................................
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Hearings and meeting sessions of the Committee....................
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Committee publications............................................
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Executive communications..........................................
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Executive nominations.............................................
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Author index of bills and resolutions referred to the Committee...
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Subject index of bills and resolutions referred to the Committee..
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PUBLICATIONS AND INFORMATION
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For the schedule of upcoming hearings and meetings of the Senate
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS
92nd CONGRESS--108th CONGRESS
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REPUBLICAN MEMBERS *
Committee Service
1. Thurmond, Strom \1\ (South Carolina)... Jan. 29, 1971-Jan. 7,
2003
2. Hansen, Clifford P. \2\ (Wyoming)..... Jan. 29, 1971-Dec. 31,
1978
3. Cook, Marlow W. (Kentucky)....... Jan. 29, 1971-Feb. 23, 1972
4. Stevens, Ted (Alaska)........... Jan. 29, 1971-Sept. 21, 1971
5. Stafford, Robert T. \3\ (Vermont)..... Sept. 21, 1971-Jan. 2,
1989
6. Saxbe, William B. (Ohio)......... Feb. 23, 1972-Jan. 12, 1973
7. McClure, James A. (Idaho)........ Jan. 12, 1973-Jan. 23, 1975
8. Scott, William L. (Virginia).... Jan. 23, 1975-Sept. 19, 1975
9. Simpson, Alan K. \4\ (Wyoming).... Jan. 23, 1979-Jan. 2, 1997
10. Humphrey, Gordon J. (New Hampshire).... Jan. 23, 1979-Jan. 5,
1981
11. Kasten, Bob (Wisconsin)............ Jan. 5, 1981-Jan. 2, 1983
12. Denton, Jeremiah \5\ (Alabama).... Jan. 5, 1981-Jan. 2, 1983;
Feb. 15, 1983-
Jan. 5, 1987
13. Murkowski, Frank H. \6\ (Alaska)... Jan. 5, 1981-Jan. 7, 2003
14. SPECTER, ARLEN \7\ (Pennsylvania)....... Jan. 5, 1981-present
15. Boschwitz, Rudy (Minnesota)....... Feb. 15, 1983-Jan. 5, 1987
16. Jeffords, James M. \8\ (Vermont)....... Feb. 2, 1989-June 29,
2001
17. Brown, Hank (Colorado)............ Jan. 5, 1995-Mar. 23, 1995
18. CRAIG, LARRY E. (Idaho)................. Jan. 5, 1995-present
19. CAMPBELL, BEN NIGHTHORSE \9\ (Colorado)............. Mar. 24,
1995-present
20. Hutchinson, Tim (Arkansas)......... Jan. 9, 1997-Jan. 7, 2003
21. HUTCHISON, KAY BAILEY (Texas)........... Jan. 7, 2003-present
22. BUNNING, JIM (Kentucky)................. Jan. 7, 2003-present
23. ENSIGN, JOHN (Nevada)................... Jan. 7, 2003-present
24. GRAHAM, LINDSEY O. (South Carolina)..... Jan. 7, 2003-present
25. MURKOWSKI, LISA (Alaska)................ Jan. 7, 2003-present
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\1\ Ranking Minority Member, Jan. 29, 1971-Jan. 12, 1973; Jan.
26, 1978-Mar. 22, 1978.
\2\ Ranking Minority Member, Jan. 12, 1973-Feb. 22, 1977.
\3\ Ranking Minority Member, Feb. 22, 1977-Jan. 26, 1978; Mar.
22, 1978-Jan. 25, 1979.
\4\ Ranking Minority Member, Jan. 25, 1979-Jan. 5, 1981;
Chairman, Jan. 5, 1981-Mar. 5, 1985; and Chairman, Jan. 5, 1995-Jan.
2, 1997.
\5\ Served two separate terms.
\6\ Chairman, Mar. 5, 1985-Jan. 5, 1987; and Ranking Minority
Member, Jan. 6, 1987-Jan. 2, 1991; Jan. 4, 1993-present.
\7\ Ranking Minority Member, Mar. 19, 1991-Jan. 4, 1993;
Chairman, Jan. 9, 1997-present.
\8\ Changed party affiliation effective June 6, 2001.
\9\ Changed party affiliation effective Mar. 3, 1995.
Note:
92nd Congress, 1971 and 1972, 1st and 2nd sessions. 101st
Congress, 1989 and 1990, 1st and 2nd sessions.
93rd Congress, 1973 and 1974, 1st and 2nd sessions. 102nd
Congress, 1991 and 1992, 1st and 2nd sessions.
94th Congress, 1975 and 1976, 1st and 2nd sessions. 103rd
Congress, 1993 and 1994, 1st and 2nd sessions.
95th Congress, 1977 and 1978, 1st and 2nd sessions. 104th
Congress, 1995 and 1996, 1st and 2nd sessions.
96th Congress, 1979 and 1980, 1st and 2nd sessions. 105th
Congress, 1997 and 1998, 1st and 2nd sessions.
97th Congress, 1981 and 1982, 1st and 2nd sessions. 106th
Congress, 1999 and 2000, 1st and 2nd sessions.
98th Congress, 1983 and 1984, 1st and 2nd sessions.
107th Congress, 2001 and 2002, 1st and 2nd sessions.
99th Congress, 1985 and 1986, 1st and 2nd sessions. 108th
Congress, 2003 and 2004, 1st and 2nd sessions.
100th Congress, 1987 and 1988, 1st and 2nd sessions.
* Senators serving during the 108th Congress are shown in
capital letters.
SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS
92nd CONGRESS--108th CONGRESS
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DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS *
Committee Service
1. Talmadge, Herman E. (Georgia)..... Jan. 28, 1971-Jan. 2, 1981
2. Randolph, Jennings (West Virginia)..... Jan. 28, 1971-Jan. 2,
1985
3. Hartke, Vance \1\ (Indiana)....... Jan. 28, 1971-Jan. 2, 1977
4. Hughes, Harold E. (Iowa).......... Jan. 28, 1971-Jan. 2, 1975
5. Cranston, Alan \2\ (California)... Jan. 28, 1971-Jan. 4, 1993
6. Stone, Richard (Dick) (Florida)....... Jan. 17, 1975-Dec. 31,
1980
7. Durkin, John A. (New Hampshire)...... Sept. 19, 1975-Dec. 29,
1980
8. Matsunaga, Spark M. (Hawaii)..... Feb. 11, 1977-Apr. 15, 1990
9. DeConcini, Dennis (Arizona)........ Jan. 5, 1981-Jan. 4, 1995
10. Mitchell, George J. (Maine)........ Jan. 5, 1981-Jan. 4, 1995
11. ROCKEFELLER, JOHN D., IV \3\ (West Virginia)
Mar. 3, 1985-present
12. GRAHAM, BOB (Florida)................... Jan. 6, 1987-present
13. AKAKA, DANIEL K. (Hawaii)............... May 16, 1990-present
14. Daschle, Thomas A. (South Dakota)...... Mar. 19, 1991-Jan. 4,
1995
15. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse \4\ (Colorado)... Jan. 21, 1993-Mar.
23, 1995
16. Dorgan, Byron L. (North Dakota)... Jan. 5, 1995-Dec. 29, 1995
17. Wellstone, Paul \5\ (Minnesota)....... Mar. 27, 1995-Oct. 25,
2002
18. MURRAY, PATTY (Washington)............. Dec. 29, 1995-present
19. MILLER, ZELL (Georgia)................ Sept. 12, 2000-present
20. JEFFORDS, JAMES M. \6\ (I), (Vermont)...June 29, 2001-present
21. NELSON, E. BENJAMIN (Nebraska)..........Jan. 25, 2001-present
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\1\ Chairman, Jan. 28, 1971-Jan. 2, 1977.
\2\ Temporary Chairman, Jan. 10, 1977-Feb. 11, 1977; Chairman,
Feb. 11, 1977-Jan. 4, 1981; Ranking Minority Member, Jan. 5, 1981-
Jan. 5, 1987; and Chairman, Jan. 6, 1987-Jan. 4, 1993.
\3\ Chairman, Jan. 4, 1993-Jan. 4, 1995; Ranking Minority
Member, Jan. 5, 1995-present.
\4\ Changed party affiliation effective Mar. 3, 1995.
\5\ Senator Wellstone deceased on Oct. 25, 2002.
\6\ Changed party affiliation effective June 6, 2001.
Note:
92nd Congress, 1971 and 1972, 1st and 2nd sessions. 100th
Congress, 1987 and 1988, 1st and 2nd sessions.
93rd Congress, 1973 and 1974, 1st and 2nd sessions. 101st
Congress, 1989 and 1990, 1st and 2nd sessions.
94th Congress, 1975 and 1976, 1st and 2nd sessions. 102nd
Congress, 1991 and 1992, 1st and 2nd sessions.
95th Congress, 1977 and 1978, 1st and 2nd sessions. 103rd
Congress, 1993 and 1994, 1st and 2nd sessions.
96th Congress, 1979 and 1980, 1st and 2nd sessions. 104th
Congress, 1995 and 1996, 1st and 2nd sessions.
97th Congress, 1981 and 1982, 1st and 2nd sessions. 105th
Congress, 1997 and 1998, 1st and 2nd sessions.
98th Congress, 1983 and 1984, 1st and 2nd sessions. 106th
Congress, 1999 and 2000, 1st and 2nd sessions.
99th Congress, 1985 and 1986, 1st and 2nd sessions. 107th
Congress, 2001 and 2002, 1st and 2nd sessions
108th
Congress, 2003 and 2004, 1st and 2nd sessions
* Senators serving during the 108th Congress are shown in
capital letters.
CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE OF MEMBERSHIP ASSIGNMENTS AND SUBCOMMITTEES--
92nd-108th CONGRESSES
CHRONOLOGICAL SEQUENCE OF MEMBERSHIP ASSIGNMENTS AND SUBCOMMITTEES--
92nd-108th CONGRESSES--Continued
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92nd CONGRESS, 1971 and 1972
The 92nd Congress convened on January 21, 1971.
On January 28, 1971, S. Res. 16, as adopted, assigned the majority
members as follows: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Vance Hartke
(Chairman), Herman E. Talmadge, Jennings Randolph, Harold E. Hughes, and
Alan Cranston.
On January 29, 1971, S. Res. 20, as adopted, assigned the minority
members as follows: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Strom
Thurmond (Ranking Minority Member), Clifford P. Hansen, Marlow W. Cook,
and Ted Stevens.
At the Committee's first organizational meeting (executive session),
dated February 3, 1971, the following Subcommittees were established
(Chairman and Ranking Minority Member are ex officio members of all
Subcommittees):
(1) Compensation and Pensions: Herman E. Talmadge (Chairman),
Jennings Randolph, Harold E. Hughes, Clifford P. Hansen, and Strom
Thurmond.
(2) Health and Hospitals: Alan Cranston (Chairman), Jennings
Randolph, Harold E. Hughes, Strom Thurmond, and Clifford P. Hansen.
(3) Housing and Insurance: Harold E. Hughes (Chairman), Herman E.
Talmadge, Alan Cranston, Marlow W. Cook, and Ted Stevens.
(4) Readjustment, Education, and Employment: Vance Hartke
(Chairman), Herman E. Talmadge, Alan Cranston, Ted Stevens, and
Marlow W. Cook.
Senator Ted Stevens' service to the Committee terminated on September
21, 1971, and Senator Robert T. Stafford's service to the Committee
commenced on September 21, 1971 (S. Res. 170).
Senator Stafford became the Ranking Minority Member of the
Subcommittee on Readjustment, Education, and Employment and a member of
the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance.
Senator Marlow W. Cook's service to the Committee terminated on
February 23, 1972, and Senator William B. Saxbe's service to the
Committee commenced February 23, 1972 (S. Res. 261).
Senator Saxbe became the Ranking Minority Member of the Subcommittee
on Housing and Insurance and a member of the Subcommittee on
Readjustment, Education, and Employment.
93rd CONGRESS, 1973 and 1974
The 93rd Congress convened on January 3, 1973.
On January 12, 1973, Senator Clifford P. Hansen became the Ranking
Minority Member, replacing Senator Strom Thurmond.
Senator William B. Saxbe's service to the Committee terminated on
January 12, 1973, and Senator James A. McClure's service to the
Committee commenced on January 12, 1973 (S. Res. 16).
Senator McClure became the Ranking Minority Member of the Subcommittee
on Housing and Insurance and a member of the Subcommittee on
Readjustment, Education, and Employment.
The organizational meeting (executive session) was held on January 29,
1973.
Senator Harold E. Hughes' service to the Committee terminated on
January 2, 1975.
94th CONGRESS, 1975 and 1976
The 94th Congress convened on January 14, 1975.
Senator Richard (Dick) Stone was appointed to the Committee on January
17, 1975 (S. Res. 18), replacing Senator Harold E. Hughes.
Senator James A. McClure's service to the Committee terminated on
January 23, 1975, and Senator William L. Scott's service to the
Committee commenced on January 23, 1975 (S. Res. 24).
The organizational meeting (executive session) was held on January 28,
1975.
Senator Stone became the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Housing and
Insurance and a member of the Subcommittee on Compensation and Pensions
and Subcommittee on Health and Hospitals.
Senator Scott of Virginia became the Ranking Minority Member of the
Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance and a member of the Subcommittee
on Readjustment, Education, and Employment.
Senator John A. Durkin's service to the Committee commenced on
September 19, 1975 (S. Res. 259).
Senator Scott's service to the Committee terminated on September 19,
1975 (S. Res. 263).
An organizational meeting (executive session) was held on December 9,
1975.
Senator Vance Hartke was added to the Subcommittee on Compensation and
Pensions.
Senator Durkin was added to the Subcommittee on Health and Hospitals.
Senator Hartke and Senator Hansen were added to the Subcommittee on
Housing and Insurance.
Senator Durkin and Senator Thurmond were added to the Subcommittee on
Readjustment, Education, and Employment.
Senator Durkin became Chairman of the newly established Subcommittee
on Cemeteries and Burial Benefits. The membership of this Subcommittee
also included Senators Hartke, Talmadge, Randolph, Hansen (Ranking
Minority Member), and Stafford.
Senator Vance Hartke's service to the Committee terminated on January
2, 1977.
95th CONGRESS, 1977 and 1978
The 95th Congress convened on January 4, 1977.
On January 10, 1977, the Senate adopted S. Res. 20, assigning Senator
Alan Cranston as temporary Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans'
Affairs, with all subcommittees considered de novo.
On February 11, 1977, Senator Cranston became Chairman when the Senate
adopted S. Res. 84. This resolution also assigned Senator Spark M.
Matsunaga to the Committee.
On February 22, 1977, the Senate adopted S. Res. 90, assigning Senator
Robert T. Stafford to the position of Ranking Minority Member, replacing
Senator Clifford P. Hansen.
On March 2, 1977, an organizational meeting was held and a new
Subcommittee structure (Chairman and Ranking Minority Member are ex
officio nonvoting members of all Subcommittees) was adopted. The agreed
on assignments were as follows:
(1) Compensation and Pension: Herman E. Talmadge (Chairman), Spark
M. Matsunaga (Vice Chairman), Jennings Randolph, John A. Durkin,
Clifford P. Hansen, and Robert T. Stafford.
(2) Health and Readjustment: Alan Cranston (Chairman), John A.
Durkin (Vice Chairman), Jennings Randolph, Richard (Dick) Stone,
Strom Thurmond, and Clifford P. Hansen.
(3) Housing, Insurance, and Cemeteries: Richard (Dick) Stone
(Chairman), Herman E. Talmadge, Alan Cranston, Spark M. Matsunaga,
Robert T. Stafford, and Strom Thurmond.
On January 26, 1978, Senator Strom Thurmond became the Ranking
Minority Member, replacing Senator Robert T. Stafford.
On March 22, 1978, Senator Robert T. Stafford became the Ranking
Minority Member, replacing Senator Strom Thurmond.
Senator Clifford P. Hansen's service to the Committee terminated on
December 31, 1978.
96th CONGRESS, 1979 and 1980
The 96th Congress convened on January 15, 1979.
On January 23, 1979, the Senate adopted S. Res. 21, which increased
the membership of the Committee from nine to ten.
On January 23, 1979, the Senate adopted S. Res. 22, which made the
majority party appointments to Senate committees for the 96th Congress
and elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party's membership
on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs was as follows:
Senators Cranston (Chairman), Talmadge, Randolph, Stone, Durkin,
and Matsunaga.
On January 23, 1979, the Senate adopted S. Res. 23, which made the
minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 96th Congress.
The minority party's membership on the Senate Committee on Veterans'
Affairs was as follows:
Senators Stafford (Ranking Minority Member), Thurmond, Simpson,
and Humphrey.
On January 25, 1979, Senator Alan K. Simpson became the Ranking
Minority Member, replacing Senator Robert T. Stafford.
The services of Senators John A. Durkin and Richard (Dick) Stone to
the Committee terminated on December 29 and 31, 1980, respectively.
Senator Herman E. Talmadge's service to the Committee terminated on
January 2, 1981.
97th CONGRESS, 1981 and 1982
The 97th Congress convened on January 5, 1981, and adopted S. Res. 13,
which increased the membership of the Committee from ten to twelve.
On January 5, 1981, the Senate adopted S. Res. 14, which made the
majority party appointments to Senate committees for the 97th Congress
and elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments
on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
Senators Simpson (Chairman), Thurmond, Stafford, Kasten, Denton,
Murkowski, and Specter.
On January 5, 1981, the Senate adopted S. Res. 15, which made the
minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 97th Congress.
The minority party appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans'
Affairs were as follows:
Senators Cranston (Ranking Minority Member), Randolph, Matsunaga,
DeConcini, and Mitchell.
On January 30,1981, an organizational meeting was held.
The services of Senators Bob Kasten and Jeremiah Denton to the
Committee terminated on January 2, 1983.
98th CONGRESS, 1983 and 1984
The 98th Congress convened on January 3, 1983.
On January 3, 1983, the Senate adopted S. Res. 8, which made the
majority party appointments to Senate committees for the 98th Congress
and elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments
on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
Senators Simpson (Chairman), Thurmond, Stafford. Murkowski, and
Specter.
On January 3, 1983, the Senate adopted S. Res. 9, which made the
minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 98th Congress.
The minority party appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans'
Affairs were as follows:
Senators Cranston (Ranking Minority Member), Randolph, Matsunaga,
DeConcini, and Mitchell.
On February 1, 1983, an organizational meeting was held.
On February 15, 1983, the Senate adopted S. Res. 65, with the
following additional majority party appointments on the Committee:
Senators Denton and Boschwitz.
Senator Jennings Randolph's service to the Committee terminated on
January 2, 1985.
99th CONGRESS, 1985 and 1986
The 99th Congress convened on January 3, 1985.
On March 5, 1985, the Senate adopted S. Res. 87, which made the
minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 99th Congress.
The minority party appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans'
Affairs were as follows:
Senators Cranston (Ranking Minority Member), Matsunaga, DeConcini,
Mitchell, and Rockefeller.
On March 5, 1985, the Senate adopted S. Res. 89, which made the
majority party appointments to Senate committees for the 99th Congress
and elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments
on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
Senators Murkowski (Chairman), Simpson, Thurmond, Stafford,
Specter, Denton, and Boschwitz.
The services of Senators Jeremiah Denton and Rudy Boschwitz to the
Committee terminated on January 5, 1987.
100th CONGRESS, 1987 and 1988
The 100th Congress convened on January 6, 1987.
On January 6, 1987, the Senate adopted S. Res. 14, which decreased the
membership of the Committee from 12 to 11.
On January 6, 1987, the Senate adopted S. Res. 19, which made majority
party appointments to Senate committees for the 100th Congress and
elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments on
the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
Senators Cranston (Chairman), Matsunaga, DeConcini, Mitchell,
Rockefeller, and Graham.
On January 6, 1987, the Senate adopted S. Res. 20, which made the
minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 100th Congress.
The minority party appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans'
Affairs were as follows:
Senators Murkowski (Ranking Minority Member), Simpson, Thurmond,
Stafford, and Specter.
Senator Robert T. Stafford's service to the Committee terminated on
January 2, 1989.
101st CONGRESS, 1989 and 1990
The 101st Congress convened on January 3, 1989.
On February 2, 1989, the Senate adopted S. Res. 46, which made
majority party appointments to Senate committees for the 101st Congress
and elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments
on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
Senators Cranston (Chairman), Matsunaga, DeConcini, Mitchell,
Rockefeller, and Graham.
On February 2, 1989, the Senate adopted S. Res. 47, which made the
minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 101st Congress.
The minority party appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans'
Affairs were as follows:
Senators Murkowski (Ranking Minority Member), Simpson, Thurmond,
Specter, and Jeffords.
Senator Spark M. Matsunaga's service to the Committee terminated on
April 15, 1990.
On May 16, 1990, Senator Daniel K. Akaka replaced Senator Spark M.
Matsunaga.
102nd CONGRESS, 1991 and 1992
The 102nd Congress convened on January 3, 1991.
On March 19, 1991, the Senate adopted S. Res. 85, which increased the
membership of the Committee from 11 to 12.
On March 19, 1991, the Senate adopted S. Res. 86, which made majority
party appointments to Senate committees for the 102nd Congress and
elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments on
the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
Senators Cranston (Chairman), DeConcini, Mitchell, Rockefeller,
Graham, Akaka, and Daschle.
On March 19, 1991, the Senate adopted S. Res. 88, which made the
minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 102nd Congress.
The minority party appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans'
Affairs were as follows:
Senators Specter (Ranking Minority Member), Simpson, Thurmond,
Murkowski, and Jeffords.
Senator Alan Cranston's service to the Committee terminated on January
4, 1993.
103rd CONGRESS, 1993 and 1994
The 103rd Congress convened on January 5, 1993.
On January 21, 1993, the Senate adopted S. Res. 19, which made
majority party appointments to Senate committees for the 103rd Congress
and elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments
to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
Senators Rockefeller (Chairman), DeConcini, Mitchell, Graham,
Akaka, Daschle, and Campbell.
On January 21, 1993, the Senate adopted S. Res. 22 which made minority
party appointments to Senate committees for the 103rd Congress. The
minority party appointments to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
were as follows:
Senators Murkowski (Ranking Minority Member), Thurmond, Simpson,
Specter, and Jeffords.
The services of Senators George J. Mitchell, Dennis DeConcini, and
Thomas A. Daschle terminated on January 4, 1995.
104th CONGRESS, 1995 and 1996
The 104th Congress convened on January 4, 1995.
On January 5, 1995, the Senate adopted S. Res. 33, which made majority
party appointments to Senate committees for the 104th Congress and
elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments to
the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
Senators Simpson (Chairman), Thurmond, Murkowski, Specter,
Jeffords, Brown, and Craig.
On January 5, 1995, the Senate adopted S. Res. 32, which made minority
party appointments to Senate committees for the 104th Congress. The
minority party appointments to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
were as follows:
Senators Rockefeller (Ranking Minority Member), Graham, Akaka,
Campbell, and Dorgan.
On March 23, 1995, the Senate adopted S. Res. 93, which made changes
to the majority appointments. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell replaced
Senator Hank Brown.
Senator Paul Wellstone's service to the Committee commenced on March
27, 1995 (S. Res. 95).
On December 29, 1995, the Senate adopted S. Res. 206, which made
changes to the minority appointments. Senator Patty Murray replaced
Senator Byron L. Dorgan.
105th CONGRESS, 1997 and 1998
The 105th Congress convened on January 7, 1997.
On January 9, 1997, the Senate adopted S. Res. 14, which made majority
party appointments to Senate committees for the 105th Congress and
elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments to
the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
Senators Specter (Chairman), Thurmond, Murkowski, Jeffords,
Campbell, Craig, and Hutchinson.
On January 9, 1997, the Senate adopted S. Res. 12, which made minority
party appointments to Senate committees for the 105th Congress. The
minority party appointments to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
were as follows:
Senators Rockefeller (Ranking Minority Member), Graham, Akaka,
Wellstone, and Murray.
The service of Senators Alan K. Simpson terminated on January 2, 1997.
106th CONGRESS, 1999 and 2000
The 106th Congress convened on January 6, 1999.
On January 7, 1999, the Senate adopted S. Res. 13, which made majority
party appointments to Senate committees for the 106th Congress. The
majority party appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
were as follows:
Senators Specter, Thurmond, Murkowski, Jeffords, Campbell, Craig,
and Hutchinson.
On January 7, 1999, the Senate adopted S. Res. 15, which made minority
party appointments to Senate committees for the 106th Congress. The
minority party appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
were as follows:
Senators Rockefeller, Graham, Akaka, Wellstone, and Murray.
On March 2, 1999, the Senate adopted S. Res. 55, which made majority
and minority party appointments to Senate Committees for the 106th
Congress and designated chairmen of such committees. The appointments on
the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
Senators Specter (Chairman), Thurmond, Murkowski, Jeffords,
Campbell, Craig, and Hutchinson.
Senators Rockefeller (Ranking Minority Member), Graham, Akaka,
Wellstone, and Murray.
107th CONGRESS, 2001 and 2002
The 107th Congress convened on January 3, 2001.
The make up of the Senate at the outset of the 107th Congress was a
50-50 split with the deciding vote being cast by the President of the
Senate. The majority was therefore held by the Democrats until the
inauguration on January 20, 2001.
On January 3, 2001 the Senate adopted S. Res. 7, which designated the
chairman to the Senate committees for the 108th Congress until January
20, 2001. The designee as chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans'
Affairs was as follows:
Senator Rockefeller (Chairman).
On January 25, 2001 the majority leader Senator Lott entered into the
record the majority party appointments to Senate committees for the
107th Congress. The majority party appointments on the Senate Committee
on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
Senator Specter, Murkowski, Thurmond, Jeffords, Campbell, Craig
and T. Hutchinson.
On January 25, 2001 the minority leader Senator Daschle entered into
the record the minority party appointments to Senate committees for the
107th Congress. The minority party appointments on the Senate Committee
on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
Senator Rockefeller, Graham, Akaka, Wellstone, Murray, Miller, and
Nelson (NE).
On February 7, 2001, the Senate adopted S. Res. 7, as amended, in
which Sec. 2 designated the chairman to the Senate committees for the
107th Congress. The designee as chairman of the Senate Committee on
Veterans' Affairs was as follows:
Senator Specter (Chairman).
On June 6, 2001, Senator Jeffords switched party affiliation from the
Republican to the Independent party. This switch changed the majority
and the minority status of the Senate. Within the Senate Committee on
Veterans' Affairs Jeffords switch left the minority (Republican) party
appointees as follows:
Senator Specter, Murkowski, Thurmond, Campbell, Craig, and T.
Hutchinson.
On July 10, 2001, the majority leader Senator Daschle entered into the
record the majority party appointments, as authorized by S. Res. 120
agreed upon on June 29, 2001, to Senate Committees for the 107th
Congress and designated chairman of such committees. The majority
appointments on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as
follows:
Senator Rockefeller (Chairman), Graham, Jeffords (I), Akaka,
Wellstone, Murray, Miller and Nelson.
On July 17, 2001, the minority party appointed Senator Kay Bailey
Hutchison, as authorized by S. Res. 120 agreed upon on June 29, 2001.
Senator Paul Wellstone from Minnesota passed away on October 25, 2002.
The Majority party did not appoint a new member to the Senate committee
before the end of the Congress.
108th CONGRESS, 2003 and 2004
The 108th Congress convened on January 7, 2003.
On January 15, 2003, the Senate adopted S. Res. 18, which made
majority party appointments to Senate committees for the 108th Congress
and elected chairmen of such committees. The majority party appointments
to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs were as follows:
Senators Specter (Chairman), Campbell, Craig, Hutchison, Bunning,
Ensign, Graham and Murkowski.
On January 15, 2003, the Senate adopted S. Res. 20, which made
minority party appointments to Senate committees for the 108th Congress.
The minority party appointments to the Senate Committee on Veterans'
Affairs were as follows:
Mr. Graham (Ranking Minority Member), Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Jeffords,
Mr. Akaka, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Miller and Mr. Nelson.
LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION AND RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE
ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS
LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION AND RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE
ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS--Continued
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LEGISLATIVE JURISDICTION
Extract From Rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate
STANDING COMMITTEES
1. The following standing committees shall be appointed at the
commencement of each Congress, and shall continue and have the power to
act until their successors are appointed, with leave to report by bill
or otherwise on matters within their respective jurisdictions:
* * * * *
(p) Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to which committee shall be
referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and
other matters relating to the following subjects:
1. Compensation of veterans.
2. Life insurance issued by the Government on account of service in
the Armed Forces.
3. National cemeteries.
4. Pensions of all wars of the United States, general and special.
5. Readjustment of servicemen to civil life.
6. Soldiers' and sailors' civil relief.
7. Veterans' hospitals, medical care and treatment of veterans.
8. Veterans' measures generally.
9. Vocational rehabilitation and education of veterans.
* * * * *
RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE COMMITTEE
108TH CONGRESS
I. Meetings--(a) Unless otherwise ordered, the Committee shall meet on
the first Wednesday of each month. The Chairman may, upon proper notice,
call such additional meetings as deemed necessary.
(b) Except as provided in subparagraphs (b) and (d) of paragraph 5 of
rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, meetings of the Committee
shall be open to the public. The Committee shall prepare and keep a
complete transcript or electronic recording adequate to fully record the
proceedings of each meeting whether or not such meeting or any part
thereof is closed to the public.
(c) The Chairman of the Committee, or the Ranking Majority Member
present in the absence of the Chairman, or such other Member as the
Chairman may designate, shall preside at all meetings.
(d) Except as provided in rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the
Senate, no meeting of the Committee shall be scheduled except by
majority vote of the Committee or by authorization of the Chairman of
the Committee.
(e) The Committee shall notify the office designated by the Committee
on Rules and Administration of the time, place, and purpose of each
meeting. In the event such meeting is canceled, the Committee shall
immediately notify such designated office.
(f) Written notice of a Committee meeting, accompanied by an agenda
enumerating the items of business to be considered, shall be sent to all
Committee members at least 72 hours (not counting Saturdays, Sundays,
and Federal holidays) in advance of each meeting. In the event that the
giving of such 72-hour notice is prevented by unforeseen requirements or
Committee business, the Committee staff shall communicate notice by the
quickest appropriate means to members or appropriate staff assistants of
Members and an agenda shall be furnished prior to the meeting.
(g) Subject to the second sentence of this paragraph, it shall not be
in order for the Committee to consider any amendment in the first degree
proposed to any measure under consideration by the Committee unless a
written copy of such amendment has been delivered to each member of the
Committee at least 24 hours before the meeting at which the amendment is
to be proposed. This paragraph may be waived by a majority vote of the
members and shall apply only when 72-hour written notice has been
provided in accordance with paragraph (f).
II. Quorums--(a) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (b), eight
members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum for the reporting or
approving of any measure or matter or recommendation. Five members of
the Committee shall constitute a quorum for purposes of transacting any
other business.
(b) In order to transact any business at a Committee meeting, at least
one member of the minority shall be present. If, at any meeting,
business cannot be transacted because of the absence of such a member,
the matter shall lay over for a calendar day. If the presence of a
minority member is not then obtained, business may be transacted by the
appropriate quorum.
(c) One member shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of receiving
testimony.
III. Voting--(a) Votes may be cast by proxy. A proxy shall be written
and may be conditioned by personal instructions. A proxy shall be valid
only for the day given.
(b) There shall be a complete record kept of all Committee action.
Such record shall contain the vote cast by each member of the Committee
on any question on which a roll call vote is requested.
IV. Hearings and Hearing Procedures--(a) Except as specifically
otherwise provided, the rules governing meetings shall govern hearings.
(b) At least 1 week in advance of the date of any hearing, the
Committee shall undertake, consistent with the provisions of paragraph 4
of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, to make public
announcements of the date, place, time, and subject matter of such
hearing.
(c) The Committee shall require each witness who is scheduled to
testify at any hearing to file 40 copies of such witness's testimony
with the Committee not later than 48 hours prior to the witness's
scheduled appearance unless the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member
determine there is good cause for failure to do so.
(d) The presiding member at any hearing is authorized to limit the
time allotted to each witness appearing before the Committee.
(e) The Chairman, with the concurrence of the Ranking Minority Member
of the Committee, is authorized to subpoena the attendance of witnesses
and the production of memoranda, documents, records, and any other
materials. If the Chairman or a Committee staff member designated by the
Chairman has not received from the Ranking Minority Member or a
Committee staff member designated by the Ranking Minority Member notice
of the Ranking Minority Member's nonconcurrence in the subpoena within
48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays) of being
notified of the Chairman's intention to subpoena attendance or
production, the Chairman is authorized following the end of the 48-hour
period involved to subpoena the same without the Ranking Minority
Member's concurrence. Regardless of whether a subpoena has been
concurred in by the Ranking Minority Member, such subpoena may be
authorized by vote of the Members of the Committee. When the Committee
or Chairman authorizes a subpoena, the subpoena may be issued upon the
signature of the Chairman or of any other member of the Committee
designated by the Chairman.
(f) Except as specified in Committee Rule VII (requiring oaths, under
certain circumstances, at hearings to confirm Presidential nominations),
witnesses at hearings will be required to give testimony under oath
whenever the presiding member deems such to be advisable.
V. Media Coverage--Any Committee meeting or hearing which is open to
the public may be covered by television, radio, and print media.
Photographers, reporters, and crew members using mechanical recording,
filming or broadcasting devices shall position and use their equipment
so as not to interfere with the seating, vision, or hearing of the
Committee members or staff or with the orderly conduct of the meeting or
hearing. The presiding member of the meeting or hearing may for good
cause terminate, in whole or in part, the use of such mechanical devices
or take such other action as the circumstances and the orderly conduct
of the meeting or hearing may warrant.
VI. General--All applicable requirements of the Standing Rules of the
Senate shall govern the Committee.
VII. Presidential Nominations--(a) Each Presidential nominee whose
nomination is subject to Senate confirmation and referred to this
Committee shall submit a statement of his or her background and
financial interests, including the financial interests of his or her
spouse and of children living in the nominee's household, on a form
approved by the Committee which shall be sworn to as to its completeness
and accuracy. The Committee form shall be in two parts--
(A) information concerning employment, education, and background
of the nominee which generally relates to the position to which the
individual is nominated, and which is to be made public; and
(B) information concerning the financial and other background of
the nominee, to be made public when the Committee determines that
such information bears directly on the nominee's qualifications to
hold the position to which the individual is nominated.
Committee action on a nomination, including hearings or a meeting to
consider a motion to recommend confirmation, shall not be initiated
until at least five days after the nominee submits the form required by
this rule unless the Chairman, with the concurrence of the Ranking
Minority Member, waives this waiting period.
(b) At any hearing to confirm a Presidential nomination, the testimony
of the nominee and, at the request of any Member, any other witness
shall be under oath.
VIII. Naming of Department of Veterans Affairs Facilities--It is the
policy of the Committee that no Department of Veterans Affairs facility
shall be named after any individual unless--
(A) such individual is deceased and was--
(1) a veteran who (i) was instrumental in the construction or the
operation of the facility to be named, or (ii) was a recipient of
the Medal of Honor or, as determined by the Chairman and Ranking
Minority Member, otherwise performed military service of an
extraordinarily distinguished character;
(2) a member of the United States House of Representatives or
Senate who had a direct association with such facility;
(3) an Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, a Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, a Secretary of Defense or of a service branch, or a
military or other Federal civilian official of comparable or higher
rank; or
(4) an individual who, as determined by the Chairman and Ranking
Minority Member, performed outstanding service for veterans;
(B) each member of the Congressional delegation representing the
State in which the designated facility is located has indicated in
writing such member's support of the proposal to name such facility
after such individual; and
(C) the pertinent State department or chapter of each
Congressionally chartered veterans' organization having a national
membership of at least 500,000 has indicated in writing its support
of such proposal.
IX. Amendments to the Rules--The rules of the Committee may be
changed, modified, amended, or suspended at any time, provided, however,
that no less than a majority of the entire membership so determine at a
regular meeting with due notice, or at a meeting specifically called for
that purpose. The rules governing quorums for reporting legislative
matters shall govern rules changes, modification, amendments, or
suspension.
INDEX OF SHORT TITLES OF BILLS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
INDEX OF SHORT TITLES OF BILLS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE--Continued
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Bob Hope Arlington Honors Act of 2003.--S. 1489
Department of Veterans Affairs Claims Backlog Reduction Act of 2003.--S.
1186
Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Enhancement Act of
2004.--S. 2484
Department of Veterans Affairs Real Property and Facilities Management
Improvement Act of 2004.--S. 2485
Deployed Service Members Financial Security and Education Act of 2003.--
S. 806
Eric and Brian Simon Act of 2003.--S. 1509
Filipino Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 2003.--S. 68
Filipino Veterans' Benefits Act of 2003.--S. 1213
Former Prisoners of War Special Compensation Act of 2003.--
S. 1239
Francis W. Agnes Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2003.--S. 517
Gold Star Parents Annuity Act.--S. 2573
Health Care for Veterans of Project 112/Project SHAD Act of 2003.--S.
1694
Montgomery GI Bill Revitalization Act of 2003.--S. 177
Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act of 2004.--S. 2561
Prisoner of War/Missing in Action National Memorial Act.--S. 1745
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.--S. 792
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.--S. 1136
United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act of 2003.--S. 1948
Veterans' Burial Benefits Enhancement Act of 2003.--S. 1074
Veterans' Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2003.--S. 1124
Veterans' Benefits Enhancements Act of 2003.--S. 1132
Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2004.--S. 2486
Veterans' Benefits Outreach Act of 2004.--S. 2638
Veterans' Benefits and Pensions Protection Act of 2003.--S. 257
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2004.--S. 2483
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003.--S. 1131
Veterans' Comprehensive Hepatitis C Health Care Act.--S. 1874
Veterans' Eye Treatment Safety (VETS) Act of 2004.--S. 2743
Veterans' Equal Treatment Act.--S. 967
Veterans' Health Administration Act of 2003.--S. 78
Veterans' Health Care Funding Guarantee Act of 2003.--S. 50
Veterans' Health Care, Capital Asset, and Business Improvement Act of
2003.--S. 1156
Veterans' Higher Education Opportunities Act of 2003.--S. 55
Veterans' Housing Fairness Act of 2003.--S. 978
Veterans' Information and Benefits Enhancement Act of 2003.--
S. 1289
Veterans' New Fitzsimons Health Care Facilities Act of 2003.--
S. 613
Veterans' Outreach Improvement Act of 2003.--S. 1199
Veterans' Outreach Protection Act.--S. 1151
Veterans' Prescription Drug Reform Act of 2003.--S. 1112
Veterans' Prescription Drugs Assistance Act.--S. 1153
Veterans' Programs Improvement Act of 2003.--S. 1133
Veterans' Survivor Benefits Act of 2003.--S. 1188
SENATE BILLS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
SENATE BILLS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE--Continued
S. 50
Jan. 7, 2003
Sponsor: Tim Johnson
Cosponsor(s): Max Baucus (1/7/2003); Hillary Rodham Clinton (6/23/2003);
Kent Conrad (9/26/2003); Thomas A. Daschle (1/7/2003); Christopher J.
Dodd (4/7/2004); Richard Durbin (1/9/2003); Daniel K. Inouye (1/7/
2003); Edward M. Kennedy (9/10/2003); Mary L. Landrieu (2/5/2003);
Patrick J. Leahy (11/3/2003); Zell Miller (3/12/2003); Bill Nelson (7/
10/2003); John D. Rockefeller IV (2/25/2003); Charles E. Schumer (11/
13/2003); Debbie Stabenow (5/14/2003); Maria Cantwell (9/2/2003);
Susan M. Collins (1/7/2003); Jon S. Corzine (11/17/2003); Mark Dayton
(1/9/2003); Byron L. Dorgan (1/7/2003); Tom Harkin (1/7/2003); James
M. Jeffords (2/6/2003); John F. Kerry (1/7/2003); Frank R. Lautenberg
(5/1/2003); Barbara A. Mikulski (3/10/2004); Patty Murray (6/5/2003);
Harry Reid (1/7/2003); Paul S. Sarbanes (3/10/2003); Olympia J. Snowe
(3/31/2003)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
Jan. 7, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings Held.
S. 55
Jan. 7, 2003
Sponsor: Tim Johnson
Cosponsor(s): Susan M. Collins (1/7/2003); Jon S. Corzine (4/10/2003);
Frank R. Lautenberg (5/1/2003); Joseph I. Lieberman (3/26/2003); Kent
Conrad (9/25/2003); John F. Kerry (10/29/2003); Patrick J. Leahy (3/3/
2003)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the annual
determination of the rate of the basic benefit of active duty
educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other
purposes.
Jan. 7, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
S. 57
Jan. 7, 2003
Sponsor: Daniel K. Inouye
Cosponsor(s): (none)
Private Bill; A bill for the relief of Donald C. Pence.
Jan. 7, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 67
Jan. 7, 2003
Sponsor: Daniel K. Inouye
Cosponsor(s): (none)
Private Bill; A bill for the relief of Jim K. Yoshida.
Jan. 7, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 68
Jan. 7, 2003
Sponsor: Daniel K. Inouye
Cosponsor(s): Daniel K. Akaka (2/24/2003); George Allen (3/17/2003);
Barbara Boxer (3/17/2003); Ben Nighthorse Campbell (6/16/2004); Maria
Cantwell (9/22/2003); Hillary Rodham Clinton (6/11/2003); Jon S.
Corzine (2/9/2004); Richard Durbin (1/23/2003); John Edwards (11/4/
2003); Dianne Feinstein (6/5/2003); John F. Kerry (11/24/2003); Mary
L. Landrieu (3/24/2003); Frank R. Lautenberg (3/3/2004); Zell Miller
(3/13/2003); Lisa Murkowski (5/3/2004); Patty Murray (2/12/2003); Bill
Nelson (7/8/2004); Harry Reid (3/31/2003); Paul S. Sarbanes (4/9/
2003); Charles E. Schumer (1/28/2004); Ted Stevens (2/27/2004)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits for
Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
Jan. 7, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 69
Jan. 7, 2003
Sponsor: Daniel K. Inouye
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to determine the validity of
the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed military service
on behalf of the United States during World War II.
Jan. 7, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 78
Jan. 7, 2003
Sponsor: Daniel K. Inouye
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise certain
provisions relating to the appointment of professional psychologists
in the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
Jan. 7, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 177
Jan. 16, 2003
Sponsor: Mark Dayton
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits under
the Montgomery GI Bill by establishing an enhanced educational
assistance program and by repealing the requirement for reduction in
pay for participation in the program, and for other purposes.
Jan. 16, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
S. 249
Jan. 30, 2003
Sponsor: Hillary Rodham Clinton
Cosponsor(s): Richard Durbin (11/4/2003); Kay Bailey Hutchison (1/30/
2003); John F. Kerry (7/10/2003); Mary L. Landrieu (7/22/2003); Joseph
I. Lieberman (3/31/2003); Blanche L. Lincoln (9/3/2003); Patty Murray
(6/18/2003); Harry Reid (7/24/2003); John D. Rockefeller IV (7/10/
2003); Jeff Sessions (10/14/2003)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage
of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 shall not
result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation
otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
Jan. 30, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 257
Jan. 30, 2003
Sponsor: Bill Nelson
Cosponsor(s): Jeff Bingaman (1/30/2003); John B. Breaux (1/30/2003);
Kent Conrad (1/30/2003); Judd Gregg (2/25/2003); Daniel K. Inouye (1/
30/2003); Tim Johnson (1/30/2003); John F. Kerry (1/30/2003); Mary L.
Landrieu (1/30/2003); Carl Levin (1/30/2003); Joseph I. Lieberman (3/
6/2003); John McCain (1/30/2003); E. Benjamin Nelson (1/30/2003);
Harry Reid (3/6/2003); Jeff Sessions (1/30/2003); Gordon H. Smith (2/
25/2003)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the
applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to
agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or
dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
Jan. 30, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 334
Feb. 10, 2003
Sponsor: Mary L. Landrieu
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide eligibility for
astronauts for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.
Feb. 10, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 517
Mar. 5, 2003
Sponsor: Patty Murray
Cosponsor(s): Maria Cantwell (4/30/2003); Mark Dayton (6/25/2003);
Richard Durbin (7/16/2003); Barbara A. Mikulski (6/11/2003); Mark L.
Pryor (10/17/2003); Charles E. Schumer (1/22/2004); Ron Wyden (5/23/
2004)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved
benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
Mar. 5, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 548
Mar. 6, 2003
Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to improve mental health programs for veterans, and for other
purposes.
Mar. 6, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans Affairs.
S. 613
Mar. 13, 2003
Sponsor: Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Cosponsor(s): Wayne Allard (3/13/03)
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to construct,
lease, or modify major medical facilities at the site of the former
Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado.
Mar. 13, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 29, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 615
Mar. 13, 2003
Sponsor: Rick Santorum
Cosponsor(s): Arlen Specter (3/13/2003)
A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in
Horsham, Pennsylvania, as the ``Victor J. Saracini Department of
Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
Mar. 13, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
July 29, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 730
Mar. 27, 2003
Sponsor: John Warner
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit the transfer to
spouses and children of a portion of the entitlement of certain
members of the Armed Forces to educational assistance under the
Montgomery GI Bill, and for other purposes.
Mar. 27, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
S. 766
Apr. 2, 2003
Sponsor: Bill Nelson
Cosponsor(s): Zell Miller (4/2/2003)
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a
national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, Florida,
metropolitan area.
Apr. 2, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 792
Apr. 7, 2003
Sponsor: Zell Miller
Cosponsor(s): Saxby Chambliss (4/7/2003); Patty Murray (5/7/2003)
A bill to restate, clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil
Relief Act of 1940.
Apr. 7, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 806
Apr. 7, 2003
Sponsor: E. Benjamin Nelson
Cosponsor(s): Jeff Bingaman (4/7/2003); Hillary Rodham Clinton (4/7/
2003); Thomas A. Daschle (4/7/2003); Tim Johnson (4/7/2003); Patrick
J. Leahy (4/7/2003); Carl Levin (4/7/2003); Barbara A. Mikulski (4/7/
2003); Patty Murray (1/20/2004)
A bill to improve the benefits and protections provided for regular and
reserve members of the Armed Forces deployed or mobilized in the
interests of the national security of the United States.
Apr. 7, 2003.--Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 836
Apr. 9, 2003
Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend by five years
the period for the provision by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of
noninstitutional extended care services and required nursing home
care.
Apr. 9, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 938
Apr. 29, 2003
Sponsor: Patty Murray
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment
of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former
prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under the
same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and
indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who
die after that date.
Apr. 29, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 967
May 1, 2003
Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to replace with a
more equitable formula the current formula, known as the Veterans
Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA), for the allocation of funds
appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical care to
different geographic regions of the Nation, and for other purposes.
May 1, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
S. 978
May 1, 2003
Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide housing loan
benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units.
May 1, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 1014
May 7, 2003
Sponsor: Jon S. Corzine
Cosponsor(s): Hillary Rodham Clinton (5/7/2003)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs in the management of health care services for
veterans to place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care
priority category.
May 7, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov. 11, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 1074
May 15, 2003
Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance burial benefits
for veterans, and for other purposes.
May 15, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 1077
May 19, 2003
Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): Rick Santorum (5/19/2003)
A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a
national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania.
May 19, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 1112
May 22, 2003
Sponsor: John F. Kerry
Cosponsor(s): Chuck Hagel (7/31/2003); Tom Harkin (5/22/2003)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit Department of
Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications on prescriptions
written by private practitioners to veterans who are currently
awaiting their first appointment with the Department for medical care,
and for other purposes.
May 22, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 1124
May 22, 2003
Sponsor: Barbara A. Mikulski
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to inccrease burial
benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
May 22, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 1131
May 22, 2003
Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): Jim Bunning (5/22/2003); John D. Rockefeller IV (6/19/
2003)
A bill to increase, effective December 1, 2003, the rates of
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of
certain disabled veterans.
May 22, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Sept. 30, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported
without amendment favorably.
Oct. 14, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator
Specter without amendment. With written report No. 108-163. Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 306.
S. 1132
May 22, 2003
Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): Jim Bunning (5/22/2003); Lindsey Graham (5/22/2003)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance
certain benefits for survivors of veterans, and for other purposes.
May 22, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Sept. 30, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Oct. 21, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator
Specter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written
report No. 108-169. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under
General Orders. Calendar No. 316.
Oct. 31, 2003.--Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Nov. 4, 2003.--Received in the House. Message on Senate action sent to
the House. Held at the desk.
Nov. 5, 2003.--Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in
addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned. Referred to House Veterans' Affairs. Referred to House
Armed Services. Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Dec. 17, 2003.--Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
S. 1133
May 22, 2003
Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the authorities
of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to compensation,
dependency and indemnity compensation, pension, education benefits,
life insurance benefits, and memorial benefits, to improve the
administration of benefits for veterans and for other purposes.
May 22, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 1136
May 22, 2003
Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): Jim Bunning (5/22/2003); Lindsey Graham (6/16/2003); Zell
Miller (11/21/2003)
A bill to restate, clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil
Relief Act of 1940.
May 22, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Sept. 30, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Nov. 17, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator
Specter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written
report No. 108-197. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under
General Orders. Calendar No. 393.
Nov. 21, 2003.--Measure laid before Senate by Unanimous Consent. The
committee substitute agreed to by Unanimous Consent. Senate
incorporated this measure in H.R. 100 as an amendment. Senate passed
companion measure H.R. 100 in lieu of this measure by Unanimous
Consent. Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 393.
S. 1144
May 23, 2003
Sponsor: Richard Durbin
Cosponsor(s): Jim Bunning (5/23/2003); Tim Johnson (10/16/2003); Patty
Murray (5/23/2003); John D. Rockefeller IV (5/23/2003)
A bill to name the health care facility of the Department of Veterans
Affairs located at 820 South Damen Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the
``Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.
May 23, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
July 29, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 1151
May 23, 2003
Sponsor: Russell Feingold
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to rescind the Department of Veterans Affairs memorandum of July
18, 2002, in which Directors of health service networks in the
Department of Veterans Affairs are directed to ensure that no
marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their
networks.
May 23, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 1153
May 23, 2003
Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): Robert Bennett (7/22/2003); Christopher S. Bond (5/23/
2003); Saxby Chambliss (6/10/2003); Thad Cochran (6/12/2003); Susan M.
Collins (6/3/2003); Gordon H. Smith (7/9/2003); Olympia J. Snowe (6/
24/2003)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit medicare-
eligible veterans to receive an outpatient medication benefit, to
provide that certain veterans who receive such benefit are not
otherwise eligible for medical care and services from the Department
of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
May 23, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
July 20, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported
without amendment favorably.
Nov. 19, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator
Specter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written
report No. 108-419. Minority views filed. Placed on Senate Legislative
Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 817.
S. 1156
May 23, 2003
Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): Jim Bunning (10/23/2003)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance the
provision of health care for veterans, to authorize major construction
projects and other facilities matters for the Department of Veterans
Affairs, to enhance and improve authorities relating to the
administration of personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and
for other purposes.
May 23, 2003.--Introductory remarks on the measure. Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 29, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Sept. 30, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Nov. 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator
Specter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an
amendment to the title. With written report No. 108-193.
Nov. 19, 2003.--Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. The
committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
Message on Senate action sent to the House. Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Nov. 21, 2003.--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill. Considered under the suspension of the rules. At the conclusion
of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to
the provisions of Clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further
proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Considered as unfinished
business. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to
by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 423-2 (Roll no. 658). Motion to
reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Cleared for
White House.
Nov. 25, 2003.--Presented to President.
Dec. 6, 2003.--Signed by the President. Became Public Law No. 108-170.
S. 1186
June 4, 2003
Sponsor: John Edwards
Cosponsor(s): John B. Breaux (6/17/2003)
A bill to provide for a reduction in the backlog of claims for benefits
pending with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
June 4, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
S. 1188
June 5, 2003
Sponsor: Patty Murray
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to repeal the two-year limitation on the payment of accrued
benefits that are due and unpaid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
upon the death of a veteran or other beneficiary under laws
administered by the Secretary, to allow for substitution of parties in
the case of a claim for benefits provided by the Secretary when the
applicant for such benefits dies while the claim in pending, and for
other purposes.
June 5, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 1199
June 5, 2003
Sponsor: Russell Feingold
Cosponsor(s): Blanche L. Lincoln (6/5/2003); John McCain (6/5/2003)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the outreach
activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other
purposes.
June 5, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 1213
June 9, 2003
Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): George Allen (7/11/2003); Maria Cantwell (9/9/2003); John
Ensign (9/16/2003); Charles E. Schumer (9/17/2003)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the ability of
the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve benefits for Filipino
veterans of World War II and survivors of such veterans, and for other
purposes.
June 9, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
July 29, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 1239
June 11, 2003
Sponsor: Larry E. Craig
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide special
compensation for former prisoners of war, and for other purposes.
June 11, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 1242
June 11, 2003
Sponsor: Christopher J. Dodd
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic
in New London, Connecticut, as the ``John J. McGuirk Department of
Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
June 11, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
S. 1281
June 18, 2003
Sponsor: Bob Graham
Cosponsor(s): John D. Rockefeller IV (7/9/2003)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to presume additional
diseases of former prisoners of war to be service-connected for
compensation purposes, to enhance the Dose Reconstruction Program of
the Department of Defense, to enhance and fund certain other
epidemiological studies, and for other purposes.
June 18, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 1282
June 18, 2003
Sponsor: Bob Graham
Cosponsor(s): Bill Nelson (6/18/2003); Jeff Sessions (6/18/2003)
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish
national cemeteries for geographically underserved populations of
veterans, and for other purposes.
June 18, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 1283
June 18, 2003
Sponsor: Bob Graham
Cosponsor(s): Maria Cantwell (7/30/2003); Hillary Rodham Clinton (7/31/
2003); Richard Durbin (7/25/2003); Kay Bailey Hutchison (9/2/2003);
Patty Murray (7/24/2003); John D. Rockefeller IV (7/16/2003); Charles
E. Schumer (9/10/2003); Debbie Stabenow (9/9/2003); Ron Wyden (9/2/
2003)
A bill to require advance notification of Congress regarding any action
proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the
implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services
initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other
purposes.
June 18, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 29, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 1289
June 19, 2003
Sponsor: Bob Graham
Cosponsor(s): Daniel K. Akaka (6/25/2003); Norm Coleman (7/9/2003); Mark
Dayton (9/3/2003); Tim Johnson (6/24/2003); Zell Miller (6/24/2003);
Patty Murray (6/23/2003); Benjamin E. Nelson (7/23/2003); John D.
Rockefeller IV (7/9/2003)
A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Paul Wellstone.
June 19, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 29, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 1341
June 26, 2003
Sponsor: Kay Bailey Hutchison
Cosponsor(s): John Cornyn (6/26/2003)
A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in
Houston, Texas, as the ``Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Center''.
June 26, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
S. 1360
June 26, 2003
Sponsor: Bob Graham
Cosponsor(s): John D. Rockefeller IV (7/9/2003)
A bill to amend section 7105 of title 38, United States Code, to clarify
the requirements for notices of disagreement for appellate review of
Department of Veterans Affairs activities.
June 26, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 10, 2003.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 1403
July 15, 2003
Sponsor: George V. Voinovich
Cosponsor(s): Mike DeWine (7/15/2003)
A bill to provide for the establishment of a new Department of Veterans
Affairs medical facility for veterans in the Columbus, Ohio, area.
July 15, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
S. 1489
July 30, 2003
Sponsor: Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to authorize the burial of Bob Hope at Arlington National
Cemetery.
July 30, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
S. 1509
July 31, 2003
Sponsor: Norm Coleman
Cosponsor(s): Frank R. Lautenberg (5/18/2004)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a gratuity to
veterans, their spouses, and children who contract HIV or AIDS as a
result of a blood transfusion relating to a service-connected
disability, and for other purposes.
July 31, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar. 9, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 1511
July 31, 2003
Sponsor: Jon Kyl
Cosponsor(s): John McCain (7/31/2003)
A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in
Prescott, Arizona, as the ``Bob Stump Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center''.
July 31, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 1572
Sept. 2, 2003
Sponsor: Bob Graham
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to authorize the expansion of the pilot program of the Department
of Veterans Affairs on assisted living for veterans to include three
additional health care regions of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sept. 2, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 1605
Sept. 10, 2003
Sponsor: Bob Graham
Cosponsor(s): John Ensign (9/29/2003); Harry Reid (9/10/2003)
A bill to authorize major medical facility projects for the Department
of Veterans Affairs in connection with the Capital Asset Realignment
for Enhanced Services initiative and to satisfy Department of Veterans
Affairs requirements on natural disasters, and for other purposes.
Sept. 10, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 1694
Oct. 1, 2003
Sponsor: Sam Brownback
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code to authorize the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans who participated in certain
Department of Defense chemical and biological warfare testing to be
provided health care for illness without requirement for proof of
service-connection.
Oct. 1, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 1745
Oct. 16, 2003
Sponsor: Barbara Boxer
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to designate a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action National
Memorial at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.
Oct. 16, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 1815
Nov. 4, 2003
Sponsor: Robert F. Bennett
Cosponsor(s): Orrin G. Hatch
A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Nov. 4, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
Nov. 11, 2003.--Introductory remarks on the measure.
S. 1846
Nov. 11, 2003
Sponsor: Olympia J. Snowe
Cosponosor(s): (none)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption
of service-connection for certain veterans with Hepatitis C, and for
other purposes.
Nov. 11, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 1847
Nov. 11, 2003
Sponsor: Jon S. Corzine
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a
comprehensive program for testing and treatment of veterans for
Hepatitis C virus.
Nov. 11, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 1856
Nov. 13, 2003
Sponsor: Hillary Rodham Clinton
Cosponsor(s): Charles E. Schumer (11/17/2003)
A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic
in Sunnyside, Queens, New York, as the ``Thomas P. Noonan, Jr.,
Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
Nov. 13, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
S. 1914
Nov. 21, 2003
Sponsor: Debbie Stabenow
Cosponsor(s): Carl Levin (11/21/2003)
A bill to prohibit the closure or realignment of inpatient services at
the Aleda E. Lutz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in
Saginaw, Michigan, as proposed under the Capital Asset Realignment for
Enhanced Services initiative.
Nov. 21, 2003.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 1948
Nov. 24, 2003
Sponsor: Harry Reid
Cosponsor(s): Jon S. Corzine (2/24/2004); Thomas A. Daschle (11/24/
2003); Christopher J. Dodd (4/20/2004); Daniel K. Inouye (4/6/2004);
Mary L. Landrieu (3/30/2004); Patrick J. Leahy (1/22/2004); Joseph I.
Lieberman (1/27/2004); Charles E. Schumer (3/11/2004)
A bill to provide that service of the members of the organization known
as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II constituted
active military service for purposes of laws administered by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Nov. 24, 2003.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
S. 2063:
Feb. 10, 2004
Sponsor: Kent Conrad
Cosponsor(s): Daniel K. Akaka (2/10/2004); Byron L. Dorgan (2/23/2004);
Bob Graham (2/10/2004); Tim Johnson (2/10/2004); John D. Rockefeller
IV (2/10/2004)
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a
demonstration project on priorities in the scheduling of appointments
of veterans for health care through the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and for other purposes.
Feb. 10, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 2099
Feb. 23, 2004
Sponsor: Zell Miller
Cosponsor(s): George Allen (4/26/2004); Christopher S. Bond (4/26/2004);
John B. Breaux (4/20/2004); Thad Cochran (3/4/2004); Norm Coleman (3/
11/2004); Mike Crapo (3/30/2004); Mark Dayton (4/21/2004); Mike DeWine
(2/23/2004); Mary L. Landrieu (4/19/2004); Patrick J. Leahy (5/13/
2004); Blanche L. Lincoln (3/25/2004); Lisa Murkowski (3/11/2004);
Patty Murray (2/24/2004); Jeff Sessions (4/1/2004); Gordon H. Smith
(3/30/2004)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide entitlement to
educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for members of the
Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of active duty
service in any five-year period, and for other purposes.
Feb. 23, 2004.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 2133
Feb. 26, 2004
Sponsor: Hillary Rodham Clinton
Cosponsor(s): Charles E. Schumer (6/16/2004)
A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in the
Bronx, New York, as the James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center.
Feb. 26, 2004.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 2296
Apr. 7, 2004
Sponsor: Jim Bunning
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to give the
Commonwealth of Kentucky the first option on the Louisville Department
of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Kentucky, upon its conveyance,
lease or other disposal by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Apr. 7, 2004.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 2327
Apr. 21, 2004
Sponsor: Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Cosponsor(s): Hillary Rodham Clinton (7/22/2004); Susan M. Collins (4/
21/2004); Patty Murray (6/21/2004); Olympia J. Snowe (4/21/2004)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that per diem
payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care of
veterans in State homes shall not be used to offset or reduce other
payments made to assist veterans.
Apr. 21, 2004.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 2417
May 13, 2004
Sponsor: Norm Coleman
Cosponsor(s): Susan M. Collins (7/20/2004); Lindsey Graham (7/14/2004);
Kay Bailey Hutchison (6/24/2004); Zell Miller (6/8/2004); Lisa
Murkowski (6/21/2004); Ted Stevens (917/2004)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs to furnish care for newborn children of women
veterans receiving maternity care, and for other purposes.
May 13, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 2483
June 1, 2004
Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2004, the rates of
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of
certain disabled veterans.
June 1, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
July 20, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported
without amendment favorably.
Sept. 20, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator
Specter without amendment. With written report No. 108-351. Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 705.
Oct. 5, 2004.--Measure laid before Senate by unanimaus consent. Senate
incorporated this measure in H.R. 4175 as an amendment. Senate passed
companion measure H.R. 4175 in lieu of this measure by Unanimous
Consent. Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 705.
S. 2484
June 1, 2004
Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): (none)
An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to simplify and improve
pay provisions for physicians and dentists and to authorize alternate
work schedules and executive pay for nurses, and for other purposes.
June 1, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
July 20, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported
with amendments favorably.
Sept. 23, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator
Specter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an
amendment to the title. With written report No. 108-357. Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 713.
Oct. 5, 2004.--Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. The
committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. Passed
Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous
Consent.
Oct. 6, 2004.--Received in the House. Message on Senate action sent to
the House. Held at the desk.
Nov. 17, 2004.--Mr. Simmons moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill. Considered under suspension of the rules. On motion to suspend
the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. Motion to
reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Cleared for
White House.
Nov. 22, 2004.--Presented to President.
Dec. 3, 2004.--Signed by President. Became Public Law No. 108-445.
S. 2485
June 1, 2004
Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance the
authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to the
management and disposal of real property and facilities, and for other
purposes.
June 1, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
July 20, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported
with amendments favorably.
Sept. 27, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator
Specter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an
amendment to the title. With written report No. 108-358. Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 718.
Oct. 9, 2004.--Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. The
committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. Senate
incorporated this measure in H.R. 3936 as an amendment. Senate passed
companion measure H.R. 3936 in lieu of this measure by Unanimous
Consent. Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 718.
S. 2486
June 1, 2004
Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): Lisa Murkowski (6/1/2004); Patty Murray (6/21/2004)
An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance
housing, education, and other benefits under the laws administered by
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
June 1, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
July 20, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported
with amendments favorably.
Sept. 20, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator
Specter with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an
amendment to the title. With written report No. 108-352. Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 706.
Oct. 8, 2004.--Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. The
committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. Passed
Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous
Consent.
Oct. 9, 2004.--Received in the House. Message on Senate action sent to
the House. Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov. 17, 2004.--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill. Considered under suspension of the rules. On motion to suspend
the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. Motion to
reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Cleared for
White House.
Nov. 29, 2004.--Presented to President.
Dec. 10, 2004.--Signed by President. Became Public Law No. 108-454.
S. 2522
June 15, 2004
Sponsor: Jon S. Corzine
Cosponsor(s): Hillary Rodham Clinton (7/7/2004); John Ensign (6/24/
2004); Dianne Feinstein (10/5/2004); Lisa Murkowski (6/16/2004); Patty
Murray (6/21/2004); Bill Nelson (6/23/2004)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum
amount of home loan guaranty available under the home loan guaranty
program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
June 15, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 2524
June 16, 2004
Sponsor: Bob Graham
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision
of health care, rehabilitation, and related services to veterans
suffering from trauma relating to a blast injury, and for other
purposes.
June 16, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 2534
June 16, 2004
Sponsor: Bob Graham
Cosponsor(s): Patty Murray (6/21/2004); Bill Nelson (7/8/2004)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and enhance
benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill, to improve housing benefits for
veterans, and for other purposes.
June 16, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 22, 2004.--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
S. 2561
June 23, 2004
Sponsor: Tim Johnson
Cosponsor(s): Thomas A. Daschle (9/22/2004)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain
servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance under the
Montgomery GI Bill.
June 23, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 2573
June 24, 2004
Sponsor: Hillary Rodham Clinton
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment
of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents (known as ``Gold Star
parents'') of members of the Armed Forces who die during a period of
war.
June 24, 2004.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
S. 2596
June 24, 2004
Sponsor: Richard Durbin
Cosponsor(s): Peter Fitzgerald (6/24/2004)
A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic
located in Peoria, Illinois, as the ``Bob Michel Department of
Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
June 24, 2004.--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
S. 2638
July 12, 2004
Sponsor: Norm Coleman
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require an annual plan
on outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for
other purposes.
July 12, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 2743
July 22, 2004
Sponsor: Peter Fitzgerald
Cosponsor(s): Maria Cantwell (7/22/2004); Dianne Feinstein (7/22/2004);
Ernest F. Hollings (7/22/2004); Jeff Sessions (7/22/2004)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that only
licensed medical doctors, licensed doctors of osteopathy, and certain
licensed dentists may perform eye surgery at Department of Veterans
Affairs facilities or under contract with the Department.
July 22, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 2776
Sept. 7, 2004
Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a
program of outreach to veterans of World War II and the Korean
conflict on the nature and availability of benefits for veterans, and
for other purposes.
Sept. 7, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 2849
Sept. 27, 2004
Sponsor: Chuck Hagel
Cosponsor(s): Norm Coleman (11/16/2004), John Ensign (11/16/2004)
A bill to provide certain enhancements to the Montgomery GI Bill Program
for certain individuals who serve as members of the Armed Forces after
the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and for other purposes.
Sept. 27, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 2982
Nov. 16, 2004
Sponsor: Rick Santorum
Cosponsor(s): (none)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make a stillborn child
an insurable dependent for purposes of the Servicemembers' Group Life
Insurance program.
Nov. 16, 2004.--Introductory remarks on measure. Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
SENATE RESOLUTIONS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
SENATE RESOLUTIONS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE--
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S. Con. Res. 35
Apr. 10, 2003
Sponsor: John Sununu
Cosponsor(s): Susan M. Collins (4/10/2003); Judd Gregg (4/10/2003);
Olympia Snowe (4/10/2003).
A concurrent resolution honoring the 129 sailors and civilians lost
aboard the U.S.S. Thresher on April 10, 1963, and urging the Secretary
of the Army to erect a memorial to this tragedy in Arlington National
Cemetery.
Apr. 10, 2003.--Referred to Senate committee. Referred to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs.
S. Res. 53
Feb. 11, 2003
Sponsor: Arlen Specter
Cosponsor(s): (none)
An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
Feb. 11, 2003.--Referred to Senate committee. Read twice and referred to
the Committee on Rules and Administration.
HOUSE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
HOUSE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE--Continued
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H. Con. Res. 159
May 1, 2003
Sponsor: Jerry Moran
Cosponsor(s): (none)
Declaring Emporia, Kansas, to be the founding city of the Veterans Day
holiday and recognizing the contributions of Alvin J. King and
Representative Ed Rees to the enactment into law of the observance of
Veterans Day.
May 1, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 26, 2003--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
June 26, 2003--Ordered to be reported by Voice Vote.
July 10, 2003--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept.
108-196.
July 10, 2003--Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 81. September
30, 2003--Mr. Moran (KS) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the
resolution.
September 30, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules.
September 30, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the
resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
September 30, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to
without objection.
October 1, 2003--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
October 31, 2003--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by
Unanimous Consent.
October 31, 2003--Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
November 3, 2003--Message on Senate action sent to the House.
H. Con. Res. 212
June 9, 2003
Sponsor: Sam Johnson
Cosponsor(s): Capuano, Michael E. (6/25/2003); Chabot, Steve (7/17/
2003); Coble, Howard (6/9/2003); Conyers, John, Jr. (6/9/2003); Evans,
Lane (7/17/2003); Fossella, Vito (7/17/2003); Rangel, Charles B. (6/9/
2003); Sessions, Pete (7/17/2003)
Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of the Year of the
Korean War Veteran, and for other purposes.
June 9, 2003--Introductory remarks on measure.
June 9, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 21, 2003--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and agree to
the resolution, as amended.
July 21, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules.
July 21, 2003--At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were
demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX,
the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be
postponed.
July 21, 2003--Considered as unfinished business.
July 21, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the
resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required):
408-0
July 21, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without
objection.
July 22, 2003--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
H. Con. Res. 260
July 25, 2003
Sponsor: Mary Bono
Cosponsor(s): Bilirakis, Michael (7/25/2003); Brown, Henry E., Jr. (7/
25/2003); Calvert, Ken (7/25/2003); DeMint, Jim (7/25/2003); Isakson,
Johnny (7/25/2003); Lewis, Jerry (7/25/2003); McCotter, Thaddeus G.
(6/14/2004); Shadegg, John B. (7/25/2003); Wamp, Zach (7/25/2003)
Recognizing and honoring the service of those who volunteer their time
to participate in funeral honor guards at the interment or
memorialization of deceased veterans of the uniformed services of the
United States at national cemeteries across the country.
July 25, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
August 22, 2003--Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
June 14, 2003--Mr. Brown (SC) moved to suspend the rules and agree to
the resolution.
June 14, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules.
June 14, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the
resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
June 14, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without
objection.
June 15, 2003--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
H.R. 100
Jan. 7, 2003
Sponsor: Christopher H. Smith.
Cosponsor(s): Abercrombie, Neil (4/2/2003); Beauprez, Bob (4/3/2003);
Berkley, Shelley (4/2/2003); Bilirakis, Michael (4/2/2003); Boozman,
John (4/3/2003); Brady, Robert A. (4/9/2003); Brown, Corrine (4/2/
2003); Brown, Henry E., Jr. (3/27/2003); Carson, Julia (4/8/2003);
Cooper, Jim (4/10/2003); Davis, Susan A. (4/3/2003); Edwards, Chet (4/
30/2003); Evans, Lane (1/7/2003); Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. (4/29/2003);
Filner, Bob (1/28/2003); Frost, Martin (4/3/2003); Garrett, Scott (4/
29/2003); Gilchrest, Wayne (4/9/2003); Gutierrez, Luis V. (3/25/2003);
Hayes, Robin (4/3/2003); Hefley, Joel (4/8/2003); Holden, Tim (4/2/
2003); Hooley, Darlene (4/2/2003); Israel, Steve (4/11/2003); Jones,
Walter B., Jr. (4/30/2003); Kildee, Dale E. (4/8/2003); Michaud,
Michael H. (3/13/2003); Miller, George (4/2/2003); Miller, Jeff (4/3/
2003); Murphy, Tim (4/2/2003); Platts, Todd Russell (4/3/2003); Renzi,
Rick (4/2/2003); Reyes, Silvestre (1/28/2003); Rodriguez, Ciro (4/2/
2003); Ryan, Timothy J. (4/2/2003); Simmons, Rob (4/3/2003); Snyder,
Vic (4/7/2003); Strickland, Ted (4/2/2003); Udall, Tom (4/2/2003); Van
Hollen, Chris (4/3/2003)
To restate, clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief
Act of 1940.
January 7, 2003--Introductory remarks on measure.
January 7, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
January 21, 2003--Executive Comment Requested from SBA.
February 20, 2003--Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
April 1, 2003--Subcommittee on Benefits Discharged.
April 2, 2003--Favorable Executive Comment Received from SBA.
April 3, 2003--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
April 3, 2003--Ordered to be reported in the Nature of a Substitute by
Voice Vote.
April 3, 2003--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H. Rept. 108-81.
April 30, 2003--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 45.
May 7, 2003--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill, as amended.
May 7, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules.
May 7, 2003--At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were
demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX,
the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be
postponed.
May 7, 2003--Considered as unfinished business.
May 7, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as
amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 425-0.
May 7, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without
objection.
May 8, 2003--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
November 21, 2003--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by
Unanimous Consent.
November 21, 2003--Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
November 21, 2003--Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and
substituted the language of S. 1136 amended.
November 21, 2003--Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
November 25, 2003--Message on Senate action sent to the House.
December 8, 2003--Mr. Smith (NJ) asked unanimous consent that the House
agree to the Senate amendment.
December 8, 2003--On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment
Agreed to without objection.
December 8, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to
without objection.
December 8, 2003--Cleared for White House.
December 12, 2003--Presented to President.
December 19, 2003--Signed by President.
December 19, 2003--Became Public Law No. 108-189.
H.R. 1257
Mar. 13, 2003
Sponsor: Lane Evans
Cosponsor(s): Acevedo-Vila, Anibal; Brown, Corrine; Brown-Waite, Ginny;
Davis, Susan A.; Faleomavaega, Eni F. H.; Filner, Bob; Gutierrez, Luis
V.; Holden, Tim; Michaud, Michael H.; Reyes, Silvestre; Rodriguez,
Ciro; Ryan, Timothy J.; Sanders, Bernard; Smith, Christopher H.;
Strickland, Ted; Udall, Tom; Waters, Maxine
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority
for qualifying members of the Selected Reserve to have access to home
loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and to provide
for uniformity in fees charged qualifying members of the Selected
Reserve and active duty veterans for such home loans.
March 13, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
March 26, 2003--Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
May 7, 2003--Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 7, 2003--Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous
Consent.
May 15, 2003--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 15, 2003--Ordered to be reported by Voice Vote.
May 19, 2003--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept.
108-107.
May 19, 2003--Placed on the Union Calendar. Calendar No. 54.
May 20, 2003--Mr. Boozman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 20, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules.
May 20, 2003--At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were
demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX,
the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be
postponed.
May 22, 2003--Considered as unfinished business.
May 22, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to
by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 428-0 (Roll No. 210).
May 22, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without
objection.
May 22, 2003--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
H.R. 1318
Mar. 18, 2003
Sponsor: Joseph Crowley
Cosponsor(s): Ackerman, Gary L.; Bishop, Timoth H.; Boehlert, Sherwood;
Engel, Eliot L.; Fossella, Vito; Hinchey, Maurice D.; Houghton, Amo;
Israel, Steve; Kelly, Sue W.; King, Peter T.; Lowey, Nita M.; Maloney,
Carolyn B.; McCarthy, Carolyn; McHugh, John M.; McNulty, Michael R.;
Meeks, Gregory W.; Nadler, Jerrold; Owens, Major R.; Quinn, Jack;
Rangel, Charles B.; Reynolds, Thomas M.; Serrano, Jose E.; Slaughter,
Louise McIntosh; Sweeney, John E.; Towns, Edolphus; Velazquez, Nydia;
Walsh, James T.; Weiner, Anthony D.
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in
Sunnyside, Queens, New York, as the ``Thomas P. Noonan, Jr.,
Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
March 18, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
April 24, 2003--Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
July 21, 2004--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
July 21, 2004--Ordered to be reported by Voice Vote.
July 21, 2004--Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
September 13, 2004--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill.
September 13, 2004--Considered under suspension of the rules.
September 13, 2004--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill
Agreed to by voice vote.
September 13, 2004--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to
without objection.
September 14, 2004--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H.R. 1460
Mar. 27, 2003
Sponsor: Rick Renzi
Cosponsor(s): Acevedo-Vila, Anibal; Beauprez, Bob; Bradley, Jeb; Brown,
Henry E., Jr.; Brown-Waite, Ginny; Davis, Jo Ann; Evans, Lane;
Grijalva, Raul M.; Kilpatrick, Carolyn C.; Kolbe, Jim; Manzullo,
Donald A.; McGovern, James P.; Michaud, Michael H.; Smith, Christopher
H.; Wilson, Joe
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve education and
entrepreneurship benefits, housing benefits, and certain other
benefits for veterans.
March 27, 2003--Introductory remarks on measure.
March 27, 2003--Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in
addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned.
March 27, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
April 24, 2003--Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
April 30, 2003--Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 7, 2003--Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 5/7/
2003: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by
Unanimous Consent.
May 15, 2003--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 5/15/
2003: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
March 27, 2003--Referred to the House Small Business.
June 5, 2003--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H. Rept. 108-142, Part I.
June 5, 2003--House Committee on Small Business granted an extension for
further consideration ending not later than July 7, 2003.
June 23, 2003--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill, as amended.
June 23, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules.
June 23, 2003--At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were
demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX,
the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be
postponed.
June 24, 2003--Considered as unfinished business.
June 24, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as
amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 421-0.
June 24, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without
objection.
June 24, 2003--The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without
objection.
June 25, 2003--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H.R. 1516
Mar. 31, 2003
Sponsor: Jim Gerlach
Cosponsor(s): Brady, Robert A.; Doyle, Michael F.; English, Phil; Evans,
Lane; Fattah, Chaka; Greenwood, James C.; Hart, Melissa A.; Hoeffel,
Joseph M.; Holden, Tim; Kanjorski, Paul E.; Michaud, Michael H.;
Murphy, Tim; Murtha, John P.; Peterson, John E.; Pitts, Joseph R;
Platts, Todd Russell; Sherwood, Don; Shuster, Bill; Smith, Christopher
H.; Toomey, Patrick J.; Weldon, Curt; Wilson, Joe
An act to provide for the establishment by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs of additional cemeteries in the National Cemetery
Administration.
March 31, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
April 24, 2003--Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
June 11, 2003--Subcommittee Hearings Held.
June 25, 2003--Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
June 25, 2003--Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature
of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
June 26, 2003--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
June 26, 2003--Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
July 10, 2003--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H. Rept. 108-199.
July 10, 2003--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 103.
July 21, 2003--Mr. Simmons moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill,
as amended.
July 21, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules.
July 21, 2003--At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were
demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX,
the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be
postponed.
July 21, 2003--Considered as unfinished business.
July 21, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as
amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408-0
July 21, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without
objection.
July 21, 2003--The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without
objection.
July 22, 2003--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
September 30, 2003--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be
reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
October 14, 2003--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator
Specter with amendments and an amendment to the title. With written
report No. 108-164.
October 14, 2003--Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General
Orders. Calendar No. 307.
October 17, 2003--Passed Senate with amendments and an amendment to the
Title by Unanimous Consent.
October 20, 2003--Message on Senate action sent to the House.
October 29, 2003--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved that the House suspend the rules
and agree to the Senate amendments.
October 29, 2003--At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were
demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5, rule I,
the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be
postponed.
October 29, 2003--On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree
to the Senate amendments Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3
required): 412-0.
October 29, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to
without objection.
October 29, 2003--Cleared for White House.
October 30, 2003--Presented to President.
November 11, 2003--Signed by President.
November 11, 2003--Became Public Law No. 108-109.
H.R. 1683
Apr. 9, 2003
Sponsor: Christopher H. Smith
Cosponsor(s): Acevedo-Vila, Anibal; Brown, Henry E., Jr.; Brown-Waite,
Ginny; Davis, Jo Ann; Evans, Lane; Lewis, Jerry; Michaud, Michael H.;
Wilson, Joe (5/13/2003)
To increase, effective as of December 1, 2003, the rates of disability
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of
certain service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
April 9, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
April 24, 2003--Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
May 7, 2003--Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 7, 2003--Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous
Consent.
May 15, 2003--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 15, 2003--Ordered to be reported by Voice Vote.
April 10, 2003--Introductory remarks on measure.
May 19, 2003--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept.
108-108.
May 19, 2003--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 55.
May 20, 2003--Mr. Boozman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 20, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules.
May 20, 2003--At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were
demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX,
the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be
postponed.
May 22, 2003--Considered as unfinished business.
May 22, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to
by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 426-0.
May 22, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without
objection.
May 22, 2003--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
November 21, 2003--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by
Unanimous Consent.
November 21, 2003--Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
November 21, 2003--Cleared for White House.
November 25, 2003--Message on Senate action sent to the House.
November 26, 2003--Presented to President.
December 3, 2003--Signed by President.
December 3, 2003--Became Public Law No. 108-147.
H.R. 1720
Apr. 10, 2003
Sponsor: Rob Simmons
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Henry E., Jr. (7/14/2003); LoBiondo, Frank A. (7/
14/2003); Porter, Jon C. (7/10/2003); Smith, Christopher H. (4/10/
2003)
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out construction
projects for the purpose of improving, renovating, establishing, and
updating patient care facilities at Department of Veterans Affairs
medical centers, and for other purposes.
April 10, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
April 24, 2003--Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 11, 2003--Subcommittee Hearings Held.
June 24, 2003--Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
June 24, 2003--Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature
of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
June 26, 2003--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
June 26, 2003--Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
April 11, 2003--Introductory remarks on measure.
July 15, 2003--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H. Rept. 108-210.
July 15, 2003--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 116.
October 29, 2003--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill, as amended.
October 29, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules.
October 29, 2003--At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were
demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX,
the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be
postponed.
October 29, 2003--Considered as unfinished business.
October 29, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as
amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 417-0.
October 29, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to
without objection.
October 29, 2003--The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to
without objection.
October 30, 2003--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H.R. 1911
May 1, 2003
Sponsor: John Boozman
Cosponsor(s): Acevedo-Vila, Anibal (5/14/2003); Evans, Lane (5/1/2003);
Miller, Jeff (5/1/2003); Rodriguez, Ciro (5/1/2003); Simmons, Rob (5/
1/2003); Smith, Christopher H. (5/1/2003)
To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance cooperation and the
sharing of resources between the Department of Veterans Affairs and
the Department of Defense.
May 1, 2003--Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in
addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned.
May 1, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 5, 2003--Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 6, 2003--Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 6, 2003--Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
May 6, 2003--Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
May 15, 2003--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 15, 2003--Ordered to be reported by Voice Vote.
May 1, 2003--Referred to House Armed Services.
July 18, 2003--Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
July 18, 2003--Referred to the Subcommittee on Total Force.
May 19, 2003--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept.
108-115, Part I.
May 19, 2003--House Committee on Armed Services granted an extension for
further consideration ending not later than May 19, 2003.
May 19, 2003--Committee on Armed Services discharged.
May 19, 2003--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 59.
May 20, 2003--Mr. Boozman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 20, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules.
May 20, 2003--At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were
demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX,
the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be
postponed.
May 21, 2003--Considered as unfinished business.
May 21, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to
by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 426-0.
May 21, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without
objection.
May 22, 2003--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H.R. 2297
June 2, 2003
Sponsor: Christopher H. Smith
Cosponsor(s): Brown, Corrine; Brown, Henry E., Jr.; Evans, Lane; Filner,
Bob; Gutierrez, Luis V.; Michaud, Michael H.; Rodriguez, Ciro; Royce,
Edward R.; Udall, Tom
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits under laws
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other
purposes.
June 2, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 6, 2003--Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
June 11, 2003--Subcommittee Hearings Held.
June 25, 2003--Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 6/
25/2003: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of
a Substitute by Voice Vote.
June 26, 2003--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
June 26, 2003--Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
July 15, 2003--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H. Rept. 108-211.
July 15, 2003--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 117.
October 8, 2003--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill, as amended.
October 8, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules. 10/8/2003
12:32 pm: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded
and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the
Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be
postponed.
October 8, 2003--Considered as unfinished business.
October 8, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to
without objection.
October 8, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as
amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 399-0.
October 8, 2003--The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without
objection.
October 14, 2003--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
November 19, 2003--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by
Unanimous Consent.
November 19, 2003--Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
November 19, 2003--Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
November 19, 2003--Message on Senate action sent to the House.
November 20, 2003--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved that the House suspend the rules
and agree to the Senate amendment.
November 20, 2003--On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree
to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
November 20, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to
without objection.
November 20, 2003--Cleared for White House.
December 5, 2003--Presented to President.
December 16, 2003--Signed by President.
December 16, 2003--Became Public Law No. 108-183.
H.R. 2357
June 5, 2003
Sponsor: Ginny Brown-Waite
Cosponsor(s): Blackburn, Marsha; Bordallo, Madeleine Z.; Bradley, Jeb;
Davis, Jo Ann; Deal, Nathan; English, Phil; Frost, Martin; Gillmor,
Paul E.; Goode, Virgil H., Jr.; Jones, Walter B., Jr.; Miller, Jeff;
Paul, Ron; Pearce, Stevan; Royce, Edward R.; Smith, Christopher H.;
Wilson, Joe
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the appointment of
chiropractors in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department
of Veterans Affairs and to provide eligibility for Department of
Veterans Affairs health care for certain Filipino WorId War II
veterans residing in the United States.
June 5, 2003--Introductory remarks on measure.
June 5, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 19, 2003--Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 24, 2003--Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
June 24, 2003--Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature
of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
June 26, 2003--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
June 26, 2003--Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
July 10, 2003--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H. Rept. 108-198.
July 10, 2003--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 102.
July 21, 2003--Mr. Simmons moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill,
as amended.
July 21, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules.
July 21, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as
amended Agreed to by voice vote.
July 21, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without
objection.
July 21, 2003--The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without
objection.
July 22, 2003--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H.R. 2433
June 11, 2003
Sponsor: Ciro Rodriguez
Cosponsor(s): Clay, Wm. Lacy (7/10/2003); Davis, Susan A. (7/15/2003);
Evans, Lane (6/17/2003); Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. (7/10/2003); Filner,
Bob (6/17/2003); Frost, Martin (6/23/2003); Gutierrez, Luis V. (6/26/
2003); Matheson, Jim (7/10/2003); McGovern, James P. (6/23/2003);
Michaud, Michael H. (6/26/2003); Millender-McDonald, Juanita (7/10/
2003); Miller, Jeff (6/25/2003); Moore, Dennis (7/15/2003); Paul, Ron
(6/23/2003); Ryun, Jim (6/25/2003); Simmons, Rob (6/11/2003); Snyder,
Vic (6/26/2003); Udall, Tom (7/10/2003)
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to provide veterans who participated in certain
Department of Defense chemical and biological warfare testing with
health care for their illness without requirement for proof of
service-connection.
June 11, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 20, 2003--Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 24, 2003--Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
June 24, 2003--Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature
of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
June 26, 2003--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
June 26, 2003--Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
August 18, 2003--Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Veterans'
Affairs.
July 16, 2003--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H. Rept. 108-213.
July 16, 2003--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 119.
September 10, 2003--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill, as amended.
September 10, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules.
September 10, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as
amended Agreed to by voice vote.
September 10, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to
without objection.
September 10, 2003--The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to
without objection.
September 11, 2003--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H.R. 2595
June 25, 2003
Sponsor: Christopher H. Smith
Cosponsor(s): Abercrombie, Neil; Bordallo, Madeleine Z.; Case, Ed;
Evans, Lane; Faleomavaega, Eni F. H.; Michaud, Michael H.; Renzi,
Rick; Udall, Tom
To restore the operation of the Native American Veteran Housing Loan
Program during fiscal year 2003 to the scope of that program as in
effect on September 30, 2002.
June 25, 2003--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 26, 2003--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
June 26, 2003--Ordered to be reported by Voice Vote.
July 10, 2003--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept.
108-197.
July 10, 2003--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 101.
September 10, 2003--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill.
September 10, 2003--Considered under suspension of the rules.
September 10, 2003--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill
Agreed to by voice vote.
September 10, 2003--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to
without objection.
September 11, 2003--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H.R. 3936
Mar. 11, 2004
Sponsor: Christopher H. Smith
Cosponsor(s): Bilirakis, Michael (5/19/2004); Bradley, Jeb (5/5/2004);
Brown, Corrine (4/20/2004); Evans, Lane (3/11/2004); Filner, Bob (4/
20/2004); Grijalva, Raul M. (4/20/2004); Harris, Katherine (6/8/2004);
Maloney, Carolyn B. (4/20/2004); Michaud, Michael H. (3/17/2004);
Miller, Jeff (4/20/2004); Rahall II, Nick J. (6/1/2004); Renzi, Rick
(4/27/2004); Rodriguez, Ciro (4/20/2004); Sanders, Bernard (4/20/
2004); Schiff, Adam B. (5/4/2004); Skelton, Ike (3/11/2004);
Strickland, Ted (4/20/2004); Tierney, John F. (4/27/2004)
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the
authorization of appropriations for grants to benefit homeless
veterans, to improve programs for management and administration of
veterans' facilities and health care programs, and for other purposes.
March 11, 2004--Introductory remarks on measure.
March 11, 2004--Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in
addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned.
March 11, 2004--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
April 13, 2004--Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
April 29, 2004--Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 13, 2004--Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 13, 2004--Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
May 19, 2004--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 19, 2004--Ordered to be reported by Voice Vote.
March 11, 2004--Referred to House Armed Services.
June 25, 2004--Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept.
108-574, Part I.
June 25, 2004--House Committee on Armed Services granted an extension
for further consideration ending not later than June 25, 2004.
June 25, 2004--Committee on Armed Services discharged.
June 25, 2004--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 336.
July 20, 2004--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill.
July 20, 2004--Considered under suspension of the rules.
July 20, 2004--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed
to by voice vote.
July 20, 2004--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without
objection.
July 21, 2004--Received in the Senate.
September 7, 2004--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
October 9, 2004--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by
Unanimous Consent.
October 9, 2004-- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
October 9, 2004--Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and
substituted the language of S. 2485 amended.
October 9, 2004--Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2485 with an amendment and
an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. S. 2485 with an
amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
November 16, 2004--Message on Senate action sent to the House.
November 17, 2004--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved that the House suspend the rules
and agree to the Senate amendments.
November 17, 2004--On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree
to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote.
November 17, 2004--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to
without objection.
November 17, 2004--Cleared for White House.
November 20, 2004--Presented to President.
November 30, 2004--Signed by President.
November 30, 2004--Became Public Law No. 108-422.
H.R. 4175
Apr. 20, 2004
Sponsor: Christopher H. Smith
Cosponsor(s): Bilirakis, Michael (5/19/2004); Brady, Robert A. (5/12/
2004); Brown, Henry E., Jr. (4/20/2004); Evans, Lane (4/20/2004);
Filner, Bob (5/12/2004); Grijalva, Raul M. (5/12/2004); Gutierrez,
Luis V. (5/12/2004); Holden, Tim (5/12/2004); Michaud, Michael H. (4/
20/2004); Rahall II, Nick J. (6/1/2004); Rodriguez, Ciro (5/12/2004)
To increase, effective as of December 1, 2004, the rates of disability
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of
certain service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
April 20, 2004--Introductory remarks on measure.
April 20, 2004--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
April 22, 2004--Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
May 13, 2004--Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 13, 2004--Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
May 19, 2004--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 19, 2004--Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
June 3, 2004--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H. Rept. 108-524.
June 3, 2004--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 302.
July 20, 2004--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill, as amended.
July 20, 2004--Considered under suspension of the rules.
July 20, 2004--At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were
demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX,
the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be
postponed.
July 22, 2004--Considered as unfinished business.
July 22, 2004--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without
objection.
July 22, 2004--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as
amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays:
September 7, 2004--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
October 5, 2004--Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by
Unanimous Consent.
October 5, 2004--Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
October 5, 2004--Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and
substituted the language of S. 2483.
October 5, 2004--Passed Senate in lieu of S. 2483 with an amendment by
Unanimous Consent. S. 2485 with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
October 6, 2004--Message on Senate action sent to the House.
October 8, 2004--Mr. Smith (NJ) asked unanimous consent that the House
agree to the Senate amendment.
October 8, 2004--On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment
Agreed to without objection.
October 8, 2004--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to
without objection.
October 8, 2004--Cleared for White House.
October 13, 2004--Presented to President.
October 25, 2004--Signed by President.
October 25, 2004--Became Public Law No. 108-363.
H.R. 4317
May 6, 2004
Sponsor: Jim Turner; Barton, Joe; Bell, Chris; Bonilla, Henry; Brady,
Kevin; Burgess, Michael C.; Carter, John R.; Culberson, John Abney);
DeLay, Tom; Edwards, Chet; Frost, Martin; Gonzalez, Charles A.; Green,
Gene; Hall, Ralph M.; Hensarling, Jeb; Hinojosa, Ruben; Jackson-Lee,
Sheila; Johnson, Eddie Bernice; Lampson, Nick; Neugebauer, Randy;
Ortiz, Solomon P.; Paul, Ron; Reyes, Silvestre; Rodriguez, Ciro;
Sandlin, Max; Sessions, Pete; Stenholm, Charles W.; Thornberry, Mac
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic located in
Lufkin, Texas, as the ``Charles Wilson Department of Veterans Affairs
Outpatient Clinic''.
May 6, 2004--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 1, 2004--Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill.
June 1, 2004--Considered under suspension of the rules.
June 1, 2004--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to
by voice vote.
June 1, 2004--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without
objection.
June 2, 2004--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H.R. 4345
May 12, 2004
Sponsor: Ginny Brown-Waite
Cosponsor(s): Bachus, Spencer; Bilirakis, Michael; Bradley, Jeb; Davis,
Susan A.; Harris, Katherine
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of
home loan guaranty available under the home loan guaranty program of
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
May 12, 2004--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 12, 2004--Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
May 13, 2004--Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 13, 2004--Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
May 19, 2004--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 5/19/
2004: Ordered to be reported by Voice Vote.
June 23, 2004--Mr. Brown (SC) moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill.
June 23, 2004--Considered under suspension of the rules.
June 23, 2004--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed
to by voice vote.
June 23, 2004--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without
objection.
June 26, 2004--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
H.R. 4608
June 17, 2004
Sponsor: Ray LaHood
Cosponsor(s): Biggert, Judy; Bilirakis, Michael; Costello, Jerry F.;
Crane, Philip M.; Davis, Danny K.; Emanuel, Rahm; Evans, Lane; Frost,
Martin; Gutierrez, Luis V.; Hastert, J. Dennis; Hyde, Henry J.;
Jackson, Jesse L., Jr.; Johnson, Timothy V.; Kirk, Mark Steven; Lewis,
Jerry; Lipinski, William; Manzullo, Donald A.; Miller, Jeff; Petri,
Thomas E.; Portman, Rob; Rush, Bobby L.; Sandlin, Max; Schakowsky,
Janice D.; Shimkus, John; Smith, Christopher H.; Snyder, Vic; Upton,
Fred; Weller, Jerry; Wolf, Frank R.
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic located in
Peoria, Illinois, as the ``Bob Michel Department of Veterans Affairs
Outpatient Clinic''.
June 17, 2004--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 20, 2004--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill.
July 20, 2004--Considered under suspension of the rules.
July 20, 2004--At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were
demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX,
the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be
postponed.
July 21, 2004--Considered as unfinished business.
July 21, 2004--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed
to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407-0.
July 21, 2004--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without
objection.
July 22, 2004--Received in the Senate.
September 7, 2004--Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
H.R. 4836
July 15, 2004
Sponsor: Mac Thornberry
Cosponsor(s): Barton, Joe; Bell, Chris; Bonilla, Henry; Brady, Kevin;
Burgess, Michael C.; Carter, John R.; Culberson, John Abney; DeLay,
Tom; Doggett, Lloyd; Edwards, Chet; Frost, Martin; Gonzalez, Charles
A.; Granger, Kay; Green, Gene; Hall, Ralph M.; Hensarling, Jeb;
Hinojosa, Ruben; Jackson-Lee, Sheila; Johnson, Eddie Bernice; Johnson,
Sam; Lampson, Nick; Moran, Jerry; Neugebauer, Randy; Ortiz, Solomon
P.; Paul, Ron; Reyes, Silvestre; Rodriguez, Ciro; Sandlin, Max;
Sessions, Pete; Smith, Lamar; Stenholm, Charles W.; Turner, Jim;
Udall, Tom
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Amarillo,
Texas, as the ``Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center''.
July 15, 2004--Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 21, 2004--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 7/21/
2004: Ordered to be reported by Voice Vote.
July 16, 2004--Introductory remarks on measure.
September 13, 2004--Mr. Smith (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill.
September 13, 2004--Considered under suspension of the rules.
September 13, 2004--On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill
Agreed to by voice vote.
September 13, 2004--Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to
without objection.
September 14, 2004--Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
PASSED BILLS
SENATE
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Measure Initial Passage
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S. 1156 May 23, 2003
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S. 2484 June 1, 2004
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S. 2486 June 1, 2004
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HOUSE
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Measure Initial Passage
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H.R. 100 Jan. 7, 2003
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H.R. 1516 March 31, 2003
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H.R. 1683 April 9, 2003
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H.R. 2297 June 2, 2003
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H.R. 3936 March 11, 2004
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H.R. 4175 April 20, 2004
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PUBLIC LAW INDEX OF BILLS ACTED UPON BY THE COMMITTEE
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Related Related
Public Law Senate House Date
Bill(s) Bill(s) Enacted
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108-109 S. 1077 H.R. 1516 Nov. 11,
2003
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108-147 S. 1131 H.R. 1683 Dec. 3,
2003
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108-170 S. 1156 H.R. 91 Dec. 6,
2003
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108-183 H.R. 2297 Dec. 16,
2003
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108-189 S. 792 H.R. 3024 Dec. 19,
2003
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108-363 S. 2483 H.R. 348 Oct. 25,
2004
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108-422 S. 2485 Nov. 30,
2004
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108-445 S. 2484 Dec. 3,
2004
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108-454 S. 2486 H.R. 1716 Dec. 10,
2004
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF PUBLIC LAWS
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF PUBLIC LAWS--Continued
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108-109
Nov. 11, 2003
National Cemetery Expansion Act of 2003--Directs the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, within four years after the enactment of this Act, to
establish six new cemeteries, one each to be located in the following
areas: (1) Southeastern Pennsylvania (the city of Philadelphia and
specified neighboring counties); (2) Birmingham, Alabama; (3)
Jacksonville, Florida; (4) Bakersfield, California; (5) Greenville/
Columbia, South Carolina; and (6) Sarasota County, Florida.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) solicit the advice and views of State
and local veterans organizations representatives in determining specific
cemetery sites; (2) submit an initial report to Congress on the
establishment of such cemeteries; and (3) submit annual implementation
reports until all six cemeteries are completed and have opened.
H.R. 1516
House Report 108-199
Congressional Record, Vol. 149 (2003)
July 21, considered and passed House, amended.
October 17, considered and passed Senate amended.
October 29, House agreed to Senate amendment.
108-147
Apr. 9, 2003
To increase, effective as of December 1, 2003, the rates of disability
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain
service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1683
House Report 108-108
Congressional Record, Vol. 149 (2003)
May 22, considered and passed House.
Nov. 21, considered and passed Senate.
108-170
Dec. 6, 2003
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance
the provision of health care for veterans, to authorize major
construction projects and other facilities matters for the Department of
Veterans Affairs, to enhance and improve authorities relating to the
administration of personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and
for other purposes.
S. 1156
Senate Report 108-193
Congressional Record, Vol. 149 (2003)
Nov. 19, considered and passed Senate, amended.
Nov. 21, considered and passed House.
108-183
Dec. 16, 2003
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits under laws
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other
purposes. Veterans Benefits Act of 2003--Title I: Survivor Benefits--
(Sec. 101) Provides that the remarriage of a surviving spouse of a
veteran after age 57 shall not bar the furnishing of veterans'
dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC), home loan, and educational
benefits eligibility. Requires spouses who remarried after age 57 but
prior to the enactment of this Act to apply for such eligibility within
one year.
H.R. 2297
House Report 108-211
Congressional Record, Vol. 149 (2003)
Oct. 8, considered and passed House.
Nov. 19, considered and passed Senate, amended.
Nov. 20, House agreed to Senate amendment.
108-189
Dec. 19, 2003
Amends the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to: (1)
rename the Act as the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; (2) add to the
definition of ``military service'' active service by members of the
National Guard of more than 30 consecutive days, as well as any period
during which a servicemember is absent from duty on account of sickness,
wounds, leave, or other lawful cause; (3) include a definition of
``dependents'' for purposes of dependent coverage; (4) extend certain
rights and protections to reserve personnel ordered to report for
military service; and (5) authorize any servicemember to waive any of
such rights and protections, pursuant to written agreement.
H.R. 100
House Report 108-81
Congressional Record, Vol. 149 (2003)
May 7, considered and passed House, amended.
Nov. 21, considered and passed Senate, amended.
Dec. 8, House agreed to Senate amendment.
108-363
Oct. 25, 2004
To increase, effective as of December 1, 2004, the rates of disability
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain
service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4175
House Report 108-574
Congressional Record, Vol. 150 (2004)
July 22, considered and passed House, amended.
Oct. 5, considered and passed Senate, amended.
Oct. 8, House agreed to Senate amendment.
108-422
Nov. 11, 2004
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the principal
office of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be
at any location in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, rather than
only in the District of Columbia, and expressing the sense of Congress
that a dedicated Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center should be
provided for that Court and those it serves and should be located, if
feasible, at a site owned by the United States that is part of or
proximate to the Pentagon Reservation, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3936
House Report 108-574
Congressional Record, Vol. 150 (2004)
July 20, considered and passed House.
Oct. 9, considered and passed Senate, amended.
Nov. 17, House agreed to Senate amendment.
108-445
Dec. 3, 2004
An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to simplify and improve
pay provisions for physicians and dentists and to authorize alternate
work schedules and executive pay for nurses, and for other purposes.
S. 2484
Senate Report 108-357
Congressional Record, Vol. 150 (2003)
Oct. 5, considered and passed Senate, amended.
Nov. 17, considered and passed House.
108-454
Dec. 10, 2004
An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance
housing, education, and other benefits under the laws administered by
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2486
Senate Report 108-352
Congressional Record, Vol. 150 (2004)
Oct. 8, considered and passed Senate, amended.
Nov. 17, considered and passed House.
HEARINGS AND MEETING SESSIONS OF THE COMMITTEE
HEARINGS AND MEETING SESSIONS OF THE COMMITTEE--Continued
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[Unless otherwise indicated, hearings and meetings are full Committee
sessions, open to the public, and held in SR. 418, Russell Senate
Office Building]
February 25, 2003. Joint hearing with House Committee on Veterans'
Affairs, SH 216, Hart Senate Office Building, Legislation Presentation
of Disabled American Veterans.
March 6, 2003. Joint hearing with House Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
345 Cannon House Office Building, Legislation Presentation of The
Military Order of the Purple Heart, Paralyzed Veterans of America,
Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Blinded Veterans
Association, and the Non-Commissioned Officers Association.
March 12, 2003. Joint hearing with House Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
345 Cannon House Office Building, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
March 13, 2003. Joint hearing with House Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
345 Cannon House Office Building, Legislation Presentation of the
Retired Enlisted Association, Gold Star Wives of America, Fleet
Reserve Association and the Air Force Sergeants Association.
March 20, 2003. Joint hearing with House Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
345 Cannon House Office Building, Legislation Presentation of AMVETS,
Vietnam Veterans' of America, American Ex-Prisoners of War, National
Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs.
February 26, 2003. Hearing, Proposed Fiscal Year 2004 Budget for
Veterans' Programs.
April 10, 2003. Meeting, markup on pending nominations of Bruce Kasold
to be Judge for U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims and General
Nicholson to be Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs.
May 19, 2003. Hearing to Discuss the Need for a Cemetery in SE.
Pennsylvania.
June 24, 2003. Hearing on Pending Legislation on HealthCare.
July 10, 2003. Hearing on Health Benefits.
July 15, 2003. Hearing on Benefits Legislation.
July 29, 2003. Hearing, Combat Medical Badge.
July 29, 2003. Hearing, Pending Legislation before the Senate Committee
on Veterans Affairs.
September 11, 2003. Hearing, VA Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced
Services Initiative.
September 16, 2003. Hearing, American Legion Presentation.
September 23, 2003. Hearing, Proposals to Limit Eligibility for VA
Compensation to Veterans with Disabilities Directly Related to the
Performance of Duty.
November 21, 2003. Meeting, markup on pending nominations of Cynthia R.
Church to be Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental
Affairs, Robert N. McFarland, to be Assistant Secretary of Information
and Technology, Gordon Mansfield to be Deputy Secretary, Alan G. Lance
and Lawrence B. Hagel for U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
February 10, 2004. Hearing, The Administration's Proposed Fiscal Year
2005 Budget for Veterans' Programs.
February 24, 2004. Hearing, Disabled American Veterans Presentation.
March 2, 2004. Hearing, The Final Report of the Department of Veterans
Affairs Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services Commission.
March 4, 2004. Joint hearing with House Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
345 Cannon House Office Building, Legislation Presentation of The
Military Order of the Purple Heart, Paralyzed Veterans of America,
Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Blinded Veterans
Association, and the Non-Commissioned Officers Association.
March 9, 2004. Hearing, S. 1509 Proposed Eric and Brain Simon Act of
2003.
March 10, 2004. Joint hearing with House Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
SH 216, Hart Senate Office Building, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
March 15, 2004. Field hearing held in Altoona, Pennsylvania, CARES.
March 16. 2004. Field Hearing held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, CARES.
March 18, 2004. Joint hearing with House Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
345 Cannon House Office Building, Legislation Presentation of Retired
Enlisted Association, Gold Star Wives of America, Fleet Reserve
Association and the Air Force Sergeants Association.
March 25, 2004. Joint hearing with House Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
345 Cannon House Office Building, Legislation Presentation of AMVETS,
Vietnam Veterans' of America, American Ex-Prisoners of War, National
Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs.
March 26, 2004. Field hearing held in Erie, Pennsylvania, CARES.
April 7, 2004. Field hearing in Walla Walla, Washington, State of
Veterans Affairs Health Care.
July 20, 2004. Meeting, markup on pending legislation before the Senate
Committee on Veterans Affairs.
September 21, 2004. Joint hearing with House Committee on Veterans'
Affairs, 345 Cannon House Office Building, Legislation Presentation of
the American Legion.
October 6, 2004. Meeting, markup on pending nominations of Robert N.
Davis, to be Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; Mary
Scholen, to be Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims;
General William A. Moorman, to be Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals of
Veterans Claims; and Robert Allen Pittman, to be Assistant Secretary
of Human Resources and Administration, U.S. Department of Veteran
Affairs.
COMMITTEE PUBLICATIONS--108th CONGRESS
Reports
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Title Report No.
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National Cemetery Expansion Act of 2003... 108-164
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Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living 108-351
Adjustment Act of 2004...................
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Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living 108-163
Adjustment Act of 2003...................
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Veterans Prescription Drugs Assistance Act 108-419
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Legislative and Oversight Activities 108-139
During the 107th Congress by the Senate
Committee on Veterans' Affairs Filed
Under Authority of the Order of the
Senate of July 29 (Legislative Day, July
21), 2003................................
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Veterans Health Care Authorities Extension 108-193
and Improvement Act of 2003..............
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Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 108-352
2004.....................................
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Department of Veterans Affairs Real 108-358
Property and Facilities Management
Improvement Act of 2004..................
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Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care 108-357
Personnel Enhancement Act of 2004........
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Veterans' Benefits Enhancements Act of 108-169
2003.....................................
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Servicemembers Civil Relief Act........... 108-197
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Hearings
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Date and Title S. Hrg. No.
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August 26, 2003, Legislative and Oversight 108-139
Activities During the 107th Congress by
the Senate...............................
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October 14, 2003, Veterans Compensation 108-163
Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003....
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October 14, 2003, National Cemetery 108-164
Expansion Act of 2003....................
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October 21, 2003, Veterans' Benefits 108-169
Enhancements Act of 2003.................
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November 17, 2003, Servicemembers Civil 108-197
Relief Act...............................
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November 10, 2003, Veterans Health Care 108-193
Authorities Extension and Improvement Act
of 2003..................................
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September 20, 2004, Veterans Compensation 108-351
Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2004....
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September 20, 2004, Veterans' Benefits 108-352
Improvements Act of 2004.................
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September 23, 2004, Department of Veterans 108-357
Affairs Health Care Personnel Enhancement
Act of 2004..............................
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September 27, 2004, Department of Veterans 108-358
Affairs Real Property and Facilities
Management Improvement Act of 2004.......
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November 19, 2004, Veterans Prescription 108-419
Drugs Assistance Act.....................
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February 26, 2003, Proposed FY2004 Budget 108-585
for Veterans' Programs...................
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July 10, 2003, Hearing on Pending 108-613
Legislation..............................
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July 29, 2003, Combat Medical Badge....... 108-617
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July 29, 2003, Pending Legislation........ 108-623
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September 11, 2003, VA Capital Asset 108-663
Realignment for Enhanced Services
Initiative...............................
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July 15, 2003, Testimony of Ronald F. 108-679
Conley, National Commander, the American
Legion...................................
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September 23, 2003, Proposals To Limit 108-722
Eligibility for VA Compensation to
Veterans with Disabilities Directly
Related to the Performance of Duty.......
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February 10, 2004, Administration's 108-762
Proposed FY2005 Budget for Veterans'
Programs.................................
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March 9, 2004, S. 1509, the Proposed Eric 108-831
and Brian Simon Act of 2003..............
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March 2, 2004, Final Report of the 108-836
Department of Veterans Affairs Capital
Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services
Commission...............................
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EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS--Continued
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EC-6.--A communication from the Director, Office of Personnel
Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``U.S.
Office of Personnel Management's Annual Report to Congress on
Veterans' Employment in the Federal Government''; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
EC-272.--A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Regulatory
Law, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Vocational Training for Certain Children of Veterans--Covered Birth
Defects and Spina Bifida'' received on December 12, 2002; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-614.--A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Regulatory
Law, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Extension of the Presumptive Period for Compensation for Gulf War
Veterans' Undiagnosed Illnesses (RIN2900-AK98)'' received on January
10, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-615.--A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Veterans
Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Health Care for
Certain Children of Vietnam Veterans--Covered Birth Defects and Spina
Bifida (RIN2900-AK88)'' received on January 10, 2003; to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-932.--A communication from the Deputy General Council, Veterans
Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Enrollment--Provision
of Hospital and Outpatient Care to Veterans--Subpriorities of Priority
Categories 7 and 8 and Annual Enrollment Level Decision (2900-AL51)''
received on January 27, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-I075.--A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Board of
Veterans' Appeals, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Appeals Regulations:
Title for Members of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (2900-AK62)''
received on February 5, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-1076.--A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Veterans
Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Payment or
Reimbursement for Emergency Treatment Furnished at Non-VA Facilities
(2900-AK08)'' received on February 4, 2003; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
EC-1077.--A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Office of
Acquisitions & Material Management, Department of Veterans Affairs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``VA
Acquisition Regulations: Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Health-
Care resources (2900-AI71)'' received on February 4, 2003; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-1239.--A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Department of
Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Recognition of Organizations and Accreditation of
Representatives, Attorneys, and Agents (2900-AI93)'' received on
February 24, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-1240.--A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Veterans
Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisher Houses and
Other Temporary Lodging (2900-AL13)'' received on February 24, 2003;
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-1241.--A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Department of
Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Loan Guaranty: Implementation of Public Law 108-103 (2900-
AL23)'' received on February 24, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
EC-1559.--A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Veteran's
Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Provision of Drugs
and Medicines to Certain Veterans in State Homes (2900-AK34)''
received on March 12, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-I777.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report relative to summarizing the
disposition of sixteen cases in which I granted equitable relief
during calendar year 2002, received on March 27, 2003; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-1778.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the Seventh Report describing the
administration of the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) educational assistance
program, received on March 27, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
EC-1779.--A communication from the Deputy General Counsel, Veterans
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant
to law, the report of a rule entitled ``VA Homeless Providers Grant
and Per Diem Program (2900-AL30) (Interim Final Rule)'' received on
March 27, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-1849.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Board of Veterans' Appeals, Department of Veterans Affairs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Board
of Veterans' Appeals: Rules of Practice--Appeal Withdrawal (2900-
AK71)'' received on April 3, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
EC-1904.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Referrals of Information Regarding Criminal Violations (2900-AL31)''
received on April 11, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-1963.--A communication from the Director, National Cemetery
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant
to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Eligibility for Burial of
Adult Children; Eligibility for Burial of Minor Children; Eligibility
for Burial of Certain Filipino Veterans (2900-AI95)'' received on
April 22, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-1964.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Reasonable Charges for Medical Care or Services; 2003 Update (2900-
AL57)'' received on April 24, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
EC-2125.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a draft bill entitled
``Veterans Programs Impovement Act of 2003'' received on April 28,
2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-2427.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a draft rule entitled
``To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits for
Filipino veterans of World War II and survivors of such veterans, and
for other purposes'' received on May 19, 2003; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
EC-2553.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Veterans Benefit Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Schedule for Rating Disabilities Evaluation of Tinnitus (2900-
AK86)'' received on May 27, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
EC-2857.--A communication from the Associate Administrator, Office of
Veterans' Business Development, Small Business Administration,
transmitting, pursuant to law, a report describing the activities of
the Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs; to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-2858.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Police and Security Service, Department of Veterans' Affairs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Privacy
Act of 1974; Implementation--Exemption of Police and Security
Records'' (RIN2900-AL33) received on June 13, 2003; to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-2859.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Veterans' Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans' Affairs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Increase in Rates Payable Under the Montgomery GI Bill--Active Duty
and Survivors' and Developments' Educational Assistance Program''
(RIN2900-AL17) received on June 18, 2003; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
EC-2860.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Veterans' Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Veterans Education: Additional Opportunity to Participate in the
Montgomery GI Bill and Other Miscellaneous Issues'' (RIN2900-AK81)
received on June 18, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-2861.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Veterans' Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Compensation and Pension Provisions of the Veterans Education and
Benefits'' (RIN2900-AL29) received on June 18, 2003; to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-2902.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Accelerated Payments Under the Montgomery GI Bill--Active Duty
Program'' (RIN2900-AL22) received on June 24, 2002; to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-2903.--A communication from the Under Secretary for Health,
Department of Veterans' Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
2002 Annual Report entitled ``VA Research: Discovery, Innovation,
Leadership''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-3028.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled ``Prisoners of
War Benefit Amendments of 2003''; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
EC-3438.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
transmitting a draft of proposed legislation relative to simplifying
and improving pay provisions for physicians and to authorize alternate
work schedules and executive pay for nurses; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
EC-3517.--A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Regulatory
Law, Board of Veterans' Appeals, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Board of Veterans' Appeals Title Change''
(RIN2900-AL15) received on July 28, 2003; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
EC-3594.--A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Regulatory
Law, Board of Veterans' Appeals, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Board of Veterans' Appeals Rules of
Practice: Claim for Death Benefits by Survivor'' (RIN2900-AL11)
received on July 28, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4012.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Schedule for Rating Disabilities; the
Spine'' (FIM2900-AL68) received on August 22, 2003; to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4013.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Medication Prescribed by Non-VA
Physicians'' (RIN2900-AL68) received on August 22, 2003; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4014.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Presumption of Service Connection for
Cirrhosis of the Liver in Former Prisoners of War'' (RIN2900-AL36)
received on August 22, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4015.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Increases in Rates Payable Under the
Montgomery GI Bill--Selected Reserve'' (RIN2900-AL41) received on
August 22, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4016.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Filipino Veterans Eligible for Hospital
Care, Nursing Home Care, and Medical Services'' (RIN2900-AL18)
received on August 22, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4203.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's Strategic Plan for
Fiscal Years 2003 through 2008; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4326.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
transmitting a draft of proposed legislation relative to enhancing the
ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to care for veterans,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4327.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Effective Dates of Benefits for Disability
Caused By Herbicide Exposure: Disposition of Unpaid Benefits After
Death of Beneficiary'' (RIN2900-AL37) received on September 15, 2003;
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4410.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Veterans Health Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem
Program'' (RIN2900-AL30) received on September 22, 2003; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4411.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Veterans Health Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Eligibility for an Appropriate Government
Marker for a Grave Already Marked at Private Expense'' (RIN2900-AL40)
received on September 22, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4554.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Board of Veterans' Appeals, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report
of a rule entitled ``Board of Veterans' Appeals: Speeding Appellate
Review for Aging Veterans'' (RIN2900-AL08) received on September 25,
2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4555.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Board of Veterans' Appeals, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report
of a rule entitled ``Board of Veterans' Appeals: Rules of Practice--
Motions for Revision of Decisions on Grounds of Clear and Unmistakable
Error: Advancement on the Docket'' (RIN2900-AJ85) received on
September 25, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4828.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to improve veterans'
benefits programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
EC-4829.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs,
transmitting a draft of proposed legislation relative to the authority
of the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs to promulgate regulations
relating to staff adjustments of employees appointed under chapter 74
of title 38, United States Code; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
EC-4830.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Compensation and Pension Provisions of the
Veterans Benefits Act of 2002'' (RIN2900-AL62) received on October 8,
2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-5198.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Veterans Education: Indecent Study
Approved for Certificate Programs and Other Miscellaneous Issues''
(RIN2900-AL34) received on October 30, 2003; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
EC-5199.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Disease Associated with Exposure to
Certain Herbicide Agents: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia'' (RIN2900-
AL55) received on October 30, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
EC-5200.--A communication from the National President, Women's Army
Corps Veterans' Association, transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual
audit of the Association; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-5501.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Veterans Education: Increased Allowances
for the Educational Assistance Test Program'' (RIN2900-AL52) received
on December 1, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-5796.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Veterans Health
Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Reasonable Charges for Medical Care or Services 2003
Methodology Changes'' (RIN2900-AL06) received on December 15, 2003; to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-5797.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Veterans Health
Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Charges Used for Recovery from Tortiously Liable Third
Parties for Medical Care or Services Provided by the Department of
Veterans Affairs'' (RIN2900-AL48) received on December 15, 2003; to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-5798.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Veterans Health
Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule
entitled ``Board of Veterans' Appeals: Rules of Practice; Use of
Supplemental Statement of the Case'' (RIN2900-AL42) received on
December 15, 2003; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-6014.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Exclusions from Income and Net Worth
Computations'' (RIN2900-AJ52) received on January 13, 2004; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-6194.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs,
transmitting, the Department of Veterans Affairs Special Medical
Advisory Group's Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2003; to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-6961.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Delegation of Authority--Property
Management Contractor'' (RIN2900-AL85) received on March 23, 2004; to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-6962.--A communication from the Director, National Cemetery
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant
to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Eligibility for an Appropriate
Government Marker for a Grave Already Marked at Private Expense''
(RIN2900-AL40) received on March 23, 2004; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
EC-7035.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
National Cemetery Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``State Cemetery Grants'' (RIN2900-AH46)
received on April 5, 2004; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-7295.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Board of Veterans' Appeals, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report
of a rule entitled ``Board of Veterans' Appeals: Rules of Practice--
Medical Opinions From the Veterans Health Administration'' (RIN2900-
AK52) received on April 29, 2004; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
EC-7575.--A communication from the Office of Regulation, Policy, and
Management, Board of Veterans' Appeals, Department of Veterans
Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Board of Veterans' Appeals: Rules of Practice--Notice of Procedures
Relating to Withdrawal of Services by a Representative'' (RIN2900-
AL45) received on May 10, 2004; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-8096.--A communication from the Director, Office of Regulation Policy
and Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Change of Effective
Date of Rule Adding a Disease Associated With Exposure to Certain
Herbicide Agents: Type 2 Diabetes'' (RIN2900-AL93) received on June
22, 2004; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-8097.--A communication from the Director, Office of Regulation Policy
and Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Sensori-Neural Aids''
(RIN2900-AL60) received on June 22, 2004; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
EC-8098.--A communication from the Director, Office of Regulation Policy
and Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting,
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``VA Homeless Providers
Grant and Per Diem Program; Religious Organizations'' (RIN2900-AL63)
received on June 22, 2004; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-8099.--A communication from the Director, Office of Regulation Policy
and Management, Board of Veterans' Appeals, transmitting, pursuant to
law, the report of a rule entitled ``Board of Veterans' Appeals: Rules
of Practice--Motions for Revision of Decisions on Grounds of Clear and
Unmistakable Error: Advancement on the Docket'' (RIN2900-AJ85)
received on June 22, 2004; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-8100.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
transmitting, a draft of proposed legislation entitled the ``Veterans
Programs Improvement Act of 2004''; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
EC-8102.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department of Veterans Affairs'
Report on its competitive sourcing efforts for Fiscal Year 2003; to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-8103.--A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, the Capital Asset Realignment for
Enhanced Services (CARES) Decision for the Department of Veterans
Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-9050.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Veterans' Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Exceptions to Definition of Date of
Receipt Based on Natural or Man-made Disruption of Normal Business
Practices'' (RIN2900-AL12) received on August 6, 2004; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-9051.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Veterans' Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Additional Disability or Death Due to
Hospital Care, Medical or Surgical Treatment, Examination, Training
and Rehabilitation Services, or Compensated Work Therapy Program''
(RIN2900-AK77) received on August 6, 2004; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
EC-9052.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Veterans' Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Compensation for Certain Cases of
Bilateral Deafness'' (RIN2900-AL59) received on August 6, 2004; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-9053.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Veterans' Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Eligibility for Burial in a National
Cemetery for Surviving Spouses Who Remarry and New Philippine Scouts''
(RIN2900-AM00) received on August 6, 2004; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
EC-9054.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Veterans' Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Copayments for Extended Care Services''
(RIN2900-AL49) received on August 6, 2004; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
EC-9400.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Board of Veterans' Appeal, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report
of a rule entitled ``Board of Veterans' Appeals: Obtaining Evidence
and Curing Procedural Defects'' (RIN2900-AL77) received on September
21, 2004; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-9612.--A communication from the Director, Regulations Management,
Veterans Health Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Priorities for Outpatient Medical Services
and Inpatient Hospital Care'' (RIN2900-AL39) received on October 4,
2004; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-9671.--A communication from the National President, Women's Army
Corps Veterans' Association, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
Association's annual audit; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-9900.--A communication from the Acting Under Secretary for Health,
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs,
transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``VA Research:
Serving Our Nations' Veterans''; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
EC-9901.--A communication from the Office of Registration Policy and
Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
``Presumptions of Service Connection for Diseases Associated with
Service Involving Detention or Internment as a Prisoner of War''
(RIN2900-AM09) received on October 26, 2004; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
EC-10055.--A communication from the Chief, Regulations Management,
Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Increase in Rates Payable Under the
Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program'' RIN2900-
AL64 received on November 5, 2004; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
EC-10063.--A communication from the Chief, Regulations Management,
Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Increase in Rates Payable Under the
Montgomery GI Bill--Selected Reserve'' (RIN2900-AL80) received on
November 5, 2004; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-10064.--A communication from the Chief, Regulations Management,
Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Standards for Collection, Compromise,
Suspension, or Termination of Collection Effort, and Referral of Civil
Claims for Money, Property; Regional Office Committees on Waivers and
Compromises; Salary Offset Provisions; Delegations of Authority''
(RIN2900-AK10) received on November 5, 2004; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
EC-10065.--A communication from the Chief, Regulations Management,
Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Waivers'' (RIN2900-AK29) received on
November 5, 2004; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
EC-10066.--A communication from the Chief, Regulations Management,
Veterans Benefits Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the
report of a rule entitled ``Veterans' Education: Increased Allowances
for the Educational Assistance Test Program'' (RIN2900-AL81) received
on November 5, 2004; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
POM-14.--A resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of
California relative to veterans; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
POM-100.--A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of
Washington relative to veterans with disabilities; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
POM-101.--A resolution adopted by the Department of Veteran's Affairs of
the State of Alabama relative to recouping cost incurred from
``Operation Iraqi Freedom'' from the Country of Iraq; to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs.
POM-127.--A resolution adopted by the House of the State of Hawaii
relative to improving benefits for Filipino Veterans of World War II;
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
POM-206.--A joint resolution adopted by the Senate of the Legislature of
the State of Colorado relative to the Aurora Veterans' Memorial; to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
POM-207.--A resolution adopted by the Senate of the Legislature of the
State of Hawaii relative to benefits for Filipino veterans of WorId
War II; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
POM-208.--A resolution adopted by the Senate of the Legislature of the
State of Hawaii relative to improving benefits for Filipino veterans
of WorId War II; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
POM-209.--A concurrent resolution adopted by the House of
Representatives of the Legislature of the State of New Hampshire; to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
POM-245.--A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature of the
State of Hawaii relative to improving benefits for Filipino Veterans
of WorId War II; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
POM-246.-- A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature of the
State of Hawaii relative to improving benefits for Filipino veterans
for WorId War II; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
POM-267.--A resolution adopted by the Senate of the General Assembly of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania relative to Pennsylvania's veterans;
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
POM-362.--A resolution adopted by the Senate of the Legislature of the
State of Michigan relative to a federal charter for the Korean War
Veterans Association; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
POM-363.--A resolution adopted by the Senate of the General Assembly of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania relative to a new national veterans'
cemetery in Philadelphia; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
POM-364.--A resolution adopted by the Senate of the General Assembly of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania urging Congress to not lower
veterans' benefits in the budget; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
POM-423.--A joint memorial adopted by the Legislature of the State of
Washington relative to the State's DVA health care system; to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
POM-424.--A resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of the State of Michigan relative to eligibility for
prisoner of war benefits; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
POM-471.--A concurrent resolution adopted by the Senate of the
Legislature of the State of Louisiana relative to a veterans clinic in
Jennings, Louisiana; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
POM-472.--A concurrent resolution adopted by the Senate of the
Legislature of the State of Hawaii relative to Filipino World War II
Veterans and their families; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
POM-473.--A concurrent resolution adopted by the House of
Representatives of the Legislature of the State of Hawaii relative to
benefits for Filipino veterans of World War II; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
POM-512.--A concurrent resolution adopted by the House of
Representatives of the Legislature of the State of Hawaii relative to
veterans' benefits for Filipino veterans; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
POM-513.--A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature of the
State of Hawaii relative to improving benefits for Filipino veterans
of World War II; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
POM-514.--A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature of the
State of Hawaii relative to President George W. Bush's plans to reduce
veterans' benefits; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
POM-515.--A resolution adopted by the House of Representatives of the
General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania relative to the
realignment of veterans' services; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS--Continued
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January 07, 2003
PN40
BRUCE E. KASOLD, to be Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for
Veterans Claims.
January 7, 2003--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
March 4, 2003--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
April 10, 2003--Reported by Senator Specter, Committee on Veterans'
Affairs, without printed report.
April 10, 2003--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 132.
Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and
testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
July 7, 2003--Considered by Senate pursuant to an order of June 27,
2003.
December 9, 2003--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
January 07, 2003
PN41
ALAN G. LANCE, Sr., to be Judge of the United States Court of Appeals
for Veterans Claims.
January 7, 2003--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
June 17, 2003--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
November 21, 2003--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be
reported favorably.
November 21, 2003--Reported by Senator Specter, Committee on Veterans'
Affairs, without printed report.
November 21, 2003--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No.
509.
November 21, 2004--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
January 09, 2003
PN147
JOHN W. NICHOLSON, to be Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for
Memorial Affairs.
January 9, 2003--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
March 4, 2003--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
April 10, 2003--Reported by Senator Specter, Committee on Veterans'
Affairs, without printed report.
April 10, 2003--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 131.
Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and
testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
April 11, 2003--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
January 28, 2004
PN1272
PAMELA M. IOVINO, to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs
(Congressional Affairs), Department of Veterans Affairs.
January 28, 2004--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs.
April 1, 2004--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. (5750)
May 20, 2004--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported
favorably.
May 20, 2004--Reported by Senator Specter, Committee on Veterans'
Affairs, without printed report.
May 20, 2004--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 696.
Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and
testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
November 21, 2004--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
February 14, 2003
PN346
LAWRENCE B. HAGEL, to be Judge of the United States Court of Appeals.
February 14, 2003--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs.
June 17, 2003--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
November 21, 2003--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be
reported favorably.
November 21, 2003--Reported by Senator Specter, Committee on Veterans'
Affairs, without printed report.
November 21, 2003--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No.
510.
December 9, 2003--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
March 12, 2004
PN1430
MARY J. SCHOELEN, to be Judge of the United States Court of Appeals.
March 12, 2004--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
September 30, 2004--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
October 6, 2004--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported
favorably.
October 6, 2004--Reported by Senator Specter, Committee on Veterans'
Affairs, without printed report.
October 6, 2004--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 906.
November 21, 2004--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
March 24, 2003
PN438
DEE ANN McWILLIAMS, to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
March 24, 2003--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
June 2, 2003--Received message of withdrawal of nomination from the
President.
March 26, 2003
PN452
ROBERT N. DAVIS, to be Judge of the United States Court of Appeals.
March 26, 2003--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
April 1, 2004--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
October 6, 2004--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported
favorably.
October 6, 2004--Reported by Senator Specter, Committee on Veterans'
Affairs, without printed report.
October 6, 2004--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 905.
November 21, 2004--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
June 17, 2004
PN1764
ROBERT ALLEN PITTMAN, to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs
(Human Resources and Administration), Department of Veterans Affairs.
June 17, 2004--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
September 30, 2004--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
October 6, 2004--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported
favorably.
October 6, 2004--Reported by Senator Specter, Committee on Veterans'
Affairs, without printed report.
October 6, 2004--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 904.
Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and
testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
November 21, 2004--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
July 11, 2003
PN809
CYNTHIA R. CHURCH, to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Public
and Intergovernmental Affairs), Department of Veterans Affairs.
July 11, 2003--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
October 30, 2003--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. (5750)
November 21, 2003--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be
reported favorably.
November 21, 2003--Reported by Senator Specter, Committee on Veterans'
Affairs, without printed report.
November 21, 2003--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No.
511. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear
and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
January 22, 2004--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
September 21, 2004
PN1979
WILLIAM A. MOORMAN, to be Judge of the United States Court of Appeals
for Veterans Claims.
September 21, 2004--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs.
September 30, 2004--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
October 6, 2004--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported
favorably.
October 6, 2004--Reported by Senator Specter, Committee on Veterans'
Affairs, without printed report.
October 6, 2004--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No. 907.
November 21, 2004--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
October 14, 2003
PN1033
ROBERT N. McFARLAND, to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs
(Information and Technology), Department of Veterans Affairs.
October 14, 2003--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs.
October 30, 2003--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
November 21, 2003--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be
reported favorably.
November 21, 2003--Reported by Senator Specter, Committee on Veterans'
Affairs, without printed report.
November 21, 2003--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No.
512. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear
and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
January 22, 2004--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
November 03, 2003
PN1094
GORDON H. MANSFIELD, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
November 3, 2003--Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs.
November 21, 2003--Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be
reported favorably.
November 21, 2003--Reported by Senator Specter, Committee on Veterans'
Affairs, without printed report.
November 21, 2003--Placed on Senate Executive Calendar. Calendar No.
513. Subject to nominee's commitment to respond to requests to appear
and testify before any duly constituted committee of the Senate.
January 22, 2004--Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.
AUTHOR INDEX OF SENATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
AUTHOR INDEX OF SENATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE--
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Daniel K. Akaka
Cosponsor
S. 68 A bill to improve benefits for Filipino Veterans of WWII, and for
other purposes.
S. 1289 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Paul Wellstone.
S. 2063 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out
a demonstration project on priorities in the scheduling of
appointments of veterans for health care through the Department of
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Wayne Allard
Cosponsor
S. 613 A bill that authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry
out major medical facility projects at the site of the former
Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado, that may include
inpatient and outpatient facilities providing acute, sub-acute,
primary, and long-term care services.
George Allen
Cosponsor
S. 68 A bill to improve benefits for Filipino Veterans of WWII, and for
other purposes.
S. 12113 A bill to improve benefits for Filipino Veterans of WWII, and
for other purposes.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for
members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of
active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.
Max Baucus
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill that requires the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) make
available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for programs,
functions, and activities of the Veterans Health Administration for FY
2005 120 percent of the amount obligated during FY 2002; and (2)
adjust the amount provided after FY 2005 based on the number of
enrolled veterans and the number of others eligible for and provided
care and the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index.
Robert F. Bennett
Cosponsor
S. 1153 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit
medicare-eligible veterans to receive an out-patient medication
benefit, to provide that certain veterans who receive such benefit are
not otherwise eligible for medical care and services from the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1815 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Jeff Bingaman
Cosponsor
S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the
applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to
agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or
dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 806 A bill to improve the benefits and protections provided for
regular and reserve members of the Armed Forces deployed or mobilized
in the interests of the national security of the United States.
Christopher Bond
Cosponsor
S. 1153 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit
medicare-eligible veterans to receive an out-patient medication
benefit, to provide that certain veterans who receive such benefit are
not otherwise eligible for medical care and services from the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for
members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of
active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.
Barbara Boxer
Cosponsor
S. 68 A bill to improve benefits for Filipino Veterans of WWII, and for
other purposes.
S. 1745 A bill to designate a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action National
Memorial at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.
John B. Breaux
Cosponsor
S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the
applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to
agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or
dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 1186 A bill to provide for a reduction in the backlog of claims for
benefits pending with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for
members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of
active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.
Sam Brownback
Sponsor
S. 1694 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code to authorize the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans who participated in
certain Department of Defense chemical and biological warfare testing
to be provided health care for illness without requirement for proof
of service-connection.
Jim Bunning
Cosponsor
S. 1131 A bill to increase, effective December 1, 2003, the rates of
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of
certain disabled veterans.
S. 1132 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and
enhance certain benefits for survivors of veterans, and for other
purposes.
S. 1136 A bill to restate, clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and
Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940.
S. 1144 A bill to name the health care facility of the Department of
Veterans Affairs located at 820 South Damen Avenue in Chicago,
Illinois, as the ``Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center''.
S. 1156 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and
enhance the provision of health care for veterans, to authorize major
construction projects and other facilities matters for the Department
of Veterans Affairs, to enhance and improve authorities relating to
the administration of personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs,
and for other purposes.
S. 2296 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to give the
Commonwealth of Kentucky the first option on the Louisville Department
of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Kentucky, upon its conveyance,
lease or other disposal by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Ben Nighthorse Campbell
Sponsor
S. 613 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
construct, lease, or modify major medical facilities at the site of
the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado.
S. 1489 A bill to authorize the burial of Bob Hope at Arlington National
Cemetery.
S. 2327 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that
per diem payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care
of veterans in State homes shall not be used to offset or reduce other
payments made to assist veterans.
Cosponsor
S. 68 A bill to improve benefits for Filipino Veterans of WWII, and for
other purposes.
Maria Cantwell
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 68 A bill to improve benefits for Filipino Veterans of WWII, and for
other purposes.
S. 517 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved
benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
S. 1213 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the
ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve benefits for
Filipino veterans of World War II and survivors of such veterans, and
for other purposes.
S. 1283 A bill to require advance notification of Congress regarding any
action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in
the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced
Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for
other purposes.
S. 2743 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that
only licensed medical doctors, licensed doctors of osteopathy, and
certain licensed dentists may perform eye surgery at Department of
Veterans Affairs facilities or under contract with the Department.
Saxby Chambliss
Cosponsor
S. 792 A bill to restate, clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and Sailors'
Civil Relief Act of 1940.
S. 1153 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit
medicare-eligible veterans to receive an out-patient medication
benefit, to provide that certain veterans who receive such benefit are
not otherwise eligible for medical care and services from the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Sponsor
S. 249 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that
remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55
shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity
compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
S. 1856 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs
outpatient clinic in Sunnyside, Queens, New York, as the ``Thomas P.
Noonan, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
S. 2133 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center
in the Bronx, New York, as the James J. Peters Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Center.
S. 2573 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the
payment of a monthly stipend to the surviving parents (known as ``Gold
Star parents'') of members of the Armed Forces who die during a period
of war.
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 68 A bill to improve benefits for Filipino Veterans of WWII, and for
other purposes.
S. 806 A bill to improve the benefits and protections provided for
regular and reserve members of the Armed Forces deployed or mobilized
in the interests of the national security of the United States.
S. 1014 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the management of health care
services for veterans to place certain low-income veterans in a higher
health-care priority category.
S. 1283 A bill to require advance notification of Congress regarding any
action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in
the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced
Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for
other purposes.
S. 2327 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that
per diem payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care
of veterans in State homes shall not be used to offset or reduce other
payments made to assist veterans.
S. 2522 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the
maximum amount of home loan guaranty available under the home loan
guaranty program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other
purposes.
Thad Cochran
Cosponsor
S. 1153 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit
medicare-eligible veterans to receive an out-patient medication
benefit, to provide that certain veterans who receive such benefit are
not otherwise eligible for medical care and services from the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for
members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of
active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.
Norm Coleman
Sponsor
S. 1509 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a
gratuity to veterans, their spouses, and children who contract HIV or
AIDS as a result of a blood transfusion relating to a service-
connected disability, and for other purposes.
S. 2417 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish care for newborn children of
women veterans receiving maternity care, and for other purposes.
S. 2638 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require an
annual plan on outreach activities of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and for other purposes.
Cosponsor
S. 1289 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Paul Wellstone.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for
members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of
active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.
S. 2849 A bill to provide certain enhancements to the Montgomery GI Bill
Program for certain individuals who serve as members of the Armed
Forces after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and for other
purposes.
Susan Collins
Cosponsor
S. Con. Res. 35 A concurrent resolution honoring the 129 sailors and
civilians lost aboard the U.S.S. Thresher on April 10, 1963, and
urging the Secretary of the Army to erect a memorial to this tragedy
in Arlington National Cemetery.
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 55 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the annual
determination of the rate of the basic benefit of active duty
educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other
purposes.
S. 1153 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit
medicare-eligible veterans to receive an out-patient medication
benefit, to provide that certain veterans who receive such benefit are
not otherwise eligible for medical care and services from the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2327 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that
per diem payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care
of veterans in State homes shall not be used to offset or reduce other
payments made to assist veterans.
S. 2417 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish care for newborn children of
women veterans receiving maternity care, and for other purposes.
Kent Conrad
Sponsor
S. 2063 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out
a demonstration project on priorities in the scheduling of
appointments of veterans for health care through the Department of
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 55 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the annual
determination of the rate of the basic benefit of active duty
educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other
purposes.
S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the
applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to
agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or
dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
John Cornyn
Cosponsor
S. 1341 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
in Houston, Texas, as the ``Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Center''.
John S. Corzine
Sponsor
S. 1014 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the management of health care
services for veterans to place certain low-income veterans in a higher
health-care priority category.
S. 1847 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a
comprehensive program for testing and treatment of veterans for
Hepatitis C virus.
S. 2522 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the
maximum amount of home loan guaranty available under the home loan
guaranty program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other
purposes.
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 55 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the annual
determination of the rate of the basic benefit of active duty
educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other
purposes.
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits
for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1948 A bill to provide that service of the members of the
organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World
War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Larry E. Craig
Sponsor
S. 1239 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide special
compensation for former prisoners of war, and for other purposes.
Mike Crapo
Cosponsor
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for
members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of
active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.
Tom A. Daschle
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 806 A bill to improve the benefits and protections provided for
regular and reserve members of the Armed Forces deployed or mobilized
in the interests of the national security of the United States.
S. 1948 A bill to provide that service of the members of the
organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World
War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2561 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for
certain servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance
under the Montgomery GI Bill.
Mark Dayton
Sponsor
S. 177 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits
under the Montgomery GI Bill by establishing an enhanced educational
assistance program and by repealing the requirement for reduction in
pay for participation in the program, and for other purposes.
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 517 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved
benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
S. 1289 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Paul Wellstone.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for
members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of
active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.
Mike DeWine
Cosponsor
S. 1403 A bill to provide for the establishment of a new Department of
Veterans Affairs medical facility for veterans in the Columbus, Ohio,
area.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for
members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of
active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.
Christopher J. Dodd
Sponsor
S. 1242 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs
outpatient clinic in New London, Connecticut, as the ``John J. McGuirk
Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 1948 A bill to provide that service of the members of the
organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World
War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Byron L. Dorgan
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 2063 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out
a demonstration project on priorities in the scheduling of
appointments of veterans for health care through the Department of
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Richard Durbin
Sponsor
S. 1144 A bill to name the health care facility of the Department of
Veterans Affairs located at 820 South Damen Avenue in Chicago,
Illinois, as the ``Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center''.
S. 2596 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient
clinic located in Peoria, Illinois, as the ``Bob Michel Department of
Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits
for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 249 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that
remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55
shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity
compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
S. 517 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved
benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
S. 1283 A bill to require advance notification of Congress regarding any
action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in
the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced
Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for
other purposes.
John Edwards
Sponsor
S. 1186 A bill to provide for a reduction in the backlog of claims for
benefits pending with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Cosponsor
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits
for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
John Ensign
Cosponsor
S. 1213 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the
ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve benefits for
Filipino veterans of World War II and survivors of such veterans, and
for other purposes.
S. 1605 A bill to authorize major medical facility projects for the
Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with the Capital Asset
Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative and to satisfy Department
of Veterans Affairs requirements on natural disasters, and for other
purposes.
S. 2522 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the
maximum amount of home loan guaranty available under the home loan
guaranty program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other
purposes.
S. 2849 A bill to provide certain enhancements to the Montgomery GI Bill
Program for certain individuals who serve as members of the Armed
Forces after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and for other
purposes.
Russell D. Feingold
Sponsor
S. 1151 A bill to rescind the Department of Veterans Affairs memorandum
of July 18, 2002, in which Directors of health service networks in the
Department of Veterans Affairs are directed to ensure that no
marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their
networks.
S. 1199 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the
outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for
other purposes.
Dianne Feinstein
Cosponsor
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits
for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 2522 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the
maximum amount of home loan guaranty available under the home loan
guaranty program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other
purposes.
S. 2743 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that
only licensed medical doctors, licensed doctors of osteopathy, and
certain licensed dentists may perform eye surgery at Department of
Veterans Affairs facilities or under contract with the Department.
Peter Fitzgerald
Sponsor
S. 2743 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that
only licensed medical doctors, licensed doctors of osteopathy, and
certain licensed dentists may perform eye surgery at Department of
Veterans Affairs facilities or under contract with the Department.
Cosponsor
S. 2596 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient
clinic located in Peoria, Illinois, as the ``Bob Michel Department of
Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
Bob Graham
Sponsor
S. 1281 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to presume
additional diseases of former prisoners of war to be service-connected
for compensation purposes, to enhance the Dose Reconstruction Program
of the Department of Defense, to enhance and fund certain other
epidemiological studies, and for other purposes.
S. 1282 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish
national cemeteries for geographically underserved populations of
veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1283 A bill to require advance notification of Congress regarding any
action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in
the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced
Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for
other purposes.
S. 1289 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Paul Wellstone.
S. 1360 A bill to amend section 7105 of title 38, United States Code, to
clarify the requirements for notices of disagreement for appellate
review of Department of Veterans Affairs activities.
S. 1572 A bill to authorize the expansion of the pilot program of the
Department of Veterans Affairs on assisted living for veterans to
include three additional health care regions of the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
S. 1605 A bill to authorize major medical facility projects for the
Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with the Capital Asset
Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative and to satisfy Department
of Veterans Affairs requirements on natural disasters, and for other
purposes.
S. 2524 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the
provision of health care, rehabilitation, and related services to
veterans suffering from trauma relating to a blast injury, and for
other purposes.
S. 2534 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and
enhance benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill, to improve housing
benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
Cosponsor
S. 2063 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out
a demonstration project on priorities in the scheduling of
appointments of veterans for health care through the Department of
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Lindsey Graham
Cosponsor
S. 1132 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and
enhance certain benefits for survivors of veterans, and for other
purposes.
S. 1136 A bill to restate, clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and
Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940.
S. 2417 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish care for newborn children of
women veterans receiving maternity care, and for other purposes.
Judd Gregg
Cosponsor
S. Con. Res. 35 A concurrent resolution honoring the 129 sailors and
civilians lost aboard the U.S.S. Thresher on April 10, 1963, and
urging the Secretary of the Army to erect a memorial to this tragedy
in Arlington National Cemetery.
S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the
applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to
agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or
dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
Chuck Hagel
Sponsor
S. 2849 A bill to provide certain enhancements to the Montgomery GI Bill
Program for certain individuals who serve as members of the Armed
Forces after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and for other
purposes.
Cosponsor
S. 1112 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit
Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications on
prescriptions written by private practitioners to veterans who are
currently awaiting their first appointment with the Department for
medical care, and for other purposes.
Tom Harkin
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 1112 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit
Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications on
prescriptions written by private practitioners to veterans who are
currently awaiting their first appointment with the Department for
medical care, and for other purposes.
Orrin G. Hatch
Cosponsor
S. 1815 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Ernest F. Hollings
Cosponsor
S. 2743 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that
only licensed medical doctors, licensed doctors of osteopathy, and
certain licensed dentists may perform eye surgery at Department of
Veterans Affairs facilities or under contract with the Department.
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Sponsor
S. 1341 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
in Houston, Texas, as the ``Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Center''.
Cosponsor
S. 249 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that
remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55
shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity
compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
S. 1283 A bill to require advance notification of Congress regarding any
action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in
the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced
Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for
other purposes.
S. 2417 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish care for newborn children of
women veterans receiving maternity care, and for other purposes.
Daniel K. Inouye
Sponsor
S. 57 A bill for the relief of Donald C. Pence.
S. 67 A bill for the relief of Jim K. Yoshida.
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits
for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 69 A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to determine the
validity of the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed
military service on behalf of the United States during World War II.
S. 78 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise certain
provisions relating to the appointment of professional psychologists
in the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the
applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to
agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or
dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 1948 A bill to provide that service of the members of the
organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World
War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
James M. Jeffords
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
Tim Johnson
Sponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 55 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the annual
determination of the rate of the basic benefit of active duty
educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other
purposes.
S. 2561 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for
certain servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance
under the Montgomery GI Bill.
Cosponsor
S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the
applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to
agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or
dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 806 A bill to improve the benefits and protections provided for
regular and reserve members of the Armed Forces deployed or mobilized
in the interests of the national security of the United States.
S. 1144 A bill to name the health care facility of the Department of
Veterans Affairs located at 820 South Damen Avenue in Chicago,
Illinois, as the ``Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center''.
S. 1289 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Paul Wellstone.
S. 2063 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out
a demonstration project on priorities in the scheduling of
appointments of veterans for health care through the Department of
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Edward M. Kennedy
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
John F. Kerry
Sponsor
S. 1112 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit
Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications on
prescriptions written by private practitioners to veterans who are
currently awaiting their first appointment with the Department for
medical care, and for other purposes.
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 55 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the annual
determination of the rate of the basic benefit of active duty
educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other
purposes.
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits
for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 249 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that
remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55
shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity
compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the
applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to
agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or
dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
Jon Kyl
Sponsor
S. 1511 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center in Prescott, Arizona, as the ``Bob Stump Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Center''.
Mary L. Landrieu
Sponsor
S. 334 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
eligibility for astronauts for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits
for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 249 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that
remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55
shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity
compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the
applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to
agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or
dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 1948 A bill to provide that service of the members of the
organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World
War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for
members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of
active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.
Frank R. Lautenberg
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 55 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the annual
determination of the rate of the basic benefit of active duty
educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other
purposes.
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits
for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1509 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a
gratuity to veterans, their spouses, and children who contract HIV or
AIDS as a result of a blood transfusion relating to a service-
connected disability, and for other purposes.
Patrick J. Leahy
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 55 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the annual
determination of the rate of the basic benefit of active duty
educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other
purposes.
S. 806 A bill to improve the benefits and protections provided for
regular and reserve members of the Armed Forces deployed or mobilized
in the interests of the national security of the United States.
S. 1948 A bill to provide that service of the members of the
organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World
War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for
members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of
active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.
Carl Levin
Cosponsor
S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the
applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to
agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or
dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 806 A bill to improve the benefits and protections provided for
regular and reserve members of the Armed Forces deployed or mobilized
in the interests of the national security of the United States.
S. 1914 A bill to prohibit the closure or realignment of inpatient
services at the Aleda E. Lutz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center in Saginaw, Michigan, as proposed under the Capital Asset
Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative.
Joe I. Lieberman
Cosponsor
S. 55 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the annual
determination of the rate of the basic benefit of active duty
educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other
purposes.
S. 249 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that
remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55
shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity
compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the
applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to
agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or
dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 1948 A bill to provide that service of the members of the
organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World
War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Blanche L. Lincoln
Cosponsor
S. 249 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that
remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55
shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity
compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
S. 1199 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the
outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for
other purposes.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for
members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of
active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.
John McCain
Cosponsor
S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the
applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to
agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or
dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 1199 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the
outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for
other purposes.
S. 1511 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center in Prescott, Arizona, as the ``Bob Stump Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Center''.
Barbara A. Mikulski
Sponsor
S. 1124 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase burial
benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 517 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved
benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
S. 806 A bill to improve the benefits and protections provided for
regular and reserve members of the Armed Forces deployed or mobilized
in the interests of the national security of the United States.
Zell Miller
Sponsor
S. 792 A bill to restate, clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and Sailors'
Civil Relief Act of 1940.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for
members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of
active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits
for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 766 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a
national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, Florida,
metropolitan area.
S. 1136 A bill to restate, clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and
Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940.
S. 1289 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Paul Wellstone.
S. 2417 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish care for newborn children of
women veterans receiving maternity care, and for other purposes.
Lisa Murkowski
Cosponsor
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits
for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for
members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of
active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.
S. 2417 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish care for newborn children of
women veterans receiving maternity care, and for other purposes.
S. 2486 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and
enhance education, housing, employment, medical, and other benefits
for veterans and to improve and extend certain authorities relating to
the administration or benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2522 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the
maximum amount of home loan guaranty available under the home loan
guaranty program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other
purposes.
Patty Murray
Sponsor
S. 517 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved
benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
S. 938 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the
payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of
former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999,
under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of
dependency an indemnity compensation to the survivors of former
prisoners of war who die after that date.
S. 1188 A bill to repeal the two-year limitation on the payment of
accrued benefits that are due and unpaid by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs upon the death of a veteran or other beneficiary under laws
administered by the Secretary, to allow for substitution of parties in
the case of a claim for benefits provided by the Secretary when the
applicant for such benefits dies while the claim in pending, and for
other purposes.
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits
for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 249 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that
remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55
shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity
compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
S. 792 A bill to restate, clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and Sailors'
Civil Relief Act of 1940.
S. 806 A bill to improve the benefits and protections provided for
regular and reserve members of the Armed Forces deployed or mobilized
in the interests of the national security of the United States.
S. 1144 A bill to name the health care facility of the Department of
Veterans Affairs located at 820 South Damen Avenue in Chicago,
Illinois, as the ``Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center''.
S. 1283 A bill to require advance notification of Congress regarding any
action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in
the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced
Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for
other purposes.
S. 1289 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Paul Wellstone.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for
members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of
active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.
S. 2327 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that
per diem payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care
of veterans in State homes shall not be used to offset or reduce other
payments made to assist veterans.
S. 2486 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and
enhance education, housing, employment, medical, and other benefits
for veterans and to improve and extend certain authorities relating to
the administration or benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2522 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the
maximum amount of home loan guaranty available under the home loan
guaranty program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other
purposes.
S. 2534 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and
enhance benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill, to improve housing
benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
Bill Nelson
Sponsor
S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the
applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to
agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or
dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 766 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a
national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, Florida,
metropolitan area.
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits
for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1282 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish
national cemeteries for geographically underserved populations of
veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2522 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the
maximum amount of home loan guaranty available under the home loan
guaranty program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other
purposes.
S. 2534 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and
enhance benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill, to improve housing
benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
Benjamin E. Nelson
Sponsor
S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the
applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to
agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or
dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 806 A bill to improve the benefits and protections provided for
regular and reserve members of the Armed Forces deployed or mobilized
in the interests of the national security of the United States.
Cosponsor
S. 1289 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Paul Wellstone.
Mark L. Pryor
Cosponsor
S. 517 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved
benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
Harry Reid
Sponsor
S. 1948 A bill to provide that service of the members of the
organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World
War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits
for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 249 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that
remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55
shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity
compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the
applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to
agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or
dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 1605 A bill to authorize major medical facility projects for the
Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with the Capital Asset
Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative and to satisfy Department
of Veterans Affairs requirements on natural disasters, and for other
purposes.
John D. Rockefeller IV
Sponsor
S. 548 A bill to improve mental health programs for veterans, and for
other purposes.
S. 836 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend by five
years the period for the provision by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs of noninstitutional extended care services and required
nursing home care.
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 249 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that
remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55
shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity
compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
S. 1131 A bill to increase, effective December 1, 2003, the rates of
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of
certain disabled veterans.
S. 1144 A bill to name the health care facility of the Department of
Veterans Affairs located at 820 South Damen Avenue in Chicago,
Illinois, as the ``Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center''.
S. 1281 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to presume
additional diseases of former prisoners of war to be service-connected
for compensation purposes, to enhance the Dose Reconstruction Program
of the Department of Defense, to enhance and fund certain other
epidemiological studies, and for other purposes.
S. 1289 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Paul Wellstone.
S. 1360 A bill to amend section 7105 of title 38, United States Code, to
clarify the requirements for notices of disagreement for appellate
review of Department of Veterans Affairs activities.
S. 2063 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out
a demonstration project on priorities in the scheduling of
appointments of veterans for health care through the Department of
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Rick Santorum
Sponsor
S. 615 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient
clinic in Horsham, Pennsylvania, as the ``Victor J. Saracini
Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
S. 2982 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make a
stillborn child an insurable dependent for purposes of the
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program.
Cosponsor
S. 1077 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish
a national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Paul S. Sarbanes
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits
for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
Charles E. Schumer
Sponsor
S. 967 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to replace
with a more equitable formula the current formula, known as the
Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA), for the allocation of
funds appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical
care to different geographic regions of the Nation, and for other
purposes.
S. 978 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide housing
loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment
units.
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits
for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 517 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved
benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
S. 1213 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the
ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve benefits for
Filipino veterans of World War II and survivors of such veterans, and
for other purposes.
S. 1856 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs
outpatient clinic in Sunnyside, Queens, New York, as the ``Thomas P.
Noonan, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
S. 1948 A bill to provide that service of the members of the
organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World
War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2133 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center
in the Bronx, New York, as the James J. Peters Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Center.
Jeff Sessions
Cosponsor
S. 249 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that
remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55
shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity
compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the
applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to
agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or
dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 1282 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish
national cemeteries for geographically underserved populations of
veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for
members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of
active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.
S. 2743 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that
only licensed medical doctors, licensed doctors of osteopathy, and
certain licensed dentists may perform eye surgery at Department of
Veterans Affairs facilities or under contract with the Department.
Gordon H. Smith
Cosponsor
S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the
applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to
agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or
dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 1153 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit
medicare-eligible veterans to receive an out-patient medication
benefit, to provide that certain veterans who receive such benefit are
not otherwise eligible for medical care and services from the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for
members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of
active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.
Olympia J. Snowe
Sponsor
S. 1846 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a
presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with Hepatitis
C, and for other purposes.
Cosponsor
S. Con. Res. 35 A concurrent resolution honoring the 129 sailors and
civilians lost aboard the U.S.S. Thresher on April 10, 1963, and
urging the Secretary of the Army to erect a memorial to this tragedy
in Arlington National Cemetery.
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 1135 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit
medicare-eligible veterans to receive an out-patient medication
benefit, to provide that certain veterans who receive such benefit are
not otherwise eligible for medical care and services from the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2327 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that
per diem payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care
of veterans in State homes shall not be used to offset or reduce other
payments made to assist veterans.
Arlen Specter
Sponsor
S. Res. 35 An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
S. 1074 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance burial
benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1077 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish
a national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania.
S. 1133 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the
authorities of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to
compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, pension,
education benefits, life insurance benefits, and memorial benefits, to
improve the administration of benefits for veterans, and for other
purposes.
S. 1136 A bill to restate, clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and
Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940.
S. 1153 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit
medicare-eligible veterans to receive an out-patient medication
benefit, to provide that certain veterans who receive such benefit are
not otherwise eligible for medical care and services from the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1156 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and
enhance the provision of health care for veterans, to authorize major
construction projects and other facilities matters for the Department
of Veterans Affairs, to enhance and improve authorities relating to
the administration of personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs,
and for other purposes.
S. 1213 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the
ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve benefits for
Filipino veterans of World War II and survivors of such veterans, and
for other purposes.
S. 2483 A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2004, the rates
of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and
the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors
of certain disabled veterans.
S. 2484 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to simplify and
improve pay provisions for physicians and dentists, to authorize
alternate work schedules and executive pay for nurses.
S. 2485 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and
enhance the authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating
to the management and disposal of real property and facilities, and
for other purposes.
S. 2486 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and
enhance education, housing, employment, medical, and other benefits
for veterans and to improve and extend certain authorities relating to
the administration or benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2776 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out
a program of outreach to veterans of World War II and the Korean
conflict on the nature and availability of benefits for veterans, and
for other purposes.
Cosponsor
S. 615 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient
clinic in Horsham, Pennsylvania, as the ``Victor J. Saracini
Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
S. 1131 A bill to increase, effective December 1, 2003, the rates of
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of
certain disabled veterans.
S. 1132 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and
enhance certain benefits for survivors of veterans, and for other
purposes.
Debbie Stabenow
Sponsor
S. 1914 A bill to prohibit the closure or realignment of inpatient
services at the Aleda E. Lutz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center in Saginaw, Michigan, as proposed under the Capital Asset
Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative.
Cosponsor
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 1283 A bill to require advance notification of Congress regarding any
action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in
the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced
Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for
other purposes.
Ted Stevens
Cosponsor
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits
for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 2417 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish care for newborn children of
women veterans receiving maternity care, and for other purposes.
John E. Sununu
Sponsor
S. Con. Res. 35 A concurrent resolution honoring the 129 sailors and
civilians lost aboard the U.S.S. Thresher on April 10, 1963, and
urging the Secretary of the Army to erect a memorial to this tragedy
in Arlington National Cemetery.
George V. Voinovich
Sponsor
S. 1403 A bill to provide for the establishment of a new Department of
Veterans Affairs medical facility for veterans in the Columbus, Ohio,
area.
John Warner
Sponsor
S. 730 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit the
transfer to spouses and children of a portion of the entitlement of
certain members of the Armed Forces to educational assistance under
the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other purposes.
Ron Wyden
Cosponsor
S. 517 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved
benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
S. 1283 A bill to require advance notification of Congress regarding any
action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in
the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced
Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for
other purposes.
SUBJECT INDEX OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
SUBJECT INDEX OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE
ADJUDICATION
S. 1360 A bill to amend section 7105 of title 38, United States Code, to
clarify the requirements for notices of disagreement for appellate
review of Department of Veterans Affairs activities.
BURIAL/CEMETERIES/MEMORIALS
S. 766 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a
national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, Florida,
metropolitan area.
S. 1074 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance burial
benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1077 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish
a national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania.
S. 1124 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase burial
benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 1745 A bill to designate a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action National
Memorial at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.
S. 1489 A bill to authorize the burial of Bob Hope at Arlington National
Cemetery.
S. 1282 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish
national cemeteries for geographically underserved populations of
veterans, and for other purposes.
COMPENSATION/PENSIONS
S. 57 Private Bill; A bill for the relief of Donald C. Pence.
S. 67 Private Bill; A bill for the relief of Jim K. Yoshida.
S. 68 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits
for Filipino veterans of World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 69 A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to determine the
validity of the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed
military service on behalf of the United States during World War II.
S. 257 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the
applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to
agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or
dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.
S. 334 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
eligibility for astronauts for Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance.
S. 517 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved
benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
S. 792 A bill to restate, clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and Sailors'
Civil Relief Act of 1940.
S. 806 A bill to improve the benefits and protections provided for
regular and reserve members of the Armed Forces deployed or mobilized
in the interests of the national security of the United States.
S. 2573 Directs the Secretary of Defense to pay a special pension to
each person who has received a Gold Star lapel button as a parent of a
member of the armed forces who died while serving.
S. 2483 A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2004, the rates
of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and
the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors
of certain disabled veterans.
S. 2327 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that
per diem payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care
of veterans in State homes shall not be used to offset or reduce other
payments made to assist veterans.
S. 1136 A bill to restate, clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and
Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940.
S. 1948 A bill to provide that service of the members of the
organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World
War II constituted active military service for purposes of laws
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
S. 1694 bill to amend title 38, United States Code to authorize the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans who participated in
certain Department of Defense chemical and biological warfare testing
to be provided health care for illness without requirement for proof
of service-connection.
S. 1188 A bill to repeal the two-year limitation on the payment of
accrued benefits that are due and unpaid by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs upon the death of a veteran or other beneficiary under laws
administered by the Secretary, to allow for substitution of parties in
the case of a claim for benefits provided by the Secretary when the
applicant for such benefits dies while the claim in pending, and for
other purposes.
S. 1213 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the
ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve benefits for
Filipino veterans of World War II and survivors of such veterans, and
for other purposes.
S. 1239 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide special
compensation for former prisoners of war, and for other purposes.
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE
S. 2099 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
entitlement to educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill for
members of the Selected Reserve who aggregate more than 2 years of
active duty service in any five year period, and for other purposes.
S. 55 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the annual
determination of the rate of the basic benefit of active duty
educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other
purposes.
S. 177 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits
under the Montgomery GI Bill by establishing an enhanced educational
assistance program and by repealing the requirement for reduction in
pay for participation in the program, and for other purposes.
S. 730 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit the
transfer to spouses and children of a portion of the entitlement of
certain members of the Armed Forces to educational assistance under
the Montgomery GI Bill, and for other purposes.
S. 2849 A bill to provide certain enhancements to the Montgomery GI Bill
Program for certain individuals who serve as members of the Armed
Forces after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and for other
purposes.
S. 2561 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for
certain servicemembers to become eligible for educational assistance
under the Montgomery GI Bill.
S. 2534 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and
enhance benefits under the Montgomery GI Bill, to improve housing
benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
FEMALE VETERANS
S. 2417 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish care for newborn children of
women veterans receiving maternity care, and for other purposes.
HEALTH CARE
S. 50 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
guaranteed adequate level of funding for veterans health care, and for
other purposes.
S. 2982 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make a
stillborn child an insurable dependent for purposes of the
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program.
S. 2743 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that
only licensed medical doctors, licensed doctors of osteopathy, and
certain licensed dentists may perform eye surgery at Department of
Veterans Affairs facilities or under contract with the Department.
S. 2524 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the
provision of health care, rehabilitation, and related services to
veterans suffering from trauma relating to a blast injury, and for
other purposes.
S. 2484 An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to simplify and
improve pay provisions for physicians and dentists and to authorize
alternate work schedules and executive pay for nurses, and for other
purposes.
S. 1014 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the management of health care
services for veterans to place certain low-income veterans in a higher
health-care priority category.
S. 1112 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit
Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications on
prescriptions written by private practitioners to veterans who are
currently awaiting their first appointment with the Department for
medical care, and for other purposes.
S. 2063 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out
a demonstration project on priorities in the scheduling of
appointments of veterans for health care through the Department of
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1847 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a
comprehensive program for testing and treatment of veterans for
Hepatitis C virus.
S. 1846 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a
presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with Hepatitis
C, and for other purposes.
S. 1572 A bill to authorize the expansion of the pilot program of the
Department of Veterans Affairs on assisted living for veterans to
include three additional health care regions of the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
S. 1509 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a
gratuity to veterans, their spouses, and children who contract HIV or
AIDS as a result of a blood transfusion relating to a service-
connected disability, and for other purposes.
S. 1281 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to presume
additional diseases of former prisoners of war to be service-connected
for compensation purposes, to enhance the Dose Reconstruction Program
of the Department of Defense, to enhance and fund certain other
epidemiological studies, and for other purposes.
S. 1151 A bill to rescind the Department of Veterans Affairs memorandum
of July 18, 2002, in which Directors of health service networks in the
Department of Veterans Affairs are directed to ensure that no
marketing activities to enroll new veterans occur within their
networks.
S. 1153 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit
medicare-eligible veterans to receive an out-patient medication
benefit, to provide that certain veterans who receive such benefit are
not otherwise eligible for medical care and services from the
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
HOME LOANS
S. 978 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide housing
loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment
units.
S. 2522 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the
maximum amount of home loan guaranty available under the home loan
guaranty program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other
purposes.
S. 2486 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and
enhance education, housing, employment, medical, and other benefits
for veterans and to improve and extend certain authorities relating to
the administration or benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
MEDICAL FACILITES
S. 613 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
construct, lease, or modify major medical facilities at the site of
the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado.
S. 615 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient
clinic in Horsham, Pennsylvania, as the ``Victor J. Saracini
Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
S. 967 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to replace
with a more equitable formula the current formula, known as the
Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA), for the allocation of
funds appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical
care to different geographic regions of the Nation, and for other
purposes.
S. 2596 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient
clinic located in Peoria, Illinois, as the ``Bob Michel Department of
Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
S. 2485 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and
enhance the authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating
to the management and disposal of real property and facilities, and
for other purposes.
S. 2296 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to give the
Commonwealth of Kentucky the first option on the Louisville Department
of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Kentucky, upon its conveyance,
lease or other disposal by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 2133 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center
in the Bronx, New York, as the James J. Peters Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Center.
S. 1856 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs
outpatient clinic in Sunnyside, Queens, New York, as the ``Thomas P.
Noonan, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
S. 1914 A bill to prohibit the closure or realignment of inpatient
services at the Aleda E. Lutz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center in Saginaw, Michigan, as proposed under the Capital Asset
Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative.
S. 1815 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
S. 1511 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center in Prescott, Arizona, as the ``Bob Stump Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Center''.
S. 1156 A bill to provide for a reduction in the backlog of claims for
benefits pending with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 1605 A bill to authorize major medical facility projects for the
Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with the Capital Asset
Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative and to satisfy Department
of Veterans Affairs requirements on natural disasters, and for other
purposes.
S. 1403 A bill to provide for the establishment of a new Department of
Veterans Affairs medical facility for veterans in the Columbus, Ohio,
area.
S. 1289 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after Paul Wellstone.
S. 1341 A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
in Houston, Texas, as the ``Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Center''.
S. 1242 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs
outpatient clinic in New London, Connecticut, as the ``John J. McGuirk
Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.
S. 1144 A bill to name the health care facility of the Department of
Veterans Affairs located at 820 South Damen Avenue in Chicago,
Illinois, as the ``Jesse Brown Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center''.
S. 1186 A bill to provide for a reduction in the backlog of claims for
benefits pending with the Department of Veterans Affairs.
S. 1283 A bill to require advance notification of Congress regarding any
action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in
the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced
Services initiative of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for
other purposes.
MENTAL HEALTH
S. 78 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise certain
provisions relating to the appointment of professional psychologists
in the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
S. 548 A bill to improve mental health programs for veterans, and for
other purposes.
NURSING HOMES
S. 836 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend by five
years the period for the provision by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs of noninstitutional extended care services and required
nursing home care.
OUTREACH
S. 2776 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out
a program of outreach to veterans of World War II and the Korean
conflict on the nature and availability of benefits for veterans, and
for other purposes.
S. 2638 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require an
annual plan on outreach activities of the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1199 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the
outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for
other purposes.
WIDOW/DEPENDENCY, INDEMNITY COMPENSATION
S. 249 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that
remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55
shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity
compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
S. 938 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the
payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of
former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999,
under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of
dependency an indemnity compensation to the survivors of former
prisoners of war who die after that date.
S. 1131 A bill to increase, effective December 1, 2003, the rates of
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of
certain disabled veterans.
S. 1132 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and
enhance certain benefits for survivors of veterans, and for other
purposes.
S. 1133 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the
authorities of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to
compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, pension,
education benefits, life insurance benefits, and memorial benefits, to
improve the administration of benefits for veterans, and for other
purposes.