2008-08-29T00:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-01:/committee/184 tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-29:/action/170435 2008-08-29T00:00:00Z To ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts, and for other purposes.<br /><br />August 29, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-317. tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-29:/action/170434 2008-08-29T00:00:00Z To ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts, and for other purposes.<br /><br />August 29, 2008: Signed by President. tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-25:/action/169131 2008-08-25T00:00:00Z To ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts, and for other purposes.<br /><br />August 25, 2008: Presented to President. tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-12:/action/168932 2008-08-12T00:00:00Z To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Wenatchee, Washington, as the Elwood "Bud" Link Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic.<br /><br />August 12, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-302. tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-12:/action/168931 2008-08-12T00:00:00Z To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Wenatchee, Washington, as the Elwood "Bud" Link Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic.<br /><br />August 12, 2008: Signed by President. tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-12:/action/168935 2008-08-12T00:00:00Z To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Miami, Florida, as the "Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".<br /><br />August 12, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-304. tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-12:/action/168934 2008-08-12T00:00:00Z To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Miami, Florida, as the "Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".<br /><br />August 12, 2008: Signed by President. tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-06:/action/168918 2008-08-06T00:00:00Z To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Wenatchee, Washington, as the Elwood "Bud" Link Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic.<br /><br />August 06, 2008: Presented to President. tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-06:/action/168922 2008-08-06T00:00:00Z To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Miami, Florida, as the "Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".<br /><br />August 06, 2008: Presented to President. tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-01:/action/168900 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Wenatchee, Washington, as the Elwood "Bud" Link Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic.<br /><br />August 01, 2008: Cleared for White House. tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-01:/action/168905 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Miami, Florida, as the "Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".<br /><br />August 01, 2008: Cleared for White House. tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-01:/action/168916 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z To ensure the fair treatment of a member of the Armed Forces who is discharged from the Armed Forces, at the request of the member, pursuant to the Department of Defense policy permitting the early discharge of a member who is the only surviving child in a family in which the father or mother, or one or more siblings, served in the Armed Forces and, because of hazards incident to such service, was killed, died as a result of wounds, accident, or disease, is in a captured or missing in action status, or is permanently disabled, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts, and for other purposes.<br /><br />August 01, 2008: Cleared for White House. tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-01:/action/170030 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the position of Director of Physical Therapy Service within the Veterans Health Administration and to establish a fellowship program for physical therapists in the areas of geriatrics, amputee rehabilitation, polytrauma care, and rehabilitation research.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-01:/action/170044 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service connection for certain cancers occurring in veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam and were exposed to certain herbicide agents, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-01:/action/170055 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend or make permanent certain authorities of the Department of Veterans Affairs expiring in 2008, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/action/169741 2008-07-31T00:00:00Z To amend title 38, United States Code, to conform the mileage reimbursement rates used under the beneficiary travel program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the mileage reimbursement rates for Government employees on official business who use privately owned vehicles, to eliminate all deductibles under the beneficiary travel program, to ensure that all veterans can participate in the beneficiary travel program, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/action/169753 2008-07-31T00:00:00Z To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform Medicare payments to physicians and certain other providers and improve Medicare benefits, to encourage the offering of health coverage by small businesses, to provide tax incentives for the purchase of health insurance by individuals, to increase access to health care for veterans, to address the nursing shortage, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/action/169798 2008-07-31T00:00:00Z To provide for increased funding for veterans health care for fiscal year 2009 by transferring amounts from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/action/169802 2008-07-31T00:00:00Z To provide for increased funding for veterans health care for fiscal year 2009 by transferring funds from the Legal Services Corporation and certain title X family planning funds, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/action/169852 2008-07-31T00:00:00Z To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain home loan guaranty demonstration programs administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.<br /><br />