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  <title>Open Congress : Senate Veterans' Affairs - Major Bill Actions</title>
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  <updated>2008-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.2162 Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008</title>
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A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 10, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-387.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.2162 Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 10, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.3023 Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance compensation and pension, housing, labor and education, and insurance benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 10, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-389.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.3023 Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008</title>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance compensation and pension, housing, labor and education, and insurance benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 10, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.3023 Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008</title>
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    <updated>2008-10-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance compensation and pension, housing, labor and education, and insurance benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 02, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2162 Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008</title>
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    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.2339 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Alpena, Michigan, as the "Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic".</title>
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    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Alpena, Michigan, as the "Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-332.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.2339 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Alpena, Michigan, as the "Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic".</title>
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    <updated>2008-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Alpena, Michigan, as the "Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2162 Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008</title>
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    <updated>2008-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 27, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.3023 Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2008</title>
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    <updated>2008-09-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance compensation and pension, housing, labor and education, and insurance benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 27, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: S.2617 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/action/174195</id>
    <updated>2008-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify increases in 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 that were effective as of December 1, 2007, to provide for an increase in the rates of such compensation effective December 1, 2008, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 24, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-324.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: S.2617 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/action/173199</id>
    <updated>2008-09-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify increases in 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 that were effective as of December 1, 2007, to provide for an increase in the rates of such compensation effective December 1, 2008, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 24, 2008: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2339 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Alpena, Michigan, as the "Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic".</title>
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    <updated>2008-09-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Alpena, Michigan, as the "Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 23, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6980 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the amount of the Medal of Honor special pension provided under that title by up to $1,000.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-22:/action/172581</id>
    <updated>2008-09-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the amount of the Medal of Honor special pension provided under that title by up to $1,000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3527 Veterans Health Care Budget Reform Act of 2008</title>
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    <updated>2008-09-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs by providing two-fiscal year budget authority.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2339 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Alpena, Michigan, as the "Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic".</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2339/show" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2008-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Alpena, Michigan, as the "Lieutenant Colonel Clement C. Van Wagoner Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 17, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2617 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008</title>
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    <updated>2008-09-16T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify increases in 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 that were effective as of December 1, 2007, to provide for an increase in the rates of such compensation effective December 1, 2008, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 16, 2008: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: S.2617 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-10:/action/170955</id>
    <updated>2008-09-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify increases in 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 that were effective as of December 1, 2007, to provide for an increase in the rates of such compensation effective December 1, 2008, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 10, 2008: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6832 Veterans' Programs Extension and Construction Authorization Act of 2008</title>
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    <updated>2008-09-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize major medical facility projects and major medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2009, to extend certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.2245 To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Wenatchee, Washington, as the Elwood "Bud" Link Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic.</title>
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    <updated>2008-08-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Wenatchee, Washington, as the Elwood "Bud" Link Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;August 12, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-302.    </content>
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