2008-12-09T00:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/4682 tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-09:/action/178765 2008-12-09T00:00:00Z A resolution designating December 13, 2008, as "Wreaths Across America Day".<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-17:/action/178499 2008-11-17T00:00:00Z A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-14:/action/176904 2008-10-14T00:00:00Z An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.<br /><br />October 14, 2008: Signed by President. tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-14:/action/176942 2008-10-14T00:00:00Z An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.<br /><br />October 14, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-417. tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-10:/action/176877 2008-10-10T00:00:00Z 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.<br /><br />October 10, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-387. tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-10:/action/176870 2008-10-10T00:00:00Z 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.<br /><br />October 10, 2008: Signed by President. tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-09:/action/176847 2008-10-09T00:00:00Z A bill to establish a liaison with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces and to establish a deadline for processing such applications.<br /><br />October 09, 2008: Signed by President. tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-09:/action/176848 2008-10-09T00:00:00Z A bill to establish a liaison with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces and to establish a deadline for processing such applications.<br /><br />October 09, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-382. tag:opencongress.org,2008-10-06:/action/176770 2008-10-06T00:00:00Z An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.<br /><br />October 06, 2008: Presented to President. tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176100 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z 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.<br /><br />September 30, 2008: Presented to President. tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-30:/action/176102 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z A bill to establish a liaison with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces and to establish a deadline for processing such applications.<br /><br />September 30, 2008: Presented to President. tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-28:/action/175653 2008-09-28T00:00:00Z A bill to establish a liaison with the Federal Bureau of Investigation in United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the Armed Forces and to establish a deadline for processing such applications.<br /><br />September 28, 2008: Cleared for White House. tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-27:/action/175646 2008-09-27T00:00:00Z 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.<br /><br />September 27, 2008: Cleared for White House. tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-27:/action/175655 2008-09-27T00:00:00Z An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.<br /><br />September 27, 2008: Cleared for White House. tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-08:/action/170540 2008-09-08T00:00:00Z A bill to authorize the adjustment of status for immediate family members of aliens who served honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States during the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts.<br /><br /> 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,2008-08-01:/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,2008-07-31:/action/170301 2008-07-31T00:00:00Z A bill to establish a commission on veterans and members of the Armed Forces with post traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, or other mental health disorders, to enhance the capacity of mental health providers to assist such veterans and members, and for other purposes.<br /><br />