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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Department of Veterans Affairs</title>
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  <updated>2013-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.932 Putting Veterans Funding First Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s932/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-12:/action/358769</id>
    <updated>2013-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for advance appropriations for certain discretionary accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.928 Claims Processing Improvement Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s928/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-08:/action/358252</id>
    <updated>2013-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the processing of claims for compensation under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.927 Veterans' Outreach Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s927/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-08:/action/358292</id>
    <updated>2013-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a demonstration project to assess the feasibility and advisability of using State and local government agencies and nonprofit organizations to increase awareness of benefits and services for veterans and to improve coordination of outreach activities relating to such benefits and services, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.877 Veterans Affairs Research Transparency Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s877/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-06:/action/357941</id>
    <updated>2013-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow public access to research of the Department, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.875 Department of Veterans Affairs Disease Reporting and Oversight Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s875/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-06:/action/357849</id>
    <updated>2013-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the reporting of cases of infectious diseases at facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1824 VA Regional Office Accountability Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1824/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-29:/action/357439</id>
    <updated>2013-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on the performance of the regional offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1804 Foreign Travel Accountability Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1804/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-25:/action/357236</id>
    <updated>2013-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress semiannual reports on the cost of foreign travel made by employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1805 Veterans Claims Efficiency Through Automation Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1805/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-25:/action/357355</id>
    <updated>2013-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on the automatic processing of claims for compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1792 Infectious Disease Reporting Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1792/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-25:/action/357157</id>
    <updated>2013-04-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report cases of reportable infectious diseases at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs in accordance with State law.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1739 Veterans Backlog Reduction Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1739/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356925</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay provisional benefits for certain nonadjudicated claims, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.825 Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s825/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356915</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of services for homeless veterans, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1759 To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress quarterly reports on the timeliness in which the Department of Veterans Affairs receives certain information from other departments or agencies of the United States.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1759/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/357010</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress quarterly reports on the timeliness in which the Department of Veterans Affairs receives certain information from other departments or agencies of the United States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.845 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s845/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/357023</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.852 Veterans' Health Promotion Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s852/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356824</id>
    <updated>2013-04-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to improve health care furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs by increasing access to complementary and alternative medicine and other approaches to wellness and preventive care, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1623 VA Claims Efficiency Through Information Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1623/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-17:/action/356008</id>
    <updated>2013-04-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make publicly available certain information about pending and completed claims for compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1605 National Commission on Mass Violence Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1605/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-16:/action/355796</id>
    <updated>2013-04-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1565 National Commission on Mass Violence Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1565/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-14:/action/355414</id>
    <updated>2013-04-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1521 Disabled Veterans Red Tape Reduction Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1521/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-11:/action/355352</id>
    <updated>2013-04-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide for a five-year extension of the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for the conduct of medical disability examinations by contract physicians.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1492 To establish the Commission on America and its Veterans.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-h1492/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-10:/action/355201</id>
    <updated>2013-04-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish the Commission on America and its Veterans.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.674 Accountability for Veterans Act of 2013</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/113-s674/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-08:/action/354818</id>
    <updated>2013-04-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to require prompt responses from the heads of covered Federal agencies when the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests information necessary to adjudicate claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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