Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Armed forces and national security

Bill Introduced: S.928 Claims Processing Improvement Act of 2013

2013-05-08T20:00:00Z

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.

Bill Introduced: S.926 National Guard Youth Education Act of 2013

2013-05-08T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, to include the National Guard Educational Foundation among the youth and charitable organizations eligible for National Guard assistance, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.922 Veterans Equipped for Success Act of 2013

2013-05-08T20:00:00Z

A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to carry out a pilot program on providing wage subsidies to employers who employ certain veterans and members of the Armed Forces and require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on providing career transition services to young veterans, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.893 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2013

2013-05-07T20:00:00Z

A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2013, 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, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.132 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Department of Defense request for domestic Base Realignment and Closure authority in 2015 and 2017 is neither affordable nor feasible as of the date of agreement to this resolution and that the Department of Defense must further analyze the capability to consolidate excess overseas infrastructure and increase efficiencies by relocating missions from overseas to domestic installations prior to requesting domestic Base Realignment and Closure authority.

2013-05-07T20:00:00Z

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Department of Defense request for domestic Base Realignment and Closure authority in 2015 and 2017 is neither affordable nor feasible as of the date of agreement to this resolution and that the Department of Defense must further analyze the capability to consolidate excess overseas infrastructure and increase efficiencies by relocating missions from overseas to domestic installations prior to requesting domestic Base Realignment and Closure authority.

Bill Introduced: S.894 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend expiring authority for work-study allowances for individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or training under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to expand such authority to certain outreach services provided through congressional offices, and for other purposes.

2013-05-07T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend expiring authority for work-study allowances for individuals who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or training under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to expand such authority to certain outreach services provided through congressional offices, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.889 Servicemembers' Choice in Transition Act of 2013

2013-05-06T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the Transition Assistance Program of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.877 Veterans Affairs Research Transparency Act of 2013

2013-05-06T20:00:00Z

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow public access to research of the Department, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.875 Department of Veterans Affairs Disease Reporting and Oversight Act of 2013

2013-05-06T20:00:00Z

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.

Bill Introduced: S.871 Combating Military Sexual Assault Act of 2013

2013-05-06T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance assistance for victims of sexual assault committed by members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.868 Filipino Veterans Promise Act

2013-05-06T20:00:00Z

A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to establish a process to determine whether individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during World War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not being on the Missouri List, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.863 Veterans Back to School Act of 2013

2013-05-05T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal time limitations on the eligibility for use of educational assistance under All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Program, to improve veterans education outreach, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1824 VA Regional Office Accountability Act

2013-04-29T20:00:00Z

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.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1774 Wounded Veteran Job Security Act

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the reemployment of certain persons following absences from a position of employment for the purpose of obtaining medical treatment for certain injuries and illnesses, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1770 To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the different treatment under the Survivor Benefit Plan accorded members of the reserve components who die from an injury or illness incurred or aggravated in the line of duty during inactive-duty training compared to members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of duty while on active duty.

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the different treatment under the Survivor Benefit Plan accorded members of the reserve components who die from an injury or illness incurred or aggravated in the line of duty during inactive-duty training compared to members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of duty while on active duty.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1805 Veterans Claims Efficiency Through Automation Act

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

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.

Bill Introduced: S.832 Improving the Lives of Children with Spina Bifida Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out pilot programs on furnishing case management services and assisted living to children of Vietnam veterans and certain Korea service veterans born with spina bifida and children of women Vietnam veterans born with certain birth defects, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1729 VA Claims, Operations, and Records Efficiency Act

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide the service records of veterans to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an efficient, electronic format.

Bill Introduced: S.825 Homeless Veterans Prevention Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of services for homeless veterans, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.810 Jacob Sexton Military Suicide Prevention Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

A bill to require a pilot program on an online computerized assessment to enhance detection of behaviors indicating a risk of suicide and other mental health conditions in members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.