2013-05-06T20:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/8624 tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-06:/action/357919 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.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-06:/action/357912 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.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-06:/action/357941 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.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-05-06:/action/357937 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.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-25:/action/357190 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.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356829 2013-04-24T20:00:00Z To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356783 2013-04-24T20:00:00Z To authorize the Secretary of Defense to transport to any country, without charge, supplies that have been furnished by a nonprofit organization and that are intended for distribution to members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356796 2013-04-24T20:00:00Z To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356965 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.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356824 2013-04-24T20:00:00Z 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.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/357017 2013-04-24T20:00:00Z A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 1, 2013, as "Silver Star Service Banner Day".<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-24:/action/356839 2013-04-24T20:00:00Z A bill to prohibit the employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-23:/action/356530 2013-04-23T20:00:00Z A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should leave no member of the Armed Forces unaccounted for during the drawdown of forces in Afghanistan.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-23:/action/356475 2013-04-23T20:00:00Z A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Chained Consumer Price Index should not be used to calculate cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security or veterans benefits, or to increase the tax burden on low- and middle-income taxpayers.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-22:/action/356400 2013-04-22T20:00:00Z A resolution honoring military children during the National Month of the Military Child.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-17:/action/356000 2013-04-17T20:00:00Z To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts paid by a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces for a new State license or certification required by reason of a permanent change in the duty station of such member to another State.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-17:/action/356013 2013-04-17T20:00:00Z To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to require States to delay certifying the results of regularly scheduled general elections for Federal office in order to ensure the counting of any marked absentee ballots of absent overseas uniformed services voters that are collected by the Presidential designee under such Act for delivery to State election officials.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-17:/action/355841 2013-04-17T20:00:00Z A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts paid by a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces for a new State license or certification required by reason of a permanent change in the duty station of such member to another State.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-17:/action/356073 2013-04-17T20:00:00Z To amend title 37, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to ensure that members of the Armed Forces serving in a combat zone automatically receive the education benefits to which they are entitled.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2013-04-16:/action/355796 2013-04-16T20:00:00Z 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.<br /><br />