Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Disability assistance

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: 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.

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

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.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1722 Burdensome Paperwork Reduction for Our Miners Act

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

To direct the Secretary of Labor to conduct a review of the forms related to obtaining workers' compensation benefits under the Federal Black Lung Benefits Program.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1742 Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

To exclude from consideration as income under the United States Housing Act of 1937 payments of pension made under section 1521 of title 38, United States Code, to veterans who are in need of regular aid and attendance, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1739 Veterans Backlog Reduction Act

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

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.

Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.15 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.

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.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1502 Social Security Disability Insurance and Unemployment Benefits Double Dip Elimination Act

2013-04-10T20:00:00Z

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.695 Veterans Paralympic Act of 2013

2013-04-09T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team and the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to United States Paralympics, Inc., and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1402 Veterans Paralympic Act of 2013

2013-03-24T20:00:00Z

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team and the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to United States Paralympics, Inc.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1372 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada, and for other purposes.

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at or underwent training at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1131 To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend military commissary and exchange store privileges, without time-period limitation, to members of the Armed Forces who are involuntarily separated with a service-connected disability and also to extend such privileges to their dependents.

2013-03-12T20:00:00Z

To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend military commissary and exchange store privileges, without time-period limitation, to members of the Armed Forces who are involuntarily separated with a service-connected disability and also to extend such privileges to their dependents.

Bill Introduced: H.R.894 To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the supervision of fiduciaries of veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

2013-02-27T19:00:00Z

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the supervision of fiduciaries of veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Bill Introduced: H.R.901 Tax Return Due Date Simplification and Modernization Act of 2013

2013-02-27T19:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the logical flow of return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals to better enable each party to submit timely, accurate returns and reduce the need for extended and amended returns, to provide for modified due dates by regulation, and to conform the automatic corporate extension period to longstanding regulatory rule.

Bill Introduced: S.420 Tax Return Due Date Simplification and Modernization Act of 2013

2013-02-27T19:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the logical flow of return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals to better enable each party to submit timely, accurate returns and reduce the need for extended and amended returns, to provide for modified due dates by regulation, and to conform the automatic corporate extension period to longstanding regulatory rule.

Bill Introduced: H.R.825 Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013

2013-02-25T19:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.803 Adult Education and Family Literacy Education Act

2013-02-24T19:00:00Z

To reform and strengthen the workforce investment system of the Nation to put Americans back to work and make the United States more competitive in the 21st century.

Bill Introduced: H.R.811 Never Forget 9/11 Heroes Act

2013-02-24T19:00:00Z

To add the 9/11 Health and Compensation Programs to the list of exempt programs under PAYGO.

Bill Introduced: S.377 Never Forget 9/11 Heroes Act

2013-02-24T19:00:00Z

A bill to add the 9/11 Health and Compensation Programs to the list of exempt programs under PAYGO.

Bill Introduced: H.R.798 Workforce Investment Act of 2013

2013-02-14T19:00:00Z

To reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to strengthen the United States workforce investment system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs, and to promote national economic growth, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.346 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit veterans who have a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces entitled to such travel.

2013-02-13T19:00:00Z

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit veterans who have a service-connected, permanent disability rated as total to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members of the Armed Forces entitled to such travel.