Senate Bills on Veterans Needs Awaiting Action

The Hill in DC is back.  Below is a list of Bills that the SENATE VA Committee has on its plate currently.  What you need to do!   

1.  Review the list, be informed, identify those bills you want your SENATOR to definitely support!  Email them and let them know you are watching and you are informed!  Let them know you expect them to be cosponsors if they are not and which bills they need to cosponsor! 

2.  Also review the list and identify the gaps!  Let your SENATOR know what is missing and suggest they introduce a bill to cover the gap! 

For example, presumptions for gulf war veterans, needs of gulf war veterans children, needs of gulf war veterans(90-91) ie more in home help for those that are chronically ill or those that need scooters and are getting the run around!  Needs of Gulf War Veteran families ie support and counseling for spouses having to deal with a person who is chronically ill from environmental exposures. 

All of you can help identify gaps! 

3.  Talk about it in the area for comments below the article!  That way we can all help and inform our congressman or congresswoman of the needs for other bills to be introduced.  You can not just complain and not be part of the solution! 

4.  If you are on facebook, make your updates on your status count and address this information, much more important than playing games on facebook or daily updates on watching sports!  Add the information to your facebook page under notes and share with others.  5.  For Civilians that care, get informed and do the same steps!  Your veterans need your help and involvement! 

YOUR VETERANS HAVE PUT THEIR LIVES AT RISK THIS IS THE LEAST YOU CAN DO:  HELP SPEAK UP FOR THEM!     

1. H.R.23 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (168)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; Senate Veterans’ Affairs
House Reports: 111-99
Latest Major Action: 5/13/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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2. H.R.174 : To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the southern Colorado region.
Sponsor: Rep Salazar, John T. [CO-3] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; House Ways and Means; Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/3/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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3. H.R.402 : To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the “William C. Tallent Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic”.
Sponsor: Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. [TN-2] (introduced 1/9/2009)      Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/15/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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4. H.R.466 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain rights and benefits for persons who are absent from positions of employment to receive medical treatment for service-connected disabilities.
Sponsor: Rep Doggett, Lloyd [TX-25] (introduced 1/13/2009)      Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; Senate Veterans’ Affairs
House Reports: 111-118
Latest Major Action: 6/9/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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5. H.R.1037 : To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot project to test the feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope of certain qualifying work-study activities under title 38, United States Code.
Sponsor: Rep Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [SD] (introduced 2/12/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; Senate Veterans’ Affairs
House Reports: 111-162
Latest Major Action: 10/7/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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6. H.R.1088 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a one-year period for the training of new disabled veterans’ outreach program specialists and local veterans’ employment representatives by National Veterans’ Employment and Training Services Institute.
Sponsor: Rep Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [SD] (introduced 2/13/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; Senate Veterans’ Affairs
House Reports: 111-110
Latest Major Action: 5/20/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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7. H.R.1089 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the enforcement through the Office of Special Counsel of the employment and reemployment rights of veterans and members of the Armed Forces employed by Federal executive agencies, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [SD] (introduced 2/13/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; Senate Veterans’ Affairs
House Reports: 111-111
Latest Major Action: 5/20/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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8. H.R.1168 : To amend chapter 42 of title 38, United States Code, to provide certain veterans with employment training assistance.
Sponsor: Rep Boozman, John [AR-3] (introduced 2/25/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; Senate Veterans’ Affairs
House Reports: 111-323
Latest Major Action: 11/3/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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9. H.R.1170 : To amend chapter 21 of title 38, United States Code, to establish a grant program to encourage the development of new assistive technologies for specially adapted housing.
Sponsor: Rep Boozman, John [AR-3] (introduced 2/25/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; Senate Veterans’ Affairs
House Reports: 111-109
Latest Major Action: 5/20/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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10. H.R.1171 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reauthorize the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program for fiscal years 2010 through 2014, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Boozman, John [AR-3] (introduced 2/25/2009)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; Senate Veterans’ Affairs
House Reports: 111-54
Latest Major Action: 3/31/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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11. H.R.1172 : To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors.
Sponsor: Rep Boozman, John [AR-3] (introduced 2/25/2009)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; Senate Veterans’ Affairs
House Reports: 111-164
Latest Major Action: 6/24/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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12. H.R.1211 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [SD] (introduced 2/26/2009)      Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; Senate Veterans’ Affairs
House Reports: 111-165
Latest Major Action: 6/24/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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13. H.R.1293 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the amount payable by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans for improvements and structural alterations furnished as part of home health services.
Sponsor: Rep Buyer, Steve [IN-4] (introduced 3/4/2009)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; Senate Veterans’ Affairs
House Reports: 111-226
Latest Major Action: 7/29/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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14. H.R.1377 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 3/6/2009)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; Senate Veterans’ Affairs
House Reports: 111-55
Latest Major Action: 12/18/2009 Cleared for White House.
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15. H.R.1513 : To increase, effective as of December 1, 2009, the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kirkpatrick, Ann [AZ-1] (introduced 3/16/2009)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; Senate Veterans’ Affairs
House Reports: 111-56
Latest Major Action: 3/31/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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16. H.R.2770 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify and update provisions of law relating to nonprofit research and education corporations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 6/9/2009)      Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; Senate Veterans’ Affairs
House Reports: 111-225
Latest Major Action: 7/28/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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17. H.R.3155 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide certain caregivers of veterans with training, support, and medical care, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Michaud, Michael H. [ME-2] (introduced 7/9/2009)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; Senate Veterans’ Affairs
House Reports: 111-224
Latest Major Action: 7/28/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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18. H.R.3157 : To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Alexandria, Minnesota, as the “Max J. Beilke Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic”.
Sponsor: Rep Peterson, Collin C. [MN-7] (introduced 7/9/2009)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/4/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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19. H.R.3219 : To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to insurance and health care, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 7/15/2009)      Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; Senate Veterans’ Affairs
House Reports: 111-223
Latest Major Action: 7/28/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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20. H.R.3949 : To amend title 38, United States Code, and the Servicemember Civil Relief Act, to make certain improvements in the laws relating to benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 10/28/2009)      Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; Senate Veterans’ Affairs
House Reports: 111-324
Latest Major Action: 11/4/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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21. S.RES.33 : An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 2/11/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs; Senate Rules and Administration
Latest Major Action: 2/11/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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22. S.RES.115 : A resolution recognizing the crucial role of assistance dogs in helping wounded veterans live more independent lives, expressing gratitude to The Tower of Hope, and supporting the goals and ideals of creating a Tower of Hope Day.
Sponsor: Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. [CT] (introduced 4/28/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/28/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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23. S.RES.340 : A resolution expressing support for designation of a National Veterans History Project Week to encourage public participation in a nationwide project that collects and preserves the stories of the men and women who served our Nation in times of war and conflict.
Sponsor: Sen Crapo, Mike [ID] (introduced 11/5/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/10/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
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24. S.68 : A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to determine the validity of the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed military service on behalf of the United States during World War II.
Sponsor: Sen Inouye, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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25. S.226 : A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Havre, Montana, as the Merril Lundman Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic.
Sponsor: Sen Tester, Jon [MT] (introduced 1/13/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/13/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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26. S.239 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that veterans in each of the 48 contiguous States are able to receive services in at least one full-service hospital of the Veterans Health Administration in the State or receive comparable services provided by contract in the State.
Sponsor: Sen Shaheen, Jeanne [NH] (introduced 1/14/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/14/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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27. S.246 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the quality of care provided to veterans in Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, to encourage highly qualified doctors to serve in hard-to-fill positions in such medical facilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 1/14/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/14/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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28. S.252 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health-care professionals, to improve the provision of health care veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 1/15/2009)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Senate Reports: 111-60
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 128.
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29. S.263 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the enforcement of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Casey, Robert P., Jr. [PA] (introduced 1/15/2009)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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30. S.315 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 1/26/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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31. S.347 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to distinguish between the severity of a qualifying loss of a dominant hand and a qualifying loss of a non-dominant hand for purposes of traumatic injury protection under Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Ensign, John [NV] (introduced 1/29/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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32. S.362 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Rockefeller, John D., IV [WV] (introduced 1/30/2009)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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33. S.402 : A bill to improve the lives of our Nation’s veterans and their families and provide them with the opportunity to achieve the American dream.
Sponsor: Sen Snowe, Olympia J. [ME] (introduced 2/10/2009)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/10/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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34. S.404 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 2/10/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/10/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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35. S.407 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2009, 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, to codify increases in the rates of such compensation that were effective as of December 1, 2008, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 2/10/2009)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Senate Reports: 111-24
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-37 [GPO: Text, PDF]
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36. S.423 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs by providing two-fiscal year budget authority, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 2/12/2009)      Cosponsors (56)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Senate Reports: 111-41
Latest Major Action: 8/6/2009 Senate floor actions. Status: Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 101.
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37. S.475 : A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of residency, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Burr, Richard [NC] (introduced 2/25/2009)      Cosponsors (44)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Senate Reports: 111-46
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-97 [GPO: Text, PDF]
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38. S.498 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize dental insurance for veterans and survivors and dependents of veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Burr, Richard [NC] (introduced 2/26/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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39. S.509 : A bill to authorize a major medical facility project at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Walla Walla, Washington, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Murray, Patty [WA] (introduced 3/2/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs; House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-98 [GPO: Text, PDF]
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40. S.514 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance vocational rehabilitation benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 3/3/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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41. S.543 : A bill to require a pilot program on training, certification, and support for family caregivers of seriously disabled veterans and members of the Armed Forces to provide caregiver services to such veterans and members, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 3/6/2009)      Cosponsors (14)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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42. S.597 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Murray, Patty [WA] (introduced 3/16/2009)      Cosponsors (20)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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43. S.658 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Tester, Jon [MT] (introduced 3/19/2009)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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44. S.663 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II.
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, E. Benjamin [NE] (introduced 3/19/2009)      Cosponsors (49)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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45. S.669 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Burr, Richard [NC] (introduced 3/23/2009)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Senate Reports: 111-27
Latest Major Action: 6/16/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.
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46. S.691 : A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in southern Colorado region, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Bennet, Michael F. [CO] (introduced 3/25/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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47. S.699 : A bill to provide for the construction by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of a full service hospital in Far South Texas.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 3/25/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/25/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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48. S.728 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans’ insurance benefits, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 3/26/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Senate Reports: 111-71Latest Major Action: 10/7/2009 Senate floor actions. Status: Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 155.
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49. S.734 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain physicians in Health Professional Shortage Areas and to improve the provision of health care to veterans in rural areas, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 3/30/2009)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/30/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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50. S.746 : A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in the Sarpy County region to serve veterans in eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, and northwest Missouri.
Sponsor: Sen Nelson, E. Benjamin [NE] (introduced 3/31/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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51. S.772 : A bill to enhance benefits for survivors of certain former members of the Armed Forces with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, to enhance availability and access to mental health counseling for members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Bond, Christopher S. [MO] (introduced 4/1/2009)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/1/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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52. S.793 : A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a scholarship program for students seeking a degree or certificate in the areas of visual impairment and orientation and mobility.
Sponsor: Sen Brown, Sherrod [OH] (introduced 4/2/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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53. S.801 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department and to provide assistance to family caregivers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 4/2/2009)      Cosponsors (27)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Senate Reports: 111-80
Latest Major Action: 9/25/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 167.
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54. S.820 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the automobile assistance allowance for veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Sanders, Bernard [VT] (introduced 4/2/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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55. S.821 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain copayments from veterans who are catastrophically disabled, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Sanders, Bernard [VT] (introduced 4/2/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read the second time and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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56. S.842 : A bill to repeal the sunset of certain enhancements of protections of servicemembers relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay mortgage holders unpaid balances on housing loans guaranteed by Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 4/21/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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57. S.847 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that utilization of survivors’ and dependents’ educational assistance shall not be subject to the 48-month limitation on the aggregate amount of assistance utilizable under multiple veterans and related educational assistance programs.
Sponsor: Sen Webb, Jim [VA] (introduced 4/21/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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58. S.919 : A bill to amend section 1154 of title 38, United States Code, to clarify the additional requirements for consideration to be afforded time, place, and circumstances of service in determinations regarding service-connected disabilities.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 4/28/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/28/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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59. S.977 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Murray, Patty [WA] (introduced 5/5/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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60. S.1015 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance disability compensation for certain disabled veterans with difficulties using prostheses and disabled veterans in need of regular aid and attendance for residuals of traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Burr, Richard [NC] (introduced 5/11/2009)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/11/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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61. S.1016 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the commencement of the period of payment of original awards of compensation for veterans who are retired or separated from the uniformed services for disability.
Sponsor: Sen Burr, Richard [NC] (introduced 5/11/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/11/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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62. S.1109 : A bill to provide veterans with individualized notice about available benefits, to streamline application processes or the benefits, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [NY] (introduced 5/20/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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63. S.1118 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the amount of monthly dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lincoln, Blanche L. [AR] (introduced 5/21/2009)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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64. S.1155 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the office of the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for health.
Sponsor: Sen Collins, Susan M. [ME] (introduced 5/21/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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65. S.1204 : A bill to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Murray, Patty [WA] (introduced 6/8/2009)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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66. S.1237 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the grant program for homeless veterans with special needs to include male homeless veterans with minor dependents and to establish a grant program for reintegration of homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Murray, Patty [WA] (introduced 6/11/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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67. S.1302 : A bill to provide for the introduction of pay-for-performance compensation mechanisms into contracts of the Department of Veterans Affairs with community-based outpatient clinics for the provisions of health care services, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen McConnell, Mitch [KY] (introduced 6/18/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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68. S.1310 : A bill to authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 6/19/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/19/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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69. S.1394 : A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to acknowledge the receipt of medical, disability, and pension claims and other communications submitted by claimants, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [NY] (introduced 7/6/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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70. S.1427 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative to report on health care quality in Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Wyden, Ron [OR] (introduced 7/9/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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71. S.1429 : 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 care providers to assist such veterans and members, to ensure such veterans are not discriminated against, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Wyden, Ron [OR] (introduced 7/9/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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72. S.1444 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the meaning of “combat with the enemy” for purposes of service-connection of disabilities.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 7/13/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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73. S.1450 : A bill to enable State homes to furnish nursing home care to parents any of whose children died while serving in the Armed Forces.
Sponsor: Sen Ensign, John [NV] (introduced 7/14/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/14/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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74. S.1452 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the meaning of “combat with the enemy” for purposes of service-connection of disabilities.
Sponsor: Sen Schumer, Charles E. [NY] (introduced 7/14/2009)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/14/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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75. S.1467 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide coverage under Traumatic Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance for adverse reactions to vaccinations administered by the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen McCaskill, Claire [MO] (introduced 7/16/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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76. S.1483 : A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Alexandria, Minnesota, as the “Max J. Beilke Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic”.
Sponsor: Sen Klobuchar, Amy [MN] (introduced 7/21/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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77. S.1493 : A bill to designate the current and future Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky, as the “Robley Rex Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center”.
Sponsor: Sen McConnell, Mitch [KY] (introduced 7/22/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/22/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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78. S.1495 : A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of using service dogs for the treatment or rehabilitation of veterans with physical or mental injuries or disabilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Franken, Al [MN] (introduced 7/22/2009)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/22/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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79. S.1518 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who were stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was contaminated at Camp Lejeune.
Sponsor: Sen Burr, Richard [NC] (introduced 7/27/2009)      Cosponsors (13)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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80. S.1531 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish within the Department of Veterans Affairs the position of Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Pryor, Mark L. [AR] (introduced 7/29/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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81. S.1547 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, and the United States Housing Act of 1937 to enhance and expand the assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Reed, Jack [RI] (introduced 7/30/2009)      Cosponsors (17)
Committees: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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82. S.1556 : A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be designated as voter registration agencies, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Feinstein, Dianne [CA] (introduced 8/3/2009)      Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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83. S.1607 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain rights and benefits for persons who are absent from positions of employment to receive medical treatment for service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Brown, Sherrod [OH] (introduced 8/6/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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84. S.1668 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of certain active duty service in the reserve components as qualifying service for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Bennet, Michael F. [CO] (introduced 9/14/2009)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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85. S.1752 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson’s disease.
Sponsor: Sen Sanders, Bernard [VT] (introduced 10/5/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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86. S.1753 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase assistance for disabled veterans who are temporarily residing in housing owned by a family member, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Sanders, Bernard [VT] (introduced 10/5/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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87. S.1779 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide health care to veterans exposed in the line of duty to occupational and environmental health chemical hazards, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Bayh, Evan [IN] (introduced 10/14/2009)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Hearings held.
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88. S.1780 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the reserve components as active service for purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Sen Lincoln, Blanche L. [AR] (introduced 10/14/2009)      Cosponsors (8)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/14/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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89. S.1784 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that State approving agencies provide timely responses to applications for approval of courses of education and provide justifications for disapproval of courses, to provide for the review of the disapproval of courses by State approving agencies, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Ensign, John [NV] (introduced 10/14/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/14/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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90. S.1785 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require State approving agencies to approve courses of education that have been accredited and approved by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Ensign, John [NV] (introduced 10/14/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/14/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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91. S.1798 : A bill to provide for the automatic enrollment of demobilizing members of the National Guard and Reserve in health care and dental care programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Sanders, Bernard [VT] (introduced 10/19/2009)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/19/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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92. S.1866 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility of parents of certain deceased veterans for interment in national cemeteries.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 10/26/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/26/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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93. S.1939 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [NY] (introduced 10/27/2009)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/27/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.——————————————————————————–
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94. S.1940 : A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a study on the effects on children of exposure of their parents to herbicides used in support of the United States and allied military operations in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [NY] (introduced 10/27/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/27/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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95. S.2096 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility of parents of certain deceased veterans for interment in national cemeteries.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 10/29/2009)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/29/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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96. S.2751 : A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Big Spring, Texas, as the George H. O’Brien, Jr., Department of Veterans Medical Center.
Sponsor: Sen Cornyn, John [TX] (introduced 11/9/2009)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/9/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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97. S.2760 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the annual amount authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans.
Sponsor: Sen Udall, Tom [NM] (introduced 11/10/2009)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/10/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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98. S.2769 : A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the use of entitlement under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance for the pursuit of apprenticeships and on-job training, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Klobuchar, Amy [MN] (introduced 11/10/2009)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: Senate Veterans’ Affairs

Latest Major Action: 11/10/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.