Bills About Armed Forces And National Security Sponsored by Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

Sen. Cassidy sponsored 23 bills about armed forces and national security in the 116th Congress (2019-20).

Introduced Number Title Cosponsors Cosponsor Party Latest Action
Feb. 12, 2020 S.3282 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the oversight of contracts awarded by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, and for other purposes. 1
All Democrats
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 544.
Aug. 4, 2020 S.RES.666 A resolution honoring the faithful and unwavering service of Civil Air Transport and Air America to the United States. 1
All Republicans
Referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence. (text: CR S4735-4736)
Jan. 21, 2020 S.3224 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow for the use of commercial institutional review boards for research, and for other purposes. 1
All Democrats
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan. 16, 2020 S.3210 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to develop a clinical practice guideline or guidelines for the treatment of serious mental illness. 1
All Democrats
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan. 15, 2020 S.3195 A bill to require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to review the records of former members of the Armed Forces who die by suicide within one year of separation from the Armed Forces and to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report on the REACH VET program. 1
All Democrats
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov. 7, 2019 S.2811 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are temporarily closed, and for other purposes. 1
All Democrats
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
March 25, 2019 S.863 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the grade and pay of podiatrists of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 1
All Democrats
Became Public Law No: 116-12.
Sept. 17, 2018 S.3444 A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lake Charles, Louisiana, as the "Douglas Fournet Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic". 1
All Republicans
Became Public Law No: 115-421.
Dec. 11, 2018 S.3737 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out the Medical Surgical Prime Vendor program using multiple prime vendors, and for other purposes. 0 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb. 28, 2018 S.2473 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish organ transplant care to veterans at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities, and for other purposes. 0 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sept. 27, 2017 S.1871 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of podiatrists in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 9
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 25, 2017 S.1261 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay the reasonable costs of urgent care provided to certain veterans, to establish cost-sharing amounts for veterans receiving care at an emergency room of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 0 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320.
March 30, 2017 S.798 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program to apply to individuals pursuing programs of education while on active duty, to recipients of the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship, and to programs of education pursued on half-time basis or less, and for other purposes. 4
Bipartisan
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-215.
Jan. 4, 2017 S.23 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adopt and implement a standard identification protocol for use in the tracking and procurement of biological implants by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 1
All Democrats
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-299.
Jan. 30, 2017 S.242 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit veterans to grant access to their records in the databases of the Veterans Benefits Administration to certain designated congressional employees, and for other purposes. 13
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan. 5, 2017 S.57 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes 8
All Republicans
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan. 4, 2017 S.24 A bill to expand eligibility for hospital care and medical services under section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to include veterans who are age 75 or older, and for other purposes. 0 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 21, 2016 S.3081 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide certain employees of Members of Congress with access to case-tracking information of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 4
Bipartisan
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-707.
April 18, 2016 S.2811 A bill to authorize the award of the Distinguished Service Cross to Chaplain (First Lieutenant) Joseph Verbis LaFleur for acts of valor during World War II. 0 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Feb. 3, 2016 S.2493 A bill to expand eligibility for hospital care and medical services under section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to include veterans who are age 75 or older, and for other purposes. 0 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov. 30, 2015 S.2334 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adopt and implement a standard identification protocol for use in the tracking and procurement of biological implants by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 1
All Democrats
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 3, 2015 S.1496 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to retain a copy of any reprimand or admonishment received by an employee of the Department in the permanent record of the employee. 0 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
March 18, 2014 H.R.4276 To extend and modify a pilot program on assisted living services for veterans with traumatic brain injury. 6
Bipartisan
Became Public Law No: 113-257.
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