Bills About Armed Forces And National Security Sponsored by Bill Nelson (D-Fla.)

Sen. Nelson sponsored 40 bills about armed forces and national security in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Sept. 5, 2018	S.3409	A bill to allow veterans to use, possess, or transport medical marijuana and to discuss the use of medical marijuana with a physician of the Department of Veterans Affairs as authorized by State law, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug. 23, 2018	S.RES.618	A resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the commissioning of the USS John F. Kennedy.	3	Bipartisan	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5939; text: CR S5935-5936)
Aug. 1, 2018	S.3334	A bill to amend section 987 of title 10, United States Code, to expand and improve consumer credit protections for members of the Armed Forces and their dependents, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
July 19, 2018	S.RES.585	A resolution commemorating the 50th anniversary of the commissioning of the USS John F. Kennedy.	3	Bipartisan	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5110-5111)
Dec. 19, 2017	S.2246	A bill to designate the health care center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Tallahassee, Florida, as the Sergeant Ernest I. "Boots" Thomas VA Clinic, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Became Public Law No: 115-193.
April 25, 2018	S.2750	A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that the supported housing program of the Department of Veterans Affairs has not fewer than one program manager for every 35 rental assistance cases under such program, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Nov. 9, 2017	S.2117	A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility for the TRICARE program to include certain veterans entitled to benefits under the Medicare program due to conditions or injuries incurred during service in the Armed Forces and to waive the Medicare part B late enrollment penalty for such veterans, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 9, 2017	S.RES.160	A resolution honoring the service to United States Armed Forces provided by military working dogs and contract working dogs, also known as "war dogs".	3	Bipartisan	Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
June 22, 2017	S.1411	A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for a five-year extension of the payment of the special survivor indemnity allowance under the Survivor Benefit Plan.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Feb. 7, 2017	S.339	A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.	51	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
May 19, 2016	S.CON.RES.39	A concurrent resolution honoring the members of the United States Air Force who were casualties of the June 25, 1996, terrorist bombing of the United States Sector Khobar Towers military housing complex on Dhahran Air Base.	4	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
April 16, 2015	S.979	A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.	32	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
June 27, 2013	S.1262	A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans conservation corps, and for other purposes.	3	All Democrats	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
July 15, 2013	S.1296	A bill to amend the Wounded Warrior Act to establish a specific timeline for the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to achieve interoperable electronic health records, and for other purposes.	4	All Democrats	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
Oct. 28, 2013	S.1576	A bill to redesignate the Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System located at 10000 Bay Pines Boulevard in Bay Pines, Florida, as the "C.W. Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".	1	All Republicans	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
April 16, 2013	S.734	A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation.	40	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Sept. 20, 2012	S.3603	A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Sunrise, Florida, as the "William 'Bill' Kling Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic".	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 30, 2012	S.3457	A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans jobs corps, and for other purposes.	10	All Democrats	Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 476.
July 24, 2012	S.3429	A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a veterans jobs corps, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S5724-5725)
Feb. 17, 2012	S.2130	A bill to direct the Secretary of Interior to establish a veterans conservation corps, and for other purposes.	0		Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-567.
Oct. 20, 2011	S.RES.303	A resolution honoring the life, service, and sacrifice of Captain Colin P. Kelly Jr., United States Army.	0		Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7628)
Feb. 2, 2011	S.260	A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation.	51	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
March 5, 2009	S.535	A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.	61	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jan. 23, 2008	S.2548	A bill to provide for the payment of interest on claims paid by the United States in connection with the correction of military records when a military corrections board sets aside a conviction by court-martial.	0	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Dec. 14, 2007	S.2491	A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize adjustments for inflation in payments of forfeited pay and allowances to members of the Armed Forces whose courtmartial sentences of confinement and forfeiture are later set aside.	0	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Oct. 24, 2007	S.2226	A bill to recognize the Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the official national museum of Navy SEALS and their predecessors.	0	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
March 20, 2007	S.935	A bill to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.	51	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3372)
Jan. 26, 2005	S.185	A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for the reduction of certain Survivor Benefit Plan annuities by the amount of dependency and indemnity compensation and to modify the effective date for paid-up coverage under the Survivor Benefit Plan.	35	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S594)
Jan. 25, 2005	S.CON.RES.4	A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Department of Defense should continue to exercise its statutory authority to support the activities of the Boy Scouts of America, in particular the periodic national and world Boy Scout Jamborees.	9	Bipartisan	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S503)
Jan. 25, 2005	S.145	A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the naval forces of the Navy to include not less than 12 operational aircraft carriers.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S453)
Dec. 7, 2004	S.CON.RES.152	A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Department of Defense should continue to exercise its statutory authority to support the activities of the Boy Scouts of America, in particular the periodic national and world Boy Scout Jamborees.	5	Bipartisan	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11906)
Nov. 18, 2004	S.CON.RES.147	A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense should continue to exercise its statutory authority to support the activities of the Boy Scouts of America, in particular the periodic national and world Boy Scout Jamborees.	0	All Democrats	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11503)
Jan. 30, 2003	S.257	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or dependency and indemnity compensation, and for there purposes.	15	Bipartisan	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
April 2, 2003	S.766	A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, Florida, metropolitan area.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4705)
March 10, 2003	S.585	A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of SBP survivor annuities by dependency and indemnity compensation.	12	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3420)
Feb. 6, 2003	S.326	A bill to amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to apply to prosecutions of child abuse cases in courts-martial an extended statute of limitations applicable to prosecutions of child abuse cases in United States District Courts, and for other purposes.	0	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2053)
June 28, 2002	S.2704	A bill to provide for the disclosure of information on projects of the Department of Defense, such as Project 112 and the Shipboard Hazard and Defense Project (Project SHAD), that included testing of biological or chemical agents involving potential exposure of members of the Armed Forces to toxic agents, and for other purposes.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
March 22, 2002	S.2069	A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, Florida, metropolitan area.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
March 8, 2002	S.2003	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the applicability of the prohibition on assignment of veterans benefits to agreements regarding future receipt of compensation, pension, or dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.	16	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct. 4, 2001	S.1506	A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of SBP survivor annuities by dependency and indemnity compensation.	4	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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