Bills About Armed Forces And National Security Sponsored by Phil Roe (R-Tenn.)

Rep. Roe sponsored 43 bills about armed forces and national security in the 116th Congress (2019-20).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
March 18, 2019	H.R.1812	To amend title 38, United States Code, to furnish Vet Center readjustment counseling and related mental health services to certain individuals.	2	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 116-176.
July 22, 2020	H.R.7728	To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish presumptions of service-connection for members of the Armed Forces who contract COVID-19 under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.	6	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
July 1, 2020	H.R.7469	To establish an advisory commission regarding eligibility for health care furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
July 18, 2019	H.R.3826	To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system.	13	Bipartisan	Committee Hearings Held.
June 4, 2020	H.R.7111	To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a retraining assistance program for unemployed veterans, and for other purposes.	25	Bipartisan	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
March 11, 2020	H.R.6194	To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to treat certain programs of education converted to distance learning by reason of emergencies and health-related situations in the same manner as programs of education pursued at educational institutions, and for other purposes.	16	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Feb. 28, 2020	H.R.6036	To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for family and medical leave for certain Department of Veterans Affairs employees, and for other purposes.	0		Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Dec. 11, 2019	H.J.RES.80	Approving the request of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for a waiver under section 1703E(f) of title 38, United States Code.	0		Became Public Law No: 116-120.
June 19, 2019	H.RES.451	Expressing support for the designation of the week of June 16 through June 23, 2019, as National GI Bill Commemoration Week and Celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944.	6	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
July 2, 2019	H.R.3608	To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to receive in-state tuition using educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 4, 2019	H.R.3083	To authorize the Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission of the Department of Veterans Affairs to meet in years other than 2022 and 2023.	0		Committee Hearings Held.
March 28, 2019	H.R.1947	To amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt transfers of funds from Federal agencies to the Department of Veterans Affairs for nonprofit corporations established under subchapter IV of chapter 73 of such title from certain provisions of the Economy Act.	1	All Democrats	Received in the Senate.
Jan. 3, 2019	H.R.203	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.	18	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jan. 24, 2019	H.R.747	To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct and support research on the efficacy and safety of medicinal cannabis, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan. 15, 2019	H.R.547	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.	0		Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov. 3, 2017	H.R.4243	To establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction and management leases of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to amend and appropriate funds for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes.	15	All Republicans	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 867.
June 19, 2018	H.RES.950	Expressing support for the designation of the week of June 18 through June 22, 2018, as National GI Bill Commemoration Week.	2	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
May 16, 2018	H.CON.RES.121	Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill S. 2372.	0		Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 3, 2018	H.R.5674	To establish a permanent community care program for veterans, to establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.	21	Bipartisan	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 516.
Nov. 3, 2017	H.R.4242	To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a permanent VA Care in the Community Program, and for other purposes.	29	Bipartisan	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 444.
July 13, 2017	H.R.3218	To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.	121	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 115-48.
April 3, 2017	H.R.1848	To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on the use of medical scribes in Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers.	3	All Republicans	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
April 5, 2017	H.R.1956	To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amounts of educational assistance payable under Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Jan. 9, 2017	H.R.369	To eliminate the sunset of the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes.	6	Bipartisan	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 36.
Feb. 16, 2017	H.R.1181	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.	5	All Republicans	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 21.
Feb. 28, 2017	H.R.1259	To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes.	26	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan. 3, 2017	H.J.RES.3	Approving the location of a memorial to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield.	0		Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan. 3, 2017	H.R.28	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.	0		Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Dec. 1, 2016	H.R.6416	To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.	5	All Republicans	Became Public Law No: 114-315.
Dec. 6, 2016	H.J.RES.106	Approving the location of a memorial to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces that served on active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
June 7, 2016	H.R.5399	To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that physicians of the Department of Veterans Affairs fulfill the ethical duty to report to State licensing authorities impaired, incompetent, and unethical health care activities.	0		Received in the Senate.
Sept. 28, 2016	H.R.6277	To prohibit the implementation of a proposed Department of Veterans Affairs rule relating to the practice authority of advanced practice registered nurses.	7	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 17, 2015	H.R.2814	To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Sevierville, Tennessee, the Dannie A. Carr Veterans Outpatient Clinic.	0		Became Public Law No: 114-164.
March 24, 2015	H.R.1590	To establish a prize program to award a prize and contract for the development of a fully-integrated electronic health records program for use by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.	1	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
June 25, 2015	H.R.2941	To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the receipt of bonuses by Department of Veterans Affairs employees who violate Federal civil laws or regulations, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Feb. 20, 2015	H.R.1016	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.	4	All Republicans	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .
April 2, 2014	H.R.4374	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.	5	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Jan. 9, 2014	H.R.3831	To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to review the dialysis pilot program implemented by the Department of Veterans Affairs and submit a report to Congress before expanding that program, and for other purposes.	0		Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sept. 12, 2013	H.R.3087	To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the receipt of bonuses by Department of Veterans Affairs employees who violate Federal civil laws or regulations, and for other purposes.	2	All Republicans	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 20, 2013	H.R.2055	To establish a prize program to award a prize and contract for the development of a fully-integrated electronic health records program for use by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.	21	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
April 24, 2012	H.R.4481	To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that Department of Veterans Affairs employees who violate certain civil laws do not receive bonuses.	4	All Republicans	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
April 23, 2009	H.RES.360	Urging all Americans and people of all nationalities to visit the national cemeteries, memorials, and markers on Memorial Day.	24	Bipartisan	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
April 2, 2009	H.RES.328	Expressing the sense of Congress that all Americans should recognize National Military Appreciation Month with appropriate programs and activities.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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