Bills About Armed Forces And National Security Sponsored by Jon Tester (D-Mont.)

Sen. Tester sponsored 109 bills about armed forces and national security in the 116th Congress (2019-20).

Introduced Number Title Cosponsors Cosponsor Party Latest Action
Nov. 18, 2020 S.4910 A bill to adjust the regulation of certain grants awarded by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs during a covered public health emergency to serve homeless veterans, and for other purposes. 0 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
March 13, 2019 S.785 A bill to improve mental health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 53
Bipartisan
Became Public Law No: 116-171.
Sept. 16, 2020 S.4594 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and to expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation paid to certain survivors of certain veterans. 4
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
March 7, 2019 S.711 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for mental health services from the Department of Veterans Affairs to include members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 10
Bipartisan
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 538.
March 14, 2019 S.805 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the processing of veterans benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recover overpayments made by the Department and other amounts owed by veterans to the United States, to improve the due process accorded veterans with respect to such recovery, and for other purposes. 10
Bipartisan
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 539.
Feb. 14, 2019 S.514 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the benefits and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, and for other purposes. 55
Bipartisan
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 536.
Feb. 28, 2019 S.629 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to review the processes and requirements of the Department of Veterans Affairs for scheduling appointments for health care and conducting consultations under the laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes. 4
All Democrats
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 537.
May 6, 2020 S.3637 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend lease protections for servicemembers under stop movement orders in response to a local, national, or global emergency, and for other purposes. 16
Bipartisan
Became Public Law No: 116-158.
July 30, 2019 S.2336 A bill to improve the management of information technology projects and investments of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 2
Bipartisan
Held at the desk.
Aug. 4, 2020 S.4412 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to access and submit disability benefit questionnaire forms of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 1
All Republicans
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 20, 2020 S.3788 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the maximum amount of grants awarded by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to States and tribal organizations for operating and maintaining veterans' cemeteries, and for other purposes. 3
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 19, 2020 S.3761 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans service organizations and recognized agents and attorneys opportunities to review Department of Veterans Affairs disability rating determinations before they are finalized, and for other purposes. 20
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 19, 2020 S.3762 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the maximum amount of grants awarded by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to States and tribal organizations for operating and maintaining veterans' cemeteries, and for other purposes. 3
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
March 11, 2020 S.3444 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the list of diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for which there is a presumption of service connection for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes. 39
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
March 4, 2020 S.3393 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-related disability, and for other purposes. 31
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Feb. 11, 2020 S.3266 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the time during which members of the Armed Forces serve on active duty for training qualifies for entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 1
All Republicans
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb. 14, 2019 S.524 A bill to establish the Department of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs, and for other purposes. 10
Bipartisan
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan. 9, 2020 S.3177 A bill to provide the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs testimonial subpoena authority, and for other purposes. 1
All Republicans
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Dec. 18, 2019 S.3089 A bill to improve the construction and leasing of medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 4
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Dec. 12, 2019 S.3039 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for the Veterans Legacy Program, and for other purposes. 1
All Republicans
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Dec. 5, 2019 S.2988 A bill to address the financial exploitation of veterans receiving pension from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 4
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Dec. 3, 2019 S.2966 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transport individuals to and from facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care, and for other purposes. 5
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 25, 2019 S.2265 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the work-study allowance program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 1
All Republicans
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 20, 2019 S.1934 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for persons disabled by treatment under the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes. 2
All Democrats
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 23, 2019 S.1680 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance recordkeeping with respect to exposure by members of the Armed Forces to certain occupational and environmental hazards while deployed overseas, and for other purposes. 3
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
April 11, 2019 S.1154 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an advisory committee on the implementation by the Department of Veterans Affairs of an electronic health record. 2
Bipartisan
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
April 4, 2019 S.1047 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to create a dependency and indemnity compensation allowance for surviving spouses receiving dependency and indemnity compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 4
All Democrats
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb. 7, 2019 S.374 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand health care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for military sexual trauma, and for other purposes. 11
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan. 24, 2019 S.206 A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the female telephone operators of the Army Signal Corps, known as the "Hello Girls". 24
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jan. 24, 2019 S.208 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit certain retired members of the uniformed services who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation, and for other purposes. 32
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jan. 17, 2019 S.179 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a clinical trial of the effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes. 9
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan. 16, 2019 S.154 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve oversight of contracts for services and financial processes of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 6
All Democrats
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Dec. 19, 2017 S.2248 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain burial benefits for spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries, and for other purposes. 2
Bipartisan
Became Public Law No: 115-407.
Oct. 5, 2017 S.1952 A bill to improve oversight and accountability of the financial processes of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 3
Bipartisan
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-616.
Oct. 19, 2017 S.1990 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amounts payable by the Department of Veterans Affairs for dependency and indemnity compensation, to modify the requirements for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans rated totally disabled at the time of death, and for other purposes. 6
All Democrats
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-616.
July 25, 2018 S.3269 A bill to establish the Department of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs, and for other purposes. 4
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 26, 2018 S.3136 A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the female telephone operators of the Army Signal Corps, known as the "Hello Girls". 3
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
May 10, 2018 S.RES.504 A resolution designating May 11, 2018, as Military Spouse Appreciation Day. 1
All Republicans
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2628-2629)
May 7, 2018 S.2796 A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use the authority of the Secretary to conduct and support research on the efficacy and safety of medicinal cannabis, and for other purposes. 6
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan. 30, 2018 S.2356 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to address staffing and other issues at facilities, including underserved facilities, of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 6
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan. 30, 2018 S.2357 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to review the processes and requirements of the Department of Veterans Affairs for scheduling appointments for health care and conducting consultations under the laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes. 4
All Democrats
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan. 25, 2018 S.2341 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the processing of veterans benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recover overpayments made by the Department and other amounts owed by veterans to the United States, to improve the due process accorded veterans with respect to such recovery, and for other purposes. 12
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan. 24, 2018 S.2336 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on providing intensive community care coordination and supportive services to veteran families who lack adequate access to services, and for other purposes. 0 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov. 8, 2017 S.2097 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the administration of State homes furnishing care to veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 2
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov. 2, 2017 S.2063 A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress certain documents relating to the Electronic Health Record Modernization Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 2
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sept. 7, 2017 S.1775 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transport individuals to and from facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care, and for other purposes. 1
All Democrats
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 13, 2017 S.1566 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for mental health services from the Department of Veterans Affairs to include members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 6
All Democrats
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
April 5, 2017 S.833 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand health care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for military sexual trauma, and for other purposes. 15
Bipartisan
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320.
July 11, 2017 S.1526 A bill to appropriate amounts to the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve the provision of health care to veterans, and for other purposes. 9
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 8, 2017 S.1325 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire, recruit, and train employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 6
Bipartisan
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320.
Feb. 16, 2017 S.426 A bill to increase educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for education and training of physician assistants of the Department, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes. 5
Bipartisan
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-320.
Feb. 28, 2017 S.473 A bill the amend title 38, United States Code, to make qualification requirements for entitlement to Post-9/11 Education Assistance more equitable, to improve support of veterans receiving such educational assistance, and for other purposes. 11
All Democrats
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-215.
March 21, 2017 S.681 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the benefits and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, and for other purposes. 29
Bipartisan
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-299.
March 7, 2017 S.543 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include in each contract into which the Secretary enters for necessary services authorities and mechanism for appropriate oversight, and for other purposes. 6
All Democrats
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-299.
March 7, 2017 S.544 A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to modify the termination date for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes. 21
Bipartisan
Became Public Law No: 115-26.
Feb. 16, 2017 S.423 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes. 12
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan. 22, 2015 S.244 A bill to require an independent comprehensive review of the process by which the Department of Veterans Affairs assesses cognitive impairments that result from traumatic brain injury for purposes of awarding disability compensation, and for other purposes. 0 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-707.
Feb. 26, 2015 S.603 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transport individuals to and from facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care, and for other purposes. 2
Bipartisan
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-707.
March 11, 2015 S.719 A bill to rename the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Great Falls, Montana, the Captain John E. Moran and Captain William Wylie Galt Armed Forces Reserve Center. 1
All Republicans
Became Public Law No: 114-149.
March 3, 2016 S.2633 A bill to improve the ability of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide health care to veterans through non-Department health care providers, and for other purposes. 7
All Democrats
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-558.
Feb. 10, 2016 S.2527 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the mental health treatment provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans who served in classified missions. 1
All Republicans
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct. 5, 2015 S.2134 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide educational assistance to certain former members of the Armed Forces for education and training as physician assistants of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to establish pay grades and require competitive pay for physician assistants of the Department, and for other purposes. 3
Bipartisan
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-252.
Oct. 8, 2015 S.2175 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. 11
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
June 24, 2015 S.1676 A bill to increase the number of graduate medical education positions treating veterans, to improve the compensation of health care providers, medical directors, and directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 7
All Democrats
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-242.
Jan. 13, 2015 S.172 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain requirements relating to the immunization of veterans, and for other purposes. 0 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-201.
April 29, 2015 S.1136 A bill relating to the modernization of C-130 aircraft to meet applicable regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes. 7
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
March 25, 2015 S.865 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans with mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for other purposes. 17
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
March 23, 2015 S.832 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the provision of behavioral health readiness services to certain members of the Selected Reserve of the Armed Forces based on need, to expand eligibility to such members for readjustment counseling from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 0 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Jan. 22, 2015 S.241 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of temporary compensation to a surviving spouse of a veteran upon the death of the veteran, and for other purposes. 4
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan. 13, 2015 S.170 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes. 11
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan. 13, 2015 S.171 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel in connection with certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes. 4
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sept. 15, 2014 S.2805 A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Billings, Montana, as the "Bear Root Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic". 1
All Democrats
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
July 31, 2014 S.2758 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to modernize C-130 aircraft using alternative communication, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management program kits and to ensure that such aircraft meet applicable regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration. 8
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
May 22, 2014 S.2401 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Office of the Medical Inspector within the Office of the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 8
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 8, 2014 S.2311 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 4
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
April 7, 2014 S.2217 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to enhance the participation of mental health professionals in boards for the correction of military records and boards for the review of the discharge or dismissal of members of the Armed Forces. 3
All Democrats
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Oct. 16, 2013 S.1573 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of temporary compensation to a surviving spouse of a veteran upon the death of the veteran, and for other purposes. 4
Bipartisan
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
June 12, 2013 S.1155 A bill to provide for advance appropriations for certain information technology accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to include mental health professionals in training programs of the Department, and for other purposes. 4
All Democrats
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
June 13, 2013 S.1165 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain requirements relating to the immunization of veterans, and for other purposes. 3
All Democrats
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
Feb. 13, 2013 S.294 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans with mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for other purposes. 28
Bipartisan
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
March 21, 2013 S.633 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel in connection with certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes. 8
Bipartisan
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203.
March 5, 2013 S.455 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transport individuals to and from facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care, and for other purposes. 4
Bipartisan
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203.
Feb. 14, 2013 S.325 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes. 14
Bipartisan
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203.
April 25, 2013 S.845 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program, and for other purposes. 3
Bipartisan
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203.
March 20, 2013 S.628 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to extend the duration of the Physical Disability Board of Review and to the expand the authority of such Board to review of the separation of members of the Armed Forces on the basis of mental condition not amounting to disability, including separation on the basis of a personality or adjustment disorder. 5
All Democrats
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
March 6, 2013 S.470 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal. 32
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Feb. 14, 2013 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. 19
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Feb. 7, 2013 S.240 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or active service used to reduce the minimum age at which a member of a reserve component of the uniformed services may retire for non-regular service. 28
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
March 29, 2012 S.2259 A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2012, 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. 14
Bipartisan
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Aug. 2, 2012 S.3511 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transport individuals to and from facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with rehabilitation, counseling, examination, treatment, and care, and for other purposes. 2
All Democrats
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct. 20, 2011 S.1755 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage under the beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled veterans for travel for certain special disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes. 5
Bipartisan
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668.
July 20, 2011 S.1391 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for other purposes. 4
All Democrats
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668.
June 11, 2012 S.3282 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reauthorize the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education, and for other purposes. 1
All Democrats
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668.
Sept. 23, 2011 S.1631 A bill to authorize the establishment in the Department of Veterans Affairs of a center for technical assistance for non-Department health care providers who furnish care to veterans in rural areas, and for other purposes. 1
All Democrats
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668.
Nov. 3, 2011 S.1799 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain requirements relating to the immunization of veterans, and for other purposes. 3
All Democrats
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668.
June 30, 2011 S.1314 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Labor to establish minimum funding levels for States for the support of disabled veterans' outreach program specialists and local veterans' employment representatives, and for other purposes. 3
All Democrats
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-567.
Sept. 26, 2011 S.1634 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the approval and disapproval of programs of education for purposes of educational benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 2
All Democrats
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-567.
April 26, 2012 S.2466 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the provision of behavioral health readiness services to certain members of the Selected Reserve of the Armed Forces based on need, and for other purposes. 0 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Oct. 18, 2011 S.1733 A bill to establish the Commission on the Review of the Overseas Military Facility Structure of the United States. 5
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Sept. 26, 2011 S.1633 A bill to amend chapter 1606 of title 10, United States Code, to modify the basis utilized for annual adjustments in amounts of educational assistance for members of the Selected Reserve. 2
All Democrats
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
March 31, 2011 S.696 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to treat Vet Centers as Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for purposes of payments or allowances for beneficiary travel to Department facilities, and for other purposes. 5
Bipartisan
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-116.
April 8, 2011 S.780 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt reimbursements of expenses related to accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from determinations of annual income with respect to pensions for veterans and surviving spouses and children of veterans, and for other purposes. 1
All Democrats
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-116.
May 2, 2011 S.866 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or active service used to reduce the minimum age at which a member of a reserve component of the uniformed services may retire for non-regular service. 35
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Sept. 29, 2010 S.3902 A bill to deem references to Operation Iraqi Freedom in provisions of Federal law providing benefits for service in the Armed Forces to include references to Operation New Dawn. 1
All Democrats
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 12, 2010 S.3352 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt reimbursements of expenses related to accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from determinations of annual income with respect to pensions for veterans and surviving spouses and children of veterans, and for other purposes. 0 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-623.
March 19, 2009 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. 11
Bipartisan
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-76.
Jan. 13, 2009 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. 1
All Democrats
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
April 29, 2008 S.2937 A bill to provide permanent treatment authority for participants in Department of Defense chemical and biological testing conducted by Deseret Test Center and an expanded study of the health impact of Project Shipboard Hazard and Defense, and for other purposes. 1
All Democrats
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
March 27, 2007 S.994 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the deductible and change the method of determining the mileage reimbursement rate under the beneficiary travel program administered by the Secretary of Veteran Affairs, and for other purposes. 13
Bipartisan
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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