Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs - Major Bill Actions

• Bill Introduced: H.Res.625 Honoring the members of the United States Armed Forces who served in Vietnam.
  
  Last Updated: 2012-04-18
  Honoring the members of the United States Armed Forces who served in Vietnam.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.4371 Fairness for World War II and Korean War Spouses Act
  
  Last Updated: 2012-04-16
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve pensions for surviving spouses of World War II and Korean War veterans.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.Res.618 Expressing support for designation of 2012-2013 as the "Year of the Korean War Veteran" and recognizing the 60th anniversary of Korean War.
  
  Last Updated: 2012-04-15
  Expressing support for designation of 2012-2013 as the "Year of the Korean War Veteran" and recognizing the 60th anniversary of Korean War.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.4299 Quality Housing for Veterans Act
  
  Last Updated: 2012-03-28
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide specially adapted housing assistance to individuals residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.Res.601 Expressing support for designation of a "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day".
  
  Last Updated: 2012-03-27
  Expressing support for designation of a "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day".
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.4248 To authorize the burial at Arlington National Cemetery of members of the Army who served honorably in the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d United States Infantry Regiment, which provides the sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.
  
  Last Updated: 2012-03-21
  To authorize the burial at Arlington National Cemetery of members of the Army who served honorably in the Tomb Guard Platoon of the 3d United States Infantry Regiment, which provides the sentinels at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.111 Expressing the sense of Congress that a site in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of the 14 members of the Army's 24th Infantry Division who have received the Medal of Honor.
  
  Last Updated: 2012-03-21
  Expressing the sense of Congress that a site in Arlington National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the memory of the 14 members of the Army's 24th Infantry Division who have received the Medal of Honor.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.4213 To amend title 38, United States Code, to require judges of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to reside within fifty miles of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
  
  Last Updated: 2012-03-18
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to require judges of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to reside within fifty miles of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.4168 Caring for the Fallen Act
  
  Last Updated: 2012-03-07
  To direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to provide for the ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Philippines.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.4142 American Heroes COLA Act
  
  Last Updated: 2012-03-04
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each year in 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.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.4114 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012
  
  Last Updated: 2012-02-28
  To increase, effective as of December 1, 2012, 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.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.3758 Social Security Safety Dividend Act
  
  Last Updated: 2011-12-19
  To ensure that seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities who receive Social Security and certain other Federal benefits receive a $250 payment in the event that no cost-of-living adjustment is payable in a calendar year.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.3755 Freedom to Mourn in Peace Act of 2011
  
  Last Updated: 2011-12-19
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit demonstrations at places of mourning during a funeral, memorial service, or other bereavement ceremony honoring a deceased veteran.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.Res.456 Encouraging civilians to observe Veterans Day by listening, with respect and without judgment, to the stories of combat veterans.
  
  Last Updated: 2011-11-02
  Encouraging civilians to observe Veterans Day by listening, with respect and without judgment, to the stories of combat veterans.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.Res.445 Supporting the goals and ideals of National Underserved Veterans Awareness Week.
  
  Last Updated: 2011-10-23
  Supporting the goals and ideals of National Underserved Veterans Awareness Week.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.3192 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam War era.
  
  Last Updated: 2011-10-12
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inter in national cemeteries individuals who supported the United States in Laos during the Vietnam War era.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.2996 Gulf War Syndrome `Presumptive Illness' Extension Act of 2011
  
  Last Updated: 2011-09-20
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of time in which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs presumes the service-connection of certain disabilities of veterans who served in the Persian Gulf War, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or Operation New Dawn, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.2848 Veterans' Religious Freedom Act
  
  Last Updated: 2011-09-06
  To provide for certain requirements of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to funeral and memorial services for deceased veterans, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.2717 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate one city in the United States each year as an "American World War II City", and for other purposes.
  
  Last Updated: 2011-07-31
  To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate one city in the United States each year as an "American World War II City", and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.2720 To clarify the role of the Department of Veterans Affairs in providing a benefit or service related to the interment or funeral of a veteran, and for other purposes.
  
  Last Updated: 2011-07-31
  To clarify the role of the Department of Veterans Affairs in providing a benefit or service related to the interment or funeral of a veteran, and for other purposes.