Senate Veterans' Affairs - Major Bill Actions

• Bill Introduced: S.3206 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team and the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to United States Paralympics, Inc., and for other purposes.
  
  Last Updated: 2012-05-16
  A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or competing for the Paralympic Team and the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide assistance to United States Paralympics, Inc., and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: S.3202 Dignified Burial of Veterans Act of 2012
  
  Last Updated: 2012-05-16
  A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: S.3179 A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance the protections accorded to servicemembers and their spouses with respect to mortgages, and for other purposes.
  
  Last Updated: 2012-05-14
  A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance the protections accorded to servicemembers and their spouses with respect to mortgages, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: S.3082 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the National Veterans Support Network to carry out activities to support and supplement the mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
  
  Last Updated: 2012-05-09
  A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the National Veterans Support Network to carry out activities to support and supplement the mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: S.3084 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reorganize the Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
  
  Last Updated: 2012-05-09
  A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reorganize the Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: S.3052 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans, when such veterans electronically file claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, with notice that relevant services may be available to the veterans from veterans service organizations, and for other purposes.
  
  Last Updated: 2012-05-08
  A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans, when such veterans electronically file claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, with notice that relevant services may be available to the veterans from veterans service organizations, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: S.3049 A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
  
  Last Updated: 2012-05-08
  A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: S.2320 Remembering America's Forgotten Veterans Cemetery Act of 2012
  
  Last Updated: 2012-04-18
  A bill to direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to provide for the ongoing maintenance of Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Republic of the Philippines, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: S.2299 Servicemembers Rights Enforcement Improvement Act of 2012
  
  Last Updated: 2012-04-17
  A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of civil relief to members of the uniformed services and to improve the enforcement of employment and reemployment rights of such members, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: S.2259 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012
  
  Last Updated: 2012-03-28
  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.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: S.2244 Veterans Missing in America Act of 2012
  
  Last Updated: 2012-03-27
  A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assist in the identification of unclaimed and abandoned human remains to determine if any such remains are eligible for burial in a national cemetery, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: S.2246 TAP Modernization Act of 2012
  
  Last Updated: 2012-03-27
  A bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to provide off-base transition training, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: S.2241 GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act of 2012
  
  Last Updated: 2012-03-26
  A bill to ensure that veterans have the information and protections they require to make informed decisions regarding use of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: S.2206 GI Educational Freedom Act of 2012
  
  Last Updated: 2012-03-19
  A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide educational counseling to individuals eligible for educational assistance under laws administered by the Secretary before such individuals receive such assistance, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: S.2179 Military and Veterans Educational Reform Act of 2012
  
  Last Updated: 2012-03-07
  A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve oversight of educational assistance provided under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: S.2130 Veterans Conservation Corps Authorization Act
  
  Last Updated: 2012-02-16
  A bill to direct the Secretary of Interior to establish a veterans conservation corps, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: S.2045 A bill 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: 2012-01-30
  A bill 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: S.1852 Spouses of Heroes Education Act
  
  Last Updated: 2011-11-09
  A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship to include spouses of members of the Armed Forces who die in the line of duty, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: S.1846 Nationwide Network of Support for Veterans and Their Families Act of 2011
  
  Last Updated: 2011-11-09
  A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the National Veterans Support Foundation to carry out activities to support and supplement the mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: S.1859 A bill to provide that section 3330a, 3330b, and 3330c of title 5, United States Code, relating to administrative and judicial redress and remedies for preference eligibles, shall apply with respect to the Federal Aviation Administration and the Transportation Security Administration.
  
  Last Updated: 2011-11-09
  A bill to provide that section 3330a, 3330b, and 3330c of title 5, United States Code, relating to administrative and judicial redress and remedies for preference eligibles, shall apply with respect to the Federal Aviation Administration and the Transportation Security Administration.