Major Bill Actions in Veterans' medical care

• Bill Introduced: H.R.4966 Sequester Replacement Act of 2012
  
  Last Updated: 2012-04-26
  To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to replace the sequester established by the Budget Control Act of 2011.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.4869 Armed Forces Breast Cancer Research Act of 2012
  
  Last Updated: 2012-04-25
  To direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to jointly conduct a study on the incidence of breast cancer among members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: S.2474 Prostate Research, Outreach, Screening, Testing, Access, and Treatment Effectiveness Act of 2012
  
  Last Updated: 2012-04-25
  A bill to improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.
  
  
• 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: S.Con.Res.41 A concurrent resolution setting forth the President's budget request for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022.
  
  Last Updated: 2012-04-16
  A concurrent resolution setting forth the President's budget request for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.4327 Tinnitus Research and Treatment Act of 2012
  
  Last Updated: 2012-03-28
  To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recognize tinnitus as a mandatory condition for research and treatment by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.4315 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war.
  
  Last Updated: 2012-03-28
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for unlimited eligibility for health care for mental illnesses for veterans of combat service during certain periods of hostilities and war.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.37 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022.
  
  Last Updated: 2012-03-28
  A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.4310 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
  
  Last Updated: 2012-03-28
  To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.4300 Veterans Work Study Opportunities Act
  
  Last Updated: 2012-03-28
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority to provide work-study allowance for certain activities by individuals receiving educational assistance by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.112 Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022.
  
  Last Updated: 2012-03-22
  Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.4246 VA Enrollment Act
  
  Last Updated: 2012-03-21
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the expansion of eligibility for veteran reimbursement for emergency treatment provided in non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.4245 Veterans Co-Pay Fairness Act
  
  Last Updated: 2012-03-21
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse eligible veterans who are entitled to Medicare benefits for Medicare deductibles and other expenses that are owed by the veterans for emergency medical treatment provided in non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.4238 TBI Act of 2012
  
  Last Updated: 2012-03-20
  To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize certain programs for individuals with traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: S.2128 Protecting the Health Care of Veterans Act of 2012
  
  Last Updated: 2012-02-16
  A bill to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to clarify that all veterans programs are exempt from sequestration, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.4042 Veterans Access to Care Act
  
  Last Updated: 2012-02-14
  To amend the Public Health Service Act to designate certain medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs as health professional shortage areas, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.4023 Veterans' Telehealth and Telemedicine Improvement Act
  
  Last Updated: 2012-02-13
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the use of teleconsultation, teleretinal imaging, telemedicine, and telehealth coordination services for the provision of health care to veterans, and for other purposes.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.3895 Protect VA Healthcare Act of 2012
  
  Last Updated: 2012-02-02
  To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to clarify that all veterans programs are exempt from sequestration.
  
  
• Bill Introduced: H.R.3861 To name the front circle drive on the north side of the Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility in Iron Mountain, Michigan, as the "Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap Drive".
  
  Last Updated: 2012-01-31
  To name the front circle drive on the north side of the Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility in Iron Mountain, Michigan, as the "Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap Drive".
  
  
• Bill Enacted: H.R.2055 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012
  
  Last Updated: 2011-12-22
  Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.
  
  December 22, 2011: Became Public Law No: 112-74.