Signed into Law

H.R. 3949: Veteran Apprenticeship and Labor Opportunity Reform (VALOR) Act

The VALOR Act, introduced by Rep. Ro Khanna, would simplify an approval process by allowing companies to register their apprenticeship programs with one central approval agency.

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H.R. 3819: The Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2017

H.R. 3819, introduced by Rep. Brian Mast, would extend a number of expiring authorities impacting veterans’ benefits, health care, and homeless programs, including nursing home care, support services for caregivers, transportation, child care assistance, adaptive sports programs and housing and home loan services.

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H.R. 3656: To establish a consistent applicability date for provision of memorial headstones and markers for eligible non-veteran individuals

H.R. 3656, introduced by Rep. Jim Banks, would provide a headstone or marker for all eligible non-veterans who die on or after November 11, 1998.

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H.R. 3218: The Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017

The Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017, introduced by Rep. Phil Roe, would remove time restrictions to use the GI Bill, enabling future eligible recipients to use their GI bill benefits for their entire lives, as opposed to the current 15-year timeline.

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H.R. 3122: Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2017

The Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2017, introduced by Rep. Matt Cartwright, directs VA to work with federal agencies and states to develop and implement standards that protect individuals who are eligible for this increased pension from dishonest, predatory or otherwise unlawful practices.

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H.R. 2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act, introduced by Chairman Roe3 and Ranking Member Walz, would authorize the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue commemorative coins in recognition and celebration of the 100th anniversary of the American Legion.

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H.R. 2288: The Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017

The Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017, introduced by Reps. Mike Bost and Elizabeth Esty, would modernize the appeals process at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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H.R. 1725: The Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017

The Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017, introduced by Ranking Member Walz, as amended, seeks to reduce the number of unnecessary disability examinations by requiring additional information be provided to Congress regarding VA’s use of private medical evidence in support of claims for disability compensation.

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H.R. 1545: The VA Prescription Data Accountability Act

The VA Prescription Data Accountability Act, introduced by Rep. Annie Kuster, would clarify current law to stipulate that VHA is required to disclose information to state controlled substance monitoring programs for anyone – veteran or non-veteran – who is prescribed these medications through VA.

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H.R. 1329: The Veterans’ Compensation COLA Act of 2017

The Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017, introduced by DAMA Chairman Mike Bost and Ranking Member Elizabeth Esty, would increase the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities as well as the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans as of December 1st, 2017.

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H.R. 244: HIRE Vets Act

The HIRE Vets Act, introduced by Rep. Paul Cook, as amended, would require the Department of Labor to establish a HIRE Vets Medallion Program to recognize companies for their efforts to employ veterans.

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S. 1266: The Enhancing Veteran Care Act

The Enhancing Veteran Care Act would authorize VA to contract with non-profits that accredit health care organizations to investigate VA medical centers.

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S. 1094: The Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017

The Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 would create a new streamlined and efficient process to remove, demote or suspend any VA employee for poor performance or misconduct with a concrete shortened timeline, while still protecting employees’ due process rights, and would provide them with the right to appeal the action. It would also provide expanded protections for whistleblowers and would specifically bar VA from using this removal authority if the employee has an open whistleblower complaint/case with the Office of Special Counsel.

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S. 324: The State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017

The State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017, is similar to H.R. 1005 – Rep. Zeldin’s bill that passed the House on a voice vote on May 23, 2017 – and would direct VA to enter into an agreement or a contract with state veterans homes to pay for adult day health care for a veteran eligible for, but not receiving, nursing home care.

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S. 114: A bill to authorize appropriations for the Veterans Choice Program

S. 114 would provide $2 billion to continue the Choice Program for six months while Congress works on other reforms to the Choice Program. It would also authorize 28 major medical facility leases and enhance the recruitment, retention and training of the VA workforce.

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Senate companion to H.R. 369: Eliminating the Sunset Date of the Choice Act

The Eliminating the Sunset Date of the Choice Act, introduced by Chairman Phil Roe, M.D., would eliminate the statutory sunset date for the Choice Program and instead allow the program to continue until the original funding has been expended.

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Passed House

H.R. 4910: The Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act

The Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act, introduced by Rep. Austin Scott, would require the federal government to provide an outer burial receptacle for each new grave of eligible veterans and family members interred in a veterans cemetery under the control of the National Park Service.

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H.R. 4335: Servicemember Family Burial Act

The Servicemember Family Burial Act, introduced by Rep. Luis Correa, would allow the spouses and eligible dependents of active-duty servicemembers who predecease the servicemember to be interred in a national cemetery.

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H.R. 4173: The Veterans Crisis Line Study Act of 2017

The Veterans Crisis Line Study Act of 2017, introduced by Rep. Jim Banks, would require VA to conduct a study on the outcomes and efficacy of the Veterans Crisis Line based on an analysis of national suicide data and data collected from the VCL.

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H.R. 3705: Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act

The Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act, introduced by Rep. Chellie Pingree, would also instruct VA to use plain language in its debt notices to provide a clear explanation of why VA is alleging that the veteran owes such a debt.

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H.R. 3657: To expand authority to provide headstones and markers to eligible spouses and dependents in tribal veterans cemeteries

H.R. 3657, introduced by Rep. Bruce Poliquin, would authorize VA to provide headstones and markers to eligible spouses and dependents who are buried or interred at tribal veterans cemeteries.

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H.R. 3634: The Securing Electronic Records for Veterans Ease (SERVE) Act of 2017

The SERVE Act of 2017, introduced by Rep. Jim Himes, would make BAH documentation available online to all veterans, which would help confirm a veteran’s monthly housing stipend and simplify their home or apartment rental process.

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H.R. 3562: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish assistance for adaptations of residences of veterans in rehabilitation programs

H.R. 3561, introduced by EO Chairman Jodey Arrington and Ranking Member Beto O’Rourke, would give VA-designated appraisers the ability to rely solely on information from approved third parties, such as a desktop appraisal, when determining a home’s value for a VA home loan.

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H.R. 3262: Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act

The Grow Our Own Directive: Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act, introduced by Rep. Kuster, would direct VA to carry out the Grow Our Own Directive or G.O.O.D. pilot program to provide educational assistance to certain former members of the Armed Forces with medical or military health experience for education and training as VA physician assistants.

H.R. 2781: Ensuring Veteran Enterprise Participation in Strategic Sourcing Act

The Ensuring Veteran Enterprise Participation in Strategic Sourcing Act, introduced by Rep. Dunn, directs VA to work with GSA to increase the number of Service-Disabled Veteran and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses represented on the contracts, or else stop using the contracts, thereby closing the loophole that is denying veterans the opportunities the Supreme Court ruled they are entitled to in Kingdomware.

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H.R. 2772: The VA Senior Executive Accountability Act

The VA Senior Executive Accountability Act, introduced by Rep. Taylor, will improve transparency by requiring VA to inform Congress about where senior executives are being moved.

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H.R. 2749: The Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2017

The Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2017, introduced by Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jack Bergman and Ranking Member Anne Kuster, would require participants in the Vets First Program to certify that they are performing the required percentage of work and directs VA to refer suspected violators to the Office of the Inspector General for investigation.

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H.R. 2601: Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery (VICTOR) Act

The Veterans Increased Choice for Transplanted Organs and Recovery (VICTOR) Act, introduced by Rep. Neal Dunn, would enable veterans who aren’t able to access care at a VA transplant center to seek care at a community transplant facility.

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H.R. 2123: Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support Act of 2017 (VETS) Act

The VETS Act, introduced by Rep. Glenn Thompson, would give the VA Secretary the legislative authority to allow VA providers to practice telemedicine across state lines.

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H.R. 2006: The VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act

The VA Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act, introduced by Rep. Mike Coffman, would encourage efficiency and transparency in VA’s procurement processes by mandating high level parameters for how the department calculates its savings from encouraging competition when awarding procurement contracts. C

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H.R. 1900: National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act

The National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act, introduced by Rep. Steve Stivers, would designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio, as the National Veterans Memorial and Museum.

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H.R. 1848: Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017

The Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 2017, introduced by Chairman Phil Roe, M.D., would create a two-year medical scribes pilot program within VA.

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H.R. 1690: The Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act

The Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act, introduced by Rep. Tenney, would enhance the transparency of high-dollar bonuses being provided to senior executives at VA by requiring VA submit an annual report to Congress on senior VA leadership bonus awards.

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H.R. 1662: Legislation to Prohibit Smoking in Any VHA Facility

H.R. 1662, introduced by Health Chairman Brad Wenstrup, would prohibit smoking in any VHA facility. Under this legislation, smoking would be banned inside VHA facilities immediately and outside VHA facilities within five years.

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H.R. 1367: “To improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes”

This legislation, introduced by Health Chairman Brad Wenstrup, would establish a recruiting database to make high-quality potential employees aware of positions at VA and create opportunities for career training and advancement for current VA employees through fellowship positions and a promotional track for technical experts.

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H.R. 1259: The VA Accountability First Act of 2017

The VA Accountability First Act of 2017, introduced by Chairman Phil Roe, M.D., would provide the VA Secretary increased flexibility to remove, demote, or suspend any VA employee, including Senior Executive Service employees, for performance or misconduct.

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H.R. 1181: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

The Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, introduced by Chairman Phil Roe, M.D., would prohibit VA from considering any beneficiary who is assisted by a fiduciary as “mentally defective” without a magistrate or judicial authority ruling that the beneficiary is a danger to themselves or others.

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This legislation passed the House with bipartisan support on March 16, 2017, and is supported by the National Disability Rights Network and the National Rifle Association.

H.R. 1162: The No Hero Left Untreated Act

The No Hero Left Untreated Act, introduced by Rep. Stephen Knight, would require VA to carry out a one-year pilot program at up to two VA medical facilities to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy to veterans with PTSD, TBI, MST, chronic pain or opiate addiction for up to 50 veterans.

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H.R. 1133: Veterans Transplant Coverage Act

The Veterans Transplant Coverage Act, introduced by Rep. John Carter, would authorize VA to provide all care and services needed for a veteran to receive an organ transplant from a live donor, regardless of whether the donor is eligible for VA health care or whether the health care facility is part of the VA.

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H.R. 1066: The VA Management Alignment Act of 2017

The VA Management Alignment Act of 2017, introduced by Rep. Derek Kilmer, would require VA to submit a report regarding the roles, responsibility, and accountability of elements and individuals of VA, using the findings of the Independent Assessment, the Commission on Care, and relevant GAO reports as resources.

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H.R. 1058: The VA Provider Equity Act

The VA Provider Equity Act, Introduced by Rep. Wenstrup, would make podiatrists equal to their physician peers in terms of pay and eligibility for promotion and leadership positions.

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H.R. 974: Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment (BRAVE) Act

The BRAVE Act, introduced by Rep. Kathleen Rice, is designed to boost veteran employment by allowing VA to give preference when awarding procurement contracts to government contractors who employ veterans on a fulltime basis

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H.R. 918: The Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act

The Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act, introduced by Rep. Coffman, would require VA to provide an initial mental health assessment and any subsequent mental health services required to meet urgent mental health care needs to former service members who would otherwise be ineligible for such services because they were discharged from military service under OTH conditions.

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H.R. 512: WINGMAN Act

The WINGMAN Act, introduced by Rep. Ted Yoho, allows designated permanent, full time Congressional staffers to look up the status of a veteran’s claim on VA’s database – but only if the veteran has given the staffer permission.

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H.R. 467: The VA Scheduling Accountability Act

The VA Scheduling Accountability Act, introduced by Rep. Jackie Walorski, would require VA medical center directors to certify annually that their facility is in compliance with the scheduling directive (or any successor directive that replaces it), prohibit VA from waiving certification, and require VA to report to Congress on individual medical facilities’ compliance.

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H.R. 282: The Military Residency Choice Act

The Military Residency Choice Act, introduced by Rep. Stefanik, would amend the Service members Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to permit the spouse of a service member to elect to use the same residence as the service member for purposes of taxation and voting, regardless of the date that they were married.

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H.R. 95: Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act

The Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act, introduced by Rep. Brownley, requires VA to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing child care services for veterans receiving mental health services and other intensive health care services.

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H.R. 28: The Biological Implant Tracking and Veterans Safety Act

The Biological Implant Tracking and Veterans Safety Act, introduced by Chairman Phil Roe, M.D., directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adopt the FDA’s unique device identification system (UDI) for labeling of all biological implants and to implement an automated inventory system to ensure veterans do not receive expired or otherwise contaminated tissue.

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H.R. 27: The Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act

The Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act, introduced by Rep. Ryan Costello, would require all reprimands and admonishments given to VA employees to remain in their file for as long as they are employed by the department.

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Passed Committee

H.R. 5674: The Department of Veterans Affairs Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks “MISSION” Act

The VA MISSION Act would streamline the department’s duplicative community care programs into one cohesive program; create a non-partisan process for reviewing VA’s assets to ensure veterans can access the care they have earned and expand the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Post-9/11 Caregiver Program to all eras.

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H.R. 5520: The Veterans Affairs Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2018

The VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2018, introduced by Chairman Roe and Ranking Member Walz, would promote medical research into the safety and efficacy of medicinal cannabis usage on veterans diagnosed with PTSD, chronic pain and other illnesses and injuries

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H.R. 5418: The Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act

The Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act, introduced by O&I Chairman Jack Bergman, directs VA to correct the problems with their medical-surgical formulary using input from medical professionals with relevant expertise rather than administrative staff.

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H.R. 5215: The Veterans Affairs Purchase Card Misuse Mitigation Act

The Veterans Affairs Purchase Card Misuse Mitigation Act, introduced by O&I Chairman Jack Bergman, would mitigate the potential for misuse of purchase card spending by requiring the VA Secretary to revoke the purchase card from any employee who is found to have knowingly misused their card or approval authority.

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H.R. 5044: The Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act

The Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act, introduced by Rep. Steve Chabot, addresses conflicting language in prior laws to ensure that surviving spouses of less than 100% service-disabled veteran small business owners can retain their priority for three years following the servicemember’s death, protecting widows and widowers from potentially catastrophic disruptions to their businesses during one of the most difficult times in their lives.

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H.R. 4958: The Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018

The Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018, introduced by DAMA Chairman Mike Bost, would increase the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities as well as the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans as of December 1, 2018.

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H.R. 4830: The Servicemembers Improved Transition through Reforms for Ensuring Progress (SIT-REP) Act

The SIT-REP Act, introduced by Rep. Gus Bilirakis, would require that in order to remain eligible for GI Bill benefits, a school must adopt a policy that prohibits the school from penalizing students for late payments from VA.

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H.R. 4635: To direct the secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women veterans

H.R. 4635, introduced by Rep. Mike Coffman, would require VA to ensure that the department’s peer counseling program includes a sufficient number of peer counselors for women veterans with expertise in gender-specific issues, VA services and benefits and employment mentoring.

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H.R. 4451: The Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2017

The Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program Improvement Act, introduced by Health Chairman Brad Wenstrup, would clarify that eligible veterans who are homeless and participating in the HUD-VASH voucher program, those who are transitioning from being incarcerated, and other eligible homeless or recently homeless veterans are still eligible for training services under services HVRP.

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HR 4334: The Improving Oversight of Women Veterans’ Care Act of 2017

The Improving Oversight of Women Veterans’ Care Act of 2017, introduced by Rep. Luis Correa, would require VA to submit an annual report to Congress on access to gender-specific services (defined as mammograms, maternity care, and gynecological care) for women veterans under community care networks.

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H.R. 4245: The Veterans’ Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017

The Veterans’ Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017, introduced by Chairman Roe, Ranking Member Walz, and O&I Chairman Jack Bergman and Ranking Member Annie Kuster would direct VA to provide Congress with the project’s key planning and implementation documents, in addition to copies of the contracts, to indicate the effort’s progress and how the money is being spent.

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H.R. 4242: The VA Care in the Community Act

The VA Care in the Community Act, introduced by Chairman Roe and Ranking Member Walz, would consolidate VA’s existing community care programs into one cohesive program and would modernize VA’s medical claims processing system to ensure that community providers can expect to be paid on time for the care they provide to veterans on VA’s behalf.

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H.R. 3832: The Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act

The Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act, introduced by Rep. Neal Dunn, would require VA to enter into an agreement with the executive director of national network of state-based prescription monitoring programs to allow VA to monitor drug prescriptions written in those participating states.

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H.R. 3642: Military Sexual Assault Victims Empowerment (SAVE) Act

The Military SAVE Act, introduced by Rep. Andy Barr, would require VA to carry out a three-year pilot program to furnish care at community facilities to veterans who have experienced military sexual trauma.

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H.R. 3561: To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit appraisers approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make appraisals for purposes of chapter 37 of such title based on inspections performed by third parties

H.R. 3561, introduced by EO Chairman Jodey Arrington and Ranking Member Beto O’Rourke, would give VA-designated appraisers the ability to rely solely on information from approved third parties, such as a desktop appraisal, when determining a home’s value for a VA home loan.

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H.R. 2147: The Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act

The Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act, introduced by Rep. Mike Coffman, would require VA to hire and place at least 50 Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists and ensure that each one serves as part of a justice team in a veterans treatment court or other veteran-focused court.

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H.R. 1972: The VA Billing Accountability Act

The VA billing Accountability Act, introduced by Rep. Lloyd Smucker, would authorize VA to waive the requirement that a veteran make copayments for medications, hospital care, nursing home care and medical services if a VA error delayed copayment notification to the veteran or the veteran received such notification later than 120 days after the date the veteran received the care or services.

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H.R. 1461, as amended: Veterans, Employees and Taxpayer (VET) Protection Act

Veterans, Employees and Taxpayer (VET) Protection Act, introduced by EO Chairman Jodey Arrington, would require VA to track the use of official time and prohibit employees involved with direct patient care from spending more than 25% of their time on union activities and any VA employee from spending more than 50% of their time on union activities.

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H.R. 1379: “To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the entitlement to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs for members of the Armed Forces awarded the Purple Heart.”

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H.R. 299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017

The Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2017, introduced by Rep. David Valadao, would extend the presumption of exposure to Agent Orange to veterans who served in the Blue Water Navy.

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H.R. 91: The Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act

The Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act, introduced by Rep. Julia Brownley, would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a permanent program to provide reintegration and readjustment services in group retreat settings to women veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces after a prolonged deployment.

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Introduced

H.R. 5649: The Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William “Bill” Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2018

The Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William “Bill” Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2018 would make improvements to the Transition Assistance Program and the overall transition process for servicemembers to include more of a focus on career opportunities and entrepreneurship.

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H.R. 5644: The Veterans’ Education, Transition, and Opportunity Prioritization Plan (VET OPP) Act of 2018

The VET OPP Act would realign the transition, education and employment programs at VA under one roof to streamline services to veterans and place a greater priority on opportunity-based programs within VA.

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H.R. 4835: The Job Training through Off-Base Opportunities and Local Support Act

The Job TOOLS for Veterans Act, introduced by Rep. Elizabeth Esty, would re-authorize the off-base TAP pilot that required the Department of Labor to offer the employment workshop portion of TAP to veterans outside of military installations.

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H.R. 4243:The Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Act of 2017

The AIR Act of 2017, introduced by Chairman Roe, would require VA to develop criteria to assess and recommend changes to VA medical facilities and would establish a commission to review VA’s recommendations, conduct public hearings, and report the Commission’s findings for the modernization and realignment of VA medical facilities to the president and, if approved, Congress.

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H.R. 3965: Veterans Armed for Success Act

The Veterans Armed for Success Act, introduced by Rep. John Rutherford, would require the VA Secretary to provide grants to eligible third-party organizations to offer additional transition and employment assistance services to recently separated veterans.

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H.R. 3940: The Veterans Education Disaster Assistance Act

The Veterans Education Disaster Assistance Act, introduced by Rep. Ted Poe, would authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue additional housing stipends and supply fee payment waivers to individuals that are forced to enroll in a distance education due to a natural disaster.

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H.R. 3169: The VA Acquisition Workforce Improvement and Streamlining Act

The VA Acquisition Workforce Improvement and Streamlining Act, introduced by Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jack Bergman and Ranking Member Anne Kuster, as well as Rep. Bruce Poliquin, would require VA to create career certification programs for construction and logistics employees and would extend VA’s career certification for contracting officers to VA’s logistics workers and construction managers as well.

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H.R. 3023: To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay reporting fees to educational institutions

H.R. 3023, introduced by Rep. Steve Russell, would amend Title 38 of the United States Code to eliminate the authority of the VA Secretary to pay reporting fees to educational institutions that accept GI Bill funding.

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H.R. 3018: Veterans’ Entry to Apprenticeship Act

The Veterans’ Entry to Apprenticeship Act, introduced by Rep. Martha McSally, would allow veterans eligible for the post-9/11 GI Bill to participate in preapprenticeship programs so long as they meet the standards set forth by their state and Registered Apprenticeship programs.

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H.R. 2773: To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall

H.R. 2773, introduced by Rep. Mike Coffman, would amend the Veterans’ Benefits Programs Improvement Act of 1991 to direct VA to sell Pershing Hall, in Paris, France, for fair market value, on the condition that the purchaser agrees to preserve its interior and exterior architectural details.

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H.R. 1943: The Restoring Maximum Mobility to Our Nation’s Veterans Act of 2017

The restoring Maximum Mobility to Our Nation’s Veterans Act of 2017, introduced by Rep. Steve King, would direct VA to ensure that each wheelchair furnished to a veteran due to a service-connected disability restores the maximum achievable mobility and function in the activities of daily life, employment and recreation.

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H.R. 1564: The VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017

The VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017, introduced by Rep. Jack Bergman, would clarify that VA is authorized to use mandatory funds to pay the cost of beneficiary travel for contract examinations.

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H.R. 1390: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans’ cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization.

H.R. 1390, introduced by Rep. Jim Banks, would expand the VA Secretary’s authority to pay for transportation costs if the families choose to have deceased veterans buried in a national cemetery, state veterans cemetery or tribal veterans cemetery.

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H.R. 1328: The American Heroes COLA Act of 2017

The Veterans’ Compensation COLA Act of 2017, introduced by DAMA Chairman Mike Bost and Ranking Member Elizabeth Esty, would ensure that whenever Social Security recipients receive a COLA, the VA Secretary is authorized to provide an automatic cost-of-living adjustment for compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities.

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H.R. 1206: Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2017

The Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2017, introduced by Rep. Luke Messer, would enable eligible individuals to use a portion of their education benefits to cover up to $750 of application fees to institutions of higher learning.

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H.R. 1063: The Veteran Prescription Continuity Act

The Veteran Prescription Continuity Act, introduced by Rep. Beto O’Rourke, would enable VA to furnish a pharmaceutical agent not included in the joint uniform formulary to an individual transitioning from DoD to VA, if a DoD health care provider determines it is necessary for the service member’s transition.

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H.R. 888: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans.

H.R. 888, introduced by Rep. Walter Jones Jr., would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to treat the notification of the death of a veteran rated totally disabled as a claim for dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) benefits for the veteran’s surviving spouse and children.

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HR 815: To amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan under the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs

H.R. 815, introduced by Rep. Lee Zeldin, would add additional benefit to the Home Loan Guarantee by allowing the VA to guarantee up to 25% of any loan over $144,000.

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H.R. 501: The VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017

The VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 2017, introduced by Rep. Debbie Dingell, would require each VA medical center director to publish the number of patients who contracted an infection due to surgery, including a brief summary of each case, on its website every quarter.

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