Of the 6106 House and 3754 Senate pieces of legislation introduced in the 111th Congress to date, the
following House bills are of interest to the non-active duty veteran community. Bill titles in green (if any)
are new additions to this summary, titles in orange have either passed either the House or Senate and been
passed to the other for consideration or been incorporated into another bill, and those highlighted in blue have
become public law. A good indication on the likelihood a bill of being forwarded to the House or Senate for
passage and subsequently being signed into law by the President is the number of cosponsors who have
signed onto the bill. An alternate way for it to become law is if it is added as an addendum to another bill
such as the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and survives the conference committee
assigned to iron out the difference between the House and Senate bills. At http://thomas.loc.gov you can
review a copy of each bill’s text, determine its current status, the committee it has been assigned to, who your
representative is and his/her phone number, mailing address, or email/website to communicate with a
message or letter of your own making, and if your legislator is a sponsor or cosponsor of it. To separately
determine what bills, amendments your representative has sponsored, cosponsored, or dropped sponsorship
on refer to http://thomas.loc.gov/bss/d111/sponlst.html. To review a numerical list of all bills introduced
refer to http://thomas.loc.gov/bss/111search.html. The key to increasing cosponsorship is letting legislators
know of their constituent’s views on issues. Those bills that include a website in red are being pushed by
various veterans groups for passage and by clicking on that website you can forward a preformatted message
to your legislator requesting he/she support the bill.
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H.R.23 : Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009 to amend title 38,
United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Merchant Mariner Equity
Compensation Fund to provide benefits to certain individuals who served in the United States merchant
marine (including the Army Transport Service and the Naval Transport Service) during World War II.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 1/6/2009)
Cosponsors (168)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/13/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.32 : Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the
outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Companion Bill S.315
Sponsor: Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] (introduced 1/6/2009)
Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/28/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Provisions of measure
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incorporated into H.R. 3949 .
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H.R.33 : Disability Benefit Fairness Act of 2009 to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the
5-month waiting period for entitlement to disability benefits and to eliminate reconsideration as an
intervening step between initial benefit entitlement decisions and subsequent hearings on the record on such
decisions.
Sponsor: Rep McIntyre, Mike [NC-7] (introduced 1/6/2009)
Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.43 : Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009 to amend title XVIII of the Social Security
Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps.
Sponsor: Rep Becerra, Xavier [CA-31] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (187) Related bill S.46
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
the committee concerned.
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H.R.82 : Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2009 to expand retroactive eligibility of the Army Combat
Action Badge to include members of the Army who participated in combat during which they personally
engaged, or were personally engaged by, the enemy at any time on or after December 7, 1941.
Sponsor: Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny [FL-5] (introduced 1/6/2009)
Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.84 : Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish
standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for
other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny [FL-5] (introduced 1/6/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/25/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings
Held.
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H.R.108 : Disabled Veterans Commissary and Exchange Store Benefits Act to amend title 10, United States
Code, to extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans with a compensable service-
connected disability and to their dependents.
Sponsor: Rep Fortenberry, Jeff [NE-1] (introduced 1/6/2009)
Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.114 : Veterans Entrepreneurial Transition Business Benefit Act to allow veterans to elect to use, with
the approval of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, certain financial educational assistance to establish and
operate certain business, and for other purposes.
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Sponsor: Rep Fortenberry, Jeff [NE-1] (introduced 1/6/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/10/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.
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H.R.147 : Designate a Portion of Tax Payment for Homeless Vets. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless
veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Israel, Steve [NY-2] (introduced 1/6/2009)
Cosponsors (91)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/4/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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H.R.161 : Social Security Beneficiary Tax Reduction Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
repeal the 1993 increase in taxes on Social Security benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/6/2009)
Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.162 : Senior Citizens’ Tax Elimination Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the
inclusion in gross income of Social Security benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 1/6/2009)
Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.174 : Colorado Vet Cemetery. To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national
cemetery for veterans in the southern Colorado region.
Sponsor: Rep Salazar, John T. [CO-3] (introduced 1/6/2009)
Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 11/3/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.177 : Depleted Uranium Screening and Testing Act to provide for identification of members of the
Armed Forces exposed during military service to depleted uranium, to provide for health testing of such
members, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Serrano, Jose E. [NY-16] (introduced 1/6/2009)
Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.190 : Veterans Health Equity Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that veterans
in each of the 48 contiguous States are able to receive services in at least one full-service hospital of the
Veterans Health Administration in the State or receive comparable services provided by contract in the State.
Companion Bill S.239.
Sponsor: Rep Shea-Porter, Carol [NH-1] (introduced 1/6/2009)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
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Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.198 : Health Care Tax Deduction Act of 2009 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a
deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 1/6/2009)
Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.208 : National Guardsmen and Reservists Parity for Patriots Act to amend title 10, United States Code,
to ensure that members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who have served on active duty or
performed active service since September 11, 2001, in support of a contingency operation or in other
emergency situations receive credit for such service in determining eligibility for early receipt of non-regular
service retired pay, and for other purposes. Companion Bill S.644.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] (introduced 1/6/2009)
Cosponsors (166)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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and /or http://capwiz.com/ngaus/mail/compose/?mailid=13672261&azip=92571&bzip=7311
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H.R.210 : Vet Cemetery South Carolina Land Acquisition Study. To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
to conduct a study on the acquisition of a parcel of land adjacent to Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort,
South Carolina.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] (introduced 1/6/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.217 : Vet Cemetery South Carolina Land Acquisition Purchase. To direct the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to acquire a parcel of land adjacent to Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, South Carolina.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] (introduced 1/6/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Veterans’
Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned.
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H.R.228 : Visual Impairment VA Scholarship Program to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
establish a scholarship program for students seeking a degree or certificate in the areas of visual impairment
and orientation and mobility.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 1/7/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/28/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Provisions of measure
incorporated into H.R. 3949 .
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H.R.236 : Social Security Protection Act to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to protect Social
Security beneficiaries against any reduction in benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny [FL-5] (introduced 1/7/2009)
Cosponsors (1)
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Committees: House Rules; House Budget
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Rules,
and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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H.R.237 : Military Retiree Health Care Relief Act of 2009 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
allow a refundable credit to military retirees for premiums paid for coverage under Medicare Part B.
Sponsor: Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [MO-8] (introduced 1/7/2009)
Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.247 : Protect Our Veterans Memorials Act of 2009 to amend section 1369 of title 18, United States
Code, to extend Federal jurisdiction over destruction of veterans’ memorials on State or local government
property.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 1/7/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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H.R.270 : TRICARE Continuity of Coverage for National Guard and Reserve Families Act of 2009 to
amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain
members of the Retired Reserve. Companion Bill S.731.
Sponsor: Rep Latta, Robert E. [OH-5] (introduced 1/7/2009)
Cosponsors (72)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.293 : Homeless Women Veteran and Homeless Veterans with Children Reintegration Grant Program
Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Labor to carry out a grant
program to provide reintegration services through programs and facilities that emphasize services for
homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children.
Sponsor: Rep Buyer, Steve [IN-4] (introduced 1/8/2009)
Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/8/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
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H.R.294 : Veteran Owned Small Business Promotion Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States Code, to
provide for the reauthorization of the Department of Veterans Affairs small business loan program, and for
other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Buyer, Steve [IN-4] (introduced 1/8/2009)
Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/24/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings
Held.
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H.R.295 : More Jobs for Veterans Act of 2009 to authorize appropriations for the veterans’ workforce
investment programs.
Sponsor: Rep Buyer, Steve [IN-4] (introduced 1/8/2009)
Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
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H.R.296 : Armed Forces Disability Retirement Enhancement Act of 2009 to amend title 10, United States
Code, to revise the process by which a member of the Armed Forces is retired for disability and becomes
eligible for retirement pay, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Buyer, Steve [IN-4] (introduced 1/8/2009)
Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.297 : Veteran Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Subsistence Allowance Improvement Act of
2009 to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the amount of subsistence allowance
payable by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans participating in vocational rehabilitation programs,
and for other purposes. Companion Bill S.514
Sponsor: Rep Buyer, Steve [IN-4] (introduced 1/8/2009)
Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/4/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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H.R.303 : Retired Pay Restoration Act to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit additional retired
members of the Armed Forces 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 to eliminate the phase-in period
under current law with respect to such concurrent receipt.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 1/8/2009)
Cosponsors (134)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/30/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.309 : American Heroes’ Homeownership Assistance Act of 2009 to amend the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 to allow certain current and former service members to receive a refundable credit for the purchase of
a principal residence.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 1/8/2009)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/8/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.333 : Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired
members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive
concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans’ disability compensation, to eliminate the phase-in period
for concurrent receipt, to extend eligibility for concurrent receipt to chapter 61 disability retirees with less
than 20 years of service, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Marshall, Jim [GA-8] (introduced 1/8/2009)
Cosponsors (163)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
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Military Personnel.
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H.R.341 : Suspend Limitations Period for Tax Refund on VA Retroactive Payments. To amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend the running of periods of limitation for credit or refund of overpayment of
Federal income tax by veterans while their service-connected compensation determinations are pending with
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19] (introduced 1/8/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/8/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.347 : Congressional Gold Medal Award. To grant the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the
100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, in recognition of their
dedicated service during World War II.
Sponsor: Rep Schiff, Adam B. [CA-29] (introduced 1/8/2009)
Cosponsors (297) – Related bill S.1055
Committees: House Financial Services; House Administration
Latest Major Action: 5/18/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice
and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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H.R.379 : State and Local Sales Tax Deduction Expansion Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to ensure that all taxpayers have the ability to deduct State and local general sales taxes. Companion Bill
S.35.
Sponsor: Rep Blackburn, Marsha [TN-7] (introduced 1/9/2009)
Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.394 : Medal of Honor Pension. To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to increase the amount of the Medal of Honor special pension provided under that title by up
to $1,000.
Sponsor: Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr. [SC-1] (introduced 1/9/2009)
Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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H.R.403 : Homes for Heroes Act of 2009 to provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Al [TX-9] (introduced 1/9/2009)
Cosponsors (41)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/17/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice
and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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H.R.423 : Samuel B. Moody Bataan Death March Compensation Act to provide compensation for certain
World War II veterans who survived the Bataan Death March and were held as prisoners of war by the
Japanese.
Sponsor: Rep Mica, John L. [FL-7] (introduced 1/9/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Armed Services
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Latest Major Action: 2/6/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.433 : Ready Employers Willing to Assist Reservists’ Deployment (REWARD) Act of 2009 to amend the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax equal to 50 percent of the
compensation paid to employees while they are performing active duty service as members of the Ready
Reserve or the National Guard and of the compensation paid to temporary replacement employees.
Sponsor: Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] (introduced 1/9/2009)
Cosponsors (40)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.442 : Veterans’ Heritage Firearms Act of 2009 to provide an amnesty period during which veterans and
their family members can register certain firearms in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record,
and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rehberg, Denny [MT] (introduced 1/9/2009)
Cosponsors (196)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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H.R.449 : Health Care for America’s Heroes Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the
availability of health care provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs by adjusting the income level for
certain priority veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Sestak, Joe [PA-7] (introduced 1/9/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.456 : Disabled Veteran Small Business Eligibility Expansion Act of 2009 to amend the Small Business
Act to make service-disabled veterans eligible under the 8(a) business development program.
Sponsor: Rep Wittman, Robert J. [VA-1] (introduced 1/9/2009)
Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Small Business
Latest Major Action: 1/9/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Small Business.
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H.R.466 : Wounded Veteran Job Security Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit
discrimination and acts of reprisal against persons who receive treatment for illnesses, injuries, and
disabilities incurred in or aggravated by service in the uniformed services.
Sponsor: Rep Doggett, Lloyd [TX-25] (introduced 1/13/2009)
Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/9/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice
and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.482 : Frank Buckles World War I Memorial Act to authorize the rededication of the District of
Columbia War Memorial as a National and District of Columbia World War I Memorial to honor the
sacrifices made by American veterans of World War I.
Sponsor: Rep Poe, Ted [TX-2] (introduced 1/13/2009)
Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
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National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
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H.R.484 : Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Beneficiaries Act to require the Secretary of Defense to
develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits for certain new
beneficiaries as part of the TRICARE program.
Sponsor: Rep Rogers, Mike D. [AL-3] (introduced 1/13/2009)
Cosponsors (46)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.531 : Social Security Number Fraudulent Use Notification Act of 2009 to amend title II of the Social
Security Act to require that the Commissioner of Social Security notify individuals of improper use of their
Social Security account numbers.
Sponsor: Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins [NC-9] (introduced 1/14/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/14/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.568 : Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve
the quality of care provided to veterans in Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, to encourage
highly qualified doctors to serve in hard-to-fill positions in such medical facilities, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Costello, Jerry F. [IL-12] (introduced 1/15/2009)
Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/15/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
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H.R.593 : CRSC for DoD Disability Severances Pay. To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the
authorized concurrent receipt of disability severance pay from the Department of Defense and compensation
for the same disability under any law administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs to cover all
veterans who have a combat-related disability, as defined under section 1413a of such title.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Adam [WA-9] (introduced 1/15/2009)
Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.612 : Disabled Veterans Insurance Act of 2009 to amend section 1922A of title 38, United States Code,
to increase the amount of supplemental insurance available for totally disabled veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 1/21/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/21/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.613 : Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for
forgiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members of the Armed Forces
following their death.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 1/21/2009)
Cosponsors (63)
Committees: House Armed Services
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Latest Major Action: 2/6/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.620 : Jobs for Veterans Act of 2009 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an increased
work opportunity credit with respect to recent veterans.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 1/21/2009)
Cosponsors (14) Related Bill: H.R.4443
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/21/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.627 : Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Act of 2009 to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair
and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, and for
other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 1/22/2009)
Cosponsors (128) Related Bill S.235
Companion Bill S.414
Committees: House Financial Services
House Reports: 111-88
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-24
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H.R.656 : Unemployed Early Retirement Plan Withdrawal without Penalty. To amend the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 to allow certain individuals who have attained age 50 and who are unemployed to receive
distributions from qualified retirement plans without incurring a 10 percent additional tax.
Sponsor: Rep Platts, Todd Russell [PA-19] (introduced 1/22/2009)
Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/22/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.667 : Heroes at Home Act of 2009 to improve the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in
members and former members of the Armed Forces, to review and expand telehealth and telemental health
programs of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Salazar, John T. [CO-3] (introduced 1/23/2009)
Cosponsors (46)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.668 : Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act of 2009 to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
provide flexibility in the manner in which beds are counted for purposes of determining whether a hospital
may be designated as a critical access hospital under the Medicare Program and to exempt from the critical
access hospital inpatient bed limitation the number of beds provided for certain veterans. Companion Bill
S.307
Sponsor: Rep Walden, Greg [OR-2] (introduced 1/23/2009)
Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/23/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.671 : In Memory Medal for Forgotten Veterans Act to direct the Secretary of Defense to issue a medal
to certain veterans who died after their service in the Vietnam War as a direct result of that service.
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Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 1/26/2009)
Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/6/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.731 : Jenny’s Law to amend title 38, United States Code, to exclude individuals who have been
convicted of committing certain sex offenses from receiving certain burial-related benefits and funeral honors
which are otherwise available to certain veterans, members of the Armed Forces, and related individuals, and
for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Shadegg, John B. [AZ-3] (introduced 1/27/2009)
Cosponsors (26)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/27/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.746 : Safeguarding America’s Seniors and Veterans Act of 2009 to provide for economic recovery
payments to recipients of Social Security, railroad retirement, and veterans disability benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Adler, John H. [NJ-3] (introduced 1/28/2009)
Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/28/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned.
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H.R.761 : Parental Burial in National Cemeteries (Corey Shea Act). To amend title 38, United States Code,
to provide for the eligibility of parents of certain deceased veterans for interment in national cemeteries.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 1/28/2009)
Cosponsors (3) Related Bill H.R.3949
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/28/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Provisions of measure
incorporated into H.R.3949 .
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H.R.775 : Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act to repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor
annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity
compensation.
Sponsor: Rep Ortiz, Solomon P. [TX-27] (introduced 1/28/2009)
Cosponsors (349) Companion Bill S.535
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/15/2010 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Jones. Petition No: 111-10.
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H.R.784 : VA Reports to Congress. To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to submit to Congress quarterly reports on vacancies in mental health professional positions in
Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities.
Sponsor: Rep Tsongas, Niki [MA-5] (introduced 1/28/2009)
Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/3/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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H.R.785 : VA Outreach Training. To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to
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provide outreach and training to certain college and university mental health centers relating to the mental
health of veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.
Companion Bill S.543
Sponsor: Rep Tsongas, Niki [MA-5] (introduced 1/28/2009)
Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/3/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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H.R.806 : TRICARE Mail-Order Pharmacy Pilot Program Act to establish a mail-order pharmacy pilot
program for TRICARE beneficiaries.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 2/3/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/24/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.809 : Widow Remarriage Age Decrease for DIC. To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce from
age 57 to age 55 the age after which the remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran shall not
result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 2/3/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.811 : Retired Pay Restoration Act 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. Companion Bill S.546
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 2/3/2009)
Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/24/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.816 : Military Retirees Health Care Protection Act to amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit
certain increases in fees for military health care.
Sponsor: Rep Edwards, Chet [TX-17] (introduced 2/3/2009)
Cosponsors (199)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 2/24/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.819 : POW DIC Eligibility Date. To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of
dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who died on or before
September 30, 1999, under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and indemnity
compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who die after that date.
Sponsor: Rep Holden, Tim [PA-17] (introduced 2/3/2009)
Cosponsors (17)
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Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.870 : Medicare Medically Necessary Dental Care Act of 2009 to amend title XVIII of the Social
Security Act to provide for coverage under part B for medically necessary dental procedures.
Sponsor: Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] (introduced 2/4/2009)
Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
the committee concerned.
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H.R.879 : Affordable Health Care Expansion Act of 2009 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
allow individuals a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of private health insurance.
Sponsor: Rep Granger, Kay [TX-12] (introduced 2/4/2009)
Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.883 : Social Security 1993 Tax Increase Repeal. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal
the 1993 increase in income taxes on Social Security benefits.
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 2/4/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.917 : Combat-Related Injury Death Dependent Health Benefits. To increase the health benefits of
dependents of members of the Armed Forces who die because of a combat-related injury.
Sponsor: Rep Guthrie, Brett [KY-2] (introduced 2/9/2009)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.919 : Veterans’ Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United
States Code, to enhance the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain nurses and
other critical health-care professionals, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30] (introduced 2/9/2009)
Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/9/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.929 : VA Vet Training Program. To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to carry out a program of training to provide eligible veterans with skills relevant to the job
market, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Welch, Peter [VT] (introduced 2/9/2009)
Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/15/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee
to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .________________________________________
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H.R.931 : Veterans Employment Act of 2009 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the work
opportunity credit with respect to certain unemployed veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Nye, Glenn C., III [VA-2] (introduced 2/10/2009) Cosponsors (None) Related bill: H.R.4443
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/10/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.942 : Veterans Self-Employment Act of 2009 to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a
pilot project on the use of educational assistance under programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs to
defray training costs associated with the purchase of certain franchise enterprises.
Sponsor: Rep Alexander, Rodney [LA-5] (introduced 2/10/2009)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/3/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee
to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
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H.R.944 : Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improved
benefits for veterans who are former prisoners of war.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 2/10/2009)
Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/10/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.950 : Vet Distance Learning Assistance. To amend chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, to
increase educational assistance for certain veterans pursuing a program of education offered through distance
learning.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 2/10/2009)
Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/4/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported
(Amended) by Voice Vote.
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H.R.952 : Compensation Owed for Mental Health Based on Activities in Theater Post-traumatic Stress
Disorder Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the meaning of “combat with the enemy” for
purposes of service-connection of disabilities.
Sponsor: Rep Hall, John J. [NY-19] (introduced 2/10/2009)
Cosponsors (95)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/10/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported
(Amended) by Voice Vote.
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H.R.953 : Veterans Travel Tax Relief Act of 2009 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide
for a deduction for travel expenses to medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection
with examinations or treatments relating to service-connected disabilities.
Sponsor: Rep Heller, Dean [NV-2] (introduced 2/10/2009)
Cosponsors (68)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/10/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.954 : Social Security Benefits Fairness Act of 2009 to amend title II of the Social Security Act to
provide that a monthly insurance benefit thereunder shall be paid for the month in which the recipient dies,
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subject to a reduction of 50 percent if the recipient dies during the first 15 days of such month, and for other
purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Holden, Tim [PA-17] (introduced 2/10/2009)
Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/10/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.972 : Retired Reserve Age for Health Benefits. To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the
requirement that certain former members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces be at least 60 years
of age in order to be eligible to receive health care benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] (introduced 2/10/2009)
Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.1004 : Veterans Health Care Full Funding Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide an
enhanced funding process to ensure an adequate level of funding for veterans health care programs of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, to establish standards of access to care for veterans seeking health care from
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 2/11/2009)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/11/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.1016 : Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United
States Code, to provide advance appropriations authority for certain medical care accounts of the Department
of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 2/12/2009)
Cosponsors (125)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
House Reports: 111-171
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-81
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H.R.1017 : Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act to amend the Department of Veterans Affairs
Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, United States Code, to require the provision of
chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand
access to such care and services.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 2/12/2009)
Cosponsors (37)
Related bill S.1204
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/25/2010 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.1034 : Honor and Remember Flag. To amend title 36, United States Code, to designate the Honor and
Remember Flag created by Honor and Remember, Inc., as an official symbol to recognize and honor
members of the Armed Forces who died in the line of duty, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Forbes, J. Randy [VA-4] (introduced 2/12/2009)
Cosponsors (20)
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Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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H.R.1036 : Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States
Code, to establish the position of Director of Physical Therapy Service within the Veterans Health
Administration and to establish a fellowship program for physical therapists in the areas of geriatrics,
amputee rehabilitation, polytrauma care, and rehabilitation research.
Sponsor: Rep Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [SD] (introduced 2/12/2009)
Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/1/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings
Held.
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H.R.1037 : Pilot College Work Study Programs for Veterans Act of 2009 to direct the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot project to test the feasibility and advisability of expanding the scope of
certain qualifying work-study activities under title 38, United States Code.
Sponsor: Rep Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [SD] (introduced 2/12/2009)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
House Reports: 111-162
Latest Major 10/7/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Passed Senate with an amendment by
Unanimous Consent.
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H.R.1038 : Shingles Prevention Act to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide
coverage for the shingles vaccine under the Medicare Program.
Sponsor: Rep Hirono, Mazie K. [HI-2] (introduced 2/12/2009)
Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
the committee concerned.
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H.R.1042 : Enemy POW Hospitalization Policy. To prohibit the provision of medical treatment to enemy
combatants detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in the same facility as a
member of the Armed Forces or Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, Jeff [FL-1] (introduced 2/12/2009)
Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
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H.R.1075 : Restoring Essential Care for Our Veterans for Effective Recovery (RECOVER) Act to amend
title 38, United States Code, to expand access to hospital care for veterans in major disaster areas, and for
other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Scalise, Steve [LA-1] (introduced 2/13/2009)
Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/25/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings
Held.
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H.R.1088 : Mandatory Veteran Specialist Training Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States Code, to
provide for a one-year period for the training of new disabled veterans’ outreach program specialists and local
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veterans’ employment representatives by National Veterans’ Employment and Training Services Institute.
Sponsor: Rep Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [SD] (introduced 2/13/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/20/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice
and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.1089 : Veterans Employment Rights to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the
enforcement through the Office of Special Counsel of the employment and unemployment rights of veterans
and members of the Armed Forces employed by Federal executive agencies, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [SD] (introduced 2/13/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/20/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.1098 : Veterans’ Worker Retraining Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the
amount of educational assistance payable by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain individuals pursuing
internships or on-job training.
Sponsor: Rep Perriello, Thomas S.P. [VA-5] (introduced 2/13/2009)
Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/10/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported
(Amended) by Voice Vote.
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H.R.1114 : National Cemetery Availability. To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a process
for determining whether a geographic area is sufficiently served by the national cemeteries located in that
geographic area.
Sponsor: Rep Rehberg, Denny [MT] (introduced 2/23/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/23/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.1163 : Establish Nebraska National Cemetery. To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a
national cemetery in the Sarpy County region to serve veterans in eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, and
northwest Missouri.
Sponsor: Rep Terry, Lee [NE-2] (introduced 2/24/2009)
Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/24/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
the committee concerned.
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H.R.1168 : Veterans Retraining Act of 2009 to amend chapter 42 of title 38, United States Code, to provide
certain veterans with employment training assistance.
Sponsor: Rep Boozman, John [AR-3] (introduced 2/25/2009)
Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/3/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.1169 : VA Adapted Housing/Automobile Assistance. To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase
the amount of assistance provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disabled veterans for specially
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adapted housing and automobiles and adapted equipment.
Sponsor: Rep Boozman, John [AR-3] (introduced 2/25/2009)
Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/4/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported by
Voice Vote.
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H.R.1170 : Adapted Housing Technology Grants. To amend chapter 21 of title 38, United States Code, to
establish a grant program to encourage the development of new assistive technologies for specially adapted
housing.
Sponsor: Rep Boozman, John [AR-3] (introduced 2/25/2009)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/20/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice
and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.1171 : Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 to amend title 38,
United States Code, to reauthorize the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program for fiscal years 2010
through 2014.
Sponsor: Rep Boozman, John [AR-3] (introduced 2/25/2009)
Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/31/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice
and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.1172 : VA Website Scholarship Info Addition. To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on
the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations that provide scholarships to
veterans and their survivors.
Sponsor: Rep Boozman, John [AR-3] (introduced 2/25/2009)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
House Reports: 111-164
Latest Major Action: 6/24/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.1182 : Military Spouses Residency Relief Act to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to
guarantee the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of residency, and for other
purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Carter, John R. [TX-31] (introduced 2/25/2009)
Cosponsors (208)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/8/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by
Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
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H.R.1197 : Medal of Honor Health Care Equity Act of 2009 to assign a higher priority status for hospital
care and medical services provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs to certain veterans who are
recipients of the medal of honor.
Sponsor: Rep Mitchell, Harry E. [AZ-5] (introduced 2/25/2009)
Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/9/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee
to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
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H.R.1203 : Federal and Military Retiree Health Care Equity Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to
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allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums. Companion Bill S.491
Sponsor: Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] (introduced 2/25/2009)
Cosponsors (215)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
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H.R.1211: Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand
and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Enduring
Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Companion Bill S.597
Sponsor: Rep Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [SD] (introduced 2/26/2009)
Cosponsors (51)
House Reports: 111-165
Latest Major Action: 6/24/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.1232 : Far South Texas Veterans Medical Center Act of 2009 to authorize the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to construct a full service hospital in Far South Texas.
Sponsor: Rep Ortiz, Solomon P. [TX-27] (introduced 2/26/2009)
Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
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H.R.1263 : Federal Retirement Reform Act of 2009 to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the
automatic enrollment of new participants in the Thrift Savings Plan, and to clarify the method for computing
certain annuities based on part-time service; to allow certain employees of the District of Columbia to have
certain periods of service credited for purposes relating to retirement eligibility; and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lynch, Stephen F. [MA-9] (introduced 3/3/2009)
Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/3/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Oversight
and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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H.R.1289 : Social Security Fairness for the Terminally Ill Act of 2009 to amend title II of the Social
Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period in the disability insurance program, and for other
purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Charles A. [OH-6] (introduced 3/3/2009)
Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/3/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.1293 : Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009 to
amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the amount payable by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to veterans for improvements and structural alterations furnished as part of home health
services.
Sponsor: Rep Buyer, Steve [IN-4] (introduced 3/4/2009)
Cosponsors (16)
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Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/29/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.1305 : Perpetual Purple Heart Stamp Act to provide for the issuance of a forever stamp to honor the
sacrifices of the brave men and women of the armed forces who have been awarded the Purple Heart.
Companion Bill S.572
Sponsor: Rep King, Peter T. [NY-3] (introduced 3/4/2009)
Cosponsors (83)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 3/4/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform.
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H.R.1317 : Mortgage Payment Tax Credit. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax
credit to individuals who pay their mortgages on time.
Sponsor: Rep Shuster, Bill [PA-9] (introduced 3/4/2009)
Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/4/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.1335 : VA Catastrophically Disabled Copay. To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain copayments from veterans who are catastrophically
disabled.
Sponsor: Rep Halvorson, Deborah L. [IL-11] (introduced 3/5/2009)
Cosponsors (40)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/9/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee
to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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H.R.1336 : Veterans Education Improvement Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States Code, to make
certain improvements in the basic educational assistance program administered by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [SD] (introduced 3/5/2009)
Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.1377 : VA Emergency Treatment Reimbursement to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand
veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished
in a non-Department facility, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 3/6/2009)
Cosponsors (2)
Companion Bill S.404.
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-137
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H.R.1388 : Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education (GIVE) Act to reauthorize and reform
the national service laws. Passed 321-105 and placed on the Senate calendar.
Sponsor: Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] (introduced 3/9/2009)
Cosponsors (37) Related Bills:
H.RES.250, H.RES.296, S.277
Committees: House Education and Labor,
House Reports: 111-37
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-13
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H.R.1401 : VET Corps Act of 2009 to create a service corps of veterans called Veterans Engaged for
Tomorrow (VET) Corps focused on promoting and improving the service opportunities for veterans and
retired members of the military by engaging such veterans and retired members in projects designed to meet
identifiable public needs with a specific emphasis on projects to support veterans, including disabled and
older veterans and retired members of the military.
Sponsor: Rep Sarbanes, John P. [MD-3] (introduced 3/9/2009)
Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 4/29/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Healthy Families and Communities.
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H.R.1416 : Southern New Jersey Veterans Comprehensive Health Care Act to direct the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to expand the capability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for the medical-
care needs of veterans in southern New Jersey.
Sponsor: Rep LoBiondo, Frank A. [NJ-2] (introduced 3/10/2009)
Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/13/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
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H.R.1428 : VA Parkinson’s Disease Compensation. To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with
Parkinson’s disease.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 3/11/2009)
Cosponsors (84)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/13/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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H.R.1474 : Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve
the enforcement of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, and for
other purposes. Companion Bill S.263.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Artur [AL-7] (introduced 3/12/2009)
Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; House Armed Services; House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.1478 : Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2009 to amend chapter 171 of title
28, United States Code, to allow members of the Armed Forces to sue the United States for damages for
certain injuries caused by improper medical care, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hinchey, Maurice D. [NY-22] (introduced 3/12/2009)
Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 4/26/2010 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 267.
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H.R.1496 : Child Health Care Affordability Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
individuals a credit against income tax for medical expenses for dependents.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/12/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
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Ways and Means.
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H.R.1513 : Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2009 to increase, effective as of
December 1, 2009, 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, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kirkpatrick, Ann [AZ-1] (introduced 3/16/2009)
Cosponsors (10)
Related bill S.407
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/31/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.1519 : Social Security Benefits Tax Relief Act of 2009 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Sam [TX-3] (introduced 3/16/2009)
Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/16/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.1522 : United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act to provide that service of the members of the
organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II constituted active military
service for purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18] (introduced 3/16/2009)
Cosponsors (25)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings
Held.
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H.R.1532 : CMOH Statute of Limitations Elimination. To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate
the statute of limitations on the award of the congressional medal of honor.
Sponsor: Rep Sestak, Joe [PA-7] (introduced 3/16/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.1544 : Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act 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.
Sponsor: Rep Driehaus, Steve [OH-1] (introduced 3/17/2009)
Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/17/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.1546 : Caring for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States
Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish the Committee on Care of Veterans with
Traumatic Brain Injury.
Sponsor: Rep McNerney, Jerry [CA-11] (introduced 3/17/2009)
Cosponsors (8)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/9/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee
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H.R.1592 : Pay Increase Guarantee. To amend title 37, United States Code, to guarantee a pay increase for
members of the uniformed services for fiscal years 2011 through 2014 of one-half of one percentage point
higher than the Employment Cost Index.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 3/18/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.1600 : TRICARE Autism Care. To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of
autism under TRICARE.
Sponsor: Rep Sestak, Joe [PA-7] (introduced 3/18/2009)
Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.1647 : Veterans’ Employment Transition Support Act of 2009 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for hiring veterans.
Sponsor: Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [MI-11] (introduced 3/19/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.1657 : Notification of Exposure to Harmful Material/Contaminants. To direct the Secretary of Defense
to notify members of the Armed Forces and State military departments of exposure to potentially harmful
materials and contaminants.
Sponsor: Rep Schrader, Kurt [OR-5] (introduced 3/19/2009)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.1658 : Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit
the recovery by the United States of charges from a third party for hospital care or medical services furnished
to a veteran for a service-connected disability.
Sponsor: Rep Tiahrt, Todd [KS-4] (introduced 3/19/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/19/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.1681 : Veterans Transitional Assistance Act of 2009 to improve the coordination between the
Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to better provide care to members and the
Armed Forces and veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Boswell, Leonard L. [IA-3] (introduced 3/24/2009)
Cosponsors (17)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.1694 : Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act to authorize the acquisition and
protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of
1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program.
Sponsor: Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] (introduced 3/24/2009)
Cosponsors (12) Related Bill S.1168
Committees: House Natural Resources; Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 3/2/2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No.
302.
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H.R.1695 : Reserve Retired Pay Age Reduction. To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the
minimum age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service from 60 to 55.
Sponsor: Rep LoBiondo, Frank A. [NJ-2] (introduced 3/24/2009)
Cosponsors (49)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.1701 : PTSD/TBI Guaranteed Review For Heroes Act to amend title 10, United States Code, to direct
the Secretary of Defense to establish a special review board for certain former members of the Armed Forces
with post-traumatic stress disorder or a traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 3/25/2009)
Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.1708 : Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2009 to amend title II of the Social
Security Act to phase out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for
Medicare benefits, to eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions, and for
other purposes. Companion Bill S.700.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Gene [TX-29] (introduced 3/25/2009)
Cosponsors (111)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce; House Transportation and
Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 3/26/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
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H.R.1712 : Savings for Seniors Act of 2009 to amend title II of the Social Security Act to establish a Social
Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund to hold the
Social Security surplus, to provide for suspension of investment of amounts held in the Account until
enactment of legislation providing for investment of the Trust Fund in investment vehicles other than
obligations of the United States, and to establish a Social Security Investment Commission to make
recommendations for alternative forms of investment of the Social Security surplus in the Trust Fund.
Sponsor: Rep Blackburn, Marsha [TN-7] (introduced 3/25/2009)
Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/25/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.1716 : Property Tax Relief Act of 2009 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the
deduction for real property taxes on the principal residences to all individuals whether or not they itemize
other deductions.
Sponsor: Rep Hill, Baron P. [IN-9] (introduced 3/25/2009)
Cosponsors (12)
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Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/25/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.1767 : Fair Housing Tax Credit Extension Act of 2009 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
make the first-time homebuyer credit retroactive to the beginning of 2008 and to permanently extend the
credit.
Sponsor: Rep Paul, Ron [TX-14] (introduced 3/26/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/26/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.1804 : Federal Retirement Reform Act of 2009 to amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain
modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, the Civil Service Retirement System, and the Federal Employees’
Retirement System, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] (introduced 3/31/2009)
Cosponsors (4) Related Bill H.R.108
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2009 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 307 , H.R. 1804 is laid on the table.
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H.R.1809 : TRICARE Prime Geographic Expansion. To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the
geographical coverage of TRICARE Prime to include Puerto Rico and Guam.
Sponsor: Rep Pierluisi, Pedro R. [PR] (introduced 3/31/2009)
Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.1818 : Disabled Veterans Commissary and Exchange Store Benefits Act to amend title 10, United
States Code, to extend military commissary and exchange store privileges to veterans with a compensable
service-connected disability and to their dependents.
Sponsor: Rep Burton, Dan [IN-5] (introduced 3/31/2009)
Cosponsors (18)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.1849 : World War I Memorial and Centennial Act of 2009 to designate the Liberty Memorial at the
National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, as the National World War I Memorial, to establish
the World War I centennial commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, and
for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Cleaver, Emanuel [MO-5] (introduced 4/1/2009)
Cosponsors (101)
Related Bill
S.760
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 11/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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H.R.1851 : DOL Transitional Services. To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that certain
members of the Armed Forces receive employment assistance, job training assistance, and other transitional
services provided by the Secretary of Labor before separating from active duty service.
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Sponsor: Rep Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [SD] (introduced 4/1/2009)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.1872 : Secure Electronic Military Separation Act to require the Secretary of Defense, in consultation
with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to develop and implement a secure electronic method of forwarding
the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) to the appropriate office of the
Department of Veterans Affairs for the State or other locality in which a member of the Armed Forces will
first reside after the discharge or release of the member from active duty.
Sponsor: Rep Space, Zachary T. [OH-18] (introduced 4/2/2009)
Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.1879 : National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States Code, to
provide for employment and reemployment rights for certain individuals ordered to full-time National Guard
duty.
Sponsor: Rep Coffman, Mike [CO-6] (introduced 4/2/2009)
Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported
(Amended) by Voice Vote.
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H.R.1902 : Providing Real Outreach for Veterans Act of 2009 to provide veterans with individualized notice
about available benefits, to streamline application processes for the benefits, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny [FL-5] (introduced 4/2/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.1919 : Federal Withholding Tax Repeal Act of 2009 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
repeal the withholding of income and social security taxes.
Sponsor: Rep Foxx, Virginia [NC-5] (introduced 4/2/2009)
Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 4/2/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.1963 : Military Separation Transitional Services. To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that
members of the Armed Forces who are being separated from active duty receive comprehensive employment
assistance, job training assistance, and other transitional services, to require that such members receive a
psychological evaluation in addition to the physical examination they receive as part of their separation from
active duty, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 4/2/2009)
Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/27/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.1982 : Veterans Entitlement to Service (VETS) Act of 2009 to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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to acknowledge the receipt of medical, disability, and pension claims and other communications submitted by
veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [MI-13] (introduced 4/21/2009)
Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings
Held.
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H.R.1994 : Citizen Soldier Equality Act of 2009 to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide equity
between active and reserve component members of the Armed Forces in the computation of disability retired
pay for members wounded in action.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Geoff [KY-4] (introduced 4/21/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/21/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Armed Services.
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H.R.2014 : WASP Gold Medal Award. To award a congressional gold medal to the Women Airforce Service
Pilots (“WASP”).
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 4/21/2009)
Cosponsors (337)
Companion
Bill S.614
Committees: House Financial Services; House Administration
Latest Major Action: 4/21/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on
Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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H.R.2017 : MOAA Federal Charter. To amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the
Military Officers Association of America, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] (introduced 4/21/2009) Cosponsors (140) Companion Bill S.832
Related Bill S.1449
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/26/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
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H.R.2059 : SBP Disabled Child Trust. To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the payment of
monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust established for the
sole benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant in the Survivor Benefit Plan.
Sponsor: Rep Foster, Bill [IL-14] (introduced 4/23/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 5/15/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.2127 : Veterans Travel Equity Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the
income eligibility and service-connected disability rating requirements for the veterans beneficiary travel
program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Souder, Mark E. [IN-3] (introduced 4/27/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/1/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
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H.R.2138 : Services, Education, and Rehabilitation for Veterans Act to provide grants to establish veteran’s
treatment courts.
Sponsor: Rep Kennedy, Patrick J. [RI-1] (introduced 4/28/2009)
Cosponsors (34)
Related Bill S.902
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/26/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Courts and Competition Policy.
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H.R.2180 : Disabled Vet Housing Loan Fee Waiver. To amend title 38, United States Code, to waive
housing loan fees for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities called to active service.
Sponsor: Rep Teague, Harry [NM-2] (introduced 4/29/2009)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
House Reports: 111-163
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2009 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 81.
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H.R.2243 : Surviving Spouses Benefit Improvement Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States Code, to
provide for an increase in the amount of monthly dependency and indemnity compensation payable to
surviving spouses by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Buyer, Steve [IN-4] (introduced 5/5/2009)
Cosponsors (77)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/8/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings
Held.
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H.R.2244 : Single Parent Protection Act of 2009 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an
individual who is entitled to receive child support a refundable credit equal to the amount of unpaid child
support and to increase the tax liability of the individual required to pay such support by the amount of the
unpaid child support.
Sponsor: Rep Lofgren, Zoe [CA-16] (introduced 5/5/2009)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.2254 : The Agent Orange Equity Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions
relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 5/5/2009)
Cosponsors (257)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/8/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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H.R.2257 : Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve
the outreach activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Eddie B [TX-30] (introduced 5/5/2009) Cosponsors (None) – Related Bill S.315
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
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Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.2263 : Disability Equity Act to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the waiting periods
for people with disabilities for entitlement to disability benefits and Medicare, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sutton, Betty [OH-13] (introduced 5/5/2009)
Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.2270 : Benefits for Qualified World War II Veterans Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States Code,
to provide for the establishment of a compensation fund to make payments to qualified World War II veterans
on the basis of certain qualifying service.
Sponsor: Rep Buyer, Steve [IN-4] (introduced 5/6/2009)
Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/3/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee
to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
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H.R.2302 : Military Retired Pay Fairness Act of 2009 to amend title 10, United States Code, to limit
recoupments of separation pay, special separation benefits, and voluntary separation incentive from members
of the Armed Forces subsequently receiving retired or retainer pay.
Sponsor: Rep Shea-Porter, Carol [NH-1] (introduced 5/7/2009) Cosponsors (5) Companion bill S.1008
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/8/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.2342 : Wounded Warrior Project Family Caregiver Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States Code,
to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a family caregiver program to furnish support services
to family members certified as family caregivers who provide personal care services for certain disabled
veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Michaud, Michael H. [ME-2] (introduced 5/11/2009)
Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/15/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
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H.R.2365 : Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2009 to require the establishment of a
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and
Medicare benefits under titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act.
Sponsor: Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] (introduced 5/12/2009)
Cosponsors (62)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/12/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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H.R.2379 : Veterans’ Group Life Insurance Improvement Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States
Code, to provide certain veterans an opportunity to increase the amount of Veterans’ Group Life Insurance.
Sponsor: Rep Buyer, Steve [IN-4] (introduced 5/13/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/9/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee
to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
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H.R.2389 : Veterans’ Group Life Insurance Improvement Act of 2009 to require the Secretary of Defense to
establish registries of members and former members of the Armed Forces exposed in the line of duty to
occupational and environmental health chemical hazards, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
health care to veterans exposed to such hazards, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hill, Baron P. [IN-9] (introduced 5/13/2009)
Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/12/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Readiness.
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H.R.2405 : Richard Helm Veterans’ Access to Local Health Care Options and Resources Act to amend title
38, United States Code, to provide veterans enrolled in the health system of the Department of Veterans
Affairs the option of receiving covered health services through facilities other than those of the Department.
Sponsor: Rep Latham, Tom [IA-4] (introduced 5/14/2009)
Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/15/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
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H.R.2412 : Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act to exempt children of certain Filipino World War II
veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas.
Sponsor: Rep Hirono, Mazie K. [HI-2] (introduced 5/14/2009)
Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
the Judiciary.
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H.R.2419 : Military Personnel War Zone Toxic Exposure Prevention Act to require the Secretary of
Defense to establish a medical surveillance system to identify members of the Armed Forces exposed to
chemical hazards resulting from the disposal of waste in Iraq and Afghanistan, to prohibit the disposal of
waste by the Armed Forces in a manner that would produce dangerous levels of toxins, and for other
purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Bishop, Timothy H. [NY-1] (introduced 5/14/2009)
Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/8/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Readiness.
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H.R.2429 : Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2009 to require the establishment of a
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Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits
under title II of the Social Security Act.
Sponsor: Rep Gonzalez, Charles A. [TX-20] (introduced 5/14/2009)
Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
the committee concerned.
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H.R.2456 : Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2009 to amend section 484B of Higher Education
Act of 1965 to provide for tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to students who withdraw from an
institution of higher education to serve in the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] (introduced 5/18/2009)
Cosponsors (34)
Related Bills:
H.R.2561, S.1603
Latest Major Action: 10/22/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
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H.R.2474 : Veterans Educational Equity Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that in the
case of an individual entitled to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance program
who is enrolled at an institution of higher education in a State in which the public institutions charge only fees
in lieu of tuition, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall allow the individual to use all or any portion of the
amounts payable for the established charges for the program of education to pay any amount of the
individual’s tuition or fees for that program of education.
Sponsor: Rep McKeon, Howard P. “Buck” [CA-25] (introduced 5/19/2009)
Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/19/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.2486 : Vet Organization Funeral Detail Support. To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for
support of funeral ceremonies for veterans provided by details that consist solely of members of veterans
organizations and other organizations, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Gohmert, Louie [TX-1] (introduced 5/19/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/8/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.2504 : Homeless Vet VA Appropriation Increase. To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for
an increase in the annual amount authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry
out comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Teague, Harry [NM-2] (introduced 5/19/2009)
Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/22/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by
Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
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H.R.2505 : Reaching Rural Veterans through Telehealth Act to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
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carry out a pilot program to utilize tele-health platforms to assist in the treatment of veterans living in rural
areas who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury.
Sponsor: Rep Teague, Harry [NM-2] (introduced 5/19/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/19/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.2506 : Veterans Hearing and Assessment Act to direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure the members
of the Armed Forces receive mandatory hearing screenings before and after deployments and to direct the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to mandate that tinnitus be listed as a mandatory condition for treatment by the
Department of Veterans Affairs Auditory Centers of Excellence and that research on the preventing, treating,
and curing of tinnitus be conducted.
Sponsor: Rep Teague, Harry [NM-2] (introduced 5/19/2009)
Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/8/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.2546 : Right to Display Service Flag. To ensure that the right of an individual to display the Service flag
on residential property not be abridged.
Sponsor: Rep Boccieri, John A. [OH-16] (introduced 5/21/2009)
Cosponsors (56) Related bill: S.3477
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 5/20/2010 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice
and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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H.R.2553 : Atomic Veterans Service Medal Act to authorize the award of a military service medal to
members of the Armed Forces who were exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of participation in the
testing of nuclear weapons or under other circumstances.
Sponsor: Rep Tiahrt, Todd [KS-4] (introduced 5/21/2009)
Cosponsors (17)
Related bill S.1128
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/8/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.2559 : Help Our Homeless Veterans Act to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a
national media campaign directed at homeless veterans and veterans at risk for becoming homeless.
Sponsor: Rep Hare, Phil [IL-17] (introduced 5/21/2009)
Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/22/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by
Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
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H.R.2561 : Help Student Soldiers Act to amend section 484B of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to forgive
certain loans for servicemembers who withdraw from an institution of higher education as a result of service
in the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kind, Ron [WI-3] (introduced 5/21/2009)
Cosponsors (21)
Related Bills: H.R.2456,
S.1603
Latest Major Action: 10/22/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
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H.R.2573 : Atomic Veterans Relief Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the eligibility criteria
for presumption of service-connection of certain diseases and disabilities for veterans exposed to ionizing
radiation during military service, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] (introduced 5/21/2009)
Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.2583 : Women Veterans Access to Care Act to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve health
care for women veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Boswell, Leonard L. [IA-3] (introduced 5/21/2009)
Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.2585 : Protecting the Retirement of Our Troops by Ensuring Compensation is Timely Act to delay any
presumption of death in connection with the kidnapping in Iraq or Afghanistan of a retired member of the
Armed Forces to ensure the continued payment of the member’s retired pay.
Sponsor: Rep Broun, Paul C. [GA-10] (introduced 5/21/2009)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/8/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.2586 : Honor Guard 13-fold Flag Recitation Option. To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
from authorizing honor guards to participate in funerals of veterans interred in national cemeteries unless the
honor guards may offer veterans’ families the option of having the honor guard perform a 13-fold flag
recitation, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Broun, Paul C. [GA-10] (introduced 5/21/2009)
Cosponsors (46)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.2594 : Dependent State Plot VA Allowance. To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans who are
buried in State cemeteries.
Sponsor: Rep Garrett, Scott [NJ-5] (introduced 5/21/2009)
Cosponsors (49)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.2598 : Bataan/Corregidor/Luzon Gold Medal. To grant a congressional gold medal to American
military personnel who fought in defense of Bataan/Corregidor/Luzon between December 7, 1941 and May 6,
1942.
Sponsor: Rep Heinrich, Martin [NM-1] (introduced 5/21/2009)
Cosponsors (62)
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Committees: House Financial Services; House Administration
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on
Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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H.R.2621 : Travel Expense Reimbursement Time Requirement. To amend title 10, United States Code, to
use a time requirement for determining eligibility for the reimbursement of certain travel expenses.
Sponsor: Rep McCarthy, Kevin [CA-22] (introduced 5/21/2009)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/8/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.2638 : Veterans Stamp to Honor American Veterans Act to provide for the issuance of a veterans health
care stamp.
Sponsor: Rep Shuler, Heath [NC-11] (introduced 5/21/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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H.R.2642 : Veterans Missing in America Act of 2009 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.
Sponsor: Rep Tiberi, Patrick J. [OH-12] (introduced 5/21/2009)
Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.2647 : National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for
fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Skelton, Ike [MO-4] (by request) (introduced 6/2/2009) Cosponsors (1) Related Bill H.R.2990
Committees: House Armed Services
House Reports: 111-166, 111-166 Part 2
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-84
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H.R.2672 : Help Veterans Own Franchises Act of 2009 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
allow credits for the establishment of franchises with veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Schock, Aaron [IL-18] (introduced 6/3/2009)
Cosponsors (35)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/3/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.2673 : Surviving Spouse Pension Upgrade. To amend title 38, United States Code, to match the pension
amount paid to surviving spouses of veterans who served during a period of war to the pension amount paid
to such veterans.
Sponsor: Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] (introduced 6/3/2009)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/5/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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H.R.2683 : To establish the American Veterans Congressional Internship Program.
Sponsor: Rep Holt, Rush D. [NJ-12] (introduced 6/3/2009)
Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 6/3/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
House Administration.
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H.R.2689 : D-Day Memorial. To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility
of designating the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia, as a unit of the National Park System.
Sponsor: Rep Perriello, Thomas S.P. [VA-5] (introduced 6/3/2009)
Cosponsors (7) Related bill S.1207
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 10/1/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings
Held.
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H.R.2696 : Servicemembers’ Rights Protection Act to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to
provide for the enforcement of rights afforded under that Act.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, Brad [NC-13] (introduced 6/4/2009)
Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/28/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Provisions of measure
incorporated into H.R. 3949 .
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H.R.2698 : Veterans’ and Survivors’ Behavioral Health Awareness Act to improve and enhance the mental
health care benefits available to veterans, to enhance counseling and other benefits available to survivors of
veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Giffords, Gabrielle [AZ-8] (introduced 6/4/2009)
Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/25/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings
Held.
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H.R.2699 : Armed Forces Behavioral Health Awareness Act to improve the mental health care benefits
available to members of the Armed Forces, to enhance counseling available to family members of members
of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Giffords, Gabrielle [AZ-8] (introduced 6/4/2009)
Cosponsors (37)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/25/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings
Held.
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H.R.2713 : Disabled Veterans Life Insurance Enhancement Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to
make certain improvements in the service disabled veterans’ insurance program of the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Donnelly, Joe [IN-2] (introduced 6/4/2009)
Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/24/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings
Held.
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H.R.2734 : Health Care for Family Caregivers Act of 2009 to amend section 1781 of title 38, United States
Code, to provide medical care to family members of disabled veterans who serve as caregivers to such
veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Perriello, Thomas S.P. [VA-5] (introduced 6/4/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings
Held.
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H.R.2735 : Homeless Vet Service Program Improvements. To amend title 38, United States Code, to make
certain improvements to the comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Rodriguez, Ciro D. [TX-23] (introduced 6/4/2009)
Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/22/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by
Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
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H.R.2738 : Family Caregiver Travel Expense Compensation. To amend title 38, United States Code, to
provide travel expenses for family caregivers accompanying veterans to medical treatment facilities.
Sponsor: Rep Teague, Harry [NM-2] (introduced 6/4/2009)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings
Held.
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H.R.2756 : Veterans Home Loan Refinance Opportunity Act of 2009 to amend the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 to allow eligible veterans to use qualified veterans mortgage bonds to refinance home loans, and for
other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Davis, Susan A. [CA-53] (introduced 6/8/2009)
Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/8/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.2771 : Military Overpayment Fairness Act of 2009 to amend titles 10 and 37, United States Code, to
provide a more equitable process by which the military departments may recover overpayments of military
pay and allowances erroneously paid to a member of the Armed Forces when the overpayment is due to no
fault of the member, to expand Department discretion regarding remission or cancellation of indebtedness,
and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Shea-Porter, Carol [NH-1] (introduced 6/9/2009)
Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Armed Services
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Latest Major Action: 6/24/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.2774 : Families of Veterans Financial Security Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to make
permanent the extension of the duration of Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance coverage for totally
disabled veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Halvorson, Deborah L. [IL-11] (introduced 6/9/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/9/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee
to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
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H.R.2788 : Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act to designate a Distinguished Flying Cross
National Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California.
Sponsor: Rep Calvert, Ken [CA-44] (introduced 6/10/2009)
Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Natural Resources
Latest Major Action: 3/22/2010 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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H.R.2830 : Providing Access to Healthcare (PATH) for Veterans Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United
States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to give priority to unemployed veterans in furnishing
hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to certain veterans assigned to priority level 8.
Sponsor: Rep Courtney, Joe [CT-2] (introduced 6/11/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/12/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
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H.R.2836 : National Guard and Reservist Suicide Prevention and Community Response Act to amend the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to improve and expand suicide prevention and
community healing and response training under the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program.
Sponsor: Rep Hodes, Paul W. [NH-2] (introduced 6/11/2009)
Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 6/24/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.2879 : Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States Code, to
improve health care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kirkpatrick, Ann [AZ-1] (introduced 6/15/2009)
Cosponsors (8)
Latest Major Action: 3/25/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings
Held.
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H.R.2898 : Wounded Warrior Caregiver Assistance Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
support services for family caregivers of disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Halvorson, Deborah L. [IL-11] (introduced 6/16/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/19/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
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H.R.2926 : VA Special Care for Vietnam-era & Persian Gulf War Vets Exposed to Herbicides. To amend
title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide, without expiration,
hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for certain Vietnam-era veterans exposed to herbicide
and veterans of the Persian Gulf War.
Sponsor: Rep Nye, Glenn C., III [VA-2] (introduced 6/17/2009)
Cosponsors (5)
Latest Major Action: 7/9/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee
to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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H.R.2928: Post-9/11 GI Bill Apprenticeship/OJT Program. To amend title 38, United State Code, to
provide for an apprenticeship and on-job training program under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational
Assistance Program.
Sponsor: Rep Perriello, Thomas S.P. [VA-5] (introduced 6/17/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/24/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings
Held.
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H.R.2965 : Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act of 2009 to amend the Small Business
Act with respect to the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology
Transfer Program, and for other purposes.: Amended with H.AMDT.291 by Rep. David Reichert, D-WA to
give preference to organizations that are located in under represented states and regions, or are women-
owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, or minority-owned when awarding grants for Small Business
Administration (SBA) outreach efforts authorized under Title III (rural development and outreach).
Sponsor: Rep Altmire, Jason [PA-4] (introduced 6/19/2009)
Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Small Business; House Science and Technology
House Reports: 111-190 Part 1, 111-190 Part 2
Latest Major Action: 7/13/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1233 with an
amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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H.R.2968 : SGLI/VGLI Accelerated Death Benefit. To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the
required reduction in the amount of the accelerated death benefit payable to certain terminally-ill persons
insured under Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance or Veterans’ Group Life Insurance.
Sponsor: Rep Kirkpatrick, Ann [AZ-1] (introduced 6/19/2009)
Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 7/9/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee
to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
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H.R.2970 : Federal Law Enforcement Officer Vet Age Limit. To amend title 5, United States Code, to
increase the maximum age limit for an original appointment to a position as a Federal law enforcement
officer in the case of any individual who has been discharged or released from active duty in the Armed
Forces under honorable conditions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Bishop, Rob [UT-1] (introduced 6/19/2009)
Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 6/19/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform.
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H.R.2974 : Disabled Vet Health Savings Account Eligibility. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
to allow individuals eligible for veterans health benefits to contribute to health savings accounts.
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Sponsor: Rep Campbell, John [CA-48] (introduced 6/19/2009)
Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 6/19/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.2980 : Survivor Benefit Time Limit for 100% Disabled Vets. To amend title 38, United States Code, to
reduce the period of time for which a veteran must be totally disabled before the veteran’s survivors are
eligible for the benefits provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for survivors of certain veterans rated
totally disabled at time of death.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 6/19/2009)
Cosponsors (4)
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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H.R.2990 : Disabled Military Retiree Relief Act of 2009 to provide special pays and allowances to certain
members of the Armed Forces, expand concurrent receipt of military retirement and VA disability benefits to
disabled military retirees, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Skelton, Ike [MO-4] (introduced 6/23/2009)
Cosponsors (25)
Related Bill H.R.2647
Committees: House Armed Services; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Natural Resources;
House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/25/2009 Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 572 , H.R. 2990 is laid on the table.
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H.R.3067 : Health Security for All Americans Act of 2009 to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
reform Medicare payments to physicians and certain other providers and improve Medicare benefits, to
encourage the offering of health coverage by small businesses, to provide tax incentives for the purchase of
health insurance by individuals, to increase access to health care for veterans, to address the nursing shortage,
and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Latham, Tom [IA-4] (introduced 6/26/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Education and Labor; House Ways and Means; House
Veterans’ Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 8/3/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.3073 : Pending Vet Homeless Grant Program. To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs establish a grant program to provide assistance to veterans who are at risk of
becoming homeless.
Sponsor: Rep Nye, Glenn C., III [VA-2] (introduced 6/26/2009)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/1/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings
Held.
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H.R.3087 : Establish VA Claim Decision Deadlines. To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a
deadline for decisions with respect to claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Butterfield, G. K. [NC-1] (introduced 6/26/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/10/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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H.R.3155 : Caregiver Assistance and Resource Enhancement Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to
provide certain caregivers of veterans with training, support, and medical care, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Michaud, Michael H. [ME-2] (introduced 7/9/2009)
Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/28/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.3199 : Emergency Medic Transition (EMT) Act of 2009 to amend the Public Health Service Act to
provide grants to State emergency medical service departments to provide for the expedited training and
licensing of veterans with prior medical training, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Harman, Jane [CA-36] (introduced 7/14/2009)
Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 7/28/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported
(Amended) by Voice Vote.
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H.R.3200 : America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 to provide affordable, quality health care for
all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Dingell, John D. [MI-15] (introduced 7/14/2009)
Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means; House Education and Labor; House
Oversight and Government Reform; House Budget
Latest Major Action: 10/14/2009 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 168.
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H.R.3223 : Vet Owned Businesses VA Contracts. To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the
Department of Veterans Affairs contracting goals and preferences for small business concerns owned and
controlled by veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Buyer, Steve [IN-4] (introduced 7/15/2009)
Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/24/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings
Held.
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H.R.3266 : Veteran Assistance Dog Grant Program. To establish a grant program to encourage the use of
assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Klein, Ron [FL-22] (introduced 7/20/2009)
Cosponsors (22)
Related Bill S.1485
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Economic Opportunity.
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H.R.3280 : Rural Vet Transportation Grant Program. To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
establish a grant program to assist veterans in highly rural areas by providing transportation to medical
centers.
Sponsor: Rep Rodriguez, Ciro D. [TX-23] (introduced 7/21/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
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H.R.3281 : Vet Care Rural Area Demonstration Project. To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry
out demonstration projects related to providing care for veterans in rural areas.
Sponsor: Rep Rodriguez, Ciro D. [TX-23] (introduced 7/21/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
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H.R.3282 : Vet Readjustment and Mental Health Care Services. To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
to provide certain veterans with readjustment and mental health care services, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rodriguez, Ciro D. [TX-23] (introduced 7/21/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
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H.R.3283 : VA Travel Reimbursement for Veterans Annual Review. To amend title 38, United States Code,
to allow for reimbursement of certain travel at a set rate, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rodriguez, Ciro D. [TX-23] (introduced 7/21/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
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H.R.3324 : Stable Future for Veterans’ Children Act to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for
the payment of monthly annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to a supplemental or special needs trust
established for the sole benefit of a disabled dependent child of a participant in the Survivor Benefit Plan.
Sponsor: Rep Cantor, Eric [VA-7] (introduced 7/24/2009)
Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Armed Services.
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H.R.3337 : Post-9/11 Veterans’ Job Training Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
for the use of entitlement under Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program for the pursuit of
apprenticeships and on-job training.
Sponsor: Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] (introduced 7/24/2009)
Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Economic Opportunity.
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H.R.3349 : NAIV Charter. To grant a Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans,
Incorporated.
Sponsor: Rep Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [SD] (introduced 7/27/2009)
Cosponsors (8) Related Bill
S.1520
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 8/19/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
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H.R.3365 : Medicare VA Reimbursement Act of 2009 to provide Medicare payments to Department of
Veterans Affairs medical facilities for items and services provided to Medicare-eligible veterans for non-
service-connected conditions.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 7/28/2009)
Cosponsors (31)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Energy and Commerce; House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
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H.R.3366 : Illegal Garnishment Prevention Act to prohibit the use of funds to promote the direct deposit of
Veterans and Social Security benefits until adequate safeguards are established to prevent the attachment and
garnishment of such benefits.
Sponsor: Rep Gordon, Bart [TN-6] (introduced 7/28/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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H.R.3368 : Honor Act of 2009 to enhance benefits for survivors of certain former members of the Armed
Forces with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, to enhance availability and
access to mental health counseling for members of the Armed Forces and veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Markey, Betsy [CO-4] (introduced 7/28/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; House Armed Services; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 10/28/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.3403 : Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 to amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
and title 5, United States Code, to provide leave for family members of members of regular components of
the Armed Forces, and leave to care for covered veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [CA-6] (introduced 7/30/2009)
Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Administration
Latest Major Action: 10/22/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Workforce Protections
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H.R.3407 : Severely Injured Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States
Code, to make certain improvements to laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to
benefits for severely injured veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Buyer, Steve [IN-4] (introduced 7/30/2009)
Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/31/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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H.R.3441 : Combat Vet VA Enrollment. To provide for automatic enrollment of veterans returning from
combat zones into the VA medical system, and for other purposes.
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Sponsor: Rep Arcuri, Michael A. [NY-24] (introduced 7/31/2009)
Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/1/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings
Held.
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H.R.3467 : Veterans Education Enhancement and Fairness Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States
Code, to provide for a monthly housing stipend under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the
Department of Veterans Affairs for individuals pursuing programs of education offered through distance
learning, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Carney, Christopher P. [PA-10] (introduced 7/31/2009)
Cosponsors (13)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/11/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Economic Opportunity.
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H.R.3484 : VA Work Study Authority. To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority for
certain qualifying work-study activities for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [SD] (introduced 7/31/2009)
Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/4/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported
(Amended) by Voice Vote.
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H.R.3485 : Veterans Pensions Protection Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that monetary
benefits paid to veterans by States and municipalities shall be excluded from consideration as income for
purposes of pension benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Higgins, Brian [NY-27] (introduced 7/31/2009)
Cosponsors (14) Related Bill: S.3118
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by
Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
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H.R.3491 : Thomas G. Schubert Agent Orange Fairness Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to
establish a presumption of service connection for certain cancers occurring in veterans who served in the
Republic of Vietnam and were exposed to certain herbicide agents, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kagen, Steve [WI-8] (introduced 7/31/2009)
Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/11/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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H.R.3507 : VA Survivor Education Rate Increase. To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an
increase in the rates of survivors’ and dependents’ educational assistance payable by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Paulsen, Erik [MN-3] (introduced 7/31/2009)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/11/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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H.R.3522 : Veterans Hardship Outreach for Priority Eights (HOPE) Act to direct the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to provide grants and assistance to States to conduct outreach to veterans regarding hardship and
priority under the Department of Veterans Affairs patient enrollment system.
Sponsor: Rep Space, Zachary T. [OH-18] (introduced 7/31/2009)
Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/11/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
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H.R.3544 : National Cemeteries Expansion Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
guidelines for the establishment of new national cemeteries by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for
other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 9/9/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/8/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings
Held.
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H.R.3554 : National Guard Education Equality Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the
inclusion of certain active duty service in the reserve components as qualifying service for purposes of Post-
9/11 Educational Assistance Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Loebsack, David [IA-2] (introduced 9/10/2009)
Cosponsors (102)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/24/2009 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings
Held.
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H.R.3573 : Call to Service Homebuyer Credit Act of 2009 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
prevent a change in residency as a result of extended official duty in the uniformed services, Foreign Service,
or intelligence community from triggering the repayment provisions of the first time homebuyer credit, and
for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Blumenauer, Earl [OR-3] (introduced 9/15/2009) Cosponsors (None) Related bills: H.R.2562
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 9/15/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.3575 : Vet Mortgage Life Insurance Increase. To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an
increase in the maximum amount of veterans’ mortgage life insurance available under laws administered by
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Perriello, Thomas S.P. [VA-5] (introduced 9/15/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/15/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.3577 : Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents (EARNED) Act of 2009 to
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amend title 38, United State Code, to provide authority for certain members of the Armed Forces who have
served 20 years on active duty to transfer entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to their dependents.
Sponsor: Rep Rodriguez, Ciro D. [TX-23] (introduced 9/15/2009)
Cosponsors (24)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/4/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported by
Voice Vote.
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H.R.3620 : Hiring Heroes Tax Incentive Act of 2009 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
employers a credit against income tax for employing members of the Ready Reserve and National Guard and
veterans recently separated from the Armed Forces.
Sponsor: Rep Alexander, Rodney [LA-5] (introduced 9/22/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 9/22/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.3657 : USPHS & NOAA GI Bill Benefit Transfer. To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
for members of the United States Public Health Service and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration Corps to transfer unused benefits under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program to family
members, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rodriguez, Ciro D. [TX-23] (introduced 9/25/2009)
Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/2/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Economic Opportunity.
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H.R.3661 : GI Bill Housing Stipend. To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a monthly
housing stipend under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for individuals pursuing programs of
education offered through distance learning, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rehberg, Denny [MT] (introduced 9/29/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/2/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Economic Opportunity.
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H.R.3672 : Social Security COLA Fix for 2010 Act to provide for an increase of $150 in Social Security
benefits for one month in 2010 to compensate for the lack of a cost-of-living adjustment for that year, and to
amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the requirement that there be a Social Security cost-of-
living adjustment for an adjustment in the contribution and benefit base to occur.
Sponsor: Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [NY-4] (introduced 9/29/2009)
Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.3677: Save Our Seniors’ Social Security Act of 2009 to provide $280 relief payments to recipients of
Social Security and railroad retirement benefits, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Granger, Kay [TX-12] (introduced 9/30/2009)
Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Transportation and Infrastructure; House Appropriations
Latest Major Action: 10/1/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
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H.R.3685 : Inclusion of VetSuccess on VA Website. To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include
on the main page of the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a hyperlink to the VetSuccess
Internet website and to publicize such Internet website.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 9/30/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/15/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee
to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 4 – 1.
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H.R.3719 : Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States
Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration,
and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Buyer, Steve [IN-4] (introduced 10/6/2009)
Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/9/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Economic Opportunity.
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H.R.3787 : Treat Certain Reserve Time as Active Duty Time. To amend title 38, United States Code, to
deem certain service in the reserve components as active service for purposes of laws administered by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Walz, Timothy J. [MN-1] (introduced 10/8/2009)
Cosponsors (42)
Related bill: S.1780
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/27/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee
to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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H.R.3796 : Homeless Vet Assistor’s Per Diem Grants. To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve
per diem grant payments for organizations assisting homeless veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 10/13/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/16/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
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H.R.3813 : Veterans Training Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the approval of
certain programs of education for purposes of the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program.
Sponsor: Rep Sestak, Joe [PA-7] (introduced 10/14/2009) Cosponsors (18) Related bills: S.3171
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings
Held.
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H.R.3843 : Transparency for America’s Heroes Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to publish redacted medical quality-assurance records of the Department of
Veterans Affairs on the Internet website of the Department.
Sponsor: Rep Sestak, Joe [PA-7] (introduced 10/15/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
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Latest Major Action: 10/16/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
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H.R.3885 : Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a
pilot program on dog training therapy.
Sponsor: Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr. [SC-1] (introduced 10/21/2009)
Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/26/2010 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.3886 : Providing Military Honors for our Nation’s Heroes Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to
authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse certain volunteers who provide funeral honors details
at the funerals of veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 10/21/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/23/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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H.R.3906 : Low Income Vet Family Permanent Housing. To amend title 38, United States Code, to
authorize appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs program to provide financial assistance for
supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing.
Sponsor: Rep Teague, Harry [NM-2] (introduced 10/22/2009)
Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/23/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
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H.R.3908 : Families of Disabled Veterans Work Opportunity Act of 2009 to amend the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 to provide the work opportunity tax credit with respect to a designated family member of a
veteran with a service-connected disability if the veteran is unable to work.
Sponsor: Rep Halvorson, Deborah L. [IL-11] (introduced 10/22/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 10/22/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.3926 : Armed Forces Breast Cancer Research Act 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.
Sponsor: Rep Boswell, Leonard L. [IA-3] (introduced 10/26/2009)
Cosponsors (45)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/25/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings
Held.
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H.R.3943 : Post 9/11 Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act to amend the Elementary and Secondary
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Education Act of 1965 to allow members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty on or after
September 11, 2001, to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Courtney, Joe [CT-2] (introduced 10/27/2009)
Cosponsors (170) Related Bill S.
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 12/8/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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H.R.3948 : Test Prep for Heroes Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for entitlement under
the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program to payment for test preparatory courses, and for other
purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Putnam, Adam H. [FL-12] (introduced 10/28/2009)
Cosponsors (30)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/10/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported
(Amended) by Voice Vote.
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H.R.3949 : Veterans’ Small Business Assistance and Servicemembers Protection Act of 2009 to amend title
38, United States Code, and the Servicemember Civil Relief Act, to make certain improvements in the laws
relating to benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 10/28/2009) Cosponsors (22) Related Bill: H.R.761
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/4/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.3998 : Compensation for Combat Veterans Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the
service treatable as service engaged in combat with the enemy for utilization of non-official evidence for
proof of service-connection in a combat-related disease or injury.
Sponsor: Rep Braley, Bruce L. [IA-1] (introduced 11/3/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/6/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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H.R.4006 : Rural, American Indian Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 to amend title 38,
United States Code, to provide for Indian veterans health care coordinators, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kirkpatrick, Ann [AZ-1] (introduced 11/3/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/25/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings
Held.
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H.R.4028 : Rural Veterans Services Outreach and Training Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to
improve services for veterans residing in rural areas.
Sponsor: Rep Wu, David [OR-1] (introduced 11/5/2009)
Cosponsors (21)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/6/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Water Resources and Environment.
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H.R.4043 : Military Spouse Pin Act to amend title 10, United States Code, to recognize the spouses of
members of the Armed Forces who are serving in combat or have served in combat through the presentation
of an official lapel button.
Sponsor: Rep Shea-Porter, Carol [NH-1] (introduced 11/6/2009)
Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 11/18/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.4044 : Vet Plot & Headstone/Marker Allowance. To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to restore plot allowance eligibility for veterans of any war and to restore the
headstone or marker allowance for eligible persons.
Sponsor: Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] (introduced 11/6/2009)
Cosponsors (37)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.4045 : Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States Code, to
increase burial benefits for veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Berkley, Shelley [NV-1] (introduced 11/6/2009)
Cosponsors (42)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.4048 : Rural Area TBI Pilot Program. To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot
program on the provision of traumatic brain injury care in rural areas.
Sponsor: Rep Capito, Shelley Moore [WV-2] (introduced 11/6/2009)
Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.4051 : Cold War Service Medal Act of 2009 to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the
award of a military service medal to members of the Armed Forces who served honorably during the Cold
War, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Israel, Steve [NY-2] (introduced 11/6/2009)
Cosponsors (45) Related bill: S.2743
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 11/18/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.4054 : Benefit Rating Acceleration for Veteran Entitlements Act of 2009. To amend titles II and XVI of
the Social Security Act to provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs as disability for purposes of such titles.
Sponsor: Rep Sarbanes, John P. [MD-3] (introduced 11/6/2009)
Cosponsors (72) Related Bill: S.2759
Committees: House Ways and Means
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Latest Major Action: 11/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.4058 : Veterans to Work Pilot Program Act of 2009 to amend title 10, United States Code, to establish
the Veterans to Work Program providing for the employment of individuals, especially veterans, who
participate in apprenticeship programs on designated military construction projects, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Adam [WA-9] (introduced 11/6/2009)
Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 11/18/2009 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Readiness.
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H.R.4063 : WWII Messman/Steward Congressional Gold Medal. To grant the Congressional Gold Medal to
the members of the messman and steward branches of United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard
that served during World War II.
Sponsor: Rep Edwards, Donna F. [MD-4] (introduced 11/7/2009)
Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Administration
Latest Major Action: 11/7/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on
Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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H.R.4064 : Post-9/11 EAP Improvements. To make certain improvements in the Post-9/11 Educational
Assistance Program.
Sponsor: Rep Giffords, Gabrielle [AZ-8] (introduced 11/7/2009)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/7/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.4073 : Rural Veterans Reimbursement Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the
payments to certain veterans for certain travel expenses.
Sponsor: Rep Minnick, Walter [ID-1] (introduced 11/16/2009)
Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/16/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.4121 : Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States
Code, to improve the appeals process of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to establish a commission to
study judicial review of the determination of veterans’ benefits, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hall, John J. [NY-19] (introduced 11/19/2009)
Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 11/19/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.4156 : Increasing Housing Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2009 to provide for certain improvements
in the laws relating to housing for veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] (introduced 11/19/2009)
Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 11/19/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Financial Services.
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H.R.4203 : Direct Deposit of Vet Education Payments. To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide veterans certain educational assistance payments through direct
deposit.
Sponsor: Rep Hall, John J. [NY-19] (introduced 12/3/2009)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings
Held.
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H.R.4220 : Promoting Jobs for Veterans Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain
improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to small business
concerns and employment assistance, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Buyer, Steve [IN-4] (introduced 12/8/2009)
Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; House Education and Labor; House Small Business
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
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H.R.4221 : Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Improvement Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United
States Code, to provide for improved acquisition practices by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for
other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Buyer, Steve [IN-4] (introduced 12/8/2009)
Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 12/8/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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H.R.4241 : State Veteran Home Payments. To amend chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, to allow for
increased flexibility in payments for State veterans homes.
Sponsor: Rep Michaud, Michael H. [ME-2] (introduced 12/8/2009)
Cosponsors (45)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/3/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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H.R.4279 : Vet Accelerated Educational Assistance Payments. To amend titles 38 and 10, United States
Code, to authorize accelerated payments of educational assistance to certain veterans and members of the
reserve components of the Armed Forces.
Sponsor: Rep Quigley, Mike [IL-5] (introduced 12/10/2009)
Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/12/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
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Military Personnel.
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H.R.4319 : Specially Adapted Housing Assistance Enhancement Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United
States Code, to provide for certain improvements in the laws relating to specially adapted housing assistance
provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Moran, Jerry [KS-1] (introduced 12/15/2009)
Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/10/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.
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H.R.4320 : Post-9/11 GI Education Fairness Act of 2009 to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand
the types of approved programs of education for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Murphy, Scott [NY-20] (introduced 12/15/2009)
Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 12/15/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.4350 : Fallen Heroes Family Act of 2009 to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for
nonimmigrant status for an alien who is the parent or legal guardian of a United States citizen child if the
child was born abroad and is the child of a deceased member of the Armed Forces of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49] (introduced 12/16/2009)
Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 3/1/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
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H.R.4359 : WARMER Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to guarantee housing loans for the construction energy efficient dwellings, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Boozman, John [AR-3] (introduced 12/16/2009)
Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings
Held.
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H.R.4403 : SPACE-A Travel Act of 2009 to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize space-available
travel on military aircraft for unremarried surviving spouses of retired members of the uniformed services and
the unremarried surviving spouses of veterans who died from a service-connected or compensable disability,
and for the dependents of such spouses.
Sponsor: Rep Walz, Timothy J. [MN-1] (introduced 12/16/2009)
Cosponsors (28)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 1/21/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Readiness.
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H.R.4429 : Restoring the Social Security COLA Act to provide for an increase of $250 in benefits under
certain Federal cash benefit programs for one month in 2010 to compensate for the lack of a cost-of-living
adjustment for that year.
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Sponsor: Rep Adler, John H. [NJ-3] (introduced 1/13/2010)
Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Ways and Means; House Appropriations; House Veterans’ Affairs; House Oversight and
Government Reform; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 1/13/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Appropriations, Veterans’ Affairs, Oversight and
Government Reform, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned.
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H.R.4443 : Veterans Employment Today Act of 2010 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
increase the work opportunity tax credit for hiring veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Halvorson, Deborah L. [IL-11] (introduced 1/13/2010)
Cosponsors (13) Related Bills:
H.R.620, H.R.931, S.274
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 1/13/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Ways and Means.
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H.R.4465 : Vet Financial Status for Hospital Care. To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take into account each child a veteran has when determining the veteran’s
financial status when receiving hospital care or medical services.
Sponsor: Rep Kissell, Larry [NC-8] (introduced 1/19/2010)
Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/27/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings
Held.
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H.R.4505 : KIA Parental State Home Care. To enable State homes to furnish nursing home care to parents
any of whose children died while serving in the Armed Forces.
Sponsor: Rep Thornberry, Mac [TX-13] (introduced 1/26/2010)
Cosponsors (30)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; Senate Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/12/2010 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice
and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.4525 : Chapter 61 Concurrent Receipt Entitlement. To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand
the eligibility for concurrent receipt of military retired pay and veterans’ disability compensation to include all
members of the uniformed services who are retired under chapter 61 of such title for disability, regardless of
the members’ disability rating percentage.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Joe [SC-2] (introduced 1/26/2010)
Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Budget; House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/18/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.4551 : Keep Our Promise to America’s Military Retirees Act to restore health care coverage to retired
members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] (introduced 1/27/2010)
Cosponsors (32)
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Committees: House Armed Services; House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.4555 : Janey Ensminger Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to furnish hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to veterans who were stationed at
Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, while the water was contaminated at Camp Lejeune, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, Brad [NC-13] (introduced 2/2/2010)
Cosponsors (66)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.4559 : State Disabled Vet Benefits Review. To establish a commission to review benefits provided by
each State to disabled veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Kissell, Larry [NC-8] (introduced 2/2/2010)
Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.4568 : TBI Treatment Act to direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
carry out a pilot program under which the Secretaries make payments for certain treatments of traumatic brain
injury and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Sponsor: Rep Sessions, Pete [TX-32] (introduced 2/2/2010)
Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.4569 : Expanded Housing for America’s Veterans Act to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937
relating to the amount of rental assistance available under the veterans affairs supported housing program.
Sponsor: Rep Sestak, Joe [PA-7] (introduced 2/2/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/2/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Financial Services.
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H.R.4592 : Vet Energy Related Jobs Pilot Program. To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to
encourage the employment of veterans in energy-related positions.
Sponsor: Rep Teague, Harry [NM-2] (introduced 2/3/2010)
Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/24/2010 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.4593 : Keeping Faith With the Greatest Generation Military Retirees Act of 2010 to amend part B of
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive Medicare part B premiums for certain military retirees (i.e.
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those who entered the service prior to December 7, 1956).
Sponsor: Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] (introduced 2/3/2010)
Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/3/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Energy
and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
the committee concerned.
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H.R.4632 : Renovate and Enhance Veterans’ Meeting Halls and Posts Act of 2010 to amend the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1974 to set-aside community development block grant amounts in each
fiscal year for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of their facilities.
Sponsor: Rep Bishop, Timothy H. [NY-1] (introduced 2/22/2010)
Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 2/22/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Financial Services.
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H.R.4639 : Corporal Dustin Lee Memorial Act to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the
adoption of a military working dog by the family of a deceased or seriously wounded member of the Armed
Forces who was the handler of the dog.
Sponsor: Rep Jones, Walter B., Jr. [NC-3] (introduced 2/22/2010)
Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 3/5/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Readiness.
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H.R.4656 : VA Child Care Center. To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program
establishing a child-care center for children of veterans receiving treatment and other individuals.
Sponsor: Rep Buchanan, Vern [FL-13] (introduced 2/23/2010)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/23/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.4664 : OIF/OEF Survivor Mortgage Foreclosure Moratorium. To amend the Servicemembers Civil
Relief Act to provide for a one-year moratorium on the sale or foreclosure of property owned by surviving
spouses of servicemembers killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom.
Sponsor: Rep Kratovil, Frank, Jr. [MD-1] (introduced 2/23/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/10/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.
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H.R.4667 : Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2010 to increase, effective as of
December 1, 2010, 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.
Sponsor: Rep Perriello, Thomas S.P. [VA-5] (introduced 2/23/2010) Cosponsors (8) Related bills: H.R.1513
& S.407 & S.3107
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/23/2010 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read
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twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.4765 : VA Work Study Allowances. To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize individuals
who are pursuing programs of rehabilitation, education, or training under laws administered by the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs to receive work-study allowances for certain outreach services provided through
congressional offices, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] (introduced 3/4/2010) Cosponsors (12) Related bill: S.3082
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/10/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.
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H.R.4810 : End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2010. To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain
improvements in the services provided for homeless veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 3/10/2010)
Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/23/2010 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice
and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.4845 : VA Children Housing Loan Benefits. To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide housing loan benefits for children of members of the Armed Forces
and veterans who die from service-connected disabilities.
Sponsor: Rep Crowley, Joseph [NY-7] (introduced 3/15/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/15/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.4887 : Tricare Affirmation Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that health
coverage provided by the Department of Defense is treated as minimal essential coverage.
Sponsor: Rep Skelton, Ike [MO-4] (introduced 3/19/2010)
Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Ways and Means; Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 4/26/2010 Signed by President.
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H.R.4912 : CRSC Payments to Chap 61 Vets. To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the
required reduction in the amount of combat-related special compensation paid to disabled combat-related
uniformed services retirees retired under chapter 61 of such title whose disability is attributable to an injury
for which the members were awarded the Purple Heart.
Sponsor: Rep Halvorson, Deborah L. [IL-11] (introduced 3/22/2010)
Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/8/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.4923 : TRICARE Dependent Coverage Extension Act to amend title 10, United States Code, to extend
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TRICARE coverage to certain dependents under the age of 26.
Sponsor: Rep Heinrich, Martin [NM-1] (introduced 3/24/2010) Cosponsors (99) Related bills: S.3201
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/23/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.4947 : Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit Correction Act to amend title 10, United States Code, to
eliminate 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.
Sponsor: Rep Latham, Tom [IA-4] (introduced 3/25/2010) Cosponsors (48) Related bills: S.3406
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 4/23/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.5014 : VA Minimal Essential Coverage. To clarify the health care provided by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 4/14/2010)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-173 [GPO: Text, PDF]
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H.R.5045 : Fair Access to Veterans Benefits Act of 2010 to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
for the tolling of the timing of review for appeals of final decisions of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, and for
other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Adler, John H. [NJ-3] (introduced 4/15/2010) Cosponsors (None) Related bills: S.3192,
H.R.5064
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/15/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.5120 : Veteran Employment Assistance Act of 2010 to improve employment, training, and placement
services furnished to veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring
Freedom, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Adam [WA-9] (introduced 4/22/2010) Cosponsors (20) Related bills: S.3234
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; House Education and Labor; House Small Business; House Energy and
Commerce; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 5/27/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
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H.R.5136 : National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
Sponsor: Rep Skelton, Ike [MO-4] (by request) (introduced 4/26/2010) Cosponsors (1) Related bills:
H.RES.1404, H.RES.1467, H.R.1467, H.R.5013, S.3454
Latest Major Action: 6/28/2010 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar
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under General Orders. Calendar No. 447. House Reports: 111-491, 111-491 Part 2
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H.R.5185 : Fair Health Care for Military Families Act to amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to
increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the TRICARE program and the
CHAMPVA program.
Sponsor: Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [OR-4] (introduced 4/29/2010)
Cosponsors (2) Related Bill H.R.5206
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/6/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.5225 : Improving Veterans’ Electronic Transition Services Act to direct the Secretary of Defense and
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to jointly develop and implement an electronic personnel file system, and to
jointly conduct a study on improving the access of veterans to files related to military service and veterans
benefits, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Tsongas, Niki [MA-5] (introduced 5/5/2010)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Armed
Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned.
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H.R.5226 : Appalachian Veterans Outreach Improvement Act to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
and the Appalachian Regional Commission to carry out a program of outreach for veterans who reside in
Appalachia, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Wilson, Charles A. [OH-6] (introduced 5/5/2010)
Cosponsors (23) Related bill: S.3314
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; House Transportation and Infrastructure
Latest Major Action: 5/6/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
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H.R.5259 : Equal Access to Preseparation Counseling Act to amend title 10, United States Code, to require
preseparation counseling for members of the reserve components upon their retirement or separation from
service.
Sponsor: Rep Pingree, Chellie [ME-1] (introduced 5/11/2010)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.5303 : VA Post-9/11 EAP Housing Stipends. To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve housing
stipends for veterans receiving educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance
Program.
Sponsor: Rep Bishop, Timothy H. [NY-1] (introduced 5/13/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/13/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.5360 : Blinded Veterans Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2010 to amend title 38, United States
Code, to modify the standard of visual acuity required for eligibility for specially adapted housing assistance
provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [SD] (introduced 5/20/2010)
Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/15/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee
to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
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H.R.5371 : William Shemin Jewish World War I Veterans Act to direct the Secretary of the Army and the
Secretary of the Navy to conduct a review of military service records of Jewish American veterans of World
War I, including those previously awarded a military decoration, to determine whether any of the veterans
should be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Luetkemeyer, Blaine [MO-9] (introduced 5/24/2010)
Cosponsors (15)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/28/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.5403 : Alaska Tricare Reimbursement Rates. To direct the Secretary of Defense to temporarily adjust
the reimbursement rates for TRICARE claims in Alaska.
Sponsor: Rep Young, Don [AK] (introduced 5/26/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/28/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.5404 : Reserve Space A Travel. To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize space-available
travel on military aircraft for a member or former member of a reserve component who is eligible for retired
pay but for age and for dependents of the member who accompany the retiree.
Sponsor: Rep Young, Don [AK] (introduced 5/26/2010)
Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/28/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.5428 : Disseminate Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights Info. To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
to educate certain staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to inform veterans about the Injured and
Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 5/27/2010)
Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/28/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
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H.R.5449 : Retroactive Stop-Loss Special Pay Extension. To amend section 310 of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2009 to extend the period of time during which claims for retroactive stop-loss special
pay may be submitted.
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Sponsor: Rep Sutton, Betty [OH-13] (introduced 5/27/2010)
Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 6/28/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.5484 : VetStar Veteran-Friendly Business Act of 2010 to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
establish an annual award program to recognize businesses for their contributions to veterans’ employment,
and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Teague, Harry [NM-2] (introduced 6/8/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/15/2010 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Forwarded by Subcommittee
to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
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H.R.5516 : Access to Appropriate Immunizations for Veterans Act of 2010 to amend title 38, United States
Code, to provide for certain requirements relating to the immunization of veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 6/10/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/10/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.5517 : Every Veteran Counts Act to amend title 13, United States Code, to require that the questionnaire
used in a decennial census of population shall include an inquiry regarding an individual’s status as a veteran,
a spouse of a veteran, or a dependent of a veteran, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 6/10/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform; House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/10/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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H.R.5550 : Loss of Use Definition. To amend title 38, United States Code, to include a definition of “loss of
use” for purposes of evaluating disabilities and providing adapted housing and automobiles under the laws
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Kirkpatrick, Ann [AZ-1] (introduced 6/17/2010)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Economic Opportunity.
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H.R.5555 : Disabled Veterans’ Surviving Spouses Home Loans Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to
provide for eligibility for housing loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the surviving
spouses of certain totally-disabled veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Foxx, Virginia [NC-5] (introduced 6/17/2010)
Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/18/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Economic Opportunity.
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H.R.5641 : Heroes at Home Act to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts for the transfer of veterans to non-Department adult foster homes for
veterans who are unable to live independently.
Sponsor: Rep Buyer, Steve [IN-4] (introduced 6/30/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/2/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
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H.R.5642 : Pension Increase Codification. To codify increases in the rates of pension for disabled veterans
and surviving spouses and children that were effective as of December 1, 2009.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 6/30/2010)
Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/2/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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H.R.5648 : Vet Unauthorized Fees Criminal Penalties. To amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate
criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees.
Sponsor: Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [FL-9] (introduced 6/30/2010)
Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/2/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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H.R.5719 : Veterans’ Information Act. To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to develop, and the Secretary of Defense to distribute to members of the Armed Forces upon
their discharge or release from active duty, information in a compact disk read-only memory format or other
appropriate digital format that lists and explains the health, education, and other benefits for which veterans
are eligible under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Sponsor: Rep Cardoza, Dennis A. [CA-18] (introduced 7/13/2010)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Armed Services; House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/23/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Military Personnel.
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H.R.5731 : Veterans Mental Health Professionals Oversight Act of 2010. To amend title 38, United States
Code, to provide for annual reviews of mental health professionals treating veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Kirkpatrick, Ann [AZ-1] (introduced 7/14/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/14/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.5739 : AMRA Charter. To amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the
American Military Retirees Association, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Rooney, Thomas J. [FL-16] (introduced 7/14/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
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Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/14/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
the Judiciary.
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H.R.5826 : Guard Active Duty Definition. To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the definition
of active duty for purposes of the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans
Affairs to include certain service in the National Guard.
Sponsor: Rep Altmire, Jason [PA-4] (introduced 7/22/2010)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/22/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.5829 : World War II Merchant Mariner Service Act. To direct the Secretary of Defense to accept
additional documentation when considering the application for veterans status of an individual who
performed service in the merchant marines during World War II, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Butterfield, G. K. [NC-1] (introduced 7/22/2010)
Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs; House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 7/22/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
the committee concerned.
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H.R.5838 : Homeless Veterans Transitional Housing Act of 2010. To amend title 38, United States Code,
to improve the multifamily transitional housing loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs by
requiring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue loans for the construction of, rehabilitation of, or
acquisition of land for multifamily transitional housing projects instead of guaranteeing loans for such
purposes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Halvorson, Deborah L. [IL-11] (introduced 7/22/2010)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/22/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.5841 : VA PTSD Treatment Public-Private Partnerships. To authorize the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to establish public-private partnerships for the treatment and research of post-traumatic stress
disorder.
Sponsor: Rep Israel, Steve [NY-2] (introduced 7/22/2010)
Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/22/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.5862 : Veterans FAA Employment Fairness Act of 2010. To amend title 49, United States Code, with
respect to the eligibility of veterans for employment with the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other
purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Marchant, Kenny [TX-24] (introduced 7/26/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Transportation and Infrastructure
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Latest Major Action: 7/27/2010 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on
Aviation.
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H.R.5879 : Hmong Burial in VA Cemeteries. 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.
Sponsor: Rep Costa, Jim [CA-20] (introduced 7/27/2010)
Cosponsors (22)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/27/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.5928 : Veterans’ Disability Claims Efficiency Act of 2010. To improve the efficiency of processing
certain claims for disability compensation by veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Walz, Timothy J. [MN-1] (introduced 7/29/2010)
Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/29/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.5933 : Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010.
Sponsor: Rep Minnick, Walter [ID-1] (introduced 7/29/2010)
Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/29/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.5953 : Posting Women Veterans Bill of Rights. To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to display
in each facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs a Women Veterans Bill of Rights.
Sponsor: Rep Filner, Bob [CA-51] (introduced 7/29/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/29/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.5996 : VA Care of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. To direct the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of veterans with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease.
Sponsor: Rep Stearns, Cliff [FL-6] (introduced 7/30/2010)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/30/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.6022 : Veteran-Owned Small Business Contracting Fairness Act of 2010. To improve the Federal
contracting process with respect to veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Courtney, Joe [CT-2] (introduced 7/30/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
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Committees: House Small Business; House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/30/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Small
Business, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned.
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H.R.6042 : Dignity for our Nation’s Heroes Act. To expand burial benefits for certain homeless veterans.
Sponsor: Rep Klein, Ron [FL-22] (introduced 7/30/2010)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/30/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs.
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H.R.6058 : Wounded Warrior and Military Survivor Housing Assistance Act of 2010. To ensure that the
housing assistance programs of HUD and DVA are available to veterans and members of the Armed Forces
who have service-connected injuries and to survivors and dependents of veterans and members of the Armed
Forces.
Sponsor: Rep Paulsen, Erik [MN-3] (introduced 7/30/2010)
Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Veterans’ Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/30/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on
Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
the committee concerned.
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H.R.6104 : POA Hand Salute Authorization. To amend title 4, United States Code, to authorize members
of the Armed Forces not in uniform and veterans to render a military salute during the recitation of the pledge
of allegiance.
Sponsor: Rep Terry, Lee [NE-2] (introduced 8/10/2010)
Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 8/10/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on
the Judiciary.
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[Source: http://thomas.loc.gov/home/LegislativeData.php?n=Browse 12 Sep 2010 ++]
