• Congress established a new system of veterans benefits when the United States entered World War I in 1917. (wikipedia.org)
  • and Brian Schatz (D-HI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs today asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for a legal opinion on the authorities of the U.S. Department of Defense to transfer funds to build a border wall without the express approval of Congress. (senate.gov)
  • The Department of Defense is preparing a reprogramming action that will move $1 billion from military pay and pensions to the Department's Counter-drug account, where the funds will then be used to build parts of a border wall that Congress declined to fund in the Homeland Security appropriations bill. (senate.gov)
  • On February 15, 2019, President Trump announced his intention to direct the Department of Defense to build barriers on the southern border, after Congress approved only $1.375 billion in the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019, for that purp ose. (senate.gov)
  • There is no greater calling for us in Congress than to bring value back to the VA and our veterans. (webharvest.gov)
  • Johnny is the only Republican member to chair two committees in the 114th Congress: the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Senate Select Committee on Ethics. (webharvest.gov)
  • The VFW has a long memory when it comes to remembering those who vote for war but not the warrior, and though we will never tell our members and supporters who to vote for, we will always tell them who in Congress does - or does not - support veterans, service members and their families. (vfw.org)
  • The report is also consistent with the goals embodied in Senate Full Committee Report 105-227, Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 and, Conference Report 105-769, Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, since it includes information on climate change programs from agency budget justifications sent to Congress earlier this year. (archives.gov)
  • The Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency were directed to provide Congress with specific reports on climate change. (archives.gov)
  • First, Congress never authorized the State Department to impose such restrictions on employee speech. (senate.gov)
  • As the legislative history of government use in the United States shows, however, Congress has great latitude in determining remedies on the government use of patents. (keionline.org)
  • After the landmark Procopio v. Wilkie decision earlier this year, we continued to hear VA Secretary Robert Wilkie comment that the science did not support expanding presumption to Blue Water Navy (BWN) veterans - a position of his that helped to sink the BWN Act in the previous Congress. (vfw.org)
  • After dragging its feet for 35 years after the Revolutionary War concluded in 1783, Congress finally addressed the issue of how to care for America's veterans with the War Pension Act of 1818. (history.com)
  • Then, in 1865, Congress created the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers as a nod to the men who had given their health in exchange for their service-the first of 11 such homes that cared for veterans of the Civil War and other conflicts. (history.com)
  • Colleen Shogan, most recently a senior vice president and director at the White House Historical Association, testified for the second time before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee after the president re-nominated her in the new session of Congress. (govexec.com)
  • Congress should find another way to honor these veterans. (house.gov)
  • Washington, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Jon Tester (D-Mont. (senate.gov)
  • The senators had requested the audit earlier this month following a spike in veteran deaths and other reported care deficiencies at SVHs across the nation during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. (senate.gov)
  • Last month, Senators Warren and Markey led Massachusetts lawmakers in writing to the VA New England Health Care System asking what steps it is taking to assist Massachusetts State Veterans Homes in coronavirus mitigation. (senate.gov)
  • In a letter to Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States, the Senators argued that the laws allowing reprograming in the Defense Department are not the blank checks that they are represented by the Trump Administration to be. (senate.gov)
  • "While we have strong constitutional concerns about a wanton abuse of emergency powers claimed by the President, we believe that the end-run around the appropriations process by the Administration to direct the Department of Defense to build a wall also fails to comply with long-standing provisions of fiscal law," the Senators wrote. (senate.gov)
  • U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Jon Tester (D-MT) led the committee in introducing the Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act yesterday . (senate.gov)
  • WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, along with U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont. (senate.gov)
  • The senators' Tribal HUD-VASH Act will formally codify a joint tribal housing initiative between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) program, which provides rental and housing assistance to homeless and at-risk homeless veterans in Indian Country. (senate.gov)
  • Several State Department employees have voiced their concerns with this Guidance to Senators, stating that they cannot comply with this Guidance without violating their religious beliefs. (senate.gov)
  • The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution led by Senators Schatz and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Chair and Vice-Chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs respectively, honoring the achievements of Alaska Native, American Indian, and Native Hawaiian women throughout the history of the United States. (hawaiifreepress.com)
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Benjamin L. Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski (both D-MD) today announced the fiscal year 2009 Military Construction/Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense spending bills include just over $1.4 billion for defense and military-related spending in Maryland, including more than $53.3 million in Southern Maryland. (senate.gov)
  • In the 19th century, the nation's veterans assistance program was expanded to include benefits and pensions not only for veterans but also their widows and dependents. (wikipedia.org)
  • This website is meant to be a useful resource for critical news and information for our nation's veterans, their families, caregivers and physicians and all those who care about veterans' issues. (webharvest.gov)
  • This is a necessary step in doing right by our nation's veterans, and I urge my Senate colleagues from both sides of the aisle to join us in passing this critical legislation that'll help us deliver on that promise. (senate.gov)
  • The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a Cabinet-level executive branch department of the federal government charged with providing lifelong healthcare services to eligible military veterans at the 170 VA medical centers and outpatient clinics located throughout the country. (wikipedia.org)
  • As Watchdog.org previously reported , Florida Agency for Health Care Administration inspectors have been blocked from performing on-site reviews at six VA medical centers in the state. (sayanythingblog.com)
  • Last week, Department of Defense (DoD) Comptroller Mike McCord warned that stopgap CR spending delays ships and weapons our troops need. (senate.gov)
  • Quite simply, the path proposed by the Department of Defense is blocked by annual appropriation provisions as well as permanent statutory law. (senate.gov)
  • We are writing to request a legal opinion on the authorities of the U.S. Department of Defense to transfer funds among appropriations provided in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019, for the purpose of building a wall on the southern border of the United States. (senate.gov)
  • According to a fact sheet distributed by the White House at the time of the President's remarks, the Administration intends to use up to $2.5 billion in funds appropriated to the Department of Defense to build a border wall, "once a national emergency is declared and additional funds have been reprogrammed. (senate.gov)
  • This activity would be conducted under 10 U.S.C. 284, which generally pertains to the counter-narcotics authorities of the Department of Defense. (senate.gov)
  • The ability to transfer funds among appropriations is provided in section 8005 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019, and that section - as well as 10 U.S.C. 2214 - contain restrictions that we believe prevent the Secretary of Defense from executing, or even preparing, such a proposal. (senate.gov)
  • Further, we question whether the wall can be considered a "military requirement," as 10 U.S.C. 124 designates the Department of Defense as the lead agency only for "detection and monitoring of aerial and maritime transit of illegal drugs into the United States," with no mention of military responsibilities for enforcement of land borders. (senate.gov)
  • Also in attendance were representatives from the US Department of Defense, the US Department of Veterans Affairs, the US Air Force Medical Service and representatives of over 30 organizations including patient-advocacy groups, lobbying firms and integrative practice professional organizations and institutions. (integrativepractitioner.com)
  • He has served as acting secretary of Veterans Affairs, and as under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, where he handled the health and welfare of all military personnel. (hcinnovationgroup.com)
  • In parallel, the Administration is also implementing a Department of Defense policy which mandates federal funding for abortion travel and compels military commanders to authorize such undertakings. (lifesitenews.com)
  • Further, the Majority Leader indicated last week that he hopes to be able to bring to the floor this week a minibus appropriation bill combining the appropriations bills for the Departments of Defense, Health and Human Services, Labor, Education, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development. (teapartypatriots.org)
  • It would also allow the U.S. Department of Defense to prevent construction on any site under investigation. (senate.gov)
  • The Department of Defense (DOD) spending bill provides equipment and funding for the operations of the United States military. (senate.gov)
  • This week, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) spoke on the House Floor to call for the House to pass his bipartisan amendment to the FY 17 National Defense Authorization Act to honor the more than 200,000 American veterans who were exposed to dangerous levels of radiation while conducting nuclear weapons tests during between 1945 and 1962. (house.gov)
  • McGovern later applauded the passage of his amendment as part of an en-bloc package and the bill will now go to conference negotiations with the Senate when the Senate finishes consideration of its version of the FY 2017 defense authorizations bill. (house.gov)
  • Last year, with the help of the chairman, in the authorization bill, we included this amendment, but then the Department of Defense insisted we remove it. (house.gov)
  • The resolution has been endorsed by Susan B. Anthony Pro Life-America, Heritage Action for America, National Right to Life, Catholic Vote, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee, Family Research Council, Family Policy Alliance, and March for Life Action. (hawaiifreepress.com)
  • While serving in the Assembly, he was the ranking member of both the Assembly Judiciary and Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committees. (njgop.org)
  • Cosponsored - A bill to establish a grant program at the Department of Homeland Security to promote cooperative research and development between the United States and Israel on cybersecurity. (senate.gov)
  • Colleen Shogan, nominee to be archivist of the United States, testifies during her confirmation hearing in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Tuesday. (govexec.com)
  • The United States Senate on July 23 overwhelmingly voted to approve President Trump's latest pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, confirming Robert Wilkie as the next secretary 86 to 9. (hcinnovationgroup.com)
  • Just for the record, during that series of judicial confirmations, the Senate voted to confirm President Trump's 150th judicial nominee. (teapartypatriots.org)
  • America's veterans fought to protect our freedoms and ensure our way of life, and the top priority of this Senate committee is to make sure America takes care of the veterans who have dedicated their lives to serving our country. (webharvest.gov)
  • With federal midterm elections just weeks away, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States wants America to remember the names of the eight legislators who voted against disabled veterans: Reps. Rick Crawford (R-Ark. (vfw.org)
  • The decision of the President to import Sulaiman Abu Ghaith into the United States solely for civilian prosecution makes little sense, and reveals, yet again, a stubborn refusal to avoid holding additional terrorists at the secure facility at Guantanamo Bay despite the circumstances … Abu Ghaith has sworn to kill Americans, and he likely may possesses information that could prevent harm to America and its allies. (blogspot.com)
  • The Senate returned to work on Monday, and voted to invoke cloture on the nomination of Kelly Craft to serve as Representative of the United States to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during her tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations. (teapartypatriots.org)
  • Joseph R. Biden is running for President of the United States to restore the soul and heart of America. (jeffersonhillsdemocrats.com)
  • The first Black and Indian American woman to represent California in the United States Senate, Kamala Harris grew up believing in the promise of America and as Vice President she will fight to make sure that promise is fulfilled for all Americans. (jeffersonhillsdemocrats.com)
  • The history and evolution of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs are inextricably intertwined and dependent on the history of America's wars, as wounded soldiers are the population the VA cares for. (wikipedia.org)
  • By voting no, those eight members failed to stand with America's wounded, ill and injured veterans," said Stroud, a retired Air Force first sergeant from Hawthorne, Nev. (vfw.org)
  • Failing to support America's veterans is inexcusable, and I hope every voting constituent in every home district and state remembers that, because the VFW will do our best to remind them," he said. (vfw.org)
  • Though the new nation tried to induce recruits to sign up with assurances of bonuses and pensions, it didn't keep its promises to America's first veterans. (history.com)
  • Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (govinfo.gov)
  • Chairwoman Luria, Ranking Member Bost, and members of the subcommittee, on behalf of the 1.6 million men and women of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) and its Auxiliary, thank you for the opportunity to provide our insight on the Department of Veterans Affairs' implementation of the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019. (vfw.org)
  • Rubio is Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and a member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies. (senate.gov)
  • Attending were Congressional staff members representing a bipartisan group of members of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate from Alaska, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas and Utah. (integrativepractitioner.com)
  • Our bipartisan bill honors veterans' service and expands VA health care for those exposed to toxic substance. (senate.gov)
  • Today, we took a critical step toward fulfilling our obligations to toxic-exposed veterans with our bipartisan Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act, " said Senator Tester . (senate.gov)
  • John Hoeven (R-N.D.), and Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), reintroduced bipartisan legislation to better serve homeless or at-risk Native American veterans. (senate.gov)
  • This bipartisan legislation will help ensure that Native veterans have greater access to the stable, affordable housing they deserve," said Udall, vice chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. (senate.gov)
  • Our bipartisan bill builds on the success of this pilot program and expands it to every Native American veteran living in Indian Country. (senate.gov)
  • This bipartisan legislation brings certainty to a critical housing program for Native American veterans, and will help ensure that Native veterans have access to safe, affordable homes. (senate.gov)
  • This bipartisan legislation will help ensure our Native American veterans, who have served our country honorably, have the housing and support services they need. (senate.gov)
  • WASHINGTON - Today, the United States Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC) unanimously passed legislation to offer Post-9/11 combat veterans, including those suffering from conditions caused by toxic exposures, such as burn pits, access to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care. (senate.gov)
  • The Sergeant First Class (SFC) Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (PACT Act) marks a significant milestone in provid-ing health care access and funding for military personnel and Veterans exposed to toxic substances, including burn pits, during their service. (ncmedicaljournal.com)
  • 3 Representative Mark Takano (California), Chair of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, introduced the PACT Act, which was later signed into law by President Joe Biden on August 10, 2022. (ncmedicaljournal.com)
  • Last year, On September 9, 2022, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced its intention to begin providing abortion services for veterans and their dependents through the taxpayer-funded VA healthcare system. (hawaiifreepress.com)
  • Cosponsored - A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for suspension and removal of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health. (senate.gov)
  • A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from requesting additional medical examinations of veterans who have submitted sufficient medical evidence provided by non-Department medical professionals and to improve the efficiency of processing certain claims for disability compensation by veterans, and for other purposes. (govinfo.gov)
  • AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the removal of Senior Executive Service employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs for performance, and for other purposes. (mymadison.io)
  • I am pleased that the GAO is moving forward with this review of VA oversight of State Veteran Homes," said Senator Markey . (senate.gov)
  • WASHINGTON , D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), Vice Chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor to express her disappointment in the Republican decision to stop constructive appropriations negotiations and end the year with a continuing funding resolution (CR). (senate.gov)
  • State Senator Saud Anwar (D-South Windsor) proudly voted to provide these men with the benefits they earned. (ct.gov)
  • WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Senator Ted Budd (R-NC), and 9 of their colleagues sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken demanding he rescind the State Department's latest guidance which threatens termination if an employee refuses to use another employee's chosen gender pronoun instead of one that corresponds to the employee's birth sex. (senate.gov)
  • More than four years have passed since President Obama articulated promises made as a junior United States Senator on the campaign trail into a series of Executive Orders which have served to weaken the ability of our nation's intelligence community to find, capture, detain and interrogate terrorists serving al Qaeda and its affiliates. (blogspot.com)
  • This is a video by Zack Struver about Senator Bernie Sander's proposal to expand Veterans access to patented medical inventions. (keionline.org)
  • The video discusses both the proposal by Senator Sanders to give the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs the authority to use compulsory licenses on patents on medical inventions, including drugs, and the history of "government use" provisions in current U.S. statutes, including 28 U.S.C. 1498, which Sanders proposes modifying. (keionline.org)
  • On May 12, 2015, as a result of the Department of Veterans Affairs' inability to afford hepatitis C (HCV) treatments that have a retail price of up to $95,000, Senator Bernie Sanders asked the VA to use government use provisions in U.S. patent law to import affordable generic versions of sofosbuvir and other HCV drugs. (keionline.org)
  • At a meeting of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs on July 22, 2015, Senator Sanders introduced an amendment that would allow the VA to set a "reasonable and affordable royalty" as compensation for the use of patented medical technologies, including drugs. (keionline.org)
  • Senator Connors is currently a member of the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee and the Senate Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee. (njgop.org)
  • On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate held a procedural vote on U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville's resolution to block the Biden Administration's rule authorizing abortions at VA healthcare facilities. (hawaiifreepress.com)
  • As your United States Senator, one of my top priorities is ensuring that this country keeps its promises to our veterans. (senate.gov)
  • Because he believes that this country should ensure that all servicemembers receive the education, housing, medical, and other services they deserve, Senator Manchin's office has organized eight open meetings across the state next week, to give West Virginia's military men and women direct access to representatives from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and West Virginia Division of Veterans Affairs. (senate.gov)
  • During this period, two of the three predecessors of the Veterans' Administration were established: the Bureau of Pensions in 1832 and the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in 1865. (wikipedia.org)
  • By the 1920s, the various benefits were administered by three different federal agencies: the Veterans' Bureau, the Bureau of Pensions, and the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. (wikipedia.org)
  • He is also a member of the Senate Committee on Finance, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, as well as the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. (webharvest.gov)
  • Thanks to a combination of relative prosperity and romantic sentiment toward the now distant revolution, the public supported pensions for veterans " in reduced circumstances. (history.com)
  • Debates raged over whether to support disabled soldiers through pensions or state care. (history.com)
  • Robert M. Weaver, of Oklahoma, to be Director of the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, for the term of four years, vice Yvette Roubideaux, term expired, which was sent to the Senate on October 24, 2017. (archives.gov)
  • The president appoints the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, who is also a cabinet member, to lead the agency. (wikipedia.org)
  • This is necessary because the Department has obligated in excess of 90 percent of the $881.5 million appropriated for that purpose in fiscal year 2019. (senate.gov)
  • First, the VFW applauds this committee and your colleagues across the House and Senate for working to pass the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019, once and for all correcting a horrible injustice for our Vietnam veterans. (vfw.org)
  • Brigadier General Frank T. Hines, who directed the Veterans' Bureau for seven years, was named the first Administrator of Veterans Affairs, a job he held until 1945. (wikipedia.org)
  • BILL NUMBER: S1204 SPONSOR: PARKER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public service law, in relation to establishing discount programs for low-income senior citizens and individuals with a disability PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To provide a discount for senior citizens and disabled individuals in the state of New York for such persons' utility bills. (nysenate.gov)
  • This volume of the Journal contains the full documentation for the first called session of the Senate of Texas including proceedings, authors of Senate bills, as well as the history of Senate bills and resolutions. (unt.edu)
  • This volume of the Journal contains the full documentation for the second, third, and fourth called sessions of the Senate of Texas including proceedings, authors of Senate bills, as well as the history of Senate bills and resolutions. (unt.edu)
  • Fiscal bills include appropriation or spending bills, tax credits, etc., or any bill with a House Finance (FIN) or Senate Ways and Means (WAM) referral. (hawaiifreepress.com)
  • Both bills passed the Senate today as part of the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act. (senate.gov)
  • HUD-VASH has supported homeless veterans since 2008 by combining HUD federal public housing program rental assistance with case management and clinical services provided by the VA. Tribes and Tribally-designated housing entities, which do not participate in federal public housing programs, were unable to participate in the program until 2014. (senate.gov)
  • It also rejects the President's proposal to cut assistance for homeless veterans. (senate.gov)
  • Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Marco Rubio (R-FL) questioned witnesses at a hearing on the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and national security. (senate.gov)
  • As chairman, I will be dedicated to ensuring the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs rises to the challenge of implementing the reforms set forth in the Veterans' Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014, which was signed into law on August 7, 2014. (webharvest.gov)
  • Isakson played a crucial role in the passage of the VA reform bill, the Veterans' Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014 . (webharvest.gov)
  • H.R. 3230, the Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014, was passed in the House by a vote of 420-5, and in the Senate by 91-3. (vfw.org)
  • Johnny Isakson was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004, after serving three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. (webharvest.gov)
  • A veteran himself, Isakson served in the Georgia Air National Guard from 1966-1972. (webharvest.gov)
  • Isakson has long been focused on improving the quality and timeliness of care at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare facilities across the country, and he helped to uncover signs of neglect and mismanagement at the Atlanta VA Medical Center after holding a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee field hearing there in August 2013. (webharvest.gov)
  • We never want to see a veteran without a home," said Isakson, chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee. (senate.gov)
  • This bill will connect more Post-9/11 veterans with the VA care they've earned to treat seen and unseen wounds of war, while moving the ball forward on addressing toxic exposure in the comprehensive way our veterans deserve. (senate.gov)
  • Every man and woman who served our nation has made huge sacrifices to keep us safe, and they deserve to have a warm and safe place to sleep at night," said Tester, ranking member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee. (senate.gov)
  • Legal Help for Veterans is a law firm helping veterans get the benefits they deserve. (lawfirmnewswire.com)
  • The Department is expected to notify the congressional oversight committees of the reprogramming in the coming days. (senate.gov)
  • Not later than 30 days after removing an individual from the Senior Executive Service under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives notice in writing of such removal and the reason for such removal. (mymadison.io)
  • This report was provided in response to Section 573 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Appropriations Act, 1999, as contained in the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999, (Public Law 105-277), and Senate Full Committee Report 105-251, Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1999. (archives.gov)
  • I'm urging my colleagues to read our bill, to grow their understanding of this complex challenge, and to join our committee-every single member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee-in passing this bill to get one step closer to providing care and relief on one of the most pressing challenges facing veterans today. (senate.gov)
  • I am proud to work with my colleagues in the Senate to once again introduce this legislation for our veterans. (senate.gov)
  • I urge my colleagues to support this amendment and I urge the Senate to do the same thing. (house.gov)
  • The Journal contains the proceedings of the Senate of Texas including legislation, reports, discussions, votes, and points-of-order. (unt.edu)
  • HARTFORD - Today, the Connecticut State Senate passed legislation providing veterans benefits to members of the Hmong Laotian special guerilla units who served in the secret war in the Kingdom of Laos during the Vietnam War. (ct.gov)
  • This legislation, which would provide those individuals with legal veterans status, financial support for a funeral, and other similar benefits, was supported by legislators who want to support these men for their brave sacrifices to support the United States. (ct.gov)
  • Since being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2016, Kamala has introduced and co-sponsored legislation to help the middle class, increase the minimum wage to $15, reform cash bail, and defend the legal rights of refugees and immigrants. (jeffersonhillsdemocrats.com)
  • The support was constant among most groups across the state, suggesting policy makers would have the backing of their constituents to pass such legislation. (cdc.gov)
  • The Mine Safety and Health Administration (Department of Labor) is responsible for protecting miners from exposure to radon and its daughters and gamma rays in underground or surface mines (MSHA 1997). (cdc.gov)
  • 1997). Senate hearings on breast cancer held in 1992 found a wide range of problems with mammography practices in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • 1,4 It brings substantial expansions in health care research, services, and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances. (ncmedicaljournal.com)
  • 1 The PACT Act has provisions to improve health care access for Veterans exposed to toxic substances by ending the requirement for Veterans to prove that burn pits caused their illnesses and streamlining the claims process. (ncmedicaljournal.com)
  • The PACT Act aims to address the health care needs of millions of Veterans who may have been affected by toxic exposures during their military service. (ncmedicaljournal.com)
  • WASHINGTON - The House and Senate overwhelmingly passed an emergency funding package in late July to help the Department of Veterans Affairs overcome its nationwide crisis in care and confidence. (vfw.org)
  • Sponsored - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to require a Federal court to consider certain factors in imposing a sentence on a caretaker, and for other purposes. (senate.gov)
  • Cosponsored - A bill 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, and for other purposes. (senate.gov)
  • The GAO's decision to investigate VA's oversight of our State Veterans Homes is a good step toward improving the quality of care for our veterans and preventing future outbreaks at facilities in Massachusetts and nationwide. (senate.gov)
  • I'm glad GAO is answering our call to review VA's oversight of quality of care at State Veterans Homes, ensuring we have transparency at the highest level. (senate.gov)
  • I look forward to leading the charge in the Senate to fix the VA's problems and to help instill a system of success and accountability for the future. (webharvest.gov)
  • The 13 members of the House and Senate who were not present to vote on H.R. 3230 - for reasons their constituents should ask - are Reps. Lacy Clay (D-Mo. (vfw.org)
  • In 1922, it gained a large number of veterans' hospital facilities from the Public Health Service, most of which had been recently established on former U.S. Army bases. (wikipedia.org)
  • I have been deeply disturbed by reports from the Soldier's Home in Holyoke, and this effort will help inform how we can best protect the health and safety of veteran residents and staff at facilities across the Commonwealth and the country. (senate.gov)
  • It won't fund the innovation economy at the National Institutes of Health and DoD to find cures or the Department of Agriculture to make advancements that help farmers and consumers. (senate.gov)
  • 6 Access to VA health care services will be expanded for post-9/11 combat Veterans, extending their enrollment period from 5 to 10 years post-discharge from service. (ncmedicaljournal.com)
  • The act requires regular screening of enrolled Veterans for toxic-exposure-related concerns, enabling early detection and prompt intervention and ulti-mately improving the health and well-being of military personnel and Veterans in North Carolina and beyond. (ncmedicaljournal.com)
  • Veterans Exposure Team-Health Outcomes of Military Exposures (VET-HOME), which is comprised of health pro-fessionals specialized in assessing health effects related to military exposures, was created under the PACT Act. (ncmedicaljournal.com)
  • Policymakers should recognize the significant impact of the PACT Act in addressing the health care needs of North Carolina military personnel and Veterans. (ncmedicaljournal.com)
  • Veterans should not be denied health care because of federal bureaucracy. (senate.gov)
  • The Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act is an important first step to make certain our veterans receive the care they need as a result of their service. (senate.gov)
  • Robert A. Petzel, of Minnesota, to be Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs, vice Michael J. Kussman, resigned. (ucsb.edu)
  • The Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act, introduced in both the Senate and House, would instruct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to put forward regulations allowing wholesalers, pharmacies, and individuals to import qualifying prescription drugs from licensed Canadian sellers. (senate.gov)
  • Northville, MI ( Law Firm Newswire ) November 6, 2015 - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) watchdog investigates fewer than 10 percent of the almost 40,000 complaints it receives annually about problems at the agency despite their potential to harm veterans' health. (lawfirmnewswire.com)
  • Meanwhile, Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced plans to file a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki for blocking the state's ability to inspect VA health facilities. (sayanythingblog.com)
  • The vote was 51 to 48 to reject a Congressional Review Act resolution that would overturn an interim final rule from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) which added abortion to veterans' and dependents' health benefits packages. (hawaiifreepress.com)
  • This seemingly blatantly violates Section 106 of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992, which explicitly prohibits the VA from providing abortion services. (hawaiifreepress.com)
  • The bill also includes $87.9 billion funding for critical Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs, including $41 billion in discretionary funding to improve the quality of facilities and care offered by the Veteran's Health Administration, which is $3.5 billion more than the President's budget request. (senate.gov)
  • The Department of Veterans Affairs, which provides services for nearly 10 million veterans each year, currently handles health care, benefits and burials for those who have served. (history.com)
  • Meanwhile, wounded veterans had no health care system to fall back on. (history.com)
  • SHS costs approximately $10 billion annually in the United States for health care expenditures, illness, and death (10). (cdc.gov)
  • Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA 30333. (cdc.gov)
  • Ruling from the United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has cleared the way for military veterans in Michigan to have full access to affordable financing on all types of homes they seek to purchase. (aaabor.com)
  • Membership in the Sons of Confederate Veterans is open to all male descendants of any veteran who served honorably in the Confederate armed forces. (scv4.org)
  • But nomination battles and standards of care haven't always been the most controversial thing about the V.A.-for years, Americans couldn't decide whether they wanted to support veterans at all. (history.com)
  • The VA also provides burial and memorial benefits to eligible veterans and family members at 135 national cemeteries. (wikipedia.org)
  • Given the specificity of the law in outlining the geographic boundaries for ships on which eligible veterans must serve, we know that VA needed the time to build a tool for verification. (vfw.org)
  • VET-HOME provides an accessible hub for Veterans as well as VA and non-VA clinicians to obtain information about toxic expo-sures and connect with eligible VA services. (ncmedicaljournal.com)
  • The hypocrisy of the "no" votes, according to VFW National Commander John W. Stroud, is that between 2003 and 2010, five of them voted to approve more than a half trillion dollars in supplemental war funding with little regard to corresponding offsets or spending oversight, yet in July they would vote against $16 billion to improve the care and services the VA provides to wounded, ill and injured veterans. (vfw.org)
  • ANNAPOLIS, Md. (October 18, 2020) As part of the United States Navy's 245th birthday celebration and observance, Catholic Mass is celebrated at the U.S. Naval Academy Chapel by Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who has served for the Archdiocese of the Military Services, USA, since 2007. (lifesitenews.com)
  • For generations, Tribal members in New Mexico and across Indian Country have proudly answered the call to duty, no matter the personal cost, earning not just our gratitude but also equal access to the veteran support services we promised them. (senate.gov)
  • This bill is an important step in the right direction, and I'll continue to fight to improve access to critical services for Native veterans. (senate.gov)
  • exempting treatment services provided by the Department of Veterans' Affairs or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs from certain contract requirements, etc. (flsenate.gov)
  • We consulted people from Revenue Canada, from the Department covered by the 2001 Excise Act will never count. (who.int)
  • While veterans' benefits have been provided by the federal government since the American Revolutionary War, a veteran-specific federal agency was not established until 1930, as the Veterans' Administration. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 1811, the first domiciliary and medical facility for veterans was authorized by the federal government but not opened until 1834. (wikipedia.org)
  • Your concerns, struggles and stories will assist our committee as we work to ensure that the needs of veterans are adequately and timely met so that we can honor the promises our government has made to our veterans. (webharvest.gov)
  • As of 2018, the Tribal HUD-VASH pilot program codified by this bill has served 25 Tribes and helped house more than 100 Native American veterans. (senate.gov)
  • Since domiciliary care was available at all state veterans homes, incidental medical and hospital treatment was provided for all injuries and diseases, whether or not of service origin. (wikipedia.org)
  • Included were programs for disability compensation, insurance for service members and veterans, and vocational rehabilitation for the disabled. (wikipedia.org)
  • Bill introduced in the U.S. Senate suggesting formal recognition to the Women's Air Forces Service Pilots (WASP) for contributions and service during World War II. (unt.edu)
  • Resolution issued by the State of Texas recognizing the achievements of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and declaring May 26, 2012 as Women Airforce Service Pilots Day. (unt.edu)
  • But too often, Native veterans face homelessness when they return from service. (senate.gov)
  • I rise in favor of the McGovern-Pompeo amendment, which is part of this en-bloc, to recognize the service of Atomic Veterans or their surviving family members. (house.gov)
  • While Native American veterans serve in the military at a higher rate than any other ethnic demographic in the United States, Native American Tribes and Tribal housing authorities had been unable to access HUD-VASH funds prior to congressional authorization of a Tribal HUD-VASH pilot in 2014. (senate.gov)
  • Moscow continues to have open access to critical U.S. capital, which fuels Putin and his criminal war machine, through state-controlled and state-owned companies such as. (senate.gov)
  • Over time, veterans of other wars could access treatment there. (history.com)
  • Veterans need access to these records, so they can claim the benefits that they're guaranteed. (govexec.com)
  • Emergency department staff play a significant role in any public catastrophe because victims go directly to hospital emergency departments as the primary access to the healthcare system. (medscape.com)
  • In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets radiation safety policy and basic safety standard. (cdc.gov)
  • An independent report from the Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general's office , released Wednesday, verifies allegations of improper scheduling procedures and hidden treatment delays in Phoenix that may have led to the deaths of 40 veterans. (sayanythingblog.com)
  • Smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the United States, being responsible for approximately 1 in 5 deaths annually or about 443,000 premature deaths per year during 2000-2004. (cdc.gov)
  • Indigent and disabled veterans of the Civil War, Indian Wars, Spanish-American War, and Mexican Border periods, as well as discharged regular members of the Armed Forces, were cared for at these homes. (wikipedia.org)
  • More than 35,000 Hmong and Lao soldiers died supporting the United States armed forces. (ct.gov)
  • Native Americans serve in our nation's armed forces in higher numbers than any other ethnic group," said Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee. (senate.gov)
  • The US Senate has reconvened and a top priority will include passing a 2020-21 budget bill. (scv4.org)
  • This includes $375 million that will allow the VA to enroll thousands of Priority 8 veterans previously not eligible for benefits. (senate.gov)
  • In Fiscal Year 2016 net program costs for the department were $273 billion, which includes the VBA Actuarial Cost of $106.5 billion for compensation benefits. (wikipedia.org)
  • The decision of the President to import Sulaiman Abu Ghaith into the United States solely for civilian prosecution makes little sense, and reveals, yet again, a stubborn refusal to avoid holding additional terrorists at the secure facility at Guantanamo Bay despite the circumstances. (blogspot.com)
  • As of June 2020,[update] the VA employed 412,892 people at hundreds of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, clinics, benefits offices, and cemeteries. (wikipedia.org)
  • Senate Bill 914, "An Act Concerning Hmong Laotian Special Guerilla Units Which Served In The Kingdom Of Laos," will extend certain veterans benefits to Hmong Laotian special guerilla units serving during the Vietnam war in the U.S. secret war in the Kingdom of Laos. (ct.gov)
  • Those benefits include veteran license plates and veteran status on driver's licenses or ID cards, $1,800 toward funeral expenses or cremation for veterans in need, and veterans ribbons and metals. (ct.gov)
  • Though these men were hired and paid by the CIA, according to Twin Cities PBS, they are not recognized as United States veterans and as such receive no benefits. (ct.gov)
  • Mr. Wilkie will be responsible for stabilizing the department and revamping the veterans healthcare system to make it easier for veterans to take their benefits to private doctors. (hcinnovationgroup.com)
  • Paul R. Lawrence, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs, vice Allison A. Hickey, resigned. (archives.gov)
  • To his credit, Dr. Paul Lawrence, VA Under Secretary for Benefits, and his team should be applauded for their work on this system in concert with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), aggressively scanning Navy deck logs to ensure they have the ability to get to "yes" for certain BWN veterans. (vfw.org)
  • However, aside from this new tool, not much should need to change in the benefits administration process for BWN veterans and other covered veterans under the BWN Act. (vfw.org)
  • Direct medical and hospital care given to veterans in the early days of the U.S. was provided by the individual states and communities. (wikipedia.org)
  • today applauded the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) decision to conduct a review of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) oversight of quality of care at State Veterans Homes (SVHs). (senate.gov)
  • The SVHs are state-managed facilities, but receive VA funding and are subject to VA quality of care standards. (senate.gov)
  • State Veterans Homes are state-operated and managed facilities that provide nursing home, home, or adult day care to veterans, and they represent the majority of the veterans who receive nursing home care. (senate.gov)
  • We passed this law to address systemic problems of long wait times and poor-quality care for veterans at VA facilities across the country. (webharvest.gov)
  • 9 This new pro-cess is evidence-based and transparent, allowing for faster policy decisions on crucial exposure issues and enhancing the care Veterans receive. (ncmedicaljournal.com)
  • Veterans Affairs, which has struggled for years to provide timely and efficient care, has been without permanent leadership since the previous secretary, David J. Shulkin, was fired in March. (hcinnovationgroup.com)
  • Early hospitals were crude and unsanitary, and veterans' care wasn't guaranteed. (history.com)
  • It was the beginning of a new era of veteran care that depended largely on facilities known as soldiers' homes. (history.com)
  • Since soldiers' homes were only available for long-term care, veterans had to patch together treatment and often self-funded their own care. (history.com)
  • Mr. Wilkie, 55, will lead the second-largest department in the federal government, overseeing about 360,000 employees and the vast veterans healthcare system. (hcinnovationgroup.com)
  • Subsequently, Secretary Wilkie directed his department to delay processing any claims and appeals authorized under Procopio until the courts ordered VA to start processing its pending BWN workload. (vfw.org)