Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Bills

There are 181 bills referred to this committee. Below find the top 100:

• S. 185: Native American Direct Loan Improvement Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Mike Rounds [R-SD]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• S. 656: Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]
  Status: Passed Senate (House next)
• H.R. 3738: Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH2]
  Status: Passed House (Senate next)
• S. 3249: A bill to designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas, as the “Captain Elwin Shopteese VA Clinic”.
  Sponsor: Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]
  Status: Passed Senate (House next)
• S. 3970: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays members of the Armed Forces for certain contributions made by such members towards Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 475: A bill to designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Gallup, New Mexico, as the Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura VA Clinic.
  Sponsor: Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]
  Status: Enacted — Signed by the President
• S. 112: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to strengthen benefits for children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN]
  Status: Enacted — Signed by the President
• S. 1096: Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General Training Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Margaret “Maggie” Hassan [D-NH]
  Status: Passed Senate (House next)
• H.R. 593: To rename the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Hinesville, Georgia, as the “John Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic”.
  Sponsor: Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter [R-GA1]
  Status: Enacted — Signed by the President
• S. 3126: Mark Our Place Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN]
  Status: Passed Senate (House next)
• S. 1792: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of veterans, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 3285: A bill to rename the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Butte, Montana, as the “Charlie Dowd VA Clinic”.
  Sponsor: Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]
  Status: Passed Senate (House next)
• H.R. 3981: Isakson-Roe Education Oversight Expansion Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Morgan McGarvey [D-KY3]
  Status: Passed House (Senate next)
• H.R. 3672: To designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Indian River, Michigan, as the “Pfc. Justin T. Paton Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic”.
  Sponsor: Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI1]
  Status: Enacted — Signed by the President
• S. 141: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve certain programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs for home and community based services for veterans, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• S. 3873: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to members of the National Guard who perform certain full-time duty, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 366: Korean American VALOR Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA39]
  Status: Enacted — Signed by the President
• S. 30: Fiscal Year 2023 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Enacted — Signed by the President
• S. 216: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the family caregiver program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to include services related to mental health and neurological disorders, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• H.R. 3581: COPE Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Jennifer Kiggans [R-VA2]
  Status: Passed House (Senate next)
• S. 326: VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Failed Cloture
• S. 777: Veterans’ COLA Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Enacted — Signed by the President
• S. 10: VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion, and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• S. 495: A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide assisted living services for eligible veterans, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2648: Korean American VALOR Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN]
  Status: Enacted Via Other Measures
• S. 2854: A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement with the city of Fargo, North Dakota, for the conveyance of certain land of the Department of Veterans Affairs at Fargo National Cemetery, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]
  Status: Passed Senate (House next)
• S. 1299: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to periodically review the automatic maximum coverage under Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance program and the Veterans’ Group Life Insurance program, a
  Sponsor: Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 1767: Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Delia Ramirez [D-IL3]
  Status: Passed House (Senate next)
• S. 2181: Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]
  Status: Passed Senate (House next)
• H.R. 1669: VET–TEC Authorization Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Rep. Juan Ciscomani [R-AZ6]
  Status: Passed House (Senate next)
• S. 3452: A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to determine the eligibility or entitlement of a member or former member of the Armed Forces described in subsection (a) to a benefit under a law administered by the Secretary solely based on
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 414: Caring for Survivors Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 5914: Veterans Education Transparency and Training Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Derrick Van Orden [R-WI3]
  Status: Passed House (Senate next)
• H.R. 3848: Housing our Military Veterans Effectively Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer [R-OR5]
  Status: Passed House (Senate next)
• S. 132: Daniel J. Harvey Jr. and Adam Lambert Improving Servicemember Transition to Reduce Veteran Suicide Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
  Status: Ordered Reported
• H.R. 1226: Wounded Warrior Access Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA33]
  Status: Enacted — Signed by the President
• S. 106: Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]
  Status: Passed Senate (House next)
• H.R. 753: VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL12]
  Status: Passed House (Senate next)
• S. 740: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relating to claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes
  Sponsor: Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 3341: A bill to improve the emergency management capabilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2757: A bill to limit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from modifying the rate of payment or reimbursement for transportation of veterans or other individuals via special modes of transportation under the laws administered by the Secretary, and for o
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2174: Department of Veterans Affairs Minor Construction Threshold Adjustment Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 291: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2513: Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2465: A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to furnish doula services to veterans.
  Sponsor: Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 4176: Fiscal Year 2024 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 3958: Molly R. Loomis Research for Descendants of Toxic Exposed Veterans Act of 2024
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 4047: A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2024, 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
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 928: A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prepare an annual report on suicide prevention, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2158: Restore VA Accountability Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 897: Expedite Veteran Appeals Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1913: Care for COFA Veterans Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1633: United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]
  Status: Introduced
• H.R. 4016: Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act
  Sponsor: Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA11]
  Status: Passed House (Senate next)
• S. 2718: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve matters relating to medical examinations for veterans disability compensation, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 3282: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to waive the requirement of certain veterans to make copayments for hospital care and medical services in the case of an error by the Department of Vete
  Sponsor: Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 3598: A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a comprehensive standard for timing between referrals and appointments for care from the Department of Veterans Affairs and to submit a report with respect to that standard, and fo
  Sponsor: Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 3728: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the administration of housing loans of the Department of Veterans Affairs to prevent or resolve default under such loans, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2422: ARCA Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2078: Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 3466: A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Comptroller General of the United States to submit to Congress reports regarding security and safety at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 853: VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1266: A bill to amend titles 10 and 38, United State Code, to improve benefits and services for surviving spouses, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 55: VACANT Act
  Sponsor: Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 774: Veterans Border Patrol Training Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 3751: A bill to expand and modify the grant program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide innovative transportation options to veterans in highly rural areas, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Ossoff [D-GA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1028: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand health care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2067: Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2679: LEAD Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1125: A bill to authorize an electronic health record modernization program of the Department of Veterans Affairs and increase oversight and accountability of the program to better serve veterans, medical professionals of the Department, and taxpayers
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1635: A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take certain actions to improve the processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for disability compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 3562: A bill to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Tomah, Wisconsin, as the “Jason Simcakoski Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center”.
  Sponsor: Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2975: Road to Access Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2649: Making Community Care Work for Veterans Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1910: Ensuring VetSuccess On Campus Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1436: Critical Health Access Resource and Grant Extensions Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1315: A bill to improve the provision of care and services under the Veterans Community Care Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1040: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 3911: Isakson-Roe Education Oversight Expansion Act
  Sponsor: Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1789: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the review of claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
  Sponsor: Sen. John Neely Kennedy [R-LA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 4009: Veterans STAND Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1952: Reserve Component Healthcare Access and Expansion Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1612: A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to publish a rule to implement the requirement that the Secretary be permitted to waive the limitation in law on reimbursement of veterans receiving domiciliary care in State homes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Angus King [I-ME]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 4074: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to approve interstate commerce carrier apprenticeship programs for purposes of veterans educational assistance, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 42: BUILD for Veterans Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2549: A bill to name the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, as the “Henry Parham VA Clinic”.
  Sponsor: Sen. John Fetterman [D-PA]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 280: Better Examiner Standards and Transparency for Veterans Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 3526: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require a lactation space in each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  Sponsor: Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 3339: DAARE Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]
  Status: Enacted Via Other Measures
• S. 2745: Veterans Affairs Peer Review Neutrality Act of 2023
  Sponsor: Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2431: A bill to require the Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to carry out a grant program to assist certain members or former members of the Armed Forces in transitioning to civilian life, and for other purpo
  Sponsor: Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 2026: Maternal Health for Veterans Act
  Sponsor: Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1314: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the definition of spouse and surviving spouse to include all individuals lawfully married, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1172: A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished to veterans in non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities, and for o
  Sponsor: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 3567: Veterans Affairs Centennial and Heritage Act of 2024
  Sponsor: Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 1954: A bill to improve the provision of health care furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans diagnosed with diabetes and heart disease, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Bernard “Bernie” Sanders [I-VT]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 3490: A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from providing health care to, or engaging in claims processing for health care for, any individual unlawfully present in the United States who is not eligible for health care under the laws a
  Sponsor: Sen. Tommy Tuberville [R-AL]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 3746: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain spouses eligible for services under the disabled veterans’ outreach program, and for other purposes.
  Sponsor: Sen. Margaret “Maggie” Hassan [D-NH]
  Status: Introduced
• S. 3546: Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act
  Sponsor: Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
  Status: Introduced
• S.Res. 667: A resolution expressing support for the designation of May as “Fallen Heroes Memorial Month”.
  Sponsor: Sen. Tommy Tuberville [R-AL]
  Status: Introduced

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