US Committee | House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | HR204 | Commends Korean American veterans of the Vietnam War for their service to the United States. [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 |
| US | HB1855 | Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish a process for determining whether individuals who served in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines or in the Philippine Scouts while in the service of... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 |
| US | HB1824 | VA Regional Office Accountability Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include in a required annual report on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) expenditures and activities a report on each VA regional office that failed to reach admin... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 |
| US | HB1805 | Veterans Claims Efficiency Through Automation Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to include in a required annual VA activities and costs report to Congress a report on the automatic processing of claims for compensation during the p... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 |
| US | HB1809 | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to post notices of average times for the processing of compensation claims, as well as the percentage of claims approved, in a conspicuous place in each VA regional office and claims intake facility and ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 |
| US | HR190 | Condemns the use of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and calls for the full prosecution of those responsible for the IED terrorist attack in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 15, 2013. Expresses condolences to the families of those who were killed ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-08 |
| US | HB1494 | Blue Water Navy Ship Accountability Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to: (1) review the logs of each Navy ship known to have operated in the waters near Vietnam during the Vietnam Era (January 9, 1962, through May 7, 1975); (2) determine,... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-26 |
| US | HB1438 | Veterans Pensions Protection Act of 2013 - Excludes from annual income, for purposes of eligibility for pensions for veterans and their surviving spouses and children, reimbursements resulting from: (1) any accident; (2) any theft or loss; (3) any ca... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-26 |
| US | HB1492 | Establishes as an independent commission the Commission on America and its Veterans to: (1) submit to the President and Congress suggestions for ceremonies and events to acknowledge the wars recently fought and the heroism displayed by members of the... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-26 |
| US | HB1452 | Filipino Veterans Fairness Act of 2013 - Deems certain service performed before July 1, 1946, in the organized military forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts as active military service for purposes of eligibility for veterans' benefits ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-26 |
| US | HB1521 | Disabled Veterans Red Tape Reduction Act - Amends the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 to extend through 2018 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) authority for the performance of medical disability evaluations by contract physicians. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-26 |
| US | HB1623 | VA Claims Efficiency Through Information Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to maintain on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) website publicly accessible information concerning pending and completed claims of compensation fo... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-26 |
| US | HR138 | Supports the designation of Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day. Honors and recognizes the contributions of veterans who served in Vietnam. Encourages the people of the United States to observe such Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-02 |
| US | HB864 | Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to designate at least one city in the United States each year as an "American World War II City" based on: (1) contributions to the war effort during World War II; and (2) efforts to preserve t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-08 |
| US | HB577 | Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act - Prohibits, in any case arising out of the administration of laws and benefits by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), considering any person who is mentally incapacitated, deemed mentally incompetent, or ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-15 |
| US | HB543 | Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2013 - Includes as part of the Republic of Vietnam its territorial seas for purposes of the presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure by veterans to certain herbicide agents while ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-15 |
| US | HB369 | Reducing Barriers to Veterans' Benefits Act - Presumes a service connection, for veterans' benefits purposes, for diagnosed hearing loss, tinnitus, or both, for veterans who, during active military service: (1) were assigned to a military occupationa... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-08 |
| US | HB481 | Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to accept any of the following as proof of service in determining the eligibility of an individual to receive amounts from the Filipino Veteran... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-08 |
| US | HB303 | Retired Pay Restoration Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that military retired pay should not be reduced because a military retiree is also eligible for veterans' disability compensation awarded for a service-connected disability. Allows the re... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-04 |
| US | HB333 | Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act - Amends federal military retired pay provisions to: (1) permit veterans with a service-connected disability of less than 50% to concurrently receive both retired pay and disability compensation; (2) eliminate pr... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-04 |
| US | HB154 | Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award a decoration called the Department of Veterans Affairs Medal for Distinguished Public Service to a veteran who, during the period after the date of the veteran's discharge or release from the... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-11 |
