US Congress Senate Bill 1950 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-02-04 - Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S736)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 - Amends federal veterans provisions to revise or add provisions concerning medical services and other benefits provided to veterans and/or their dependents through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) relating to the following areas: survivor and dependent matters, including benefits for children of certain veterans born with spina bifida; education matters, including the approval of courses for purposes of the All-Volunteer Force and the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance programs; the expansion and extension of certain health care benefits, including immunizations, chiropractic care, treatment for traumatic brain injury, and wellness promotion; health care administration, including extension of the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professional Scholarship Program; complementary and alternative medicine; mental health care, including an education program and peer support program for family members and caregivers of veterans with mental health disorders; dental care eligibility and expansion, including a program of education to promote dental health in veterans; health care related to sexual trauma, including appropriate counseling and treatment and a screening mechanism to detect incidents of domestic abuse; reproductive treatment and services, including fertility counseling as well as adoption assistance for severely wounded veterans; major medical facility leases; veterans' employment training and related services; veterans' employment, including within the federal government and as first responders; career transition services; employment and reemployment rights of members of the Armed Forces after active duty service; small business matters, including contracting and subcontracting participation goals with federal departments and agencies; administrative matters, including regional support centers for Veterans Integrated Service Networks; the revision of claims based on military sexual trauma as well as claims for dependency and indemnity compensation; jurisdictional matters, including with respect to the Board of Veterans' Appeals and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; and outreach and miscellaneous matters, including repeal of the provision of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 that reduces the cost-of-living adjustment to the retirement pay of members of the Armed Forces under age 62.

Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014

Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]
Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-04	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S736)
2014-02-04	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S707)
2014-02-03	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S665)
2014-01-30	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S611-613)
2014-01-29	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S557-559)
2014-01-27	Senate	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 297.
2014-01-16	Senate	Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
2014-01-16	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S445-447)

HB454 (Related) 2013-02-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB2151 (Related) 2013-06-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
HB2341 (Related) 2013-06-28 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
HB2528 (Related) 2013-07-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
HB2913 (Related) 2013-08-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB3007 (Related) 2013-08-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
HB3053 (Related) 2013-08-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB3098 (Related) 2013-09-12 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
HB3441 (Related) 2013-11-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
HB3453 (Related) 2014-01-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
HB3521 (Related) 2013-12-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
HB3614 (Related) 2014-03-25 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
HB3615 (Related) 2013-12-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
HB3831 (Related) 2014-03-27 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
SB6 (Related) 2013-07-24 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
SB229 (Related) 2014-12-16 - Became Public Law No: 113-230.
SB430 (Related) 2013-06-12 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
SB492 (Related) 2013-06-12 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
SB495 (Related) 2013-06-12 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
SB529 (Related) 2013-05-09 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203.
SB629 (Related) 2013-06-12 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
SB735 (Related) 2013-06-12 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
SB748 (Related) 2013-06-12 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
SB778 (Related) 2013-06-12 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
SB877 (Related) 2013-05-09 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203.
SB894 (Related) 2013-06-12 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
SB944 (Related) 2013-12-09 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 258.
SB1039 (Related) 2013-06-12 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
SB1211 (Related) 2013-10-30 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
SB1411 (Related) 2013-10-30 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
SB1547 (Related) 2013-10-30 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
SB1578 (Related) 2013-10-30 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
SB1580 (Related) 2013-10-30 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
SB1581 (Related) 2013-11-19 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
SB1582 (Related) 2013-10-30 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
SB1583 (Related) 2013-10-30 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
SB1586 (Related) 2013-10-30 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
SB1589 (Related) 2013-10-30 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
SB1604 (Related) 2013-11-19 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
SB1740 (Related) 2013-11-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
HB3788 (Related) 2014-01-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
HB3793 (Related) 2014-01-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
HB3801 (Related) 2014-01-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
HB3807 (Related) 2014-01-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
SB1844 (Related) 2013-12-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB1856 (Related) 2013-12-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
SB1869 (Related) 2013-12-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB1963 (Related) 2014-02-12 - Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 298.
SB1977 (Related) 2014-02-03 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 300.
HB3790 (Related) 2014-01-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
HB3792 (Related) 2014-01-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
HB3794 (Related) 2014-01-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
HB3797 (Related) 2014-01-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
HB3798 (Related) 2014-01-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
HB3804 (Related) 2014-01-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
SB1982 (Related) 2014-02-27 - S.AMDT.2766 SA 2766 fell when SA 2747 fell. (consideration: CR S1210)
HB3787 (Related) 2014-01-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
SB1931 (Related) 2014-01-16 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 296.
SB1930 (Related) 2014-01-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
HB4134 (Related) 2014-06-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1950/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1950/BILLS-113s1950pcs.pdf