Bills Concerning U.S. Veterans,
Introduced in the 108th Congress

Bills by Topic
Abortion
Armed Services/Defense
Budget/Appropriations
Campaigns/Elections
Crime
Education
Energy/Environment
Farming
Guns
Government/Bureaucracy
Health Care
Homeland Security
Housing/Homeowners
Immigration
Indian Affairs
Insurance
Internet/Technology
Labor/Industry
Land Grabs
Monuments/Memorials
Relief
Small Business
Social Security/Medicare
Socialism
Taxes
Transportation
Unemployment/Welfare
U.S. Territories
Veterans' Affairs

News@TheOrator
PageOne
PageTwo
Bill Page
Around the Nation
International News
Financial Page
Magazine Rack
Capitol Hill
Organizations
Documents

Info Alert  
Podium Messageboards

Government Contacts
U.S. House
U.S. Senate
U.S. Government Webs
State & Local Webs

Bill Searches:
GPO Access
THOMAS
U.S. Code



H.R. 533 Agent Orange Veterans' Disabled Children's Benefits Act of 2003
H.R. 951 Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act
H.R. 1265 American Heroes Repatriation Act of 2003
H.R. 5275 American Indian Veterans Pay Restoration Act of 2004
H.R. 2823 American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act
H.R. 358 Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act
H.R. 331 Armed Forces Retirement Equity Act
H.R. 2318 Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act of 2003
H.R. 1404 Atomic Test Veterans Recognition Act
H.R. 3729 Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2004
H.R. 2759 Bruce Vento Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2003
H.R. 1444 Child Abuse Accountability Enhancement Act
H.R. 3476 Chiropractic Health Parity for Military Retirees and Dependents Act
H.R. 2593 Combat Merchant Mariners Veterans Benefits Act of 2003
H.R. 4637 Combat Military Medically Retired Veteran's Fairness Act of 2004
H.R. 5244 Comprehensive Assistance for Veterans Exposed to Traumatic Stressors Act of 2004
H.R. 2414 Department of Veterans Affairs Chiropractic Employment Act
H.R. 1264 Department of Veterans Affairs Claims Backlog Reduction Act of 2003
H.R. 4231 Department of Veterans Affairs Nurse Recruitment and Retention Act of 2004
H.R. 761 Disabled Servicemembers Adapted Housing Assistance Act of 2003
H.R. 1048 Disabled Veterans Adaptive Benefits Improvement Act of 2003
H.R. 5057 Disabled Veterans Transition Assistance Act of 2004
S. 2956 Disabled Veterans Transition Assistance Act of 2004
H.R. 2380 Disabled Veterans' Caregiver Compensation Act
H.R. 966 Disabled Veterans' Return-to-Work Act of 2003
H.R. 3054 District of Columbia Military Retirement Equity Act of 2003 #
H.R. 2829 Dr. James Allen Disabled Veterans Equity Act
H.R. 4798 Enhancement of Veterans Mental Health Services Act
H.R. 271 Equitable Care for All Veterans Act
S. 1509 Eric and Brian Simon Act of 2003
H.R. 4229 Fair Insurance Premiums for Disabled Veterans Act
H.R. 4711 Fairness in Veterans Education Act of 2004
H.R. 2540 Fairness to All Vietnam Veterans Act
H.R. 184 Fairness to Immigrant Veterans Act of 2003
H.R. 677 Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2003
S. 68 Filipino Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 2003
H.R. 1347 Former Prisoners of War Equitable Dental Benefits Act
H.R. 850 Former Prisoners of War Special Compensation Act of 2003
H.R. 5151 Foundation for Nevada's Veterans Land Transfer Act of 2004
S. 2152 Guard and Reserve Retirement Retainer Act of 2004
H.R. 664 Health Care for Filipino World War II Veterans Act
H.R. 2433 Health Care for Veterans of Project 112/Project SHAD Act of 2003
S. 1694 Health Care for Veterans of Project 112/Project SHAD Act of 2003
H.R. 3777 Help Establish Access to Local Timely Healthcare for Your Vets (HEALTHY Vets) Act of 2004
H.R. 4248 Homeless Veterans Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2004
H.R. 3344 Hospitalized Veterans Financial Assistance Act of 2003
H.R. 3730 Immediate and Full Repeal of the Disabled Veterans Tax Act of 2004
H.R. 2874 Improving Access to Prescription Drug Benefits for Veterans Act of 2003
H.R. 1256 Indigent Veteran Remembrance Act of 2003
H.R. 843 Injured Veterans Benefits Eligibility Act of 2003
H.R. 58 Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act
S. 56 Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act
H.R. 3474 Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act
S. 2065 Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act
H.R. 4039 Korean Defense Service Combat Recognition Act
H.R. 292 Korean War Veterans Recognition Act of 2003 *
H.R. 5332 Matthew Boisvert Help Extend Respect Owed to Every Soldier (HEROES) Act
H.R. 693 Military Death Gratuity Improvement Act of 2003
H.R. 995 Military Retiree Dislocation Assistance Act
H.R. 62 Military Retiree Health Care Task Force Act of 2003
H.R. 2944 Military Retiree Survivor Comfort Act
S. 585 Military Retiree Survivors Relief Act of 2003
H.R. 2611 Military Retirees Government Employment Act of 2003
H.R. 3849 Military Sexual Trama Counseling Act of 2004
H.R. 548 Military Survivor Benefits Improvement Act of 2003
S. 451 Military Survivor Benefits Improvement Act of 2003
H.R. 3763 Military Survivor Benefits Improvement Act of 2004
H.R. 1592 Military Survivors Equity Act of 2003
S. 2177 Military Survivors' Fairness Act of 2004
H.R. 2983 Native American Veterans Cemetery Act of 2003
H.R. 5153 Native American Veterans Home Loan Act of 2004
H.R. 348 Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2003
H.R. 2224 Prisoner of War Protection Act of 2003
S. 445 Reservists Retirement and Retention Act of 2003
H.R. 303 Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2003
S. 392 Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2003
H.R. 2379 Rural Veterans Access to Care Act of 2003
H.R. 2569 Salute to Veterans and the Armed Forces Act of 2003
H.R. 595 Samuel B. Moody Bataan Death March Compensation Act
H.R. 4399 SAVE US VETS Act
S. 401 SBP Benefits Improvement Act of 2003
H.R. 3483 Seeds for Soldiers Act
H.R. 5300 Servicemembers Anti-Predatory Lending Protection Act
H.R. 2354 State Veterans Cemetery Fairness Act of 2003
H.R. 3216 Survivor Benefit Plan Insurable Interest Fairness Act
S. 2724 To amend section 33(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657c(a)) to clarify that the National Veterans Business Development Corporation is a private entity *
H.R. 3792 To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize a `child only' annuity under the Survivor Benefit Plan of the Armed Forces when there is a surviving spouse in the case of a member ...
S. 60 To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize certain disabled former prisoners of war to use Department of Defense commissary and exchange stores
H.R. 1917 To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize military recreational facilities to be used by any veteran with a compensable service-connected disability
H.R. 1919 To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize transportation on military aircraft on a space-available basis for veterans with a service-connected disability rated 50 percent ...
H.R. 1653 To amend title 10, United States Code, to change the effective date for paid-up coverage under the military Survivor Benefit Plan from October 1, 2008, to October 1, 2003
H.R. 2511 To amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to provide veterans who have a 100 percent service-connected disability with space-available travel on military ...
H.R. 2701 To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend to additional military retirees with service-connected disabilities the special compensation authority provided for certain retirees ...
S. 704 To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the amount of the death gratuity payable with respect to deceased members of the Armed Forces #
S. 59 To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit former members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated as total to travel on military aircraft in the same ...
S. 706 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for surviving spouses of Reserves not eligible for retirement who die from a cause incurred or aggravated ...
S. 712 To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide Survivor Benefit Plan annuities for surviving spouses of Reserves not eligible for retirement who die from a cause incurred or aggravated ... *
H.R. 742 To amend title 10, United States Code, to reduce the age for receipt of military retired pay for non-regular service from 60 to 55
H.R. 3280 To amend titles 10 and 14, United States Code, to provide for an increase in military retired pay for officers by reason of being credited with extraordinary heroism on the same basis ...
H.R. 169 To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow the sworn affidavit of a veteran who served in combat during the Korean War or an earlier conflict to be accepted as proof of service-connection ...
H.R. 5356 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the placement in a national cemetery of memorial markers for the purpose of commemorating servicemembers or other persons whose remains ...
S. 2417 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish care for newborn children of women veterans receiving maternity care, and for other ...
S. 2196 To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that per diem payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care of veterans in State homes shall not be used to offset payments
H.R. 3239 To amend title 38, United States Code, to delay the termination of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans
H.R. 2294 To amend title 38, United States Code, to delay the termination of the Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education, and for other purposes
S. 1846 To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with Hepatitis C, and for other purposes
H.R. 3455 To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with Hepatitis C, and for other purposes
H.R. 2163 To amend title 38, United States Code, to exclude the proceeds of life insurance from consideration as income for purposes of determining veterans' pension benefits, and for other purposes
S. 836 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend by five years the period for the provision by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of noninstitutional extended care services and required ...
H.R. 1190 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the eligibility for housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under the Native American Housing Loan Pilot Program ...
H.R. 4764 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for pension benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans who received an expeditionary ...
H.R. 4763 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for pension benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans who served during certain ...
H.R. 4950 To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the requirement for biennial reports from the Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War
H.R. 294 To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the automobile assistance program for disabled veterans
H.R. 2219 To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medications on prescriptions written by private practitioners to veterans who ...
H.R. 2352 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs health care for certain Filipino World War II veterans residing in the United States
S. 938 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 ...
H.R. 4621 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that an injury or death sustained as a result of participation in a medical research program of the Department of Veterans Affairs ...
H.R. 36 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity ...
S. 249 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran after age 55 shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity ...
H.R. 3351 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide the same type of vocational rehabilitation benefits and services under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for certain ...
S. 1014 To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the management of health care services for veterans to place certain low-income veterans in a ...
H.R. 2816 To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the management of health care services for veterans to place certain low-income veterans in a ...
H.R. 4870 To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the effective date for payment of lump sums to persons awarded the Medal of Honor who are in receipt of special pension pursuant to ...
H.R. 2349 To authorize certain major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs
H.R. 3898 To authorize construction of a new (replacement) medical center for the Department of Veterans Affairs in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico at a site to be selected pursuant to a study
S. 1076 To authorize construction of an education center at or near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial *
H.R. 3061 To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative and to satisfy ...
S. 1605 To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services initiative and to satisfy ...
H.R. 3489 To authorize the appointment of Brigadier General Charles E. Yeager, United States Air Force (Retired), to the grade of major general on the retired list
H.R. 2930 To authorize the disinterment from the American Ardennes Cemetery at Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium of the remains of Sergeant Roaul R. Prieto, who died in combat in April 1945, and to ...
H.R. 2970 To authorize the disinterment from the Lorraine American Cemetery in St. Avold, France, of the remains of Private First Class Alfred J. Laitres, of Island Pond, Vermont, who died in ...
H.R. 888 To authorize the disinterment from the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial in Luxembourg of the remains of Private Ray A. Morgan, who died in combat in January 1945 in the Battle ...
S. 1572 To authorize the expansion of the pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs on assisted living for veterans to include three additional health care regions of the Department ...
H.R. 972 To clarify the effective date of the modification of treatment for retirement annuity purposes of part-time service before April 7, 1986, of certain Department of Veterans Affairs health-care ...
S. 766 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the Jacksonville, Florida, metropolitan area
H.R. 1516 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in southeastern Pennsylvania #
H.R. 1585 To establish an office to oversee research compliance and assurance within the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs
H.R. 5353 To establish limitations on the utilization and disposal of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt campus of the Department of Veterans Affairs Hudson Valley Health Care System at Montrose, ...
H.R. 2875 To establish procedures for consideration of applications for award of the Purple Heart medal to veterans who were held as prisoners of war before April 25, 1962
S. 259 To expand the eligibility for membership in veterans organizations
H.R. 5260 To extend the life of the Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs until September 30, 2006
S. 478 To grant a Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated, and for other purposes
H.R. 1043 To grant a Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated
S. 2938 To grant a Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated *
H.R. 5318 To grant a Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated
H.R. 2834 To provide for a pilot program to be conducted by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs through the establishment of an electronic database to enable healthcare facilities of the Department ...
H.R. 5303 To provide for the establishment of a Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) for veterans on the grounds of the Navy Supply Corps School in Athens, ...
H.R. 2307 To provide for the establishment of new Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for veterans in the area of Columbus, Ohio, and in south Texas
H.R. 2337 To provide for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program to determine the effectiveness of contracting for the use of private memory care facilities for veterans
H.R. 2808 To require advance notification of Congress regarding any action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for ...
H.R. 2659 To require advance notification of Congress regarding any action proposed to be taken by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the implementation of the Capital Asset Realignment for ...
S. 69 To require the Secretary of the Army to determine the validity of the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed military service on behalf of the United States during World War ...
S. 2063 To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a demonstration project on priorities in the scheduling of appointments of veterans for health care through the Department ...
H.R. 3812 To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a demonstration project on priorities in the scheduling of appointments of veterans for health care through the Department ...
S. 2776 To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program of outreach to veterans of World War II and the Korean conflict on the nature and availability of benefits for veterans, ...
S. 2296 To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to give the Commonwealth of Kentucky the first option on the Louisville Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Kentucky, upon its ...
H.R. 2595 To restore the operation of the Native American Veteran Housing Loan Program during fiscal year 2003 to the scope of that program as in effect on September 30, 2002 *
H.R. 890 21st Century Veterans Equitable Treatment Act
H.R. 1615 Ukrainian American Veterans Charter Act
H.R. 1111 Uniformed Services Divorce Equity Act of 2003
H.R. 476 United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act of 2003
H.R. 4659 USERRA Health Care Coverage Extension Act of 2004
H.R. 2612 Veterans Adapted Housing Expansion Act of 2003
H.R. 2518 Veterans Affairs Reorganization Act of 2003
S. 19 Veterans and Military Personnel Fairness Act of 2003
H.R. 241 Veterans Beneficiary Fairness Act of 2003
H.R. 2297 Veterans Benefits Act #
S. 257 Veterans Benefits and Pensions Protection Act of 2003
H.R. 2975 Veterans Benefits and Pensions Protection Act of 2003
S. 2638 Veterans Benefits Outreach Act of 2004
H.R. 2217 Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2003
H.R. 3392 Veterans Claims Procedures Improvement Act of 2003
H.R. 631 Veterans Cold Weather Injury Compensation Act
H.R. 72 Veterans Comprehensive Hepatitis C Health Care Act
H.R. 73 Veterans Comprehensive Hepatitis C Health Care Act
S. 1847 Veterans Comprehensive Hepatitis C Health Care Act
H.R. 1460 Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2003 *
H.R. 270 Veterans Equal Treatment Act
S. 967 Veterans Equal Treatment Act
H.R. 3473 Veterans Eye Treatment Safety (VETS) Act of 2003
S. 2743 Veterans Eye Treatment Safety (VETS) Act of 2004
H.R. 4032 Veterans Fiduciary Act of 2004
S. 1156 Veterans Health Care, Capital Asset, and Business Improvement Act of 2003 #
H.R. 1720 Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act *
S. 50 Veterans Health Care Funding Guarantee Act of 2003
H.R. 2357 Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2003 *
S. 176 Veterans Health Care Reimbursement Act of 2003
H.R. 1562 Veterans Health Care Cost Recovery Act of 2003
H.R. 3387 Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act of 2003
H.R. 3413 Veterans Home Loan Prepayment Protection Act of 2003
H.R. 4065 Veterans Housing Affordability Act of 2004
S. 978 Veterans Housing Fairness Act of 2003
H.R. 1554 Veterans Life Insurance Improvement Act of 2003
H.R. 4768 Veterans Medical Facilities Management Act of 2004
H.R. 1087 Veterans Medical Research Assistance Voluntary Option Act
H.R. 2664 Veterans Medicare Reimbursement Act of 2003
H.R. 998 Veterans Medication Accessibility Act
H.R. 1762 Veterans National Heritage Preservation Act of 2003
H.R. 2445 Veterans Nursing Home Care Act of 2003
H.R. 263 Veterans Outpatient Care Access Act of 2003
H.R. 3612 Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2003
H.R. 813 Veterans Outreach Protection Act
H.R. 3947 Veterans Pensions Protection Act
H.R. 709 Veterans Prescription Access Improvement Act
H.R. 1309 Veterans Prescription Drug Benefits Act of 2003
H.R. 240 Veterans Prescription Drug Equity Act
H.R. 3094 Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act
H.R. 632 Veterans Travel Fairness Act
H.R. 4616 Veterans' Adjustable Rate Home Loan Extension Act of 2004
H.R. 1500 Veterans' Appraiser Choice Act
H.R. 1683 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003 #
H.R. 1212 Veterans' Education Affordability Act
H.R. 5080 Veterans' Employment Act of 2004
H.R. 3260 Veterans' Extended Health Care Services and Business Enhancements Act of 2003
S. 78 Veteran's Health Administration Act of 2003
H.R. 3807 Veterans' Heritage Firearms Act of 2004
S. 55 Veterans' Higher Education Opportunities Act of 2003
H.R. 1418 Veterans' Housing Equity Act
S. 330 Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act of 2003 #
H.R. 116 Veterans' New Fitzsimons Health Care Facilities Act of 2003
S. 613 Veterans' New Fitzsimons Health Care Facilities Act of 2003
H.R. 627 Veterans' Prescription Drug and Surviving Spouses Assistance Act of 2003
H.R. 3492 Veterans' Right to an Attorney Act of 2003
S. 1132 Veterans' Survivors Benefits Enhancements Act of 2003 *
   
  * passed to other congressional body, # public law