WASHINGTON - A bill that would dramatically boost health care services and disability benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan won approval Thursday in the House. The measure has the backing of the nation’s major veterans groups and underscores the continued co...
Reports on the provisions of a bill for disabled veterans approved by the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity of the U.S. Veterans' Affairs in the U.S. on September 8, 2005. Financial aid for the wheelchair ramps or other modifications on the homes of the veterans; Assistance on the ...
The push to support veterans plagued with health issues they say were caused by toxic burn pits got a boost from President Biden in his State of the Union address.
摘要: The article reports that the U.S. House has passed and sent to the Senate a bill that authorizes a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for three million service-connected injured and ill veterans and survivors beginning in 2013.年份: 2012 ...
House bill authorizes funds for VA education advice.Covers the House's voice vote approval of a bill (HR 996) on May 24, 1993 that would authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide assistance to colleges and universities to enable them to better advise veterans on educational...
The legislation seeks to end the Oracle Cerner electronic health record rollout and reinstate VistA. Another bill, meanwhile, would only allow new EHRM go-lives after certain clinical certifications.
The House on Tuesday handily passed a bill making it easier to fire Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees or rescind their bonuses. The Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act, which passed 368-55, would speed up how quickly VA Secretary
Veterans Sickened by Toxic Burn Pits Get Relief in Senate Bill Millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in Afghanistan and Iraq would receive more health-care access and benefits under a revised measure the Senate advanced.\nThe Senate voted 84-14 on Thursday in favor of the substitute...
said Monday she’ll seek unanimous consent this week for a vote on her bill that would expand access to in-vitro fertilization for all veterans. The move came after an anticipated announcement Monday by the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense that they are expanding access to IVF, ...
Another amendment that caused delays was from Sen.John Kennedy(R-La.) and aims to restore gun rights to veterans who need fiduciary help with their VA benefits. It will receive a vote at a 50-vote threshold. Democrats had worried the legislation could potentially contribute to veteran suicides...