United States 113th Congress Status: Died 1 I cosponsors

S 1982 — Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014

Last action — S.AMDT.2766 SA 2766 fell when SA 2747 fell. (consideration: CR S1210)

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Summary

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, and 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; the revision of certain rights under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, including protections with respect to the expiration of professional licenses, a prohibition on the denial of credit or the termination of residential leases due to military service, and the temporary protection of surviving spouses under mortgage foreclosures; and outreach and miscellaneous matters, including: (1) 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, and (2) the accounting for discretionary accounts designated for overseas contingency operations/global war on terrorism.

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Action History

  1. S.AMDT.2766 SA 2766 fell when SA 2747 fell. (consideration: CR S1210)

  2. S.AMDT.2747 SA 2747 fell when the bill was committed. (consideration: CR S1210)

  3. S.AMDT.2769 SA 2769 fell when SA 2768 fell. (consideration: CR S1210)

  4. S.AMDT.2768 SA 2768 fell when SA 2767 fell. (consideration: CR S1210)

  5. S.AMDT.2767 SA 2767 fell when the bill was committed. (consideration: CR S1210)

  6. Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment (SA 2767) fell when the bill was committed in Senate. (consideration: CR S1209-1210)

  7. Committed to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs pursuant to Section 312 of the Congressional Budget Act.

  8. Point of order against the measure was sustained.

  9. Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to the measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 56 - 41. Record Vote Number: 46. (consideration: CR S1210)

  10. Motion to table the motion by Senator Reid to commit the bill (S. 1982) to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment SA 2767 rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 44 - 52. Record Vote Number: 45. (consideration: CR S1209-1210)

  11. Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to the measure made in Senate.

  12. Point of order against the measure raised in Senate.

  13. S.AMDT.2769 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1195)

  14. S.AMDT.2768 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1195)

  15. S.AMDT.2767 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1195)

  16. S.AMDT.2766 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1195)

  17. S.AMDT.2747 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1195)

  18. Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1194-1210)

  19. Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S1168; text: CR S1168)

  20. S.AMDT.2769 Amendment SA 2769 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 2768. (consideration: CR S1168; text: CR S1168)Of a perfecting nature.

  21. S.AMDT.2768 Amendment SA 2768 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 2767 (the instructions of the motion to commit). (consideration: CR S1168; text: CR S1168)Of a perfecting nature.

  22. S.AMDT.2767 Amendment SA 2767 proposed by Senator Reid. (consideration: CR S1168; text: CR S1168)The motion of the instruction to commit.

  23. Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs with instructions that the committee report back forthwith with an amendment (SA 2767) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1168)

  24. S.AMDT.2747 Cloture motion on Amendment SA 2747 presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S1168; text: CR S1168)

  25. S.AMDT.2766 Amendment SA 2766 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 2747. (consideration: CR S1168; text: CR S1168)Of a perfecting nature.

  26. S.AMDT.2747 Amendment SA 2747 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Sanders. (consideration: CR S1168)In the nature of a substitute.

  27. Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S1168)

  28. Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1168)

  29. Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S1144-1168)

  30. Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 99 - 0. Record Vote Number: 44. (consideration: CR S1027; text: CR S1027)

  31. Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1011-1013, S1020-1039)

  32. Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S978)

  33. Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S940; text: CR S940)

  34. Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S936, S940)

  35. Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 301.

  36. Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

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Subjects

Administrative remedies Adoption and foster care Advisory bodies Alternative treatments Asia Congressional oversight Congressional tributes Crime victims Crimes against women Dental care Department of Veterans Affairs Digestive and metabolic diseases Disability and paralysis Domestic violence and child abuse Employee hiring Employment and training programs Employment discrimination and employee rights First responders and emergency personnel Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health care coverage and access Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health personnel Health promotion and preventive care Hearing, speech, and vision care Indian social and development programs Infectious and parasitic diseases Interest, dividends, interest rates Judicial review and appeals Laos Licensing and registrations Medical education Medical research Mental health Military medicine Minority and disadvantaged businesses Neurological disorders North Carolina Nutrition and diet Pennsylvania Philippines Physical fitness and lifestyle Public contracts and procurement Rural conditions and development Sex and reproductive health Sex offenses Small business Student aid and college costs Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Women's health Administrative law and regulatory procedures Arizona Assault and harassment offenses Building construction California Caribbean area Cemeteries and funerals Child health Civil actions and liability Conflicts and wars Congressional officers and employees Congressional operations and organization Connecticut Consumer affairs Department of Defense Emergency medical services and trauma care Fires Florida Fraud offenses and financial crimes Georgia Government buildings, facilities, and property Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Hawaii Health care costs and insurance Health care quality Health programs administration and funding Hereditary and development disorders Home and outpatient care Homelessness and emergency shelter Hospital care Housing and community development funding Housing finance and home ownership Illinois Kansas Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Louisiana Marketing and advertising Marriage and family status Massachusetts Medical tests and diagnostic methods Members of Congress Military education and training Military facilities and property Military personnel and dependents Minority health Missouri National Guard and reserves Nebraska New Jersey New Mexico Oklahoma Performance measurement Prescription drugs Puerto Rico Research administration and funding Retail and wholesale trades South Carolina State and local government operations Tennessee Texas Thailand U.S. territories and protectorates Unemployment User charges and fees Veterans' organizations and recognition Water quality Vocational and technical education Armed forces and national security
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Frequently asked questions

What does S 1982 do?
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, and 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; the revision of certain rights under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, including protections with respect to the expiration of professional licenses, a prohibition on the denial of credit or the termination of residential leases due to military service, and the temporary protection of surviving spouses under mortgage foreclosures; and outreach and miscellaneous matters, including: (1) 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, and (2) the accounting for discretionary accounts designated for overseas contingency operations/global war on terrorism.
Who sponsors S 1982?
S 1982 is sponsored by Bernard Sanders (I).
What is the current status of S 1982?
This bill died with 113th Congress. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track S 1982?
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