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A bill to correct inconsistencies in the definitions relating to Native Americans in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Bill: 113-s-1575
Sponsor: Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Introduced: 2013-10-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Comprehensive health care
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Indian social and development programs
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2013-10-16
text: 
Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to define an &quot;Indian&quot; for purposes of title I (Quality, Affordable Health Care for All Americans) of that Act.
 
Includes within that definition an individual who is: 
 
 
 a member of a federally-recognized Indian tribe;
 
an Eskimo, Aleut, or other Alaska Native;
 
considered by the Secretary of the Interior to be an Indian for any purpose, including eligibility for Indian health care services;
 
 a member of a tribe, band, or other organized group of Indians or who is a descendant, in the first or second degree, of any such member;
 
 determined to be an Indian under regulations promulgated by the Secretary;
 
an urban center resident who fits any of the preceding categories;
 
eligible for health services provided by the Indian Health Service (IHS); or 
 
of Indian descent and a member of an Indian community served by the IHS.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-10-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2013-10-16
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to redesignate the Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System located at 10000 Bay Pines Boulevard in Bay Pines, Florida, as the "C.W. Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".

Bill: 113-s-1576
Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL]
Introduced: 2013-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Florida
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: 
Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Healthcare System in Bay Pines, Florida, as the &quot;C.W. Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-10-30
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to cover the costs associated with the care of veterans at medical foster homes.

Bill: 113-s-1578
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2013-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in conducting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical foster home program, to cover the costs associated with the care of veterans at medical foster homes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-10-30
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
SCRA Enhancement and Improvement Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1579
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2013-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Credit and credit markets
Evidence and witnesses
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Housing finance and home ownership
Lawyers and legal services
Legal fees and court costs
Licensing and registrations
Military personnel and dependents
Personnel records
Property tax
Public contracts and procurement
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: 
SCRA Enhancement and Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to: 
 
 
extend the period during which a contract for the purchase of real or personal property or the lease or bailment of such property entered into by a member of the uniformed services (servicemember) may not be rescinded or terminated for a breach to one year after such member's period of military service; 
 
change the period during which an action to enforce a mortgage, trust deed, or other security against a servicemember is covered by a stay of proceedings or adjustment of obligation to the period in which such action is pending (instead of the period in which such action is filed); 
 
prohibit the accrual of a mortgage prepayment penalty incurred by a servicemember during military service; 
 
delay the expiration of a license issued by a state or local licensing authority to a servicemember, or a continuing education requirement to maintain such a license, to 180 days after such servicemember is no longer eligible for hostile fire or imminent danger special pay; 
 
expand protections against collection of taxes owned by a servicemember with respect to personal property or real property occupied for dwelling, professional, trade, business, or agricultural purposes; 
 
prohibit the denial of credit to a servicemember solely by reason of entitlement to protections under SCRA; 
 
expand due diligence requirements for determining whether an individual is a servicemember prior to taking a default judgment against such individual; 
 
extend the protections of SCRA to servicemembers who are personally liable as a guarantor or co-maker of a mortgage, trust deed, or other security in the nature of a mortgage;
 
permit the use of arbitration to settle a dispute under SCRA; 
 
authorize the Attorney General to issue a civil investigate demand for documents relating to an investigation under SCRA prior to initiating a civil action for violations of such Act; and 
 
double the amount of civil penalties for a first violation of SCRA and for subsequent violations. 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-10-30
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Ensuring Safe Shelter for Homeless Veterans Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1580
Sponsor: Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK]
Introduced: 2013-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Building construction
Congressional oversight
Fires
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Licensing and registrations
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: 
Ensuring Safe Shelter for Homeless Veterans Act of 2013 - Prohibits a per diem payment from being made to providers of services for homeless veterans unless the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) certifies that: (1) the building where the entity provides housing or services is in compliance with codes relevant to the operations and level of care provided; and (2) such building and the housing or services provided are in compliance with licensing, fire and safety, and other requirements of the relevant jurisdiction regarding the condition of the building and the provision of such housing or services.
 
 Authorizes the Secretary to revoke any certification upon determining that it is no longer accurate. Requires the Secretary to: (1) inspect such facilities at least annually, and (2) notify Congress of any such revocation and termination of per diem payments.
 
Requires the Secretary's annual report on assistance to homeless veterans to include an evaluation of the safety and accessibility of such providers' facilities.
 
Directs the Secretary to assess the compliance of the building and housing and services provided by current per diem payment recipients. Prohibits additional payments to a recipient that is not, within two years after enactment of this Act, certified to be in compliance until the Secretary certifies that the building and housing and services provided are in compliance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-10-30
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Survivors of Military Sexual Assault and Domestic Abuse Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1581
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2013-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Department of Defense
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability and paralysis
Domestic violence and child abuse
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Sex offenses
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: 
Survivors of Military Sexual Assault and Domestic Abuse Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide counseling and care and services for sexual trauma to active-duty members of the Armed Forces. (Under current law, such services are provided only to veterans.) Prohibits such a member from being required to obtain a referral before receiving such services.
 
Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a screening mechanism to be used when a veteran seeks VA health care services to detect if such veteran has been a victim of domestic abuse in order to improve such treatment and assess the prevalence of such abuse in the veteran population.
 
Requires the Secretary to report to the congressional veterans committees on treatment and services available from the VA for male veterans who experience military sexual trauma compared to such treatment and services available to female veterans who experience such trauma.
 
Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs-Department of Defense Joint Executive Committee, annually for a six-year period, to report to the defense and appropriations committees on the transition from the Department of Defense (DOD) to the VA of treatment of individuals who have experienced military sexual trauma or domestic abuse.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-11-19
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2013-10-30
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Improved Compensation for Hearing Loss Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1582
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2013-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability and paralysis
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: 
Improved Compensation for Hearing Loss Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report to the congressional veterans committees on actions taken to implement the findings and recommendations included in the 2006 report by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies entitled &quot;Noise and Military Service: Implications for Hearing Loss and Tinnitus.&quot; 
 
Requires the Secretary's report to include an evaluation of the extent to which veterans who had a military occupational specialty that is not included on the Duty Military Occupational Specialty Noise Exposure Listing are precluded from receiving VA benefits related to hearing loss. 
 
Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on joint VA-Department of Defense (DOD) programs concerning the prevention, early detection, and treatment of hearing loss of members of the Armed Forces and veterans, as well as related matters. 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-10-30
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Mental Health Support for Veteran Families and Caregivers Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1583
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2013-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
Rural conditions and development
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: 
Mental Health Support for Veteran Families and Caregivers Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) enter into contracts to conduct a 4-year program (with authorization for a 4-year extension) to provide a course of education to family members and caregivers of veterans on matters relating to coping with veterans' mental health disorders; (2) carry out such program in at least 10 VA medical centers, 10 VA clinics, and 10 centers for readjustment counseling and related mental health services for veterans (vet centers); (3) expand such program (within 2 years) to include at least 10 additional medical centers, clinics, and vet centers; and (4) select VA mental health care providers to monitor the progress of the instruction provided under such education program.
 
Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a program to provide peer support to family members and caregivers of veterans on matters relating to coping with veterans mental health disorders; (2) provide such peer support, through group meetings conducted at least twice each calendar quarter, at each facility in which the education program is provided; (3) select an individual who has completed the education program to serve as a peer support coordinator for each facility; and (4) select a VA mental health care provider to serve as a mentor to each coordinator.
 
Directs the Secretary to conduct a survey of the satisfaction of program participants. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-10-30
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide replacement automobiles for certain disabled veterans and members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-s-1584
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2013-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Military personnel and dependents
Motor vehicles
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: 
Expands the entitlement of disabled veterans and members of the Armed Forces to automobiles and other conveyances to: (1) allow two replacements of such automobiles and conveyances; (2) allow unlimited replacements if the automobile or other conveyance was destroyed due to a natural or other disaster and through no fault of the veteran or member; and (3) increase the maximum amount allowed for an automobile or conveyance to the lesser of its total purchase price or $30,000 (currently, $18,900). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-10-30
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to update the Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance program to base premium rates on the Commissioners 2001 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table instead of the Commissioners 1941 Standard Ordinary Table of Mortality.

Bill: 113-s-1585
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2013-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Life, casualty, property insurance
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: 
Requires premium rates and cash, loan, paid-up, and extended values for service-disabled veterans life insurance to be based on the Commissioners 2001 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table (currently, the Commissioners 1941 Standard Ordinary Table of Mortality).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-10-30
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Enhanced Dental Care for Veterans Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1586
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2013-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Dental care
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Home and outpatient care
Indian social and development programs
Minority health
Rural conditions and development
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: 
Enhanced Dental Care for Veterans Act of 2013 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish additional dental services and treatment, and dental appliances, needed to restore functioning in a veteran that is lost due to VA services or treatment furnished to such veteran. 
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) carry out a three-year pilot program for furnishing dental care to veterans not otherwise eligible for dental services and treatment under current VA programs, (2) carry out a program of education to promote dental health for veterans, and (3) enable private sector dental care providers to submit information on dental care provided to veterans under the pilot program for inclusion in VA electronic medical records. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-10-30
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.

Bill: 113-s-1587
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2013-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Law enforcement officers
Libya
Middle East
Terrorism
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: 
Directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous award, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal in commemoration of the contributions of Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods, two former Navy SEAL members who sacrificed their lives on September 11, 2012, while serving as part of a U.S. diplomatic security detachment in Libya.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to certain veterans that were unable to receive care from the Department of Veterans Affairs in the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of such emergency treatment.

Bill: 113-s-1588
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2013-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: 
Expands eligibility for reimbursement from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for emergency medical treatment furnished in a non-VA facility to include veterans that were unable to receive care from the VA within the 24-month period preceding such treatment because of a waiting period imposed by the VA with respect to a new patient examination.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-10-30
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Improving Quality of Care Within the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2013

Bill: 113-s-1589
Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Introduced: 2013-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Performance measurement
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: 
Improving Quality of Care Within the Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) ensure that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has in effect an up-to-date policy on reporting a notifiable infectious disease diagnosed at a VA facility in accordance with applicable state and local law, and (2) develop performance measures to assess whether and to what degree the directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN) and VA medical centers are complying with such policy.
 
Requires the Secretary to enter into a contract with an independent third-party to: (1) assess the organizational structures of VA medical centers, and (2) improve succession planning among key leadership roles at VISN and VA medical centers. 
 

 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2013-10-30
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2013-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate