JWV Designates Volodymyr
Zelensky as Honorary Patron
https://www.jwv.org/jwv-designates-volodymyr-zelensky-as-honorary-patron/
Tipping Point for Bill Helping
Combat-Injured Veterans: Make Your Voice Heard
Veterans Suicide Awareness Resource FairV6B
H.R.475 - Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act
of 2021. 01/25/2021 - Referred to the
House Committee on Armed Services.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/475
H.R.1282 - Major Richard Star
Act. This bill provides that
combat-disabled uniformed services retirees with fewer than 20 years of
creditable service may concurrently receive, without reduction, veterans'
disability compensation and retired pay or combat-related special compensation. 02/24/2021 - Introduced in House and Referred
to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs. 04/12/2021 - Referred
to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1282/
H.R.1801 - CHAMPVA Children’s
Care Protection Act of 2021. 03/11/2021
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 06/16/2021 - Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1801
H.R.1836 - Guard and Reserve GI
Bill Parity Act of 2021. 03/11/2021 -
Introduced in House and Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 01/12/2022 – House On passage Passed by the
Yeas and Nays: 287 - 135 (Roll no. 6). 01/13/2022
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1836
H.R.2214 - Military Retiree
Survivor Comfort Act. 03/26/2021 - Referred
to the House Committee on Armed Services.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2214
H.R.2339 - Military Hunger
Prevention Act. 04/01/2021 - Referred to the House Committee on Armed
Services.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2339
H.R.2494 - To amend title 38,
United States Code, to establish in the Department the Veterans Economic
Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2494
H.R.2724 - VA Peer Support
Enhancement for MST Survivors Act. 04/21/2021
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 07/14/2021 - Referred to the Subcommittee on
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. 04/06/2022 - Committee Consideration and
Mark-up Session Held.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2724
H.R.3402 - Caring for Survivors
Act of 2021. 05/20/2021 - Referred to
the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3402
H.R. 3967 - Honoring Our PACT
Act. Ask your senators to pass this bill
now! The House has passed the bill, "Honoring
Our PACT Act" (H.R.3967), sponsored by the House Veterans Affairs
Committee (HVAC) Chairman Mark Takano (Calif.). Now the Senate needs to pass
it. The bill would allow for the first time all veterans who were at risk of
toxic exposure, including 3.5 million Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, to obtain
immediate and lifelong access to health care from the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) - one of the largest expansions of health care eligibility in the
VA's history. The bill would provide presumptive care for numerous conditions
for veterans sickened by exposure to burn pits and other toxins. This bill
(H.R.3967) would also establish a new science-based and veteran-focused process
for the establishment of new presumptive conditions and would provide benefits
to thousands of toxic exposure veterans who have been long-ignored or
forgotten, including Agent Orange veterans suffering from hypertension.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3967
H.R.4673 - Ensuring Veterans'
Smooth Transition (EVEST) Act. 07/22/2021
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 01/20/2022 - Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 265
- 163 (Roll no. 14). 01/20/2022 - Received
in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4673
H.R.4824 - Stop Copay Overpay
Act. 07/29/2021 - Introduced in House
and Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4824
H.R.5666 - Servicemembers and
Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2021.
10/21/2021 - Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in
addition to the Committee on Armed Services.
11/02/2021 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5666
H.R.6663 - Fleet Reserve
Association 100th Anniversary Act. 02/09/2022
- Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6663
H.R.6823 - Elizabeth Dole Home
and Community Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act of 2022. 02/25/2022 - Referred to the House Committee
on Veterans' Affairs. 03/28/2022 - Referred
to the Subcommittee on Health.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6823
H.R.7369 - the VENTURE Act would
remove the restriction that a veteran have the most severe service-connected
disabilities (requiring home-bound training or self-employment or both) to be
eligible for the self-employment track. This legislation will open eligibility
allowing more service-connected disabled veterans to participate in the
self-employment track in VR&E. 04/01/2022
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 04/05/2022 - Referred to the Subcommittee on
Economic Opportunity.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7369
S.344 - Major Richard Star Act.
Companion bill for H.R. 1282. 02/22/2021
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 03/17/2021 - Senate Committee on Veterans'
Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. Referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/344
S.612 - Improving Housing
Outcomes for Veterans Act of 2021. 03/05/2021
- Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/612
S.727 - CHAMPVA Children's Care
Protection Act of 2021. 03/11/2021 - Referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/727
S.731 - Department of Veterans
Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2021. 03/11/2021 - Referred to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/731
S.976 - Caring for Survivors
Act of 2021. 03/25/2021 - Referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/976
S.1054 - Taiwan Relations
Reinforcement Act of 2021. 03/25/2021 - Referred
to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1054
S.1488 - Military Hunger
Prevention Act. 04/29/2021 - Referred to
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1488
S.535 - Global War on Terrorism
Memorial Location Act wound up in S.1605 - National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2022, which was enacted as FY2022 National Defense
Authorization Act (P.L.117-81), Sec. 6605 of which authorizes that the future
Global War on Terror (GWOT) memorial be placed in Washington D.C. on the National
Mall, which is a unit of the United States National Park System. It is located
near the downtown area of Washington, D.C. and is administered by the National
Park Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior. The memorial will be
dedicated to the 2.7 million troops who served since Sept. 11, 2001. In 2017,
then President Trump approved the "Global War on Terrorism War Memorial
Act" that exempted this memorial from the law that requires a 10-year wait
after an official end of the war for building a memorial on the Capitol Mall.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/535/text
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1605
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-117publ81
S.1607 - Student Veterans
Transparency and Protection Act of 2021.
05/13/2021 - Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1607
S.1664 - Department of Veterans
Affairs Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Processing Claims Improvement Act of
2021. 05/18/2021 - Referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1664
S.1669 - Military Retiree
Survivor Comfort Act. 05/18/2021 - Referred
to the Committee on Armed Services.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1669
S.1850 - Chaplains Memorial
Preservation Act. 05/26/2021 -Referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1850
S.1936 - GI Bill National
Emergency Extended Deadline Act of 2021.
05/27/2021 - Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1936
S.1944 - Vet Center Improvement
Act of 2021. 05/27/2021 - Read twice and
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1944
S.1972 - Health Care Fairness
for Military Families Act of 2021. 06/08/2021
- Referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1972
S.2089 - Burial Equity for
Guards and Reserves Act of 2021.
06/16/2021 - Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 03/07/2022
- Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. 03/08/2022 - Received
in the House.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2089
S.2431 - Department of Veterans
Affairs Office of Inspector General Training Act of 2021. 07/22/2021 - Referred to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2431
S.2513 - Brian Neuman
Department of Veterans Affairs Clothing Allowance Improvement Act of 2021. 07/28/2021 - Referred to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5144)
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2513
S.2533 - Making Advances in
Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act. 07/29/2021 - Referred to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs. 03/23/2022 - Passed
Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S1754-1756; text: CR
S1754) 03/24/2022 - Received in the
House.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2533
S.2624 - Fiscal Year 2022
Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act. 08/05/2021 - Referred to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2624
S.2627 - Rural Veterans Travel
Enhancement Act of 2021. 08/05/2021 - Read
twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2627
S.2644 - GRAD VA Educational Assistance
Parity Act of 2021. 08/05/2021 -
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2644
S.2687 - Strengthening
Oversight for Veterans Act of 2021.
08/10/2021 - Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 04/07/2022
- Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. 04/11/2022 - Received in the House.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2687
S.2720 - Veterans’ Prostate
Cancer Treatment and Research Act.
09/13/2021 - Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2720
S.2761 - Every Veteran Counts
Act of 2021. 09/20/2021 - Referred to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2761
S.2794 - Supporting Families of
the Fallen Act. 09/22/2021 - Referred to
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
03/23/2022 - Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. 03/24/2022 - Received in the House.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2794
S.2852 - Long-Term Care
Veterans Choice Act. 09/27/2021 -
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2852
S.3003 - Comprehensive and
Overdue Support for Troops of War Act of 2021.
10/19/2021 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3003
S.3025 - Servicemembers and
Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2021.
10/20/2021 - Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3025
S.3094 - Reaching Every
Homeless Veteran Act of 2021. 10/27/2021
- Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3094
S.3163 - RURAL Exams Act of
2021. 11/04/2021 - Referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3163
S.3293 - Post-9/11 Veterans’
Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2021.
12/01/2021 -
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3293
S.3388 - Veterans Benefits
Improvement Act of 2021. 12/14/2021 -
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3388
Gold Star Family Day Bill
Introduced! U.S. Senators Elizabeth
Warren (Mass.) and Joni Ernst (Iowa), members of the Senate Armed Services
Committee, introduced the "Gold Star Families Day Act" (S.3734), that
would dedicate the last Monday in September as a federal holiday in observance
and recognition of sacrifice that all Gold Star Family members make when a
father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter or other loved one dies in
service to the nation.
"Gold Star Families make
incredible sacrifices for our country, and that's why I'm introducing Gold Star
Families Day Act with Senator Ernst - to honor and respect the painful
sacrifice that continually lives with the families of our fallen heroes,"
said Warren.
"For the countless
American families spanning generations who have given and sacrificed so much to
defend our nation and protect our freedoms and way of life, our country is
eternally grateful to you. As a combat veteran, I'm honored to join with my
colleague Senator Warren in leading the Senate on this measure to recognize the
sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, brothers, and sisters of the fallen who
solemnly and proudly display the Gold Star," said Ernst.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3734?s=1&r=9
S.3541 - Health Care for Burn
Pit Veterans Act. 02/01/2022 - Referred
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 02/16/2022
- Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. 02/18/2022 - Received in the House.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3541
Prominent VSOs Issue
Independent Budget Recommendations for the VA: For fiscal year 2023, the IBVSOs
is recommending $121.2 billion for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to
meet the full demand for care
Next Steps: Examining Plans for
the Continuation of VA's EHRM Program - Streamed live Apr 26, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2-aPt95s3c
At What Cost? Ensuring Quality
Representation in the Veteran Benefit Claims Process - Started streaming Apr
27, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR_8byEaKUg
VVA PA State Council Meeting,
June 10 & 11, 2022
https://www.vva-pa.org/state-council-meetings
Herbert W Worthington Jr.
Obituary
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/herbert-worthington-obituary?id=34486366
The VA Watchdog
VVA National President Jack
McManus Calls for Accountability and Quality Representation in Veteran Benefit
Claims Process
https://vva.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Press-Release-22-02-3.pdf
Tough Questions on Character
and Vision for Top VA Benefits and Health Nominees at Confirmation Hearing
VA Adds 9 Respiratory Cancers
to List of Conditions Related to Post-9/11 Burn Pit Exposure
VA Adds 9 Respiratory Cancers
to List of Conditions Related to Post-9/11 Burn Pit Exposure
Aviator Cancer Bill Would Push
VA to Study Toxins Air Crews Faced, Assess Links to Cancers: Ground crew and
flight crew cancers would be reviewed. So would the fuels, chemicals, and
emissions they were exposed to.
Lawsuit argues veterans with
substance-use disorders should be eligible for discharge upgrades
4 New Burial Sites with
Capacity for More Than 300,000 Veterans and Their Families Part of VA Plans
MOAA Testifies Before Congress
on Top Priorities for Veterans
Read the May 2022 Newsletter
from the Delaware Valley Veterans Consortium to stay informed about events and
issues happening in the area.
https://dvvc.org/may-2022-newsletter/
PA Senate Bill 1135 - An Act
providing for funding to address habitability concerns in owner-occupied and
rental units, measures to improve energy or water efficiency and make units
accessible for individuals with disabilities; establishing the Whole-Home Repairs
Program and the Whole-Home Repairs Fund; and imposing duties on the Department
of Community and Economic Development.
https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=1135
PA State Senator Nikil Saval,
PA Senate District 1
https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/member_information/senate_bio.cfm?id=1921
May 4, 2022, DMVA Digest, A
publication of the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
https://maestro.pa.gov/list/k3hdw2n4/220428B/48vj9ebp022p.vib?a0=12187
U.S. Navy Memorial SITREP
Series
https://www.navymemorial.org/SITREP
The VA Moves Mountains To Make
Health Care Records Accessible To Members With DrOwl
Jewish troops who died in World
War II finally receive Star of David headstones
Preserving Jewish civilization
under the noses of the Nazis
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/defiance-2009
Enrollment Verification –
Education and Training
https://benefits.va.gov/gibill/isaksonroe/verification_of_enrollment.asp
Discover how Veterans like you
have overcome life’s challenges.
https://www.maketheconnection.net/mhm
Mental Health Resources for
Veterans
https://www.benefits.gov/news/article/444
2022 Military Appreciation
Month Discounts
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting
Agency announced: Returning home for burial with full military honors is Army
Pfc. William J. Sharp, 18, of Osborn, Ohio, was assigned to Company C, 1st
Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry
Division. He was reported killed in action on July 24, 1950, after his unit
sustained heavy casualties while defending against the North Korean army’s
advance near Hwanggan, South Korea. Following the war, his remains could not be
recovered. He will be buried in Dayton, Ohio, on May 20, 2022.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced:
Returning home for burial with full military honors is Army Pvt. Walter G.
Wildman, 20, of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was assigned to Company M, 12th Infantry
Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. On Nov.13, 1944, his unit was part of the
Hürtgen Forest offensive in Germany, when he was reported killed in action.
Following the battle his remains could not be recovered. He will be buried in
Newton, Pennsylvania, on May 23, 2022.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced:
Returning home for burial with full military honors is Army Pfc. Jack E.
Lilley, 19, of Wadsworth, Ohio was assigned to Headquarters Company, 1st
Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was reported
missing in action on July 20,1950, after his unit was forced to retreat from
the vicinity of Taejon, South Korea. Following the battle, his remains could
not be recovered. He will be buried in Westerville, Ohio, on June 14, 2022.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced:
Returning home for burial with full military honors is Army Air Forces 1st Lt.
Newell F. Mills Jr., 21, of St. Petersburg, Florida, was assigned to the 354th
Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group. On April 7, 1945, Mills was piloting a
P-51D Mustang fighter escorting a formation of B-24 Liberator bombers to a
target in Geesthacht, Germany. The formation encountered German fighters near
Bremen, where he and the other escort pilots engaged the Germans. Following the
mission, Mills and his wingman never returned to base or were reported as
prisoners of war. The War Department issued an administrative Finding of Death
on April 8, 1946. He will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington,
Virginia, on a date yet to be determined.
Caregiver resources you should know about
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USVHA/bulletins/3177a99
America250: Marine Veteran Duane Dewey
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/98059/america250-marine-veteran-duane-dewey/
Hepatitis B: The other vaccine you should know
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/103263/hepatitis-b-the-other-vaccine-you-should-know/
VA helped Veteran Kevin Rumley. Now he helps others.
https://blogs.va.gov/VAntage/103153/va-helped-veteran-kevin-rumley-now-he-helps-others/
VFW Salutes Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific
Islander Heritage: People from throughout the Pacific Ocean islands and around
the Pacific rim helped build and defend America
VFW Post Makes Community ‘Better Place for All’: Post
members view Day of Service as an opportunity to serve and inspire others
From a Teenager in China to an Army Lawyer in America:
The Remarkable Career of Judge Advocate General John L. Fugh
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