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of veterans legislation being considered by this Committee S 263 Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2009 The purpose of this bill is to waive a state s sovereign immunity with respect to the enforcement...or reemployment rights or benefits under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 USERRA The American Legion is deeply concerned with the protection of recently separated military...which will strengthen veterans employment and reemployment rights S 315 Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2009 The purpose of this bill is to amend title 38 United States Code U S C to improve the outreach...
to stretch their dollars the passage of S 407 the Veterans Compensation Cost of Living Adjustment Act of 2009 is critical Among other benefits it would increase the rates of compensation for veterans with...benefits and services they have earned S 514 the Veterans Rehabilitation and Training Improvements Act of 2009 would ensure that veterans in VA s vocational rehabilitation program receive a subsistence...the cap on VA s independent living services S 728 the Veterans Insurance and Benefits Enhancement Act of 2009 is a comprehensive bill that would provide important benefits to veterans both young and old...
important hearings S 263 the Servicemembers Access to Justice Act The VFW strongly supports this legislation The Servicemembers Access to Justice Act SAJA would close several loopholes and strengthen the protections...reemployment rights are effectively enforced under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 USERRA We thank Senator Casey and the original cosponsors of this legislation for its introduction...under USERRA in court in order to get a job or keep a job S 315 the Veterans Outreach Improvement Act The VFW is pleased to offer our support for this legislation which would increase congressional oversight...
comment on three bills I have been working on The first is S 475 the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act In recent decades there has been a growing recognition that military spouses play a very important...spouses and sometimes even add to their confusion and their costs Under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act the servicemember can continue to vote in the state they consider home but the spouse cannot The servicemember...
Legislative Director to comment on the need for this legislation based on his past experience as the Acting Secretary of the DVA We hope this will go a long way in gaining support for the legislation and its...on the issue of TBI is that America must acknowledge the ugly continuation of the costs of war and act responsibly MOPH urges support of H R 667 CONTINUED AND INCREASED EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE HOMELESS ISSUE...that MOPH requests that all members support The Retired Pay Restoration Act H R 303 and the Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act H R 333 The passage of either of these pieces of legislation would provide...
nineteen 19 bills before the Committee today S 423 Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 Mr Chairman while great strides have been made to increase the level of VA health care funding...years the Partnership helped develop and fully endorsed S 3527 the Veterans Health Care Budget Reform Act introduced in the 110th Congress This legislation was endorsed by The Military Coalition comprised...Reform and Transparency Act in the 111th Congress would address DAV s highest priority in VA health care thus we urge its enactment S 597 Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009 Title I Section...
cost effective manner The NRHA is pleased that the Rural Veterans Access to Care Act was signed into law last October This act establishes a three year pilot program in several rural regions of the country...the right direction but so much more must be done S 658 the Rural Veterans Healthcare Improvement Act is an important next step because it wil alow even greater access to care or rural veterans Specificaly...examination of it Additionaly S 734 the Rural Veterans Health Care Access and Quality Act of 2009 is yet another crucial step This Act establishes a pilot project that would provide financial incentives for physicians...
Clinic VA defers to Congress concerning this matter S 246 Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act S 246 is intended to encourage highly qualified doctors to serve in hard to fill positions Section...statutory requirement to pursue affiliations is unnecessary S 252 Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009 S 252 contains seven separate titles addressing a wide range of issues including personnel...participate in a loan repayment program that the VA may establish using the Public Health Service Act authorities for the NIH Loan Repayment Program We agree that loan repayment incentives would be helpful...
to provide veterans with accurate and timely resolution to their cases No idea is too bold We must act quickly yet responsibly to rectify this situation I again welcome everyone to today s hearings May...trigger a management item which would tell someone there is new evidence in this claim folder you can act on it now Senator Begich Let me ask you and I am just about out of time here Do you have on both questions...States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims And until Congress enacted the Veterans Judicial Review Act of 1988 there was effectively no judicial review of veterans benefits determinations outside of the...
963 pt 1 p 10 1988 This state of affairs changed with the passage of the Veterans Judicial Review Act of 1988 the VJRA Pub L No 100 687 102 Stat 4105 codified as amended in scattered sections of 38 U S...establish itself as an independent institution over the past twenty years the Department has not always acted in ways that reflect the respect the Court is due I believe the Department s attitude is at least...the Secretary seek a judicial stay order It is inconceivable to me that the Secretary would have acted in this respect toward an Article III judicial body Perhaps he would not have done so if the Veterans...
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