US Congress Senate Bill 1982 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 29-1)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-02-27 - S.AMDT.2766 SA 2766 fell when SA 2747 fell. (consideration: CR S1210)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

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

Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]
Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]
Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]	Sen. John Rockefeller [D-WV]	Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]
Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
Sen. John Walsh [D-MT]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

2014-02-27 - Senate - On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: S.1982) (Y: 56 N: 41 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-02-27 - Senate - On the Motion to Table S. 1982 (Y: 44 N: 52 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2014-02-25 - Senate - On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 1982 (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-27	Senate	S.AMDT.2766 SA 2766 fell when SA 2747 fell. (consideration: CR S1210)
2014-02-27	Senate	S.AMDT.2747 SA 2747 fell when the bill was committed. (consideration: CR S1210)
2014-02-27	Senate	S.AMDT.2769 SA 2769 fell when SA 2768 fell. (consideration: CR S1210)
2014-02-27	Senate	S.AMDT.2768 SA 2768 fell when SA 2767 fell. (consideration: CR S1210)
2014-02-27	Senate	S.AMDT.2767 SA 2767 fell when the bill was committed. (consideration: CR S1210)
2014-02-27	Senate	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)
2014-02-27	Senate	Committed to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs pursuant to Section 312 of the Congressional Budget Act.
2014-02-27	Senate	Point of order against the measure was sustained.
2014-02-27	Senate	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)
2014-02-27	Senate	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)
2014-02-27	Senate	Motion to waive all applicable budgetary discipline with respect to the measure made in Senate.
2014-02-27	Senate	Point of order against the measure raised in Senate.
2014-02-27	Senate	S.AMDT.2769 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1195)
2014-02-27	Senate	S.AMDT.2768 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1195)
2014-02-27	Senate	S.AMDT.2767 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1195)
2014-02-27	Senate	S.AMDT.2766 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1195)
2014-02-27	Senate	S.AMDT.2747 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1195)
2014-02-27	Senate	Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1194-1210)
2014-02-26	Senate	Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S1168; text: CR S1168)
2014-02-26	Senate	S.AMDT.2769 Amendment SA 2769 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 2768. (consideration: CR S1168; text: CR S1168)Of a perfecting nature.
2014-02-26	Senate	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.
2014-02-26	Senate	S.AMDT.2767 Amendment SA 2767 proposed by Senator Reid. (consideration: CR S1168; text: CR S1168)The motion of the instruction to commit.
2014-02-26	Senate	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)
2014-02-26	Senate	S.AMDT.2747 Cloture motion on Amendment SA 2747 presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S1168; text: CR S1168)
2014-02-26	Senate	S.AMDT.2766 Amendment SA 2766 proposed by Senator Reid to Amendment SA 2747. (consideration: CR S1168; text: CR S1168)Of a perfecting nature.
2014-02-26	Senate	S.AMDT.2747 Amendment SA 2747 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Sanders. (consideration: CR S1168)In the nature of a substitute.
2014-02-26	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S1168)
2014-02-26	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1168)
2014-02-26	Senate	Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S1144-1168)
2014-02-25	Senate	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)
2014-02-25	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1011-1013, S1020-1039)
2014-02-24	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S978)
2014-02-12	Senate	Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S940; text: CR S940)
2014-02-12	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S936, S940)
2014-02-04	Senate	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 301.
2014-02-03	Senate	Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

HB454 (Related) 2013-02-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB2341 (Related) 2013-06-28 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
HB2528 (Related) 2013-07-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
HB2859 (Related) 2013-08-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
HB2913 (Related) 2013-08-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB3007 (Related) 2013-08-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
HB3441 (Related) 2013-11-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
HB3521 (Related) 2013-12-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
HB3614 (Related) 2014-03-25 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
HB3615 (Related) 2013-12-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
HB3831 (Related) 2014-03-27 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
SB229 (Related) 2014-12-16 - Became Public Law No: 113-230.
SB430 (Related) 2013-06-12 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
SB492 (Related) 2013-06-12 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
SB529 (Related) 2013-05-09 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203.
SB735 (Related) 2013-06-12 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
SB748 (Related) 2013-06-12 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
SB778 (Related) 2013-06-12 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
SB877 (Related) 2013-05-09 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203.
SB944 (Related) 2013-12-09 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 258.
SB1039 (Related) 2013-06-12 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
SB1211 (Related) 2013-10-30 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
SB1399 (Related) 2013-10-30 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
SB1411 (Related) 2013-10-30 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
SB1547 (Related) 2013-10-30 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
SB1578 (Related) 2013-10-30 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
SB1580 (Related) 2013-10-30 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
SB1581 (Related) 2013-11-19 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
SB1582 (Related) 2013-10-30 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
SB1586 (Related) 2013-10-30 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
SB1589 (Related) 2013-10-30 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280.
SB1593 (Related) 2013-11-19 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
SB1740 (Related) 2013-11-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
SB1950 (Related) 2014-02-04 - Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S736)
HB3098 (Related) 2013-09-12 - Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
SB495 (Related) 2013-06-12 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
SB894 (Related) 2013-06-12 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1982/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1982/BILLS-113s1982pcs.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1132/vote_113_2_00044.htm
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1132/vote_113_2_00045.htm
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1132/vote_113_2_00046.htm