Military-Veterans Advocacy (MVA) has established a Bill of the Week. With this program we will highlight critical legislature that will benefit veterans. Scroll down for previous Bills of the Week!
Week of July 12 - July 26 - HR 1976 and S 810
HR 1972 and S 810, the Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act, will extend the list of diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for which there is presumption of service connection for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam to include hypertension. Hypertension has been identified by the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) as associated with exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides. It is certainly an epidemic throughout the veteran's community. It is time to force the VA to comply with the science as confirmed by NASEM. Please ask your Member of Congress and Senators to co-sponsor these bills. p2a.co/UFcG01B
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Week of June 28 - July 12 - HR 1656
HR 1656, TREAT PTSD Act, will require the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense to furnish enrolled members and veterans of the Armed Forces who have been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with stellate ganglion blocks, should they elect to have them. Click p2a.co/boMyhOi
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Week of June 21 - June 28 - HR 303 and S 1147
HR 303 and S 1147, The Retired Pay Restoration Act, will permit additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or combat-related special compensation. Click actnow.io/4ayXsi6
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Week of June 7 - June 21 - HR 2441 and S 1468
HR 2441 and S 1468, Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021, will direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expand the Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to access certain mental health care resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs available to veterans who live in rural and tribal areas. Click mobilize4change.org/LitOsbs
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Week of May 24 - June 7 - HR 3368
HR 3368 will provide for a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in the Armed Forces on Guam, American Samoa, and Johnston Island. Click actnow.io/aSFcJkP
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Week of May 17 - May 24 - HR 855
HR 855, VETS Safe Travel Act, will provide PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans. Our disabled American heroes have suffered enough in the service of their country. Click actnow.io/mmEjH7b
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Week of May 10 - May 17 - HR 2580 and S 1151
HR 2580 and S 1151 will provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Palomares, Spain as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Click actnow.io/nvwOvYd
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Week of May 3 - May 10 - Recap of previous bills
This week we are doing a recap of all of our previous Bills of the Week. HR 1014, HR 109, HR 1355, S 454, HR 1585, S 565, HR 1022, S 951, HR 1448, S 613, HR 2372, S 952, HR 2269, S 657, HR 2127, and S 927. Click actnow.io/Z4ComiI
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Week of April 26 - May 3 - HR 2127 and S 927
HR 2127 and S 927 will improve the provision of health care and other benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans who were exposed to toxic substances. Click actnow.io/mrE6fEL
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Week of April 19 - April 26 - HR 2269 and S 657
HR 2269 and S 657 cover herbicide exposure in Thailand. These bills will modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era.
Click actnow.io/nsiLZzP
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Week of April 7 - April 14 - HR 2372 and S 952
HR 2372 and S 952 will provide for presumption of service connection for certain diseases associated with exposure
to toxins. The Warfighter bills are essential to provide needed medical coverage and compensation for victims of military toxic exposure. Click actnow.io/WHnmhXM
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Week of March 31 - April 7 - HR 1022, S 951, HR 1448, and S 613
HR 1022 and S 951 will direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a grant program under which the Secretary shall make grants to private entities for the provision of service dogs to eligible veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
HR 1448 and S 613 will direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy, and to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses who do not have mobility impairments. Click actnow.io/NJK8OuD
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Week of March 24 - March 31 - HR 1585 AND S 565
HR 1585 and S 565 are companion bills that will provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Click actnow.io/obQNAug
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Week of March 17 - 24 - HR 1355 AND S 454
HR 1355 and S 454. These companion bills will provide health care and benefits to veterans who were exposed to toxic substances while serving as members of the Armed Forces at Karshi Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan. Click actnow.io/kWlG3rj
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Week of March 10 - March 16 - HR 109.
HR 109 will establish an advisory committee on the implementation by the Department of Veterans Affairs of an electronic health record. Click https://actnow.io/YCZMKVz
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Week of March 3 - March 9 - HR 1014. This bill will establish a pilot program to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to a veteran who has a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTS). Click https://actnow.io/GGfhySC
Week of July 12 - July 26 - HR 1976 and S 810
HR 1972 and S 810, the Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans Act, will extend the list of diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for which there is presumption of service connection for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam to include hypertension. Hypertension has been identified by the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) as associated with exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides. It is certainly an epidemic throughout the veteran's community. It is time to force the VA to comply with the science as confirmed by NASEM. Please ask your Member of Congress and Senators to co-sponsor these bills. p2a.co/UFcG01B
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Week of June 28 - July 12 - HR 1656
HR 1656, TREAT PTSD Act, will require the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense to furnish enrolled members and veterans of the Armed Forces who have been diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder with stellate ganglion blocks, should they elect to have them. Click p2a.co/boMyhOi
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Week of June 21 - June 28 - HR 303 and S 1147
HR 303 and S 1147, The Retired Pay Restoration Act, will permit additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or combat-related special compensation. Click actnow.io/4ayXsi6
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Week of June 7 - June 21 - HR 2441 and S 1468
HR 2441 and S 1468, Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021, will direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expand the Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to access certain mental health care resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs available to veterans who live in rural and tribal areas. Click mobilize4change.org/LitOsbs
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Week of May 24 - June 7 - HR 3368
HR 3368 will provide for a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in the Armed Forces on Guam, American Samoa, and Johnston Island. Click actnow.io/aSFcJkP
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Week of May 17 - May 24 - HR 855
HR 855, VETS Safe Travel Act, will provide PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled veterans. Our disabled American heroes have suffered enough in the service of their country. Click actnow.io/mmEjH7b
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Week of May 10 - May 17 - HR 2580 and S 1151
HR 2580 and S 1151 will provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Palomares, Spain as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Click actnow.io/nvwOvYd
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Week of May 3 - May 10 - Recap of previous bills
This week we are doing a recap of all of our previous Bills of the Week. HR 1014, HR 109, HR 1355, S 454, HR 1585, S 565, HR 1022, S 951, HR 1448, S 613, HR 2372, S 952, HR 2269, S 657, HR 2127, and S 927. Click actnow.io/Z4ComiI
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Week of April 26 - May 3 - HR 2127 and S 927
HR 2127 and S 927 will improve the provision of health care and other benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans who were exposed to toxic substances. Click actnow.io/mrE6fEL
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Week of April 19 - April 26 - HR 2269 and S 657
HR 2269 and S 657 cover herbicide exposure in Thailand. These bills will modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era.
Click actnow.io/nsiLZzP
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Week of April 7 - April 14 - HR 2372 and S 952
HR 2372 and S 952 will provide for presumption of service connection for certain diseases associated with exposure
to toxins. The Warfighter bills are essential to provide needed medical coverage and compensation for victims of military toxic exposure. Click actnow.io/WHnmhXM
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Week of March 31 - April 7 - HR 1022, S 951, HR 1448, and S 613
HR 1022 and S 951 will direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a grant program under which the Secretary shall make grants to private entities for the provision of service dogs to eligible veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
HR 1448 and S 613 will direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy, and to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses who do not have mobility impairments. Click actnow.io/NJK8OuD
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Week of March 24 - March 31 - HR 1585 AND S 565
HR 1585 and S 565 are companion bills that will provide for the treatment of veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Click actnow.io/obQNAug
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Week of March 17 - 24 - HR 1355 AND S 454
HR 1355 and S 454. These companion bills will provide health care and benefits to veterans who were exposed to toxic substances while serving as members of the Armed Forces at Karshi Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan. Click actnow.io/kWlG3rj
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Week of March 10 - March 16 - HR 109.
HR 109 will establish an advisory committee on the implementation by the Department of Veterans Affairs of an electronic health record. Click https://actnow.io/YCZMKVz
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Week of March 3 - March 9 - HR 1014. This bill will establish a pilot program to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) to a veteran who has a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTS). Click https://actnow.io/GGfhySC
