WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Disability retirement

S. 3478, The Energy Independence and Investment Act of 2008

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3478 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the production of energy, to provide transportation and domestic fuel security, and to provide incentives for energy conservation and energy efficiency....

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S. 3397, The First Responders Support Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3397 would amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide adequate benefits for public safety officers injured or killed in the line of duty....

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S. 2855, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to adjust the dollar amounts used to calculate the credit for the elderly and the permanently disabled for inflation since 1985

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2855 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to adjust the dollar amounts used to calculate the credit for the elderly and the permanently disabled for inflation since 1985....

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H.R. 5600, The District of Columbia Court, Offender Supervision, Parole, and Public Defender Employees Equity Act of 2008

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5600 would permit nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts, employees transferred to the Pretrial Services, Parole, Adult Probation, and Offender Supervision Trustee, and employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service to have periods of service performed prior to the enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 included as part of the years of service used to determine the time at which such employees are eligible to retire under chapter 84 of title 5, United ...

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S. 2674, The America's Wounded Warriors Act

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2674 would amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance procedures for the retirement of members of the Armed Forces for disability and to improve and enhance authorities for the rating and compensation of service-connected disabilities in veterans....

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H.R. 5509, The Noble Warrior Act

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5509 would amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve and enhance procedures for the retirement of members of the Armed Forces for disability and to improve and enhance authorities for the rating and compensation of service-connected disabilities in veterans....

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H.R. 4280, The Aerial Firefighter Relief Act of 2007

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4280 would amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to provide death and disability benefits for aerial firefighters who work on a contract basis for the Forest Service or an agency of the Department of the Interior and suffer death or disability in the line of duty....

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S. 2400, The Wounded Warrior Bonus Equity Act

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2400 would amend title 37, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Defense to continue to pay to a member of the Armed Forces who is retired or separated from the Armed Forces due to a combat-related injury certain bonuses that the member was entitled to before the retirement or separation and would continue to be entitled to if the member was not retired or separated....

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H.R. 4183, The National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2007

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4183 would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System....

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H.R. 4158, The National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 2007

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4158 would amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify and codify the authority of the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to administer the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System for Federal response to all hazards....

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H.R. 3581, To clarify the roles of the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs disability evaluation systems for retirement and compensation of members of the Armed Forces for disability, to require the development of a single physical exam that can be used to determine both fitness for duty and disability ratings, to standardize fitness testing among the Armed Forces, and for other purposes

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3581 would clarify the roles of the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs disability evaluation systems for retirement and compensation of members of the Armed Forces for disability, it would require the development of a single physical exam that can be used to determine both fitness for duty and disability ratings, and it would standardize fitness testing among the Armed Forces....

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H.R. 3502, The Wounded Warriors Commission Implementation Act of 2007

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3502 would provide for the prompt implementation of those recommendations of the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors that require congressional action....

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H.R. 3481, The Support for Injured Servicemembers Act

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3481 would expand family and medical leave in support of servicemembers with combat-related injuries....

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S. 1975, The Support for Injured Servicemembers Act

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1975 would expand family and medical leave in support of servicemembers with combat-related injuries....

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S. 1606, The Dignified Treatment of Wounded Warriors Act

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1606 would provide for the establishment of a comprehensive policy on the care and management of wounded warriors in order to facilitate and enhance their care, rehabilitation, physical evaluation, transition from care by the Department of Defense to care by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and transition from military service to civilian life....

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H.R. 2247, The Montgomery GI Bill for Life Act of 2007

Wed, 09 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2247 would amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to repeal the 10-year limit on use of Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance benefits....

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S. 1283, The Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007

Thu, 03 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1283 would amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members of the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status....

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S. 1261, The Montgomery GI Bill for Life Act of 2007

Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1261 would amend title 10 and 38, United States Code, to repeal the 10-year limit on use of Montgomery GI Bill educational assistance benefits....

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S. 1252, A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for uniformity in the awarding of disability ratings for wounds or injuries incurred by members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1252 would amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for uniformity in the awarding of disability ratings for wounds or injuries incurred by members of the Armed Forces....

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H.R. 2044, The Cadet and Midshipman Disability Fairness Act

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2044 would amend title 10, United States Code, to extend eligibility for disability retired pay and separation pay to former cadets and midshipmen with prior enlisted service who incurred physical disabilities after January 1, 2000....

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H.R. 1538, The Wounded Warrior Assistance Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $48.04

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1538 would amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care, personnel actions, and quality of life issues for members of the Armed Forces who are receiving medical care in an outpatient status....

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S. 567, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 567 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008....

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S. 662, The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act - Cost per Average Family: $46.40

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

S. 662 would change the laws that govern the operation of the United States Postal Service (USPS), particularly those regarding the cost of pensions and health care benefits of retired workers and the requirement to hold certain funds in escrow. Major provisions of S. 662 would: Eliminate a requirement in Public Law 108-18, the Postal Civil Service Retirement Funding Reform Act of 2003, that the Postal Service place savings from reduced pension contributions in escrow; Transfer from the Postal S...

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