WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

H.R. 3962, The Affordable Health Care for America Act - Cost per Average Family: $14775.97

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 3962 would provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending....

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H.R. 1168, The Veterans Retraining Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $3.10

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1168 would amend chapter 42 of title 38, United States Code, to provide certain veterans with employment training assistance....

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H.R. 3949, The Veterans' Small Business Assistance and Servicemembers Protection Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $0.72

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3949 would amend title 38, United States Code, and the Servicemember Civil Relief Act, to make certain improvements in the laws relating to benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs....

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S. 1963, The Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1963 would amend title 38, United States Code, to provide assistance to caregivers of veterans, to improve the provision of health care to veterans....

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H.R. 3943, The Post 9/11 Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3943 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001, to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program....

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S. 1932, The Post 9/11 Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1932 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001, to be eligible to participate in the Troops-to-Teachers Program....

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H.R. 3854, The Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3854 would amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to improve programs providing access to capital under such Acts....

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H.R. 3784, The Helping Invigorate and Revive our Economy Act of 2009

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3784 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the work opportunity tax credit and increase the employer-provided child care credit....

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S. 252, The Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $5.50

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 252 would amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health-care professionals, and to improve the provision of health care to veterans....

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S. 1668, The National Guard Education Equality Act

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1668 would amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of certain active duty service in the reserve components as qualifying service for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program....

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H.R. 3326, The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 - Cost per Average Family: $5146.73

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3326 would make appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010....

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H.R. 3554, The National Guard Education Equality Act

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3554 would amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of certain active duty service in the reserve components as qualifying service for purposes of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program....

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S. 801, The Family Caregiver Program Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $58.75

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 801 would amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department and to provide assistance to family caregivers....

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S. 728, The Veterans' Insurance and Benefits Enhancement Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $6.35

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 728 would amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance veterans' insurance benefits....

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P.L. 111-39, To make technical corrections to the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes - Savings per Average Family: $0.36

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1777 would make technical corrections to the Higher Education Act of 1965....

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S. 1603, The Veterans Education Tuition Support Act of 2009

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1603 would amend section 484B of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to students who withdraw from an institution of higher education to serve in the uniformed services....

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S. 1607, The Wounded Veteran Job Security Act of 2009

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1607 would amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain rights and benefits for persons who are absent from positions of employment to receive medical treatment for service-connected disabilities....

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H.R. 3288, The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Cost per Average Family: $1070.71

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3288 would make appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010....

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H.R. 3293, The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Cost per Average Family: $6160.66

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3293 would make appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010....

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H.R. 3467, The Veterans Education Enhancement and Fairness Act of 2009

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3467 would amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a monthly housing stipend under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs for individuals pursuing programs of education offered through distance learning....

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H.R. 3484, To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority for certain qualifying work-study activities for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3484 would amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority for certain qualifying work-study activities for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs....

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H.R. 3358, The Troops' Soft Landing, Employment, and Rural Transportation Act

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3358 would amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the retention on active duty after demobilization of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces following extended deployments in contingency operations or homeland defense missions....

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H.R. 3368, The Honor Act of 2009

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3368 would enhance benefits for survivors of certain former members of the Armed Forces with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, and it would enhance availability and access to mental health counseling for members of the Armed Forces and veterans....

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H.R. 3363, To amend the Small Business Act to improve the preference for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3363 would amend the Small Business Act to improve the preference for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans....

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H.R. 3349, To grant a Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3349 would grant a Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated....

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