Support our Firefighters Act
The Support our Firefighters Act amends federal law to provide paid rest and recuperation leave for wildland firefighters employed by the Forest Service and Department of the Interior following deploy…
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Federal legislation · 119th Congress
The Support our Firefighters Act amends federal law to provide paid rest and recuperation leave for wildland firefighters employed by the Forest Service and Department of the Interior following deploy…
This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to John W. Ripley for his acts of valor on April 2, 1972, as a member of the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, for which he was previo…
This bill amends federal law to allow Department of Veterans Affairs employees to use family and medical leave to care for their spouse's parents. Specifically, it deems a parent of an employee's spou…
The Military Financial Literacy Act of 2026 expands financial and housing counseling services for active-duty service members and those transitioning from military service. The bill requires the Secre…
This bill makes two technical corrections to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. First, it amends the qualifications for military judge advocates to clarify that they must mai…
This bill amends the Department of Veterans Affairs disability rating schedule to require that ratings be constructed to discount the beneficial effects of medication or treatment when a baseline can…
This is a commemorative resolution honoring Kansas City, Kansas police officer Hunter Simoncic, who was killed in the line of duty on August 26, 2025. The resolution expresses the Senate's respect for…
This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exempt veterans from work requirements for participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The amendment adds veterans to…
This act allows for the posthumous honorary promotion of Captain Cody Khork to the rank of major in the Army without the required 60-day notice to Congress.
This bill establishes an advisory committee on falls prevention to assess federal efforts to prevent falls and recommend related policies to the Administration on Aging (AOA). The advisory committee…
The OATH Act of 2025 amends federal veterans law to ensure that veterans who participated in classified military programs requiring secrecy oaths receive full VA benefits. The bill requires the VA to…
This bill transfers specified programs from the jurisdiction of the Department of Labor to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and establishes the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Veterans…
This bill requires increased Department of Defense (DOD) documentation related to toxic exposures by military personnel and establishes eligibility for certain disability compensation and benefits for…
This bill expands eligibility for temporary lodging at a Fisher House to additional individuals receiving medical care or treatment at a Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) or non-VA facility or those…
This bill provides that the provision of an urn or commemorative plaque does not prohibit an individual from receiving a headstone or marker or other burial benefits (i.e., interment at a national cem…
The RESPECT Act of 2025 amends federal law governing burial eligibility in national cemeteries. It modifies the Secretary of Veterans Affairs' authority to reconsider decisions about interring remains…
This bill amends the Veterans Community Care Program to expand access for veterans to critical access hospitals and affiliated rural health clinics. Veterans residing within 35 miles of a critical acc…
This bill requires VA physicians and nurse practitioners who are a veteran's primary care provider to certify the death of that veteran within 48 hours of learning of the death, when the death is from…
This bill amends the Veterans Affairs health care statute to require the VA to provide abortion care, counseling, related services, and medication to eligible veterans and certain other individuals wh…
Review Every Veteran's Claim Act of 2025 This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from denying a claim for benefits on the sole basis that a veteran failed to appear for a medical…
This bill requires the Interagency Working Group on Toxic Exposure and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to establish a task force to conduct research on the diagnosis and treatment…
The VSAFE Act of 2025 establishes a Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer within the Department of Veterans Affairs to coordinate fraud prevention, detection, and response efforts. The officer would…
The Military Learning for Credit Act of 2025 authorizes veterans to use their educational assistance benefits to pay for examinations and assessments that grant credit toward college degrees. Veterans…
The Health Records Enhancement Act requires the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a process allowing designated individuals or immediate family members to supplemen…
This bill extends entitlement for various benefit programs and services for surviving spouses of deceased members of the Armed Forces or veterans. The bill provides that the remarriage of a surviving…