BILLS, ACTSActs and Bills for Veterans: Current and/or PastBills Pending US Congress Senate Veterans' Affairs Committeehttps://legiscan.com/US/pending/senate-veterans-affairs-committee/id/2333[Accessed from Internet 2020/05/08]Restoration Act S.1982 - Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014Washington Posthttp://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal_government/senate-rejects-far-reaching-veterans-affairs-bill/2014/02/27/1d10801c-a001-11e3-b8d8-94577ff66b28_story.htmHouse and Senate negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to deal with the long-term needs of the struggling Department of Veterans Affairs and plan to unveil their proposal Monday.... http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/07/27/house-senate-negotiators-reach-deal-on-veterans-bill/https://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1982https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/s1950http://heritageaction.com/key-votes/comprehensive-veterans-health-benefits-military-retirement-pay-restoration-act-2014/Congress House BillAll Information (Except Text) for H.R.5556 - Women Veterans TRUST Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5556/all-info[Accessed from Internet 2020/05/08]Trust ActS.2413 - Restoring Veterans Trust Act of 2014https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2413The Inspector General’s interim report on Patient Wait Times, Scheduling Practices, and Alleged Patient Deaths at the Phoenix Health Care System and the results of VA’s face-to-face audit raise a number of issues that must be immediately addressed. THE RESTORING VETERANS’ TRUST ACT OF 2014 would increase Department accountability and immediately improve access to health care and veterans’ benefits. Below is a summary of some of the major initiatives of this legislation. http://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/restoringveteranstrustact2014?inline=fileNew York Times2017/06/23 Trump Signs Bill Meant to Restore Trust in V.A.By Maggie Haberman and Nicholas Fandoshttps://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/23/us/politics/trump-veterans-accountability-bill.html[Accessed from the Internet 2020/05/08]Excerpt: President Trump signed a bill into law on Friday that will make it easier for the Department of Veterans Affairs to remove bad employees and promote whistle-blowing. It is the first step toward fulfilling a campaign pledge by Mr. Trump to make sweeping changes at the beleaguered agency. The long-sought legislation, called the Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act, passed Congress by wide margins this month with strong support from both parties. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/23/us/politics/trump-veterans-accountability-bill.htmlMilitary Benefits Legislation Watchhttps://militarybenefits.info/legislation-watch/ H.R.23 - Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2019https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/23/all-infoH.R. 2398: Veteran HOUSE Act of 2020https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hr2398To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 and title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for the HUD-VASH program, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit annual reports to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives regarding homeless veterans, and for other purposes.2019/11/05 Bipartisan Bill to Support Local Veteran Treatment CourtsMcSally, Kaine, Cornyn, Rubio, Coons Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Local Veteran Treatment Courtshttps://www.mcsally.senate.gov/news/press-releases/mcsally-kaine-cornyn-rubio-coons-introduce-bipartisan-bill-support-local-veteran-treatment-courts