Legislation Archive | 119th Congress

Prohibit offshore wind industrialization from interfering with military readiness and armed services operations

Revises VA veteran caregiver programs by requiring caregiver recognition in health records, standardized decision notices, and temporary benefit extensions after eligibility loss

Directs the Department of Agriculture to award competitive grants for veteran farming and ranching education and training opportunities

Extends CHAMPVA medical coverage eligibility for children until age 26 regardless of marital status

Directs Interior to place about 40 acres at Wounded Knee into restricted fee status for two Sioux Tribes and preserve it as a memorial and sacred site

Establishes a Veterans Experience Office at the VA to oversee customer experience initiatives, satisfaction data, and service improvement for veterans and beneficiaries

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay $25,000 to eligible World War II merchant mariners who performed qualified service and did not receive certain prior benefits

Expand veterans health care access by establishing fuller service options and improving availability of care through the Department of Veterans Affairs

Prohibits junk fees in rental housing transactions to limit extra charges imposed on renters

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to use a uniform cost model and install on-site regulated medical waste treatment systems where they would save money

Requires the U.S. Postal Service to issue and sell a Veterans Health Care Stamp to help fund veterans medical care and treatment

Enhances health records systems through measures reflected in the Health Records Enhancement Act

Expand GI Bill eligibility for military family members under a veterans education benefits program

Establishes a process to award academic credit for military learning under education policy

Expand access to abortion services by requiring federal health coverage programs to include abortion care

Establishes equity for surviving spouses of veterans in disability assistance and memorial affairs programs

Designates a Department of Veterans Affairs medical center as the Captain Paul W. Bud Bucha VA Medical Center in 2025

Establishes federal protections for access to fertility treatment and care, including assisted reproductive services

Authorize measures to preserve veterans halls named in the Saving Vet Halls Act of 2025

Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs community based outpatient clinic in Bloomington Illinois as the Andrew Jackson Smith Medal of Honor Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic

Modifies Department of Veterans Affairs disciplinary procedures for supervisors managers employees and senior executives, including evidentiary standards, review rights, whistleblower protections, and retroactive application

Authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into a lease for a Vet Center in Mankato, Minnesota, expanding local veterans counseling access

Require written informed consent before a medical procedure under the Written Informed Consent Act

Improve prevention and early detection of stomach cancer through federal health measures and screening efforts

Expand health services for veteran families under a 2025 federal health care measure