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To follow the progress of bills in Congress, click on the link to THOMAS, the official Web site of the LIBRARY of CONGRESS. S. 475 was introduced on 25 February 2009 by Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) and is the Senate companion bill to H.R. 1182 below. Title: To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of residency and for other purposes. Latest Major Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans Affairs. S. 157 was introduced January 6, 2009 by Sen Snowe (R-ME) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the temporary waiver of required minimum distribution rules for certain retirement plans and accounts. The bill would waive the requirementfor retirees age 70 1/2 to take a minimum distribution for tax years 2008 through 2010. Current law authorizes this only for tax year 2009. H.R. 1182 was introduced on 25 February 2009 by Rep John Carter (R-TX). Title: To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of residency and for other purposes. Latest Major Action: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. H.R. 1172 was introduced on 25 February 2009 by Rep John Boozeman (R-AR). Title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors. Latest Major Action: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. H.R. 1171 was introduced on 25 February 2009 by Rep John Boozeman (R-AR). Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to reauthorize the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program for fiscal years 2010 through 2014. Latest Major Action: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. H.R. 1170 was introduced on 25 February 2009 by Rep John Boozeman (R-AR). Title: To amend title 21, United States Code, to establish a grant program to encourage the development of new assistive technologies for specially adapted housing. Latest Major Action: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. H.R. 1169 was introduced on 25 February 2009 by Rep John Boozeman (R-AR). Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of assistance provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disabled veterans for specially adapted housing and automobiles and adapted equipment. Latest Major Action: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. H.R. 1168 was introduced on 25 February 2009 by Rep John Boozeman (R-AR). Title: To amend Chapter 42 of title 38, United States Code, to provide certain veterans with employment training assistance. Latest Major Action: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. H.R. 1052 was introduced 12 February 2009 by Rep Ellen Taucher (D-CA) to mandate minimum periods of rest and recuperation for units and members of the regular and reserve components of the Armed Forces between deployments for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Latest Major Action: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. H.R. 917 was introduced on 9 February 2009 by Rep Brett Guthrie (R-KY). Title: To increase the health benefits of dependents of members of the Armed Forces who die because of a combat-related injury. Latest Major Action: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Forces. H.R. 816 was introduced 3 February 2009 by Rep Chet Edwards (D-TX) to amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit certain increases in fees for military health care. Latest Major Action: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. Background: This bill was introduced as a result of recommendations by the Congressional Budget Office and a document released in January by the Department of Defense outlining plans to increase fees for Tricare coverage and to begin to charge fees for Tricare for Life beneficiaries. The complete DOD document is available by clicking on the DOD Tricare Proposals in the REPORTS section of the menu on the left side of this Web page. You are strongly encouraged to write to your Congressional Representative to sign on as a co-sponsor of this bill. H.R. 775 was introduced on 17 February 2009 by Rep Solomon Ortiz (D-TX). Title: To repeal the requirement for reduction of survivors annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan to offset the receipt of veterans dependency and indemnity compensation. Latest Major Action: Referred to the House Subcommittee on Military Personnel. H.R. 593 was introduced on 6 February 2009 by Rep Adam Smith (D-WA). Title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the authorized concurrent receipt of disability severance pay from the Department of Defense and compensation for the same disability under any law administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs to cover all veterans who have a combat related disability as defined under section 1413a of such title. Latest Major Action: Referred to the House Subcommittee on Military Personnel. H.R. 484 was introduced on 13 January 2009 by Rep Mike Rogers (R-AL). Title: To require the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits for certain beneficiaries as a part of the TRICARE program. Latest Major Action: Referred to the House Committee on Military Personnel. H.R. 333 was introduced January 8, 2009 by Jim Marshall (D-GA) to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability rated less than 50 percent to receive concurrent payment of both retired pay and veterans' disability compensation, to eliminate the phase-in period for concurrent receipt, to extend concurrent receipt to chapter 61 disability retirees (medically retired) with less than 20 years of service and for other purposes. H.R. 309 was introduced 8 January by Rep Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain current and former service members to receive a refundable tax credit for the purchase of a principal residence. Latest Major Action: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 303 was introduced January 8, 2009 by Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit additional retired members of the Armed Forces who have service-connected disability to receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their years of military service or Combat-Related Special Compensation and to elimate the phase-in period under current law with respect to such concurrent receipt. H.R. 270 was introduced January 7, 2009 by Rep. Robert Latta (R-OH) to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide continuity of TRICARE Standard for Reserve retirees not yet age 60. The bill would authorize these retirees to purchase TRICARE Standard coverage. Currently drilling Reserve members can purchase TRICARE Reserve Select but they lose health coverage when they stop drilling until they reach age 60 and qualify for retirement. H.R. 208 was introduced January 6, 2009 by Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) to amend title 10, United States Code, to make Active Duty service by Reservists creditable for early retirement, retroactive to September 11, 2001. Last year, Congress authorized such service after January 28, 2008 to retire 3 months early for each 90 days on Active Duty after that date. |