WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, introduced the "Veterans Benefits Improvement Act" on March 10, 2023. H.R. 1530. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the requirement to publish disability benefit questionnaire forms of Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H. * * * SECTION 1. Short title; table of contents. This Act may be cited as the "Veteran  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Morgan Luttrell, R-Texas, introduced the "Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act" on March 10, 2023. H.R. 1529. A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2023, the rates of compensation for veterans with service- connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Chris Pappas, D-  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Troy E. Nehls, R-Texas, introduced the "Medal of Honor Act" on March 9, 2023. H.R. 1514. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rate of the special pension payable to Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Rep. Chris Pappas, D-N.H. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Medal of Honor Act". SEC. 2. Findings. SEC. 3. Increase in Department of  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., introduced the "Primary Care Enhancement Act" on March 2, 2023. S. 628. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of direct primary care service arrangements as medical care, to provide that such arrangements do not disqualify deductible health savings account contributions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Mar  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, introduced legislation on March 2, 2023. S. 645. A bill to require the Attorney General to propose a program for making treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder available to public safety officers, and for other purposes; considered and passed. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Christopher Coons, D-Del., Todd Young, R-Ind., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Josh Hawley, R-Mo., Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H., John Kennedy, R-La  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., introduced the "Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act" on March 6, 2023. S. 665. A bill to provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, John Thune, R-S.D., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Shelley Moor  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., introduced the "Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act" on March 2, 2023. S. 644. A bill to expand the take-home prescribing of methadone through pharmacies; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Mike Braun, R-Ind., Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Margaret Wood Hassan, D-N.H. * * * SECTION 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the "Modernizing O  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., introduced the "Helping Heroes Act" on March 2, 2023. S. 622. A bill to improve services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for veteran families, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The bill is cosponsored by Sens. John Boozman, R-Ark., Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., Jack Reed, D-R.I., Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska. * * * SEC  more