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S. 1982 (113th)

Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014

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Introduced

3 February 2014

Last action

27 February 2014 · Floor

Status

Motion by Senator Reid to commit to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs with instructions to report back forthwith with amendment (SA 2767) fell when the bill was committed in Senate. (consideration: CR S1209-1210)

Sponsors

Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Walsh, John E. [D-MT], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

Subjects

Healthcare, Defence, Education, Budget

Source updated

4 December 2025

Healthcare · Defence · Education · Budget

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Summary

Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 - Amends federal veterans provisions to revise or add provisions concerning medical services and other benefits provided to veterans and/or their dependents through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) relating to the following areas: survivor and dependent matters, including benefits for children of certain veterans born with spina bifida; education matters, including the approval of courses for purposes of the All-Volunteer Force and the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance programs; the expansion and extension of certain health care benefits, including immunizations, chiropractic care, treatment for traumatic brain injury, and wellness promotion; health care administration, including extension of the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professional Scholarship Program, and complementary and alternative medicine; mental health care, including an education program and peer support program for family members and caregivers of veterans with mental health disorders; dental care eligibility and expansion, including a program of education to promote dental health in veterans; health care related to sexual trauma, including appropriate counseling and treatment and a screening mechanism to detect incidents of domestic abuse; reproductive treatment and services, including fertility counseling as well as adoption assistance for severely wounded veterans; major medical facility leases; veterans' employment training and related services; veterans' employment, including within the federal government and as first responders; career transition services; employment and reemployment rights of members of the Armed Forces after active duty service; small business matters, including contracting and subcontracting participation goals with federal departments and agencies; administrative matters, including regional support centers for Veterans Integrated Service Networks; the revision of claims based on military sexual trauma as well as claims for dependency and indemnity compensation; jurisdictional matters, including with respect to the Board of Veterans' Appeals and the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; the revision of certain rights under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, including protections with respect to the expiration of professional licenses, a prohibition on the denial of credit or the termination of residential leases due to military service, and the temporary protection of surviving spouses under mortgage foreclosures; and outreach and miscellaneous matters, including: (1) repeal of the provision of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 that reduces the cost-of-living adjustment to the retirement pay of members of the Armed Forces under age 62, and (2) the accounting for discretionary accounts designated for overseas contingency operations/global war on terrorism.

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Timeline

  1. 3 February 2014

    Introduced

    Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

    Source: Calendars

  2. 3 February 2014

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 4 February 2014

    Calendars

    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 301.

    Source: Calendars

  4. 12 February 2014

    Floor

    Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S936, S940)

    Source: Floor

  5. 24 February 2014

    Floor

    Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S978)

    Source: Floor

  6. 25 February 2014

    Floor

    Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1011-1013, S1020-1039)

    Source: Floor

  7. 26 February 2014

    Floor

    Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S1144-1168)

    Source: Floor

  8. 27 February 2014

    Floor

    Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1194-1210)

    Source: Floor

Votes

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Versions

Documents

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Referred to Committee Senate (text)

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  • Referred to Committee Senate (text)

    Referred to Committee Senate · EN · 27 February 2014

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