IAVA Supported Legislation – 116th Congress
The following is a list of IAVA-supported legislation in the 116th Congress. For any questions or inquiries on legislative matters please call our Washington, DC office at (202) 544-7692.
You can find a list of legislation we have supported in previous years here.
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IAVA's Legislative Victories
Passed by the House
Legislation We're Fighting For
Continue To Combat Suicide Among Troops and Veterans
- Veterans Posttraumatic Growth Act (H.R. 1997, S. 3235)
- Veteran Overmedication and Suicide Prevention Act (H.R. 100, S. 2991)
- Care and Readiness Enhancement (CARE) for Reservists Act (S. 711)
- Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act (H.R. 2435)
Modernize Government to Support Today’s Veterans
- Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need (HAVEN) Act (S. 679)
- Reserve Component Employer Incentive, Compensation, and Relief Act (H.R. 801)
- Veterans Debt Fairness Act (S. 805)
- Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment (BRAVE) Act (H.R. 2109)
- Ensuring Quality Care for Our Veterans Act (S. 123)
- VA Provider Accountability Act (S. 221)
- Veterans Improved Access and Care Act of 2019 (S. 450)
- VA Tribal Advisory Committee Act (S. 524)
- Veteran Debt Fairness Act (S. 805)
- Highly Rural Veteran Transportation Program Extension Act (S. 850)
- VA Website Accessibility Act (S. 746)
- VA Electronic Health Records Advisory Committee Act (S. 1154)
- Better Examiner Standards and Transparency (BEST) for Veterans Act (S. 1101)
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes (H.R. 2045)
- AIR Acceleration Act (H.R. 3083)
- Veterans Reimbursement for Emergency Ambulance Services Act (VREASA) (H.R. 485)
- Military Justice Improvement Act of 2019 (S. 1789)
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the work-study allowance program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 3535)
- A bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2019, in 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 (S. 2072)
- A bill to address fees erroneously collected by the Department of Veterans Affairs for housing loans, and for other purposes (S. 2073)
- The Gold Star Children Act (H.R. 3938)
- Health Care Access for Urban Native Veterans Act (H.R. 4153, S. 2365)
- VA Hiring Enhancement Act (H.R. 1163)
- Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act (H.R. 1527)
- The VET CARE Act (H.R. 2628)
- Vietnam Era Veterans Hepatitis C Testing Enhancement Act (H.R. 2816)
- Financial Refuge for Elderly Veteran Act (S. 2407)
- Sergeant Daniel Sommers Veterans Network of Support (S. 2864)
- Care for the Veteran Caregiver Act (H.R. 5701)
- The Major Richard Star Act (S. 3393/H.R. 5995)
- CHAMPVA Children’s Care Protection Act of 2019 (S. 2094/H.R.2094)
- Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act (H.R. 6493)
- Brian Tally VA Employment Transparency Act (H.R. 4526)
- VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act (H.R. 3228)
- Brian Tally VA Employment Transparency Act (H.R. 4526)
- VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act (H.R. 3228 / S. 3643)
- Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act (H.R. 6082)
- VA FOIA Reform Act (H.R. 7163)
- Native American PACT Act (H.R. 4908)
- Department of Veterans Affairs Tribal Advisory Committee Act (H.R. 2791)
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for home loans from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces (H.R. 7445)
- To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, for the transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, and for other purposes (H.R. 6039)
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, and for other purposes (H.R. 3582)
- To clarify the licensure requirements for contractor medical professionals to perform medical disability examinations for the Department of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 7287)
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to access and submit disability benefit questionnaire forms of the Department of Veterans Affairs (H.R.7795)
Drive Support for Injuries from Burn Pits and Toxic Exposures
- Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act (H.R. 1381)
- Janey Ensminger Act of 2019 (S.1563)
- Pandemic Care for Burn Pits Exposure Act of 2020 (S. 3868)
- Toxic Exposure in the American Military Act of 2020 (S. 4393)
- Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2020 (S.4572/H.R.8261)
Continue to Defend and Expand Veterans Education Opportunities
- Student Veterans Housing Act (S. 1946)
- POST Act (S. 1775)
- To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to automatically discharge the loans of certain veteran borrowers, and for other purposes (H.R. 3598, S.2049)
- Montgomery GI Bill Parity Act of 2019 (H.R. 2952, S. 1136)
- Protect Veterans’ Education and Taxpayer Spending Act of 2019 (S.2857)
- To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to automatically discharge the loans of certain veteran borrowers, and for other purposes (H.R. 3598)
- Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020 (H.R. 7111)
Fully Recognize and Improve Services for Women Veterans
- Improving Legal Services for Female Veterans Act (H.R. 3189)
- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the communications of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to services available for women veterans, and for other purposes (H.R. 2972)
- To improve the provision of health care to women veterans by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (H.R.3036)
- Housing for Women Veterans Act (H.R. 2924)
- Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act (H.R. 2798)
- Newborn Care Improvement Act (H.R. 2645)
- Availability of prosthetics for women veterans (H.R. 2681)
- To direct the SECVA to publish a report regarding veterans who receive benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, disaggregated by sex and minority group member status (H.R. 4165)
- Caring for Our Women Veterans Act (H.R. 3636)
- Honoring All Veterans Act (H.R. 3010)
- VA Newborn Emergency Treatment Act (H.R. 2752, S. 318)
- Women Veterans Healthcare Accountability Act (H.R. 2982)
- The Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act (H.R. 3798)
- Violence Against Women Veterans Act of 2019 (H.R. 3867)
- Improving Oversight of Women Veterans’ Care Act of 2019 (H.R. 4096)
- Improving Benefits for Underserved Veterans Act (H.R. 4165)
- To designate the Manhattan Campus of the New York Harbor Health Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs as the “Margaret Cochran Corbin Campus of the New York Harbor Health Care System” (H.R. 1925, S. 898)
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and implement a comprehensive anti-harassment and anti-sexual assault policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs (H.R. 4554)
- Access to Contraception Expansion for Veterans Act (H.R. 4281)
- Protecting Moms Who Served Act (H.R. 6141)
Establish Support for Veterans Who Want to Utilize Alternative Therapies
- VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act (H.R. 712, S. 179)
- Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act (H.R. 1151, S. 445)
- Veterans Equal Access Act (H.R. 1647)
- Veterans Cannabis Use for Safe Healing Act (H.R. 2191)
- VA Survey of Cannabis Use Act (H.R. 2677)
IAVA’s Campaign to Honor the Service and Sacrifice of Servicemembers and Their Families
- Veterans Expedited TSA Screening (VETS) Safe Travel Act (S. 1881)
- Global War on Terrorism Memorial Location Act (H.R. 5046, S. 4564)
Supported Through The Military Coalition
- World War I Valor Medal Review Act (S. 1218)
- Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act (H.R. 905)
- Homeless Veterans Prevention Act (S. 980)