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Considered by Senate.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 3897 (Sen. Lee):
To prohibit the use of funds to carry out a rule
and notice of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 3898 (Sen. Nelson):
Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year
2016 to respond to Zika virus.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 3899 (Sen. Cornyn):
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes
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Amendment pending in Senate.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 3910 (Sen. Klobuchar):
To authorize the use of amounts for Medical
Services to be used to furnish rehabilitative equipment and human-powered
vehicles to certain disabled veterans.
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Amendment SA 3910 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Klobuchar to
Amendment SA 3896.
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Amendment SA 3910 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 3920 (Sen. Brown):
To extend the requirement of the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to submit a report on the capacity of the Department of
Veterans Affairs to provide for the specialized treatment and
rehabilitative needs of disabled veterans.
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Amendment SA 3920 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Brown to
Amendment SA 3896.
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Amendment SA 3920 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 3933 (Sen. Perdue):
To require a report on modernizing and replacing
hangers of the Army's Combat Aviation Brigade.
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Amendment SA 3933 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Perdue to
Amendment SA 3896.
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Amendment SA 3933 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 3935 (Sen. Boxer):
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
treat certain marriage and family therapists as qualified to serve as
marriage and family therapists in the Department of Veterans Affairs
.
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Amendment SA 3935 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Boxer to
Amendment SA 3896.
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Amendment SA 3935 as modified agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 3944 (Sen. Feinstein):
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
carry out certain major medical facility projects for which appropriations
are being made for fiscal year 2016.
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Amendment SA 3944 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Feinstein to
Amendment SA 3896.
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Amendment SA 3944 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 3946 (Sen. Blunt):
To require the periodic submission of spending
plan updates to the Committee on Appropriations.
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Amendment pending in Senate.
S.Amdt. 3967 (Sen. Paul):
To provide for the identification of certain high
priority corridors on the National Highway System and to include and
designate certain route segments on the Interstate System
.
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Amendment SA 3967 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Paul to
Amendment SA 3896.
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Amendment SA 3967 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 3969 (Sen. Inhofe):
To require that amounts be made available to
Directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks to assess, evaluate, and
improve the health care delivery by and business operations of medical
centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Amendment SA 3969 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Inhofe to
Amendment SA 3896.
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Amendment SA 3969 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 3980 (Sen. Flake):
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
submit to Congress a plan on modernizing the system of the Veterans Health
Administration for processing claims by non-Department of Veterans Affairs
health care providers for reimbursement for health care provided to
veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary.
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Amendment SA 3980 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Flake to
Amendment SA 3896.
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Amendment SA 3980 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 3992 (Sen. Johnson):
To ensure timely access for Inspectors General to
records, documents, and other materials.
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Amendment SA 3992 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Johnson to
Amendment SA 3896.
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Amendment SA 3992 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 3993 (Sen. Johnson):
To ensure timely access for Inspectors General to
records, documents, and other materials.
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Amendment SA 3993 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Johnson to
Amendment SA 3896.
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Amendment SA 3993 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 3997 (Sen. Kirk):
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
provide for the inspection of medical facilities of the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
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Amendment SA 3997 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Kirk to
Amendment SA 3896.
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Amendment SA 3997 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 3998 (Sen. Tester):
To provide for coverage under the beneficiary
travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain disabled
veterans for travel in connection with certain special disabilities
rehabilitation.
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Amendment SA 3998 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Tester to
Amendment SA 3896.
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Amendment SA 3998 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 4005 (Sen. Heller):
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
submit to Congress a report on the progress of the Department of Veterans
Affairs in completing the Rural Veterans Burial Initiative
.
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Amendment SA 4005 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Heller to
Amendment SA 3896.
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Amendment SA 4005 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 4008 (Sen. Daines):
To require a report on the use of defense access
road funding to build alternate routes for military equipment traveling to
missile launch facilities.
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Amendment SA 4008 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Daines to
Amendment SA 3896.
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Amendment SA 4008 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 4011 (Sen. Nelson):
To ensure the safety of properties covered under a
housing assistance payment contract.
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Amendment SA 4011 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Nelson to
Amendment SA 3896.
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Amendment SA 4011 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 4023 (Sen. Sasse):
To protect congressional oversight of the
executive branch by ensuring individuals may speak with Congress
.
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Amendment SA 4023 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Sasse to
Amendment SA 3896.
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Amendment SA 4023 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 4024 (Sen. Isakson):
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue
a final rule requiring the use of speed limiting devices on heavy trucks
not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act
.
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Amendment SA 4024 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Isakson to
Amendment SA 3896.
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Amendment SA 4024 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 4029 (Sen. Durbin):
To make funds available to the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to hire Medical Center Directors and employees for other
management and clinical positions with vacancies.
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Amendment SA 4029 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Durbin to
Amendment SA 3896.
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Amendment SA 4029 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 4030 (Sen. Mikulski):
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
provide access to therapeutic listening devices to veterans struggling with
mental health related problems, substance abuse, or traumatic brain injury
.
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Amendment SA 4030 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Mikulski to
Amendment SA 3896.
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Amendment SA 4030 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 4038 (Sen. Flake):
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
provide for the conduct by the Office of Inspector General of the
Department of Veterans Affairs of an inspection or audit of the use of a
grant to renovate a veteran's cemetery in Guam.
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Amendment SA 4038 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Flake to
Amendment SA 3896.
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Amendment SA 4038 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 4039 (Sen. McCain):
To extend and expand eligibility for the Veterans
Choice Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to establish
consistent criteria and standards relating to the use of amounts under the
Medical Community Care account of the Department of Veterans Affairs
.
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Amendment SA 4039 proposed by Senator McCain to Amendment SA 3896.
S.Amdt. 4042 (Sen. Warner):
To provide additional funds for the National Park
Service for certain projects.
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Amendment SA 4042 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Warner to
Amendment SA 3896.
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Amendment SA 4042 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
S.Amdt. 4043 (Sen. Manchin):
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
use amounts appropriated under this Act for the Department of Veterans
Affairs to improve the veteran-to-staff ratio for each program of
rehabilitation conducted under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code
.
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Amendment SA 4043 proposed by Senator Collins for Senator Manchin to
Amendment SA 3896.
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Amendment SA 4043 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
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Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and
with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.