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113th Congress (2nd) Vote 44 - A bill to improve the provision of medical services and benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
2/25/2014, 4:16 PM
Vote Summary
S 1982 - Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014
113th Congress (2nd) Vote 44 is a Senate Vote on Bill S 1982, Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014. S 1982 was introduced on February 3, 2014 by 1 Sponsors and 29 Cosponsors.
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.
The vote passed with a tally of 99 For, 0 Against, 0 Present, and 1 Not Voting. When broken down by party, there were 52 Democrats, 45 Republican, and 2 Independents voting For, 0 Democrats, 0 Republican, and 0 Independents voting Against, 0 Democrats, 0 Republican, and 0 Independents voting Present, and finally, 1 Democrats, 0 Republican, and 0 Independents Not Voting.
Voting For
Democrat
Republican
Independent
99
52
45
2
Voting Against
Democrat
Republican
Independent
0
0
0
0
Voting Present
Democrat
Republican
Independent
0
0
0
0
Not Voting
Democrat
Republican
Independent
1
1
0
0
Official Vote Question
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 1982 - A bill to improve the provision of medical services and benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
Official Vote Result
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (99-0, 3/5 majority required)
Comments
Senators' Votes on A bill to improve the provision of medical services and benefits to veterans, and for other purposes.
Voting Member of 113th Congress (2nd) Vote 44

John E. Walsh

Elizabeth Warren

Mark R. Warner

Sheldon Whitehouse

Ron Wyden

Roger F. Wicker

David Vitter

Tom Udall

Mark Udall

Jon Tester

Patrick J. Toomey

John Thune

Brian Schatz

Tim Scott
