All Roll Calls
Yes: 384 • No: 22
Sponsored By: Senator Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Became Law
Designates the Oahu Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic as the Daniel Kahikina Akaka Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic. All federal laws, regulations, maps, documents, and other records that refer to that clinic are to be read as referring to the Daniel Kahikina Akaka Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic.
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Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
HI • D
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
All Roll Calls
Yes: 384 • No: 22
house vote • 5/17/2022
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Yes: 384 • No: 22
117-s-1511, Protecting America’s First Responders Act of 2021
Changes how death and permanent disability payments are calculated and paid. It restructures benefit math, expands who counts as injured or eligible, and gives the Bureau and Justice Department more tools to decide and speed claims. - Officers and survivors: Rewrites the benefit formula to pay the greater of amounts with a new base of $6,000 adjusted for inflation. It also creates a rule that claims pending more than 365 days use the amount that would apply on the final determination. - Families and dependents: Strengthens educational assistance by requiring payment to eligible dependents unless prospective assistance has already been provided. - Eligibility and claims process: Broadens definitions for catastrophic injury, candidate officer, action outside jurisdiction, and emergency activities. It authorizes stronger investigative tools and subpoenas, appoints hearing examiners as special government employees with Attorney General involvement, bars abandoning claims before information is gathered, and extends a related first-responders program until the earlier of the COVID emergency end or Dec 31, 2023.
117-s-2533, Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act
Expand access to high-quality breast imaging and cancer care for veterans. The law directs the VA to upgrade technology, expand remote and mobile screening options, study genetic testing and accessibility needs, and partner with the National Cancer Institute to improve clinical trial access and care coordination.
117-s-937, COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
Expedited federal review of COVID-19-era hate crimes is the central goal. The law strengthens reporting, data collection, public education, and support systems for bias-motivated violence linked to the pandemic. - Communities and victims get expanded reporting and support. The law funds state hotlines with grants that can run up to 5 years and requires privacy protections and language and disability access. - State, local, and Tribal law enforcement must follow new guidance on online reporting and standardized data collection. The Attorney General must issue guidance, fund National Incident-Based Reporting System implementation and training, and the Department of Justice must designate an officer within 7 days to oversee expedited reviews during the defined applicable period. - Courts gain a new sentencing option for bias-motivated offenses. Judges can require education classes or community service directly related to the harmed community as a condition of supervised release.
117-s-4524, Speak Out Act
Limits judicial enforcement of nondisclosure and nondisparagement clauses in sexual assault and harassment disputes. It empowers survivors to disclose abuse and aims to increase accountability and workplace safety. - Survivors: People alleging sexual assault or harassment can speak publicly about the conduct without courts enforcing pre-dispute nondisclosure or nondisparagement clauses in those disputes. - Employers and workplaces: Employers cannot rely on those clauses to stop disclosure in covered disputes. Employers still may protect trade secrets and proprietary information. - States and tribes: A state or locality may enforce rules that are at least as protective of free speech as this law. The law does not override federal, state, or tribal rules on using pseudonyms in claims. - Scope and limits: The rule applies to claims filed on or after enactment and does not change criminal prosecutions or other civil remedies for sexual misconduct.
117-s-475, Juneteenth National Independence Day Act
Adds Juneteenth (June 19) to the list of federal public holidays. It amends 5 U.S.C. 6103(a) to insert "Juneteenth National Independence Day, June 19" into the enumerated list of federal holidays, creating a legally recognized holiday for federal employees and applying to the federal government as defined in Title 5.
117-s-189, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021
This law raises payments for veterans with service-connected disabilities and for surviving family members by the same percentage as the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, effective December 1, 2021. - Veterans and dependents: Monthly disability compensation rates for wartime service-connected disabilities and additional amounts for dependents increase by the Social Security cost-of-living percentage. These changes raise the base pay veterans receive for service-connected injuries and the extra pay for family members. - Survivors: Dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children is increased by the same percentage. Survivors will see higher monthly DIC payments starting December 1, 2021. - Special adjustments and publication: The Department of Veterans Affairs can administratively adjust payments for people covered by Public Law 85-857 who never received chapter 11 compensation. The VA must publish the new dollar amounts in the Federal Register by the same deadline tied to the Social Security COLA.
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