Vietnam Veterans of America
Westchester County (NY)
Chapter 49

     "Never again will one generation of veterans abandon another..."

Chapter 49 Legislative Corner

H.R. 4155 and S. 2239

After serving our country honorably, all veterans deserve the chance to earn a paycheck and support their families. Unfortunately, the unemployment rate for veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan remains stubbornly high. According to the latest Employment Situation of Veterans' annual report from The Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for veterans who served post 9/11 was 12.1 percent in 2011, compared with the jobless rate for all veterans of 8.3 percent. H.R. 4155 and it's companion bill S.2239 were written to streamline the bureaucratic processes for veterans with relevant training to get jobs when they return home.

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HR 2074

The Veterans Sexual Assault Prevention and Health Care Enhancement Act includes
provisions to allow flexibility in payments by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
for care to service-connected disabled veterans in State Veterans Homes.
This would fix the payment problem connected to providing
nursing home care for service connected disabled veterans.

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HR 2530

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased flexibility
in establishing rates for reimbursement of State homes by the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs for nursing home care provided to veterans.

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