Legislation

Legislation

The Chapter's legislative program promotes and advocates legislation that will improve the lives of paralyzed veterans and individuals with disabilities. PVA works with members of Congress and their staff to ensure our nation's veterans receive all the entitlements and health care they have earned.


FY 2009 VA FUNDING10/15/2008

Prior to recessing for the fall, Congress finally completed work on the appropriations

bills to fund the federal government. While most federal agencies were only provided

funding through March 2009...

CONGRESS COMPLETES WORK ON VETERANS’ LEGISLATION10/15/2008

Prior to adjourning the 110th Congress, the House and Senate completed work on two major bills addressing veterans’ issues. On September 27, 2008, the Senate agreed to

an amended version of S. 2162, ...

TRANSPORTATION SECURITY MEETING10/15/2008

The Transportation Security Agency held a meeting of its Disability and Multi-Cultural

Coalition on September 17, 2008. The primary focus of the meeting was to present new

methods of screening that ...

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