Lane Evans

HR 5204 — Federal Locks and Lock and Dam Facilities Act of 2006

HR 4914 — Veterans' Choice of Representation Act

HR 3727 — To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide emergency assistance to homeless veterans and their families affected by Hurricane Katrina, and for other purposes.

HR 3666 — To provide that, for the period ending August 31, 2007, veterans affected by Hurricane Katrina shall have access to health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

HR 3670 — To extend for persons affected by Hurricane Katrina the time for appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims of certain decisions of the Board of Veterans Appeals that are rendered during the period from June 1, 2005, through November 30, 2005.

HR 3550 — Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Disease Research Act Amendments of 2005

HR 2959 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the establishment of Parkinson's Disease Research Education and Clinical Centers in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

HR 2902 — For the relief of Diana Gecaj Engstrom.

HR 2248 — Montgomery GI Bill Improvements Act of 2005

HR 1588 — Comprehensive Assistance for Veterans Exposed to Traumatic Stressors Act of 2005

HR 1340 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the reporting fee payable by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to educational institutions for reports or certifications which such educational institutions are required by law or regulation to submit to the Secretary.

HR 814 — To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the automatic acquisition of citizenship by certain individuals born in Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, or Thailand.

HR 515 — Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act of 2005

HR 463 — To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit the use of education benefits under the Reserve Montgomery GI Bill for licensing or certification tests.

HRES 759 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Government of Japan should formally acknowledge and accept responsibility for its sexual enslavement of young women, known to the world as "comfort women", during its colonial occupation of Asia and the Pacific Islands from the 1930s through the duration of World War II, and for other purposes.

HCONRES 235 — Expressing the sense of the Congress that States should require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of a potentially visually impaired individual.

HCONRES 170 — Supporting the goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day.

HCONRES 68 — Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of Japan should formally issue a clear and unambiguous apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia and World War II, known to the world as "comfort women", and for other purposes.

HCONRES 80 — Commemorating the service to the Nation during World War II of the African-American members of the United States Marine Corps who came to be known as the Montford Point Marines.

HR 5244 — Comprehensive Assistance for Veterans Exposed to Traumatic Stressors Act of 2004

HR 4172 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify certain additional diseases as establishing a presumption of service-connection when occurring in veterans exposed to ionizing radiation during active military, naval, or air service, and for other purposes.

HR 3987 — To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the automatic acquisition of citizenship by certain individuals born in Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, or Thailand.

HR 3413 — Veterans Home Loan Prepayment Protection Act of 2003

HR 3387 — Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act of 2003

HR 3392 — Veterans Claims Procedures Improvement Act of 2003

HR 3018 — To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit members of the Selected Reserve the use of Reserve Montgomery GI Bill education benefits for payment for licensing or certification tests.

HR 2744 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 514 17th Street in Moline, Illinois, as the "David Bybee Post Office Building".

HR 2445 — Veterans Nursing Home Care Act of 2003

HR 2349 — To authorize certain major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

HR 2318 — Assured Funding for Veterans Health Care Act of 2003

HR 1906 — To amend title 10, United States Code, to revise the Transition Assistance Program for persons separating from active duty in the Armed Forces to make that program mandatory for all separating members and to provide for the furnishing to such members of information about homelessness.

HR 1838 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the presumptions of service-connection relating to diseases and disabilities of former prisoners of war.

HR 1713 — Montgomery GI Bill Improvements Act of 2003

HR 1712 — Veterans Federal Procurement Opportunity Act of 2003

HR 1681 — Veterans Claims Continuation Act

HR 1374 — Selected Reserve Educational Assistance Improvement Act

HR 1309 — Veterans Prescription Drug Benefits Act of 2003

HR 1256 — Indigent Veteran Remembrance Act of 2003

HR 1257 — Selected Reserve Home Loan Equity Act

HR 761 — Disabled Servicemembers Adapted Housing Assistance Act of 2003

HR 533 — Agent Orange Veterans' Disabled Children's Benefits Act of 2003

HJRES 41 — Disapproving the rule submitted to Congress by the Department of Veterans Affairs on January 22, 2003, with the title "VA Acquisition Regulation: Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Health-Care Resources".

HRES 342 — Supporting the National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc., of Galesburg, Illinois, in its endeavor to erect a monument known as the National Railroad Hall of Fame.

HCONRES 365 — Supporting the goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day.

HCONRES 226 — Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of Japan should formally issue a clear and unambiguous apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia and World War II, known to the world as "comfort women", and for other purposes.

HCONRES 56 — Expressing the sense of the Congress that States should require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of a potentially visually impaired individual.

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HR 5583 — Service-Disabled Veterans' Small Business Federal Procurement Preference Act of 2002

HR 5454 — Indigent Veteran Remembrance Act of 2002

HR 4042 — Veterans Home Loan Prepayment Protection Act of 2002

HR 4017 — Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Equity Act

HR 4018 — Veterans Judicial Review Improvement Act of 2002

HR 3733 — Veterans' Claims Continuation Act

HR 3645 — Veterans Health Care and Procurement Improvement Act of 2002

HR 3461 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to add the disease of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis to the diseases presumed to be service connected when incurred by veterans of the Persian Gulf War.

HR 3087 — Veterans' Pension Improvement Act of 2001

HR 2095 — Reservist VA Home Loan Fairness Act of 2001

HR 1981 — Veterans Benefits Administration Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2001

HR 1957 — Justice for Atomic Veterans Act of 2001

HR 1541 — Vietnam Veterans Children's Disability Act

HR 1406 — Gulf War Undiagnosed Illness Act of 2001

HR 948 — Landmine Elimination and Victim Assistance Act of 2001

HR 936 — Heather French Henry Homeless Veterans Assistance Act

HR 862 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to add Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) to the list of diseases presumed to be service-connected for veterans exposed to certain herbicide agents.

HR 745 — Equity in Access to Education for Veterans Act of 2001

HR 609 — Veterans' Compensation Equity Act of 2001

HR 320 — Montgomery GI Bill Improvements Act of 2001

HRES 177 — Supporting the National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc., of Galesburg, Illinois, in its endeavor to erect a monument known as the National Railroad Hall of Fame.

HCONRES 238 — Expressing the sense of Congress that States should require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals.

HCONRES 195 — Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of Japan should formally issue a clear and unambiguous apology for the sexual enslavement of young women during colonial occupation of Asia and World War II, known to the world as ``comfort women'', and for other purposes.

HCONRES 60 — Condemning the violence in East Timor and urging the establishment of an international war crimes tribunal for prosecuting crimes against humanity that occurred during that violence.

HR 5438 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to add Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) to the list of diseases presumed to be service-connected for veterans exposed to certain herbicide agents.

HR 5311 — Heather French Homeless Veterans Assistance Act of 2000

HR 5271 — Veterans' Family Farm Preservation Act

HR 4488 — Women Vietnam Veterans' Children's Birth Defects Benefits Act

HR 4133 — Corporate Welfare Reduction Act of 2000

HR 3998 — Veterans' Special Monthly Compensation Gender Equity Act

HR 3469 — To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the coverage and treatment of overhead costs of United States factories and arsenals when not making supplies for the Army, and for other purposes.

HR 3193 — Duty to Assist Veterans Act of 1999

HR 2298 — Equity for Temporary Workers Act of 1999

HR 2299 — ERISA Clarification Act of 1999

HR 1764 — Veterans' Compensation Equity Act of 1999

HR 1603 — Selected Reserve Housing Loan Fairness Act of 1999

HR 1476 — National Cemetery Act of 1999

HR 1286 — Justice for Atomic Veterans Act of 1999

HR 1226 — Veterans Expedited Military Medals Act

HR 1227 — Federal Procurement and Assistance Integrity Act

HR 1214 — Veterans' Claims Adjudication Improvement Act of 1999

HR 1071 — Montgomery GI Bill Improvements Act of 1999

HR 708 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for reinstatement of certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for remarried surviving spouses of veterans upon termination of their remarriage.

HR 135 — Veterans' Access to Emergency Care Act of 1999

HRES 79 — Supporting the National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc., of Galesburg, Illinois, in its endeavor to erect a monument known as the National Railroad Hall of Fame.

HCONRES 357 — Expressing the sense of Congress concerning the war crimes committed by the Japanese military during World War II.

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HR 6358 — Hennepin Canal National Heritage Corridor Act

HR 5675 — A bill to require the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to submit a report on alternatives for providing Federal assistance to certain civilians who served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era.

HR 5502 — Truth in Unemployment Statistics Act of 1984

HR 3990 — A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to increase from 25 dollars to 50 dollars a month the amount of the personal allowance which is presently provided for eligible individuals and eligible spouses who are in medical institutions, with subsequent annual increases in the amount of such allowance to reflect changes in the cost of living.

HR 2636 — In-Flight Medical Emergencies Act

HR 2323 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend by three years the period during which Vietnam-era veterans may request psychological readjustment counseling from the Veterans' Administration and to direct the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to carry out a comprehensive study of the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder and related readjustment problems among Vietnam-era veterans.

HJRES 579 — A joint resolution designating March 1985 as "National Mental Retardation Awareness Month".

HJRES 499 — A joint resolution designating the week beginning November 11, 1984, as "National Women Veterans Recognition Week".

HJRES 395 — A joint resolution providing for the prompt and orderly withdrawal of U.S. troops from Lebanon.

HCONRES 293 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to using the total unemployment rate as the basis for determining the availability of extended and supplemental benefits for the unemployed.

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HR 5119 — A bill entitled: the "Foreign Sourcing in Defense Contracts Act".

HR 4272 — Medicare Patients' Discharge Bill of Rights Act

HR 4271 — A bill to require the President to direct the secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a joint report addressing the question of United States Government responsibility for providing benefits and services to individuals who served with certain voluntary organizations in support of the Armed forces in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era.

HR 4273 — A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Department of Defense to exclude from consideration for contracts those firms in which a hostile foreign government or a covered foreign national owns or controls a significant interest.

HR 3968 — A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that civilian employees of the National Guard may not be required to wear military uniforms while performing civilian service.

HR 2173 — A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to increase from $25 to $50 a month the amount of the personal allowance which is presently provided for eligible individuals and eligible spouses who are in medical institutions, with subsequent annual increases in the amount of such allowance to reflect changes in the cost of living.

HR 1613 — Atomic Veterans Relief Act of 1985

HR 1308 — Hennepin Canal National Heritage Corridor Act

HR 1160 — Truth in Unemployment Statistics Act of 1985

HR 1159 — A bill to extend the Federal Supplemental Compensation Act of 1982.

HJRES 628 — A joint resolution to designate May 7 of each year as "Vietnam Veterans Recognition Day".

HCONRES 60 — A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to using the total unemployment rate as the basis for determining the availability of extended and supplemental benefits for the unemployed.

HR 3804 — Hennepin Canal National Heritage Corridor Act

HR 3486 — Veterans' Agent Orange Disabilities Act of 1987

HR 2146 — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the transition period for the Veterans' Administration readjustment counseling centers program, and for other purposes.

HR 2054 — Truth in Unemployment Statistics Act of 1987

HR 2053 — A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to increase from $25 to $50 a month the amount of the personal allowance which is presently provided for eligible individuals and eligible spouses who are in medical institutions, with subsequent annual increases in the amount of such allowance to reflect changes in the cost of living.

HR 1794 — A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that civilian employees of the National Guard may not be required to wear military uniforms while performing civilian service.

HR 639 — Veterans' Administration Adjudication Procedure and Judicial Review Act

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HR 4849 — To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of chiropractors as commissioned officers in the Armed Forces to provide chiropractic care, and to amend title 37, United States Code, to provide special pay for chiropractic officers in the Armed Forces.

HR 4649 — Industrial Defense Act of 1990

HR 3756 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot program to demonstrate the advantages of providing veterans in nursing homes with treatment and services to maintain or reactivate living function in veterans.

HR 3066 — Federal Reserve System Accountability Act of 1989

HR 3075 — To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to increase from $30 to $50 a month the amount of the personal allowance provided for eligible individuals and eligible spouses in medical institutions, and to adjust such allowance annually to reflect changes in the cost of living.

HR 3004 — Veterans Agent Orange Exposure and Vietnam Service Benefits Act of 1989

HR 581 — To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that civilian employees of the National Guard may not be required to wear military uniforms while performing civilian services.

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HR 5957 — To impose a 1-year moratorium on the sale, transfer, or export of antipersonnel landmines abroad, and for other purposes.

HR 5832 — Persian Gulf War Health Registry Act

HR 5777 — Native American Veterans' Home Loan Equity Act of 1992

HR 4532 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to restructure defaulted housing loans when possible, and for other purposes.

HR 4453 — Department of Defense Civilian Employee Management Reform Act of 1992

HR 3961 — Nuclear Weapons Stockpiles Information Act

HR 3301 — To provide that the preferences afforded to veterans under the civil service laws be extended to the Library of Congress.

HR 3236 — Veterans' Radiation Exposure Amendments of 1992

HR 2899 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a five-year pilot program to demonstrate the advantages of providing veterans in nursing homes with treatment and services to maintain or reactivate living function in those veterans.

HR 2729 — To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to redesignate the numerical designation of certain Interstate System highway routes, and for other purposes.

HR 1238 — Industrial Defense Act of 1991

HR 609 — To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that civilian employees of the National Guard may not be required to wear military uniforms while performing civilian service.

HR 608 — To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of chiropractors as commissioned officers in the Armed Forces to provide chiropractic care, and to amend title 37, United States Code, to provide special pay for chiropractic officers in the Armed Forces.

HR 321 — Veterans' Compensation Amendments of 1991

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HR 5261 — To require the Secretary of State to establish a set of voluntary guidelines to promote socially responsible business practices for United States businesses operating in foreign countries.

HR 4974 — To amend the Mississippi River Corridor Study Commission Act of 1989 to extend the term of the commission established by such Act.

HR 4699 — To state the sense of Congress on the production, possession, transfer, and use of antipersonnel landmines, to place a moratorium on United States production of antipersonnel landmines, and for other purposes.

HR 4540 — Persian Gulf War Veterans' Compensation Act of 1994

HR 3240 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the terms for appointment for members of the Board of Veterans Appeals and to ensure pay equity between those members and administrative law judges.

HR 3269 — Veterans Adjudication Procedures Act of 1993

HR 3193 — Veterans PTSD Treatment and Psychological Readjustment Act of 1993

HR 3159 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the addition by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of certain additional diseases to the list of diseases occurring in veterans that are considered to be service-connected.

HR 3118 — Concerning treatment of the Centennial Bridge, Rock Island, Illinois, under title 23, United States Code.

HR 3096 — Readjustment Counseling Service Amendments of 1993

HR 2706 — Landmine Moratorium Extension Act of 1993

HR 2481 — Persian Gulf War Radiation Research Act

HR 2414 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide priority health care to veterans of the Persian Gulf War who were exposed to environmental hazards.

HR 2375 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend for ten years the authority for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide priority health care to veterans who were exposed to ionizing radiation or to Agent Orange.

HR 2331 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the rights of veterans with regard to procedures for housing loans upon default, and for other purposes.

HR 2140 — To amend the Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Service Programs Act of 1992 to remove the requirement that funds be expressly provided.

HR 2092 — To amend title 10, United States Code, to include chiropractic care as an authorized health care benefit under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services.

HR 1381 — To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that civilian employees of the National Guard may not be required to wear military uniforms while performing civilian service.

HR 4173 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits for veterans exposed to ionizing radiation.

HR 3927 — Agent Orange Benefits Act of 1996

HR 3311 — To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that civilian employees of the National Guard may not be required to wear military uniforms while performing civilian service.

HR 2725 — Federal Contractor Safety and Health Enforcement Act of 1995

HR 2724 — Federal Contractor Labor Relations Enforcement Act of 1995

HR 2663 — To waive the time limitation specified by law for the award of certain military decorations in order to allow the award of the Congressional Medal of Honor to Alfred Rascon for actions while a member of the United States Army during the Vietnam era.

HR 2264 — To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that civilian employees of the National Guard may not be required to wear military uniforms while performing civilian service.

HR 1876 — Landmine Use Moratorium Act of 1995

HR 1483 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow revision of veterans benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error.

HR 1482 — Veterans Programs Amendments of 1995

HR 1429 — Veterans' Readjustment Counseling Service Amendments of 1995

HR 1329 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of eligibility for inpatient care for veterans exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental hazards, to extend the period of eligibility for outpatient care for veterans exposed to such substances or hazards during service in the Persian Gulf, and to expand the eligibility of veterans exposed to toxic substances or radiation for outpatient care.

HR 1278 — Corporate Welfare Reduction Act of 1995

HR 910 — To require the Secretary of State to establish a set of voluntary guidelines to promote socially responsible business practices for United States businesses operating in foreign countries.

HRES 172 — Supporting the National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc., of Galesburg, Illinois, in its endeavor to erect a monument known as the National Railroad Hall of Fame.

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HR 4758 — Veterans' Access to Emergency Care Act of 1998

HR 4368 — Justice for Atomic Veterans Act of 1998

HR 4421 — Veterans Chiropractic Care Act of 1998

HR 4367 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide priority health care to veterans who received one or more nasopharyngeal radium irradiation treatments during active military, naval, or air service.

HR 3702 — Veterans' Access to Emergency Health Care Act of 1998

HR 3619 — Disabled Veterans Special Housing Improvements Act of 1998

HR 3618 — Disabled Veterans Automobile Allowance Improvement Act of 1998

HR 3653 — Veterans Burial Rights Act of 1998

HR 3571 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend through December 31, 2001, the period for the provision of priority health care to Persian Gulf War veterans.

HR 3444 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that in the case of past-due benefits awarded an individual pursuant to a proceeding before the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, any payment of attorneys fees allowed with respect to such award shall be paid directly to the attorney by the Secretary.

HR 3434 — Military Retirees Fairness Act of 1998

HR 3279 — Persian Gulf Veterans Act of 1998

HR 2887 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to require certain contracts of the Department of Veterans Affairs to be subject to the same procurement law applicable to other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.

HR 2572 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to require that in the case of past-due benefits awarded an individual pursuant to a proceeding before the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the payment of attorneys fees with respect to such award may not exceed 20 percent of the award.

HR 2459 — Landmine Elimination Act of 1997

HR 2331 — To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that civilian employees of the National Guard may not be required to wear military uniforms while performing civilian service.

HR 2085 — To amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to ensure that the provision of assistance for exports to China is conditioned upon adherence to responsible conduct.

HR 1624 — Federal Procurement and Assistance Integrity Act

HR 1126 — Merchant Mariners Fairness Act of 1997

HR 1089 — To rename the United States Court of Veterans Appeals as the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

HR 1090 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow revision of veterans benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error.

HR 599 — Corporate Welfare Reduction Act of 1997

HR 466 — Persian Gulf War Veterans Compensation Act of 1997

HRES 172 — Supporting the National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc., of Galesburg, Illinois, in its endeavor to erect a monument known as the National Railroad Hall of Fame.

HCONRES 249 — Stating the sense of Congress that substantial amounts of the proceeds received by the United States under any congressionally approved tobacco settlement should be allocated to the Department of Veterans Affairs.