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U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Calif., previously filed the bill in December 2011 but it died in committee.
The bill will not help veterans who have already been booted from the country, but it will ensure due process and require the authorization of the Secretary of Homeland Security before vets could be deported.
AMERICAN CANYON â€" For decades, the most common images of concussions have been of unconscious athletes wheeled away on stretchers, or helped off a field with shaky speech and gait.
But an increasing number of trainers and doctors are sounding the alarm about less obvious, but more common, collisions they say can turn young athletes' brains into ticking time bombs if not properly treated. On Wednesday night, three of them shared their message at American Canyon High School in a forum to foster awareness of sports-related brain trauma, and how to recognize and treat it.
“With the President coming to Israel next month, this is an important time for the region. Our relationship with Israel is as strong as it has ever been. There is unprecedented transparency, information sharing and cooperation between both nations.
Yet, it's a health issue that the public â€" and parents in particular â€" is only beginning to get its head around. In many cases, players, parents and coaches downplay the significance of head injuries in hopes that “toughing it out” will be in the best interests of the player and their team and that there will be no long-term impacts.
Congress is rightly dispensing with the extremes in the gun debate, and focusing on rational measures intended to reduce gun-related carnage.
The U.S. Supreme Court has made clear that law-abiding people have the right to own and keep guns in their homes. The high court also has made clear that the Second Amendment has limits.
Congress is rightly dispensing with the extremes in the gun debate, and focusing on rational measures intended to reduce gun-related carnage.
The U.S. Supreme Court has made clear that law-abiding people have the right to own and keep guns in their homes. The high court also has made clear that the Second Amendment has limits.
“It is a high honor to once again be appointed to serve on the House Intelligence Committee,” said Thompson. “Strong, viable intelligence is the most effective way to keep America safe. I look forward to continuing my work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to strengthen our Intel community and make sure they have the resources they need to keep Americans safe.”
"They deserve a vote," he implored.
A congressman who is a gun enthusiast is trying to find some common ground with gun-control advocates on the issue.