Sen. John A. Cosgrove, Jr.

Primary SJ 113

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Commending the Thomas C. Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership.

Introduced Feb 16, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 541

Passed · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Veterans, certain; alternative treatment options.

Directs the Department of Veterans Services to consider the efficacy of alternative treatments available for the treatment of traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder and report its findings and conclusions to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committee on Education and Health. The bill defines "alternative treatment" as a therapeutic service that (i) is not part of the standard of medical care established by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for treating traumatic brain injury or posttraumatic stress disorder but has been shown by at least one scientific or medical peer-reviewed study to have some positive effect on traumatic brain injury or posttraumatic stress disorder and (ii) is provided at the direction and under the supervision of an individual licensed by the Board of Medicine, Nursing, Counseling, Psychology, or Social Work.

Passed Feb 16, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 92

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Fred J. Whyte.

Introduced Feb 16, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SJ 93

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Captain Walter S. Pullar III, USN, Ret.

Introduced Feb 16, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 179

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Commending the Virginia Space Flight Academy.

Introduced Feb 15, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor SR 28

Introduced · Virginia Senate · Co-sponsor

Commending the Virginia Capitol Police.

Introduced Feb 15, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HJ 214

Introduced · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Celebrating the life of Colonel Wesley Lee Fox, USMC, Ret.

Introduced Feb 15, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 269

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Virginia National Guard; state active duty pay.

In committee Feb 13, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Co-sponsor HB 1139

In committee · Virginia House of Delegates · Co-sponsor

Military-overseas ballots; electronic return, pilot program to be established.

Directs the Commissioner of Elections to establish and supervise a pilot program by which an active duty member of a uniformed service who has been called to duty for deployment overseas and is a registered voter of a county or city participating in the pilot program may return his voted military-overseas ballot by electronic means. The Commissioner is required to promulgate standards and develop procedures for the secure transmission and return, storage, and processing of voted military-overseas ballots, including security measures, methods for verifying and authenticating a voter's identity, and encryption methods for the voted ballots. Counties and cities participating in the pilot program are required to participate in a security review after each election. In each year of the pilot program, the Commissioner is required to conduct a security assessment and update the security measures for the pilot program. The bill also requires that voters eligible to return their military-overseas ballots by electronic means through the pilot program be permitted to sign the statement of voter and any other documents related to absentee voting using the digital signature associated with their respective Common Access Cards issued by the U.S. Department of Defense. The pilot program is in effect for elections held on and after January 1, 2019. The Commissioner is required to submit a report on or before December 1, 2023, on the outcomes of the pilot program and to include a recommendation whether to implement the electronic return of voted military-overseas ballots on a permanent, statewide basis. The bill has an expiration date of December 31, 2023.

In committee Feb 13, 2018 1 co-sponsor Track

Primary SB 820

In committee · Virginia Senate · Lead sponsor

Primary elections; voter registration by political party affiliation.

In committee Feb 12, 2018 0 co-sponsors Track