Veterans' Affairs Committee
Members (19)
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Hearings & markups (15)
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Recently held
- Hearings to examine advancing the mission, focusing on evaluating the future of VA research.
- Hearings to examine the nominations of Gary Shatswell, of Washington, to be an Assistant Secretary (Information and Technology), and Michael Tierney, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary (Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection), both of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 and 2028 advance appropriations requests for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Hearings to examine VA police operations.
- Hearings to examine S.749, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, regardless of how long the veterans had such disease prior to death, S.1127, to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for memorial headstones and markers furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain individuals who died before November 11, 1998, S.3000, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to identify and report instances of disability benefit questionnaire fraud, S.3098, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to publish information about conditions and cohorts the Department of Veterans Affairs is considering for purposes of establishing or removing presumptions of service connection regarding toxic exposure, S.3170, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to implement an automated system with callback functionality for each customer service telephone line of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S.3286, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve processes relating to appeals of decisions regarding claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, S.3311, to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate conflicts of interest in peer review for quality management of care conducted by the Veterans Health Administration, S.3395, to expand the telescreening mammography pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S.3591, to require the Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to develop a notice detailing benefits available to veterans, and to require employers to display such notice, S.3647, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to address bowel and bladder care needs for veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders, S.3653, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out efforts to inform veterans of their rights with regards to the receipt of health care, benefits, and services furnished under provisions of law administered by the Secretary, S.3706, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the provision of produce prescriptions to veterans, S.3726, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the President to define veteran success and to develop and implement a National Veterans Strategy, S.3988, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to offer annual preventative health evaluations to veterans with a spinal cord injury or disorder and increase access to assistive technologies, S.3992, to amend title 10, United States Code, to codify authority for the Joint Medical Facility Fund of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, S.3993, to amend title 38, United States Code, and title 10, United States Code, to eliminate those provisions relating to veterans educational assistance that disadvantage eligible individuals who choose to pursue programs of apprenticeship or other on-job training instead of a four-year college degree, S.3999, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that women veterans may schedule appointments for women's specialty care under the laws administered by the Secretary without requiring a referral, S.4043, to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide treatment and rehabilitation for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans, S.4108, to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase burial and funeral expenses paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the case of death from a service-connected disability, S.4140, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs schedule for rating disabilities, S.4197, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program under which the Secretary shall award grants to certain State entities to expand access to structured outdoor recreation programs for veterans that enhance veteran wellness, S.4220, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish within the Veterans Health Administration an Office of Novel Therapeutics, S.4400, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a five-year human capital plan to support the mission and responsibilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to require the Secretary provide notice before carrying out a reduction in force, an original bill entitled "Veteran Acquired Brain Injury Caregiving Act", and an original bill entitled "Maternal Health for Veterans Act".
- Hearings to examine programs for justice-involved veterans.
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Recent bills referred here (262)
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- S 5361 MMU Rural Expansion Act of 2026 Introduced Aug 7, 2026
- S 5367 Restore Veterans’ Compensation Act of 2026 Introduced Aug 7, 2026
- S 5328 Empowering States to Serve Veterans Act Introduced Aug 6, 2026
- S 5334 A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lubbock, Texas, as the "Lieutenant General Bernie Mittemeyer VA Clinic". Introduced Aug 6, 2026
- S 5266 Veterans’ Earned Benefits Access Act of 2026 Introduced Aug 5, 2026
- S 5177 New Mexico Rural Veteran Health Care Access Act Introduced Jul 30, 2026
- S 5100 A bill to name the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Newton, New Jersey, as the "Anthony 'Tony' J. Gallopo VA Clinic". Introduced Jul 23, 2026
- HR 5362 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". Passed House Sep 15, 2025
- S 5013 Veteran Acquired Brain Injury Caregiving Act Introduced Jul 16, 2026
- S 5014 Veteran Suicide Spousal Career Services Act Introduced Jul 16, 2026
- S 5027 Protecting Home-Based Care for Rural Veterans Act of 2026 Introduced Jul 16, 2026
- HR 6963 To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lafayette, Louisiana, as the "Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA Clinic". Passed House Jan 7, 2026
- HR 6007 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Newton, New Jersey, as the "Anthony "Tony" J. Gallopo VA Clinic". Passed House Nov 10, 2025
- HR 4288 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in San Jose, California, as the "Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic". Passed House Jul 2, 2025
- S 4993 POPCaP Act of 2026 Introduced Jul 15, 2026
- S 4969 Warriors to Workforce Act of 2026 Introduced Jul 14, 2026
- S 4910 Servicemember Residence Protection Act of 2026 Introduced Jun 24, 2026
- S 4871 Improving Personal Risk Assessments to Prevent Suicide Act Introduced Jun 23, 2026
- S 4815 CHIP IN for Veterans Act of 2026 Introduced Jun 17, 2026
- S 4777 Blast Overpressure Research and Mitigation Task Force Act Introduced Jun 11, 2026
- S 2393 Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act Became Law Jul 23, 2025
- S 1318 Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act Passed Senate Apr 7, 2025
- S 4694 Maternal Health for Veterans Act Introduced Jun 4, 2026
- S 4675 Sergeant Dave Crete FORGOTTEN Veterans Act of 2026 Introduced Jun 3, 2026
- HR 6047 Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026 Passed House Nov 17, 2025