Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.), Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), and Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.), released the following statements after they introduced their respective bills to streamline and modernize the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) appeals for VA disability compensation benefits process for veterans, their families, car... Read More »
This morning, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Subcommittee on Health Chairwoman Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), released the following statements after the House passed H.R. 1969, the No Wrong Doors for Veterans Act, key legislation to extend the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program, provi... Read More »
Today, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the subcommittee’s oversight hearing to review the Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ (VA) Specially Adapted Housing, Adaptive Automobile, and Adaptive Sports Programs to ensure these programs are ef... Read More »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins announced that VA will accelerate implementation of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, which was signed into law earlier this year, and included provisions to make it easier ... Read More »
Today, Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the subcommittee’s oversight hearing on what needs to be done to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) software license management and ensure taxpayer dollars are saved. Good afternoon. T... Read More »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Chairman Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), released the following statements after the House passed H.R. 1815, the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act, which would create a partial claim program at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as part of the VA Home Loan program to allow veterans ... Read More »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the full committee’s oversight hearing to assess President Trump’s fiscal year 2026 and 2027 advanced appropriations budget request for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with VA Secretary Doug Collins testifying. Good afternoon. The Committee will com... Read More »
Today, Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the subcommittee’s oversight hearing to look at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) efforts to reduce improper payments within the compensation and pension benefits progra... Read More »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to provide better care to our veterans, improve accountability for such care, and establish a National Center for Warrior Independence for homeless veterans. “We know that there are areas where VA is falling short and services can be im... Read More »
This week, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, led by Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), reported out 18 bills to be eligible for consideration by the full House of Representatives. Remarks on each of these bills can be found here. “From protecting veterans’ constitutional rights, to safeguarding the VA home loan program for current and future generations, to bolstering mental health care services... Read More »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the full committee’s first markup of the 119th Congress on 18 bills, 14 of which are led by House Republicans, to deliver on the Republican majority’s promise to change the way VA healthcare, benefits, and services work for veterans, their families, and thei... Read More »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Subcommittee on Disability Assistance & Memorial Affairs Chairman Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas), and Rep. Eli Crane (R-Ariz.), released the following statements after the Committee reported out H.R. 1041, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, as amended, which would ensure that no Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) bur... Read More »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins announced a three-pronged approach to eliminate barriers and streamline the process for how eligible survivors and dependents of deceased veterans and servicemembers apply for and receive VA benefits and services. This announcement co... Read More »
– Today, Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the subcommittee’s oversight hearing on the work that needs to be done to improve access to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community care program through VA’s enhanced scheduling technolo... Read More »
Today, Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the subcommittee’s oversight hearing to dive into the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) mental health policies, processes, and quality of care decisions regarding mental health care access. R... Read More »
