The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs was created by the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 from three standing committees: Pensions, Invalid Pensions, and World War Veterans Legislation. The website provides information from whistleblowers informs the Committee as to critical concerns facing veterans and VA employees.
–  Today, the House of Representatives passed House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mark Takano’s (D-Calif.) VA Employee Fairness Act. Chairman Takano’s bill would bring parity to the federal workforce by restoring full collective bargaining rights for VA Title 38 healthcare professionals, including registered nurses, physicians, dentists, and physician assistants. “For our country to ensure that veterans receive the highest quality treat… Read More
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 – This week, the House of Representatives passed a bill that honors the life and service of Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson and Representative Mike Levin’s (D-Calif.) bill to extend COVID remote learning measures to other emergencies to ensure students can easily access and maintain their earned G.I. bill and other education benefits. This bill also includes Representative Lizzie Fletcher's bill to expand eligibility for disabled veterans to obtain vehicles modified for their… Read More
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–  Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mark Takano (D-Calif.) delivered remarks at the full Committee hearing examining the role of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chairman Takano’s remarks as prepared:  Since March 2020, leaders from VA’s Veterans Health Administration and Office of Emergency Management have had to continuously develop and redevelop the department’s capacity to r… Read More
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–  Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mark Takano (D-Calif.) delivered remarks at the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity's roundtable on Guard and Reserve parity issues.    Chairman Takano’s remarks as prepared:  Thank you Chairman Levin for inviting me to participate in this roundtable discussion today on Guard and Reserve parity issues.  We live in a new age of national defense where we utilize the total force concept with an oper… Read More
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–  Today, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mark Takano (D-Calif.) delivered opening remarks at the full Committee's legislative hearing on a discussion draft of Majority Whip James E. Clyburn's VA Housing Loan Forever Act, a bill that addresses historical racial inequities as a result of veterans of color being blocked from accessing their earned benefits.  Click here to watch Chairman Takano's remarks. Chairman Takano’s remarks as pr… Read More
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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mark Takano (D-Calif.) led a Congressional Delegation to Kuwait to serve Thanksgiving meals to servicemembers and veterans currently forward deployed to the Middle East. Chairman Takano was joined by Reps. Colin Allred (D-Tex.), Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), and Katie Porter (D-Calif.).          “I am honored to once again share a Thanksgiving meal with servicemembers and veterans stationed in Kuwait and sho… Read More
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— Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mark Takano (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after leading a Congressional delegation to Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq, and Lebanon over the Thanksgiving Holiday work period. The delegation follows trips abroad in 2019 and 2021 to spend Thanksgiving with forward deployed servicemembers and their families and included Representatives Colin Allred (D-Tex.), Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), and Katie Porter (D-Calif.). The..
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– Today, the House of Representatives passed five bills to support and honor veterans by expanding maternal healthcare for women veterans, increasing outreach and access for tribal veterans, expanding clothing benefits for disabled veterans and improving long-term healthcare options for veterans. The House also continued to honor the bravery and sacrifices of servicemembers by renaming the VA outpatient clinic in Greenville, South Carolina the "Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell VA..
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— Today, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held a markup and advanced Subcommittee on Economic Chairman Mike Levin’s (D-Calif.) bipartisan Mark O’Brien VA Clothing Allowance Improvement Act. This bill amends VA’s existing clothing allowance program by enabling automatic payments to continue on a recurring basis until the veteran opts out of the program or is no longer eligible. “Thanks to Chairman Levin and Ranking Member Moore’s biparti… Read More
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– This week, the House of Representatives passed 12 bills to support and honor veterans. Eight of these bills will rename Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities to honor the service and lives of veterans. The House also passed bills which reaffirm the Committee’s dedication to improving the quality of care at VA, including ensuring that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) can continue to conduct top-tier research to provide veterans with the best, scientificall… Read More
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