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Following Bost Push, VA Officially Halts Reporting Veterans to NICS List without Due Process

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WASHINGTON, DC –  Last week, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that following H.R. 4366, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, which included Chairman Bost’s language to prohibit VA from submitting a veteran or beneficiary’s name to the FBI’s NICS list without a judge’s consent, being signed into law the agency would only report to NICS in instances…

Chairman Bost Delivers Opening Remarks at Final Joint House & Senate VSO Hearing of 118th Congress

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the final of three annual joint House and Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs veteran service organization (VSO) hearings to discuss the organizations’ legislative priorities, concerns, and initiatives on behalf of the…

Chairman Bost Statement on Biden’s FY25 and FY26 VA Budget Request

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the Biden administration released their fiscal year (FY) 2025 and 2026 budget request for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA):   “The Biden administration’s VA budget request is another step backwards, stitched together through risky accounting…

Chairman Bost: “Our work is nowhere close to being finished.”

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the second of three annual joint House and Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs veteran service organization (VSO) hearings to discuss the organizations’ legislative priorities, concerns, and initiatives on behalf of the veterans,…

Chairman Bost’s Opening Remarks at First Joint House & Senate VSO Hearing of 2024

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the first of three annual joint House and Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs veteran service organization (VSO) hearings to discuss the organizations’ legislative priorities, concerns, and initiatives on behalf of the veterans,…

FY24 MilCon/VA Appropriations Bill Includes Chairman Bost’s Veteran Second Amendment Rights Language

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the House and Senate Appropriations Committees released the bill text for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The bicameral bill includes language Chairman Bost fought for to prohibit…

Chairman Bost Outlines Next Steps in Committee’s VA HR Office Investigation

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), provided the following update on the Committee’s investigation into disturbing reports of sexual harassment and misconduct within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Resolution Management, Diversity, and Inclusion (ORMDI) that were brought to the Committee’s attention in September…

Tech Mod Chairman Rosendale’s Opening Remarks at Hearing on Continued VA Electronic Health Record Patient Safety Issues

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.), 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 persistent patient safety and efficiency issues with Oracle Cerner’s pharmacy software at VA medical…

Health Chairwoman Dr. Miller-Meeks Leads the Discussion on AI in VA Healthcare During Hearing

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the subcommittee’s oversight hearing on the current state and future potential of Artificial Intelligence use at VA:   Good morning. This oversight hearing for the…

Rep. Van Orden: “VA’s Home Loan program is an important benefit for veterans to achieve the American dream of home ownership.”

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WASHINGTON, DC –  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 on the current state of VA’s home loan program:   Good afternoon.   The Subcommittee will come to…

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