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 Joint Oversight Hearing with the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations to examine challenges in competition and conflicts of interest in VA… Read more »
This week, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held a number of subcommittee markups to consider various pieces of legislation to improve the delivery of care, benefits, and services to veterans. The following bills were forwarded out of the subcommittees and are now eligible for consideration at the full committee level:
Subcommittee on Health Markup:
H.R. 3520,… Read more »
Today, Chairman Mike Bost, (R-Ill.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, delivered the following remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Full Committee's legislative hearing on veterans’ benefits legislation, including H.R. 705, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act:
I am proud to have introduced my bill H.R. 705, the… 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 joint oversight hearing with Technology Modernization on the Digital G.I. Bill Program.
Good afternoon. This joint oversight hearing of the… Read more »
Today, Chairman Mike Bost, (R-Ill.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations' legislative hearing on pending legislation, including Chairman Bost's H.R. 4278, the Restore Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability Act:
Thank you,… Read more »
During the July recess, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), led his first international Congressional Delegation (CODEL) as Chairman to Europe to visit and pay respects at American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) memorials and cemeteries, as this year marks their centennial anniversary and ABMC is funded by Congress. The CODEL then visited with active-duty… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), released the following statements after they introduced the Restore Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Accountability Act to strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the House passed two bipartisan veterans’ bills this week:
“It is an honor to see this pair of bills pass through the House today, and I know that they will each have a unique, lasting positive impact.
“Rep. Chavez-DeRemer’s bipartisan bill would authorize… Read more »
Today, Rep. 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 covering VA’s Financial Management Business Transformation Program:
Good afternoon.
The Subcommittee will come to order.
We… Read more »
This week, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-Calif.), released the following statements after they introduced H. Res. 513, which supports the recognition of September 20th as National Service Dog Day.
“It’s vitally important that we recognize the key role service dogs play in the lives of many of our nation’s veterans,”… Read more »
