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FROM THE FIELD: Tech Modernization Chairman Barrett Leads Field Hearing on Improving Access to Health Care for Rural Veterans, Role of Community Care

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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 field hearing entitled, “Beyond the City Limits: Delivering for Rural Veterans,” to examine the role of technology in delivering wraparound VA healthcare services to…

Chairman Bost, House Republicans Forward Key Veterans’ Health Care ACCESS Bill

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This week, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, led by Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), reported out 25 bills to be eligible for consideration by the full House of Representatives, including one of House Republicans top bill priorities, H.R. 740, the Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act – forward thinking legislation to build on both the…

Markup Action: Committee Advances 25 Bills to the Full House for Veteran First Roadmap

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 Today, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, led by Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), reported out 25 bills to be eligible for consideration by the full House of Representatives. Remarks on each of these bills can be found here.   “From ending the Biden-era control over veterans’ healthcare choice, to modernizing the VA disability compensation benefits and appeals process, to…

Oversight Chairwoman Kiggans Leads Oversight Hearing to Fix VA’s Shady, Improper Bonus Payment Practices

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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 examine the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) decision to spend thousands of dollars on improper recruitment, relocation, and retention…

Senate Sends Veteran Homeowner Foreclosure Relief, Homelessness Prevention Bill to President Trump’s Desk

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-Calif.), and Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), released the following joint statement after the Senate passed H.R. 1815, the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act, landmark legislation to establish a Department…

Economic Opportunity Chairman Van Orden Holds Hearing to Examine VA’s VR&E Program to Ensure It’s Effective for Veterans

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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 ensure the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Veteran Readiness and Employment program (VR&E) is effectively administered and supporting…

Health Chairwoman Dr. Miller-Meeks Leads Hearing on Lifesaving Role VA Community Care Doctors Have in Delivering Specialty Care to Veterans

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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 with health industry experts to discuss how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and doctors within VA’s Community Care program work together to…

Tech Modernization Chairman Barrett Leads Oversight Hearing to Ensure VA’s IT Office is Streamlining Operations to Meet Demand

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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 to examine the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Office of Information and Technology, including its proposed budget to ensure operations are…

Chairman Bost Statement on VA Reorganization Plan Announcement

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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 not pursue a large-scale reduction-in-force (RIF) for VA staff: “From the very beginning I have long said that I had full confidence in Secretary Collins and the Trump administration to make the…

Chairman Bost Statement on House Passage of Historic FY26 MilCon/VA Appropriations Bill

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3944, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, legislation to fully fund the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for Fiscal Year 2026, which included key priorities Chairman Bost secured alongside House…

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