Today, the House of Representatives unanimously passed House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member, Dr. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) and Chairman Mark Takano’s (D-Calif.) bipartisan Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (H.R. 6322). This key legislation — introduced last week with more than 51 cosponsors and wide VSO support — expands on language passed in S. 3503 and signed into… Read more »
Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which includes a total of $19.6 billion for VA to protect both veterans and healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic:
"As a nation, we are in… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and Ranking Member Dr. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) introduced the bipartisan Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 -- key legislation to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student veterans as schools and universities have taken proactive measures to mitigate the spread of the virus.
“Over… Read more »
Tonight, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after President Trump signed a bill he introduced in the House to protect GI Bill benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic, into law:
“I applaud President Trump for signing this vital piece of legislation into law on behalf of student veterans across… Read more »
Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the House passed S. 3503, the Senate version of his bill to protect GI Bill benefits for student veterans during the coronavirus crisis:
"Just over a week ago, we learned that veterans and other students could lose their GI Bill benefits or have… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Dr. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) led a bipartisan letter with Chairman Mark Takano (D-Cali.) and 25 of their Committee colleagues to Secretary Wilkie asking for answers on VA’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic in addition to daily and weekly updates. It is crucial that VA is prepared to care for their first mission-- serving our nation’s… Read more »
Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the Senate passed S. 3503, companion legislation to his bill, H.R. 6194 which would safeguard GI Bill benefits for student veterans during the coronavirus crisis:
“In a time of so much fear and uncertainty, we must act quickly to assure student… Read more »
Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the Committee reauthorized the Women Veterans Task Force and passed 17 bills:
"This morning, the Veterans’ Affairs Committee came together to reauthorize the bipartisan Women Veterans Task Force and send more than a dozen bipartisan bills to help… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after introducing a bill to protect GI Bill recipients from being negatively impacted by school closures or other changes as a result of COVID-19:
“No student veteran, dependent, or spouse should be worried about their GI Bill… Read more »
Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after he introduced H.R. 6036, the VA Family Leave Act of 2020, on Friday:
“I am proud to introduce this important piece of legislation to ensure that all VA employees have access to the family and medical leave benefits that they are… Read more »
