Today, Rep. Phil Roe M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement encouraging the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Department of the Treasury to continue working together to expedite processing of stimulus payments for veterans without any further delay.
Last week, VA and the Treasury announced that… Read more »
Today, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 6322, legislation that will allow student veterans to continue receiving certain education and training benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that would be reduced or halted due to programs unable to continue during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The House and Senate versions of this legislation were introduced by House Veterans’ Affairs… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Dr. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) and Chairman Mark Takano (D-Calif.) sent a bipartisan letter with to Secretary Wilkie calling on VA to postpone their planned elimination of the 48-hour review period in the disability claims process and work with Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) to consider alternatives to a complete elimination of… Read more »
Today, Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that eligible veterans who do not file income taxes do not need to file a tax return in order to receive their stimulus check:
"I am pleased to learn today that… Read more »
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 »
