Press Releases

Yesterday, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Jeff Miller and Rep. Jackie Walorski introduced H.R. 4102, legislation that would make an award of VA benefits issued on or after the date of a veteran’s death payable to the veteran’s estate. Under current law, only a veteran’s spouse, children under the age of 18, and parents are eligible to receive… Read more »

Leaders of some of America’s top veterans service organizations are acknowledging the widespread lack of accountability at the Department of Veterans Affairs and voicing their support for the VA Management Accountability Act of 2014 after Chairman Jeff Miller and Sen. Marco Rubio introduced versions of the bill in the House and Senate, respectively. The bill was developed in… Read more »

Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Jeff Miller will introduce the VA Management Accountability Act of 2014, legislation that would give VA Secretary Eric Shinseki and future VA secretaries complete authority to fire or demote VA Senior Executive Service or equivalent employees based on performance. Current law ostensibly allows SES workers, a group representing… Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 357, as amended, the G.I. Bill Tuition Fairness Act of 2013, a bipartisan bill introduced by Chairman Miller and cosponsored by Ranking Member Mike Michaud. The bill would enable G.I. Bill recipients to receive in-state tuition rates at any public college or university in the country, not just those in a veteran’s state of… Read more »

Chairman Jeff Miller released the below statement today ahead of President Obama’s State of the Union address. “Veterans issues deserve more than just a passing reference during the upcoming State of the Union address, so I hope President Obama will take the opportunity to demonstrate a substantive commitment to providing the leadership that has so far been lacking at his… Read more »

Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Jeff Miller announced he would introduce two legislative measures that would eliminate certain cuts to cost of living adjustments for military retirees that were included in the recent Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013.  The first measure would eliminate the Bipartisan Budget Act’s COLA reduction for all military retirees.… Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 1471, the Alicia Dawn Koehl Respect for National Cemeteries Act. The bill would give the Department of Veterans Affairs and Army Secretaries the authority to exhume from national cemeteries the remains of individuals who have committed capital crimes. Sponsored by Sen. Dan Coats in the Senate and Rep. Susan Brooks in the House, the bill… Read more »

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two veterans related bills via bipartisan votes. Sponsored by Chairman Miller, H.R. 3521 would authorize 27 Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility leases requested by VA in its fiscal year 2013 and 2014 budget submissions. H.R. 1402, as amended, is sponsored by Rep. Mike Coffman and would extend funding for a number of… Read more »

Chairman Jeff Miller released the below statement following today’s House passage of S. 893, The Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2013. The bill would authorize an increase for Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation, clothing allowance and survivor benefits equal to this year’s Social Security COLA – a 1.5 percent… Read more »

Chairman Jeff Miller released the following statement today in honor of Veterans Day 2013. "Imagine our lives without the veterans who have bravely defended us. Where might we be if not for the men and women who answered the call to serve each and every time our nation faced a determined enemy? Undoubtedly, America would not stand as tall as she does without the enormous sacrifices… Read more »