Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the full committee’s legislative hearing to discuss H.R. 6047, the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act, landmark legislation that would increase the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) monthly compensation benefit for… Read more »
In November, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (R-Ark.), Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), and Subcommittee on Disability Assistance & Memorial Affairs Chairman Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas), introduced H.R. 6047, the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits… Read more »
Today, Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the subcommittee’s oversight hearing to look at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Disability Examination Office’s (MDEO) financial incentive… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the House passed S. 2392, the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025, this week.
“After over 40 days of the Democrats – led by Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries – holding the government and the benefits and services veteran families rely on… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (R-Ark.), Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), and Subcommittee on Disability Assistance & Memorial Affairs Chairman Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas), released the following statements after they introduced H.R. 6047, the Sharri Briley… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the House passed 14 bipartisan veterans’ bills this week:
“Fourteen bills mean fourteen wins for veterans and their families. The bills the House passed this week address a range of issues from: improving education and job training benefits, expanding access to health… Read more »
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… Read more »
Today, Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the subcommittee’s legislative hearing to discuss potential legislation to improve and streamline the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) appeals process for… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.), Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), and Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.), released the following statements after they introduced their respective bills to streamline and modernize the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) appeals for VA disability compensation benefits process for veterans, their… Read more »
Today, Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the subcommittee’s oversight hearing to look at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) efforts to reduce improper payments within the compensation and pension… Read more »