Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after he sent a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough regarding a recent revelation from the Department that technical problems have plagued the Department’s online document submission system, including both VA.gov and its predecessor system,… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following letter he sent to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough expressing concern about the Biden administration’s rollout of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, or PACT Act, following a technological error… Read more »
Today, Rep. Morgan Luttrell, (R-Texas), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance & Memorial Affairs, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Subcommittee’s oversight hearing to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability exams contracting process, particularly following… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the Committee reported 11 bills to be considered on the House Floor:
“To close out the summer session, our Committee reported eleven bills out to effectively address veteran homelessness, continue our commitment to improving TAP, expand access to home based care for aging… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) delivered the following remarks, as prepared, during debate on amendments to H.R. 4366, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, legislation to fully fund the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for Fiscal Year 2024. Chairman Bost offered an amendment to prohibit the VA… Read more »
Today, Chairman Mike Bost, (R-Ill.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, delivered the following remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Full Committee's legislative hearing on veterans’ benefits legislation, including H.R. 705, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act:
I am proud to have introduced my bill H.R. 705, the… Read more »
During the July recess, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), led his first international Congressional Delegation (CODEL) as Chairman to Europe to visit and pay respects at American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) memorials and cemeteries, as this year marks their centennial anniversary and ABMC is funded by Congress. The CODEL then visited with active-duty… 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 Joint Oversight Hearing with the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization to examine potential improvements to the Department of Veterans… Read more »
Rep. Morgan Luttrell, (R-Texas), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance & Memorial Affairs, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the subcommittee’s oversight hearing to assess the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) implementation of S. 3373, Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the Committee reported 7 bills to be considered on the House Floor:
“This morning, under my leadership, our Committee successfully reported seven bipartisan bills to be considered by the full House during our first markup of the 118th Congress. Each of these proposals will… Read more »
