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President Trump Signs Landmark VA Home Loan Program Reform Act into Law

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Chairman Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), released the following statements after President Trump signed Rep. Van Orden’s bill, H.R. 1815, the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act, into law.   H.R. 1815, the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act, will create a partial claim…

Markup Action: Committee Advances 25 Bills to the Full House for Veteran First Roadmap

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 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…

Senate Sends Veteran Homeowner Foreclosure Relief, Homelessness Prevention Bill to President Trump’s Desk

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-Calif.), and Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), and Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), released the following joint statement after the Senate passed H.R. 1815, the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act, landmark legislation to establish a Department…

Economic Opportunity Chairman Van Orden Holds Hearing to Examine VA’s VR&E Program to Ensure It’s Effective for Veterans

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Today, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the subcommittee’s oversight hearing to ensure the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Veteran Readiness and Employment program (VR&E) is effectively administered and supporting…

Chairman Bost Hosts Hearing with Innovators in the Transition from Military to Civilian Life Space to Improve the TAP Program

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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 oversight hearing to listen to organizations who are doing important work with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DoD) to make the TAP program work better for servicemembers transitioning to…

Economic Opportunity Chairman Van Orden Holds Legislative Hearing on House GOP Bills to Modernize Education Benefits Services, Enhance TAP, and Bolster VA Home Loan Program

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Today, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the subcommittee’s legislative hearing to discuss legislation to better the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) education benefits service, improve coordination between VA and the…

Economic Opportunity Chairman Van Orden Leads Hearing on Propelling Adaptive Programs Forward for Disabled Veteran Community

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Today, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the subcommittee’s oversight hearing to review the Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ (VA) Specially Adapted Housing, Adaptive Automobile, and Adaptive Sports Programs to ensure these…

House Republicans Pass Bill to Establish Home Loan Safety Net Program at VA, Enhance Services to End Veteran Homelessness

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Chairman Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), released the following statements after the House passed H.R. 1815, the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act, which would create a partial claim program at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as part of the VA Home Loan program to allow…

Biden’s Budget Mess: Chairman Bost Urges AG Bondi to Hold Biden Administration VA Officials Accountable in New Letter

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following letter he sent to Department of Justice (DOJ) Attorney General Pam Bondi urging DOJ to review the pattern of troubling actions taken by former Biden administration Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials: Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough, Under Secretary for Benefits Joshua…

Chairman Bost, Van Orden Issue Joint Statement on Phase Out of VASP Program

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Chairman Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), released the following joint statement after Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins announced that the agency will phase out the Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase (VASP) program, which was created for political…

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