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House Republicans Pass Historic Benefits Increase for Catastrophically Disabled Veterans and Gold Star Families, Key Constitutional Rights Bill

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), and House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (R-Ark.), released the following statements…

Chairman Bost Opens Hearing on VA Reauthorization Initiative with Key Stakeholders to Effectively Reform and Improve VA

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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 Committee’s legislative hearing with external stakeholders on 10 House Republican bills included in the Committee’s reauthorization initiative to update expired authorities, strengthen oversight, modernize the delivery of healthcare, benefits,…

Chairman Bost Speaks at Rules Committee on Key Bills to Expand Benefits for Disabled Veterans and Survivors, Restore Constitutional Rights

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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 House Committee on Rules hearing on two House Republican bills that will be considered on the House floor this week, H.R. 1041, the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, led by Chairman Bost and H.R. 6047, the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson…

What They’re Saying: Briley and Edmundson Family’s Highlight Impact H.R. 6047 Would Have on Thousands of American Families

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 Ahead of House Floor consideration this week of Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.) and House Republicans landmark bill, H.R. 6047, the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act, the bill’s namesakes, the Briley and Edmundson family’s published the below opinion piece underscoring the impact the proposed Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits increases in the…

Markup Action: Committee Advances Key Mental Health, Accountability, and Oversight Bills to the Full House as part of GOP Agenda

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Chairman Bost at Full Committee Markup

Today, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, led by Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), reported out 16 bills to be eligible for consideration by the full House of Representatives. Remarks on each of these bills can be found here.   “From advancing new ideas to expand the reach of VA’s mental health and TBI healthcare services, to bringing needed accountability to VA’s budget…

Chairman Bost Opens Hearing on Plan to Reform and Improve Homelessness Services for Veterans in West LA Region

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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 examine the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) plan to comply with President Trump’s recent executive order to expand housing for veterans struggling with homelessness by establishing the National Center…

Committee Launches Investigation into George Washington University on Accusations of Defrauding Student Veterans

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Chairman Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), launched an investigation into allegations the Committee has received regarding George Washington University potentially defrauding and withholding student veterans from receiving thousands of dollars in their earned Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) GI Bill…

House Republicans Rollout VA Home Loan Affordability Bill for Veterans, Servicemembers, and their Families

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Chairman Bost with IL veterans

Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Chairman Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), alongside Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.), Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.) and Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), introduced H.R 8532, the VA Home Loan Affordability Act, comprehensive legislation to reduce bureaucratic barriers in the Department of…

Economic Opportunity Chairman Van Orden Holds Hearing on Cutting Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in VA Employment and Education Program for Disabled 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 examine the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veteran Readiness and Employment program (VR&E) to ensure it is fiscally responsible for…

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Chairman Van Orden Leads on Affordability, Cutting Red Tape in VA Home Loan Program for Veterans and their Families

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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 the subcommittee’s oversight hearing to examine ways to modernize the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Home Loan program. The VA Home Loan program currently serves 3.7 million veterans –…

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