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Chairman Bost Kicks Off Markup of 4 House Republican Bills, Including Historic Increase in Legacy VA Benefits for Severely Disabled Veterans and Surviving Families

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Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson and family

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 markup of 5 bills, 4 of which are led by House Republicans, including H.R. 6047, the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act, landmark legislation that would increase the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)…

Democrats Vote Against House Republicans Bill to Provide the First Significant Increase in Legacy VA Benefits for Severely Disabled, Paralyzed, Nonverbal Veterans and the Surviving Families of Servicemembers Killed in Action in Decades

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Rep. Tom Barrett and Eric Edmundson

Today, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, led by Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), reported out 5 bills to be eligible for consideration by the full House of Representatives, including Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.) and House Republicans landmark bill, H.R. 6047, the Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act, top priority legislation that seeks to increase the…

Tech Subcommittee Chairman Barrett, Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Chairman Van Orden Lead Joint Oversight Hearing on Improving VA’s Digital G.I. Bill Program for Student Veterans

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Today, Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, and Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start the subcommittee’s joint oversight hearing to examine how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)…

House Passes Major Veteran Education and Workforce Opportunity Reform Bills

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Chairman Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.), and Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.), released the following statements after the House passed two key, bipartisan bills: H.R. 980, The Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act, and H.R. 1458, The VETS Opportunity Act, both bills…

Chairman Barrett Holds Economic Opportunity Legislative Hearing to Discuss House GOP Bills to Expand the American Dream for Veterans

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Today, Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity’s legislative hearing to discuss potential legislation to expand the American Dream for veterans through education, job training, and home…

Chairman Bost, House Republicans Introduce Veteran Education and Workforce Reforms, Acquisition Improvements through Reauthorization Strategy

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), alongside Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Chairman Rep. Derrick Van Orden (Wis.), Subcommittee on Technology Modernization Chairman Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.), and Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-Ariz.), introduced a third series of bills as part of the Chairman’s broader reauthorization…

Subcommittee Chairman Tom Barrett Leads Economic Opportunity Hearing on GI Bill Payment Delays for Veterans’ Dependents

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Yesterday, Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity’s oversight hearing to examine how payment failures in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Digital GI Bill (DGIB) program originated, which…

Chairman Bost Applauds Final Passage of FY26 NDAA, Locks Key Wins to Build Up Transition Assistance Program, Toxic Exposure Benefits Delivery

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the House passed S. 1071, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, which included key Transition Assistance Program (TAP) reforms Chairman Bost secured in the final text to add accountability in the program, modernize offered services, and improve pathways…

Chairman Bost Leads Hearing on Legacy Bill to Increase Benefits for Veterans’ Survivors and Catastrophically Disabled Veterans

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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 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…

WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: Organizations Sound Support for Rep. Barrett, House Republicans’ Veterans and Survivors Legacy Benefits Increase Bill

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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…

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