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Chairman Bost, House Republicans Forward Key Veterans’ Health Care ACCESS Bill

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This week, 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, including one of House Republicans top bill priorities, H.R. 740, the Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act – forward thinking legislation to build on both the…

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…

Health Chairwoman Dr. Miller-Meeks Leads Hearing on Lifesaving Role VA Community Care Doctors Have in Delivering Specialty Care to Veterans

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Today, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the subcommittee’s oversight hearing with health industry experts to discuss how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and doctors within VA’s Community Care program work together to…

Health Chairwoman Dr. Miller-Meeks Leads Legislative Hearing on House Republicans’ Bills to Improve Access to Mental Health Care, Expand Rural and Remote Healthcare Services, and Ensure VA Prioritizes Senior Veterans

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Today, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the subcommittee’s legislative hearing to discuss potential legislation to ensure veterans get the care they need no matter where they live, keep senior veterans’ priorities at the forefront…

House Republicans Pass Veteran Mental Health Support Bill, Next Generation Reforms to Make VA Work Better

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This morning, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Subcommittee on Health Chairwoman Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), released the following statements after the House passed H.R. 1969, the No Wrong Doors for Veterans Act, key legislation to extend the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant…

Chairman Bost Applauds Trump Administration Actions on VA Community Care Access

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins announced that VA will accelerate implementation of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, which was signed into law earlier this year, and included provisions to make…

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…

Health Chairwoman Dr. Miller-Meeks at Hearing on Improvements to State Veterans Homes to Meet the Needs of Aging Veterans

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Today, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Committee’s oversight hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) role in managing state veterans’ homes and to discuss how Congress can reform them to better serve aging veterans’…

Health Chairwoman Dr. Miller-Meeks at Hearing on Mental Health Care, Substance Abuse, and Rehab Access: “VA does not have a resource problem — it has an access and process problem.”

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Today, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Committee’s third oversight hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Community Care Program (CCP) and its ability to provide veterans with timely access to urgent mental health…

Chairman Bost’s Statement on VA Decision to Phase Out Treatment for Gender Dysphoria

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins announced that in response to President Trump’s recent executive order, “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” VA will phase out medical treatments for…

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