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Chairman Bost for the Washington Times: Building a VA infrastructure for the next generation of veterans

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This week, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), published the below opinion piece in the Washington Times as part of the publications infrastructure edition to discuss House Republicans’ proposed reforms to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) leasing and construction processes to reform and improve key aspects of VA’s infrastructure to better serve…

Chairman Bost and General Bergman Applaud Trump Administration’s Multimillion Dollar Investment in Fox Grant Program to Expand Mental Health Reach for Veterans

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 Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.), released the following joint statement after Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins announced that the agency will offer $112 million dollars in grants for organizations through the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program in…

Landmark VA Reauthorization Bills Reviewed at Key Hearing

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the Committee held a legislative hearing to discuss the 27 bills as part of the Committee’s reauthorization initiative to review, improve, and reauthorize specific programs and sectors at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) – many of which have not been comprehensively…

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…

Chairman Bost at VA Healthcare Restructuring Hearing with Secretary Collins: “Veterans should not have to win the geographic lottery to get quality care.”

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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 assess Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Colllins’ plans to reorganize and restructure certain aspects of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) – including VA’s VISN map – with the goal…

Chairman Bost and CVA in The Hill: Make 2026 the year veterans have more control of their health care

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This week, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and Executive Director at Concerned Veterans for America (CVA) John Vick, published the below joint opinion piece in The Hill to discuss House and Senate Republicans bill, H.R. 740, the Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act, commonsense legislation to build on the…

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 Bost Delivers Remarks at Hearing on Next Generation of Health Care Access for Millions of 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 oversight hearing to examine the planning and management of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) impending trillion-dollar Community Care Network Next Generation (CCN-Next Gen) contract to ensure that it effectively…

House Passes Crucial Veteran Scam and Fraud Safety Bill

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Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), released the following statements after the House passed H.R. 1663, The Veteran Scam and Fraud Evasion (VSAFE) Act, crucial legislation led by Rep. Calvert to establish an office within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that would be responsible for providing consistent scam…

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