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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), alongside Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), Rep. Keith Self (R-Texas), and Rep. Mike Flood (R-Neb.), introduced a second series of bills as part of the Chairman’s broader reauthorization strategy to soundly reauthorize and reform specific programs at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the 21st century of care and… Read more »
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 VA’s plans to reorganize and restructure certain aspects of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA):
“I support the intent of Secretary Collins’ plan to break new ground and restructure the agency to… Read more »
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… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), alongside Subcommittee on Health Chairwoman Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.), Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.), and Rep. Greg Murphy, M.D. (R-N.C.), introduced a series of bills as part of the Chairman’s broader reauthorization strategy to soundly… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the House passed S. 2392, the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025, this week.
“After over 40 days of the Democrats – led by Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries – holding the government and the benefits and services veteran families rely on… Read more »
