Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) joined Chairman Mark Takano (D-Calif.), Committee Members Jack Bergman (R-Mich.), Chris Pappas (D-N.H.), and Julia Brownley (D-Calif.), Rep. Ann McLane Kuster (D-N.H.), Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Jerry Moran (R-Kans.) and Ranking Member Jon Tester (D-Mont.), and combat veteran Senator… Read more »
Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs released the following statement after the Committee held a hybrid hearing to assess VA’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic after 90 days.
“This afternoon, the Committee held a hearing with senior VA leaders to discuss the impact COVID-19 is having on America’s veterans. Given the… Read more »
Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the House passed three veterans’ bills:
“I am proud to support the passage of these bills today to authorize a cost-of-living increase for veterans who receive VA disability benefits, approve the construction of seven VA major medical facilities,… Read more »
Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the House passed H.Res 965, which allows House Committees to conduct official business through virtual hearings, markups, and depositions and also implements proxy voting.
“Fewer than ten days after the attacks on Pearl Harbor, Congress returned… Read more »
Last night, President Trump signed HR. 6322, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Roe and Chairman Takano’s bipartisan Student Veteran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (H.R. 6322) into law. The legislation, which passed through the House in March with more than 51 cosponsors and wide VSO support, will help minimize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student… Read more »
Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the Committee held its first Virtual Forum to discuss the needs of homeless veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic:
“This is a difficult time for all Americans, but it is especially hard for those without a home of their own to take refuge… Read more »
Today, during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Dr. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) and Chairman Mark Takano (D-Calif.) sent a bipartisan letter with to the Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie highlighting the need for increased support for survivors of military sexual trauma (MST)-- especially as the COVID-19 pandemic and… Read more »
Today, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 6322, legislation that will allow student veterans to continue receiving certain education and training benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that would be reduced or halted due to programs unable to continue during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The House and Senate versions of this legislation were introduced by House Veterans’ Affairs… Read more »
Today, Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that eligible veterans who do not file income taxes do not need to file a tax return in order to receive their stimulus check:
"I am pleased to learn today that… Read more »
Today, Rep. Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the House passed S. 3503, the Senate version of his bill to protect GI Bill benefits for student veterans during the coronavirus crisis:
"Just over a week ago, we learned that veterans and other students could lose their GI Bill benefits or have… Read more »
