Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and Vice Chair Rep. Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-American Samoa), released the following statements after the Committee published the bipartisan Women Veteran Task Force report, which was prepared by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs majority and minority staff, to memorialize the task forces’ findings and policy… Read more »
This week, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), delivered the following remarks, as prepared, prior to passage of S. 2795, To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes, which passed the House with bipartisan support on Wednesday and now… Read more »
This week, House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester and Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) are pressing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for answers on their misguided use of a critical skill incentive (CSI) authority in the PACT Act.
“We write to express… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) led his Republican House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs colleagues in a letter to Department of Veterans of Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough following concerns that the Biden administration is falling short in its duty to support domestic producers and serve America’s veterans with American made goods.
“The… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa), the Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Health, released a third letter they sent to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough this Congress regarding the Biden administration’s lack of transparency on the prevalence of taxpayer funded abortions the… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following letter he sent to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough expressing concern about the Biden administration’s rollout of the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, or PACT Act, following a technological error… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the Committee reported 11 bills to be considered on the House Floor:
“To close out the summer session, our Committee reported eleven bills out to effectively address veteran homelessness, continue our commitment to improving TAP, expand access to home based care for aging… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) delivered the following remarks, as prepared, during debate on amendments to H.R. 4366, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, legislation to fully fund the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for Fiscal Year 2024. Chairman Bost offered an amendment to prohibit the VA… Read more »
During the July recess, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), led his first international Congressional Delegation (CODEL) as Chairman to Europe to visit and pay respects at American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) memorials and cemeteries, as this year marks their centennial anniversary and ABMC is funded by Congress. The CODEL then visited with active-duty… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) released the following letter he led with 30 Republican colleagues to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough. The letter raises concerns about VA’s apparent decision to violate its own policy by permitting social movement flags, such as the Pride flag, to be flown in place of traditional flags,… Read more »
