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 »
Yesterday, Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity’s oversight hearing to examine how payment failures in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Digital GI Bill (DGIB) program originated, which… 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, Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared at the start of the subcommittee’s oversight hearing to evaluate the current readiness of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM ) program prior to go-live at… 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, 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 to look at the critical steps Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Collins and the Trump administration have taken to improve the Civilian Health… 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 »
