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Today, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held an oversight hearing entitled “Reclaiming the Process: Examining the VBA Claims Transformation Plan as a Means to Effectively Serve Our Veterans.” At the hearing, the Committee learned that VA has yet to completely implement a comprehensive transformation plan to provide veterans with a paperless disability claims… Read more »

Today, Rep. Jeff Miller, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Rep. Bill Johnson, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Rep. Phil Roe, issued the following statement on the introduction of the Veterans Fiduciary Reform Act of 2012 (H.R. 5948): “As Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, I am dedicated to ensuring VA is… Read more »

Today, Rep. Jeff Miller, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, issued the following statement regarding the construction of the new Orlando Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, which will serve approximately 300,000 veterans and is already two years behind schedule: “VA has painted a rosy picture for the public and the veterans of Florida for… Read more »

Today, Rep. Jeff Miller, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, issued the following statement regarding the construction of the new Orlando Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center... Read more »

The answers to the following GI Bill Frequently Asked Questions are provided by staff members of the U.S. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The questions originated from a live blog event held on the Military Advantage blog website. Read more »

Lawmakers are keeping the Veterans Affairs Department on the hot seat over "unauthorized purchases" of pharmaceuticals in violation of federal acquisition regulations, even as VA officials insist they've slashed the number of improper buys from more than 70,000 last September to 434 in March — a 99 percent drop. Read more »

The major provision of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act is now being implemented by the departments of Labor and Veterans Affairs. Designed to aid veterans, ages 35-60, who have found themselves in the prime of their lives, unemployed, the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) will provide these veterans with up to one year of Montgomery GI Bill benefits to retrain for jobs in high-demand fields... Read more »

Today, Rep. Jeff Miller, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, issued the following statement on the passage of the Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 (H.R. 436)... Read more »

First elected as representative of Florida's 1st Congressional District in 2001, Jeff Miller became chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee in 2011. The committee oversees the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and veterans' hospitals, it reviews programs, examines current laws, reports bills and amendments to strengthen existing laws concerning veterans, reviews legislation, and it recommends new bills concerning veterans. Within the committee's jurisdiction are retirement and disability pensions, life insurance, education, the GI Bill, home loan guarantees, medical care and a nationwide system of veterans' cemeteries. A 53-year-old Republican, Congressman Miller recently spoke with Vietnam editors from his Capitol Hill office. Read more »

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ ongoing review of performance bonuses has already yielded the cancellation of 43 of the 78 previously extended to senior executives. Only two of the remaining 35 have been approved for continuation, with the rest pending a final decision, according to the VA. Read more »