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.), Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), released the following statements after they introduced the Restore Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Accountability Act to strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the House passed two bipartisan veterans’ bills this week:
“It is an honor to see this pair of bills pass through the House today, and I know that they will each have a unique, lasting positive impact.
“Rep. Chavez-DeRemer’s bipartisan bill would authorize… Read more »
Today, Rep. Rosendale, (R-Mont.), 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 covering VA’s Financial Management Business Transformation Program:
Good afternoon.
The Subcommittee will come to order.
We… Read more »
This week, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-Calif.), released the following statements after they introduced H. Res. 513, which supports the recognition of September 20th as National Service Dog Day.
“It’s vitally important that we recognize the key role service dogs play in the lives of many of our nation’s veterans,”… Read more »
Today, Rep. 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 assess veteran needs and improve outcomes in coordination of care:
Good afternoon. This oversight hearing of the Subcommittee on Health will now come to… Read more »
Last week, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), sent the following letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough regarding Chairman Bost’s frustration with the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) lack of timely action to provide veterans with the community healthcare access they have earned.
The Chairman’s letter was sent after… Read more »
This week, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) introduced H.R. 3848, the Housing Our Military Veterans Effectively (HOME) Act, which builds on the investments Congress has made to combat veteran homelessness by ensuring that veterans experiencing homelessness are able to access and receive the care and resources they need. House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.)… 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 »
Today, Rep. Morgan Luttrell, (R-Texas.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Subcommittee’s Joint Oversight Hearing with the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization to examine potential improvements to the Department of Veterans… Read more »
