Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the hearing schedule for March 12– 16.
The following events are open to the press:
WHO: Subcommittee on Health
WHAT: VA Healthcare: Maximizing Resources in Puerto Rico
WHEN: 10:00 a.m. AST (10:00 a.m. ET), Monday, March 12, 2018
WHERE: Leopoldo Figueroa Hearing Room, Puerto Rico Capitol Building, Constitution Avenue, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00902 and streaming here.
BACKGROUND: This field hearing will focus on the provision of Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ medical and mental health care programs, as well as VA care in the community programs in Puerto Rico. Additionally, the subcommittee will also explore lessons learned from coordination actions before and after a major disaster response, how that may inform greater integration of VA and DoD for health training and disaster relief purposes and what actions may be needed moving forward to improve VA’s partnerships with community providers in both urban and rural areas.
WHAT: Joint Hearing of House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees to Receive Legislative Presentation of Multiple Veterans Service Organizations
WHEN: 10:00 a.m. ET, Wednesday, March 14, 2018
WHERE: SD-G50 and streaming at veterans.senate.gov.
PARTICIPANTS: Air Force Sergeants Association, Blinded Veterans Association, Fleet Reserve Association, Gold Stars Wives of America, Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, Military Officers Association of America, Military of the Purple Heart, National Association of the State Directors of Veterans Affairs, The Retired Enlisted Association
WHO: Subcommittee on Health
WHAT: FY 2019 Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for the Veterans Health Administration
WHEN: 10:00 a.m. ET, Thursday, March 15, 2018
WHERE: 334 Cannon House Office Building and streaming here.
BACKGROUND: At this oversight hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ fiscal year 2019 budget submission for medical programs and construction, the subcommittee will focus on the President’s budget request as it relates to medical and mental health care, community care, medical and prosthetic research, construction, infrastructure and homelessness.
WHO: Subcommittees on Economic Opportunity and Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
WHAT: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Fiscal Year 2019 Budget: Veterans Benefits Administration and the Board of Veterans’ Appeals
WHEN: 2:00 p.m. ET, Thursday, March 15, 2018
WHERE: 334 Cannon House Office Building and streaming here.
BACKGROUND: At this oversight hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ fiscal year 2019 budget submission regarding the Veterans Benefits Administration, the subcommittees will focus on programs related to compensation and pension, appeals, the education service, home loans and vocational rehabilitation and employment.
