Veterans' Affairs Committee
Handles veterans' compensation, benefits, healthcare, education, life insurance, pensions, and cemetery matters. Oversees veteran readjustment to civilian life and servicemembers' civil relief.
AI-written from House Rule X, clause 1(s) Committee website- Chamber: House
- Type: Standing
Members (25)
- Mike Bost (Republican - Illinois) - Chair
- Mark Takano (Democratic - California) - Ranking Member
- Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican - American Samoa) - Member
- Julia Brownley (Democratic - California) - Member
- Jack Bergman (Republican - Michigan) - Member
- Chris Pappas (Democratic - New Hampshire) - Member
- Nancy Mace (Republican - South Carolina) - Member
- Morgan McGarvey (Democratic - Kentucky) - Member
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican - Iowa) - Member
- Delia C. Ramirez (Democratic - Illinois) - Member
- Gregory F. Murphy (Republican - North Carolina) - Member
- Nikki Budzinski (Democratic - Illinois) - Member
- Derrick Van Orden (Republican - Wisconsin) - Member
- Timothy M. Kennedy (Democratic - New York) - Member
- Morgan Luttrell (Republican - Texas) - Member
- Maxine Dexter (Democratic - Oregon) - Member
- Juan Ciscomani (Republican - Arizona) - Member
- Herbert C. Conaway (Democratic - New Jersey) - Member
- Keith Self (Republican - Texas) - Member
- Kelly Morrison (Democratic - Minnesota) - Member
- Jennifer A. Kiggans (Republican - Virginia) - Member
- Maggie Goodlander (Democratic - New Hampshire) - Member
- Abraham J. Hamadeh (Republican - Arizona) - Member
- Kimberlyn King-Hinds (Republican - Northern Mariana Islands) - Member
- Tom Barrett (Republican - Michigan) - Member
Subcommittees (5)
Bills reported 64 this Congress, newest action first
HR 7683
Advanced toward a vote
Reorganizes VA financial office and extends pension payment limit
09-OCT-2026
HR 6698
Advanced toward a vote
Veterans appeals board reports causes of delays and remands
06-OCT-2026
HR 7260
Advanced toward a vote
VA must report annually to Congress on national cemeteries
06-OCT-2026
HR 2283
Advanced toward a vote
VA pilot program funds outpatient mental health care for veterans
05-OCT-2026
HR 6993
Advanced toward a vote
VA research grants for chronic mild brain injury treatments
01-OCT-2026
HR 5436
Advanced toward a vote
Bars schools from withholding transcripts over unpaid debts
24-SEP-2026
HR 8052
Advanced toward a vote
Requires VA sterile processing technicians to earn certification
24-SEP-2026
HR 7083
Advanced toward a vote
VA centralizes and tracks payments to automobile sellers
15-SEP-2026
HR 5634
Advanced toward a vote
Caps Post-9/11 GI Bill tuition for flight training at $119,684
08-SEP-2026
HR 6047
Passed a chamber
Raises VA disability and survivor benefit amounts
02-JUN-2026
HR 1041
Passed a chamber
Limits veteran records sent to gun background checks
02-JUN-2026
HR 2954
Passed a chamber
VA may approve multi-State truck driving apprenticeship programs
20-MAY-2026
HR 3482
Passed a chamber
VA schedulers gain online tool for community care appointments
20-MAY-2026
HR 3726
Passed a chamber
VA lodging open to veterans and families traveling for care
20-MAY-2026
HR 3159
Cleared committee
Military financial training covers SCRA interest rate protections
14-MAY-2026
HR 5723
Cleared committee
Requires VA to report fraud in disability exam forms
14-MAY-2026
HR 5999
Cleared committee
Veterans get opioid antagonists without prescription or copayment
14-MAY-2026
HR 6652
Cleared committee
Veterans in Freely Associated States get telehealth and mail-order pharmacy access
14-MAY-2026
HR 6444
Cleared committee
VA task force on blast overpressure injuries in veterans
14-MAY-2026
HR 7950
Cleared committee
Creates a Veterans Affairs office for congressional requests with response deadlines
14-MAY-2026
HR 7103
Cleared committee
Veterans education for emerging technology jobs and training
14-MAY-2026
HR 2137
Advanced toward a vote
Bars VA from denying claims solely over missed medical exams
04-MAY-2026
HR 3863
Advanced toward a vote
Yearly VA mental health consultations for compensated veterans
04-MAY-2026
HR 785
Advanced toward a vote
VA geriatrics advisory committee adds state veterans home members
02-APR-2026
HR 2148
Cleared committee
Extends VA caregiver medical coverage and job help for 180 days after program exit
12-FEB-2026
HR 658
Passed a chamber
Qualifications for VA marriage and family therapists who supervise
03-FEB-2026
HR 1458
Passed a chamber
VA education rules for independent study and school notices
03-FEB-2026
HR 3123
Passed a chamber
Pays unpaid veterans pensions to survivors after death
03-FEB-2026
HR 980
Passed a chamber
Allows flight training in veterans' rehabilitation programs
03-FEB-2026
HR 659
Passed a chamber
Veterans Board appointments prioritize candidates with legal experience
26-JAN-2026
HR 1663
Passed a chamber
Creates a VA scam and fraud officer, extends pension limit date
26-JAN-2026
HR 1823
Became law
GAO reviews of Veterans Affairs funding shortfalls
20-JAN-2026
HR 4446
Became law
VA must reassess veterans' rehabilitation plans when goals become infeasible
20-JAN-2026
HR 2701
Advanced toward a vote
Program to identify Jewish servicemembers under incorrect grave markers
09-DEC-2025
HR 3812
Advanced toward a vote
VA barred from collecting late-noticed veteran copayments
07-NOV-2025
HR 3483
Advanced toward a vote
VA system to detect fraud in health care claims
21-OCT-2025
HR 3834
Advanced toward a vote
Veterans appeals evidence rules and a pension payment extension
21-OCT-2025
HR 647
Advanced toward a vote
Expands VA burial benefits for urns and plaques
17-OCT-2025
HR 1336
Advanced toward a vote
VA pilot program for hyperbaric oxygen therapy for veterans
17-OCT-2025
HR 3455
Advanced toward a vote
Veterans Affairs study of distributed ledger technology for benefits claims
10-OCT-2025
HR 2605
Advanced toward a vote
Grants to nonprofits that provide service dogs to veterans
26-SEP-2025
HR 2791
Advanced toward a vote
Raises VA home loan guaranty cap and sets refinancing fees
18-SEP-2025
HR 3481
Passed a chamber
Electronic messaging option for veterans' education benefit mail
18-SEP-2025
HR 2721
Passed a chamber
Headstones for unmarked veterans, pension date extended to 2032
17-SEP-2025
HR 3951
Passed a chamber
Extends VA contract exam licensing authority to 2031
16-SEP-2025
HR 1860
Passed a chamber
VA regional cancer care coordinators for women veterans
16-SEP-2025
HR 2034
Passed a chamber
Changes STEM scholarship rules and extends a pension payment limit
16-SEP-2025
HR 3494
Passed a chamber
Authorizes VA cloud inventory system for medical supply chains
16-SEP-2025
HR 3579
Passed a chamber
Sets time limits and reporting for veterans job training
16-SEP-2025
HR 3854
Passed a chamber
VA plan to expand claims-processing automation tools
16-SEP-2025
HR 3400
Passed a chamber
Traveling VA physicians for veterans in U.S. territories
16-SEP-2025
HR 2334
Passed a chamber
Shields servicemember property from squatter claims during service
16-SEP-2025
HR 3767
Passed a chamber
Bans smoking and vaping at VA health facilities
16-SEP-2025
HR 1107
Passed a chamber
VA clinicians may dispense controlled medications via telemedicine
16-SEP-2025
HR 1815
Became law
VA partial claim program to help veterans avoid foreclosure
30-JUL-2025
HR 740
Cleared committee
Veterans community care wait-time limits and mental health treatment access
23-JUL-2025
HR 2625
Passed a chamber
Replaces "employment handicap" with "employment barrier" in veterans law
22-JUL-2025
HR 1969
Passed a chamber
Extends VA suicide prevention grants and adds emergency care referrals
22-MAY-2025
HR 1364
Passed a chamber
Veterans' vehicle adaptations added to VA medical services
20-MAY-2025
HR 1286
Passed a chamber
Veterans Affairs claim forms reviewed by outside research center
20-MAY-2025
HR 1578
Passed a chamber
Veterans claims notices and accredited representative search tool
20-MAY-2025
HR 217
Passed a chamber
VA pilot program accepts donated construction and maintenance projects
20-MAY-2025
HR 2201
Passed a chamber
VA staff must get annual training on military sexual trauma claims
20-MAY-2025
HR 3132
Cleared committee
Caps and regulates fees veterans pay claim agents and attorneys
06-MAY-2025
Bills referred here (84)
Bills this site tracks: the ones that moved. Most bills referred to a committee never leave it; congress.gov lists them all.
- HR 7683: VA Fiscal Management Modernization Act (latest action: 09-OCT-2026)
- HR 6698: Board of Veterans Appeals Annual Report Transparency Act of 2025 (latest action: 06-OCT-2026)
- HR 7260: National Cemetery Administration Annual Report Act of 2026 (latest action: 06-OCT-2026)
- HR 2283: Recognizing Community Organizations for Veteran Engagement and Recovery Act (latest action: 05-OCT-2026)
- HR 6993: BEACON Act of 2026 (latest action: 01-OCT-2026)
- HR 5436: End Transcript Withholding for Veterans Act (latest action: 24-SEP-2026)
- HR 8052: Veteran Infection Prevention Act (latest action: 24-SEP-2026)
- HR 7083: CRUISE Act (latest action: 15-SEP-2026)
- HR 5634: Veterans Flight Training Responsibility Act of 2026 (latest action: 08-SEP-2026)
- HR 5362: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". (latest action: 21-JUL-2026)
- HR 4288: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in San Jose, California, as the "Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic". (latest action: 16-JUL-2026)
- HR 6963: To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lafayette, Louisiana, as the "Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA Clinic". (latest action: 16-JUL-2026)
- HR 6007: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Newton, New Jersey, as the "Anthony 'Tony' J. Gallopo VA Clinic". (latest action: 16-JUL-2026)
- HR 4647: Captain Paul W. Bud Bucha VA Medical Center Act of 2025 (latest action: 16-JUL-2026)
- HR 6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (latest action: 11-JUL-2026)
- HR 6047: Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026 (latest action: 02-JUN-2026)
- HR 1041: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act (latest action: 02-JUN-2026)
- HR 2954: Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025 (latest action: 20-MAY-2026)
- HR 3482: Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act (latest action: 20-MAY-2026)
- HR 3726: Fisher House Availability Act of 2026 (latest action: 20-MAY-2026)
- HR 3159: Improving SCRA Benefit Utilization Act (latest action: 14-MAY-2026)
- HR 5723: Fraud Reduction And Uncovering Deception (FRAUD) in VA Disability Exams Act (latest action: 14-MAY-2026)
- HR 5999: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring a prescription or copayment. (latest action: 14-MAY-2026)
- HR 6652: U.S. Vets of the FAS Act (latest action: 14-MAY-2026)
- HR 6444: Blast Overpressure Research and Mitigation Task Force Act (latest action: 14-MAY-2026)
- HR 7950: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. (latest action: 14-MAY-2026)
- HR 7103: Improving Emerging Tech Opportunities for Veterans Act (latest action: 14-MAY-2026)
- HR 2137: Review Every Veterans Claim Act of 2025 (latest action: 04-MAY-2026)
- HR 3863: VA Mental Health Outreach and Engagement Act (latest action: 04-MAY-2026)
- HR 785: Representing our Seniors at VA Act of 2026 (latest action: 02-APR-2026)
- HR 2148: Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act (latest action: 12-FEB-2026)
- HR 1834: To advance policy priorities that will break the gridlock. (latest action: 10-FEB-2026)
- HR 658: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish qualifications for the appointment of a person as a marriage and family therapist, qualified to provide clinical supervision, in the Veterans Health Administration. (latest action: 03-FEB-2026)
- HR 1458: VETS Opportunity Act of 2025 (latest action: 03-FEB-2026)
- HR 3123: Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act (latest action: 03-FEB-2026)
- HR 980: Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement Act of 2025 (latest action: 03-FEB-2026)
- HR 659: Veterans Law Judge Experience Act of 2025 (latest action: 26-JAN-2026)
- HR 1663: VSAFE Act of 2025 (latest action: 26-JAN-2026)
- HR 1823: VA Budget Shortfall Accountability Act (latest action: 20-JAN-2026)
- HR 4446: FAST VETS Act (latest action: 20-JAN-2026)
- HR 970: Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025 (latest action: 12-DEC-2025)
- HR 983: Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025 (latest action: 12-DEC-2025)
- HR 1912: Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025 (latest action: 12-DEC-2025)
- HR 2701: Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act (latest action: 09-DEC-2025)
- HR 695: Medal of Honor Act (latest action: 01-DEC-2025)
- HR 3812: STRIVE Act of 2025 (latest action: 07-NOV-2025)
- HR 3483: FRAUD Act of 2025 (latest action: 21-OCT-2025)
- HR 3834: Protecting Veteran’s Claim Options Act (latest action: 21-OCT-2025)
- HR 647: Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025 (latest action: 17-OCT-2025)
- HR 1336: Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act (latest action: 17-OCT-2025)
- HR 3455: Veterans Affairs Distributed Ledger Innovation Act of 2025 (latest action: 10-OCT-2025)
- HR 2605: SAVES Act (latest action: 26-SEP-2025)
- HR 2791: Homes for Heroes Act (latest action: 18-SEP-2025)
- HR 3481: Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025 (latest action: 18-SEP-2025)
- HR 2721: Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025 (latest action: 17-SEP-2025)
- HR 3951: Rural Veterans’ Improved Access to Benefits Act of 2025 (latest action: 16-SEP-2025)
- HR 1860: Women Veterans Cancer Care Coordination Act (latest action: 16-SEP-2025)
- HR 2034: Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act (latest action: 16-SEP-2025)
- HR 3494: VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act (latest action: 16-SEP-2025)
- HR 3579: Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Integrity Act (latest action: 16-SEP-2025)
- HR 3854: Modernizing All Veterans and Survivors (latest action: 16-SEP-2025)
- HR 3400: TRAVEL Act of 2025 (latest action: 16-SEP-2025)
- HR 2334: Servicemember Residence Protection Act (latest action: 16-SEP-2025)
- HR 3767: Health Professionals Scholarship Program Improvement Act of 2025 (latest action: 16-SEP-2025)
- HR 1107: Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act of 2025 (latest action: 16-SEP-2025)
- HR 3055: TRANSPORT Jobs Act (latest action: 09-SEP-2025)
- HR 2170: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Toms River, New Jersey, the Leonard G. 'Bud' Lomell, VA Clinic, and for other purposes. (latest action: 05-SEP-2025)
- HR 1815: VA Home Loan Program Reform Act (latest action: 30-JUL-2025)
- HR 740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025 (latest action: 23-JUL-2025)
- HR 2625: VERY Act of 2025 (latest action: 22-JUL-2025)
- HR 1969: No Wrong Door for Veterans Act (latest action: 22-MAY-2025)
- HR 1147: Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025 (latest action: 20-MAY-2025)
- HR 1364: Automotive Support Services to Improve Safe Transportation Act of 2025 (latest action: 20-MAY-2025)
- HR 1286: Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act (latest action: 20-MAY-2025)
- HR 1578: Veterans Claims Education Act of 2025 (latest action: 20-MAY-2025)
- HR 217: CHIP IN for Veterans Act of 2025 (latest action: 20-MAY-2025)
- HR 2201: Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act (latest action: 20-MAY-2025)
- HR 530: ACES Act (latest action: 06-MAY-2025)
- HR 3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025 (latest action: 06-MAY-2025)
- HR 1228: Prioritizing Veterans’ Survivors Act (latest action: 10-APR-2025)
- HR 981: VETT Act (latest action: 10-APR-2025)
- HR 586: Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act (latest action: 08-APR-2025)
- HR 1039: Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act (latest action: 08-APR-2025)
- HR 877: Deliver for Veterans Act (latest action: 08-APR-2025)