House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Writes laws for the Department of Veterans Affairs, including VA hospitals, disability pay and pensions. It also covers veterans' education and job training benefits, life insurance and national cemeteries.
Writes laws for the VA, including veterans' health care, disability pay, pensions and education benefits.
WHAT IT DECIDES
VA health careDisability payPensionsEducation benefitsVeterans' cemeteriesReturn to civilian life
VA health careDisability payPensionsEducation benefitsVeterans' cemeteriesReturn to civilian life
ITS RECORD THIS CONGRESS
549 bills sent here. 84 came out.549 bills in. 84 came out.
REFERRED549
CAME OUT15%84
PASSED THE HOUSE64%54
BECAME LAW17%9
15% came out, against a House average of 10%.
REFERRED
549
THIS CONGRESS
CAME OUT
84
15% OF PREVIOUS
PASSED THE HOUSE
54
64% OF PREVIOUS
BECAME LAW
9
17% OF PREVIOUS
Bills can be sent to more than one committee. “Came out” means this committee voted to report it or was discharged from it, or the full House passed it.
AFTER THEY LEFT COMMITTEEON THE FLOOR
Name the Marietta VA clinic for Colonel Michael H. Boyce418–0PASSED418–0Name the San Jose VA clinic after Corporal Patrick TillmanVOICEPASSEDVOICECaptain Paul W. Bud Bucha VA Medical Center Act of 2025VOICEPASSEDVOICENaming the Newton VA clinic after Anthony GallopoVOICEPASSEDVOICENaming Lafayette VA clinic for Rodney C. Hamilton SrVOICEPASSEDVOICEBILLS WAITING HERE · 465
What the chair hasn’t taken up yetNot taken up yet
H.R. 10693 · SENT OCT 16 COSPONSORSH.R. 10693SENT OCT 1Increase flexibility in transferring Post-9/11 Educational AssistanceTL;DR Federal law sets rules for transferring Post-9/11 Educational Assistance. The bill would amend those rules to increase flexibility, but the specific transfer options it would change are not described.Jimmy PatronisR-FL-1Jimmy PatronisR-FL-16 COSPONSORSH.R. 10655 · SENT OCT 14 COSPONSORSH.R. 10655SENT OCT 1Study cannabis effects on veterans' chronic pain and PTSDTL;DR Evidence about how treatments affect health outcomes can help inform care. This proposal would have the Department of Veterans Affairs study cannabis’s effects on veterans with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder, including through clinical trials.J. Luis CorreaD-CA-46J. Luis CorreaD-CA-464 COSPONSORSH.R. 10654 · SENT OCT 18 COSPONSORSH.R. 10654SENT OCT 1Grant veterans benefits and honorable discharges for pseudofolliculitis barbaeTL;DR A service member's discharge status can affect access to veterans benefits. This measure would ensure that a member separated solely because of pseudofolliculitis barbae receives an honorable discharge and veterans benefits. The title does not say which benefits are included.Herbert C. Conaway, Jr.D-NJ-3Herbert C. Conaway, Jr.D-NJ-38 COSPONSORSH.R. 10648 · SENT OCT 10 COSPONSORSH.R. 10648SENT OCT 1Provide inpatient mental health treatment through VA community careTL;DR Inpatient mental health treatment is care for people whose condition calls for treatment in a hospital setting. The bill would direct VA to furnish that treatment for veterans through the Veterans Community Care Program.Lauren BoebertR-CO-4Lauren BoebertR-CO-40 COSPONSORSH.R. 10604 · SENT SEP 245 COSPONSORSH.R. 10604SENT SEP 24Require a Zeus 95 crew monument at Arlington National CemeteryTL;DR The measure concerns honoring military personnel killed in action. It would require the Secretary of the Army to place a monument at Arlington National Cemetery honoring the Zeus 95 crew members killed on March 12, 2026, in support of Operation Epic Fury.Kim SchrierD-WA-8Kim SchrierD-WA-85 COSPONSORS
MEMBERS · 25
In seniority order, so you can see who’s next in lineBy seniority, so you see who’s next in line
REPUBLICANS14 SEATS
1Mike BostIL-12CHAIR2Aumua Amata Coleman RadewagenAS3Jack BergmanMI-14Nancy MaceSC-1LOST PRIMARY5Mariannette Miller-MeeksIA-1SUBCMTE CHAIR6Gregory F. MurphyNC-37Derrick Van OrdenWI-3SUBCMTE CHAIR8Morgan LuttrellTX-8RETIRING9Juan CiscomaniAZ-610Keith SelfTX-311Jennifer A. KiggansVA-2SUBCMTE CHAIR12Abraham J. HamadehAZ-813Kimberlyn King-HindsMP14Tom BarrettMI-7SUBCMTE CHAIRDEMOCRATS11 SEATS
1Mark TakanoCA-39RANKING2Julia BrownleyCA-26RETIRING3Chris PappasNH-1RUNNING FOR SENATE4Morgan McGarveyKY-3SUBCMTE RANKING5Delia C. RamirezIL-3SUBCMTE RANKING6Nikki BudzinskiIL-13SUBCMTE RANKING7Timothy M. KennedyNY-268Maxine DexterOR-39Herbert C. Conaway, Jr.NJ-310Kelly MorrisonMN-311Maggie GoodlanderNH-2WHERE THEY’RE FROM18 STATES
AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFLMPAS
Darker means more members. Illinois has the most, with 3.
WHAT IT HANDLES
Mostly military and national security
Military and national security47086%
Health193.5%
Government operations152.7%
Housing and communities81.5%
Banking and finance61.1%
Other315.6%
SUBCOMMITTEES · 5
Where the detailed work happens
Health12VA health care system, medical facilities and medical research● Mariannette Miller-Meeks● Julia BrownleyCHAIR● Mariannette Miller-MeeksRANKING● Julia Brownley12SEATSOversight and Investigations7Investigations of VA programs, contracting and technology● Jennifer A. Kiggans● Delia C. RamirezCHAIR● Jennifer A. KiggansRANKING● Delia C. Ramirez7SEATSDisability Assistance and Memorial Affairs9Disability compensation, pensions, VA appeals and national cemeteries● Morgan Luttrell● Morgan McGarveyCHAIR● Morgan LuttrellRANKING● Morgan McGarvey9SEATSEconomic Opportunity9GI Bill, job training, VA home loans and transition to civilian life● Derrick Van Orden● Chris PappasCHAIR● Derrick Van OrdenRANKING● Chris Pappas9SEATSTechnology Modernization5VA electronic health records, IT modernization and cybersecurity● Tom Barrett● Nikki BudzinskiCHAIR● Tom BarrettRANKING● Nikki Budzinski5SEATS
HEARINGS AND MARKUPS
When it meets
70
hearings this Congress
13
markups
Includes the 5 subcommittees. A markup is where members amend a bill and vote to send it to the floor.
Nothing scheduled yet. Committees post meetings about a week ahead.
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