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Committee on Veterans' Affairs

24 members • Updated 5/8/2026

Party Composition

R: 14 (58%)D: 10 (42%)

Members

LegislatorPartyStateRoleRank
Mike BostRILChair
Tom BarrettRMI
Jack BergmanRMI
Julia BrownleyDCA
Nikki BudzinskiDIL
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickDFL
Juan CiscomaniRAZ
Maxine DexterDOR
Abraham J. HamadehRAZ
Timothy M. KennedyDNY
Jennifer A. KiggansRVA
Kimberlyn King-HindsRMP
Morgan LuttrellRTX
Nancy MaceRSC
Morgan McGarveyDKY
Mariannette Miller-MeeksRIA
Kelly MorrisonDMN
Gregory F. MurphyRNC
Chris PappasDNH
Aumua Amata Coleman RadewagenRAS
Delia C. RamirezDIL
Keith SelfRTX
Mark TakanoDCA
Derrick Van OrdenRWI

Recent Primary Bills

  • S1071-119
    SENATE
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
    Became Public Law No: 119-60.
  • HR2201-119
    HOUSE
    Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • HR2170-119
    HOUSE
    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.
    Became Public Law No: 119-35.
  • S1318-119
    SENATE
    Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 201.
  • S1383-119
    SENATE
    Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
    Considered by Senate (Message from the House considered). (consideration: CR S1647)
  • S787-119
    SENATE
    VetPAC Act of 2025
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  • S1116-119
    SENATE
    Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S1127-119
    SENATE
    Dennis and Lois Krisfalusy Act
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • HR2334-119
    HOUSE
    Servicemember Residence Protection Act
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S1139-119
    SENATE
    HOPE for Heroes Act of 2025
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  • S1134-119
    SENATE
    Strengthening VA Patient Advocacy for Rural Veterans Act of 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S1179-119
    SENATE
    Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic Act
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S1204-119
    SENATE
    Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S1245-119
    SENATE
    Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2025
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  • S1267-119
    SENATE
    Deliver for Veterans Act of 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S4400-119
    SENATE
    A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a five-year human capital plan to support the mission and responsibilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to require the Secretary provide notice before carrying out a reduction in force, and for other purposes.
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S1311-119
    SENATE
    Clear Communication for Veterans Claims Act of 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • HR2625-119
    HOUSE
    VERY Act of 2025
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S1308-119
    SENATE
    VETS Opportunity Act of 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S1320-119
    SENATE
    Servicewomen and Veterans Menopause Research Act
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
  • SRES165-119
    SENATE
    A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the plan of President Trump and Elon Musk to fire 83,000 employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs is unacceptable and must be rescinded.
    Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S2528: 3)
  • HR2721-119
    HOUSE
    Honoring Our Heroes Act of 2025
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S1361-119
    SENATE
    Every State Counts for Veterans Mental Health Act
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S4031-119
    SENATE
    A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs as innovative therapies centers of excellence, and for other purposes.
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S4108-119
    SENATE
    A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase burial and funeral expenses paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the case of death from a service-connected disability, and for other purposes.
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S4131-119
    SENATE
    A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide market-based rate adjustments to certain providers for furnishing qualifying specialized surgical services to veterans under the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes.
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S4137-119
    SENATE
    A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide grants to outpatient mental health facilities for the provision of culturally competent, evidence-based mental health care for veterans, and for other purposes.
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S4156-119
    SENATE
    A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility of veterans for a certain military adaptive sports program.
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S4140-119
    SENATE
    A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs schedule for rating disabilities, and for other purposes.
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S4162-119
    SENATE
    A bill to improve the provision of services from the Department of Veterans Affairs to incarcerated veterans, and for other purposes.
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S4183-119
    SENATE
    A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an annual increase in stipend for books, supplies, equipment, and other educational costs under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S4197-119
    SENATE
    A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program under which the Secretary shall award grants to certain State entities to expand access to structured outdoor recreation programs for veterans that enhance veteran wellness, and for other purposes.
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S4217-119
    SENATE
    A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate copayments by the Department of Veterans Affairs for preventive health services and medicines relating to preventive health services, and for other purposes.
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S4218-119
    SENATE
    A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to address appraisal fees for housing loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S4220-119
    SENATE
    A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish within the Veterans Health Administration an Office of Novel Therapeutics, and for other purposes.
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S4225-119
    SENATE
    A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a pilot program to furnish doula services to veterans.
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S4229-119
    SENATE
    A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a comprehensive standard for timing between referrals and appointments for care from the Department of Veterans Affairs and to submit a report with respect to that standard, and for other purposes.
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S4231-119
    SENATE
    A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase flexibility in the transferability of Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S4237-119
    SENATE
    A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the eligibility requirements for transfer of unused entitlement to Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes.
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S1441-119
    SENATE
    SAVES Act of 2025
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  • S4341-119
    SENATE
    A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use commercial codes and standards instead of or in addition to Federal codes and standards in the construction or alteration of facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S1533-119
    SENATE
    A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent and codify the pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations, and for other purposes.
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  • HR3055-119
    HOUSE
    TRANSPORT Jobs Act
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S1543-119
    SENATE
    Veterans Opportunity Act of 2025
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
  • S1537-119
    SENATE
    Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S4304-119
    SENATE
    A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assign physicians of the Department of Veterans Affairs to temporarily serve as traveling physicians in the territories and possessions of the United States, and for other purposes.
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S1591-119
    SENATE
    ARCA Act of 2025
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  • S1614-119
    SENATE
    AVIATE Act of 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S1665-119
    SENATE
    OATH Act of 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • S1657-119
    SENATE
    Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act of 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.