Veterans' Affairs Committee
Handles veterans' compensation, pensions, life insurance, medical care, hospitals, vocational rehabilitation, and burial in national cemeteries.
AI-written from Senate Rule XXV, paragraph 1(p) Committee website- Chamber: Senate
- Type: Standing
Members (19)
- Jerry Moran (Republican - Kansas) - Chair
- Richard Blumenthal (Democratic - Connecticut) - Ranking Member
- John Boozman (Republican - Arkansas) - Member
- Patty Murray (Democratic - Washington) - Member
- Bill Cassidy (Republican - Louisiana) - Member
- Bernard Sanders (Independent - Vermont) - Member
- Thomas Tillis (Republican - North Carolina) - Member
- Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic - Hawaii) - Member
- Dan Sullivan (Republican - Alaska) - Member
- Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic - New Hampshire) - Member
- Marsha Blackburn (Republican - Tennessee) - Member
- Angus S. King, Jr. (Independent - Maine) - Member
- Kevin Cramer (Republican - North Dakota) - Member
- Tammy Duckworth (Democratic - Illinois) - Member
- Tommy Tuberville (Republican - Alabama) - Member
- Ruben Gallego (Democratic - Arizona) - Member
- Jim Banks (Republican - Indiana) - Member
- Elissa Slotkin (Democratic - Michigan) - Member
- Tim Sheehy (Republican - Montana) - Member
Bills reported 46 this Congress, newest action first
S 2393
Became law
Authorizes $1.76 billion VA medical center project in St. Louis
09-JUN-2026
S 1318
Advanced toward a vote
Extends surveillance authority to 2029, bans a Fed digital dollar
05-JUN-2026
S 649
Cleared committee
Expands Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits to National Guard full-time duty
18-MAR-2026
S 1726
Cleared committee
VA medical services include medically necessary vehicle adaptations
18-MAR-2026
S 2981
Cleared committee
Veterans Affairs prosthetics formulary for all VA facilities
18-MAR-2026
S 1116
Cleared committee
Veterans burial benefits when an urn or plaque is furnished
18-MAR-2026
S 1657
Cleared committee
VA barred from denying claims solely over missed exams
18-MAR-2026
S 1868
Cleared committee
Veterans gain community care access at rural critical access hospitals
18-MAR-2026
S 2061
Cleared committee
Toxic exposure research for veterans' descendants
18-MAR-2026
S 2264
Cleared committee
VA reports on emergency management offices, supply centers, and FEMA fuel sharing
18-MAR-2026
S 2309
Cleared committee
VA clinicians must certify veteran natural deaths within 48 hours
18-MAR-2026
S 2328
Cleared committee
Veterans education benefits cover college credit exams up to $500
18-MAR-2026
S 2397
Cleared committee
VA sets goals for community care provider records and training
18-MAR-2026
S 2683
Cleared committee
Creates a VA fraud and scam officer for veterans
18-MAR-2026
S 342
Cleared committee
Lets Purple Heart recipients transfer unused GI Bill education benefits to family
18-MAR-2026
S 3119
Cleared committee
VA lodging expands to service members and long-distance patients
18-MAR-2026
S 3033
Cleared committee
VA medical centers must partner with rural facilities
18-MAR-2026
S 2807
Cleared committee
Narrows national cemetery burial reconsideration authority
18-MAR-2026
S 3303
Cleared committee
VA pilot links veterans to local support services
18-MAR-2026
S 1665
Cleared committee
Benefit notices and earlier disability pay for secrecy oath veterans
18-MAR-2026
S 2333
Cleared committee
Families may add health information to deceased veterans' records
18-MAR-2026
S 3138
Cleared committee
VA care covers prostheses for sports and recreational activities
18-MAR-2026
S 3758
Cleared committee
VA pharmacies to provide overdose rescue medication without prescription
18-MAR-2026
S 410
Cleared committee
Surviving spouses keep veterans benefits after remarrying
18-MAR-2026
S 2220
Cleared committee
Expands toxic exposure presumptions for Nevada test range veterans
18-MAR-2026
S 1441
Advanced toward a vote
Grants help nonprofits provide service dogs to veterans
24-FEB-2026
S 607
Passed a chamber
VA plan to improve health care appointment scheduling
19-DEC-2025
S 787
Passed a chamber
Creates commission to review VA health care operations
19-DEC-2025
S 1591
Passed a chamber
Veterans Affairs consolidates acquisition offices under one assistant secretary
15-DEC-2025
S 610
Passed a chamber
VetSuccess on Campus counselor in every state
15-DEC-2025
S 702
Advanced toward a vote
Independent study comparing VA and outside mental health and addiction care quality
09-DEC-2025
S 972
Advanced toward a vote
Faster repayment of veterans' Post-9/11 education contributions
09-DEC-2025
S 1320
Advanced toward a vote
Military and VA review menopause research for women veterans
02-DEC-2025
S 654
Advanced toward a vote
Veterans Affairs scheduling systems for community care providers
02-DEC-2025
S 2392
Became law
Raises veterans disability and survivor benefits by the Social Security increase
25-NOV-2025
S 778
Passed a chamber
Requires VA medical centers to provide lactation spaces
12-NOV-2025
S 1139
Cleared committee
Extends and expands VA suicide prevention grant program for veterans
30-JUL-2025
S 1533
Cleared committee
Makes permanent contract physicians for veterans disability exams
30-JUL-2025
S 506
Cleared committee
Pilot program coordinating VA and Medicare care for senior veterans
30-JUL-2025
S 635
Cleared committee
Veterans Community Care Program recognizes nurse registries as providers
30-JUL-2025
S 827
Cleared committee
Expands VA rural veteran transportation grants to Tribal and Native Hawaiian groups
30-JUL-2025
S 800
Cleared committee
VA precision medicine research adds blast exposure and dementia
30-JUL-2025
S 879
Cleared committee
Expands benefits and job help for veteran family caregivers
30-JUL-2025
S 275
Cleared committee
Faster VA community care access and mental health residential admissions
30-JUL-2025
S 831
Cleared committee
VA calls to veterans must use one recognizable number and caller ID
30-JUL-2025
S 1245
Cleared committee
Expands VA care and claims rules for military sexual trauma
30-JUL-2025
Bills referred here (105)
Bills this site tracks: the ones that moved. Most bills referred to a committee never leave it; congress.gov lists them all.
- S 5361: MMU Rural Expansion Act of 2026 (latest action: 07-AUG-2026)
- S 5367: Restore Veterans’ Compensation Act of 2026 (latest action: 07-AUG-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)
- S 2393: Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act (latest action: 09-JUN-2026)
- S 1318: Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act (latest action: 05-JUN-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)
- SJRES 103: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services". (latest action: 25-MAR-2026)
- S 649: Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025 (latest action: 18-MAR-2026)
- S 1726: ASSIST Act of 2025 (latest action: 18-MAR-2026)
- S 2981: Veterans Prosthetics Advancement and Reform Act (latest action: 18-MAR-2026)
- S 1116: Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025 (latest action: 18-MAR-2026)
- S 1657: Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act of 2025 (latest action: 18-MAR-2026)
- S 1868: Critical Access for Veterans Care Act (latest action: 18-MAR-2026)
- S 2061: Molly R. Loomis Research for Descendants of Toxic Exposed Veterans Act of 2025 (latest action: 18-MAR-2026)
- S 2264: Advancing VA’s Emergency Response to (AVERT) Crises Act of 2025 (latest action: 18-MAR-2026)
- S 2309: Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act (latest action: 18-MAR-2026)
- S 2328: Military Learning for Credit Act of 2025 (latest action: 18-MAR-2026)
- S 2397: CARING for Our Veterans Health Act of 2025 (latest action: 18-MAR-2026)
- S 2683: VSAFE Act of 2025 (latest action: 18-MAR-2026)
- S 342: Purple Heart Veterans Education Act of 2025 (latest action: 18-MAR-2026)
- S 3119: Fisher House Availability Act of 2025 (latest action: 18-MAR-2026)
- S 3033: Improving Access to Care for Rural Veterans Act (latest action: 18-MAR-2026)
- S 2807: RESPECT Act of 2025 (latest action: 18-MAR-2026)
- S 3303: LINC VA Act (latest action: 18-MAR-2026)
- S 1665: OATH Act of 2025 (latest action: 18-MAR-2026)
- S 2333: Health Records Enhancement Act (latest action: 18-MAR-2026)
- S 3138: Veterans SPORT Act (latest action: 18-MAR-2026)
- S 3758: End Veterans Overdose Act of 2026 (latest action: 18-MAR-2026)
- S 410: Love Lives On Act of 2025 (latest action: 18-MAR-2026)
- S 2220: Fighting for the Overlooked Recognition of Groups Operating in Toxic Test Environments in Nevada (FORGOTTEN) Veterans Act of 2025 (latest action: 18-MAR-2026)
- S 1441: SAVES Act of 2025 (latest action: 24-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)
- S 1204: Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act (latest action: 19-DEC-2025)
- S 607: Improving Veteran Access to Care Act (latest action: 19-DEC-2025)
- S 787: VetPAC Act of 2025 (latest action: 19-DEC-2025)
- S 3436: Caring for Veterans and Strengthening National Security Act (latest action: 18-DEC-2025)
- S 1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (latest action: 18-DEC-2025)
- SRES 492: A resolution recognizing community care as an essential tool for meeting the health care needs of the veterans of the United States. (latest action: 17-DEC-2025)
- S 1591: ARCA Act of 2025 (latest action: 15-DEC-2025)
- S 610: Ensuring VetSuccess On Campus Act of 2025 (latest action: 15-DEC-2025)
- 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)
- S 702: Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act (latest action: 09-DEC-2025)
- S 972: Fairness in Veterans' Education Act of 2025 (latest action: 09-DEC-2025)
- S 1320: Servicewomen and Veterans Menopause Research Act (latest action: 02-DEC-2025)
- S 654: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an external provider scheduling program to assist the Department of Veterans Affairs in scheduling appointments for care and services under the Veterans Community Care Program, and for other purposes. (latest action: 02-DEC-2025)
- HR 695: Medal of Honor Act (latest action: 01-DEC-2025)
- S 2392: Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025 (latest action: 25-NOV-2025)
- S 778: Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act (latest action: 12-NOV-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)
- S 423: PRO Veterans Act of 2025 (latest action: 14-AUG-2025)
- S 201: ACES Act of 2025 (latest action: 14-AUG-2025)
- S 1139: HOPE for Heroes Act of 2025 (latest action: 30-JUL-2025)
- S 1533: 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. (latest action: 30-JUL-2025)
- S 506: Coordinating Care for Senior Veterans and Wounded Warriors Act (latest action: 30-JUL-2025)
- S 635: Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 2025 (latest action: 30-JUL-2025)
- S 827: Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act (latest action: 30-JUL-2025)
- S 800: Precision Brain Health Research Act of 2025 (latest action: 30-JUL-2025)
- S 879: Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act (latest action: 30-JUL-2025)
- S 275: Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act of 2025 (latest action: 30-JUL-2025)
- S 831: REP VA Act (latest action: 30-JUL-2025)
- S 1245: Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2025 (latest action: 30-JUL-2025)
- HR 1815: VA Home Loan Program Reform Act (latest action: 30-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 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)