House Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Members

This committee has 29 members. Use the buttons below to see all of the members.

Subcommittees

• Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
• Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
• Subcommittee on Health
• Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Legislation in this Committee

Below are the bills that are assigned to this committee in this legislative session. These bills and resolutions have been proposed by Members of Congress but may not have had any action taken on them on their path to becoming law. In fact, the vast majority of proposed legislation never becomes law.

Introduced Measures Pending Committee Consideration

H.R. 32: Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2009

H.R. 65: Military Success in Iraq Commemoration Act of 2009

H.R. 84: Veterans Timely Access to Health Care Act

H.R. 114: Veterans Entrepreneurial Transition Business Benefit Act

H.R. 147: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans, and for other purposes.

H.R. 190: Veterans Health Equity Act of 2009

H.R. 210: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the acquisition of a parcel of land adjacent to Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, South Carolina.

H.R. 217: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to acquire a parcel of land adjacent to Beaufort National Cemetery, Beaufort, South Carolina.

H.R. 228: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a scholarship program for students seeking a degree or certificate in the areas of visual impairment and orientation and mobility.

H.R. 292: Department of Veterans Affairs Energy Sustainability Act of 2009

H.R. 293: Homeless Women Veterans and Homeless Veterans with Children Reintegration Grant Act of 2009

H.R. 294: Veteran-Owned Small Business Promotion Act of 2009

H.R. 297: Veteran Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Subsistence Allowance Improvement Act of 2009

H.R. 303: Retired Pay Restoration Act

H.R. 333: Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act

H.R. 394: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the amount of the Medal of Honor special pension provided under that title by up to $1,000.

H.R. 449: Health Care for America's Heroes Act

H.R. 568: Veterans Health Care Quality Improvement Act

H.R. 584: Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act of 2009

H.R. 612: Disabled Veterans Insurance Act of 2009

H.R. 667: Heroes at Home Act of 2009

H.R. 731: Jenny's Law

H.R. 746: Safeguarding America's Seniors and Veterans Act of 2009

H.R. 761: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility of parents of certain deceased veterans for interment in national cemeteries.

H.R. 784: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress quarterly reports on vacancies in mental health professional positions in Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities.

H.R. 785: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide outreach and training to certain college and university mental health centers relating to the mental health of veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and for other purposes.

H.R. 809: To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce from age 57 to age 55 the age after which the remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse.

H.R. 811: Retired Pay Restoration Act

H.R. 819: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who die after that date.

H.R. 840: Military Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Act

H.R. 919: Veterans' Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2009

H.R. 929: To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program of training to provide eligible veterans with skills relevant to the job market, and for other purposes.

H.R. 942: Veterans Self-Employment Act of 2009

H.R. 944: Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2009

H.R. 949: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

H.R. 950: To amend chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, to increase educational assistance for certain veterans pursuing a program of education offered through distance learning.

H.R. 1004: Veterans Health Care Full Funding Act

H.R. 1017: Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act

H.R. 1036: Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2009

H.R. 1042: To prohibit the provision of medical treatment to enemy combatants detained by the United States at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in the same facility as a member of the Armed Forces or Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility.

H.R. 1075: RECOVER Act (Restoring Essential Care for Our Veterans for Effective Recovery)

H.R. 1114: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a process for determining whether a geographic area is sufficiently served by the national cemeteries located in that geographic area.

H.R. 1163: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery in the Sarpy County region to serve veterans in eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, and northwest Missouri.

H.R. 1169: To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of assistance provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disabled veterans for specially adapted housing and automobiles and adapted equipment.

H.R. 1182: Military Spouses Residency Relief Act

H.R. 1197: Medal of Honor Health Care Equity Act of 2009

H.R. 1232: Far South Texas Veterans Medical Center Act of 2009

H.R. 1267: Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Act of 2009

H.R. 1302: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the position of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the office of the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health.

H.R. 1308: Veterans Mental Health Screening and Assessment Act

H.R. 1335: To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from collecting certain copayments from veterans who are catastrophically disabled.

H.R. 1336: Veterans Education Improvement Act of 2009

H.R. 1416: Southern New Jersey Veterans Comprehensive Health Care Act

H.R. 1424: To name the front circle drive in front of the Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility in Iron Mountain, Michigan, as "Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap Drive".

H.R. 1428: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide wartime disability compensation for certain veterans with Parkinson's disease.

H.R. 1474: Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2009

H.R. 1522: United States Cadet Nurse Corps Equity Act

H.R. 1544: Veterans Mental Health Accessibility Act

H.R. 1546: Caring for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2009

H.R. 1563: To authorize the conveyance of a portion of the campus of the Illiana Health Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs to Danville Area Community College of Vermilion County, Illinois.

H.R. 1591: Fulfilling America's Promise to Our Veterans Act

H.R. 1631: To amend title 38, United States Code, to include participation in clean-up operations at Eniwetok Atoll as a radiation-risk activity for purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

H.R. 1658: Veterans Healthcare Commitment Act of 2009

H.R. 1681: Veterans Transitional Assistance Act of 2009

H.R. 1879: National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2009

H.R. 1902: PRO-VETS Act of 2009

H.R. 1982: Veterans Entitlement to Service (VETS) Act of 2009

H.R. 2058: Post-Deployment Health Assessment Act of 2009

H.R. 2112: Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2009

H.R. 2127: Veterans Travel Equity Act of 2009

H.R. 2243: Surviving Spouses' Benefit Improvement Act of 2009

H.R. 2254: Agent Orange Equity Act of 2009

H.R. 2257: Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2009

H.R. 2270: Benefits for Qualified World War II Veterans Act of 2009

H.R. 2342: Wounded Warrior Project Family Caregiver Act of 2009

H.R. 2379: Veterans' Group Life Insurance Improvement Act of 2009

H.R. 2389: Health Care for Members of the Armed Forces Exposed to Chemical Hazards Act of 2009

H.R. 2405: Richard Helm Veterans' Access to Local Health Care Options and Resources Act

H.R. 2416: To require the Department of Veterans Affairs to use purchases of goods or services through the Federal supply schedules for the purpose of meeting certain contracting goals for participation by small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, including veterans with service-connected disabilities.

H.R. 2461: Veterans Small Business Verification Act

H.R. 2474: Veterans Educational Equity Act

H.R. 2504: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the annual amount authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans.

H.R. 2505: Reaching Rural Veterans through Telehealth Act

H.R. 2506: Veterans Hearing and Assessment Act

H.R. 2547: Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act

H.R. 2557: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Portland, Oregon, as the "Barry L. Bell Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".

H.R. 2559: Help Our Homeless Veterans Act

H.R. 2573: Atomic Veterans Relief Act

H.R. 2583: Women Veterans Access to Care Act

H.R. 2586: To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from authorizing honor guards to participate in funerals of veterans interred in national cemeteries unless the honor guards may offer veterans' families the option of having the honor guard perform a 13-fold flag recitation, and for other purposes.

H.R. 2594: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans who are buried in State cemeteries.

H.R. 2614: Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education Reauthorization Act of 2009

H.R. 2638: Veterans Stamp to Honor American Veterans Act

H.R. 2642: Veterans Missing in America Act of 2009

H.R. 2673: To amend title 38, United States Code, to match the pension amount paid to surviving spouses of veterans who served during a period of war to the pension amount paid to such veterans.

H.R. 2696: Servicemembers' Rights Protection Act

H.R. 2698: Veterans and Survivors Behavioral Health Awareness Act

H.R. 2699: Armed Forces Behavioral Health Awareness Act

H.R. 2713: Disabled Veterans Life Insurance Enhancement Act

H.R. 2722: Veterans Nonprofit Research and Education Corporations Enhancement Act of 2009

H.R. 2734: Health Care for Family Caregivers Act of 2009

H.R. 2735: To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans.

H.R. 2738: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide travel expenses for family caregivers accompanying veterans to medical treatment facilities.

H.R. 2774: Families of Veterans Financial Security Act

H.R. 2824: Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act

H.R. 2830: Providing Access to Healthcare (PATH) for Veterans Act of 2009

H.R. 2874: Helping Active Duty Deployed Act of 2009

H.R. 2879: Rural Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009

H.R. 2898: Wounded Warrior Caregiver Assistance Act

H.R. 2926: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide, without expiration, hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for certain Vietnam-era veterans exposed to herbicide and veterans of the Persian Gulf War.

H.R. 2928: To amend title 38, United State Code, to provide for an apprenticeship and on-job training program under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program.

H.R. 2931: Kyle Barthel Veterans and Service Members Mental Health Screening Act

H.R. 2968: To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the required reduction in the amount of the accelerated death benefit payable to certain terminally-ill persons insured under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance or Veterans' Group Life Insurance.

H.R. 2980: To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce the period of time for which a veteran must be totally disabled before the veteran's survivors are eligible for the benefits provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for survivors of certain veterans rated totally disabled at time of death.

H.R. 3001: Ending LGBT Health Disparities Act

H.R. 3067: Health Security for All Americans Act of 2009

H.R. 3073: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs establish a grant program to provide assistance to veterans who are at risk of becoming homeless.

H.R. 3087: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a deadline for decisions with respect to claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3090: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2009

H.R. 3103: To revise certain requirements relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program of enhanced contract care authority for health care needs of veterans in highly rural areas.

H.R. 3109: HAHPSA 2009

H.R. 3124: Health Information Technology (IT) Public Utility Act of 2009

H.R. 3140: Reducing Barack Obama's Unsustainable Deficit Act

H.R. 3223: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of Veterans Affairs contracting goals and preferences for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans.

H.R. 3257: Military Family Leave Act of 2009

H.R. 3266: To establish a grant program to encourage the use of assistance dogs by certain members of the Armed Forces and veterans.

H.R. 3279: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs centers of excellence for rural health research, education, and clinical activities, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3280: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a grant program to assist veterans in highly rural areas by providing transportation to medical centers.

H.R. 3281: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out demonstration projects related to providing care for veterans in rural areas.

H.R. 3282: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain veterans with readjustment and mental health care services, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3283: To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow for reimbursement of certain travel at a set rate, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3304: To designate the current and future Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Louisville, Kentucky, as the "Robley Rex Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".

H.R. 3337: Post-9/11 Veterans' Job Training Act of 2009

H.R. 3358: Troops' Soft Landing, Employment, and Rural Transportation Act

H.R. 3365: Medicare VA Reimbursement Act of 2009

H.R. 3366: Illegal Garnishment Prevention Act

H.R. 3368: Honor Act of 2009

H.R. 3407: Severely Injured Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2009

H.R. 3414: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs temporary lodging facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the "Otis Bowen Comfort Home".

H.R. 3441: To provide for automatic enrollment of veterans returning from combat zones into the VA medical system, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3467: Veterans Education Enhancement and Fairness Act of 2009

H.R. 3484: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority for certain qualifying work-study activities for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

H.R. 3485: Veterans Pensions Protection Act

H.R. 3491: Thomas G. Schubert Agent Orange Fairness Act

H.R. 3504: VA Case Backlog Alleviation and Economic Stimulus Act of 2009

H.R. 3507: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the rates of survivors' and dependents' educational assistance payable by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

H.R. 3522: Veterans Hardship Outreach for Priority Eights (HOPE) Act

H.R. 3544: National Cemeteries Expansion Act of 2009

H.R. 3554: National Guard Education Equality Act

H.R. 3561: To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of educational assistance provided to certain veterans for flight training.

H.R. 3575: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the maximum amount of veterans' mortgage life insurance available under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

H.R. 3577: Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents (EARNED) Act of 2009

H.R. 3579: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in the amount of the reporting fees payable to educational institutions that enroll veterans receiving educational assistance from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3597: Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2009

H.R. 3657: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for members of the United States Public Health Service and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Corps to transfer unused benefits under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program to family members, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3661: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a monthly housing stipend under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for individuals pursuing programs of education offered through distance learning, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3685: To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the main page of the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a hyperlink to the VetSuccess Internet website and to publicize such Internet website.

H.R. 3691: Seniors and Veterans Economic Stimulus Act of 2009

H.R. 3704: To authorize a Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility lease in Atlanta, Georgia.

H.R. 3719: Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration Act of 2009

H.R. 3787: To amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in the reserve components as active service for purposes of laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

H.R. 3796: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve per diem grant payments for organizations assisting homeless veterans.

H.R. 3810: Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2009

H.R. 3813: Veterans Training Act

H.R. 3843: Transparency for America's Heroes Act

H.R. 3885: Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act

H.R. 3886: Providing Military Honors for our Nation's Heroes Act

H.R. 3906: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs program to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing.

H.R. 3926: Armed Forces Breast Cancer Research Act

H.R. 3942: Veterans Health Care Stamp Act

H.R. 3948: Test Prep for Heroes Act

H.R. 3976: Helping Heroes Keep Their Homes Act of 2009

H.R. 3998: Compensation for Combat Veterans Act

H.R. 4006: Rural, American Indian Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2009

H.R. 4028: Rural Veterans Services Outreach and Training Act

H.R. 4041: To authorize certain improvements in the Federal Recovery Coordinator Program, and for other purposes.

H.R. 4044: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to restore plot allowance eligibility for veterans of any war and to restore the headstone or marker allowance for eligible persons.

H.R. 4045: Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2009

H.R. 4048: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on the provision of traumatic brain injury care in rural areas.

H.R. 4062: Veterans' Health and Radiation Safety Act

H.R. 4064: To make certain improvements in the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program.

H.R. 4073: Rural Veterans Reimbursement Act

H.R. 4079: To amend title 38, United States Code, to temporarily remove the requirement for employers to increase wages for veterans enrolled in on-the-job training programs.

H.R. 4088: Fort Hood Families Benefits Protection Act

H.R. 4121: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the appeals process of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to establish a commission to study judicial review of the determination of veterans' benefits, and for other purposes.

H.R. 4150: To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Big Spring, Texas, as the George H. O'Brien, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

H.Con.Res. 143: Expressing support for the designation and goals of "Hire a Veteran Week" and encouraging the President to issue a proclamation supporting those goals.

H.Con.Res. 195: Honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces who are serving in, or have served in, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

H.Res. 249: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Veterans Affairs should take full responsibility for financing the health care benefits earned by veterans with service-connected disabilities.

H.Res. 261: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Veterans Affairs should not retreat from its responsibility to support those veterans with combat wounds or service-connected disabilities.

H.Res. 264: Expressing the opposition of the House of Representatives to any proposal intended to alter current law to allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to bill third-party insurers of veterans who are being treated for service-connected disabilities or injuries.

H.Res. 443: Expressing the support of the House of Representatives for members of the Armed Forces and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and their families and urging the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Defense to improve the services and support available to such members, veterans, and families.

H.Res. 625: Recognizing and commending the 2009 National Veterans Wheelchair Games, to be held in Spokane, Washington, July 13 through 18, 2009.

H.Res. 916: Recognizing the significant contributions of the Fort Sam Houston Memorial Services Detachment to the veterans of the United States Armed Forces.

Bills and Resolutions Referred to this Committee on the Legislative Calendar

H.R. 952: COMBAT PTSD Act

H.R. 1098: Veterans' Worker Retraining Act of 2009

H.R. 1821: Equity for Injured Veterans Act of 2009

H.R. 2180: To amend title 38, United States Code, to waive housing loan fees for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities called to active service.

Bills and Resolutions Voted on in One Chamber, or Failed Passage

H.R. 23: Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009

H.R. 174: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in the southern Colorado region.

H.R. 402: To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the "William C. Tallent Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic".

H.R. 466: Wounded Veteran Job Security Act

H.R. 1037: Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2009

H.R. 1088: Mandatory Veteran Specialist Training Act of 2009

H.R. 1089: Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act of 2009

H.R. 1106: Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009

H.R. 1168: Veterans Retraining Act of 2009

H.R. 1170: To amend chapter 21 of title 38, United States Code, to establish a grant program to encourage the development of new assistive technologies for specially adapted housing.

H.R. 1171: Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Reauthorization Act of 2009

H.R. 1172: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors.

H.R. 1211: Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act

H.R. 1293: Disabled Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act of 2009

H.R. 1377: To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand veteran eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-Department facility, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1513: Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2009

H.R. 2770: Veterans Nonprofit Research and Education Corporations Enhancement Act of 2009

H.R. 2990: Disabled Military Retiree Relief Act of 2009

H.R. 3155: Caregiver Assistance and Resource Enhancement Act

H.R. 3157: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Alexandria, Minnesota, as the "Max J. Beilke Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic".

H.R. 3219: Veterans' Insurance and Health Care Improvements Act of 2009

H.R. 3949: Veterans' Small Business Assistance and Servicemembers Protection Act of 2009

H.Res. 89: Supporting and encouraging greater support for Veterans Day each year.

H.Res. 234: Expressing support for designation of a "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day".

H.Res. 291: Recognizing the crucial role of assistance dogs in helping wounded veterans live more independent lives, expressing gratitude to The Tower of Hope, and supporting the goals and ideals of creating a Tower of Hope Day.

H.Res. 360: Urging all Americans and people of all nationalities to visit the national cemeteries, memorials, and markers on Memorial Day.

H.Res. 398: Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift's success.

H.Res. 461: Honoring Sentinels of Freedom and commending the dedication, commitment, and extraordinary work of the organization.

H.Res. 773: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the United States Submarine Force.

H.Res. 828: To recognize October 24, 2009, the 20th chartered flight of World War II veterans through Louisiana HonorAir, as "Louisiana HonorAir Day," and to honor the invaluable service and dedication of the World War II veterans to our Nation.

H.Res. 866: Expressing support for designation of a National Veterans History Project Week to encourage public participation in a nationwide project that collects and preserves the stories of the men and women who served our nation in times of war and conflict.

H.Res. 868: Honoring and recognizing the service and achievements of current and former female members of the Armed Forces.

S. 1963: Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009

Bills Considered by this Committee that have been Enacted

H.R. 1016: Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009

S. 509: A bill to authorize a major medical facility project at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Walla Walla, Washington, and for other purposes.