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United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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The standing Committee on Veterans' Affairs in the United States House of Representatives oversees agencies, reviews current legislation, and recommends new bills or amendments concerning U.S. military veterans. Jurisdiction includes retiring and disability pensions, life insurance, education (including the G.I. Bill), vocational training, medical care, and home loan guarantees. The committee oversees the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), veterans' hospitals, and veterans' cemeteries, except cemeteries under the Secretary of the Interior.

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The committee was created by Section 121(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (Public Law 79-601), which authorized a standing committee of 27 members.

Past and current chairs

The chairs of the committee:

  • 1947–1948: Edith Nourse Rogers (R-MA)
  • 1949–1952: John Elliott Rankin (D-MS)
  • 1953–1954: Edith Nourse Rogers (R-MA)
  • 1955–1972: Olin E. Teague (D-TX)
  • 1973–1974: William Jennings Bryan Dorn (D-SC)
  • 1975–1980: Herbert Ray Roberts (D-TX)
  • 1981–1994: Gillespie V. Montgomery (D-MS)
  • 1995–2001: Bob Stump (R-AZ)
  • 2001–2004: Chris Smith (R-NJ)
  • 2005–2007: Steve Buyer (R-IN)
  • 2007–2011: Bob Filner (D-CA)
  • 2011–2017: Jeff Miller (R-FL)
  • 2017: Phil Roe (R-TN)

    • 115th Congress

    Sources: H.Res. 6 (Chair), H.Res. 45 (D), H.Res. 51 (R) and H.Res. 52 (D)

    According to committee members' official online biographies, ten (Banks, Bergman, Bost, Coffman, Cook, Denham, Dunn, Roe, Walz, Wenstrup) of the twenty-one members are veterans.

    114th Congress

    Resolutions electing Republican members: H.Res. 6 (Chairs)
    Resolutions electing Democratic members: H.Res. 7, H.Res. 30, H.Res. 40 and H.Res. 77

    References

    United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Wikipedia
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