The

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Committee on Veterans' Affairs in the

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oversees agencies, reviews current legislation, and recommends new

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s or amendments concerning U.S. military veterans. Jurisdiction includes retiring and disability

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, education (including the

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), vocational training,

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care, and home

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guarantees. The committee oversees the

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(VA), veterans'

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s, and veterans'

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, except cemeteries under the

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. The Veterans' Affairs Committee does not have legislative jurisdiction over the following issues: * Tax status of veterans benefits and contributions to Veterans Service Organizations (

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); * Military retiree issues, including COLA's and disability pay ( Committee on Armed Services); * CHAMPUS and Tri-Care ( Committee on Armed Services); * Survivor Benefit Program ( Committee on Armed Services); * Veterans Preference in Federal civil service hiring practice ( Committee on Government Reform and Oversight); * Congressional charters for veterans service organizations ( Committee on Judiciary); * Immigration issues relating to veterans ( Committee on Judiciary); and * Issues dealing with

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(POWs) and service members

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(MIAs) ( Committee on Armed Services) The committee was created by Section 121(a) of the

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(

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79-601), which authorized a standing committee of 27 members.

Past and current chairs

* 1947–1949:

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(R-MA) * 1949–1953:

John Elliott Rankin John Elliott Rankin (March 29, 1882 – November 26, 1960) was a Democratic politician from Mississippi who served sixteen terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1921 to 1953. He was co-author of the bill for the Tennessee Valley A ...

(D-MS) * 1953–1955: Edith Nourse Rogers (R-MA) * 1955–1973: Olin E. Teague (D-TX) * 1973–1975:

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(D-SC) * 1975–1981: Herbert Ray Roberts (D-TX) * 1981–1995:

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(D-MS) * 1995–2001:

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(R-AZ) * 2001–2005: Chris Smith (R-NJ) * 2005–2007:

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(R-IN) * 2007–2011:

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(D-CA) * 2011–2017: Jeff Miller (R-FL) * 2017–2019: Phil Roe (R-TN) * 2019–2023:

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(D-CA) * 2023–present:

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(R-IL)

Members, 119th Congress

Resolutions electing members: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (R), (D) According to committee members' official online biographies, ten (Barrett, Bergman, Bost, Conaway, Hamadeh, Kiggans, Luttrell, Miller-Meeks, Self, and Van Orden) of the twenty-six members are veterans.

Subcommittees

Past committee rosters

118th Congress

Resolutions electing members: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (D), (R) According to committee members' official online biographies, seven (Bergman, Brown, Ellzey, Luria, Miller-Meeks, Nehls and Sablan) of the thirty-one members are veterans. ;Subcommittees

117th Congress

Resolutions electing members: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (D), (R), (D), (D), (R), (D), (R) According to committee members' official online biographies, ten (Banks, Bergman, Brown, Ellzey, Gallego, Lamb, Luria, Miller-Meeks, Nehls and Sablan) of the thirty-one members are veterans. ;Subcommittees

116th Congress

Sources: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (D), (R), (D), (D) According to committee members' official online biographies, thirteen (Banks, Bergman, Bost, Cisneros, Dunn, Lamb, Luria, Peterson, Roe, Rose, Sablan, Steube, Watkins) of the twenty-eight members are veterans. ;Subcommittees

115th Congress

Sources: (Chair), (D), (R), (D), (D) According to committee members' official online biographies, eleven (Banks, Bergman, Bost, Coffman, Dunn, Higgins, Lamb, Roe, Sablan, Walz, Wenstrup) of the twenty-five members are veterans.

114th Congress

Resolutions electing Republican members: (Chairs)
Resolutions electing Democratic members: , , and

References

External links

House Committee on Veterans' AffairsArchive

House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Legislation activity and reports, Congress.gov.
United States Department of Veterans' Affairs

http://www.va.gov/index.htm House Veterans' Affairs Committee Hearings and Meetings Videos] * Active legislation passing through the Committee on Veterans' Affairs can be foun
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