House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), and Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.), released the following statements after Rep. Ciscomani introduced H.R. 1669, the VET-TEC Authorization Act. Bipartisan legislation to make permanent the VET-TEC employment pilot program, which has an 64% job placement success rate in helping thousands of… Read more »
In honor of Women’s History Month, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-Calif.), reauthorized the bipartisan Women Veteran Task Force (WVTF), with Rep. Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-American Samoa) serving as Chairman and Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Calif.) serving as Co-Chair. The Members released the following statements in… Read more »
Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the House passed four veterans’ bills this week:
“House Republicans work has only just begun to create a better Department of Veterans Affairs for the men and women who have served. Which is why I was proud to see four bipartisan veterans’ bills pass the… Read more »
Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after he announced the five Subcommittee chairs for the 118th Congress:
“I am proud to announce that over half of our subcommittee chairs for this Congress are veterans themselves. We have a big agenda ahead of us, but I know these men and women are up to the task.… Read more »
Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the House passed three veterans’ bills, H.R. 7939, as amended, the Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act of 2022, S. 5016, the Col. Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System Act of 2022, and S.4949, the National Cemeteries… Read more »
Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the Committee reported 13 bills to be considered on the House Floor:
“The 13 bills the Committee passed today will help servicemembers, veterans, and military families across the country. I was proud to support most of these proposals, including… Read more »
Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the House passed five bipartisan veterans’ bills:
“The five bills the House passed today will improve the Veterans Benefit Administration to ensure that disabled veterans, student veterans, and their families and survivors get their earned benefits… Read more »
Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the House passed S. 4458, the Ensuring the Best Schools for Veterans Act of 2022, companion legislation to H.R. 8198, which Ranking Member Bost introduced in the House to codify and streamline reporting requirements for colleges and universities… Read more »
Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, released the following statement after the Committee reported 18 bills to be considered on the House Floor:
“While I could not support all of the bills that were voted out of Committee this morning, I am proud of the bipartisan bills that we passed today. Together, they will help modernize… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.) and Chairman Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.), and Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kans.) released the following statements after introducing H.R. 8198 and S. 5548, the Ensuring the Best Schools for Veterans Act of 2022, legislation… Read more »
