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Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Showing the 108th Congress (2003–2004). Back to the 119th Congress

256 bills referred in the 108th Congress

5,205 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 119th at 598. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members

Served in the 108th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 108th Congress 33

Everyone who held a seat in the 108th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-NJ	Christopher H. SmithJoined Jun 20, 2003	Chair
D-IL	Lane Evans	Ranking Member
R-CO	Bob Beauprez
D-CA	Bob Filner
D-TX	Ciro D. Rodriguez
R-FL	Cliff Stearns
D-FL	Corrine Brown
D-OR	Darlene HooleyJoined Jun 20, 2003
R-FL	Ginny Brown-Waite
R-SC	Henry E. Brown, Jr.
R-NY	Jack Quinn
R-NH	Jeb Bradley
R-FL	Jeff Miller
R-KS	Jerry Moran
R-NV	Jim GibbonsLeft Feb 12, 2003
R-AR	John Boozman
D-IL	Luis V. Gutierrez
R-FL	Michael Bilirakis
D-ME	Michael H. MichaudJoined Feb 5, 2003
R-LA	Richard H. Baker
R-AZ	Rick Renzi
R-CT	Rob Simmons
D-NV	Shelley BerkleyJoined Feb 13, 2003
D-TX	Silvestre ReyesJoined Feb 13, 2003 · Left Jun 16, 2004
D-SD	Stephanie Herseth SandlinJoined Jun 16, 2004
R-IN	Steve Buyer
D-CA	Susan A. DavisJoined Feb 13, 2003
D-OH	Ted StricklandJoined Feb 13, 2003
R-AL	Terry Everett
R-PA	Tim MurphyJoined Feb 25, 2003
D-OH	Tim RyanJoined Feb 13, 2003
D-NM	Tom UdallJoined Feb 13, 2003
D-AR	Vic Snyder

Subcommittees, 108th Congress 3

Under the names they had then. Each has its own record.

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 108th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 108th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 2484	Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Enhancement Act of 2004	Exchange of Letters	Dec 6, 2004
S 1156	Veterans Health Care, Capital Asset, and Business Improvement Act of 2003	Exchange of Letters	Dec 6, 2004
HR 5391	Prevention of and Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence in the Military Act	Referred To	Nov 18, 2004
HR 5353	To establish limitations on the utilization and disposal of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt campus of the Department of Veterans Affairs Hudson Valley Health Care System at Montrose, New York, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Oct 21, 2004
HR 5303	To provide for the establishment of a Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) for veterans on the grounds of the Navy Supply Corps School in Athens, Georgia.	Referred To	Oct 21, 2004
HR 5244	Comprehensive Assistance for Veterans Exposed to Traumatic Stressors Act of 2004	Referred To	Oct 21, 2004
HR 5356	To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the placement in a national cemetery of memorial markers for the purpose of commemorating servicemembers or other persons whose remains are interred in an American Battle Monuments Commission cemetery.	Referred To	Oct 21, 2004
HR 5354	National Guard and Reserve Bill of Rights Act of 2004	Referred To	Oct 21, 2004

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 108th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 108-52	Department of Veterans Affairs Smart Card Projects96 pages	Oct 6, 2004
Serial No. 108-51	Three Years After 9/11: Is VA Prepared to Fulfill Its Roles in Homeland Security?179 pages	Aug 26, 2004
Serial No. 108-50	Evolution of Va-Dod Collaboration in Re- Search and Amputee Care for Veterans of Current and Past Conflicts, as Well as Needed Reforms in VA Blind Rehabili- Tation Services198 pages	Jul 22, 2004
Serial No. 108-49	Fourth Hearing on Va's Third Party Collections100 pages	Jul 21, 2004
Serial No. 108-47	Draft Bill, the Department of Veterans Affairs Real Property and Facilities Management Improvement Act140 pages	Jun 24, 2004
Serial No. 108-46	Protecting the Rights of Those Who Pro- Tect US: Public Sector Complaiance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act and Improve- Ment of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act224 pages	Jun 23, 2004
Serial No. 108-45	Follow-Up Hearing on Efforts to Identify and Eliminate Fraud, Waste, Abuse, and Mismanagement in Programs Adminis- Tered by the Department of Veterans Affairs202 pages	Jun 17, 2004
Serial No. 108-44	H.R. 4032 and a Draft Bill, the Veterans Self-Employment Act of 200470 pagesOn H.R. 4032	Jun 16, 2004

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 108th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 108-808	ACTIVITIES REPORT of the COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS	Jan 3, 2005
H. Rept. 108-683	Servicemembers and Veterans Legal Protections Act of 2004On H.R. 4658	Sep 13, 2004
H. Rept. 108-663	Veterans Health Programs and Facilities Enhancement Act of 2004On H.R. 4768	Sep 8, 2004
H. Rept. 108-574	To Authorize the Principal Office of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to Be at Any Location in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan AreaOn H.R. 3936	Jun 25, 2004
H. Rept. 108-572	Veterans Earn and Learn Act of 2004On H.R. 1716	Jun 25, 2004
H. Rept. 108-538	Department of Veterans Affairs Nurse Recruitment and Retention Act of 2004On H.R. 4231	Jun 9, 2004
H. Rept. 108-534	Homeless Veterans Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2004On H.R. 4248	Jun 9, 2004
H. Rept. 108-524	Veterans' Compensation Cost-Of-Living Adjustment Act of 2004On H.R. 4175	Jun 3, 2004

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 108th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
H. Prt. 108-5	Report to the Committee on the Budget from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs Submitted Pursuant to Section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 on the Budget Proposed for Fiscal Year 2005	PDF · Text
H. Prt. 108-2	Committee Rules of Procedure for the 108th Congress of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs February 11, 2003	PDF · Text

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Became law	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	26	598	92	9	54	28	59	45	1
118th2023–2024	26	539	116	18	43	39	102	67	1
117th2021–2022	33	535	15	36	16	38	4	90	1
116th2019–2020	29	574	22	35	22	42	66	80	1
115th2017–2018	27	478	79	31	67	57	80	89	1
114th2015–2016	24	453	87	28	34	46	83	101	1
113th2013–2014	26	365	39	17	20	30	93	—	1
112th2011–2012	26	268	48	8	22	0	80	—	4
111th2009–2010	31	364	76	11	34	—	102	—	3
110th2007–2008	32	345	49	17	27	—	109	—	2
109th2005–2006	31	236	15	7	10	—	65	—	1
108th2003–2004	33	256	30	9	23	—	51	—	2
107th2001–2002	35	194	14	12	15	—	45	—	3

Membership changes 11

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 108th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jun 16, 2004	Silvestre Reyes D-TX	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H4207
Jun 16, 2004	Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD	Joined	H.Res. 678
Feb 25, 2003	Tim Murphy R-PA	Joined	H.Res. 98
Feb 13, 2003	Shelley Berkley D-NV	Joined	H.Res. 79
Feb 13, 2003	Ted Strickland D-OH	Joined	H.Res. 79
Feb 13, 2003	Silvestre Reyes D-TX	Joined	H.Res. 79
Feb 13, 2003	Tom Udall D-NM	Joined	H.Res. 79
Feb 13, 2003	Susan A. Davis D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 79
Feb 13, 2003	Tim Ryan D-OH	Joined	H.Res. 79
Feb 12, 2003	Jim Gibbons R-NV	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H407
Feb 5, 2003	Michael H. Michaud D-ME	Joined	H.Res. 52

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