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Veterans' Affairs Committee

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Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Showing the 109th Congress (2005–2006). Back to the 119th Congress

236 bills referred in the 109th 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 109th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Members, 109th Congress 31

Everyone who held a seat in the 109th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-IN	Steve Buyer	Chair
D-IL	Lane Evans	Ranking Member
D-CA	Bob Filner
R-CA	Brian P. BilbrayJoined Jun 29, 2006
R-FL	Cliff Stearns
D-FL	Corrine Brown
R-IN	Dan BurtonJoined Mar 8, 2005
D-OR	Darlene HooleyJoined Feb 2, 2005
R-CA	Devin NunesJoined Feb 2, 2005
R-FL	Ginny Brown-Waite
R-SC	Henry E. Brown, Jr.
R-NH	Jeb Bradley
R-FL	Jeff Miller
R-KS	Jerry Moran
R-AR	John Boozman
R-CA	John CampbellJoined Feb 8, 2006
D-CO	John T. SalazarJoined Feb 15, 2006
D-IL	Luis V. Gutierrez
R-FL	Michael Bilirakis
D-ME	Michael H. Michaud
R-OH	Michael R. TurnerJoined Feb 2, 2005
R-LA	Richard H. Baker
R-AZ	Rick Renzi
R-CT	Rob SimmonsLeft Feb 9, 2005
D-NV	Shelley BerkleyJoined Feb 2, 2005
D-TX	Silvestre ReyesJoined Feb 2, 2005
D-SD	Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
D-OH	Ted StricklandJoined Feb 2, 2005
R-AL	Terry Everett
D-NM	Tom UdallJoined Feb 2, 2005
D-AR	Vic Snyder

Subcommittees, 109th Congress 4

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 109th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 109th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 1554	Christopher and Dana Reeve Quality of Life for Persons with Paralysis Act	Discharged From	Dec 9, 2006
S 4073	A bill to designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located in Farmington, Missouri, as the "Robert Silvey Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic".	Referred To	Dec 5, 2006
HR 6342	Veterans Programs Extension Act of 2006	Referred To	Dec 5, 2006
HR 6360	To provide for the establishment of a Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Clallam County, Washington.	Referred To	Dec 5, 2006
HR 6359	To require the establishment of a Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic at the Olympic Medical Center, Port Angeles, Washington.	Referred To	Dec 5, 2006
HR 6319	Veterans Amputee and Rehabilitation Act of 2006	Referred To	Nov 28, 2006
HR 6314	To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring provisions of law and to expand eligibility for the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance program.	Referred To	Nov 13, 2006
HR 6282	Improving Medication Access for Veterans Act	Referred To	Oct 23, 2006

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 109th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
—	Legislative Calendar330 pages	Dec 31, 2006
—	Review of Actions Taken on the 1999 Congressional Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance Report105 pagesOn H.R. 3082	Dec 7, 2006
—	Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Emerging Trends in Force and Veteran Health284 pagesOn H.R. 1588, H.R. 5771	Sep 28, 2006
Serial No. 109-66	Oversight Hearing on the Adminis- Tration of the Veterans Benefits Administration's Pension Program28 pagesOn H.R. 5119 1 witness McCoy, Jack, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Program Management, Veterans Benefits Administra- tion, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs	Sep 27, 2006
—	Review Previous Fiscal Year and Look Ahead to the Upcoming Year172 pagesOn H.R. 4830, H.Res. 616, H.Res. 1366, H.Res. 1462, H.Res. 1598 and 6 more	Sep 21, 2006
—	Oversight Hearing to Review Previous Fiscal Year and Look Ahead to the Upcoming Year Hearing I200 pagesOn H.R. 808, H.R. 1462, H.R. 1573, H.R. 3082, H.R. 3352 and 12 more	Sep 20, 2006
Serial No. 109-62	Oversight Hearing on the Training Provided to Vba Claims Adjudicators and the Standards Used to Measure Their Proficiency and Performance62 pages 4 witnesses Walcoff, Michael, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Field Operations, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Depart- ment of Veterans Affairs Prepared statement of Mr. Walcoff .......................... Wise, Lauress L., Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, Human Resources Research Organization Cox, J. David, R.N., National Secretary-Treasurer, American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO Smithson, Steve, Deputy Director for Claims Services, Veter- ans Affairs and Rehabilitation Division American Legion	Sep 13, 2006
Serial No. 109-61	Oversight Hearing on the Role of National, State, and County Veterans Service Officers in Claims Development101 pagesOn H.Res. 4264 7 witnesses McPherson, Col. Warren R. USMC (Ret.), Executive Director, Florida Department of Veterans' Affairs Tetz, Timothy M., Executive Director, Nevada Office of Veteran Services Prepared statement of Mr. Tetz, Knowles, Ann G., President, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers Violante, Joseph A., National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans Ortner, Blake C., Associate Legislative Director, Paralyzed Veterans of America Page WITNESSES (CONTINUED) McCoy, Jack, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits for Policy and Program Management, Veterans Benefits Admini- stration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs	Jul 19, 2006

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 109th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 109-737	ACTIVITIES REPORT of the COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS	Dec 27, 2006
H. Rept. 109-651	Veterans Identity and Credit Security Act of 2006On H.R. 5835	Sep 13, 2006
H. Rept. 109-643	Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization Act of 2006On H.R. 5815	Sep 8, 2006
H. Rept. 109-592	Veterans Small Business and Memorial Affairs Act of 2006On H.R. 3082	Jul 24, 2006
H. Rept. 109-521	Veterans' Compensation Cost-Of-Living Adjustment Act of 2006On H.R. 4843	Jun 22, 2006
H. Rept. 109-263	Veterans Housing and Employment Improvement Act of 2005On H.R. 3665	Nov 1, 2005
H. Rept. 109-256	Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Management Improvement Act of 2005On H.R. 4061	Oct 27, 2005
H. Rept. 109-177	Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Enhancement Act of 2005On H.R. 3200	Jul 20, 2005

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 109th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
H. Prt. 109-1	Committee Rules of Procedure for the 109th Congress of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs	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 12

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 109th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jun 29, 2006	Brian P. Bilbray R-CA	Joined	H.Res. 902
Feb 15, 2006	John T. Salazar D-CO	Joined	H.Res. 678
Feb 8, 2006	John Campbell R-CA	Joined	H.Res. 671
Mar 8, 2005	Dan Burton R-IN	Joined	H.Res. 139
Feb 9, 2005	Rob Simmons R-CT	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H437
Feb 2, 2005	Tom Udall D-NM	Joined	H.Res. 62
Feb 2, 2005	Ted Strickland D-OH	Joined	H.Res. 62
Feb 2, 2005	Darlene Hooley D-OR	Joined	H.Res. 62
Feb 2, 2005	Shelley Berkley D-NV	Joined	H.Res. 62
Feb 2, 2005	Silvestre Reyes D-TX	Joined	H.Res. 62
Feb 2, 2005	Devin Nunes R-CA	Joined	H.Res. 66
Feb 2, 2005	Michael R. Turner R-OH	Joined	H.Res. 66

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