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574 bills referred in the 116th 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 116th Congress

Subcommittees

Each with its own members and record

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 116th Congress

Members, 116th Congress 29

Everyone who held a seat in the 116th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-CA	Mark Takano	Chair
R-TN	David P. Roe	Ranking Member
R-KY	Andy Barr
D-MI	Andy LevinLeft Feb 26, 2019
D-NY	Anthony Brindisi
R-AS	Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen
R-TX	Chip Roy
D-NH	Chris Pappas
D-TX	Colin Z. Allred
D-MN	Collin C. Peterson
D-PA	Conor Lamb
R-PA	Daniel Meuser
D-VA	Elaine G. Luria
D-CA	Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
D-MP	Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis
R-MI	Jack Bergman
R-IN	Jim Banks
D-SC	Joe Cunningham
D-CA	Julia Brownley
D-NY	Kathleen M. Rice
D-IL	Lauren Underwood
D-NY	Max Rose
R-IL	Mike Bost
D-CA	Mike LevinJoined Feb 26, 2019
R-FL	Neal P. Dunn
R-KS	Steve WatkinsLeft Jul 20, 2020
D-NV	Susie Lee
R-FL	W. Gregory Steube

Subcommittees, 116th Congress 5

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

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 116th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 116th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 9064	Refurbishing the Pillars of American Exceptionalism Act of 2020	Referred To	Dec 31, 2020
HR 9020	PROVIDE Act	Referred To	Dec 17, 2020
HR 9016	DOULA for VA Act of 2020	Referred To	Dec 17, 2020
HJRES 105	Redesignating the Robert E. Lee Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery as the "Arlington House".	Referred To	Dec 15, 2020
HR 8957	Wind Workforce Modernization and Training Act of 2020	Referred To	Dec 14, 2020
HR 8919	eVIP Mail Service for Veterans Act	Referred To	Dec 9, 2020
HR 8920	The PASTEUR Act	Referred To	Dec 9, 2020
HRES 1251	Expressing support for the designation of December 19, 2020, as "National Wreaths Across America Day".	Referred To	Dec 8, 2020

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 116th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	A Time for Change: Assessing the Need to Modernize Veteran Eligibility for Care8 documents 8 witnesses Mr. Sidath Panangala, Specialist in Veterans Policy, Congressional Research Service Mr. Patrick Murray, Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars Mr. Marquis Barefield, National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans Mr. Roscoe Butler, Associate Legislative Director, Paralyzed Veterans of America Ms. Tammy Czarnecki, Deputy to the Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Operations Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mr. Garth Miller, Director, Member Services, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Ms. Valerie Brown, Chief Strategy Officer, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mr. Jeffrey Steele, Legislative Associate, National Legislative Division, The American Legion	Scheduled	Dec 2, 2020

Meeting	Business Meeting: To Approve the Committee Report: Hijacking our Heroes3 documents	Scheduled	Dec 2, 2020

Markup	Markup of H.R.8247; A.N.S to H.R. 7163 A.N.S to H.R. 5843; A.N.S. to H.R. 7785, and H.R. 6092----------11 documents	Scheduled	Sep 17, 2020

Hearing	H.R. 7541; H.R. 7504;H.R. 7784;H.R. 7879;H.R. 7747; H.R. 7888;H.R. 7964;H.R. 3450; H.R. 3788; H.R. 3826; H.R. 6092; H.R. 7469; H.R. 8005;H.R. 8033; H.R. 8084;H.R. 8068; H.R. 8149 H.R. 8148;H.R. 8108;H.R. 8144;H.R. 8145;H.R. 8130;H.R. 8107;H.R. 8147;H.R. 8172;H.R. 8173;H.R. 5697, Discussion Draft – Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment Act of 2020, Discussion Draft - Ensuring Veterans’ Smooth Transition Act; Discussion Draft - VA Expanded Care Hours Act, and Discussion Draft - Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 202063 documents 6 witnesses Ms. Lindsay Church, Executive Director, Minority Veterans of America Ms. Maureen Elias, Associate Legislative Director, Paralyzed Veterans of America Ms. Joy Ilem, National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans Mr. Patrick Murray, Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars Dr. Russell Lemle, Senior Policy Analyst, Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute Lieutenant Colonel Jim Lorraine, President & CEO, America’s Warrior Partnership	Scheduled	Sep 10, 2020

Meeting	Business Meeting: To Reauthorize the Women Veterans’ Task Force2 documents	Scheduled	Sep 10, 2020

Markup	A.N.S. to H.R. 5245 Offered by Rep. Pappas – SHIELD for Veterans Act (Rep. Pappas) H.R. 5639 – Chuck Osier Burial Benefits Act (Rep. Brindisi) A.N.S. to H.R. 4908 Offered by Rep. Brownley – Native American PACT Act (Rep. Gallego) A.N.S. to H.R. 2791 Offered by Rep. Brownley – Department of Veterans Affairs Tribal Advisory Committee Act of 2019 (Rep. Haaland) H.R. 3010 – Honoring All Veterans Act (Rep. Rice) A.N.S. to H.R. 6589 Offered by Rep. Bergman – CFO Authority and Collaboration Act of 2020 (Rep. Lee) H.R.4526 – Brian Tally VA Employment Transparency Act (Rep. Levin) H.R. 5487 – Veterans Cemetery Grants Improvement Act (Rep. Sablan) A.N.S to H.R. 7111 Offered by Rep. Roe – Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020 (Rep. Roe) A.N.S. to H.R. 3228 Offered by Dr. Dunn – VA Mission Telehealth Clarification Act (Rep. Carter) A.N.S. to H.R. 7445 Offered by Rep. Cunningham – To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for home loans from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces (Rep. Bost), and H.R. 7795 – Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency Act (Rep. Barr)21 documents	Scheduled	Jul 30, 2020

Hearing	Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 6039; H.R. 6082 ;H.R. 4908;H.R. 2791; H.R. 4526; H.R. 3582 ; H.R. 96 ; H.R. 4281; H.R. 3010 ; H.R. 7163; H.R. 7111; H.R. 2435; H.R. 7287; H.R. 3228; H.R. 6141; H.R. 6493 ; H.R. 7445; Discussion Draft – Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act of 2020; Discussion Draft – To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain employment and reemployment rights to members of the National Guard who perform State active duty, and Discussion Draft – To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the scope of procedural rights of members of the uniformed services with respect to their employment and reemployment rights, and for other purposes.----------21 documents 10 witnesses Ms. Beth Murphy, Executive Director of Compensation Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Dr. Maria Llorente, Assistant Deputy Undersecretary for Health for Patient Care Services Mr. Kevin Allis, CEO, National Congress of American Indians Dr. Amanda Johnson, Director of Reproductive Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Ms. Lindsay Church, Executive Director,, Minority Veterans of America Ms. Katie Purswell, Deputy Director, Health Policy, The American Legion Mr. Glenn Powers, Deputy Under Secretary for Field Programs and Cemetery Operations National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Ms. Yuri Walker, Director, Risk Management Program, Office of Integrity, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Ms. Charmain Bogue, Executive Director, Education Service, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Ms. Patricia Jackson-Kelley, National President, National Association of Black Military Women	Scheduled	Jul 23, 2020

Hearing	Assessing VA's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: 90 Days Later8 documents 3 witnesses Dr. Richard Stone, Executive in Charge, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Ms. Deborah Kramer, Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Support Services, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Dr. Larry Mole, Executive Director, Office of Public Health, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs	Scheduled	Jun 11, 2020

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 116th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 116-257	Joint Hearing on the Legislative Presentation of the American Legion72 pagesOn H.R. 5697, S. 2950 1 witness Oxford, James W. "Bill," National Commander, The American Legion; accompanied by Joseph Sharpe, Director, Veterans Employment and Education Division; Daniel Seehafer, Chairman, Veterans Employment and Education Commission; Melissa Bryant, National Legislative Director; Chanon Nuntavong, Director, National Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Division; Ralph Bozella, Chairman, Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission; and Vincent Troiola, Chairman, National Legislative Commission	Mar 11, 2020
Serial No. 116-60	Getting It Right: Challenges with the Go-Live of Electronic Health Record Modernization43 pages 3 witnesses Dr. Melissa Glynn, Assistant Secretary for Enterprise Integration, Office of Enterprise Integration, Department of Veterans Affairs Accompanied by: Dr. Richard Stone, Executive in Charge, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs Dr. Robert J. Fischer, Director, Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, Department of Veterans Affairs Mr. John Windom, Executive Director, Office of Electronic Health Record Modernization, Department of Veterans Affairs Mr. David Case, Deputy Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs Mr. Travis Dalton, President, Cerner Government Services	Mar 5, 2020
S. Hrg. 116-389	Joint Hearing on the Legislative Presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States65 pagesOn H.R. 1112, H.R. 5697, S. 2950 2 witnesses Reed, Hon. Tom, U.S. Representative from New York Schmitz, William "Doc", Commander-in-Chief, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States; accompanied by B.J. Lawrence, Executive Director; Ryan Gallucci, National Veterans Service Director; Carlos Fuentes, National Legislative Service Director; and Ronald Rusakiewicz, National Legislative Committee Chairman	Mar 4, 2020
Serial No. 116-59	The Silver Tsunami: Is VA Ready?70 pagesOn H.R. 1527, H.R. 4138, H.R. 4451, H.R. 5701, S. 2216 and 1 more 4 witnesses Dr. Teresa Boyd, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Clinical Operations, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Accompanied by: Dr. Beth Taylor, Chief Nursing Officer, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Dr. Scotte Hartronft, Executive Director, Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Dr. Elyse Kaplan, Deputy Director, Caregiver Support Program, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Ms. Nikki Clowers, Managing Director, Health Care, U.S. Government Accountability Office Accompanied by: Ms. Karin Wallstad, Assistant Director, Health Care, U.S. Government Accountability Office Mr. Adrian Atizado, Deputy National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans Mr. Mark Bowman, President, National Association of State Veterans Homes	Mar 3, 2020
Serial No. 116-58	U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Year 202183 pagesOn H.R. 299, S. 3084 3 witnesses The Honorable Robert Wilkie, Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Accompanied by: Dr. Richard Stone, Executive in Charge, VHA, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Dr. Paul Lawrence, Under Secretary for Benefits, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mr. Jon Rychalski, Assistant Secretary of Management/CFO, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mr. Adrian Atizado, Deputy National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans, On behalf of the Independent Budget Accompanied by: Mr. Carlos Fuentes, Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars, On behalf of the Independent Budget Mr. Morgan Brown, National Legislative Director, Paralyzed Veterans of America, On behalf of the Independent Budget Ms. Melissa Bryant, National Legislative Director, The American Legion	Feb 27, 2020
S. Hrg. 116-238	Joint Hearing on Legislative Presentations from WWP, Bva, Nasdva, Vva, Moph, Amvets154 pages	Feb 26, 2020
Serial No. 116-236	Joint Hearing on Legislative Presentation of the Disabled American Veterans66 pages	Feb 25, 2020
Serial No. 116-57	Mission Critical: Examining Provider Relations During the Transition to Va's New Community Care Program66 pages 5 witnesses Dr. Kameron Matthews, Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Community Care, Veterans Health Administration Mr. David J. McIntyre, President and CEO, TriWest Healthcare Alliance, Inc Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho, Chief Executive Officer, OptumServe Mr. William A. Dombi, President, National Association for Home Care & Hospice Mr. Erik L. Golnick, Co-Founder and CEO, Veteran & First Responder Healthcare	Feb 12, 2020

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 116th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 116-698	HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS ACTIVITIES REPORT Submitted in accordance with House Rule XI(1)(D)	Dec 28, 2020
H. Rept. 116-657	Hijacking Our Heroes: Exploiting Veterans Through Disinformation on Social Media	Dec 16, 2020
H. Rept. 116-529	Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans ActOn H.R. 3798	Sep 22, 2020
H. Rept. 116-281	Deborah Sampson ActOn H.R. 3224	Nov 12, 2019
H. Rept. 116-179	To Permit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Establish a Grant Program to Conduct Cemetery Research and Produce Educational Materials for the Veterans Legacy ProgramOn H.R. 2385	Jul 24, 2019
H. Rept. 116-166	Helping Expand and Launch Transitional Health for Women Veterans ActOn H.R. 2942	Jul 23, 2019
H. Rept. 116-164	Ryan Kules Specially Adaptive Housing Improvement Act of 2019On H.R. 3504	Jul 22, 2019
H. Rept. 116-158	Providing Benefits Information in Spanish and Tagalog for Veterans and Families ActOn H.R. 2943	Jul 18, 2019

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 116th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-5968	A letter from the Director, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule - Disclosure of Certain Protected Records Without Written Consent (2900-AQ64) received December 2, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication · Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs	Dec 9, 2020
EC-5967	A letter from the Director, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's interim final rule - Authority of VA Professionals to Practice Health Care (RIN: 2900-AQ94) received December 2, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication · Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs	Dec 9, 2020
EC-5966	A letter from the Director, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule - Administrative Procedures: Guidance Documents (RIN: 2900-AQ92) received December 2, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication · Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs	Dec 9, 2020
EC-5965	A letter from the Director, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule - Extension of Veterans' Group Life Insurance (VGLI) Application Periods in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (RIN: 2900-AQ98) received December 2, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication · Department of Veterans Affairs	Dec 9, 2020
EC-5964	A letter from the Director,Office of Regulation and Policy Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule - Reimbursement of Qualifying Adoption Expenses for Certain Veterans (RIN: 2900-AQ01) received December 2, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication · Department of Veterans Affairs	Dec 9, 2020
EC-5727	A letter from the Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting the Attorney General's Forth Quarterly Report of FY 2020 on the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 4332(b)(2); Public Law 103–353, section 2(a) (as added by Public Law 110–389, section 312(c)); (122 Stat. 4165); jointly to the Committees on the Judiciary and Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication · Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice	Dec 2, 2020
EC-5604	A letter from the Adjutant General, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, transmitting the proceedings of the 120th National Convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, held in Orlando, Florida, July 20-24, 2020, pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1332; Public Law 90–620 (as amended by Public Law 105–225, section 3); (112 Stat. 1498); (H. Doc. No. 116–165); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and ordered to be printed.Executive communication · the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States	Nov 12, 2020
EC-5468	A letter from the Director, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Office of the Secretary (00REG), Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the Department's final rule - VA Acquisition Regulation: Contractor Qualifications; Acquisition of Utility Services; and Contract Administration and Audit Services (RIN: 2900-AQ38) received September 30, 2020, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104–121, section 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication · Department of Veterans Affairs	Oct 16, 2020

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 116th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
H. Prt. 116-1	Committee Rules of Procedure for the 116th 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 3

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 116th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jul 20, 2020	Steve Watkins R-KS	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H3584
Feb 26, 2019	Andy Levin D-MI	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H2130
Feb 26, 2019	Mike Levin D-CA	Joined	H.Res. 148

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