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574 bills referred in the 116th Congress

5,207 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 119th at 600. 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
Markup	Business Meeting to Reauthorize the Women Veterans Task Force and Markup of H.R. 712 – VA Medical Cannabis Research Act (Rep. Correa) H.R. 1647 – Veterans Equal Access Act (Rep. Blumenauer) A.N.S. to H.R. 2224 Offered by Rep. Takano – Homeless Veterans with Children Reintegration Act (Rep. Brownley) H.R. 3798 -- Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act (Rep. Brownley) H.R. 6140 -- legislation to fix the STEM scholarship to cover dual degree programs, such as medical residency (Rep. Underwood) H.R. 6018 -- to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to collect overpayments of specially adapted housing assistance (Rep. Correa) H.R. 6157 -- to improve the GI comparison tool program (Rep. Luria) H.R. 6168 – Veterans’ Compensation COLA Act (Rep. Luria) H.R. 5284 -- Vet OUTREACH Act (Rep. Khanna) H.R. 2816 -- Vietnam Era Veterans Hepatitis- C Testing Enhancement Act (Rep. Stefanik) H.R. 2628 -- VET CARE Act (Rep. Bilirakis) H.R. 1527 -- Long Term Care Veterans Choice Act (Rep. Higgins) H.R. 5750 -- Streamlining GI Bill Processing Act of 2020 (Rep. Bilirakis) A.N.S. to H.R. 5781 Offered by Rep. Bost -- a bill to improve liability for GI Bill debts (Rep. Bost) S. 3084 -- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the limitation on pay for certain high-level employees and officers of the Department of Veterans Affairs H.R. 6036 -- VA Family Leave Act of 2020 (Rep. Roe) A.N.S. to H.R. 5766 Offered by Rep. Levin -- VET TEC Expansion Act (Rep. McCarthy)Capitol 21031 documents	Scheduled	Mar 12, 2020

Hearing	Joint Hearing of the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees to receive the Legislative Presentation of the The American LegionDirksen Senate Office Building SD-G503 documents 7 witnesses James Oxford, National Commander, The American Legion Joseph Sharpe, Director, Veterans Employment and Education Division, The American Legion Daniel Seehafer, Chairman, Veterans Employment and Education Commission, The American Legion Ralph Bozella, Chairman, Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission, The American Legion Vincent Troiola, Chairman, National Legislative Commission, The American Legion Melissa Bryant, National Legislative Director, The American Legion Chanin Nuntavong, Director, National Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Division, The American Legion	Scheduled	Mar 11, 2020

Hearing	Joint Hearing of the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees to receive the Legislative Presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United StatesDirksen Senate Office Building SD-G503 documents 5 witnesses Ryan Gallucci, National Veterans Service Director, Veterans of Foreign Wars Vincent Lawrence, Executive Director, Veterans of Foreign Wars Carlos Fuentes, National Legislative Service Director, Veterans of Foreign Wars William Schmitz, Commander-in-Chief, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. Ronald Rusakiewicz, National Legislative Committee Chairman	Scheduled	Mar 4, 2020

Meeting	Joint Hearing of the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees to receive the Legislative Presentation of Multiple Veterans Service Organizations” (AXPOW, PVA, SVA, GSW, MOAA, FRA, IAVA)Dirksen Senate Office Building SD-G5010 documents 7 witnesses Mr. Robert Certain, National Commander, American Ex–Prisoners of War Mr. David Zurfluh, National President, Paralyzed Veterans of America Mr. Jared Lyon, National President & CEO, Student Veterans of America Mrs. Crystal Wenum, National President, Gold Star Wives of America Ms. René Campos, Senior Director of Government Relations for Veterans-Wounded Warrior Care, Military Officers Association of America Ms. Donna Jansky, National President, Fleet Reserve Association Mr. Jeremy Butler, Chief Executive Officer, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America	Scheduled	Mar 3, 2020

Hearing	U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2021Capitol 21010 documents 8 witnesses Mr. Adrian Atizado, Deputy National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans Mr. Morgan Brown, National Legislative Director, Paralyzed Veterans of America Dr. Paul Lawrence, Under Secretary for Benefits Mr. Jon Rychalski, Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer Mr. Carlos Fuentes, Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars The Honorable Robert Wilkie, Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Dr. Richard Stone, Executive in Charge, Veterans Health Administration Ms. Melissa Bryant, National Legislative Director, The American Legion	Scheduled	Feb 27, 2020

Hearing	Joint Hearing of the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees to receive the Legislative Presentation of Multiple Veterans Service Organizations” (WWP, BVA, NASDVA, JWV, VVA, MOPH, AMVETS)Dirksen Senate Office Building SD-G5010 documents 7 witnesses Lieutenant General Michael Linnington, Chief Executive Officer, Wounded Warrior Project Harvey Weiner, National Commander, Jewish War Veterans John Rowan, National President, Vietnam Veterans of America Felix Garcia, National Commander, Military Order of the Purple Heart Jan Brown, National Commander, American Veterans Dr. Thomas Zampieri, National President, Blinded Veterans Association John Hilgert, President, National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs	Scheduled	Feb 26, 2020

Hearing	Joint Hearing of the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees to Receive the Legislative Presentation of the Disabled American VeteransDirksen Senate Office Building SD-G5011 documents 8 witnesses Randy Reese, Executive Director, Washington Headquarters, Disabled American Veterans Dan Clare, Chief Communications and Outreach Officer, Disabled American Veterans Barry Jesinoski, Executive Director, National Headquarters, Disabled American Veterans J. Burgess, National Adjutant, Disabled American Veterans Mr. Stephon Whitehead, National Commander, Disabled American Veterans Diane Franz, DAV Auxiliary National Commander Jim Marszalek, National Service Director, Disabled American Veterans Joy Ilem, National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans	Scheduled	Feb 25, 2020

Hearing	“Caring for Veterans in Crisis: Ensuring a Comprehensive Health System Approach”Capitol 21012 documents 5 witnesses Dr. David Carroll, Executive Director, , Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, Veterans Health Administration Mr. Frederick Jackson, , Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Security and Law Enforcement, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Ms. Renee Oshinski, Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Operations and Management, Veterans Health Administration Dr. Julie Kroviak, Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Healthcare Inspections, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Dr. C. Coffey, Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina	Scheduled	Jan 29, 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	600	92	9	55	30	60	45	1
118th2023–2024	26	539	116	18	43	39	103	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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