Veterans' Affairs Committee
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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598 bills referred in the 119th Congress so far
5,205 across the 13 Congresses on file, more in this Congress than in any other. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.
Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th
Seated in the 119th Congress
Each with its own members and record
Hearings and business meetings in the 119th Congress
Members 25
Chair and ranking member first, then alphabetically. Today's official roster.
| Seat | Member | Role |
|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Chair |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Ranking Member |
| R-AZ | Abraham J. Hamadeh | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | |
| D-IL | Delia C. Ramirez | |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | |
| D-NJ | Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | |
| R-TX | Keith Self | |
| D-MN | Kelly Morrison | |
| R-MP | Kimberlyn King-Hinds | |
| D-NH | Maggie Goodlander | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | |
| D-OR | Maxine Dexter | |
| R-TX | Morgan Luttrell | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | |
| R-MI | Tom Barrett |
Subcommittees 5
Each has its own record.
Record
Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 119th Congress.
Newest activity first. In the 119th Congress.
Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 119th Congress.
The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 119th Congress.
| Hearing | Title | Held |
|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 119-58 | Legislative Hearing8 witnesses
| May 20, 2026 |
| Serial No. 119-57 | Expanding the Mission: the Future of the National Center for Warrior Independence in West La5 witnesses
| May 13, 2026 |
| Serial No. 119-56 | Examining VA Benefits: Pension and Fiduciary, and VA Life Insurance Options3 witnesses
| Apr 21, 2026 |
| Serial No. 119-55 | Bounce Houses, Drones, and Massage Chairs: a Review of Va's Purchase History in the Veteran Readiness and Employment Program2 witnesses
| Apr 16, 2026 |
| Serial No. 119-54 | Faster Decisions, Stronger Outcomes: Va's Work to Streamline the Disability Claims Backlog1 witness
| Apr 15, 2026 |
| Serial No. 119-53 | Kitchen Table Issues: Lowering Costs for Veteran Families Through the VA Home Loan Program4 witnesses
| Mar 26, 2026 |
| Serial No. 119-52 | Legislative Hearing5 witnesses
| Mar 25, 2026 |
| Serial No. 119-50 | Hidden Wounds: Effectively Supporting Veterans with TBI4 witnesses
| Mar 5, 2026 |
The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 119th Congress.
| Report | Title | Issued |
|---|---|---|
| H. Rept. 119-842 | VA Fiscal Management Modernization Act | Oct 9, 2026 |
| H. Rept. 119-841 | National Cemetery Administration Annual Report Act of 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| H. Rept. 119-840 | Board of Veterans Appeals Annual Report Transparency Act of 2025 | Oct 6, 2026 |
| H. Rept. 119-839 | Recognizing Community Organizations for Veteran Engagement and Recovery Act | Oct 5, 2026 |
| H. Rept. 119-838 | Veterans TBI Breakthrough Exploration of Adaptive Care Opportunities Nationwide Act of 2026 | Oct 1, 2026 |
| H. Rept. 119-835 | End Transcript Withholding for Veterans Act | Sep 24, 2026 |
| H. Rept. 119-834 | Veteran Infection Prevention Act | Sep 24, 2026 |
| H. Rept. 119-832 | Centralized Reimbursement for Upgraded Innovative Service Equipment Act | Sep 15, 2026 |
Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 119th Congress.
Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 119th Congress.
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 2
Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 119th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.
| Date | Member | Change | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2026 | Maggie Goodlander D-NH | Joined | H.Res. 1352 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D-FL | Left Congress | Clerk of the House |
Everything here is as published by Congress. Seats run from the 107th Congress, dated by the resolutions that made them and the Congressional Record; referrals and nominations from the 107th; meetings from the 112th. A committee older than that shows less than it has done. Records come from Congress.gov, GovInfo and the House and Senate.