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Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

Under Veterans' Affairs Committee veterans.house.gov

House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity

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126 bills referred in the 115th Congress

1,012 across the 11 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 109th to 119th

Members

Served in the 115th Congress

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 115th Congress

Members, 115th Congress 11

Everyone listed on the subcommittee in the 115th Congress, from printed hearings, the Congressional Directory and the official rosters.

Seat	Member	Role
R-TX	Jodey C. Arrington	Chair
D-TX	Beto O'Rourke	Ranking Member
R-TX	Bill Flores
R-OH	Brad R. Wenstrup
R-FL	Brian J. Mast
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis
D-CA	J. Luis Correa
R-IN	Jim Banks
R-FL	John H. Rutherford
D-NY	Kathleen M. Rice
D-CA	Mark Takano

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 115th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 3634	SERVE Act of 2017	Reported By	Oct 25, 2017
HR 3018	Veterans' Entry to Apprenticeship Act	Reported By	Oct 25, 2017
HR 815	To amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan under the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.	Reported By	Oct 25, 2017
HR 3949	VALOR Act	Reported By	Oct 25, 2017
HR 4037	VA Fairness in Hiring Act	Discharged From	Oct 12, 2017
HR 3561	To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit appraisers approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make appraisals for purposes of chapter 37 of such title based on inspections performed by third parties.	Referred To	Jul 28, 2017
HR 3562	To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish assistance for adaptations of residences of veterans in rehabilitation programs under chapter 31 of such title, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Jul 28, 2017
HR 3492	To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand educational assistance to veterans who pursue certain apprenticeship programs, to establish a pilot program for veterans to pursue certification programs in computer numerically controlled machining, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Jul 27, 2017

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	A Continued Review of GI Bill Payment DelaysCannon House Office Building 33416 documents 5 witnesses The Honorable Paul Lawrence, Undersecretary for Benefits, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Major General Robert Worley II, Director, Education Service, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mr. Bill James, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Development and Operations, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mr. Richard Crowe, Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton Mr. John Galvin, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Informaiton Technology Operations and Services, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs	Rescheduled	Nov 15, 2018

Hearing	“A Review of VA’s Specially Adaptive Housing Grant Programs (SAH).”Cannon House Office Building 33411 documents 4 witnesses Mr. Jeffrey London, Director, Loan Guaranty Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Brigadier General Tom Landwermeyer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Homes For Our Troops, Inc. Mr. Steven Henry, Associate Legislative Director, Paralyzed Veterans of America Mr. Ryan Kules, Director of Combat Stress and Recovery, Wounded Warrior Project	Scheduled	Sep 6, 2018

Hearing	An Update on the Implementation of the Forever GI Bill: Is VA Ready for August 1st?Cannon House Office Building 3341 document 4 witnesses Major General Robert Worley II, Director, Education Service, Veterans Benefit Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Ms. Charmain Bogue, Deputy Director, Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mr. Lloyd Thrower, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Account Manager, Benefits Portfolio, Office of Information & Technology, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mr. Daniel McCune, Executive Director, Enterprise Portfolio Management Division, Office of Information and Technology, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs	Scheduled	Jul 18, 2018

Hearing	Hiring and Retaining Veterans for the Modern Day WorkforceCannon House Office Building 33413 documents 5 witnesses Ms. Elizabeth O'Brien, Senior Director of Military Spouse Programs, Hiring Our Heroes, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Brigadier General Gary Profit, Senior Director, Military Programs, Walmart Mr. Matt Kress, Manager, Veterans and Military Affairs, Starbucks Coffee Company Mr. Charles Sevola, Vice President, Head of Veterans Initiatives, Prudential Financial Mr. Robert Douthit, Senior Director, Americas Customer Solutions Centers, Dell EMC	Scheduled	Jun 26, 2018

Markup	H.R. 2409; H.R. 5452; H.R. 5538; H.R. 5644; H.R. 5649; and H.R. 5882Cannon House Office Building 334	Canceled	Jun 12, 2018
Hearing	H.R. 2409; H.R. 5452; H.R. 5538; H.R. 5644; H.R. 5649; and a draft bill, entitled "To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the termination by a spouse of a lessee of certain leases when the lessee dies while in military service."Cannon House Office Building 33415 documents 9 witnesses The Honorable Julia Brownley, Member of Congress The Honorable Scott Peters, Member of Congress The Honorable Brad Wenstrup, Member of Congress The Honorable Cheri Bustos, Member of Congress The Honorable Ryan Costello, Member of Congress Ms. Margartia Devlin, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mr. John Kamin, Assistant Director, Veterans Employment and Education Division, The American Legion Ms. Lauren Augustine, Vice President of Government Affairs, Student Veterans of America Ms. Rebecca Burgess, Program Manager, Program on American Citizenship, American Enterprise Institute	Scheduled	May 23, 2018

Hearing	A Review of VA’s Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment ProgramCannon House Office Building 33416 documents 5 witnesses Mr. Lloyd Thrower, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Account Manager for Benefits, Office of Information and Technology, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Ms. Heather Ansley, Acting Associate Executive Director of Government Relations, Paralyzed Veterans of America Ms. Cassandra Vangellow, Legal and Policy Fellow, Student Veterans of America Mr. Shane Liermann, Assistant National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans Mr. Jack Kammerer, Director, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs	Scheduled	May 17, 2018

Markup	H.R. 1206, H.R. 3023, H.R. 3940, H.R. 4451, H.R. 4830, H.R. 4835,and H.R. 5044Cannon House Office Building 334	Scheduled	Apr 11, 2018

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	Meetings
119th2025–2026, sitting	9	107	22	2	15
118th2023–2024	9	118	34	0	22
117th2021–2022	9	85	0	6	19
116th2019–2020	12	105	7	7	20
115th2017–2018	11	126	15	7	23
114th2015–2016	9	91	23	0	12
113th2013–2014	9	94	17	3	10
112th2011–2012	9	77	20	3	0
111th2009–2010	8	84	36	0	—
110th2007–2008	8	67	21	0	—
109th2005–2006	7	58	6	0	—

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