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Economic Opportunity Subcommittee

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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 7273	Forever GI Bill Housing Payment Fulfillment Act of 2018	Referred To	Dec 12, 2018
HR 7169	VA-SBA Act	Referred To	Nov 27, 2018
HR 7119	To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to continue to pay educational assistance or subsistence allowances to eligible persons when educational institutions are temporarily closed, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Nov 13, 2018
HRES 1141	Commemorating and acknowledging veteran-owned small businesses.	Referred To	Nov 9, 2018
HR 7025	IMPROVE Transition for Servicemembers Act	Referred To	Oct 2, 2018
HR 7022	Homes for Our Heroes Act of 2018	Referred To	Oct 2, 2018
HR 6911	To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to prohibit the enforcement of certain policies of homeowners associations regarding real property of servicemembers.	Referred To	Sep 26, 2018
HR 6860	GI Bill Transfer Extension Act	Referred To	Sep 20, 2018

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

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	H.R. 1206; H.R. 3023; H.R. 3940; H.R. 4451; H.R. 4830; H.R. 4835; H.R. 5044; a draft bill entitled, “VA Home Loan Improvement Act of 2018”Cannon House Office Building 33425 documents 9 witnesses The Honorable Steve Russell, Member of Congress The Honorable Brad Wenstrup, Member of Congress The Honorable Luke Messer, Member of Congress Ms. Ashlynne Haycock, Manager, Education Services, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors Mr. William Hubbard, Vice President of Government Affairs, Student Veterans of America The Honorable Gus Bilirakis, Member of Congress Major General Robert Worley II USAF, Director, Education Service, Veterans Benefit Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mr. Jeffrey London, Director, Loan Guaranty Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mr. John Kamin, Assistant Director, Veterans Employment and Education Division, The American Legion	Scheduled	Mar 20, 2018

Hearing	Home Loan Churning Practices and How Veteran Homebuyers are Being AffectedCannon House Office Building 33410 documents 5 witnesses Jeffrey London, Director, Loan Guaranty Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs John Bell, Deputy Director, Loan Guaranty Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Michael Bright, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Government National Mortgage Association J. David Motley, CMB, President, Colonial Savings, F.A., On behalf of the Mortgage Bankers Association Brock Cooper, General Counsel, Veterans United Home Loans	Rescheduled	Jan 10, 2018

Hearing	An Update on the Implementation of the Forever GI Bill, the Harry W. Colmery Educational Assistance Act of 2017Cannon House Office Building 3347 documents 5 witnesses MG Robert Worley II USAF (Ret.), Director, Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Charmain Bogue, Deputy Director, Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs William Hubbard, Vice President of Government Affairs, Student Veterans of America Lloyd Thrower, Acting Information Technology Account Manager, Benefits Portfolio, Office of Information & Technology, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Kathleen Moakler, Director, External Relations and Policy Analysis, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors	Scheduled	Dec 12, 2017

Hearing	Best Practices in Veterans Education and Transition to Civilian Life20 documents 6 witnesses Dr. Tedd Mitchell, President, Health Sciences Center, Texas Tech University Mr. Aaron Kyle Chapman, USMC, School of Nursing Veteran Liaison, Health Sciences Center, Texas Tech University Mr. Ikaika (Kai) Iuta, USA, Student Veteran, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Texas Tech University Colonel David Lewis, USAF (Ret.), Director of Veterans Services, StarCare Specialty Health System Colonel Lou Ortiz, USAF (Ret.), Director, Military and Veterans Programs, Military and Veterans Programs Texas Tech University Ms. Nicole Meyer, USAF, Student Veteran, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Angelo State University	Scheduled	Nov 17, 2017

Hearing	A Review of the Interagency Transition Assistance Program and the Need for Enhanced Outcome MeasurementsCannon House Office Building 33421 documents 8 witnesses Cindy Brown Barnes, Director Education, Workforce and Income Security, U.S. Government Accountability Office Margarita Devlin, Executive Director, Benefits Assistance Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs Ivan Denton, Director, Office of National Programs, Veterans’ Employment and Training Service, U.S. Department of Labor Judd Lyons, Director, Defense Personnel and Family Support Center, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, U.S. Department of Defense Brigadier General Robert Bennett, Adjutant General, United States Army Rear Admiral Karl Thomas, Director, 21st Century Sailor Office, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, United States Navy Brigadier General Kathleen Cook, Director, Air Force Services, Manpower, Personnel and Services, United States Air Force Brigadier General Kurt Stein, Director, Marine and Family Programs, United States Marine Corps	Scheduled	Nov 8, 2017

Markup	Markup of H.R. 815; H.R. 3018; H.R. 3634; H.R. 3949; H.R. 3965; and a draft bill entitled, “To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the use of educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for flight training programs”.Cannon House Office Building 33410 documents	Scheduled	Oct 25, 2017

Hearing	H.R. 815; H.R. 3018; H.R. 3634; H.R. 3949; H.R. 3965; a draft bill entitled, “To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the applicability of certain provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act to housing and business loan programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs”; and a draft bill entitled, “To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the use of educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for flight training programsCannon House Office Building 33430 documents 8 witnesses The Honorable John Rutherford, Member of Congress The Honorable James Himes, Member of Congress The Honorable Martha McSally, Member of Congress The Honorable Ro Khanna, Member of Congress Mr. John Kamin, Assistant Director, Veteran Employment and Education, The American Legion Mr. William Hubbard, Vice President of Government Affairs, Student Veterans of America Major General Robert Worley, Director, Education Service, Veterans Benefit Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Mr. Jeffrey London, Director, Loan Guaranty Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs	Scheduled	Oct 11, 2017

Hearing	How to Improve Access to GI Bill Approved Apprenticeship Programs and How these Programs Benefit VeteransCannon House Office Building 33416 documents 5 witnesses Major General MG Robert Worley II USAF, Director, Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Dr. Joseph Wescott, Legislative Director, National Association of State Approving Agencies Paul Marchand, Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Charter Communications Dan Penski, Special Assistant to the General President, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades Sam Shellenberger, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Veterans' Employment and Training Service, U.S. Department of Labor	Rescheduled	Sep 27, 2017

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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