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187 bills referred in the 113th Congress

2,484 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 119th at 278. 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 113th Congress

Members, 113th Congress 14

Everyone who held a seat in the 113th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
I-VT	Bernard Sanders	Chair
R-NC	Richard Burr	Ranking Member
R-NV	Dean Heller
R-KS	Jerry Moran
R-AR	John Boozman
D-WV	John D. Rockefeller IV
R-GA	Johnny Isakson
D-MT	Jon Tester
D-AK	Mark Begich
D-HI	Mazie K. Hirono
R-NE	Mike Johanns
D-WA	Patty Murray
D-CT	Richard Blumenthal
D-OH	Sherrod Brown

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 113th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 4276	Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2014	Discharged From	Dec 15, 2014
S 3014	Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2014	Referred To	Dec 12, 2014
S 3006	A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department that furnishes the care sought by the veteran.	Referred To	Dec 11, 2014
S 2822	Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2014	Discharged From	Dec 11, 2014
HR 4199	To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Waco, Texas, as the "Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".	Discharged From	Dec 10, 2014
S 2979	A bill to extend eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home and domiciliary care for certain veterans who served in a theater of combat operations.	Referred To	Dec 4, 2014
S 229	Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Act of 2013	Discharged From	Dec 4, 2014
S 2921	A bill to designate the community based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 310 Home Boulevard in Galesburg, Illinois, as the "Lane A. Evans VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic".	Discharged From	Dec 4, 2014

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 113th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 113-746	Hepatitis C and Veterans50 pagesOn S. 627 3 witnesses Valentino, Michael, R.Ph., MHSA, Chief Consultant, Pharmacy Benefits Management Services, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; accompanied by David Ross, M.D., Ph.D., MBI, Director, HIV, Hepatitis C, and Public Health Pathogens Program, Office of Public Health/Clinical Public Health, Veterans Health Administration Rother, John, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Coalition on Health Care, on behalf of the Campaign for Sustainable Prescription Drug Pricing Weissman, Robert, President, Public Citizen	Dec 3, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-692	Mental Health and Suicide Among Veterans122 pages 7 witnesses Walsh, Hon. John, U.S. Senator from Montana Kudler, Harold, M.D., Chief Consultant for Mental Health Services, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; accompanied by Caitlin Thompson, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Suicide Prevention; and Dean D. Krahn, M.D., Deputy Director, Office of Mental Health Operations Selke, Susan, mother of Clay Hunt, a deceased Marine Corps veteran Pallotta, Valerie, mother of Joshua Pallotta, a deceased Vermont National Guard combat veteran Vanata, Vincent, MSgt, USMC (Ret.), Combat Stress Recovery Program participant, Wounded Warrior Project Ritchie, Elspeth Cameron, M.D., COL, USA (Ret.), Chief Clinical Officer, District of Columbia's Department of Mental Health Smith, Blayne, Executive Director, Team Red, White and Blue	Nov 19, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-657	The State of VA Health Care118 pages 2 witnesses Griffin, Richard J., Acting Inspector General, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; accompanied by John D. Daigh, Jr., M.D., Assistant Inspector General for Healthcare Inspections; Linda Halliday, Assistant Inspector General for Audits and Evaluations; Maureen Regan, Counselor to the Inspector General; and Larry Reinkemeyer, Director of the Inspector General's Kansas City Audit Office McDonald, Hon. Robert A., Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; accompanied by Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., Interim Under Secretary for Health	Sep 9, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-766	NOMINATION OF ROBERT A. McDONALD TO BE SECRETARY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRSHeld Jul 22, 2014 to Dec 4, 2014 · 109 pages 5 witnesses Portman, Hon. Rob, U.S. Senator from Ohio McDonald, Robert A., nominee to be Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Letter from the nominee to the Office of General Counsel, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Bradley, Leigh A., nominee to be General Counsel, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Letter from the nominee to the Office of General Counsel, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs	Jul 22, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-617	The State of VA Health Care110 pagesOn H.R. 4486 1 witness Gibson, Hon. Sloan D., Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; accompanied by Philip Matkovsky, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Administrative Operations, Veterans Health Administration	Jul 16, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-614	The State of VA Health Care173 pagesOn H.R. 4198 13 witnesses McCain, Hon. John, U.S. Senator from Arizona Shinseki, Hon. Eric K., Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; accompanied by Robert A. Petzel, M.D., Under Secretary for Health Dellinger, Daniel M., National Commander, The American Legion Violante, Joseph A., National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans Tarantino, Tom, Chief Policy Officer, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Blake, Carl, National Legislative Director, Paralyzed Veterans of America Robinson, D. Wayne, President and Chief Executive Officer, Student Veterans of America Gallucci, Ryan, Deputy Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Weidman, Richard, Executive Director for Policy and Government Affairs, Vietnam Veterans of America Griffin, Richard, Acting Inspector General, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; accompanied by John D. Daigh, Jr., M.D., Assistant Inspector General for Healthcare Inspections Marsh, RADM W. Clyde, USN (Ret.), President, National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs Draper, Debra A., Director, Health Care, U.S. Government Accountability Office Longman, Phillip, Senior Research Fellow, New America Foundation	May 15, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-680	Overmedication: Problems and Solutions149 pagesOn H.R. 0, H.R. 1 5 witnesses Petzel, Robert, M.D., Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; accompanied by Tracy Gaudet, M.D., Director, Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation and Peter Marshall, M.D., Director of Primary Care Pain Management, Minneapolis VA medical center: Impromptu question/answer Coots, BG Norvell V., USA, Deputy Commanding General (Support), U.S. Army Medical Command and Assistant Surgeon General for Force Projection, Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Army; accompanied by COL Kevin T. Galloway, Director, Army Pain Management Program, Rehabilitation and Reintegration Division Briggs, Josephine, M.D., Director, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health Kahn, Janet, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont and Senior Policy Advisor, Consortium of Academic Health Centers for Integrative Medicine Edlund, Mark, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Research Public Health Analyst, Behavioral Health Epidemiology Program, RTI International	Apr 30, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-599	The Fiscal Year 2015 Budget for Veterans' Programs223 pagesOn H.R. 5404, S. 932 1 witness Hon. Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; accompanied by Hon. Robert A. Petzel, M.D., Under Secretary for Health; Hon. Allison A. Hickey, Under Secretary for Benefits; Hon. Steve L. Muro, Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs; Stephen W. Warren, Executive in Charge for Information and Technology; and Helen Tierney, Executive in Charge for the Office of Management and Acting Chief Financial Officer	Mar 12, 2014

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 113th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 113-125	Legislative and Oversight Activities During the 112th Congress by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs	Dec 13, 2013
S. Rept. 113-123	Veterans Health and Benefits Improvement Act of 2013On S. 944	Dec 9, 2013
S. Rept. 113-110	Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2013On S. 287	Sep 23, 2013
S. Rept. 113-107	Caregivers Expansion and Improvement Act of 2013On S. 851	Sep 17, 2013
S. Rept. 113-106	Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2013On S. 131	Sep 17, 2013
S. Rept. 113-87	Veterans' Compensation Cost-Of-Living Adjustment Act of 2013On S. 893	Sep 4, 2013
S. Rept. 113-86	Veterans Second Amendment Protection ActOn S. 572	Sep 4, 2013
S. Rept. 113-1	Legislative and Oversight Activities During the 111th Congress by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs	Feb 7, 2013

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 113th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2104	Leigh A. Bradley, of Virginia, to be General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs, vice Will A. Gunn, resigned.Department of Veterans Affairs	Confirmed Dec 16, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Nov 12, 2014
PN1833	Robert Alan McDonald, of Ohio, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs, vice Eric K. Shinseki, resigned.Department of Veterans Affairs	Confirmed Jul 29, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 97 - 0. Record Vote Number: 243.	Jul 7, 2014
PN1650	Jeffrey A. Murawsky, of Illinois, to be Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs, vice Robert A. Petzel.Department of Veterans Affairs	WithdrawnReceived message of withdrawal of nomination from the President.	May 5, 2014
PN1251	Constance B. Tobias, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals for a term of six years, vice James Philip Terry, term expired.Department of Veterans Affairs	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Jan 6, 2014
PN1249	Linda A. Schwartz, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Policy and Planning), vice Raul Perea-Henze, resigned.Department of Veterans Affairs	Confirmed Sep 16, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jan 6, 2014
PN1248	Sloan D. Gibson, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, vice W. Scott Gould.Department of Veterans Affairs	Confirmed Feb 11, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jan 6, 2014
PN822	Sloan D. Gibson, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, vice W. Scott Gould.Department of Veterans Affairs	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Sep 11, 2013
PN794	Linda A. Schwartz, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs, vice Raul Perea-Henze, resigned.Department of Veterans Affairs	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Aug 1, 2013

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-8132	A communication from the Acting Director of the Regulation Policy and Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) Benefits Program" (RIN2900-AO17) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 3, 2014; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 11, 2014
EC-8082	A communication from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to expenditures from the Pershing Hall Revolving Fund for fiscal year 2014; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 8, 2014
POM-362	A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of Alaska condemning the actions of the Veterans Health Administration officials that prohibited religious holiday messages, music, and gifts from being conveyed to veterans at Veterans Health Administration facilities and requesting that the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs ensure that the violations of veterans' rights described in this resolution do not occur again; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Petition or memorial	Nov 20, 2014
POM-361	A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of Alaska condemning the actions of the Veterans Health Administration officials that prohibited religious holiday messages, music, and gifts from being conveyed to veterans at Veterans Health Administration facilities and requesting that the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs ensure that the violations of veterans' rights described in this resolution do not occur again; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Petition or memorial	Nov 20, 2014
POM-360	Urging the United States Congress to restore the presumption of a service connection for Agent Orange exposure to United States Veterans who served in the waters defined by and in the airspace over the combat zone in Vietnam, and urging the United States Congress to pass the Toxic Exposure Research and Military Family Support Act of 2013 and to establish a national center for the diagnosis, treatment, and research of health conditions of descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Petition or memorial	Nov 20, 2014
EC-7800	A communication from the Acting Director of the Regulation Policy and Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Exempting Mental Health Peer Support Services from Copayments" (RIN2900-AP11) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 14, 2014; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Nov 19, 2014
EC-7799	A communication from the Acting Director of the Regulation Policy and Management Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Expanded Access to Non-VA Care through the Veterans Choice Program" (RIN2900 -AO24) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 4, 2014; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Nov 19, 2014
EC-7798	A communication from the Acting Chief of the Regulation Policy, Tracking, and Control Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Designee for Patient Personal Property" (RIN2900-AO41) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 12, 2014; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Nov 19, 2014

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 113th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 113-36	COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR 113th CONGRESS (2013-2014)	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	Nominations	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	19	278	15	13	5	43	29	22	37	1
118th2023–2024	19	212	5	21	1	33	32	3	88	0
117th2021–2022	18	261	14	49	1	45	40	23	76	0
116th2019–2020	18	260	24	22	1	23	26	5	79	0
115th2017–2018	15	265	5	25	3	—	20	17	90	1
114th2015–2016	15	224	10	16	7	—	34	6	84	1
113th2013–2014	14	187	9	13	8	—	21	9	98	1
112th2011–2012	15	127	8	6	5	—	21	9	84	1
111th2009–2010	17	154	18	10	18	—	36	10	41	1
110th2007–2008	16	194	14	17	14	—	42	8	74	1
109th2005–2006	14	106	8	7	8	—	43	13	67	1
108th2003–2004	15	106	11	9	11	—	12	13	100	0
107th2001–2002	15	110	9	8	9	—	18	15	99	0

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