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261 bills referred in the 117th 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 117th Congress

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 117th Congress

Members, 117th Congress 18

Everyone who held a seat in the 117th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-MT	Jon Tester	Chair
R-KS	Jerry Moran	Ranking Member
I-VT	Bernard Sanders
R-LA	Bill Cassidy
R-AK	Dan Sullivan
D-WV	Joe Manchin III
R-AR	John Boozman
R-ND	Kevin Cramer
D-AZ	Kyrsten Sinema
D-NH	Margaret Wood Hassan
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn
D-HI	Mazie K. Hirono
R-SD	Mike Rounds
D-WA	Patty Murray
D-CT	Richard Blumenthal
D-OH	Sherrod Brown
R-NC	Thom Tillis
R-AL	Tommy Tuberville

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 117th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 117th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 5348	Protecting Veteran Community Care Act	Referred To	Dec 21, 2022
S 5337	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for supportive services for very low-income veteran families to include former members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Dec 21, 2022
S 4949	National Cemeteries Preservation and Protection Act of 2022	Discharged From	Dec 20, 2022
HR 7335	MST Claims Coordination Act	Discharged From	Dec 20, 2022
HR 7299	SVAC Act of 2022	Discharged From	Dec 20, 2022
HR 6961	Dignity for MST Survivors Act	Discharged From	Dec 20, 2022
HR 6604	Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act	Discharged From	Dec 20, 2022
HR 6064	To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a review of examinations, furnished by the Secretary, to individuals who submit claims to the Secretary for compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, for mental and physical conditions linked to military sexual trauma.	Discharged From	Dec 20, 2022

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 117th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Meeting	Hearings to examine Native American veterans, focusing on ensuring access to VA health care and benefits.Russell Senate Office Building 418	Scheduled	Nov 30, 2022
Meeting	Hearings to examine the Department of Veterans Affairs implementation of the SFC Heath Robinson Honoring our PACT Act.Dirksen Senate Office Building G50	Scheduled	Nov 16, 2022
Meeting	Hearings to examine ensuring veterans' timely access to care in VA and the community.Russell Senate Office Building 418	Scheduled	Sep 21, 2022
Meeting	Business meeting to consider the nomination of Jaime Areizaga-Soto, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals, Department of Veterans Affairs.Capitol (Senate side) 2161 document	Scheduled	Aug 3, 2022

Meeting	Hearings to examine the nominations of Anjali Chaturvedi, of Maryland, to be General Counsel, and Jaime Areizaga-Soto, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals, both of the Department of Veterans Affairs.Russell Senate Office Building 4181 document	Scheduled	Jul 27, 2022

Meeting	Hearings to examine the status of VA's electronic health record modernization program.Russell Senate Office Building 418	Scheduled	Jul 20, 2022
Meeting	Hearings to examine S.3372, to amend title 38, United States Code, to strengthen benefits for children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, S.3548, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption of service-connection for certain veterans with tinnitus or hearing loss, S.3606, to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the requirement to specify an effective period of transfer of Post-9/11 educational assistance to a dependent, S.3994, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to repay the estates of deceased beneficiaries for certain benefits paid by the Secretary and misused by fiduciaries of such beneficiaries, S.4141, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associated States, S.4208, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update the appraisal requirements for certain loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, S.4223, to increase, effective as of December 1, 2022, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, S.4308, to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the definition of spouse and surviving spouse to include all individuals lawfully married, S.4319, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to regularly promote programs under chapter 31 of such title, S.4458, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the process by which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines whether an educational institution meets requirements relating to the percentage of students who receive educational assistance furnished by the Secretary, an original bill entitled, "Native American Direct Loan Improvement Act", an original bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to address the operation and maintenance of veterans¿ cemeteries on trust land owned by, or held in trust for, tribal organizations, and an original bill entitled, "No Bonuses For Bad Exams Act".Russell Senate Office Building 4181 document	Scheduled	Jul 13, 2022

Meeting	Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2023 and proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of Veterans Affairs.Russell Senate Office Building 418	Scheduled	Jun 14, 2022

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 117th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 117-672	Native American Veterans: Ensuring Access to VA Health Care and Benefits103 pagesOn S. 2172, S. 2264, S. 4505 6 witnesses The Honorable Roselyn Tso, Director, Indian Health Service, Department of Health & Human Services; accompanied by Benjamin Smith, Deputy Director, Indian Health Service Mark Upton, MD, FACP, Deputy to the Deputy Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; accompanied by Stephanie Birdwell, Director, Office of Tribal Government Relations, and John Bell, Executive Director, Home Loan Guaranty Program, Veterans Benefits Administration Leo Pollock, Administrator, Blackfeet Veterans Alliance Larry Wright, Jr., Executive Director, National Congress of American Indians Nickolaus Lewis, Vice Chairperson, National Indian Health Board Sonya Tetnowski, President, National Council of Urban Indian Health	Nov 30, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-671	Hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs Implementation of the SFC Heath Robinson Honoring Our Pact Act95 pagesOn H.R. 3967 2 witnesses The Honorable Shereef M. Elnahal, Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs Joshua Jacobs, Senior Advisor for Policy Performing the Delegable Duties of the Under Secretary for Benefits; accompanied by the Honorable Guy T. Kiyokawa, Assistant Secretary for Enterprise Integration; John W. Boerstler, Chief Veterans Experience Officer; Patricia R. Hastings, DO, MPH, FACEP, RN, Chief Consultant, Health Outcomes Military Exposures, Veterans Health Administration; Robert T. Reynolds, Deputy Under Secretary for Automated Benefits Delivery, Veterans Benefits Administration; and	Nov 16, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-669	The State of VA Services in Hawaii70 pages 5 witnesses The Honorable Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Diane Haar, Hawaii Disability Legal Services, LLLC SMSgt Roxanne Bruhn, USAF (Ret.), Veteran Col. Ronald P. Han, Jr., USAF (Ret.), Director, State of Hawaii Office of Veterans' Services David J. McIntyre, Jr., President and CEO, TriWest Healthcare Alliance	Oct 5, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-658	Ensuring Veterans' Timely Access to Care in VA and the Community129 pages 4 witnesses The Honorable Denis R. McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Carrie Farmer, PhD, Co-Director, Epstein Family Veterans Policy Research Institute and Senior Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation Joy Ilem, National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans Darin Selnick, former Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs	Sep 21, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-637	Hearing to Consider Pending Nominations79 pages 2 witnesses Anjali Chaturvedi, Nominee to be General Counsel of the Department of Veterans Affairs Jaime Areizaga-Soto, Nominee to be Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals	Jul 27, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-636	Examining the Status of Va's Electronic Health Record Modernization Program129 pages 3 witnesses Terry Adirim, MD, MPH, MBA, Program Executive Director, Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office, Department of Veterans Affairs; accompanied by the Honorable Kurt DelBene, Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology and Chief Information Officer; Michael D. Parrish, Principal Executive Director for the Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction and Chief Acquisition Officer; and Gerard R. Cox, MD, MPH, Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Quality and Patient David Case, Deputy Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs Mike Sicilia, Executive Vice President, Oracle Corporation	Jul 20, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-635	Hearing to Consider Pending. Legislation149 pagesOn S. 3372, S. 3548, S. 3606, S. 3994, S. 4141 and 5 more 4 witnesses Beth Murphy, Executive Director, Compensation Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; accompanied by Jocelyn Moses, Senior Principal Advisor, Compensation Service; and James Ruhlman, Deputy Director for Program Management, Education Service Kristina Keenan, Associate Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars Michael McLaughlin, Legislative Chairman, National Association of County Veterans Service Officers Anne Meehan, Assistant Vice President, Government Relations, American Council on Education	Jul 13, 2022
S. Hrg. 117-625	Review of the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget and 2024 Advance Appropriations Requests for the Department of Veterans Affairs140 pages 4 witnesses The Honorable Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Patrick Murray, Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars Roscoe Butler, Associate Legislative Director, Government Relations, Paralyzed Veterans of America Shane Liermann, Deputy National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans	Jun 14, 2022

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 117th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 117-16	Legislative and Oversight Activities During the 116th Congress by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs	Apr 19, 2021

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 117th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN2276	Thomas E. Harvey, of Florida, to be a Member of the Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission. (New Position)Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Jun 22, 2022
PN2275	Anjali Chaturvedi, of Maryland, to be General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs, vice Richard A. Sauber.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.	Jun 22, 2022
PN1976	Jaime Areizaga-Soto, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals for a term of six years, vice Cheryl L. Mason, resigning.Department of Veterans Affairs	Confirmed Aug 4, 2022Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Apr 25, 2022
PN1890	Lucretia Marie McClenney, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission. (New Position)Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Mar 21, 2022
PN1889	Raymond M. Jefferson, of Hawaii, to be Under Secretary for Benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs, vice Paul R. Lawrence.Department of Veterans Affairs	WithdrawnReceived message of withdrawal of nomination from the President.	Mar 21, 2022
PN1849	Jonathan Woodson, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission. (New Position)Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Mar 10, 2022
PN1848	Jose R. Ramos, of Texas, to be a Member of the Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission. (New Position)Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Mar 10, 2022
PN1847	Patrick J. Murphy, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission. (New Position)Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Mar 10, 2022

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 117th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-5894	A communication from the Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Readjustment Counseling Scholarship Program" (RIN2900-AR31) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 13, 2022; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 15, 2022
EC-5893	A communication from the Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "VA Acquisition Regulation: Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation System and Research and Development" (RIN2900-AQ23) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 2, 2022; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 15, 2022
EC-5892	A communication from the Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "National Service Life Insurance (NSLI) - Veterans Affairs Life Insurance Program Amendments" (RIN2900-AR53) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 13, 2022; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 15, 2022
EC-5729	A communication from the Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Vietnam Era Definition, Medal of Honor Special Pension for Surviving Spouses, and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Remarriage Age" (RIN2900-AR70) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2022; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 7, 2022
EC-5728	A communication from the Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "VHA Claims and Appeals Modernization" (RIN2900-AQ44) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 7, 2022
EC-5727	A communication from the Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Requesting Disinterment of an Eligible Decedent from a National Cemetery" (RIN2900-AR43) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 7, 2022; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 7, 2022
EC-5726	A communication from the Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "VA Acquisition Regulation: Acquisition Planning; Required Sources of Supplies and Services; Market Research; and Small Business Programs" (RIN2900-AR06) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 7, 2022
EC-5725	A communication from the Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Delegated Authority to Settle Federal Tort Claims Act Administrative Tort Claims" (RIN2900-AR72) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 27, 2022; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 7, 2022

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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