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212 bills referred in the 118th 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 118th Congress

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 118th Congress

Members, 118th Congress 19

Everyone who held a seat in the 118th 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-ME	Angus S. King Jr.
I-VT	Bernard Sanders
R-LA	Bill Cassidy
R-AK	Dan Sullivan
I-WV	Joe Manchin III
R-AR	John Boozman
R-ND	Kevin Cramer
I-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 118th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 118th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 4136	U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson Memorial VA Clinic Act	Discharged From	Dec 21, 2024
HR 9124	To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Auburn, California, as the "Louis A. Conter VA Clinic".	Discharged From	Dec 21, 2024
HR 8667	To rename the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Cadillac, Michigan, as the "Duane E. Dewey VA Clinic".	Discharged From	Dec 21, 2024
HR 4955	To name the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, as the "Henry Parham VA Clinic".	Discharged From	Dec 21, 2024
S 5624	Improving Veteran Access to Care Act	Referred To	Dec 19, 2024
S 1299	Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2024	Discharged From	Dec 18, 2024
S 5545	A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to laws relating to the payment of certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that are affected by death, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Dec 17, 2024
S 2513	Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2024	Discharged From	Dec 12, 2024

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 118th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Meeting	Hearings to examine current and future VA budget challenges, focusing on providing for veterans.Russell Senate Office Building 418	Scheduled	Sep 18, 2024
Meeting	A joint hearing to examine heroes at home, focusing on improving services for veterans and their caregivers.Dirksen Senate Office Building G50	Scheduled	Jun 5, 2024
Meeting	Hearings to examine frontier health care, focusing on ensuring veterans' access no matter where they live.Russell Senate Office Building 418	Scheduled	May 15, 2024
Meeting	Business meeting to consider the Major Medical Lease Committee Resolution; to be immediately followed by a hearing the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2025, and 2026 advance appropriations requests, for the Department of Veterans Affairs.Russell Senate Office Building 418	Scheduled	May 1, 2024
Meeting	Hearings to examine ensuring equity for women veterans at the VA.Russell Senate Office Building 418	Scheduled	Apr 10, 2024
Meeting	A joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of The American Legion and multiple veterans service organizations: JWV, TAPS, NCHV, MOAA, NACVSO, NCAI, VVA, NGAUS, and FRA.390 CHOB	Scheduled	Mar 13, 2024
Meeting	A joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of Disabled American Veterans.Dirksen Senate Office Building G50	Scheduled	Mar 7, 2024
Meeting	A joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and multiple veterans service organizations: PVA, WWP, NASDVA, MRC, BSF, IAVA, BVA, SWAN, SVA, and AMVETS.Dirksen Senate Office Building G50	Scheduled	Mar 6, 2024

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 118th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 118-419	Providing for Veterans: Addressing Current and Future VA Budget Challenges78 pages 2 witnesses Hon. Shereef M. Elnahal, MD, Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs Hon. Joshua D. Jacobs, Under Secretary for Benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs	Sep 18, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-363	Errata: Heroes At Home: Improving Services For Veterans and Their Caregivers2 pages	Jun 5, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-363	Heroes at Home: Improving Services for Veterans and Their Caregivers99 pagesOn H.R. 522, H.R. 7514, H.R. 8371, S. 141, S. 495 and 6 more	Jun 5, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-301	Frontier Health Care: Ensuring Veterans' Access No Matter Where They Live116 pages 4 witnesses Peter Kaboli, MD, MS, Executive Director, Office of Rural Health, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; accompanied by Ryan Heiman, MHSA, CPTA, Deputy Executive Director, VHA Member Services; Leonie Heyworth, MD, MPH, Deputy Director for Clinical Services, Office of Connected Care; and Wade Vlosich, Director, VA Oklahoma City Health Care System Chauncey Parker, Executive Director, Great Plains Veterans Services Center Alyssa M. Hundrup, Director, Health Care, Government Accountability Office Jon Retzer, Assistant National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans	May 15, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-300	Review of the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget and 2026 Advance Appropriations Requests for the Department of Veterans Affairs388 pages 4 witnesses The Honorable Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Kristina Keenan, Deputy Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars Roscoe Butler, Senior Health Policy Advisor, Paralyzed Veterans of America Shane Liermann, Deputy National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans	May 1, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-291	Caring for All Who Have Borne the Battle: Ensuring Equity for Women Veterans at VA155 pages 6 witnesses Erica Scavella, MD, FACP, FACHE, Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Clinical Services, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs accompanied by Sally Haskell, MD, Acting Chief Officer, Office of Women's Health; Amanda Johnson, MD, FACOG, Acting Deputy Chief Officer, Office of Women's Health; and Kenesha Britton, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary, National Contact Operations, Office of Field Operations, Veterans Benefits Administration Jennifer Baptiste, MD, Deputy Assistant Inspector General, Office of Healthcare Inspections, Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs Alissa Engel, PhD, LCPC, LMFT, Mental Health Therapist, Veteran Julie Howell, Associate Legislative Director, Paralyzed Veterans of America Kirsten Laha-Walsh, PhD, Government Affairs Specialist, Wounded Warrior Project Naomi Mathis, Assistant National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans	Apr 10, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-250	Legislative Presentation of the American Legion and Multi Vsos: JWV, Taps, NCHV, Moaa, Nacvso, Ncai, Vva, Ngaus, Fra371 pagesOn H.R. 3592, H.R. 4278, H.R. 7333, S. 740, S. 928 5 witnesses Daniel J. Seehafer, National Commander, The American Legion accompanied by Chanin Nuntavong, National Executive Director Patricia Harris, Chairwoman, Legislative Commission Julia Mathis, Director, Legislative Division Autrey James, Chairman, Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission Tiffany Ellett, Director, Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Division John Bowen, Chairman, Veterans Employment and Education Commission Joe Sharpe, Director, Veterans Employment and Education Division COL Barry Lischinsky, USA (Ret.), National Commander, Jewish War Vet Rebecca Harrison Mullaney, Surviving Spouse of Army Captain Ian Morrison, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors Kathryn Monet, Chief Executive Officer, National Coalition for Homeless Veterans CDR Rene Campos, USN (Ret.), Senior Director of Government Relations for Veterans Wounded Warrior Care, Military Officers Association of America	Mar 13, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-132	[errata] Legislative Presentation of Disabled American Veterans2 pages	Mar 7, 2024

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 118th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 118-3	Legislative and Oversight Activities During the 117th Congress by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs	Mar 27, 2023

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 118th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN551	Tanya J. Bradsher, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, vice Donald Michael Remy, resigned.Department of Veterans Affairs	Confirmed Sep 12, 2023Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 46. Record Vote Number: 224.	Apr 25, 2023
PN195	Joshua David Jacobs, of Washington, to be Under Secretary for Benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs, vice Paul R. Lawrence.Department of Veterans Affairs	Confirmed Apr 26, 2023Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 74 - 25. Record Vote Number: 96.	Jan 23, 2023
PN100	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.	Jan 3, 2023

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 118th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
POM-195	A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of California urging the President of the United States and the United States Congress to address, with effective policies, the issue of servicemembers who were unjustly discharged under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' or predecessor provisions, in order to unify efforts to upgrade discharges issued under the DADT policy, and to restore benefits; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Petition or memorial	Dec 20, 2024
EC-6850	A communication from the Senior Advisor for Oversight, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Changes in Rates VA Pays for Special Modes of Transportation; Delay of Effective Date from February 16, 2025, until February 16, 2029" (RIN2900-AS19) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 12, 2024; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 17, 2024
EC-6785	A communication from the Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "The Attorney General's Fourth Quarterly Report of Fiscal Year 2024 on the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994"; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 11, 2024
EC-6704	A communication from the Senior Advisor for Oversight, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At Risk for Homelessness Grant Program" (RIN2900-AR33) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2024; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 5, 2024
EC-6703	A communication from the Senior Advisor for Oversight, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Determining Eligibility for Domiciliary Care" (RIN2900-AR61) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2024; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 5, 2024
EC-6702	A communication from the Senior Advisor for Oversight, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Fee Reasonableness Reviews; Effect of Loss of Accreditation on Direct Payment" (RIN2900-AR93) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 21, 2024; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 5, 2024
EC-6240	A communication from the Senior Advisor for Oversight, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Expanded Burial Benefits" (RIN2900-AR69) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 16, 2024; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Nov 12, 2024
EC-6239	A communication from the Senior Advisor for Oversight, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Outer Burial Receptacles" (RIN2900-AR82) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 16, 2024; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Nov 12, 2024

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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