HONORED OUR NATION'S VETERANS:
By passing the FY24 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, House Republicans honored our commitment to veterans by:
Fully funding veterans’ health care programs; and
Fully funding veterans’ benefits and VA programs, including the electronic health record modernization initiative.
By passing H.R. 1226, the Wounded Warrior Access Act, to modernize the Department of Veterans’ Affairs by making it easier for veterans to access their claims file in an electronic format.
By passing H.R. 815, the RELIEVE Act, to close a loophole that left certain veterans’ uninsured for emergency treatment.
By passing H.R. 502, to eliminate an outdated rule regarding reimbursements to veterans and allow 25,000 servicemembers and veterans to receive Montgomery GI Bill reimbursement, which they are entitled to.
By passing S. 777, the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023, to ensure that veterans’ benefits purchasing power does not erode due to the highest inflation in 40 years.
By passing H.R. 1669, the VET–TEC Authorization Act of 2023, as amended, to continue a popular high tech education and employment program for veterans and transitioning Servicemembers, as well as:
Ensure a burial allowance for veterans who die at home under care by VA funded hospice services;
And modernize the VA by authorizing the use of electronic records for education assistance eligibility notification to make it easier for veterans and Servicemembers to access their GI Bill benefits.
By passing H.R. 366, the Korean American VALOR Act, to ensure Korean-American veterans who served in Vietnam are eligible for VA healthcare.
By passing S. 30, the FY23 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act, to authorize the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to construct or renovate seven major medical facilities in FY23.
By passing S. 112, requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make reforms to support children of Vietnam veterans who are born with spina bifida.
By passing H.R. 3981, the Isakson-Roe Education Oversight Expansion Act, to expand the Department of Veterans Affairs oversight of educational institutions that are recipients of GI bill education benefits.
By passing H.R. 1530, the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2023, to make reforms to the process for veterans benefit claims.
By passing S. 2795, to provide for a 2 year extension of licensure requirements for contractor medical professionals to perform medical disability examinations for the Department of Veterans Affairs under a pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations.
It also provides a 2 year extension of period for applicability of certain relief for recipients of VA educational assistance who are affected by closure or disapproval of an education institution.

On Monday, November 13, 2023, the President signed into law:


H.R. 366, the “Korean American Vietnam Allies Long Overdue for Relief Act” or the “Korean American VALOR Act,” which extends eligibility for certain VA health care and benefits to specified members of the armed forces of the Republic of Korea; and

Thank you to Representatives Takano and Bost, and Senators Braun and Hirono, for their leadership.

H.R. 1226, the ” Wounded Warrior Access Act,” which provides veterans with electronic access to certain information from their personal file.

Thank you to Representatives Aguilar, Takano, and Bost, and Senators Padilla and Braun, for their leadership.

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