Committees / Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Standing committee · Senate · 119th Congress

Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs

The Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs has legislative jurisdiction over matters relating to veterans compensation and veterans generally, as well as matters relating to the vocational rehabilitation, education, medical care, civil relief, and civilian readjustment of veterans.

Jurisdiction source: www.veterans.senate.gov/about

Contact

Ranking member

DRichard Blumenthal

Members

19

Chaired by Jerry Moran

Current staff

Bills referred

252

119th Congress

Subcommittees

Chapter I

Members

19 on the committee · sorted by leadership, then party seniority

NameRolePartyStateRank
RJerry MoranChairmajorityRepublicanKS1
RJohn BoozmanMembermajorityRepublicanAR2
RWilliam CassidyMembermajorityRepublicanLA3
RThom TillisMembermajorityRepublicanNC4
RDaniel J. Sullivan IIIMembermajorityRepublicanAK5
RMarsha W. BlackburnMembermajorityRepublicanTN6
RKevin J. CramerMembermajorityRepublicanND7
RTommy TubervilleMembermajorityRepublicanAL8
RJames E. BanksMembermajorityRepublicanIN9
RTimothy P. SheehyMembermajorityRepublicanMT10
DRichard BlumenthalRanking memberminorityDemocratCT1
DPatty MurrayMemberminorityDemocratWA2
IBernie SandersMemberminorityIndependentVT3
DMazie K. HironoMemberminorityDemocratHI4
DMargaret Wood HassanMemberminorityDemocratNH5
IAngus S. King, Jr.MemberminorityIndependentME6
DTammy DuckworthMemberminorityDemocratIL7
DRuben GallegoMemberminorityDemocratAZ8
DElissa SlotkinMemberminorityDemocratMI9

Chapter II

Staff

No Records

No staff on record

Senate legislative committees and some Joint committees do not yet have staffer rosters ingested.

Chapter III

Bills referred

Showing 25 of 252 most-recent bills referred to this committee

BillTitleSponsorActivityLatest action
S 5014A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain spouses eligible for services under the disabled veterans' outreach program, and for other purposes.RSen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]Referred ToJul 16, 2026
S 5027A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure fair reimbursement rates for home and community-based services furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.DSen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]Referred ToJul 16, 2026
S 5013A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to use amounts under the Veteran-Directed Care program to provide care to veterans with acquired brain injury, and for other purposes.RSen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]Referred ToJul 16, 2026
S 4993A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a precision oncology program for cancer of the prostate at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.RSen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]Referred ToJul 15, 2026
S 4969A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of educational assistance paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to an eligible individual during the first year of a full-time program of apprenticeship or other on-job training.RSen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]Referred ToJul 14, 2026
S 4910Servicemember Residence Protection Act of 2026RSen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL]Referred ToJun 24, 2026
S 4871Improving Personal Risk Assessments to Prevent Suicide ActDSen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]Referred ToJun 23, 2026
S 4815CHIP IN for Veterans Act of 2026RSen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]Referred ToJun 17, 2026
S 4777Blast Overpressure Research and Mitigation Task Force ActRSen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]Referred ToJun 11, 2026
S 2393Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization ActRSen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]Reported ByJun 9, 2026
S 1318Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration ActRSen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]Reported ByJun 5, 2026
S 4694Maternal Health for Veterans ActDSen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]Referred ToJun 4, 2026
S 4675Sergeant Dave Crete FORGOTTEN Veterans Act of 2026DSen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]Referred ToJun 3, 2026
HR 6047Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026RRep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7]Referred ToJun 2, 2026
HR 1041Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActRRep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]Referred ToJun 2, 2026
S 4646SAFEGUARD Veterans Act of 2026DSen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]Referred ToJun 1, 2026
HR 3726Fisher House Availability Act of 2026RRep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]Referred ToMay 20, 2026
HR 3482Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement ActRRep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7]Referred ToMay 20, 2026
HR 2954Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025DRep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]Referred ToMay 20, 2026
S 4527Improving Emerging Tech Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2026RSen. McCormick, David [R-PA]Referred ToMay 14, 2026
S 4487Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026RSen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]Referred ToMay 11, 2026
S 4400Optimizing the VA Workforce for Veterans Act of 2026RSen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]Hearings By (full committee)Apr 29, 2026
S 4220Veterans Health Administration Novel Therapeutics Preparedness ActRSen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]Hearings By (full committee)Apr 29, 2026
S 4197Veterans Outdoor Rehabilitation ActRSen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]Hearings By (full committee)Apr 29, 2026
S 4140Carlton H. Ingram Veterans’ Benefits Protection ActDSen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]Hearings By (full committee)Apr 29, 2026