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

263

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 263 most-recent bills referred to this committee

BillTitleSponsorActivityLatest action
S 5361MMU Rural Expansion Act of 2026DSen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]Referred ToAug 7, 2026
S 5367Restore Veterans’ Compensation Act of 2026DSen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]Referred ToAug 7, 2026
S 5328Empowering States to Serve Veterans ActDSen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]Referred ToAug 6, 2026
S 5334A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lubbock, Texas, as the "Lieutenant General Bernie Mittemeyer VA Clinic".RSen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]Referred ToAug 6, 2026
S 5266Veterans’ Earned Benefits Access Act of 2026RSen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]Referred ToAug 5, 2026
S 5177New Mexico Rural Veteran Health Care Access ActDSen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]Referred ToJul 30, 2026
S 5100A bill to name the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Newton, New Jersey, as the "Anthony 'Tony' J. Gallopo VA Clinic".DSen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]Referred ToJul 23, 2026
HR 5362To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic".RRep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11]Referred ToJul 21, 2026
S 5014Veteran Suicide Spousal Career Services ActRSen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]Referred ToJul 16, 2026
S 5013Veteran Acquired Brain Injury Caregiving ActRSen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]Referred ToJul 16, 2026
S 5027Protecting Home-Based Care for Rural Veterans Act of 2026DSen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]Referred ToJul 16, 2026
HR 6963To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lafayette, Louisiana, as the "Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA Clinic".RRep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]Referred ToJul 16, 2026
HR 6007To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Newton, New Jersey, as the "Anthony "Tony" J. Gallopo VA Clinic".DRep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]Referred ToJul 16, 2026
HR 4288To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in San Jose, California, as the "Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic".DRep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]Referred ToJul 16, 2026
S 4993POPCaP Act of 2026RSen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]Referred ToJul 15, 2026
S 4969Warriors to Workforce Act of 2026RSen. 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