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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

243

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 243 most-recent bills referred to this committee

BillTitleSponsorActivityLatest action
S 4694A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a maternity care coordination program, and for other purposes.DSen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]Referred ToJun 4, 2026
S 4675A bill to improve benefits for veterans who may have been exposed to toxic substances, and for other purposes.DSen. 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
S 2393Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization ActRSen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]Reported ByJun 2, 2026
HR 1041Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActRRep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]Referred ToJun 2, 2026
S 4646A bill to reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relating to claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.DSen. 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
S 4108Veteran Burial Benefit Correction ActRSen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]Hearings By (full committee)Apr 29, 2026
S 4043Health Care for Homeless Veterans ActRSen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]Hearings By (full committee)Apr 29, 2026
S 3999Women Veterans Specialty Care Access ActRSen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]Hearings By (full committee)Apr 29, 2026
S 3988Veterans STAND ActRSen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]Hearings By (full committee)Apr 29, 2026
S 3992Joint Medical Facilities Fund Act of 2026RSen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]Hearings By (full committee)Apr 29, 2026
S 3993Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeship Act of 2026RSen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]Hearings By (full committee)Apr 29, 2026
S 3726National Veterans Strategy Act of 2026RSen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]Hearings By (full committee)Apr 29, 2026
S 3706Produce Prescriptions for Veterans ActDSen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]Hearings By (full committee)Apr 29, 2026
S 3653Veterans’ Bill of Rights Act of 2026RSen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]Hearings By (full committee)Apr 29, 2026
S 3647Disabled Veterans Dignity Act of 2026RSen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]Hearings By (full committee)Apr 29, 2026