United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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The standing
Standing Committee
In the United States Congress, standing committees are permanent legislative panels established by the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate rules. . Because they have legislative jurisdiction, standing committees consider bills and issues and recommend measures for...

 Committee on Veterans' Affairs in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
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 oversees agencies, reviews current legislation, and recommends new bill
Act of Congress
An Act of Congress is a statute enacted by government with a legislature named "Congress," such as the United States Congress or the Congress of the Philippines....

s or amendments concerning veterans. Jurisdiction includes retiring and disability pension
Pension
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s, life insurance
Life insurance
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, education (including the G.I. Bill), vocational training, medical
Medicine
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 care, and home loan
Loan
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 guarantees. The committee oversees the Department of Veterans Affairs
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs is a government-run military veteran benefit system with Cabinet-level status. It is the United States government’s second largest department, after the United States Department of Defense...

 (VA), veterans' hospital
Hospital
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s, and veterans' cemeteries
Cemetery
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, except cemeteries under the Secretary of the Interior
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.

The committee was created by Section 121(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (Public Law
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 79-601), which authorized a standing committee of 27 members.

Past and current chairs

The chairs of the committee:
  • 1947 – 1948: Edith Nourse Rogers
    Edith Nourse Rogers
    Edith Nourse Rogers was an American social welfare volunteer and politician who was one of the first women to serve in the United States Congress. She was the first woman elected to congress from Massachusetts...

     (R-MA)
  • 1949 – 1952: John Elliott Rankin (D-MS)
  • 1953 – 1954: Edith Nourse Rogers (R-MA)
  • 1955 – 1972: Olin E. Teague
    Olin E. Teague
    Olin Earl "Tiger" Teague was a notable World War II veteran and Congressional representative for Texas's 6th congressional district for 32 years, from 1946 to 1978...

     (D-TX)
  • 1973 – 1974: William Jennings Bryan Dorn
    William Jennings Bryan Dorn
    William Jennings Bryan Dorn was a United States politician from South Carolina who represented the state in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1949 and from 1951 to 1975 as a Democrat....

     (D-SC)
  • 1975 – 1980: Herbert Ray Roberts
    Ray Roberts
    Herbert Ray Roberts represented Texas's 4th congressional district from 1962 to 1981. Roberts was a Democrat.-Early life and education:...

     (D-TX)
  • 1981 – 1994: Gillespie V. Montgomery
    Gillespie V. Montgomery
    Gillespie V. "Sonny" Montgomery was an American politician from Mississippi who served in the U.S. House of Representatives 1967–1997...

     (D-MS)
  • 1995 – 2001: Bob Stump
    Bob Stump
    Robert Lee "Bob" Stump was a U.S. Congressman from Arizona.-Early life and career:Stump was born in Phoenix, and was a U.S. Navy World War II combat veteran, where he served on the USS Tulagi from 1943 to 1946. He graduated from Tolleson High School in 1947, and Arizona State University in 1951...

     (R-AZ)
  • 2001 – 2004: Chris Smith (R-NJ)
  • 2005 – 2007: Steve Buyer
    Steve Buyer
    Stephen Earle Buyer is the former U.S. Representative for , and previously the , serving from 1993 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. Buyer holds the rank of Colonel in the United States Army Reserve....

     (R-IN)
  • 2007- 2011: Bob Filner
    Bob Filner
    Robert Earl Filner is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the 50th, serving since 1993, and Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party...

     (D-CA)
  • 2011 - Present: Jeff Miller
    Jeff Miller
    Jefferson B. "Jeff" Miller is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes all of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, and Washington Counties....

     (R-FL)

Members, 112th Congress

Majority Minority
  • Jeff Miller
    Jeff Miller
    Jefferson B. "Jeff" Miller is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes all of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, and Washington Counties....

    , Florida, Chairman
  • Cliff Stearns
    Cliff Stearns
    Clifford Bundy "Cliff" Stearns, Sr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1989. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:According to his official biography, Stearns was born in Washington, D.C...

    , Florida
  • Doug Lamborn
    Doug Lamborn
    Doug Lamborn is the U.S. Representative for , in office since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Colorado Springs.-Early life, education, and early career:Lamborn was born in Leavenworth, Kansas...

    , Colorado
  • Gus Bilirakis
    Gus Bilirakis
    Gus Michael Bilirakis is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives.- Early life, education and career :...

    , Florida, Vice Chair
  • Phil Roe
    Phil Roe
    David Phillip "Phil" Roe is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in the Tri-Cities area in the northeastern portion of the state....

    , Tennessee
  • Marlin Stutzman
    Marlin Stutzman
    Marlin Andrew Stutzman is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He previously was a member of the Indiana Senate representing the 13th district, where he served from 2009 to 2010 and he was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 2002 to 2008 representing...

    , Indiana
  • Bill Flores
    Bill Flores
    William H. "Bill" Flores is the U.S. Representative for . The district, located in the middle of the state, includes Waco, College Station and Bryan. He is a member of the Republican Party and the former CEO of Phoenix Exploration Company, an oil and natural gas exploration company.-Early life and...

    , Texas
  • Bill Johnson
    Bill Johnson (Ohio politician)
    William Leslie "Bill" Johnson is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education, and career:...

    , Ohio
  • Jeff Denham
    Jeff Denham
    Jeffrey John "Jeff" Denham is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party.He previously served two terms in the California State Senate, representing the 12th District, which includes Madera, Merced, Monterey, San Benito and Stanislaus counties. Denham was the second...

    , California
  • Jon Runyan
    Jon Runyan
    Jon Daniel Runyan is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League, where he played for fourteen seasons. He was a participant in the 2003 Pro Bowl following the 2002 NFL season...

    , New Jersey
  • Dan Benishek
    Dan Benishek
    Daniel Joseph Benishek is an American physician and politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education, and medical career:...

    , Michigan
  • Ann Marie Buerkle
    Ann Marie Buerkle
    Ann Marie Buerkle is the U.S. Representative for , elected in 2010 in an upset of incumbent Dan Maffei. She is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life and career:...

    , New York
  • Tim Huelskamp
    Tim Huelskamp
    Timothy Alan Huelskamp is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party . He represented the 38th District in the Kansas Senate from 1997 until entering Congress.-Early life, education, and career:...

    , Kansas
  • Mark Amodei, Nevada
  • Bob Turner
    Bob Turner (politician)
    Robert L. "Bob" Turner is the United States Representative for New York's 9th congressional district which straddles parts of Brooklyn and Queens. He is a member of the Republican Party, holding his first public office. He was elected in September 2011 to complete the term of Democrat Anthony...

    , New York
  • Bob Filner
    Bob Filner
    Robert Earl Filner is the U.S. Representative for , and previously the 50th, serving since 1993, and Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party...

    , California, Ranking Member
  • Corrine Brown
    Corrine Brown
    Corrine Brown is an U.S. Representative for , serving since 1993. She is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes parts of Duval, Clay, Putnam, Alachua, Volusia, Marion, Lake, Seminole, and Orange Counties....

    , Florida
  • Silvestre Reyes
    Silvestre Reyes
    Silvestre "Silver" Reyes is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997, and the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the primary Committee in the U.S...

    , Texas
  • Bruce Braley
    Bruce Braley
    Bruce Braley is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district lies in northeastern Iowa and includes Davenport, Bettendorf, Cedar Falls, Waterloo, Dubuque, and Clinton....

    , Iowa
  • Jerry McNerney
    Jerry McNerney
    Gerald "Jerry" McNerney is an engineer, energy specialist, and the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party...

    , California
  • Joe Donnelly
    Joe Donnelly
    Joseph Simon "Joe" Donnelly, Sr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Donnelly announced Monday May 9 that he would run for the United States Senate seat that is held by Republican Richard Lugar.-Early life, education and career:Joe Donnelly...

    , Indiana
  • Tim Walz
    Tim Walz
    Timothy James Walz is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party .The district comprises the state's southern end, running along the entire border with Iowa...

    , Minnesota
  • John Barrow
    John Barrow (U.S. politician)
    John Jenkins Barrow is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district stretches along the eastern portion of the state, from Augusta to Savannah.-Early life, education and career:...

    , Georgia
  • Russ Carnahan
    Russ Carnahan
    John Russell "Russ" Carnahan is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party.The district includes the southern third of the city of St. Louis and most of the southern St. Louis suburbs including most of Jefferson County and all of Ste. Genevieve County...

    , Missouri


  • Source:
    • Resolutions electing Republican members
    • Resolutions electing Democratic members

    Subcommittees

    Subcommittee Chair Ranking Member
    Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
    United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
    The United States Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs is one of the four subcommittees within the House Veterans' Affairs Committee.-Jurisdiction:From the House Rules:...

    Jon Runyan
    Jon Runyan
    Jon Daniel Runyan is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League, where he played for fourteen seasons. He was a participant in the 2003 Pro Bowl following the 2002 NFL season...

     (R-NJ)
    Jerry McNerney
    Jerry McNerney
    Gerald "Jerry" McNerney is an engineer, energy specialist, and the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party...

     (D-CA)
    Economic Opportunity
    United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
    The United States Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity is one of the four subcommittees within the House Veterans' Affairs Committee.-Jurisdiction:From the House Rules:...

    Marlin Stutzman
    Marlin Stutzman
    Marlin Andrew Stutzman is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He previously was a member of the Indiana Senate representing the 13th district, where he served from 2009 to 2010 and he was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 2002 to 2008 representing...

     (R-IN)
    Bruce Braley
    Bruce Braley
    Bruce Braley is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district lies in northeastern Iowa and includes Davenport, Bettendorf, Cedar Falls, Waterloo, Dubuque, and Clinton....

     (D-IA)
    Health
    United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health
    The United States Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health is one of the four subcommittees within the House Veterans' Affairs Committee.The Subcommittee on Health has legislative and oversight jurisdiction for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ health care system, programs and research...

    Ann Marie Buerkle
    Ann Marie Buerkle
    Ann Marie Buerkle is the U.S. Representative for , elected in 2010 in an upset of incumbent Dan Maffei. She is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life and career:...

     (R-NY)
    Michael Michaud (D-ME)
    Oversight and Investigations
    United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
    The United States Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is one of the four subcommittees within the House Veterans' Affairs Committee.-Jurisdiction:...

    Bill Johnson
    Bill Johnson (Ohio politician)
    William Leslie "Bill" Johnson is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education, and career:...

     (R-OH)
    Joe Donnelly
    Joe Donnelly
    Joseph Simon "Joe" Donnelly, Sr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Donnelly announced Monday May 9 that he would run for the United States Senate seat that is held by Republican Richard Lugar.-Early life, education and career:Joe Donnelly...

     (D-IN)

    See also

    • United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
      United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
      The United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs deals with oversight of United States veterans issues.-Members, 112th Congress:The Committee is chaired by Democrat Patty Murray of Washington, and the Ranking Member is Republican Richard Burr of North Carolina.Source: -Chairmen of the Senate...

    • United States Department of Veterans Affairs
      United States Department of Veterans Affairs
      The United States Department of Veterans Affairs is a government-run military veteran benefit system with Cabinet-level status. It is the United States government’s second largest department, after the United States Department of Defense...


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