Ranking Member Buyer 

Ranking Member Steve Buyer

Schools Participating in the GI Bill Yellow Ribbon Program

Click on the link below to obtain information on schools participating in the GI Bill Yellow Ribbon Program:  http://www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_Info/CH33/YRP/YRP_List.htm

Pandemic Flu Information Available from VA

The Department of Veterans Affairs has deployed a website and a toll-free phone (800-507-4571) number for veterans seeking information on Pandemic influenza.  Click here to access the VA's website at http://www.pandemicflu.va.gov.  For information from the Center for Disease Control, please click here.

Post 9/11 GI Bill

VA will begin taking applications for the new Post 9/11 GI Bill on May 1, 2009.  The new program is very complex so service members who are eligible for the Montgomery GI Bill and are considering converting to the Post 9/11 GI Bill should compare the benefits of the two programs to determine which best suits the service member’s particular situation.  The following links you to VA’s GI Bill website which contains information about all current GI Bill programs including the Post 9/11 GI Bill.  The site also and links to the VA’s online application program called VONAPP.  http://www.gibill.va.gov/

VA's Plan to implement the Recovery Act

Click on the link above for information on how the Department of Veterans Affairs plans to implement funds from the Recovery Act.

110th Congress Record of Veterans Legislation

The U.S. House of Representatives passed 75 Veterans bills during the 110th Congress.  Of these, 18 became law, including many important bipartisan initiatives.  Click here to learn more!

Veterans Affairs: Historical Budget Authority, Fiscal Years 1940 through 2007

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has issued a report providing the History of the Budget Authority for the Department of Veterans Affairs from Fiscal Years 1940 through 2007. To view the report, please click here.

VA Benefits Handbook Now Available: 

The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that the latest edition of the Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents handbook is now available online.  To view the new handbook, please click here.

 

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House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
333 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 225-3527


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Veterans Day Message from Ranking Member Buyer

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Washington, D.C. Today, Ranking Member Steve Buyer made the following statement in honor of Veterans Day:

Health Care Bill Restricts Options for Veterans and TRICARE Beneficiaries; Buyer Disappointed Amendments Were Stripped from Final Version

Monday, November 09, 2009

Washington, D.C. —Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Steve Buyer expressed deep disappointment that the House passed H.R. 3962 without including amendments that he and House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Howard P. “Buck” McKeon offered to protect health care options for veterans and servicemembers.

Bill Would Restrict Veterans’ Health Care Options

Friday, November 06, 2009

Washington, D.C. — Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Steve Buyer and House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Buck McKeon issued the following statement regarding the Democrats’ massive health-care reform bill:

Buyer’s “Heart is Heavy” after National Tragedy at Ft. Hood

Thursday, November 05, 2009

Washington, D.C. — Tonight, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Steve Buyer, issued the following statement in response to today’s events at Ft. Hood, Texas:

House Passes Boozman Bill to Improve Job Training Opportunities for Veterans

Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, the House passed a number of veteran related measures, including legislation introduced by Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Ranking Member John Boozman to improve job training opportunities for veterans.

Committee Approves Buyer Amendment to Elevate Priority Status of Veteran-Owned Small Businesses

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Washington, D.C. — Today, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs approved two bills, including measures to increase veterans’ ability to compete for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) procurement contracts, and to improve job training opportunities for veterans.

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Thanksgiving Day

Nov 26, 2009

Full Committee

Full Committee Hearing - VA Health Care Funding: Appropriations to Programs

Dec 02, 2009 10:00AM

334 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515 Full Committee

Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Roundtable: Education

Dec 03, 2009 1:00PM

334 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515 Full Committee

About The Committee

The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs reviews veterans' programs, examines current laws, and reports bills and amendments to strengthen existing laws concerning veterans and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), such as for health care, disability compensation, GI bill education and job training, home loan guarantees, life insurance policies, and a nationwide system of veterans' cemeteries.