Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Legislative Hearing

On Wednesday, May 18, the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity will hold a legislative hearing on:

• H.R. 3950, the Veterans Medical Legal Partnerships Act of 2021;
• H.R. 6124, the Veterans Affairs Home Loan Guaranty Resiliency and Concurrency Enhancement Act of 2021;
• Discussion Draft, A.N.S. to the Tiny Homes for Homeless Veterans Act;
• Discussion Draft, to amend Title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Office of Food Insecurity, and for other purposes;
• Discussion Draft, to amend Title 38, United States Code, to extend certain Department of Veterans Affairs programs for homeless veterans;
• Discussion Draft, to amend Title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for, and extend authorization of, certain programs for homeless veterans;
• Discussion Draft, to amend Title 38, United States Code, to extend authority for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing;
• Discussion Draft, to amend Title 38, United States Code, to extend Department of Veterans Affairs assistance for individuals residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member;
• Discussion Draft, the Emergency Relief for Servicemembers Act; Discussion Draft, the Building Credit Access for Veterans Act of 2022;
• Discussion Draft, to expand and improve the Department of Veterans Affairs COVID-19 veteran rapid retraining assistance programs and high technology pilot programs, and for other purposes;
• Discussion Draft, the Empowering Veterans Against Cyberthreats Act of 2022;
• H.R. 2650, the Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act of 2021;
• H.R. 4702, the Military Spouse Tax Act; Discussion Draft, the Improving the VA Home Loan Benefit Act of 2022;
• Discussion Draft, to amend Title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility of educational assistance under the Department of Veterans Affairs Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of certain individuals who receive sole survivorship discharges, and for other purposes;
• Discussion Draft, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with an entity to carry out a pilot program under which such entity shall connect homeless veterans to a network of supportive services, and for other purposes;
• Discussion Draft, to amend Title 38, United States Code, to provide for the approval of certain study-abroad programs for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes

Witness List

Panel 1 

Ms. Mary Glenn  

Acting Executive Director, Education Service  

Veterans Benefits Administration 

Accompanied by: 

Ms. Monica Diaz 

Executive Director, Homeless Programs 

Veterans Health Administration 

Mr. John E. Bell, III 

 Acting Executive Director, Loan Guaranty Service  

Veterans Benefits Administration 

Panel 2 

Ms. Kaitlynne Hetrick   

Government Affairs Associate   

Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America   

 Mr. Josh Protas  

Vice President for Public Policy  

MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger

Ms. Jennifer Akin  

 Senior Director of Policy and Social Impact Research  

Blue Star Families   

Ms. Kathryn Monet  

Chief Executive Officer  

National Coalition for Homeless Veterans   

Mr. Mark A. Jones 

Vice Chairman 

Mortgage Bankers Association 

Statements for the Record 

The American Legion 

Student Veterans of America 

National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership 

Disabled American Veterans 

This meeting will be livestreamed on Youtube and you can find all hearing documents on the Committee Repository Here.