05.17.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C. —
Today,
the
House
of
Representatives
passed
10
bipartisan
bills
brought
to
the
floor
by
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs.
These
bills
honor
the
legacies
of
prominent
veterans
–
including
former
Senator
Daniel
Akaka
–
and
improve
how
student
veterans
access
their
earned
benefits. The
bills
would
also
increase
transparency
and
accountability
in
the
complaint
process
at
VA
Medical
Centers.
“Today,
my
colleagues
from
both
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04.28.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C—Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif)
delivered
opening
remarks
at
the
Full
Committee
Hearing
on
the
U.S.
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs'
(VA)
Budget
Request
for
Fiscal
Year
2023.
This
year’s
request
provides
for
an
11.3%
increase
over
2022’s
funding
and
demonstrates
this
Administration’s
firm
commitment
to
our
nation’s
veterans.
Full
video
of
Chairman
Takano’s
remarks
can
be
… Read More
04.27.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C. –
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif)
introducedH.R.
7589,
the
Reduce
and
Eliminate
Mental
Health
Outpatient
Veteran
Copays
Act or REMOVE
Copays
Act.
This
legislation
will
remove
the
financial
barrier
to
VA
mental
healthcare
for
enrolled
veterans
by
eliminating
all
copays
for
a
veteran’s
first
three
outpatient
mental
health
appointments
each
year.
This
bill
is
part
of
a
larger
push
by
the
Biden-Harris
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04.06.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
—
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
held
a full
Committee
Markup and
advanced 17
bills
with
strong
bipartisan
support. These
bills
will
help
ensure
VA
can
meet
the
needs
of
women
veterans,
provide
additional
training
for
peer
support
specialists
and
help
improve
VA's
communication
with
survivors
of
Military
Sexual
Trauma,
expand
entrepreneurship
opportunities
for
veterans,
assist
student
veterans,
improve
training
and
oversight
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04.06.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
—Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif)
delivered
opening
remarks
at
the Full
Committee
Markup on
17
bipartisan
bills
for
our
nation’s
veterans.
The
Committee
will
consider
legislation
that
will help
ensure
VA
can
meet
the
needs
of
women
veterans,
provide
additional
training
for
peer
support
specialists
and
help
improve
VA's
communication
with
survivors
of
Military
Sexual
Trauma,
expand
entrepreneurship
… Read More
03.31.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C—Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif)
delivered
remarks
at
the
Full
Committee
investigative
hearing
entitled: "Helping
Veterans
Thrive:
The
Importance
of
Peer
Support
In
Preventing
Domestic
Violent
Extremism.” This
is
the
second
in
a
series
of
hearings
looking
into
domestic
violent
extremist
groups
and
the
targeted
recruitment
of
veterans—today’s
hearing
will
examine the
various
risk
factors
that
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03.30.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
–
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif)
made
the
following
statement
about
the Senate
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
legislative
hearing on
his
comprehensive
bill,
H.R.
3967,
the Honoring
our
Promise
to
Address
Comprehensive
Toxics
Act
of
2021
or
Honoring
our
PACT
Act.
This
legislation
will
finally
treat
toxic
exposure
as
a
cost
of
war
by
addressing
the
full
range
of
issues
impacting
toxic-exposed
veterans
… Read More
03.28.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C. —Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
issued
the
following
statement
after
the
release
of
President
Biden’s Fiscal
Year
2023
budget
request.
This
year’s
request
provides
for
$139.1
billion
in
discretionary
funding
for
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)—an
18.7
percent
increase
over
2022’s
funding.
“With
substantial
investments
in
VA
healthcare,
benefits
delivery,
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03.25.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C. —
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
a
majority
staff
report
entitled, "Report
on
Domestic
Violent
Extremist
Groups
and
the
Recruitment
of
Veterans.” This
report
is
based
on
findings
from
the Committee’s
October
2021
investigative
hearing highlighting
why
domestic
violent
extremist groups, including
the
Oath
Keepers,
Proud
Boys,
and
Three
Percenters, target
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03.17.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C —Today, House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.),
Senate
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Jon
Tester
(D-Mont.),
and
HVAC
Subcommittee
on
Technology
Modernization
Chairman
Frank
J. Mrvan (D-Ind.)
released
the
following
statements
after
VA’s
Office
of
Inspector
General
(OIG)
released three
concerning
reports stemming
from
allegations
about
the
Electronic
Health
Record
(EHR)
implementation
at
… Read More
03.17.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C— Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif)
delivered opening remarks
at
the
Full
Committee
Oversight
Hearing
entitled, “Building
a
Better
VA:
Addressing
Healthcare
Workforce
Recruitment
and
Retention
Challenges”.
Full video of
Chairman
Takano’s
remarks
Chairman
Takano’s
remarks
as
prepared:
Today’s
oversight
hearing
is
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03.09.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C —
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
House
of
Representatives
passed
H.R.
2471,
an
omnibus
consisting
of
all
12
fiscal
year
2022
appropriations
bills
and
supplemental
funding
to
support
Ukraine.
The
omnibus
includes
three
provisions
advanced
by
the
Committee
to
support
our
nation’s
veterans.
“Along
with
critically
important
funding
to
keep
our
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03.03.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C–
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif)
made
the
following
statement
after
his
comprehensive
bill,
H.R.
3967,
as
amended,
the Honoring
our
Promise
to
Address
Comprehensive
Toxics
Act
of
2021
or
Honoring
our
PACT
Act,
passed
the
House
of
Representatives
with
a
bipartisan
vote
of
256-174. This
legislation
will
finally
treat
toxic
exposure
as
a
cost
of
war
by
addressing
the
full
range
of
issues
impacting
toxic-exposed
… Read More
03.02.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C—Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif)
delivered
remarks on
the
House
floor
in
support
of
his
bipartisan
bill,
H.R.
3967,
as
amended,
the Honoring
our
Promise
to
Address
Comprehensive
Toxics
Act
of
2021
or
Honoring
our
PACT
Act.
This
follows
Chairman
Takano’s press
conference earlier
today with
Speaker
Pelosi,
Members,
advocates
Jon
Stewart
and
John
Feal,
and
Veterans
Service
Organization
(VSO)
… Read More
03.02.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C—Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif)
delivered
remarks
at
a press
conference with
Speaker
Pelosi,
Members,
advocates
Jon
Stewart
and
John
Feal,
and
Veterans
Service
Organization
(VSO)
leaders
to
highlight
the
urgent
need
to
pass
Chairman
Takano’s Honoring
our
Promise
to
Address
Comprehensive
Toxics
Act
of
2021
or
Honoring
our
PACT
Act on
the
House
floor
this
week.
Full
video
of
Chairman
… Read More
03.01.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C—Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif)
made
the
following
statement
after
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
Secretary
Denis
McDonough announced
that
VA
will
propose
adding
new
presumptions
for
toxic-exposed
veterans
living
with
9
rare
respiratory
cancers
as
a
result
of
their
service.
Chairman
Takano’s
comprehensive
Honoring
our
PACT
Act includes
these
9
conditions
and
will
be
considered
on
the
House
floor
this
… Read More
02.28.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C—Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif)
delivered
remarks
at
the Rules
Committee
Meeting
on
his
bill,
H.R.
3967, as
amended, the
Honoring
Our
Promise
To
Address
Comprehensive
Toxics
Act
or
the
Honoring
our
PACT
Act that
will
be
considered
on
the
House
floor
this
week. This
legislation
will
finally
recognize
military
toxic
exposure—from
contaminated
water
at
military
bases,
airborne
hazards
from
burn
… Read More
02.22.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
—Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
announced
widespread
Veteran
Service
Organization
(VSO)
support
for
the
monumental Honoring
our
Promise
to
Address
Comprehensive
Toxics
Act
of
2021 or
the Honoring
our
PACT
Act, which
will
come
to
a
vote
on
the
House
floor
when
Congress
is
back
in
session
next
week.
Leaders
from
the
Veterans
of
Foreign
Wars
of
the
U.S.
(VFW),
Disabled
American
Veterans
(DAV),
The
… Read More
02.11.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C— Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif)
penned
an op-ed published
in
The
Hill detailing
the
urgent
need
to
address
toxic
exposure
as
a
cost
of
war
and
pass
the Honoring
our
PACT
Act. Chairman
Takano
has
identified addressing
toxic
exposure
as
a top
priority during
the
117th Congress
and
his bipartisan Honoring Our
PACT
Act
has
the
support
of
9
VSOs
and
77
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02.07.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON.,
D.C.— House
and
Senate
Veterans’
Affairs
Committee leaders Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.),
Ranking
Member
Mike
Bost
(R-Ill.),
Chairman
Jon
Tester
(D-Mont.), and Ranking
Member
Jerry
Moran
(R-Kan.)
issued
statements
today
following
an annual
report from
the
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development
(HUD)
on veterans homelessness
data
since
the
beginning
of
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
Each
year,
HUD
releases
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