01.19.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.—
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif)
released
the
following
statement
after
the Committee’s
roundtable on “The
True
Cost
of
our
Promise
to
Toxic-Exposed
Veterans.” Eleven
Veterans
Service
Organizations
(VSOs)
and
advocates
Jon
Stewart
and
John
Feal
joined
the
Committee
for
a
productive
discussion
about
the
way
forward
on
the
bipartisan Honoring
our
PACT
Act,
which
passed
out
of
the
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01.19.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C. –
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif)
and
Ranking
Member
Mike
Bost
(R-Ill.)
introduced H.R.
6411, the Supporting
the
Resilience
of
Our
Nation’s
Great
Veterans
Act
of
2022 or
the STRONG
Veterans
Act.
This
legislation gives
the
Department of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
important
new
authorities
and
resources
to
support
veterans’
mental
health
and
well-being
through
increased
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01.13.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.—
Today, House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif)
announced
that
the full Committee
will
host
a
roundtable
on
efforts
to
address
toxic
exposure
next Wednesday,
January
19
at
2:00
pm
EST.
“It’s
a
new
year,
but
I
have
not
relented
one
bit
on
my
promise
to
pass
legislation
to
finally
recognize
toxic
exposure
as
a
cost
of
war
this
Congress.
That’s
why
I’m
grateful
for
the
opportunity
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01.12.22 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.—
Today, the
House
of
Representatives
passed H.R.
1836,
as
amended,
the Guard
and
Reserve
GI
Bill
Parity
Act
of
2021 introduced
by Subcommittee
on
Economic
Opportunity
Chair
Rep.
Mike
Levin
(D-Calif.)
with
287
bipartisan
votes.
The
National
Guard
and
Reserve
has
been
utilized
at
unprecedented
levels
over
the
past
two
years
to
respond
to
crises
around
the
country.
However, these
servicemembers
do
not
accrue
the
same
GI
Bill
benefits
as
their
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01.12.22 •
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
Rep.
Levin’s
bill, H.R.
1836,
as
amended,
the Guard
and
Reserve
GI
Bill
Parity
Act
of
2021. This
legislation
rectifies
a disparity by
ensuring
that
every
day
National
Guard
and
Reserve
members
spend
in
uniform—including
training
days—counts
toward
vital
GI
Bill
benefits.
See
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12.14.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.—
Today, House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif)
met
with
Speaker
Nancy
Pelosi,
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
Secretary
Denis
McDonough,
and
Reps.
Debbie
Wasserman
Schultz
(D-Fl.)
and
Raul
Ruiz,
M.D.
(D-Calif.)
to
discuss
the
urgent
need
to
fulfill
our
promises
to
our
nation’s
veterans,
talk
about
the
path
forward
on
recognizing
toxic
exposure
as
a
cost
of
war,
and
pass
the
bipartisan Honoring
our
PACT
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12.09.21 •
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.)
are
pushing
to
increase
the
resiliency
of
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs’
(VA)
medical
supply
chain
and
make
responsible
use
of
taxpayer
dollars. “We
write
to
urge
you
to
initiate
an
updated
needs
analysis
and
revised
plan
to
properly
align
the
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12.08.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.-
Today,
the
House
of
Representatives
passed
H.R.
5545,
as
amended,
the
Responsible
Education
Mitigating
Options
and
Technical
Extensions
Act
or
REMOTE
Act
introduced
by
Rep.
David
Trone
(D-Mary.),
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.),
and
Rep.
Mike
Levin
(D-Calif.).
This
legislation
extends
vital
protections
for
student
veterans
secured
by
Chairman
Takano's
Student
Veteran
Coronavirus
Response
Act
last
year
by
extending
remote
learning
waivers
and
ensuring
that
full
housing
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11.25.21 •
Press Release
SEOUL,
SOUTH
KOREA
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.),
Representative
Nancy
Mace
(R-SC),
Representative
Colin
Allred
(D-Tex.),
Representative
Elissa
Slotkin
(D-Mich.),
and
Representative
Sara
Jacobs
(D-Calif.)
will
visit
Taiwan
from
November
25-26,
2021,
as
part
of
a
larger
visit
to
the
Indo-Pacific
region.
The
congressional
delegation
will
meet
with
senior
Taiwan
leaders
to
discuss
U.S.-Taiwan
relations,
regional
security,
and
other
significant
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11.25.21 •
Press Release
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
the
bipartisan
congressional
delegation
shared
Thanksgiving
meals
with
servicemembers
and
veterans
currently
living
in
South
Korea.
Chairman
Takano
was
joined
by
Reps.
Nancy
Mace
(R-SC),
Colin
Allred
(D-Tex.),
Elissa
Slotkin
(D-Mich.),
and
Sara
Jacobs
(D-Calif.)
as
part
of
the
Committee's
delegation
to
Japan
and
South
Korea.
"As
Americans
celebrate
Thanksgiving
this
year,
it
is
an
important
gesture
for
Members
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11.19.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C. –
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
announced
he
will
lead
a
bipartisan
congressional
delegation
over
the
Thanksgiving
holiday
to
visit
servicemembers
and
veterans
in
Japan
and
South
Korea
beginning
on
Friday,
November
19.
“As
we
celebrate
Thanksgiving
this
year
and
give
thanks
to
all
who
have
served
our
nation,
it
is
my
honor
to
lead
a
bipartisan
congressional
delegation
to
visit
our
American
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11.19.21 •
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.
5376,
the
Build
Back
Better
Act
of
2021,
which
includes
vital
investments
to
update
VA’s
aging
infrastructure,
its
workforce,
and
the
support
structures
that
serve
our
veterans. “Many
VA
hospitals
are
over
50
years
old,
and
it’s
clear
there
are
places
where
the
infrastructure
of
these
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11.18.21 •
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
the Build
Back
Better
Act
of
2021.
Full video of
Chairman
Takano’s
remarks
Chairman
Takano’s
remarks as prepared:
I
rise
today
in
support
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs'
contribution
to
the
Build
Back
Better
Act
of
… Read More
11.18.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C. –
To
better
protect
student
veterans
nationwide,
House
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.),
Senate
Veterans’
Affairs
Committee
Chairman
Jon
Tester
(D-Mont.),
and
Ranking
Member
Jerry
Moran
(R-Kan.)
are
urging
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
Secretary
Denis
McDonough
to
review
and
clarify
recent
changes
to
the
85/15
Rule
as
well
as
work
with
schools
to
ensure
VA’s
new
guidelines
are
implemented
correctly,
without
interruption
to
… Read More
11.16.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C—
Today,
the
House
of
Representatives passed eight bipartisan
bills
brought
to
the
floor
by
the
House
Committee
on Veterans’
Affairs.
This
legislation
will
support
student
veterans, improve
maternal
healthcare for
veterans, require
additional
transparency
of
VA’s
Electronic
Health
Record
Modernization
project,
and
more in
line
with
Chairman
Takano’s priorities. This
builds
on
the passage
of
five
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11.15.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C—
Today,
the
House
of
Representatives passed five bipartisan
bills
brought
to
the
floor
by
the
House
Committee
on Veterans’
Affairs in
line
with
Chairman
Takano’s priorities.
“Last
week,
we
celebrated
Veterans
Day,
and
I’m
so
glad
my
colleagues
joined
me
today
to
back
up
our
‘thank you’s’
with
the
passage
of
five
bipartisan
bills
to
serve
our
nation’s
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11.12.21 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.
- Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.) released
the
following
statement
in
response
to
the
new
report
from
the
Department
of
Defense
(DoD)
Office
of
Inspector
General
entitled,
“Evaluation
of
the
Department
of
Defense’s
Implementation
of
Suicide
Prevention
Resources
for
Transitioning
Uniformed
Service
Members.”
“I
am
disappointed
to
learn
that
pursuant
to
an
Executive
Order
issued
in
2018,
DoD
did
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11.11.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
applauded
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
Secretary
Denis
McDonough's
announcement
that
VA
will
begin
a
pilot
of
a
new
"comprehensive
military
exposure
model"
to
consider
possible
relationships
of
in-service
environmental
hazards
to
medical
conditions
as
it
decides
new
presumptions.
This
new
model
will
leverage
scientific
data
from
the
National
Academies
of
Sciences,
Engineering,
and
Medicine
… Read More
11.11.21 •
Press Release
Washington,
D.C.—
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif)
released
the
following
statement
in
recognition
of
Veterans
Day:
Watch
Chairman
Takano’s
full
video
statement here.
“Today
is much
more
than
a
federal
holiday.
Today is
a
day
of celebration – a day
to properly
honor the
service
of veterans from
all
walks
of
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11.04.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C-
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
held
a
Full
Committee
Markup
and
passed
18
bills,
many
with
bipartisan
support.
This
legislation
will
provide
parity
for
Guard
and
Reserve
members,
bolster
VA's
research
capabilities,
support
student
veterans,
promote
justice
for
women
veterans,
and
study
the
inequities
LGBTQ+
veterans
face
in
line
with
Chairman
Takano's
priorities.
"With
Veterans
Day
just
around
the
corner,
we
advanced
18
bills
today
to
support
our
nation's
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