04.30.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
Rep.
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Rep.
Mike
Bost
(R-Ill.),
the
Chairman
and
Ranking
member
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs,
and
Senator
Jon
Tester
(D-Mont.)
and
Senator
Jerry
Moran
(R-Kans.),
the
Chairman
and
Ranking
Member
of
the
Senate
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs,
released
the
following
statements
after
they
introduced
the
VA
Transparency
&
Trust
Act
of
2021.
This
vital
bill
would
require
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
to
report
to
Congress
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04.30.21 •
Press Release
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
interviewed
Paige
Jenkins,
Steering
Committee
Chair
of
the
Military
Women's
Coalition
(MWC),
founder
of
the
Red
Feather
Ranch,
and
a
Navy
veteran.
Chair
Jenkins
discussed
the
need
for
expanded
transition
programs
that
target
women
veterans
and
how
VA
can
be
more
welcoming
for
all
veterans-regardless
of
gender,
sexuality,
race,
or
gender
identity.
This
interview
is
part
of
Chairman
Takano's
commitment
to
hear
from
VSOs
that
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04.27.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-Today,
House
and
Senate
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairmen
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Jon
Tester
(D-Mont.)
are
announcing
coordinated,
bicameral
legislative
hearings
to
consider
more
than
24
bills
related
to
toxic
exposure.
These
hearings
follow
the
leaders'
commitment
to
address
toxic
exposure
in
the
117thCongress
and
build
on
previous
legislative
accomplishments
such
as
the
Blue
Water
Navy
Vietnam
Veterans
Act
and
Fair
Care
for
Vietnam
Veterans
Act.
In
recent
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04.23.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
applauded
the
introduction
of
two
new
bills
that
align
with
the
Committee's
efforts
to
comprehensively
grant
benefits
and
presumptions
for
all
veterans
exposed
to
toxic
substances-regardless
of
where
or
when
they
served.
Rep.
Chris
Pappas'
(D-NH)
introduced
the
bipartisan
PFAS
Registry
Act,
which
would
direct
VA
to
create
a
national
database
for
servicemembers
and
veterans
with
health
concerns
due
to
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04.22.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Yesterday,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
spoke
at
a
closed-door
full
Committee
roundtable
about
the
role
of
Veteran
Service
Organizations
(VSOs)
in
eliminating
sexual
harassment
at
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA).
Ten
veterans
groups
that
represent
a
cross-section
of
the
veteran
community,
including
both
Congressionally-chartered
VSOs
and
grassroots
organizations
representing
women
and
minority
veterans,
participated
in
the
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04.21.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
introduced
H.Res.
337,
a
resolution
to
celebrate
the
75th
anniversary
of
VA
training
psychologists
and
designate
this
week--
April
19
through
April
23,
2021--
as
''VA
Psychology
Recognition
Week.''
Following
the
introduction,
Chairman
Takano,
Association
of
VA
Psychology
Leaders
(AVAPL)
President
Kenneth
R.
Jones,
PhD,
and
American
Psychological
Association
(APA)
President
Jennifer
F.
Kelly,
PhD,
ABPP
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04.20.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
interviewed
Liza
Narciso,
an
Army
veteran
and
President
of
the
National
Association
of
State
Women
Veteran
Coordinators(NASWVC).
President
Narciso
provided
insights
into
the
challenges
facing
women
veterans
and
ways
to
improve
care
and
create
a
more
inclusive
VA
in
addition
to
NASWVC's
work
to
improve
VA
healthcare
for
women
veterans,
address
veteran
homelessness,
and
combat
veteran
suicide.
As
part
of
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04.16.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
applauded
the
introduction
of
three
new
bills
that
align
with
the
Committee's
efforts
to
comprehensively
grant
benefits
and
presumptions
for
all
veterans
exposed
to
toxic
substances-regardless
of
where
or
when
they
served.
This
week,
Rep.
Matt
Cartwright
(D-Penn.)
introduced
the
bipartisan
Veterans
Agent
Orange
Exposure
Equity
Act
with
Rep.
Brian
Fitzpatrick
(R-Penn.),
which
would
provide
long-due
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04.15.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C —Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.),
Veterans
Affairs
Secretary
Denis
McDonough,
and
Vice
Chair
and
Subcommittee
on
Economic
Opportunity
Chair
Mike
Levin
(D-Calif.)
released
the
following
statements
given
news
that
VA
has
found
a
solution
to
continue “rounding
out”--
a key
practice that
allows
student
veterans
to
round
out
a
college
schedule
with
non-required
classes
to
bring
their
course
load
to
a
full
term
and
ensure
they
can
receive
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04.09.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
praised
the
introduction
of
two
new
bills
that
align
with
the
Committee's
efforts
to
comprehensively
grant
benefits
and
presumptions
for
all
veterans
exposed
to
toxic
substances-regardless
of
where
or
when
they
served.
Yesterday,
Rep.
Elissa
Slotkin
(D-Mich.)
introduced
the
bipartisan
Veterans
Burn
Pits
Exposure
Recognition
Act
with
Rep.
Peter
Meijer
(R-Mich.),
which
will
formally
recognize
that
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04.07.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-
Calif.)
released
the
following
statement
after
President
Biden
announced
that
he
will
nominate
Patricia
Ross-long
time
Senior
Policy
Advisor
to
Speaker
Pelosi--
to
serve
as
Assistant
Secretary
of
Congressional
and
Legislative
Affairs
at
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs.
"I'm
elated
that
President
Biden
has
nominated
Patricia
Ross
to
serve
as
Assistant
Secretary
of
Congressional
and
Legislative
Affairs
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04.02.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
praised
the
introduction
of
the
Conceding
Our
Veterans'
Exposure
Now
and
Necessitating
Training
or
COVENANT
Act
by
Subcommittee
on
Disability
Assistance
&
Memorial
Affairs
Chair
Elaine
Luria
(D-Vir.)
as
part
of
the
Committee's
continued
effort
to
prioritize
the
issue
of
toxic
exposures.
The
COVENANT
Act
would
ensures
veterans
who
were
exposed
to
toxic
substances
during
their
service
in
the
Middle
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03.24.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-Today,
President
Joe
Biden
signed
bipartisan
legislation
into
law
expanding
COVID-19
vaccine
eligibility
to
veterans
and
their
families
under
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA),
following
efforts
from
House
and
Senate
Committees
on
Veterans'
Affairs
leaders
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.),
Ranking
Member
Mike
Bost
(R-Ill.),
Chairman
Jon
Tester
(D-Mont.),
and
Ranking
Member
Jerry
Moran
(R-Kan.).
The
Strengthening
and
Amplifying
Vaccination
Efforts
to
Locally
Immunize
… Read More
03.23.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
delivered
the
keynote
address
at
the
forum
entitled,
"Chronic
Headache
Disorders
and
Toxic
Exposure:
A
Policy
Panel
Discussion"hosted
by
the
Headache
&
Migraine
Policy
Forum
and
the
Alliance
for
Headache
Disorders
Advocacy.
During
their
annual
advocacy
day,
Chairman
Takano
joined
the
discussion
on
the
long
term
impacts
veterans
and
9/11
first
responders
face
following
exposure
to
airborne
hazards
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03.19.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
House
unanimously
passed
H.R.
1276,
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Veterans'
and
Caregivers'
COVID-19
Immunizations
Now
Expanded
Act
of
2021or
the
VA
VACCINE
Act
of
2021,
as
amended
by
the
Senate.
Chairman
Takano
and
Ranking
Member
Bost
introduced
the
VA
VACCINE
Act
on
February
24and
in
just
a
week
and
a
half,
their
bill
earned
the
support
of
more
than
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03.19.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Subcommittee
on
Technology
Modernization
Chairman
Frank
J.
Mrvan
(D-Ind.)
released
the
following
statements
after
Secretary
McDonough
announced
VA
would
pursue
a
strategic
review
of
its
Electronic
Health
Record
Modernization
(EHRM)
program.
The
Subcommittee
on
Technology
Modernization
will
hold
a
hearing
to
examine
VA's
EHRM
implementation
in
mid-April.
"It
is
more
important
for
VA
to
get
EHRM
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03.18.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-Following
a
bipartisan
push
from
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.),
the
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development
(HUD)
released
its
annual
report
today
with
critical
data
on
veterans
experiencing
homelessness.
Each
year,
HUD
releases
a
Point-in-Time
(PIT)
count
of
unhoused
people,
including
veterans.
HUD
conducted
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03.17.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
interviewed
Navy
Command
Master
Chief
(Ret.)
Octavia
Harris,
outgoing
Chair
of
the
Department
of
Veterans'
Affairs
Advisory
Committee
on
Women
Veterans,
as
part
of
the
Veterans
History
Project
(VHP)
at
the
Library
of
Congress.
The
Veterans
History
Project
documents
the
personal
stories
of
America's
veterans
to
ensure
future
generations
can
learn
from
those
who
served
and
better
understand
the
realities
of
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03.16.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Senator
Sherrod
Brown
(D-Ohio)
introduced
the
VA
Employee
Fairness
Act
of
2021,
which
would
ensure
that
VA's
Title
38
healthcare
professionals-including
nurses,
physicians,
dentists,
and
physician
assistants
who
serve
our
veterans-
have
the
same
workplace
rights
currently
granted
to
other
VA
clinicians
and
federal
employees.
By
providing
full
collective
bargaining
rights
to
these
healthcare
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03.12.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C —
Yesterday,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Vice
Chair
and
Subcommittee
on
Economic
Opportunity
Chair
Mike
Levin
(D-Calif.) introduced
his
bipartisan Guard
and
Reserve
GI
Bill
Parity
Act
of
2021.
This legislation would
expand
eligibility
for
the
Post-9/11
GI
Bill
to
count
every
day
that
a
servicemember
is
paid
and
in
uniform
toward
benefit
eligibility
in
order
to
achieve
GI
Bill
parity
for
National
Guard
and
Reserve
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