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
… Read More
03.10.21 •
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
the
American
Rescue
Plan,
which
includes
several
key
provisions
that
will
help
veterans
recover
from
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
"As
Chairman
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs,
I
know
how
critical
the
American
Rescue
Plan
will
be
for
our
veterans,"
said
Chairman
Takano.
"Too
many
veterans
are
struggling
to
find
work
… Read More
03.09.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Ranking
Member
Mike
Bost
(R-Ill.)
released
the
following
statements
after
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
unanimously
passed
the
House
of
Representatives.
This
bipartisan
bill
expands
VA's
authority
to
provide
COVID-19
vaccines
to
all
veterans
and
their
caregivers
and
earned
the
… Read More
03.08.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Ranking
Member
Mike
Bost
(R-Ill.)
released
the
following
statements
before
H.R.
1276,
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Veterans'
and
Caregivers'
COVID-19
Immunizations
Now
Expanded
Act
of
2021or
the
VA
VACCINE
Act
comes
up
for
a
vote
in
the
House
of
Representatives.
This
bipartisan
bill
expands
VA's
authority
to
provide
COVID-19
vaccines
to
all
veterans
and
their
caregivers.
Within
a
week
of
… Read More
03.04.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
announced
a
new
Committee
investigation
examining
the
targeted
recruitment
of
veterans
by
extremist
groups.
This
investigation
is
a
natural
successor
to
the
Committee's
prior
investigation
into
disinformation
on
social
media,
initially
brought
to
light
by
Vietnam
Veterans
of
America,
and
Committee
report,
entitled
"Hijacking
our
Heroes,"
which
highlights
spoofing
as
one
of
the
primary
tools
for
recruitment
used
… Read More
02.24.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON
D.C.
--
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Ranking
Member
Mike
Bost
(R-Ill.)
introduced
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Veterans'
and
Caregivers'
COVID-19
Immunizations
Now
Expanded
Act
of
2021or
the
VA
VACCINE
Act.
This
bipartisan
bill
is
a
critical
fix
to
expand
VA's
ability
to
provide
COVID-19
vaccines
to
veterans
and
their
caregivers.
Under
this
legislation,
VA
can
provide
vaccines
to
all
veterans-including
those
not
currently
… Read More
02.24.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON
D.C.
--
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
announced
that
four
new
Veterans
Service
Organizations
(VSOs)
will
be
invited
to
this
year's
VSO
legislative
presentations.
Following
Chairman
Takano's
push,
representatives
from
the
National
Congress
of
American
Indians
(NCAI),
the
National
Association
for
Black
Veterans
(NABVETS),
Minority
Veterans
of
America
(MVA),
and
the
National
Coalition
for
Homeless
Veterans
(NCHV)
will
join
the
VSO
… Read More
02.22.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON
D.C.
--
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
announced
his
priorities
for
the
Committee
during
the
117th
Congress.
"From
finally
getting
Blue
Water
Navy
Vietnam
veterans
the
benefits
they've
earned
to
passing
the
Veterans'
COMPACT
Act
and
making
real
strides
to
reduce
veteran
suicide,
I'm
so
proud
of
what
we
accomplished
in
the
116th
Congress.
But
our
work
is
not
done,"
said
Chairman
Takano.
"That's
why
I
am
announcing
our
Committee's
top
nine
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02.18.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Subcommittee
on
Oversight
and
Investigations
Chair
Chris
Pappas
(D-NH)
released
the
following
statements
praising
VA's
decision
to
pause
debt
collection
owed
to
both
the
Veterans
Benefits
Administration
(VBA)
and
Veterans
Health
Administration
(VHA)
through
September
30th
due
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
"The
economic
turmoil
of
the
COVID-19
pandemic
has
left
our
country
reeling-now,
as
… Read More
02.11.21 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
following
statement
after
the
Committee
passed
its
portion
of
the
American
Rescue
Plan,
the
A.N.S.
to
Committee
Print-Providing
for
reconciliation
to
S.
Con.
Res.
5,
the
Concurrent
Resolution
on
the
Budget
for
Fiscal
Year
2021
from
Chairman
Takano.
"As
Chairman
of
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs,
I
am
painfully
aware
of
the
toll
this
pandemic
has
taken
on
our
nation's
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