11.17.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-Last
night,
the
House
of
Representatives
unanimously
passed
all
three
bipartisan
bills
brought
to
the
floor
by
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs.
Even
as
the
116th
Congress
comes
to
a
close,
the
Committee
has
continued
its
critical
oversight
and
legislative
work-the
bills
passed
today
showcase
that
commitment
to
veterans
and
their
families
by
increasing
accessibility
for
disabled
veterans
across
all
of
VA's
websites,
files,
and
apps,
naming
the
VA
Clinic
in
Bozeman,
… Read More
11.12.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
following
statement
in
response
to
VA's
2020
National
Veteran
Suicide
Prevention
Annual
Reportdetailing
the
first
two
years
of
the
Trump
Administration's
efforts
to
reduce
veteran
suicide.
"While
the
Veterans'
COMPACT
Act
and
Commander
John
Scott
Hannon
Veterans
Mental
Health
Improvement
Act
were
major
steps
forward
in
the
fight
to
reduce
veteran
suicide,
there's
still
so
much
more
… Read More
11.11.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA
-
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.
"Our
armed
forces
have
long
been
a
living
example
of
our
country's
'Melting
Pot.'
Throughout
our
history,
men
and
women,
LGBTQ
individuals,
Native
Americans,
and
members
of
the
Black,
Hispanic,
and
Asian
communities
have
proudly
served
our
country
to
defend
their
freedoms,
… Read More
11.10.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Ranking
Member
Phil
Roe
(R-Tenn.)
along
with
Senate
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Jon
Tester
(D-Mont.)
and
Chairman
Jerry
Moran
(R-Kans.)
released
the
following
statements
after
the
U.S.
Senate
unanimously
passed
Chairman
Takano's
H.R.
8247,
the
Veterans'
Comprehensive
Prevention,
Access
to
Care,
and
Treatment
Act
of
2020,
or
Veterans'
COMPACT
Act,
featuring
9
provisions
to
help
… Read More
10.02.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C-House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Senate
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Jon
Tester
(D-Mont.)
are
expressing
serious
concerns
to
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
over
whether
the
Department
is
fully
prepared
to
launch
the
significant
expansion
of
the
Program
of
Comprehensive
Assistance
for
Family
Caregivers
Program
(PCAFC)
that
was
announced
yesterday-a
move
that
will
allow
Pre-9/11
veterans
to
apply
for
the
program
… Read More
09.23.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C-
Today,
the
House
of
Representatives
unanimously
passed
all
five
bills
brought
to
the
floor
by
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs.
This
legislation
will
reform
VA's
debt
collection
process
and
support
homeless
veterans
during
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
as
well
as
help
reduce
veteran
suicide
through
Chairman
Takano's
Veterans'
COMPACT
Act
and
the
Commander
John
Scott
Hannon
Veterans
Mental
Health
Care
Improvement
Act
of
2019.
A
full
list
of
bills
passed
can
be
found
… Read More
09.23.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C
-
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
and
Ranking
Member
Phil
Roe
(R-Tenn.)
along
with
Senate
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Ranking
Member
Jon
Tester
(D-Mont.)
and
Chairman
Jerry
Moran
(R-Kans.),
today
released
the
following
statements
after
the
U.S.
House
of
Representatives
unanimously
passed
S.785,
the
Commander
John
Scott
Hannon
Veterans
Mental
Health
Care
Improvement
Act-groundbreaking
legislation
to
connect
more
veterans
with
critical
… Read More
09.22.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C-
Today,
the
House
of
Representatives
unanimously
passed
all
six
bipartisan
bills
brought
to
the
floor
by
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs.
This
legislation
will
update
VA's
exclusionary
motto,
eliminate
VA
copayments
for
native
veterans
that
never
should
have
been
charged,
and
hold
VA
leadership
accountable
for
the
needed
fixes
to
VA's
financial
systems.
A
full
list
of
bills
passed
can
be
found
below:
H.R.
3010-
Honoring
All
Veterans
Act
(Rice,
Mast):
… Read More
09.17.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C-
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
held
a
Full
Committee
Markup
passing
all
5
bills
on
the
agenda
including
legislation
that
will
help
reduce
veteran
suicide,
increase
transparency
and
oversight
of
VA,
and
extend
employment
protections
for
members
of
the
National
Guard.
A
full
list
of
bills
passed
can
be
found
below:
A.N.S
to
H.R.
8247
Offered
by
Chairman
Takano-
Veterans
Comprehensive,
Prevention,
Access
to
Care,
and
Treatment
Act
of
2020
(Chairman
… Read More
09.14.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
Veterans'
Comprehensive
Prevention,
Access
to
Care,
and
Treatment
Act
of
2020,
or
Veterans'
COMPACT
Act,
featuring
9
provisions
that
complement
the
Senate's
Commander
John
Scott
Hannon
Veterans
Mental
Health
Care
Improvement
Act
to
reduce
veteran
suicide.
This
package,
which
includes
Chairman
Takano's
Veterans
Acute
Crisis
Care
for
Emergent
Suicide
Symptoms
(ACCESS)
Act
to
ensure
… Read More
09.11.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA-Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
following
statement
in
recognition
of
all
the
servicemembers
that
have
stepped
up
to
serve
our
nation
since
9/11
and
the
American
patriots
we
have
lost
since
then:
Watch
Chairman
Takano's
full
video
statement
here.
"19
years
ago,
our
country
was
forever
changed
when
terrorists
hijacked
planes
and
crashed
them
into
the
World
Trade
Center,
the
Pentagon,
and
a
field
outside
of
… Read More
09.02.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
of
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
announced
10
new
bills
introduced
over
the
past
week
that
will
help
complete
the
House's
companion
legislation
to
S.
785,
the
Commander
John
Scott
Hannon
Veterans
Mental
Health
Care
Improvement
Act.
These
bills,
many
of
which
enjoy
bipartisan
support,
would
expand
lethal
means
safety
training,
improve
diagnosis
and
treatment
for
serious
mental
illness,
ensure
emergency
room
personnel
institute
… Read More
09.01.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
of
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
made
the
following
statement
to
mark
the
beginning
of
Suicide
Prevention
Month.
Full
video
remarks
can
be
found
here
"Suicide
Prevention
Month
is
a
chance
to
reach
out
to
our
friends,
neighbors,
and
family
members
who
may
be
experiencing
a
mental
health
crisis--
especially
if
these
individuals
are
veterans,"
said
Chairman
Takano.
"Each
day,
17
veterans,
reservists,
and
National
Guard
… Read More
08.24.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
of
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
announced
a
legislative
hearing
on
the
Veterans
COMPACT
Act
of
2020
and
the
Committee's
14
additions
to
the
bill
package
that
will
make
up
the
House
Companion
to
S.785,
the
Commander
John
Scott
Hannon
Veterans
Mental
Health
Care
Improvement
Act.
On
September
10,
2020
at
10:00
am
ET,
the
Full
Committee
will
gather
to
discuss
26
bills
that
address
veteran
suicide
including
key
fixes
to
the
Senate's
… Read More
08.24.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
of
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
announced
his
support
for
two
new,
bipartisan
bills
that
will
reduce
veteran
suicide
by
increasing
outreach
to
Native
veterans
and
ensuring
every
veteran
has
access
to
VA
suicide
prevention
care.
The
American
Indian
and
Alaska
Native
Veterans
Mental
Health
Act
introduced
by
Subcommittee
on
Health
and
Women
Veterans
Task
Force
Chairwoman
Julia
Brownley
(D-Calif.),
Rep.
Tom
Cole
(R-
Okla.),
and
Rep.
… Read More
08.14.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON
-
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chair
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
and
Transportation
and
Infrastructure
Committee
Chair
Peter
DeFazio
(OR-04),
along
with
Reps.
Brian
Fitzpatrick
(PA-01)
and
Alma
Adams
(NC-12),
today
urged
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
Secretary
Robert
Wilkie
and
United
States
Postmaster
General
(USPMG)
Louis
DeJoy
to
rectify
reported
delayed
deliveries
of
medication
to
veterans
in
the
wake
of
operational
changes
at
the
United
States
Postal
Service
(USPS).
In
a
… Read More
08.07.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
of
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
announced
his
support
for
two
new,
bipartisan
bills
that
will
help
prevent
veteran
suicide
by
expanding
access
to
virtual
mental
healthcare
and
teaching
critical
coping
strategies
to
veterans'
families.
The
Veterans'
Access
to
Online
Treatment
Act
introduced
by
Rep.
Jared
Golden
(D-Maine)
and
Rep.
Jim
Banks
(R-Ind.)
will
increase
access
to
evidence-based,
effective
online
treatments
for
mental
health
… Read More
07.31.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
of
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
announced
his
support
for
two
new,
bipartisan
bills
that
align
with
the
Committee's
comprehensive
seven
pillar
approach
to
prevent
veteran
suicide
by
increasing
access
to
healthcare
and
identifying
and
supporting
at-risk
veterans.
The
VA
Telehealth
Expansion
Actintroduced
by
Subcommittee
on
Technology
Modernization
Chair
Susie
Lee
(D-Nev.)
and
Ranking
Member
Jim
Banks
(R-Ind.)
will
close
gaps
that
… Read More
07.30.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C-
Today,
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
held
a
Full
Committee
Markup
passing
all
12
bills
on
the
agenda
including
legislation
to
promote
equity
and
inclusivity
at
VA,
update
VA's
exclusionary
motto,
extend
home
loans
to
National
Guard
and
Reservists,
and
support
veterans
who
have
become
unemployed
as
a
result
of
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
A
full
list
of
bills
passed
can
be
found
below:
H.R.
5639
-
Chuck
Osier
Burial
Benefits
Act
(Rep.
Brindisi)
A.N.S.
to
H.R.
… Read More
07.24.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
of
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
announced
his
support
for
two
new
bills
that
align
with
the
Committee's
comprehensive
seven
pillar
approach
to
prevent
veteran
suicide.
The
VA
Police
Improvement
and
Accountability
Act
from
Rep.
Kathleen
Rice
(D-N.Y.)
will
provide
much
needed
oversight
of
VA
Police,
mandate
body
cameras,
and
require
key
de-escalation
training
to
help
mitigate
harm
when
interacting
with
veterans
in
crisis.
The
Solid
… Read More
