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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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07.22.20 •
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
Senator
Jon
Tester
(D-Mont.)
and
Senator
Jerry
Moran
(R-Kans.),
the
Ranking
Member
and
Chairman
of
the
Senate
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs,
released
the
following
statements
after
they
introduced
legislation
to
remove
barriers
to
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
disability
compensation
and
survivor
benefits
for
certain
active
duty
servicemembers,
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07.20.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-Today,
the
House
of
Representatives
unanimously
passed
all
three
bipartisan
bills
brought
to
the
floor
by
the
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs.
Despite
the
ongoing
COVID-19
pandemic,
the
Committee
has
continued
its
critical
oversight
and
legislative
work-the
bills
passed
today
showcase
that
commitment
to
veterans
and
their
families
by
improving
VA's
Specially
Adapted
Housing
assistance
to
help
disabled
veterans
adapt
their
homes
and
extending
lease
protections
for
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07.15.20 •
Press Release
Press
Contact
Jenni
Geurink
(Takano)
Samantha
Gonzalez
(Roe)
Olya
Voytovich
(Tester)
Angela
Lingg
(Moran)
Susan
Curran
(Pappas)
Jen
Fox
(Kuster)
Carina
Armenta
(Brownley)
James
Hogge
(Bergman)
Kelsi
Daniell
(Ernst)
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
following
the
release
of
a
Government
Accountability
Office
(GAO)
report
entitled
"Sexual
Harassment:
Inconsistent
and
Incomplete
Policies
and
Information
Hinder
VA's
Efforts
to
Protect
Employees,"
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
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07.14.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-
Calif.)
and
Subcommittee
on
Disability
Assistance
and
Memorial
Affairs
Chair
Elaine
Luria
(D-VA.)
released
the
following
statements
regarding
the
new
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
(VA)
proposed
federal
regulation
to
update
and
clarify
regulatory
bars
to
benefits
based
on
character
of
discharge
(COD).
VA's
proposed
rule
comes
after
almost
four
years
of
pushing
from
Veteran
Service
Organizations
and
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07.09.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA
-
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.
The
VA
Zero
Suicide
Demonstration
Project
Act
of
2020
from
Subcommittee
on
Technology
Modernization
Chair
Susie
Lee
(D-Nev.)
and
Rep.
Jack
Bergman
(R-Mich.)
and
the
VA
Clinical
Training
in
Evidence-based
treatments
And
Military
(TEAM)
Culture
Act
from
Rep.
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06.22.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA-
Last
week,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
spoke
with
Major
General
Jeffery
Phillips
(Ret.),
Executive
Director
of
the
Reserve
Officers
Association
(ROA),
about
Reserve
and
National
Guard
parity
and
how
Reservists
are
faring
throughout
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
especially
as
DoD
stop
movement
orders
disrupt
servicemembers'
plans.
See
the
full
conversation
here.
Watch
the
full
conversation
here.
"Thank
you
for
joining
us
Major
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06.18.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-
Calif.),
Women
Veterans
Task
Force
and
Subcommittee
on
Health
Chair
Julia
Brownley
(D-Calif.),
and
Representative
Kathleen
Rice
(D-N.Y),
who
introduced
H.R.
3010,
the
Honoring
All
Veterans
Act,
led
a
letter
calling
on
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Secretary
Robert
Wilkie
to
update
VA's
exclusionary
motto
to
reflect
our
country's
growing
diversity.
They
were
joined
by
Reps.
Lamb
(D-Pa.),
Sablan
(D-M.P.),
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06.17.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA
-
Today,
House
Committee
of
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
released
the
following
statement
regarding
the
release
of
the
President's
Roadmap
to
Empower
Veterans
and
End
a
National
Tragedy
of
Suicide
(PREVENTS)
report:
"It
is
disappointing
that
the
President's
PREVENTS
report
was
advanced
with
limited
input
from
Veteran
Services
Organizations
and
the
lawmakers
charged
with
implementing
veterans
policy
and
working
on
behalf
of
our
nation's
veterans.
Tepid
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06.11.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(CA-41)
delivered
openingremarks
before
the
first
full
committee
hybrid
hearing
since
the
COVID-19
pandemic
forced
Congress
to
go
virtual
entitled,
"Assessing
VA's
Response
to
the
COVID-19
Pandemic:
90
Days
Later."
Despite
this
crisis,
the
Committee
has
never
stopped
working
for
America's
veterans-since
the
pandemic
began,
the
Committee
has
passed
six
bills,
sent
nine
letters,
and
held
four
virtual
forums
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06.09.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA —
Last
week,
House
Committee
of
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.) spoke
with
Lieutenant
General
Dana
T.
Atkins,
President
of
the Military
Officers
Association
of
America (MOAA),
about
VA's
response
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic, how
the
restructuring
of DoD’s medical
treatment
facilities
has impacted
MOAA
members, as
well
as how Representative
Mike
Levin's Guard
and
Reserve
GI
Bill
Parity
Act (H.R.
5870) can
help
achieve
parity
for
members
of
the National
Guard
and
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06.05.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-
Calif.)
and
Subcommittee
on
Technology
Modernization
Chair
Susie
Lee
(D-Nev.)
released
the
following
statements
regarding
GAO's
new
report
entitled,
"Electronic
Health
Records:
Ongoing
Stakeholder
Involvement
Needed
in
the
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs'
Modernization
Effort."
This
report
was
prepared
at
the
request
of
the
Committee
to
examine
VA's
process
as
they
configure
the
new
Cerner
Electronic
Health
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06.04.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA--
This
week,
House
Committee
on
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
spoke
with
Jeremy
Butler,
CEO
of
Iraq
and
Afghanistan
Veterans
of
America
(IAVA),
about
VA's
response
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic
as
well
as
veterans'
mental
health,
toxic
exposure,
and
VA's
push
to
add
its
exclusionary
and
outdated
motto
to
all
VA
cemeteries.
See
the
full
conversation
with
Jeremy
Butler
here.
View
their
full
conversation
here
"As
you
know,
veteran
suicide
prevention
is
my
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06.02.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA
-
This
week,
House
Committee
of
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
spoke
with
retired
Brigadier
General
J.
Roy
Robinson,
President
of
the
National
Guard
Association
of
the
United
States
(NGAUS),
about
how
National
Guard
members
are
serving
throughout
the
COVID-19
pandemic
and
how
Congress
can
better
support
them.
They
also
discussed
Representative
Mike
Levin's
Guard
and
Reserve
GI
Bill
Parity
Act
(H.R.
5870)
that
would
be
an
important
step
towards
achieving
parity
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06.01.20 •
Press Release
RIVERSIDE,
CA
-
Last
week,
House
Committee
of
Veterans'
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
spoke
with
Dr.
Josh
Sharfstein,
Vice
Dean
of
Public
Health
and
Community
Engagement
at
Johns
Hopkins
University,
to
discuss
their
innovative
contact
tracing
training
to
slow
the
spread
of
COVID-19
and
how
veterans
can
get
involved.
This
training
is
especially
critical
as
veteran
unemployment
climbed
to
nearly
12
percent
last
month-veterans
are
already
uniquely
skilled
to
step
up
in
times
of
crisis
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05.29.20 •
Press Release
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
-
Today,
House
Committee
on
Veterans’
Affairs
Chairman
Mark
Takano
(D-Calif.)
led
a
letter
to
Department
of
Veterans
Affairs
Secretary
Robert
Wilkie
requesting
additional
data
on
the
impact
of
COVID-19
on
minority
veterans
and
veterans
of
color.
Chairman
Takano
was
joined
by
Congressional
Hispanic
Caucus
Chair
Joaquin
Castro,
Congressional
Asian
Pacific
American
Caucus
Chair
Judy
Chu,
and
Congressional
Black
Caucus
Chair
Karen
Bass
in
sending
the
letter.
The
Members
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