Veterans' Affairs Committee

Summary

Veterans' Affairs is a standing committee of the U.S. Senate with 19 members. It has 653 bills before it this session, has held 27 hearings and has filed 5 reports.

Chair

Chair: Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS). Ranking Member: Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT). Online at www.veterans.senate.gov.

Veterans' Affairs has 653 bills, 67 meetings and 5 reports on the record this session.

Members

19 members sit on Veterans' Affairs, 10 in the majority and 9 in the minority; Jerry Moran is Chair and Richard Blumenthal is Ranking Member.

🟥 Majority 10🟦 Minority 9

Jerry Moran

Jerry Moran

R–KS · Chair

John Boozman

John Boozman

R–AR · Member

Bill Cassidy

Bill Cassidy

R–LA · Member

Thom Tillis

Thom Tillis

R–NC · Member

Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan

R–AK · Member

Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Blackburn

R–TN · Member

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Bills

653 bills have been referred to Veterans' Affairs this session, and 613 of them are still in committee.

📥 Introduced 4🏛️ In House Committee 376🏛️ In Senate Committee 233📤 Engrossed 9✅ Passed 13📄 House Floor Calendar 11

Sessions

H.R. 9237POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the Chair announced further…Take Care of America’s Veterans Act VITAL Act of 2026 Veterans Infrastructure and Transformation Act of 2026Jul 16, 2026 · Introduced · Mike Bost

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Meetings

Veterans' Affairs has 42 meetings on the calendar.

Reports

Veterans' Affairs has filed 5 reports and issued 1 print this Congress.

Nominations

21 nominations have been referred to Veterans' Affairs this Congress.

PN1181-6Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Daniel F. Rendleman, of Illinois, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of fifteen years, vice William S. Greenberg, deceased.Received Jul 14, 2026PN1181-4Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.David M. Jones, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of fifteen years, vice a new position created by Public Law 118-196, approved December 23, 2024.Received Jul 14, 2026PN1181-3Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Robert R. Fleck, of Pennsylvania, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims for the term of fifteen years, vice Margaret Bartley, retired.Received Jul 14, 2026PN1022-21Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Maria Lopez, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals for a term of six years, vice Jaime Areizaga-Soto, resigned.Received Jun 1, 2026PN931-7Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-442.Gary Shatswell, of Washington, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Information and Technology), vice Kurt D. DelBene, resigned.Received Apr 21, 2026

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Communications

35 executive communications, petitions and memorials have been referred to Veterans' Affairs this Congress.

EC 4423Executive CommunicationThe abstract lands with tonight's harvest.Referred Sep 14, 2026EC 4307Executive CommunicationA communication from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, transmitting legislative proposals that the Department of Defense requests be enacted during the second session of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Referred Aug 5, 2026EC 4279Executive CommunicationA communication from the Director of Regulatory Oversight and Management, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Rescission of Outdated Veterans Choice…Referred Aug 4, 2026POM 58Petition or MemorialThe abstract lands with tonight's harvest.Referred Jul 23, 2026EC 4105Executive CommunicationA communication from the Director of Regulatory Oversight and Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Expansion of VA Process for 72-Hour N…Referred Jul 21, 2026

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Lobbying

382 clients and 345 firms named 211 of the bills referred to Veterans' Affairs in 1,135 quarterly filings under the Lobbying Disclosure Act.

Registrants filing on those bills, and the bills they named most.

The bills most often named.

History

The committee has carried 1 name since Oct 26, 1970, established by 91 HR 17654.