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United States
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Senate
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Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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The Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs has legislative jurisdiction over matters relating to veterans compensation and veterans generally, as well as matters relating to the vocational rehabilitation, education, medical care, civil relief, and civilian readjustment of veterans.

Leadership

Chairman
Jon Tester
Democrat • Montana
Ranking Member
Richard Blumenthal
Democrat • Connecticut

Members (24)

Jon Tester

Democrat • MT

Chairman

Jerry Moran

Republican • KS

Chairman

Richard Blumenthal

Democrat • CT

Ranking Member

Patty Murray

Democrat • WA

Member

John Boozman

Republican • AR

Member

Bill Cassidy

Republican • LA

Member

Bernard Sanders

Independent • VT

Member

Mazie Hirono

Democrat • HI

Member

Sherrod Brown

Democrat • OH

Member

Thomas Roland Tillis

Republican • NC

Member

Marion Michael Rounds

Republican • SD

Member

Daniel Scott Sullivan

Republican • AK

Member

Margaret Wood Hassan

Democrat • NH

Member

Angus Stanley King

Independent • ME

Member

Marsha Blackburn

Republican • TN

Member

Tammy Duckworth

Democrat • IL

Member

Kevin Cramer

Republican • ND

Member

Joe Manchin

Independent • WV

Member

Kyrsten Sinema

Independent • AZ

Member

Ruben Gallego

Democrat • AZ

Member

Thomas Hawley Tuberville

Republican • AL

Member

James E. Banks

Republican • IN

Member

Elissa Slotkin

Democrat • MI

Member

Timothy Patrick Sheehy

Republican • MT

Member

Recent Legislation

S-3758pending committee

Direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make opioid overdose rescue medications available to veterans and their caregivers, and for other purposes.

Referred To · February 2, 2026

S-3739pending committee

Direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a demonstration project on coverage by the Department of Veterans Affairs of over-the-counter hearing aids, and for other purposes.

Referred To · January 29, 2026

S-3726pending committee

Amend title 38, United States Code, to require the President to define veteran success and to develop and implement a National Veterans Strategy, and for other purposes.

Referred To · January 29, 2026

SJRES-103pending committee

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".

Referred To · January 27, 2026

S-3653pending committee

Require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out efforts to inform veterans of their rights with regards to the receipt of health care, benefits, and services furnished under provisions of law administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.

Referred To · January 15, 2026

S-3613pending committee

Require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a new national cemetery in the State of Hawai'i, and for other purposes.

Referred To · January 12, 2026

S-3591pending committee

Require the Secretary of Labor, in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to develop a notice detailing benefits available to veterans, and to require employers to display such notice, and for other purposes.

Referred To · January 7, 2026

S-3559pending committee

Desginate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Jose, California, as the "Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic".

Referred To · December 18, 2025

Upcoming Schedule

Meeting
Scheduled

Hearings to examine veteran health and healing through adaptive sports.

Wed, Feb 4, 2026
9:00 PM ET
G50, Dirksen Senate Office Building

Meeting Videos

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Senate
Meeting

Hearings to examine S.342, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize an individual who is awarded the Purple Heart for service in the Armed Forces to transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to a family member, S.668, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Office of Falls Prevention of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S.926, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to furnish to certain veterans items used for the secure storage of firearms, S.1116, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the provision of certain additional burial benefits for individuals for whom an urn or plaque is furnished, S.1657, to amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to deny the claim of a veteran for benefits under the laws administered by such Secretary on the sole basis that such veteran failed to appear for a medical examination associated with such claim, S.1665, to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure veterans of secrecy oath programs receive the full benefits they have earned, S.1868, to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand access by veterans to critical access hospitals and affiliated clinics under the Veterans Community Care Program, S.1992, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the efficiency of adjudications and appeals of claims for benefits under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs, S.2061, to require the Interagency Working Group on Toxic Exposure to conduct research on the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of descendants of individuals exposed to toxic substances while serving as members of the Armed Forces, S.2220, to expand presumptions of exposure by members of the Armed Forces to toxic substances, S.2264, to improve the emergency management capabilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S.2309, to direct a physician or nurse practitioner employed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certify the death of a veteran not later than 48 hours after such physician or nurse practitioner learns of such death, S.2328, to authorize the use of veterans educational assistance for examinations and assessments to receive credit toward degrees awarded by institutions of higher learning, S.2333, to require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit supplementation of health records of deceased veterans, S.2397, to require implementation by the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain recommendations relating to the provision of health care through community care providers, S.2683, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer, S.2737, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to implement a pilot program to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to certain veterans through community care providers, S.2807, to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the applicability of the authority to reconsider decisions of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Secretary of the Army to inter remains or honor the memory of a person in a national cemetery, S.3033, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish partnerships between medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and medical facilities in rural areas, S.3119, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make temporary lodging facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs available for members of the Armed Forces, other individuals on active duty, and family members of such individuals on a space-available basis, S.3303, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to establish or enhance a community integration platform for services for veterans, to require the collection from veterans of information related to social determinants of health, an original bill entitled, "Sharing Essential Resources for Veterans Everywhere (SERVE) Act', an original bill entitled, "Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services Act", and an original bill entitled, "Get Justice Involved Veterans BACK HOME Act".

Dec 10, 2025
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Senate
Meeting

Hearings to examine S.342, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize an individual who is awarded the Purple Heart for service in the Armed Forces to transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to a family member, S.668, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Office of Falls Prevention of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S.926, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to furnish to certain veterans items used for the secure storage of firearms, S.1116, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the provision of certain additional burial benefits for individuals for whom an urn or plaque is furnished, S.1657, to amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to deny the claim of a veteran for benefits under the laws administered by such Secretary on the sole basis that such veteran failed to appear for a medical examination associated with such claim, S.1665, to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure veterans of secrecy oath programs receive the full benefits they have earned, S.1868, to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand access by veterans to critical access hospitals and affiliated clinics under the Veterans Community Care Program, S.1992, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the efficiency of adjudications and appeals of claims for benefits under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs, S.2061, to require the Interagency Working Group on Toxic Exposure to conduct research on the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of descendants of individuals exposed to toxic substances while serving as members of the Armed Forces, S.2220, to expand presumptions of exposure by members of the Armed Forces to toxic substances, S.2264, to improve the emergency management capabilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S.2309, to direct a physician or nurse practitioner employed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certify the death of a veteran not later than 48 hours after such physician or nurse practitioner learns of such death, S.2328, to authorize the use of veterans educational assistance for examinations and assessments to receive credit toward degrees awarded by institutions of higher learning, S.2333, to require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit supplementation of health records of deceased veterans, S.2397, to require implementation by the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain recommendations relating to the provision of health care through community care providers, S.2683, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer, S.2737, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to implement a pilot program to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to certain veterans through community care providers, S.2807, to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the applicability of the authority to reconsider decisions of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Secretary of the Army to inter remains or honor the memory of a person in a national cemetery, S.3033, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish partnerships between medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and medical facilities in rural areas, S.3119, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make temporary lodging facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs available for members of the Armed Forces, other individuals on active duty, and family members of such individuals on a space-available basis, S.3303, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to establish or enhance a community integration platform for services for veterans, to require the collection from veterans of information related to social determinants of health, an original bill entitled, "Sharing Essential Resources for Veterans Everywhere (SERVE) Act', an original bill entitled, "Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services Act", and an original bill entitled, "Get Justice Involved Veterans BACK HOME Act".

Senate
Meeting

Hearings to examine medication management in VA healthcare.

Dec 3, 2025
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Senate
Meeting

Hearings to examine medication management in VA healthcare.

Dec 3, 2025
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Senate
Meeting

Hearings to examine a grateful nation, focusing on maximizing veteran's success after service.

Nov 5, 2025
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Senate
Meeting

Hearings to examine a grateful nation, focusing on maximizing veteran's success after service.

Nov 5, 2025
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Senate
Meeting

Hearings to examine putting veterans first, focusing on the current VA disability system.

Oct 29, 2025
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Senate
Meeting

Hearings to examine putting veterans first, focusing on the current VA disability system.

Oct 29, 2025
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Hearing Records

31 transcripts available
Senate
S.Hrg.119-87

Hearing To Consider Pending Nominations

Jun 4, 2025
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Senate
S.Hrg.119-53

Hearing To Consider Pending Nominations

Apr 1, 2025
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Senate
S.Hrg.119-128

Hearing To Consider Pending Nominations

Jul 23, 2025
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Senate
S.Hrg.119-15

Legislative Presentation Of The American Legion And Multi Vsos: Jewish War Veterans Of The Usa, Minority Veterans Of America, National Association Of County Veterans Service Officers, Military Officers Association Of America, National Association Of State Directors Of Veterans Affairs, D'aniello Institute For Veterans And Military Families, And Wounded Warrior Project

Feb 26, 2025
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Senate
S.Hrg.119-108

Correcting Mismanagement Of The Veterans Crisis Line

Jun 25, 2025
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Senate
S.Hrg.119-189

Putting Veterans First: Is The Current Va Disability System Keeping Its Promise?

Oct 29, 2025
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Dec 10, 2025
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