Ranking Member Steve Buyer
Schools Participating in the GI Bill Yellow Ribbon Program
Click on the link below to obtain information on schools participating in the GI Bill Yellow Ribbon Program: http://www.gibill.va.gov/GI_Bill_Info/CH33/YRP/YRP_List.htm
Pandemic Flu Information Available from VA
The Department of Veterans Affairs has deployed a website and a toll-free phone (800-507-4571) number for veterans seeking information on Pandemic influenza. Click here to access the VA’s website at http://www.pandemicflu.va.gov. For information from the Center for Disease Control, please click here.
VA will begin taking applications for the new Post 9/11 GI Bill on May 1, 2009. The new program is very complex so service members who are eligible for the Montgomery GI Bill and are considering converting to the Post 9/11 GI Bill should compare the benefits of the two programs to determine which best suits the service member’s particular situation. The following links you to VA’s GI Bill website which contains information about all current GI Bill programs including the Post 9/11 GI Bill. The site also and links to the VA’s online application program called VONAPP. http://www.gibill.va.gov/
VA’s Plan to implement the Recovery Act
Click on the link above for information on how the Department of Veterans Affairs plans to implement funds from the Recovery Act.
110th Congress Record of Veterans Legislation
The U.S. House of Representatives passed 75 Veterans bills during the 110th Congress. Of these, 18 became law, including many important bipartisan initiatives. Click here to learn more!
Veterans Affairs: Historical Budget Authority, Fiscal Years 1940 through 2007
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has issued a report providing the History of the Budget Authority for the Department of Veterans Affairs from Fiscal Years 1940 through 2007. To view the report, please click here.
VA Benefits Handbook Now Available:
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that the latest edition of the Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents handbook is now available online. To view the new handbook, please click here.
Contact the Committee
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
333 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
(202) 225-3527
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Veterans Organizations Voice Concerns Over National Health Care Proposal; Buyer Agrees that the Complex Legislation Could Have Harmful Impact on Veterans
Friday, July 31, 2009
Buyer Amendments Protect Veterans’ Health Care Options and VA/DOD Authority; Secures Leadership Commitment to Consider Additional Protections for Veterans
Friday, July 31, 2009
Buyer, Brown, and Michaud Introduce Bill to Expand Benefits for Severely Injured Veterans; Measure Would Increase Aid and Attendance by Fifty Percent without New Spending
Friday, July 31, 2009
House Passes Buyer Bill to Improve Home Adaptation Grants for Disabled Veterans
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
House Approves Bipartisan Veterans’ Bills; Buyer Provisions to Improve VA Health Care and Insurance Programs Included
Monday, July 27, 2009
Oversight Subcommittee Investigates Latest Patient Care Problem at VA
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
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About The Committee
The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs reviews veterans’ programs, examines current laws, and reports bills and amendments to strengthen existing laws concerning veterans and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), such as for health care, disability compensation, GI bill education and job training, home loan guarantees, life insurance policies, and a nationwide system of veterans’ cemeteries.