United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
The standing Committee on Veterans' Affairs in the United States House of Representatives oversees agencies, reviews current legislation, and recommends new bills or amendments concerning veterans. Jurisdiction includes retiring and disability pensions, life insurance, education (including the G.I. Bill), vocational training, medical care, and home loan guarantees. The committee oversees the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), veterans' hospitals, and veterans' cemeteries, except cemeteries under the Secretary of the Interior.
The committee was created by Section 121(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (Public Law 79-601), which authorized a standing committee of 27 members. The number of members has fluctuated, but as of 2007 (the 110th Congress) it stands at 28, with 26 serving members and 2 vacancies. Bob Filner (D-CA) presides as chair and Steve Buyer (R-IN) is the ranking member.
Past and current chairs
The chairs of the committee:
* 1947 – 1948: Edith Nourse Rogers (R-MA)
* 1949 – 1952: John Elliott Rankin (D-MS)
* 1953 – 1954: Edith Nourse Rogers (R-MA)
* 1955 – 1972: Olin E. Teague (D-TX)
* 1973 – 1974: William Jennings Bryan Dorn (D-SC)
* 1975 – 1980: Herbert Ray Roberts (D-TX)
* 1981 – 1994: Gillespie V. Montgomery (D-MS)
* 1995 – 2001: Bob Stump (R-AZ)
* 2001 – 2004: Chris Smith (R-NJ)
* 2005 – 2007: Steve Buyer (R-IN)
* 2007- present: Bob Filner (D-CA)
=Committee Members, 110th Congress=
Subcommittees
ee also
* United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
* United States Department of Veterans Affairs
External links
* [http://veterans.house.gov House Committee on Veterans' Affairs] .
** -- [http://veterans.house.gov/about/index.html About the committee] . Retrieved March 1, 2005.
** -- [http://veterans.house.gov/about/juris.htm Committee jurisdiction] . Retrieved March 1, 2005.
** -- [http://veterans.house.gov/about/history/index.html History of the committee] . Retrieved March 1, 2005.
** -- [http://veterans.house.gov/about/history/index.html Members] . Retrieved March 1, 2005.
** -- [http://veterans.house.gov/about/history/pastchairmen.html Past chairmen of the committee] . Retrieved March 1, 2005.
** -- [http://veterans.house.gov/about/dama.html Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs] . Retrieved March 1, 2005.
** -- [http://veterans.house.gov/about/health.html Subcommittee on Health] . Retrieved March 1, 2005.
** -- [http://veterans.house.gov/about/econopp.html Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity] . Retrieved April 24, 2006.
** -- [http://veterans.house.gov/about/oversight.html Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations] . Retrieved March 1, 2005.
* [http://www.va.gov/index.htm United States Department of Veterans' Affairs]
* [http://veterans.house.gov/democratic/welcome.htm House Veterans' Affairs Committee Democratic Webpage]
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