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 U.S. military 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.

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- 2011: Bob Filner (D-CA)
• 2011–Present: Jeff Miller (R-FL)

Members

113th Congress

Majority	Minority
Jeff Miller, Florida Chairman Doug Lamborn, Colorado Gus Bilirakis, Florida, Vice Chair Phil Roe, Tennessee Bill Flores, Texas Jeff Denham, California Jon Runyan, New Jersey Dan Benishek, Michigan Tim Huelskamp, Kansas Mike Coffman, Colorado Mark Amodei, Nevada Brad Wenstrup, Ohio Paul Cook, California Jackie Walorski, Indiana	Mike Michaud, Maine, Ranking Member Corrine Brown, Florida Mark Takano, California Julia Brownley, California Dina Titus, Nevada Ann Kirkpatrick, Arizona Raul Ruiz, California Gloria Negrete McLeod, California Ann Kuster, New Hampshire Beto O’Rourke, Texas Tim Walz, Minnesota

Sources: H.Res. 6 (Chairs), H.Res. 7 (D), H.Res. 17 (R), H.Res. 22 (D) and H.Res. 42 (D).

112th Congress

Majority	Minority
Jeff Miller, Florida Chairman Cliff Stearns, Florida Doug Lamborn, Colorado Gus Bilirakis, Florida, Vice Chair Phil Roe, Tennessee Marlin Stutzman, Indiana Bill Flores, Texas Bill Johnson, Ohio Jeff Denham, California Jon Runyan, New Jersey Dan Benishek, Michigan Ann Marie Buerkle, New York Tim Huelskamp, Kansas Mark Amodei, Nevada Bob Turner, New York	Bob Filner, California, Ranking Member Corrine Brown, Florida Silvestre Reyes, Texas Bruce Braley, Iowa Jerry McNerney, California Joe Donnelly, Indiana Tim Walz, Minnesota John Barrow, Georgia Russ Carnahan, Missouri

Source:

• Resolutions electing Republican members (H.Res. 6, H.Res. 37)
• Resolutions electing Democratic members (H.Res. 7, H.Res. 39, H.Res. 62)

Subcommittees

Subcommittee	Chair	Ranking Member
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs	Jon Runyan (R-NJ)	Dina Titus (D-NV)
Economic Opportunity	Bill Flores (R-TX)	Mark Takano (D-CA)
Health	Dan Benishek (R-MI)	Julia Brownley (D-CA)
Oversight and Investigations	Mike Coffman (R-OH)	Ann Kirkpatrick (D-AZ)

See also

• United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
• United States Department of Veterans Affairs
• List of current United States House of Representatives committees

External links

• House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
• United States Department of Veterans' Affairs
• Veterans' Affairs Committee Democratic Webpage