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.

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, 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)	Jerry McNerney (D-CA)
Economic Opportunity	Marlin Stutzman (R-IN)	Bruce Braley (D-IA)
Health	Ann Marie Buerkle (R-NY)	Michael Michaud (D-ME)
Oversight and Investigations	Bill Johnson (R-OH)	Joe Donnelly (D-IN)

See also

• United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
• United States Department of Veterans Affairs

External links

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