Congressional Testimony

DAV frequently testifies before Congress to advise and advocate changes in law or policy. All DAV testimony is presented below.

2025 Testimony

• 24Jun

  House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs: Legislative Hearing

  Statement for the Record by Joseph Lemay

• 21May

  Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee: Legislative Hearing

  Statement of Jon Retzer

• 21May

  House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity: “Pushing VA Forward: Review of VA’s Adaptive Programs for Disabled Veterans”

  Statement for the Record by Joseph Lemay

• 29Apr

  Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee: Bridging the Gap: Enhancing Outreach to Support Veterans’ Mental Health

  Statement for the Record by Naomi Mathis

• 26Mar

  House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Legislative Hearing

  Statement for the Record by Marquis Barefield

• 11Mar

  House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health Legislative Hearing

  Statement of Jon Retzer

• 05Mar

  House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs

  Statement for the Record by Scott Hope

• 25Feb

  House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Legislative Hearing

  Statement for the Record by Naomi Mathis

• 25Feb

  Testimony before Joint Hearing of House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees

  Statement of Daniel Contreras

• 28Jan

  Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee: Protecting Veteran Choice: Examining VA’s Community Care Program

  Statement of Naomi M. Mathis

2024 Testimony

• 17Dec

  House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health Legislative Hearing

  Statement for the Record by Jon Retzer

• 18Sep

  Statement for the record of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health – “Dial 988+1: Examining the Operations of the Veterans Crisis Line.”

  Statement of Naomi M. Mathis

• 11Sep

  Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health: Legislative Hearing.

  Statement of Jon N. Retzer

• 12June

  Testimony before he House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity: hearing on pending legislation.

  Statement of Marquis D. Barefield

• 12June

  Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs: “Does a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) Properly Compensate Today’s Veterans?”

  Statement of Shane L. Liermann

• 11June

  Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization: “The VA Beneficiary Travel Self-Service System: Mission Accomplished?”

  Statement of Jon N. Retzer

• 16May

  Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations: “Ensuring VA’s Security: How Can Congress best Support VA’s Law Enforcement?”

  Statement of Jon N. Retzer

• 15May

  Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee: “Frontier Health Care: Ensuring Veterans’ Access No Matter Where They Live”

  Statement of Jon N. Retzer

• 01May

  Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: “U.S. Department of Veterans affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Years 2024 and 2026”

  Joint statement of The Independent Budget Veterans Service Organizations

• 11Apr

  House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: “U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Years 2025 and 2026”

  Joint statement of The Independent Budget Veterans Service Organizations

• 10Apr

  U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: “Caring for All Who Have Borne the Battle: Ensuring Equity for Women Veterans at VA”

  Statement of Naomi Mathis

• 10Apr

  House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Legislative Hearing on Pending Legislation: Legislative Hearing

  Statement of Shane Liermann

• 21Mar

  House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Health: Legislative Hearing

  Statement of Jon Retzer

• 20Mar

  Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs: , “Lost in Translation: How VA’s Disability Claims and Appeals Letters Should be Simplified.”

  Statement of Shane L. Liermann

• 20Mar

  Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity: Legislative Hearing

  Statement of Marquis D. Barefield

• 07Mar

  Testimony before Joint Hearing of House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees

  Statement of Nancy Espinosa

• 30Jan

  Statement of the Record of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – “The One Percent: Supporting America’s Surviving Military Family Community.”

  Statement of Marquis D. Barefield

2023 Testimony

• 29Nov

  Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – “Examining the VA Appeals Process: Ensuring High Quality Decision-Making for Veterans’ Claims on Appeal.”

  Statement of Shane L. Liermann

• 08Nov

  Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – Legislative Hearing – November 8, 2023

  Statement of Shane L. Liermann

• 02Nov

  Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity – Legislative Hearing – November 2, 2023

  Statement of Marquis D. Barefield

• 28Sep

  Statement for the Record of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – Fiduciary Oversight – September 28, 2023

  Statement of Shane L. Liermann

• 27July

  Statement for the Record before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – VA Contract Examinations – July 27, 2023

  Statement of Shane L. Liermann

• 26July

  Statement for the Record before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – PACT Act Implementation – July 26, 2023

  Statement of Shane L. Liermann

• 12July

  Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – Legislative Hearing

  Statement of Jon N. Retzer

• 21Jun

  Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health – Legislative Hearing

  Statement of Jon N. Retzer

• 14Jun

  Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – Substance Use Disorder Treatment in Rural Communities and Beyond

  Statement of Naomi Mathis

• 17May

  Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – FY 2024 VA Budget Request

  Statement of Independent Budget Veterans Service Organizations

• 16May

  Statement for the Record – House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – PACT Act implementation

  Statement of Shane L. Liermann

• 26APR

  Testimony before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – Legislative Hearing

  Statement of Shane L. Liermann

• 30MAR

  Statement for the Record before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity – Legislative Hearing

  Statement of Marquis Barefield

• 29MAR

  Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health – Legislative Hearing

  Statement of Jon Retzer

• 29MAR

  Testimony before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – Legislative Hearing

  Statement of Shane L. Liermann

• 28FEB

  Testimony before Joint Hearing of House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees

  Statement of Joseph Parsetich

2022 Testimony

2021 Testimony