New leadership appointed to House and Senate VA committees
Representative Phil Roe was selected to serve as Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee (HVAC) for the 115th Congress. He succeeded Congressman Jeff Miller who r...
DAV urges President-elect Trump to consider retaining Bob McDonald as VA Secretary
DAV Executive Director Garry J. Augustine today released the following statement on President-elect Trump’s upcoming decision about the next Veterans Affairs Secretary: “As...
The way forward in veterans advocacy
At DAV’s annual National Convention, members are able to target the organization’s legislative and public policy goals for the upcoming year. In August, at the 2016 convent...
New administration; same DAV legislative priorities
On Nov. 8, 2016, America elected Donald J. Trump to be the next President of the United States. President-elect Trump will take the oath of office January 20, 2017 to [&hel...
DAV presses for appeals reform
DAV has long been leading efforts to reform the disability appeals process for veterans as the number of pending appeals has risen to nearly 450,000, with an average time f...
Still work to be done during “lame duck” session of Congress
As Congress prepares to enter a “lame duck” session between the presidential election on November 8 and the end of the year, there are still many pending pieces of critical...
Congress must pass full funding for VA
“We call on Congress to fully fund the president’s fiscal year (FY) 2017 request and pass a budget for VA before the beginning of the new fiscal year,” said DAV […]
Legislation to extend existing VA services awaits president’s signature
The Senate and House of Representatives recently passed H.R. 5985, the Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2016, a bill that if enacted would extend ...
DAV testifies on Commission on Care report
The congressionally-mandated Commission on Care released its final report on veterans health care reform in July. DAV was pleased with most of the recommendations from the ...
Presidential Candidates Q&A
Editor’s Note: DAV – which is a non-partisan organization – believes its members deserve to know where Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donal...