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Veterans Leaders Applaud House Passage of VA Choice Bill
…America (VVA) and Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) As veterans service organizations with over 5.5 million combined members, we applaud the House of Representatives today for passing legislation (S. 114) that…
DAV says ‘BRAC-like’ commission not necessary to review VA health care facilities
…and devise a plan to “right-size” VA. The legislation is modeled on the Department of Defense Base Realignment and Closure program, commonly known as BRAC, which resulted in the closure…
Major veterans groups deliver 182K-signature petition to Congress urging passage of bill to expand caregiver benefits to severely disabled veterans of all generations
…colleagues to pass caregiver extension legislation. The bipartisan “Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017,” passed by the Senate VA Committee last week, includes a critical provision modeled after a…
Caring for Survivors
In May, legislation was introduced that would enhance veterans’ survivor benefits—one of DAV’s critical legislative policy goals. The Caring for Survivors Act of 2020 (H.R. 6933) was introduced in the…
Strengthening Programs and Services for Disabled Women Veterans
…Advocating for Women Veterans Legislation DAV was pleased to see a continued focus on women veterans issues in the 117th Congress, resulting in the passage of key legislation, including: The…
VA Secretary urges congressional action on appeals
…others,” according to the post. Specifically, the secretaries urge Congress to pass legislation in three key areas: Integrating community care into the VA’s healthcare system, eradicating veterans’ homelessness in the…
Continuing the fight for caregivers
New legislation would expand benefits to all eras Yvonne Riley, wife and caregiver to National Commander Dave Riley, has been aiding her husband since he fell critically ill in 1997…
Lawmakers pass emergency funding to extend Choice Program, strengthen VA
…the VA anticipated, and the program was set to run out of money before the August deadline. Before the August recess, lawmakers scrambled to pass legislation that would provide additional…
2018: The path forward
While 2017 was probably one of the most significant years in terms of legislation to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs, 2018 may be even more critical as a number…
VSO Letter Supporting VA MISSION Act of 2018
…as the “VA MISSION Act of 2018.” This historic veterans legislation would consolidate and reform VA’s community care programs; extend funding for the current Veterans Choice Program for one year;…
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