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Easier access for rural veterans
…for their travel to Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, Vet Centers and vocational rehabilitation programs. The proposed legislation will also require the VA to develop and pilot an improved…
Improving Mental Health for Veterans
President Donald Trump signed the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act—Public Law 116-171—into law in October 2020. The bipartisan legislation—introduced by Senators Jon Tester and Jerry…
Increasing support for homeless veterans
…thrown strong support behind several pieces of draft legislation aimed squarely at reducing the number of unhoused veterans. The report’s data was collected in January 2020, mere months before businesses…
PACT Act signed into law
…every step of the way in advocating for this lifesaving legislation.” Learn More Online Find updates to other major veteran legislation by joining DAV CAN (Commander’s Action Network) at DAVCAN.org….
DAV elects new national leadership, charts course for upcoming year
…Burn Pit Registry. For decades, DAV members have been crucial players in advocating for comprehensive legislation to address the effects of exposures on service members. The legislation was a landmark…
How to Get Veterans Bills Passed by Congress
…already sent more than 445,000 emails to members of Congress this year urging them to pass life-changing legislation for those who raised their right hands to defend our nation. Taking…
DAV unveils critical policy goals for 2024
…other toxins, several exposures and diseases afflicting veterans are still waiting to be recognized. DAV is urging Congress to enact legislation that concedes toxic exposure and establishes presumptive diseases for…
The Dole Act signed into law
…all veterans. Signed by then-President Joe Biden in January, the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act (Public Law 118–210) is comprehensive and transformative legislation that…
“The Big 6” United Behind Veterans First Act
…it takes on their own personal and professional lives—alone. We urge the prompt passage of this legislation so that this inequity will finally be addressed.”–Sherman Gillums, Jr, Paralyzed Veterans of…
Independent Budget highlights critical veterans’ issues
…eligible for this critical benefit because of an arbitrary delimiting date. While progress was made last year on this issue, legislation was not enacted to resolve this inequity. “After a…
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