Veteran Resources - Veteran-Related News & Legislation

‘Don’t wait’: Veteran exposed to burn pits now on track to get care after PACT Act enacted

SAN ANTONIO – A new law allows nearly 3.5 million veterans exposed to burn pits to get health care...

A Look at the New Veterans Headed to Congress in January

29 Dec 2022 Military.com | By Rebecca Kheel Nineteen veterans will begin roaming the halls of Congress next week, contributing to...

Action being taken to curb alarming escalation in veteran suicides

SAN ANTONIO – This time of year can be extremely challenging for veterans. Last year, suicides among veterans...

Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities (AUTO)

Washington, D.C.—Today, the president signed into law provisions of the Advancing Uniform Transportation Opportunities (AUTO) for Veterans Act, legislation co-authored...

Applications open for post-9/11 veterans to receive bonus check – Minnesota

Minnesota veterans who served in the two decades following the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks can now apply...

Biden signs first bill in ‘Momnibus’ package, putting $15 million behind maternity care for veterans

President Biden on Tuesday signed into law an act that creates a $15 million program to support maternal...

Bill changes veteran reimbursement for transportation to medical care

By WCAX News Team Published: Mar. 2, 2023 at 6:36 AM EST BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont Sen. Peter Welch...

Bipartisan bill would exempt loans to veteran businesses from MBL cap

Sens. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, and Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, introduced legislation Thursday to exempt credit union loans made to...

Bipartisan Senate bill would exempt veteran business loans from cap

Sens. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, and Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, introduced legislation Tuesday to exempt credit union loans made to...

Blue Water Navy (BWN) Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019

Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, Veterans who served as far as 12 nautical miles from the shore of Vietnam,...