S. 785 - Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019
This legislation seeks to improve VA care by bolstering the VA’s mental health workforce and increasing rural or...
Senate GOP Puts Up Roadblocks to Bipartisan House Bill for Veterans’ Burn Pit Care
Thousands of military veterans who are sick after being exposed to toxic smoke and dust while on duty...
Senate Passes Ernst’s Bipartisan Bill to Combat Veteran Suicide
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a combat...
Senate passes Kennedy amendment protecting veterans' Second Amendment rights
The NRA applauded Sens. Kennedy and Moran for spearheading the amendment The Senate passed an amendment introduced by...
Senate passes veteran toxic exposure legislation
By: John Riley HELENA — The Senate has passed comprehensive legislation to address the health care needs of...
Senators introduce resolution honoring Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs)
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) joined Senators Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who...
Stopping Abuse, Fraud, and Exploitation by Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (SAFEGUARD) Veterans Act
The "Stopping Abuse, Fraud, and Exploitation by Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (SAFEGUARD) Veterans Act" mandates that only accredited...
Supreme Court backs Congress on veteran job protection law
BY MICHAEL MACAGNONE CQ-ROLL CALL WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court backed a broader reading of the federal government’s...
Supreme Court, in Case on Veteran Hurt by Burn Pits, Debates War Powers
The justices seemed split on whether Congress can allow suits against states that discriminate against injured service members...
Tester Takes to Senate Floor to Protect Veterans’ Second Amendment Rights from Federal Overreach
(U.S. Senate) – Continuing his efforts to protect Montanans’ Second Amendment rights, U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of...