Veteran Resources - Veteran-Related News & Legislation

S. 3282 – Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans

Supports veterans who own small businesses and also strives to reduce fraud within the Veterans Administration (VA). S....

S. 3414 – Major Medical Facility Authorization Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out specified major medical facility projects during FY2020....

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 Sen. John...

Senate passes veteran toxic exposure legislation

By: John Riley HELENA — The Senate has passed comprehensive legislation to address the health care needs of toxic-exposed...

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...

Supreme Court backs Congress on veteran job protection law

BY MICHAEL MACAGNONECQ-ROLL CALL WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court backed a broader reading of the federal government’s war powers...

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...