UNITED STATES HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS

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The standing 'Committee on Veterans' Affairs' in the United States House of Representatives oversees agencies, reviews current legislation, and recommends new bills or amendments concerning veterans. Jurisdiction includes retiring and disability pensions, life insurance, education (including the G.I. Bill), vocational training, medical care, and home loan guarantees. The committee oversees the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), veterans' hospitals, and veterans' cemeteries, except cemeteries under the Secretary of the Interior.
The committee was created by Section 121(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (Public Law 79-601), which authorized a standing committee of 27 members. The number of members has fluctuated, but as of 2007 (the 110th Congress) it stands at 28, with 26 serving members and 2 vacancies. Bob Filner (D-CA) presides as chair and Steve Buyer (R-IN) is the ranking member.

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Past and current chairs

Subcommittees

See also

External links

Past and current chairs

The chairs of the committee:

★ 1947 – 1948: Edith Nourse Rogers (R-MA)

★ 1949 – 1952: John Elliott Rankin (D-MS)

★ 1953 – 1954: Edith Nourse Rogers (R-MA)

★ 1955 – 1972: Olin E. Teague (D-TX)

★ 1973 – 1974: William Jennings Bryan Dorn (D-SC)

★ 1975 – 1980: Herbert Ray Roberts (D-TX)

★ 1981 – 1994: Gillespie V. Montgomery (D-MS)

★ 1995 – 2001: Bob Stump (R-AZ)

★ 2001 – 2004: Chris Smith (R-NJ)

★ 2005 – 2007: Steve Buyer (R-IN)

★ 2007- present: Bob Filner (D-CA)
==Committee Members, 110th Congress==

Majority

Minority

★ Bob Filner, ''Chairman'', California ★ Corrine Brown, Florida ★ Vic Snyder, Arkansas ★ Michael Michaud, Maine ★ Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, South Dakota ★ Harry Mitchell, Arizona ★ John Hall, New York ★ Phil Hare, Illinois ★ Michael Doyle, Pennsylvania ★ Shelley Berkley, Nevada ★ John T. Salazar, Colorado ★ Ciro Rodriguez, Texas ★ Joe Donnelly, Indiana ★ Jerry McNerney, California ★ Zack Space, Ohio ★ Tim Walz, Minnesota

★ Steve Buyer, ''Ranking Member'', Indiana ★ Cliff Stearns, Florida ★ Dan Burton, Indiana ★ Jerry Moran, Kansas ★ Richard Baker, Louisiana ★ Henry Brown, South Carolina ★ Jeff Miller, Florida ★ John Boozman, Arkansas ★ Ginny Brown-Waite, Florida ★ Michael R. Turner, Ohio ★ Brian Bilbray, California ★ Doug Lamborn, Colorado ★ Gus Bilirakis, Florida

Subcommittees

★ 'Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs'

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★ Chair: John Hall (D-NY)

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★ Ranking member: Doug Lamborn (R-CO)

★ 'Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity'

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★ Chair: Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD)

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★ Ranking member: John Boozman (R-AR)

★ 'Subcommittee on Health'

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★ Chair: Michael Michaud (D-ME)

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★ Ranking member: Jeff Miller (R-FL)

★ 'Oversight and Investigations'

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★ Chair: Harry Mitchell (D-AZ)

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★ Ranking member: Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL)

See also

★ United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs

★ United States Department of Veterans Affairs

External links

★ House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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★ -- About the committee. Retrieved March 1, 2005.

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★ -- Committee jurisdiction. Retrieved March 1, 2005.

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★ -- History of the committee. Retrieved March 1, 2005.

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★ -- Members. Retrieved March 1, 2005.

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★ -- Past chairmen of the committee. Retrieved March 1, 2005.

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★ -- Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Retrieved March 1, 2005.

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★ -- Subcommittee on Health. Retrieved March 1, 2005.

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★ -- Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Retrieved April 24, 2006.

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★ -- Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Retrieved March 1, 2005.

★ United States Department of Veterans' Affairs

★ House Veterans' Affairs Committee Democratic Webpage