HearingCompleted

“Legislative Hearing on: H.R: 6733, The “VISN Reform Act of 2025”; H.R.6580, The “VA National Formulary Act of 2025”; H.R.6599, The “Leasing and Infrastructure Act of 2025”; H.R.6583, The “Research Reform Act of 2025”; H.R. 6549, The “VA Contracting and Procurement Act”; H.R.6740, The “VA TRUST Act”; H.R. 6764, The “Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee Oversight Act of 2025”; H.R. 6904, The “Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement and Accountability Act of 2025”; H.R. 6843, The “Establishing the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration Act of 2025”; H.R. 6833, The “Acquisition Reform and Cost Assessment Act of 2025”; H.R.2303, The “Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act”; H.R.210, The “Dental Care for Veterans Act”; H.R.3183, The “SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of 2025”; H.R.5203, “To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update directives of the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding the management of acute sexual assault, and for other purposes; H.R.4114, The “EVEST Act”; H.R.3869, The “Every Veteran Housed Act”; H.R.2722, The “VA Funding and Workforce Protection Act”; H.R.1391, The “Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act of 2025”; H.R.8044, The “Get Justice-Involved Veterans BACK HOME Act”; Discussion Draft: The “Toxic Exposure Advisory Committee Establishment Act”; Discussion Draft, “To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the Advisory Committee on Toxic Exposure of the Department of Veterans Affairs”; Discussion Draft: The “Honor Vets Act”; Discussion Draft, “To provide for the modernization of the electronic health record system and other health information technology activities and systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.”

May 20, 20262:15 PM360, Cannon House Office Building

Witnesses · 9

1

Mr. Mark Ritchie

Policy Chair, National Federal Development Association

2

Ms. Brittany Mahdi

Executive Vice President, Economic Policy Innovation Center

3

Ms. Kristina Keenan

Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S.

4

Mr. Mike Desmond

Strategic Director of Government Affairs and Advocacy, Mission Roll Call

5

Ms. Brittany Madni

Executive Vice President, Economic Policy Innovation Center

6

Mr. Tim Stretton

Director of the Congressional Oversight Initiative, Project On Government Oversight

7

Mr. Cole Lyle

Director, Legislative Affairs Division, The American Legion

8

Mr. Jon Retzer

National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans

9

Mr. Morgan Brown

National Legislative Director, Paralyzed Veterans of America

Related Bills · 19
BILLH.R. 1391
Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act of 2025
Committee Hearings Held
BILLH.R. 210
Dental Care for Veterans Act
Committee Hearings Held
BILLH.R. 2303
Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act
Committee Hearings Held
BILLH.R. 2722
VA Funding and Workforce Protection Act
Committee Hearings Held
BILLH.R. 3183
SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act of 2025
Committee Hearings Held
BILLH.R. 3869
Every Veteran Housed Act
Committee Hearings Held
BILLH.R. 4114
EVEST Act
Committee Hearings Held
BILLH.R. 5203
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update directives of the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding the management of acute sexual assault, and for other purposes.
Committee Hearings Held
BILLH.R. 6549
VA Contracting and Procurement Act
Committee Hearings Held
BILLH.R. 6580
VA National Formulary Act of 2025
Committee Hearings Held
BILLH.R. 6583
VA Research Reform Act of 2025
Committee Hearings Held
BILLH.R. 6599
Leasing and Infrastructure Act of 2025
Committee Hearings Held
BILLH.R. 6733
VISN Reform Act of 2025
Committee Hearings Held
BILLH.R. 6740
VA TRUST Act
Committee Hearings Held
BILLH.R. 6764
Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee Oversight Act of 2025
Committee Hearings Held
BILLH.R. 6833
ARCA Act of 2025
Committee Hearings Held
BILLH.R. 6843
Establishing the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration Act of 2025
Committee Hearings Held
BILLH.R. 6904
Veterans Readiness and Employment Improvement and Accountability Act
Committee Hearings Held
BILLH.R. 8044
Get Justice-Involved Veterans BACK HOME Act
Committee Hearings Held