by Christian Southards | Apr 24, 2023
Update: Republicans’ budget proposal has passed in the House. It now goes to the Senate where it is expected to face stiff opposition. On April 21, the U.S. VA published a release criticizing the GOP-backed Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 lauded by Speaker Kevin...
by Christian Southards | Dec 1, 2022
As reported by the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, or HVAC, on Nov. 17, the U.S. House of Representatives passed 12 veterans bills. Most of the bills designated new names for VA medical facilities, including an outpatient clinic in French Camp, Calif. However,...
by Christian Southards | Jul 29, 2022
UPDATE: As of Aug. 1, veterans and activists continue to hold a “fire watch” outside the Capitol. The Honoring Our PACT Act has failed to pass in the U.S. Senate this week after not meeting the 60-vote threshold. The PACT Act creates and enforces a...
by Christian Southards | Jul 14, 2022
Among other critical findings, a July 11 Congressional hearing held by the U.S. House Veterans Affairs Committee unearthed a discrepancy in the percentage of veterans experiencing food insecurity reported by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S....
by Christian Southards | Jun 23, 2022
On June 23, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the STRONG Veterans Act, sending the bill to the Senate for further debate. The act, which is officially titled the Support the Resiliency of Our Nation’s Great Veterans Act of 2022, expands mental health care...
