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.

Contents 1 Past and current chairs 2 Committee Members, 110th Congress 3 Subcommittees 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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 F. 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 Jerry Moran, Kansas 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 Vern Buchanan, Florida Vacant

[edit] Subcommittees

Subcommittee	Chair	Ranking Minority Member
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs	John Hall (D-NY)	Doug Lamborn (R-CO)
Economic Opportunity	Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD)	John Boozman (R-AR)
Health	Michael Michaud (D-ME)	Jeff Miller (R-FL)
Oversight and Investigations	Harry Mitchell (D-AZ)	Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL)

[edit] See also

• United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
• United States Department of Veterans Affairs

[edit] External links

• House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • -- About the committee. Retrieved March 1, 2005.
  • -- Committee jurisdiction. Retrieved March 1, 2005.
  • -- History of the committee. Retrieved March 1, 2005.
  • -- Members. Retrieved March 1, 2005.
  • -- Past chairmen of the committee. Retrieved March 1, 2005.
  • -- Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Retrieved March 1, 2005.
  • -- Subcommittee on Health. Retrieved March 1, 2005.
  • -- Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Retrieved April 24, 2006.
  • -- Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Retrieved March 1, 2005.
• United States Department of Veterans' Affairs
• House Veterans' Affairs Committee Democratic Webpage

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