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Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that as the United States marks 250 years of independence, establishing a "Veterans Appreciation Month" offers a simple but powerful way for the Nation to recognize the men and women whose service has protected American freedom for generations.
El Paso VA Medical Center Activation Readiness Act of 2026
Get Justice-Involved Veterans BACK HOME Act
Establishing Cyber Security Educational Programs at Academic Institutions Act
Rx ACCESS Act
Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2026
Honoring the heroic military service, sacrifices, and contributions of veterans from the great State of Texas, and for other purposes.
To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit to Congress a report on traumatic brain injuries among certain pilots serving on active duty.
Pay Our Troops Act of 2026
WINGS Act
ROTOR Act
To improve the missile defense capabilities of the United States, and for other purposes.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for an opportunity for members of the Armed Forces who were involuntarily or voluntarily separated for refusing to receive a COVID–19 vaccination to transfer the entitlement to educational assistance of such members to their dependents.
Supporting Our Surviving Spouses Act
SHIPS for America Act of 2025
To amend title 10, United States Code, to define the purpose, role, duties, and professional qualification requirements for chaplains in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish standard practices for a grant or pilot program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs through the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that certain health care contractors of the Department of Veterans Affairs are subject to Federal tort claims laws, to improve the accountability of physicians of the Department, and for other purposes.
Major Richard Star Act
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