Hearings

Hearing to Consider Pending Legislation

December 10, 2025 04:00 PM Russell Senate Office Building, Room 418

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Agenda

                   

1. S. 342, the Purple Heart Veterans Education Act (Murray)

2. S. 668, the SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act (King)

3. S. 926, the Saving Our Veterans Lives Act of 2025 (King/Sheehy)

4. S. 1116, the Ensuring Veterans’ Final Resting Place Act of 2025 (Banks/Collins/Rosen)

5. S. 1657, the Review Every Veteran’s Claim Act (Banks/King)

6. S. 1665, the Obligations to Aberdeen’s Trusted Heroes (OATH) Act of 2025 (Blumenthal)

7. S. 1868, the Critical Access for Veterans Care Act (Cramer/Sheehy)

8. S. 1992, Veterans Appeals Efficiency Act of 2025 (Banks/Blumenthal)

9. S. 2061, the Molly R. Loomis Research for Descendants of Toxic Exposed Veterans Act of 2025(Blumenthal/Murray)

10. S. 2220, the Fighting for the Overlooked Recognition of Groups Operating in Toxic Test Environments in Nevada (FORGOTTEN) Veterans Act of 2025 (Rosen/Cortez Masto)

11. S. 2264, the Advancing VA’s Emergency Response to (AVERT) Crises Act of 2025 (Blumenthal)

12. S. 2309, the Veteran Burial Timeliness and Death Certificate Accountability Act (Boozman/Hassan/Cornyn)

13. S. 2328, the Military Learning for Credit Act of 2025 (Coons/Ernst)

14. S. 2333, the Health Records Enhancement Act (Welch)

15. S. 2397, the Caring for our Veterans Health Act of 2025 (Ricketts/King)

16. S. 2683, the VSAFE Act of 2025 (Cornyn/Hassan/Boozman/King)

17. S. 2737, the Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act (Tuberville)

18. S. 2807, Restoring Eligibility Standards for Placement in Eligible Cemeteries and Tombs (RESPECT) Act (Cornyn/Hirono/Murkowski/Fettman/R. Scott/Schiff)

19. S. 3033, the Improving Access to Care for Rural Veterans Act (Duckworth/Blackburn)

20. S. 3119, the Fisher House Availability Act (Moran)

21. S. 3303, the Leveraging Integrated Networks in Communities for Veterans Act (Sullivan)

22. S. ______, the Sharing Essential Resources for Veterans Everywhere (SERVE) Act (Moran)

23. S. ______, the Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services Act (Blumenthal)

24. S. ______, the Get Justice Involved Veterans BACK HOME Act (King)

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                  WITNESS LIST

                        Panel I

Margarita Devlin, MA, CRC, Principal Deputy Undersecretary for Benefits, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

        Accompanied by:

                 Thomas O’Toole, MD, Acting Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Clinical Services, Veterans Health Administration

                       Panel II

Morgan Brown, National Legislative Director, Paralyzed Veterans of America

Nancy A. Springer, Acting Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States

Barton Stichman, Co-Founder & Special Counsel, National Veterans Legal Services Program

Testimony

  • Margarita Devlin, MA, CRC

    Principal Deputy Undersecretary for Benefits
    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
    Download File (486.40 KB)

  • Morgan Brown

    National Legislative Director
    Paralyzed Veterans of America
    Download File (267.09 KB)

  • Nancy A. Springer

    Acting Director, National Legislative Service
    Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
    Download File (265.28 KB)

  • Barton Stichman

    Co-Founder & Special Counsel
    National Veterans Legal Services Program
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