Hearings

Hearing to Consider Pending Legislation

May 21, 2025 04:00 PM Russell Senate Office Building, Room 418

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Agenda

1. S. 214, the MEDAL Act of 2025 (Cruz/Cotton)

2. S. 219, the Veterans Health Care Freedom Act (Blackburn/Tuberville/Cramer/Sheehy)

3. S. 506, the Coordinating Care for Senior Veterans and Wounded Warriors Act (Moran/King)

4. S. 585, the Servicemember to Veteran Health Care Connection Act (King/Cramer)

5. S. 599, the DRIVE Act of 2025 (Welch)

6. S. 605, the CHAMPVA Children’s Care Protection Act (Blumenthal)

7. S. 635, the Veterans Homecare Choice Act of 2025 (Tuberville)

8. S. 649, the Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act (Moran/Blumenthal)

9. S. 778, the Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act (Rosen/Murkowski)

10. S. 784, the Rural Veterans Transportation to Care Act (Ossoff/Collins)

11. S. 800, the Precision Brain Health Research Act of 2025 (Moran/King)

12. S. 827, Supporting Rural Veterans Access to Healthcare Services Act (Cramer/King/Sullivan)

13. S. 879, the Veteran Caregiver Reeducation, Reemployment, and Retirement Act (Moran/Hirono)

14. S. 1318, a bill to direct ABMC to establish a program to identify American-Jewish servicemembers buried in United States military cemeteries overseas under markers that incorrectly represent their religion and heritage. (Moran/Rosen)

15. S. 1320, the Servicewomen and Veterans Menopause Research Act (Murray)

16. S. 1383, the Veterans Accessibility Act (R. Scott/Moran/Blumenthal/Gillibrand)

17. S. 1441, the Service Dogs Assisting Veterans (SAVES) Act (Tillis/Blumenthal)

18. S. 1533, the VA License Portability Act (Moran/King)

19. S. 1543, the Veterans’ Education, Transition and Opportunity Prioritization Plan Act (Banks/Hassan)

20. S. 1591, the Acquisition Reform and Cost Assessment Act of 2025 (ARCA Act of 2025) (Moran)

                        WITNESS LIST

                           Panel One

Thomas O’Toole, MD,  Acting Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Clinical Services
Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

          Accompanied by:

                   Kenneth Smith, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary, Operations Management, Office of Field Operations, Acting Executive Director, Education Services, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

                   Phillip W. Christy, Acting Principal Executive Director and Chief Acquisition Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

                           Panel Two

Morgan Brown, National Legislative Director, Paralyzed Veterans of America

Brian Dempsey, Director, Government Affairs, Wounded Warrior Project

Jon Retzer, Deputy National Legislative Director for Health, Disabled American Veterans

Testimony

  • Thomas O’Toole

    Acting Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Clinical Services
    Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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  • Morgan Brown

    National Legislative Director
    Paralyzed Veterans of America
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  • Brian Dempsey

    Director, Government Affairs
    Wounded Warrior Project
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  • Jon Retzer

    Deputy National Legislative Director for Health
    Disabled American Veterans
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