Hearings

Hearing to Consider Pending Legislation

April 29, 2026 04:00 PM Russell Senate Office Building, Room 418

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Agenda

1. S. 749, Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2025 (Murkowski)

2. S.1127, the Dennis and Lois Krisfalusy Act (Fetterman)

3. S. 3000, the FRAUD in VA Disability Exams Act of 2025 (Blumenthal)

4. S. 3098, the Presumptive CLARITY Act of 2025 (Blumenthal)

5. S. 3170, Stuck On Hold Act (Kennedy)

6. S. 3286, Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act 2.0 (Cassidy)

7. S. 3311, the Veterans Affairs Peer Review Neutrality Act of 2025 (Peters)

8. S. 3395, the Mammography Access for Veterans Act of 2025 (Blumenthal)

9. S. 3591, the Thomas M. Conway Veterans Access to Resources in the Workplace Act (King)

10. S. 3647, the Disabled Veterans Dignity Act of 2026 (Moran)

11. S.3653, the Veterans’ Bill of Rights Act of 2026 (Blackburn)

12. S. 3706, the Produce Prescriptions for Veterans Act (Durbin)

13. S. 3726, the National Veterans Strategy Act (Moran)

14. S. 3988, the Veterans Spinal Trauma Access to New Devices (STAND) Act (Moran)

15. S. 3992, the Joint Medical Facilities Fund Act (Banks)

16. S. 3993, the Reducing Arbitrary Barriers to Apprenticeship Act (Sheehy)

17. S. 3999, the Women Veterans Specialty Care Access Act (Blackburn)

18. S. 4043, the Health Care for Homeless Veterans Act (Banks)

19. S.4108, the Veteran Burial Benefit Correction Act (Risch)

20. S.4140, Carlton H. Ingram Veterans’ Benefits Protection Act (Blumenthal)

21. S.4197, the Veterans Outdoor Rehabilitation Act (Cramer)

22. S.4220, the VHA Novel Therapeutics Preparedness Act (Sheehy)

23. S.4400, the Optimizing the VA Workforce for Veterans Act (Moran)

24. S.____, the Veteran Acquired Brain Injury Caregiving Act (Cassidy)

25. S.____, the Maternal Health for Veterans Act (Duckworth)

 

                         WITNESS LIST

                               Panel I

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

         Accompanied by:

                 Mark A. Koeniger, MD, Acting Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department                                                                of Veterans Affairs

                 David J. Barrans, Deputy Vice Chairman and the Clerk of the Board, Board of Veterans’ Appeals, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

                              

                               Panel II

Brian Dempsey, Government Affairs Director, Wounded Warrior Project

Joseph R. Chenelly, National Executive Director, AMVETS

Jennifer Goodale, Director of Government Relations for Veterans and Retired Affairs, Military Officers Association of America

Testimony

  • Margarita Devlin, MA, CRC

    Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits
    Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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  • Brian Dempsey

    Government Affairs Director
    Wounded Warrior Project
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  • Joseph R. Chenelly

    National Executive Director
    AMVETS
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  • Jennifer Goodale

    Director of Government Relations for Veterans and Retired Affairs
    Military Officers Association of America
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