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December 10, 2025
legislation to expand VA s capacity to conduct lifesaving mammography nationwide Wednesday December 10 2025 WASHINGTON D C Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal D CT and Chairman...telemammography pilot program is set to end in May 2026 The program went live in 2023 at five pilot sites in West Virginia New York Oklahoma and Massachusetts As of June 2025 7 416 mammography screenings have taken...health care as every other veteran including seamless access to mammography It is ridiculous that in 2025 many still have to fight for basic breast cancer screening said Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America...
March 18, 2026
Facebook Twitter Hearings Home Hearings Business Meeting to Consider Pending Legislation March 18 2026 04 00 PM 418 Russell Senate Office Building If you are having trouble viewing this hearing please...Lives On Act 4 S 649 the Guard Reserve G I Bill Parity Act of 2026 Committee Print 5 S 1116 the Ensuring Veterans Final Resting Place Act of 2026 Committee Print 6 S 1657 the Review Every Veteran s Claim Act...Act 7 S 1665 the Obligations to Aberdeen s Trusted Heroes OATH Act of 2026 Committee Print 8 S 1726 the ASSIST Act of 2026 Committee Print 9 S 1868 the Critical Access for Veterans Care Act Committee Print...
June 10, 2026
proposal to fund the Major Richard Star Act by cutting benefits for disabled veterans Wednesday June 10 2026 WASHINGTON D C Today Republicans unveiled a nearly 600 page veterans bill that includes a provision...asks future disabled veterans to bear the cost of expanding benefits through changing the VA rating schedule for tinnitus and obstructive sleep apnea common conditions associated with combat poly trauma The...Act said Hegseth at a Senate Armed Service Committee hearing in April https www veterans senate gov 2026 6 blumenthal slams republican package slashing disabled veterans benefits Sign up for Email updates...
July 30, 2025
increase for veterans and more unanimously pass the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Wednesday July 30 2025 WASHINGTON D C The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee today advanced five bills authored by Ranking...Today I m particularly proud to advance my Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2025 to make sure survivors of military sexual trauma have access to every tool needed to heal from their...following bills authored by Senator Blumenthal Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2025 Bipartisan legislation to improve military sexual trauma MST survivors access to health care and benefits...
February 24, 2026
interim final rule that will slash disability ratings for thousands of veterans Tuesday February 24 2026 WASHINGTON D C At a joint Senate Veterans Affairs Committee and House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing...Star Act which was blocked by Republican leadership last year from being attached to the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act and from receiving a vote In his questioning Blumenthal underscored...first ever net reduction in VA staff a concerted effort that has forced thousands of physicians schedulers registered nurses and others to leave federal service Veterans have seen increased mental health...
March 11, 2025
Whistleblower Facebook Twitter Hearings Home Hearings Hearing to Consider Pending Legislation March 11 2025 10 30 AM Russell Senate Office Building Room 418 If you are having trouble viewing this hearing please...Act Moran 4 S 410 the Love Lives On Act Moran 5 S 478 the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act of 2025 Kennedy 6 S 607 the Improving Veteran Access to Care Act Hassan 7 S 610 the Ensuring VetSuccess On...establish an external provider scheduling program Moran 10 S 702 the Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act Cornyn 11 S 787 the VetPAC Act of 2025 Cassidy 12 S 831 the Representing...
September 23, 2026
Trump Administration s Reckless Cancellation of Contracts Serving Veterans Wednesday September 23 2026 WASHINGTON D C U S Senator Richard Blumenthal D CT Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee...exposing the Trump Administration and DOGE s reckless cancellation of contracts at VA beginning in 2025 The report details a chaotic cancellation process directed top down by DOGE Secretary Doug Collins...Department of Government Efficiency representatives directed them to terminate the contracts on February 25 2025 regardless of the incomplete reviews Due to the reckless cancellation process VA subsequently reversed...
January 29, 2026
accounting for six billion dollars used to pay for Trump Admin workforce cuts Thursday January 29 2026 WASHINGTON D C After multiple requests from Congress for information and months of stonewalling from...detailed updated workforce compilation of data The number of staff who have left VA since January 2025 broken down by facility and position And the list of positions and vacancies each facility plans to...goals that we have and the bring us here today Thank you Mr Chairman https www veterans senate gov 2026 1 at hearing blumenthal demands information from va secretary i want numbers Sign up for Email updates...
February 5, 2026
Call on GAO to Investigate VA s Prescribing Practices for Medication Management Thursday February 5 2026 WASHINGTON U S Senators Jerry Moran R Kan and Richard Blumenthal D Conn chairman and ranking member...practices and the use of multiple medications to treat veterans with mental health conditions In December 2025 Sen Moran led a hearing to discuss prescription practices and medication management for veterans with...As a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing examining medication management at VA on December 3 2025 we discussed VA s efforts to promote safe prescribing and expand access to alternative treatments...
February 11, 2026
Leads Hearing to Review VA s Modernization Efforts in the Community Care Network Wednesday February 11 2026 WASHINGTON U S Senator Jerry Moran R Kan chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs today...Office of Inspector General OIG to discuss proposed changes to VA s community care program In December 2025 VA issued the Community Care Network Next Generation Request for Proposals CCN NextGen RFP which aims...witnesses here here here Click HERE to Watch Sen Moran s Opening Remarks https www veterans senate gov 2026 2 chairman moran leads hearing to review va s modernization efforts in the community care network...
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