Veteran Affairs

Mayes Helps Secure Education Benefits for Previously-Denied Veteran

Arizona Attorney General (AG) Kris Mayes applauded the recent Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) decision to give full education benefits…

2 months ago

Gallego Backs Bill to Expand VA Fertility Programs

Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is cosponsoring a bill to expand Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) fertility programs so veterans can…

3 months ago

Kelly Celebrates Inclusion of Bills into MilCon-VA Package

Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) is celebrating the inclusion of several of his bills into the annual Senate Military Construction and…

3 months ago

Gallego Cosponsors Bipartisan Bill to Increase Cost-of-Living Benefits for Veterans

Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation designed to increase cost-of-living benefits for veterans. Specifically, the Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living…

3 months ago

Hamadeh's Edith Nourse Rogers Bill Passes Committee

On Friday, the House Committee on Veterans Affairs passed Representative Abe Hamadeh's (R-AZ) Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act, which…

3 months ago

Hamadeh's VA Staffing Bill Passes Committee

Representative Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ) celebrated the recent passage of his Health Professionals Scholarship Program (HPSP) Improvement Act out of the…

3 months ago

Ciscomani Reintroduces Bipartisan Bill for Housing Student Veterans

Representative Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) is reintroducing bipartisan legislation with Representative Greg Stanton (D-AZ) to increase housing stipends for virtual student…

4 months ago

Ciscomani, Cherfilus McCormick Introduce Bipartisan Bill Improving Veteran Readiness & Employment Program

Representatives Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) and Sheila Cherfilus McCormick (D-FL) are introducing a bipartisan bill improving the Department of Veterans Affairs…

5 months ago

Hamadeh Introduces Bill Combating VA Assistance Fraud

Representative Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ) has introduced a bipartisan bill cracking down on fraudsters posing as Veterans Affairs (VA) assistants. Named…

7 months ago

Hamadeh Reintroduces Bipartisan Bill Assisting Veterans in Pursuing STEM Degrees

Representative Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ) joined Representative Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) in reintroducing the bipartisan Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act.…

7 months ago

Hamadeh Introduces Bill Improving Veteran Readiness & Employment Program

Representative Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ) has introduced bipartisan legislation improving the Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) program. The Veteran Readiness and…

8 months ago

Gallego Urges Trump to Keep Veterans Crisis Line Staff

Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) was one of several Senators who recently urged President Donald Trump and Secretary of Veterans Affairs…

8 months ago

Crane's Veterans' Center Bill Passes House Again

Representative Eli Crane's (R-AZ) bill to establish a 232-acre veterans' center in Young, Gila County, has passed the House of…

9 months ago

Ciscomani Introduces Bill Expediting Reception of VA Benefits After Service

Representative Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) is introducing bipartisan legislation with several lawmakers to speed up veterans' reception of VA benefits upon…

9 months ago

Ciscomani Reintroduces Bill Streamlining Veterans' Care

Representative Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) has reintroduced the "Coordinating Care for Senior Veterans and Wounded Warriors Act" with new cosponsors, saying,…

9 months ago

Gallego Grills Trump's VA Secretary Doug Collins in Confirmation Hearing

During Tuesday's confirmation hearing, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) questioned President Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Veterans Affairs, former Representative…

9 months ago

Gosar's TSA Screening for Veterans Bill Signed into Law

Representative Paul Gosar's (R-AZ) Veterans Expedited TSA Screening (VETS) Safe Travel Act has been signed into law by President Biden,…

10 months ago

Ciscomani Celebrates Passage of Dole Act into Law

President Joe Biden has signed the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act into law, which…

10 months ago