veteran support

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…

4 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…

4 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…

4 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…

4 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…

4 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…

4 months ago

Ciscomani Reintroduces Bill Improving Rural Veterans' Healthcare Access

Representative Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) is reintroducing legislation aimed at improving healthcare access to veterans living in rural areas. The new…

6 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…

6 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…

6 months ago

Gallego Introduces Bipartisan Bill to House Homeless Disabled Veterans

Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) has introduced bipartisan legislation to house disabled homeless veterans. Specifically, the Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act…

8 months ago

Ciscomani Urges Army to Reevaluate Purple Heart Award Standards as Many Qualified Veterans Miss Out

Representative Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) spearheaded a recent letter to Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll urging for the reevaluation of regulations for…

8 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…

9 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.…

9 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…

9 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…

9 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…

10 months ago

Maricopa County Breaks Ground for New Veterans' Community

Ground was broken over the weekend for the Veterans Community Project in Glendale, an ambitious development that will create a…

10 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…

10 months ago