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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…

4 days 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…

2 weeks 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…

4 weeks ago

Blackman Celebrates Stolen Valor Act's Passage as it Heads to Governor's Desk

State Representative Walt Blackman (R-7) celebrated the recent passage of SB1424, the Stolen Valor Act, which now heads to the…

2 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…

2 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…

3 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…

3 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.…

3 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…

4 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…

4 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…

5 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…

5 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…

5 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,…

5 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…

5 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,…

6 months ago