Brady Applauds Passage of Veterans’ Bills

My colleagues in the House of Representatives and I passed fourteen pieces of legislation designed to assist and honor America’s veterans.

This is a big week for the men and women who have sacrificed so much for our country. From day one, President Trump and Congress have been united in our efforts to improve the VA, provide veterans the resources and support they need, and make sure their service is repaid in kind. Each of these bills was passed overwhelmingly, and we have now passed over 60 pieces of legislation impacting our veterans in this session of Congress.

The Eighth District of Texas is home to many of our nation’s finest, and I am proud to support each of these bills in their honor. I applaud President Trump and House Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Phil Roe for working so hard for the men and women who selflessly served our nation.

BACKGROUND 

On May 21, the U.S. House of Representatives passed fourteen bills. These bills address a wide variety of issues facing America’s veterans, including providing them a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA), preventing opioid addiction, and improving access for veteran victims of sexual abuse. Each of these bills was passed with overwhelming bipartisan support. 

The full list of bills includes: 

H.R. 1972 – VA Billing Accountability Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Lloyd Smucker / Veterans Affairs Committee) 
H.R. 3642 – Military SAVE Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Andy Barr / Veterans Affairs Committee) 
H.R. 3832 – Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Neal Dunn / Veterans Affairs Committee) 
H.R. 3946 – To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Statesboro, Georgia, the “Ray Hendrix Veterans Clinic” (Sponsored by Rep. Rick Allen / Veterans Affairs Committee) 
H.R. 4245 – Veterans’ Electronic Health Record Modernization Oversight Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. Tim Walz / Veterans Affairs Committee) 
H.R. 4830 – SIT-REP Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Gus Bilirakis / Veterans Affairs Committee)
H.R. 4958 – Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018 (Sponsored by Rep. Mike Bost / Veterans Affairs Committee) 
H.R. 5044 – Service-Disabled Veterans Small Business Continuation Act (Sponsored by Rep. Steve Chabot / Veterans Affairs Committee) 
H.R. 5215 – Veterans Affairs Purchase Card Misuse Mitigation Act (Sponsored by Rep. Jack Bergman / Veterans Affairs Committee) 
H.R. 5418 – Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Jack Bergman / Veterans Affairs Committee) 
S. 1282 – To re-designate certain clinics of the Department of Veterans Affairs located in Montana (Sponsored by Sen. Steve Daines / Veterans Affairs Committee) 
H.R. 4334 – Improving Oversight of Women Veterans’ Care Act of 2017 (Sponsored by Rep. Lou Correa / Veterans Affairs Committee) 
H.R. 3663 – To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Huntington, West Virginia, as the Hershel “Woody” Williams VA Medical Center (Sponsored by Rep. Evan Jenkins / Veterans Affairs Committee) 
H.R. 4451 – Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2018, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Brad Wenstrup / Veterans Affairs Committee) 

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