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September 17, 2024
As the House prepares to consider the Veterans Benefits Continuity and Accountability Supplemental Appropriations Act, key groups have urged Congress to pass the legislation.

September 6, 2024
Washington, D.C. – House Appropriations Committee Member Mike Garcia (R-CA), joined by House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK), Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Judge Carter (R-TX), Defense Subcommittee Chairman Ken Calvert (R-CA), Legislative Branch Subcommittee Chairman David Valadao (R-CA), and House Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-IL), today released

June 5, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives met to consider the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025. The measure was approved by a vote of 209 to 197.


June 4, 2024

Washington, D.C. – House Appropriations Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Chairman John Carter (R-TX) and Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) today spoke on the House floor in support of the Fiscal Year 2025 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill (H.R. 8580). They highlighted how the legislation fully funds health care and benefits for our veterans, supports our military families and quality of life on base, and strengthens America’s defense.


May 23, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Appropriations Committee met to consider the Fiscal Year 2025 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. The measure was approved by the Committee with a vote of 34 to 25.


May 23, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Appropriations Committee met to consider interim subcommittee allocations for Fiscal Year 2025, which were developed using the caps outlined in the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. The measure was approved by the Committee with a vote of 30 to 22.


May 20, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Appropriations Committee released the Fiscal Year 2025 bill for the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. The bill will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow, May 21st at 6:00 p.m. The markup will be live-streamed and can be found on the Committee’s website.


July 27, 2023
WASHINGTON – Today, the House of Representatives met to consider H.R. 4366, the Fiscal Year 2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The measure was approved with a vote of 219 to 211.

July 12, 2023
As the Committee continues marking up Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bills, 18 advocacy groups, led by Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America and Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee, expressed their support for Committee Republicans' work to protect pro-life provisions in annual funding bills and prevent taxpayer dollars from being used for abortion.

June 15, 2023

WASHINGTON – Today, the Full Committee met to consider the Fiscal Year 2024 subcommittee allocations. The measure was approved by the Committee with a vote of 33 to 27.