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Background
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The United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans' Affairs is a standing committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. The committee was created in 1946.[1]

Leadership

119th Congress

The committee chairman in the 119th Congress is Mike Bost (R).

118th Congress

The committee chairman in the 118th Congress was Mike Bost (R).

117th Congress

The committee chairman in the 117th Congress was Mark Takano (D).

116th Congress

The committee chairman in the 116th Congress was Mark Takano (D).

115th Congress

The committee chairman in the 115th Congress was David Roe (R).

114th Congress

The committee chairman in the 114th Congress was Jeff Miller (R).

113th Congress

The committee chairman in the 113th Congress was Jeff Miller (R).[2]

112th Congress

The committee chairman in the 112th Congress was Jeff Miller (R).

Membership


2025-2026 (119th Congress)

Source: Office of the Clerk - US House of Representatives


2023-2024 (118th Congress)

Source: Office of the Clerk - US House of Representatives


2021-2022 (117th Congress)

Source: Office of the Clerk - US House of Representatives


2019-2020 (116th Congress)

Source: Office of the Clerk - US House of Representatives

Steve Watkins (R) left this committee on July 17, 2020.


2017-2018 (115th Congress)

Source: Office of the Clerk - US House of Representatives


2015-2016 (114th Congress)

Source: Office of the Clerk - US House of Representatives


2013-2014 (113th Congress)

Source: Office of the Clerk - US House of Representatives


2011-2012 (112th Congress)

Source: Office of the Clerk - US House of Representatives



Subcommittees

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee page here.

Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Members, 2025-2026
Democratic members (4)Republican members (4)
Morgan McGarvey Morgan Luttrell Chairman
Chris Pappas Jack Bergman
Maxine Dexter Nancy Mace
Kelly Morrison Keith Self


Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Members, 2017-2018
Democratic members (3)Republican members (5)
Elizabeth Esty Ranking MemberMike Bost Chairman
Julia Brownley Mike Coffman
Gregorio Sablan Amata Radewagen
Jack Bergman
Jim Banks

Economic Opportunity

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee page here.

Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Members, 2025-2026
Democratic members (4)Republican members (4)
Chris Pappas Derrick Van Orden Chairman
Morgan McGarvey Juan Ciscomani
Delia Ramirez Abraham Hamadeh
Timothy Kennedy Tom Barrett


Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Members, 2017-2018
Democratic members (4)Republican members (5)
Beto O'Rourke Ranking MemberJodey Arrington Chairman
Mark Takano Gus Bilirakis
Lou Correa Brad Wenstrup
Kathleen Rice John Rutherford
Jim Banks

Health

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee page here.

Subcommittee on Health Members, 2025-2026
Democratic members (5)Republican members (6)
Julia Brownley Mariannette Miller-Meeks Chairwoman
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Jack Bergman
Maxine Dexter Gregory Murphy
Herbert Conaway Derrick Van Orden
Kelly Morrison Jennifer Kiggans
Abraham Hamadeh


Subcommittee on Health Members, 2017-2018
Democratic members (5)Republican members (7)
Julia Brownley Ranking MemberBrad Wenstrup Chairman
Mark Takano Gus Bilirakis
Ann Kuster Amata Radewagen
Beto O'Rourke Neal Dunn
Lou Correa John Rutherford
Clay Higgins
Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon

Oversight and Investigations

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee page here.

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Members, 2025-2026
Democratic members (3)Republican members (3)
Delia Ramirez Jennifer Kiggans Chairwoman
Timothy Kennedy Juan Ciscomani
Herbert Conaway Keith Self


Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Members, 2017-2018
Democratic members (4)Republican members (6)
Ann Kuster Ranking MemberJack Bergman Chairman
Kathleen Rice Mike Bost
Scott Peters Bruce Poliquin
Gregorio Sablan Neal Dunn
Jodey Arrington
Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon

Technology Modernization

To view the jurisdiction and recent activities of this subcommittee, please see the official committee page here.

Subcommittee on Technology Modernization Members, 2025-2026
Democratic members (2)Republican members (3)
Nikki Budzinski Tom Barrett Chairman
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Nancy Mace
Morgan Luttrell


Jurisdiction

According to the official House website, the jurisdiction of the Veterans' Affairs Committee includes the following:

“
  1. Veterans' measures generally, including veterans’ hospitals, medical care, treatment compensation, vocational rehabilitation, and education, as well as over pensions of all the wars of the United States (general and special), the readjustment of servicemembers to civil life, and servicemembers’ civil relief;
  2. The Department of Veterans’ Affairs, including the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), and the National Cemetery Administration (NCA); and
  3. Life insurance issued by the Government on account of service in the Armed Forces as well as the cemeteries of the United States in which veterans of any war or conflict are or may be buried (whether in the United States or abroad, except cemeteries administered by the Secretary of the Interior).

[3]

”
—House Committee on Veterans' Affairs[4]

Contact

House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
B234 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Phone: (202) 225-9756
Fax: (202) 225-2034

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, "Our History," accessed April 21, 2021
  2. ↑ Politico, "House committee chairs all men," November 28, 2012
  3. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  4. ↑ House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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