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Veterans Affairs Committee, Delaware House of Representatives

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The Veterans Affairs Committee is a standing committee of the Delaware House of Representatives.

Per the House Rules, committees of the Delaware House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House.[1] Committees are assigned at the beginning of each legislative session.[2] Any vacancies that have occurred will be filled by the Speaker of the House.[3] The Speaker shall appoint a chairperson of each committee, and may designate a vice-chairperson to act as the chairperson in the chairperson's absence.[4] Four members or a majority make up a committee's quorum.[5]

DocumentIcon.jpg See rules: House Resolution 3

Function

“ Each bill, resolution or other legislative matter assigned to a standing committee shall pass through a prescribed deliberative process before being brought to the floor of the House, unless it is sooner petitioned out of committee. Such deliberative process shall include regularly scheduled, pre-announced meetings whereby the committee or subcommittee, after notice to the Sponsor, makes time available for each formal Sponsor to explain the legislation and answer possible questions, considers an analysis of the proposed legislation and receives testimony from the general public.[6][7] ”

Membership

Ruth Briggs King (R) left this committee on November 15, 2023. [Source]

Gerald Brady (D, Vice-Chair) left this committee on February 04, 2022. [Source]

2017 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.

Veterans Affairs Members, 2017
Democratic members (16)Republican members (13)
• Earl Jaques, Jr., Chair• Daniel Short
• Gerald Brady, Vice chair• Michael Ramone
• Andria Bennett• William Outten
• William Carson Jr.• David Wilson
• Stephanie Bolden• Ruth Briggs King
• Debra Heffernan• Harvey Kenton
• James Johnson• Ronald Gray
• S. Quinton Johnson• Timothy Dukes
• Sean M. Lynn• Stephen Smyk
• Michael Mulrooney• Jeffrey Spiegelman
• W. Charles Paradee• Richard Collins
• Melanie George Smith• Kevin S. Hensley
• Kimberly Williams• Charles S. Postles, Jr.
• Sean Matthews
• Bryon Short
• Edward Osienski

2015 legislative session

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.

2013-2014

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

2011-2012

2009-2010

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 8(a))
  2. ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 28(b))
  3. ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 8(b))
  4. ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 28(a))
  5. ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 32)
  6. ↑ Delaware General Assembly, "House Resolution 3," accessed February 23, 2021(Rule 34(a))
  7. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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Speaker of the House:Melissa Minor-Brown
Majority Leader:Kerri Harris
Minority Leader:Timothy Dukes
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