DAV Chap 15 January Meeting
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UcDt5z5niwHeHPt1XKFzWUP4C70ZVaij/view?ts=61f6a3f3
HOUSE PASSES CHAIRMAN TAKANO’S
EVEST ACT H.R. 4673: Bill will automatically enroll eligible servicemembers in
VA healthcare
https://veterans.house.gov/news/press-releases/house-passes-chairman-takanos-evest-act
As Ukraine Crisis Raises Specter
of Nuclear War, Veterans Call for Disarmament and Peace
https://www.laprogressive.com/veterans-call-for-disarmament/
DAV frequently testifies before Congress to
advise and advocate changes in law or policy. All DAV testimony is presented
below.
https://www.dav.org/learn-more/legislation/testimony/
Upcoming Hearings
https://veterans.house.gov/events/hearings
VA Healthcare-VISN 4 Annual
Report
https://www.visn4.va.gov/VISN4/news/annual-reports/index.asp
Comprehensive Healthcare
Inspection Summary Report: Evaluation of Care Coordination in Veterans Health
Administration Facilities, Fiscal Year 2020
https://www.va.gov/oig/publications/report-summary.asp?id=5094
Ten Individuals Indicted for
$300 Million Healthcare Kickback Scheme
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/ten-indicted-healthcare-kickbacks
VA proposes updates to rating
schedule for respiratory, auditory and mental disorders…. The public has 60 days to provide comments to VA regarding
the two proposed updates via the Federal Register notices located here and here.
https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5764
H.R.6543 - Restore Veterans’
Compensation Act of 2022
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6543?s=1&r=2
DMVA Announces 2022 Virtual
Veteran Town Hall Series
https://www.media.pa.gov/Pages/Military-and-Veteran-Affairs-Details.aspx?newsid=529
FACT SHEET: Biden Administration
Announces Actions to Address the Health Effects of Military Exposures
BREAKING: TESTER, MORAN BILL TO
EXPAND VA HEALTH CARE FOR POST-9/11 VETERANS UNANIMOUSLY CLEARS SENATE. Committee leaders’ bipartisan Health Care for
Burn Pit Veterans Act one step closer to becoming law
https://www.tester.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=8901
‘Candy Bomber’ of Berlin
blockade, Gail Halvorsen, dies at 101
Oklahoma Bill to allow research
on chemical in “magic mushrooms” to help veterans cope with PTSD
On March 1, the House and Senate Committees on Veterans'
Affairs will conduct a joint hearing to receive the legislative presentation of
the Disabled American Veterans. The
hearing will be streamed on YouTube and Facebook. Check back for live video of this hearing.
VETERANS FOR PEACE NUCLEAR
POSTURE REVIEW
H.R.5819 - Autonomy for Disabled
Veterans Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5819?s=1&r=31
H.R.6617 - Further Additional
Extending Government Funding Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6617
Legislative Presentation of the
Disabled American Veterans. Date:
Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Time: 10:00 AM. Location: The Capitol, Room HVC 210 &
Zoom.
Joint House and Senate VSO
Legislative Presentation of the Disabled American Veterans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7E0LKy6J5A
Upcoming Hearings before a joint
House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committee:
1) Legislative
Presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States & Multi
VSOs: IAVA, WWP, VVA, AMVETS, NCHV, SWAN, BVA, BVEC, NASDVA. The Capitol, Room HVC 210 & Zoom 03/02/22
02:00PM
2) Legislative
Presentation of The American Legion & Multi VSOs: PVA, SVA, MOAA, GSW,
NGAUS, TAPS, MMAA, ADBC-MS. The Capitol,
Room HVC 210 & Zoom 03/08/22 10:00AM
https://www.veterans.senate.gov/hearings
WED, March 2, 2022, 9 AM - House
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mark Takano (D-Calif.) will hold a
press conference at the House Triangle with Speaker Pelosi, Members, advocates
Jon Stewart and John Feal, and Veterans Service Organization (VSO) leaders to
highlight the urgent need to pass Chairman Takano’s Honoring our Promise to
Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2021 or Honoring our PACT Act on the House
floor this week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhgYHAw7yeI
Press Conference on the Honoring
our PACT Act – Mar 2, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhgYHAw7yeI
H.R.3967 - Honoring our PACT Act
of 2021
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3967
Joint House and Senate VSO
Legislative Presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars & multiple VSOs –
Mar 2, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lYt84BT1aw
AGENT ORANGE NEWSLETTER
https://www.publichealth.va.gov/docs/agentorange/reviews/ao-newsletter-2021.pdf
Joint House and Senate VSO
Legislative Presentation of the American Legion and multiple VSOs – Mar 8, 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWI15z7BNg8
EBCO: Russia/Ukraine: Peace is the only solution! Protect
conscientious objectors and all civilians
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