Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (114th Congress)
Membership
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL), Ranking Member
Rep. Sanford Bishop (GA)
Rep. Barbara Lee (CA)
Rep. Tim Ryan (OH)
Jurisdiction
Department of Defense
Military Construction, Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air Force, Defense-Wide, and Guard and Reserve Forces
Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-Wide
Military Family Housing Construction and Operation and Maintenance, Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air Force, and Defense-Wide
Family Housing Improvement Fund
Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund
Homeowners Assistance Fund
Base Realignment
Closure Accounts NATO Security Investment Program
Department of Veterans Affairs
Related Agencies
American Battle Monuments Commission
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Department of Defense, Civil, Cemeterial Expenses, Army
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
2016 mark: $76.057 billion
2016 OCO: $532 million
2015 Enacted: $71.808 billion
2015 OCO: $221 million
President's Request: $78.785 billion
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION: $7.151 billion, an increase of $593 million above the FY 2015 enacted level and $1.286 billion below the President's request, is provided for Military Construction programs.
Thank you, Chairman Dent, Ranking Member Bishop, and Chairman Rogers.
This week we begin our committee's responsibility to vote on all twelve subcommittee allocations. As my colleagues are aware, the House Majority's budget resolution, which gives this committee its overall budget, was opposed by every Member on my side of the aisle. Quite simply, it was inadequate, and we much preferred the approach taken by the President calling for an end to the sequester and more reasonable and realistic budgeting that will grow our economy and give hardworking Americans opportunity to succeed.
Thank you for yielding, Mr. Chairman. As you all know, this bill has a strong reputation for finding bipartisan common ground as members work together to fund the construction of military facilities and strive to improve the quality of life and care afforded to our veterans and military families.
As I said at the subcommittee markup Chairman Dent has set a cooperative tone from day one and I really appreciate his efforts to be inclusive. I am pleased with several aspects of the bill. For example, the bill maintains the tough but fair reporting requirements for Electronic Health Records endeavor. The bill continues to prioritize the elimination of the claims backlog, and it includes steps to keep the Board of Veterans Appeals ahead of the curve. I think these are all positive steps to making the VA function better. At the same time Chairman Dent has avoided including contentious legislative riders.
Thank you, Chairman Dent, Ranking Member Bishop, and Chairman Rogers.
Next week our full committee will meet to vote on all twelve subcommittee allocations. As my colleagues are aware, the House Majority's budget resolution, which gives this committee its overall budget, was opposed by every Member on my side of the aisle. Quite simply, it was inadequate, and we much preferred the approach taken by the President calling for an end to the sequester and more reasonable and realistic budgeting that will grow our economy and give hardworking Americans opportunity to succeed.
Thank you Mr. Chairman
I want to congratulate Chairman Dent on making it through his first hearing cycle as Chairman and on his first subcommittee markup. I would like to thank you for the cooperative tone you set from day one. I believe the Chairman has worked very hard to get us to this point. I pleased several aspects of the bill. For example, the bill maintains the tough but fair reporting requirements for Electronic Health Records endeavor. The bill continues to prioritize the elimination of the claims backlog, and it includes steps to keep the Board of Veterans Appeals ahead of the curve. I think these are all positive steps to making the VA function better. Furthermore, this bill does not contain any policy riders.