Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (115th Congress)
Membership
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Ranking Member
- Sanford Bishop
- Barbara Lee
- Tim Ryan
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
Recent Activity
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The FY 2018 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies appropriations bill provides $88.166 billion, excluding OCO.
Mr. Chairman, it is clear that a solution will require a bipartisan majority of both Houses. I believe every member of this Committee is ready to work and do the right thing. I believe that it is time we get past these unrealistic beliefs that we can cut our way to prosperity. If this failed philosophy persists, our work and our mandate will only getter tougher. We must be more strategic about how we handle our federal budget.
The veterans we seek to assist in this bill will also be harmed if other appropriations bills cut essential programs like job training, elderly and disabled housing, and childcare programs. Cuts to the federal workforce across the government are a direct threat to veterans, who made up 30.9 percent of the federal workforce in FY 15.
“We are truly encouraged by Secretary Shulkin’s decision to move forward with a system that allows patient health data to reside in a single system, and brings our service members and veterans closer to uninterrupted care between the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs."
Mr. Secretary, while I am glad you are here today, it is unfortunate that we will not be able to discuss the specifics of the VA budget request. This lack of detail makes it extremely challenging for the Committee to properly do its job.