Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Committee Contact Information
1036 Longworth House Office Building
Phone (202) 225-3481
Membership
Democrats
- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz – Ranking Member
- Rep. Sanford Bishop, Jr.
- Rep. Veronica Escobar
- Rep. Mike Levin
- Rep. Henry Cuellar
Republicans
- Rep. John Carter – Chair
- Rep. John Rutherford
- Rep. Tony Gonzales
- Rep. Michael Guest
- Rep. Stephanie Bice
- Rep. Scott Franklin
- Rep. Mark Alford – Vice Chair
- Rep. Nick LaLota
Jurisdiction
- Department of Defense
- Military Construction, Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air Force (including Space Force), Defense-wide, and National Guard and Reserve Forces
- Military Family Housing Construction and Operation and Maintenance, Army, Navy (including Marine Corps), Air Force (including Space Force), and Defense-wide
- Department of Defense Base Closure Account
- Chemical Demilitarization Construction, Defense-wide
- Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund
- Homeowners Assistance Fund
- Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund
- NATO Security Investment Program
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Related Agencies
- American Battle Monuments Commission
- Armed Forces Retirement Home
- U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
- Civil, Cemeterial Expenses, Army
Recent Activity
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Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and House Appropriations Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Ranking Member Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25) issued a joint statement regarding an announcement by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that they will limit their cooperation with the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), removing a key safeguard that prevents individuals who may pose a threat to themselves or others from acquiring firearms.
Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement after Senate Republicans abruptly ended negotiations and prematurely released one full-year fiscal year 2026 funding bill.
The House of Representatives voted to participate in the Conference Committee to finalize the fiscal year 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; and Legislative Branch funding bills.
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks on the House Floor on her Motion to Instruct conferees to adopt the Senate funding level for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) as part of the conference on the fiscal year 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; and Legislative Branch funding bills.
Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released updated information detailing at least $410 billion in federal funding that President Trump and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought are holding up and denying communities across the country.