The standing Committee on Veterans' Affairs in the United States House of Representatives oversees agencies, reviews current legislation, and recommends new bills or amendments concerning U.S. military veterans. Jurisdiction includes retiring and disability pensions, life insurance, education (including the G.I. Bill), vocational training, medical care, and home loan guarantees. The committee oversees the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), veterans' hospitals, and veterans' cemeteries, except cemeteries under the Secretary of the Interior.
The Veterans' Affairs Committee does not have legislative jurisdiction
- Jack Bergman, Michigan
- Nancy Mace, South Carolina
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Iowa
- Greg Murphy, North Carolina
- Derrick Van Orden, Wisconsin
- Morgan Luttrell, Texas
- Juan Ciscomani, Arizona
- Keith Self, Texas
- Jen Kiggans, Virginia
- Abraham Hamadeh, Arizona
- Kimberlyn King-Hinds, Northern Mariana Islands
- Tom Barrett, Michigan
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- Mark Takano, California, Ranking Member
- Julia Brownley, California
- Chris Pappas, New Hampshire
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Florida (until April 21, 2026)
- Morgan McGarvey, Kentucky
- Delia Ramirez, Illinois
- Nikki Budzinski, Illinois
- Tim Kennedy, New York
- Maxine Dexter, Oregon
- Herb Conaway, New Jersey, Vice Ranking Member
- Kelly Morrison, Minnesota
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Resolutions electing members: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (R), (D)
According to committee members' official online biographies, ten (Barrett, Bergman, Bost, Conaway, Hamadeh, Kiggans, Luttrell, Miller-Meeks, Self, and Van Orden) of the twenty-six members are veterans.
Subcommittees
{|class="wikitable"
!Subcommittee
!Chair
!Ranking Member
Committee on Claims (1794–1880)
- Uriah Tracy (F), CT 1794–1796
- Dwight Foster (F), MA 1796–1800
- Nathaniel Macon (D), NC 1800–1801
- John Smith (F), CT 1801–1806
- David Holmes (NP), VA 1806–1809
- Richard Johnson (D), KY 1809–1810
- Erastus Root (D), NY 1810–1811
- Burwell Bassett (D), VA 1811–1812
- Thomas Gholson (D), VA 1812–1813
- Stevenson Archer (D), MD 1813–1814
- Bartlett Yancey (NP), NC 1814–1816
- Lewis Williams (NP), NC 1816–1828
- William McCoy (D), VA 1828–1829
- Elisha Whittlesey (NP), OH 1829–1838
- John Chambers (W), KY 1838–1839
- David Russell (W), NY 1839–1840
- Joshua Giddings (ASW), OH 1840–1843
- Joseph Vance (W), OH 1843–1846
- John R. J. Daniel (D), NC 1846–1847
- John A. Rockwell (W), CT 1847–1849
- John R. J. Daniel (D), NC 1849–1853
- Alfred Edgerton (D), OH 1853–1855
- Joshua Giddings (ASW), OH 1855–1857
- Samuel S. Marshall (D), IL 1857–1859
- Mason Tappan (R), NH 1859–1861
- Reuben Fenton (R), NY 1861-1863
- James Hale (R), PA 1863–1864
- Columbus Delano (R), OH 1864–1867
- John Bingham (R), OH 1867–1869
- William B. Washburn (R), MA 1869–1871
- Austin Blair (R), MI 1871–1873
- John B. Hawley (R), IL 1873–1875
- John M. Bright (D), TN 1875–1880
Committee on Pensions and Revolutionary Claims (1813–1826)
- Samuel D. Ingham (Je. D), PA 1813–1814
- John Chappell (SRWD), SC 1814–1816
- John Rhea (D), TN 1816–1823
- Peter Little (D), MD 1823–1826
Committee on Revolutionary Pensions (1825)
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Name
!Party
!State
!Start
!End
|-
|
|Jacksonian
|Pennsylvania
|colspan=2 align=center |1825
|}
Committee on Military Pensions (1825–1831)
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Name
!Party
!State
!Start
!End
|-
|
|National Republican
|Rhode Island
|1825
|1828
|-
|
|Jacksonian
|Tennessee
|1828
|1829
|-
|
|National Republican
|Massachusetts
|1829
|1830
|-
|
|Jacksonian
|Virginia
|1830
|1831
|}
Committee on Revolutionary Claims (1825–1974)
- Robert Allen (D), TN 1825–1827
- George Wolf (D), PA 1827–1829
- Henry Muhlenberg (JD), PA 1829–1838
- Robert Craig (D), VA 1838–1840
- Joseph Randolph (W), NJ 1840–1841
- Hiland Hall (W), VT 1841–1843
- Richard D. Davis (D), NY 1843–1845
- Joseph Johnson (D), VA 1845–1847
- Daniel P. King (W), MA 1847–1849
- Cullen Sawtelle (D), ME 1849–1851
- Moses Macdonald (D), ME 1851–1853
- Rufus Peckham (D), NY 1853–1855
- David Ritchie (R), PA 1855–1857
- Samuel S. Cox (D), OH 1857–1859
- George Briggs (AP), NY 1859–1861
- R. Holland Duell (R), NY 1861–1863
- Hiram Price (R), IA 1863–1865
- Kellian Whaley (R), WV 1865–1867
- Hamilton Ward (R), NY 1867–1869
- Sempronius H. Boyd (R), MO 1868–1871
- Alexander S. Wallace (R), SC 1871–1873
Committee on Invalid Pensions (1831–1946)
- Tristam Burges (NP), RI 1831–1835
- Jesse Miller (D), PA 1835–1836
- James M. H. Beale (D), VA 1836–1837
- William Taylor (D), NY 1837–1839
- Sherrod Williams (W), KY 1839–1841
- Calvary Morris (W), OH 1841–1843
- Jacob Brinkerhoff (D), OH 1843–1846
- Preston King (D), NY 1846–1847
- Henry Nes (I), PA 1848–1849
- Andrew S. Fulton (W), VA 1849–1850
- Shepherd Leffler (D), IA 1850–1852
- Isham G. Harris (D), TN 1852–1853
- Thomas A. Hendricks (D), IN 1853–1855
- Andrew Oliver (D), NY 1855–1857
- Joshua Jewett (D), KY 1857–1859
- Reuben Fenton (R), NY 1859–1861
- Alfred Ely (R), NY 1861–1863
- Kellian Whaley (R), WV 1863–1864
- Sidney Perham (R), ME 1864–1869
- John F. Benjamin (RR), MO 1869–1871
- Jesse H. Moore (R), IL 1871–1873
- Jeremiah M. Rusk (R), WI 1873–1875
- George A. Jenks (D), PA 1875–1877
- Americus V. Rice (D), OH 1877–1879
- Alexander H. Coffroth (D), PA 1879–1880
- Thomas M. Browne (R), IN 1880–1882
- Courtland C. Matson (D), IN 1883–1889
- Edmund N. Morrill (R), KS 1889–1891
- Augustus N. Martin (D) IN 1891–1895
- John Pickler (R), SD 1895–1896
- George W. Ray (R), NY 1896–1899
- Cyrus A. Sulloway (R), NH 1899–1911
- Isaac R. Sherwood (D), OH 1911–1919
- Charles Fuller (R), IL 1919–1925
- Richard N. Elliott (R), IN 1925–1926
- William I. Swoope (R), PA 1926–1927
- William T. Fitzgerald (R), OH 1927–1929
- John M. Nelson (R), WI 1929–1931
- Mell G. Underwood (D), OH 1931–1936
- John Lesinski (D), MI 1937–1945
- Augustine B. Kelley (D), PA 1946
Committee on Revolutionary Pensions (1831–1880)
- Henry Hubbard (D), NH 1831–1833
- Daniel Wardwell (R), NY 1833–1837
- William S. Morgan (D), VA 1837–1839
- John Taliaferro (W), VA 1839–1843
- George O. Rathbun (D), NY 1843–1844
- David L. Seymour (D), NY 1844–1845
- Richard Brodhead (D), PA 1845–1847
- William Cocke (D), TN 1847–1849
- Loren P. Waldo (D), CT 1849–1851
- John Millson (D), VA 1851–1853
- William M. Churchwell (D), TN 1853–1855
- Jacob Broom (AW), PA 1855–1856
- John Hickman (R), PA 1856–1860
- John F. Potter (R), WI 1860–1861
- Charles Van Wyck (R), NY 1861–1863
- DeWitt Littlejohn (R), NY 1863–1865
- Walter D. McIndoe (R), WI 1865–1867
- Benjamin F. Loan (Rad), MO 1867–1869
- John T. Deweese (D), NC 1969
- Charles W. Willard (R), VT 1869–1873
- Lazarus D. Shoemaker (R), PA 1873–1875
- Eppa Hunton (D), VA 1875–1877
- Levi A. Mackey (D), PA 1877–1879
- John Whiteaker (D), OR 1879–1880
Committee on War Claims (1873–1946)
- William Lawrence (R), OH 1873–1875
- John R. Eden (D), IL 1875–1879
- Edward S. Bragg (D), WI 1879–1881
- Leonidas C. Houk (R), TN 1881–1883
- George W. Geddes (D), OH 1883–1887
- William J. Stone (D), KY 1887–1889
- Ormsby B. Thomas (R), WI 1889–1891
- Frank E. Beltzhoover (D), PA 1891–1895
- Thaddeus M. Mahon (R), PA 1895–1907
- Kittredge Haskins (R), VT 1907–1909
- Charles B. Law (R), NY 1909–1911
- Thetus W. Sims (D), TN 1911–1913
- Alexander W. Gregg (D), TX 1913–1919
- Benjamin K. Focht (R), PA 1919–1921
- Bertrand Snell (R), NY 1921–1923
- James G. Strong (R), KS 1923–1930
- Miles C. Allgood (D), AL 1931–1934
- Wilburn Cartwright (D), OK 1935
- John H. Hoeppel (D), CA 1936
- Joseph A. Gavagan (D), NY 1937
- Alfred F. Beiter (D), NY 1938
- Reuben T. Wood (D), MO 1939–1941
- Joseph A. Gavagan (D), NY 1941–1944
- Edward J. Hart (D), NJ 1944
- Clair Engle (D), CA 1945–1946
Committee on Pensions (1880–1946)
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Name
!Party
!State
!Start
!End
|-
|
|Democratic
|Oregon
|1880
|1881
|-
|
|Republican
|Illinois
|1881
|1883
|-
|
|Democratic
|Alabama
|1883
|1885
|-
|
|Democratic
|Michigan
|1885
|1887
|-
|
|Democratic
|New York
|1887
|1889
|-
|
|Republican
|New York
|1889
|1891
|-
|
|Democratic
|Missouri
|1891
|1894
|-
|
|Democratic
|Georgia
|1894
|1895
|-
|
|Republican
|New Jersey
|1895
|1911
|-
|
|Democratic
|Alabama
|1911
|1914
|-
|
|Democratic
|Ohio
|1914
|1919
|-
|
|Republican
|Tennessee
|1919
|1921
|-
|
|Republican
|Minnesota
|1921
|1930
|-
|
|Republican
|Iowa
|colspan=2 align=center |1930
|-
|
|Democratic
|South Carolina
|1931
|1938
|-
|
|Democratic
|Washington
|1939
|1942
|-
|
|Democratic
|New York
|1943
|1946
|}
Committee on World War Veterans Legislation (1924–1946)
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Name
!Party
!State
!Start
!End
|-
|
|Republican
|South Dakota
|1924
|1931
|-
|
|Democratic
|Mississippi
|1931
|1946
|}
Committee on Veterans' Affairs (1947–present)
<div style=display:inline-grid>
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Chairs
!Name
!Party
!State
!Start
!End
|-
|
|Republican
|Massachusetts
|1947
|1949
|-
|
|Democratic
|Mississippi
|1949
|1953
|-
|
|Republican
|Massachusetts
|1953
|1955
|-
|
|Democratic
|Texas
|1955
|1973
|-
|
|Democratic
|South Carolina
|1973
|1975
|-
|
|Democratic
|Texas
|1975
|1981
|-
|
|Democratic
|Mississippi
|1981
|1995
|-
|
|Republican
|Arizona
|1995
|2001
|-
|
|Republican
|New Jersey
|2001
|2005
|-
|
|Republican
|Indiana
|2005
|2007
|-
|
|Democratic
|California
|2007
|2011
|-
|
|Republican
|California
|2011
|2017
|-
|
|Republican
|Tennessee
|2017
|2019
|-
|
|Democratic
|California
|2019
|2023
|-
|
|Republican
|Illinois
|2023
|present
|}
</div>
<div style=display:inline-grid>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Ranking members
!Name
!Party
!State
!Start
!End
|-
|
|Democratic
|Mississippi
|1947
|1949
|-
|
|Republican
|Massachusetts
|1949
|1953
|-
|
|Democratic
|Texas
|1953
|1955
|-
|
|Republican
|Massachusetts
|1955
|1960
|-
|
|Republican
|Ohio
|1961
|1965
|-
|
|Republican
|Indiana
|1965
|1969
|-
|
|Republican
|California
|1969
|1973
|-
|
|Republican
|Arkansas
|1973
|1987
|-
|
|Republican
|New York
|1987
|1989
|-
|
|Republican
|Arizona
|1989
|1995
|-
|
|Democratic
|Mississippi
|1995
|1997
|-
|
|Democratic
|Illinois
|1997
|2007
|-
|
|Republican
|Indiana
|2007
|2011
|-
|
|Democratic
|California
|2011
|2012
|-
|
|Democratic
|Maine
|2012
|2015
|-
|
|Democratic
|Florida
|2015
|2016
|-
|<br>Acting
|Democratic
|California
|2016
|2017
|-
|
|Democratic
|Minnesota
|2017
|2019
|-
|
|Republican
|Tennessee
|2019
|2021
|-
|
|Republican
|Illinois
|2021
|2023
|-
|
|Democratic
|California
|2023
|present
|}
</div>
Past committee rosters
118th Congress
{|class=wikitable
!Majority
!Minority
|-
| valign=top |
- Mike Bost, Illinois, Chair
- Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa
- Jack Bergman, Michigan
- Nancy Mace, South Carolina
- Matt Rosendale, Montana
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Iowa
- Greg Murphy, North Carolina
- Scott Franklin, Florida
- Derrick Van Orden, Wisconsin
- Morgan Luttrell, Texas
- Juan Ciscomani, Arizona
- Eli Crane, Arizona
- Keith Self, Texas
- Jen Kiggans, Virginia
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- Mark Takano, California, Ranking Member
- Julia Brownley, California
- Mike Levin, California
- Chris Pappas, New Hampshire
- Frank J. Mrvan, Indiana
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Florida
- Chris Deluzio, Pennsylvania, Vice Ranking Member
- Morgan McGarvey, Kentucky
- Delia Ramirez, Illinois
- Greg Landsman, Ohio
- Nikki Budzinski, Illinois
|}
Resolutions electing members: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (D), (R)
According to committee members' official online biographies, seven (Bergman, Brown, Ellzey, Luria, Miller-Meeks, Nehls and Sablan) of the thirty-one members are veterans.
;Subcommittees
{|class="wikitable"
!Subcommittee
!Chair
!Ranking Member
|-
|Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
|Morgan Luttrell (R-TX)
|Chris Pappas (D-NH)
|-
|Economic Opportunity
|Derrick Van Orden (R-WI)
|Mike Levin (D-CA)
|-
|Health
|Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
|Julia Brownley (D-CA)
|-
|Oversight and Investigations
|Jen Kiggans (R-VA)
|Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN)
|-
|Technology Modernization
|Matt Rosendale (R-MT)
|Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL)
|}
117th Congress
{|class=wikitable
!Majority
!Minority
|-
| valign=top |
- Mark Takano, California, Chair
- Julia Brownley, California
- Conor Lamb, Pennsylvania
- Mike Levin, California, Vice Chair
- Chris Pappas, New Hampshire
- Elaine Luria, Virginia
- Frank J. Mrvan, Indiana
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Florida (since February 2, 2022)
- <span >Gregorio Sablan, Northern Mariana Islands</span>
- Lauren Underwood, Illinois
- Colin Allred, Texas
- Lois Frankel, Florida
- Anthony Brown, Maryland
- Elissa Slotkin, Michigan
- David Trone, Maryland
- Raul Ruiz, California
- Ruben Gallego, Arizona
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- Mike Bost, Illinois, Ranking Member
- Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa<!--, Vice Ranking Member-->
- Jack Bergman, Michigan
- Jim Banks, Indiana
- Chip Roy, Texas
- Greg Murphy, North Carolina
- Tracey Mann, Kansas
- Barry Moore, Alabama
- Nancy Mace, South Carolina
- Madison Cawthorn, North Carolina
- Troy Nehls, Texas
- Matt Rosendale, Montana
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Iowa
- Jake Ellzey, Texas (since August 24, 2021)
- Connie Conway, California
|}
Resolutions electing members: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (D), (R), (D), (D), (R), (D), (R)
According to committee members' official online biographies, ten (Banks, Bergman, Brown, Ellzey, Gallego, Lamb, Luria, Miller-Meeks, Nehls and Sablan) of the thirty-one members are veterans.
;Subcommittees
{|class=wikitable
!Subcommittee
!Chair
!Ranking Member
|-
|Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
|Elaine Luria (D-VA)
|Troy Nehls (R-TX)
|-
|Economic Opportunity
|Mike Levin (D-CA)
|Barry Moore (R-AL)
|-
|Health
|Julia Brownley (D-CA)
|Jack Bergman (R-MI)
|-
|Oversight and Investigations
|Chris Pappas (D-NH)
|Tracey Mann (R-KS)
|-
|Technology Modernization
|Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN)
|Matt Rosendale (R-MT)
|}
116th Congress
{|class=wikitable
!Majority
!Minority
|-
| valign=top |
- Mark Takano, California, Chair
- Julia Brownley, California
- Kathleen Rice, New York
- Conor Lamb, Pennsylvania, Vice Chair
- Mike Levin, California
- Max Rose, New York
- Chris Pappas, New Hampshire
- Elaine Luria, Virginia
- Susie Lee, Nevada
- Joe Cunningham, South Carolina
- Gil Cisneros, California
- Collin Peterson, Minnesota
- <span >Gregorio Sablan, Northern Mariana Islands</span>
- Colin Allred, Texas
- Lauren Underwood, Illinois
- Anthony Brindisi, New York (since November 19, 2019)
| valign=top |
- Phil Roe, Tennessee, Ranking Member
- Gus Bilirakis, Florida
- Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa, Vice Ranking Member
- Mike Bost, Illinois
- Neal Dunn, Florida
- Jack Bergman, Michigan
- Jim Banks, Indiana
- Andy Barr, Kentucky
- Dan Meuser, Pennsylvania
- Steve Watkins, Kansas
- Chip Roy, Texas
- Greg Steube, Florida
|}
Sources: (Chair), (Ranking Member), (D), (R), (D), (D)
According to committee members' official online biographies, thirteen (Banks, Bergman, Bost, Cisneros, Dunn, Lamb, Luria, Peterson, Roe, Rose, Sablan, Steube, Watkins) of the twenty-eight members are veterans.
;Subcommittees
{|class=wikitable
!Subcommittee
!Chair
!Ranking Member
|-
|Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
|Elaine Luria (D-VA)
|Mike Bost (R-IL)
|-
|Economic Opportunity
|Mike Levin (D-CA)
|Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)
|-
|Health
|Julia Brownley (D-CA)
|Neal Dunn (R-FL)
|-
|Oversight and Investigations
|Chris Pappas (D-NH)
|Jack Bergman (R-MI)
|-
|Technology Modernization
|Susie Lee (D-NV)
|Jim Banks (R-IN)
|}
115th Congress
{|class=wikitable
!Majority
!Minority
|-
| valign=top |
- Phil Roe, Tennessee, Chair
- Gus Bilirakis, Florida, Vice Chair
- Mike Coffman, Colorado
- Brad Wenstrup, Ohio
- Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa
- Mike Bost, Illinois
- Bruce Poliquin, Maine
- Neal Dunn, Florida
- Jodey Arrington, Texas
- John Rutherford, Florida
- Clay Higgins, Louisiana
- Jack Bergman, Michigan
- Jim Banks, Indiana
- Jenniffer González, Puerto Rico
| valign=top |
- Tim Walz, Minnesota, Ranking Member
- Mark Takano, California, Vice Ranking Member
- Julia Brownley, California
- Ann McLane Kuster, New Hampshire
- Beto O'Rourke, Texas
- Kathleen Rice, New York
- Lou Correa, California
- Conor Lamb, Pennsylvania (from April 17, 2018)
- <span >Gregorio Sablan, Northern Marianas Islands</span>
- Elizabeth Esty, Connecticut
- Scott Peters, California
|}
Sources: (Chair), (D), (R), (D), (D)
According to committee members' official online biographies, eleven (Banks, Bergman, Bost, Coffman, Dunn, Higgins, Lamb, Roe, Sablan, Walz, Wenstrup) of the twenty-five members are veterans.
114th Congress
{|class=wikitable
!Majority
!Minority
|-
| valign=top |
- Jeff Miller, Florida, Chair
- Doug Lamborn, Colorado
- Gus Bilirakis, Florida, Vice Chair
- Phil Roe, Tennessee
- Dan Benishek, Michigan
- Tim Huelskamp, Kansas
- Mike Coffman, Colorado
- Brad Wenstrup, Ohio
- Jackie Walorski, Indiana
- Ralph Abraham, Louisiana
- Lee Zeldin, New York
- Ryan Costello, Pennsylvania
- Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa
- Mike Bost, Illinois
| valign=top |
- Mark Takano, California, Ranking Member
- Corrine Brown, Florida
- Julia Brownley, California
- Dina Titus, Nevada
- Raul Ruiz, California
- Ann McLane Kuster, New Hampshire
- Beto O'Rourke, Texas
- Kathleen Rice, New York
- Tim Walz, Minnesota
- Jerry McNerney, California
|}
Resolutions electing Republican members: (Chairs)<br>Resolutions electing Democratic members: , , and
See also
- United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs
- List of United States House of Representatives committees
References
External links
- House Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Archive)
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee. Legislation activity and reports, Congress.gov.
- United States Department of Veterans' Affairs
- [https://congress.gov/committees/video/house-veterans-affairs/hsvr00]House Veterans' Affairs Committee Hearings and Meetings Videos
- Active legislation passing through the Committee on Veterans' Affairs can be found here