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Veterans & Military
Veterans' benefits and care, service members, and the armed forces.
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Officials on Veterans & Military
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| RJohn Boozman | 4 | 100% | 4 |
| RJerry Moran | 2 | 100% | 2 |
| DGary C. Peters | 2 | 100% | 2 |
| DRick Larsen | 2 | 100% | 1 |
| DCharles E. Schumer | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| RMike Crapo | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| DPatty Murray | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| DTammy Duckworth | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| DTim Kaine | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| DMark Takano | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| RCindy Hyde-Smith | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| DAndy Kim | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| RJoni Ernst | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| RAndrew R. Garbarino | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| RMariannette Miller-Meeks | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| RTommy Tuberville | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| DManny Rutinel | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| DJon Ossoff | 1 | — | 1 |
| DRuben Gallego | 1 | — | 1 |
| DMargaret Wood Hassan | 1 | — | 1 |
| DCatherine Cortez Masto | 1 | — | 1 |
| RTim Sheehy | 1 | — | 1 |
| DJosh Harder | 1 | — | 1 |
| DVeronica Escobar | 1 | — | 1 |
| RMike Kehoe | 1 | — | 1 |
Positions on record
- Mariannette Miller-MeeksStated position
Advance the No Wrong Door for Veterans Act (H.R.1970) to reauthorize and enhance the Sergeant Gordon Parker Fox Suicide Prevention Act by increasing funding, standardizing mental-health screening, and expanding veterans' access to care.
View position & sources → - Manny RutinelStated position
Expand VA cancer-treatment coverage for veterans exposed to radiation, burn pits, or contaminated water, and expand community-based veteran suicide-prevention programs.
View position & sources → - Rick LarsenStated position
Expand health coverage for veterans and servicemembers to include fertility treatment, in vitro fertilization (IVF), and adoption assistance.
View position & sources → - Cindy Hyde-SmithStated position
Committed to work to ensure veterans and their families receive the benefits they were promised.
View position & sources → - Mike CrapoStated position
Commits to continue focusing his efforts on reforms that make a difference in the lives of Idaho's veterans.
View position & sources → - John BoozmanStated position
Always advocate for policies that enhance the quality of life for veterans and their families, and keep his staff available to assist Arkansas veterans.
View position & sources → - Veronica EscobarStated position
Will extend to the VA home loan program the same kind of support available for other VA benefits, giving veterans access to free, independent guidance when buying a home, refinancing, or fighting to stay in their homes.
View position & sources → - Josh HarderStated position
Will fill the hardest-to-hire VA specialty vacancies so veterans can get the care they need, and predicts this bill will be signed into law as quickly as the sponsor's previous VA pay-cap law.
View position & sources → - Jerry MoranStated position
As Chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, committed to work with colleagues to pass the Take Care of America's Veterans Act, comprehensive veterans legislation he co-introduced.
View position & sources → - Jon OssoffStated position
Committed to introduce the Servicemember Civilian Transition Support Act (with Sen. Tammy Duckworth) to designate a senior Defense official to oversee and coordinate transition programs helping servicemembers return to civilian life.
View position & sources → - Catherine Cortez MastoStated position
Cortez Masto committed to continue working across the aisle to support Nevada veterans and their families, co-introducing the Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act to help disabled veterans make home accessibility improvements.
View position & sources → - Ruben GallegoStated position
Block/hold confirmation of Department of Veterans Affairs nominees until the Trump administration reverses VA staffing cuts and abandons plans to lay off tens of thousands of VA employees.
View position & sources → - John BoozmanStated position
Create a single 'one-stop' online and telephone scheduling tool for veterans' VA medical appointments via the Improving Veteran Access to Care Act.
View position & sources → - John BoozmanStated position
Reauthorize and expand the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program (legislation would extend it through Sept. 30, 2028 and raise authorized funding from $174 million to $285 million).
View position & sources → - John BoozmanStated position
Establish a permanent VA family support program for the families of disabled veterans, including children who serve as caregivers, through the Helping Heroes Act.
View position & sources → - Mike KehoeStated position
Keep every Missouri veterans home open, pledging that no veterans home will close due to a lack of state funding, backed by an additional $10 million in general revenue.
View position & sources → - Tim SheehyStated position
Committed to helping veterans access the VA Home Loan program, introducing the VA Home Loan Awareness Act to that end.
View position & sources → - Margaret Wood HassanStated position
Committed to continue working to strengthen the resources available for New Hampshire veterans and their families, including benefits expanded under the PACT Act.
View position & sources → - Andy KimStated position
Pass the Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act (his first bill as a U.S. Senator) to stop the VA from retroactively clawing back already-approved pension benefits from a veteran's family after the beneficiary dies.
View position & sources → - Tim KaineStated position
Committed to continue advocating for servicemembers and veterans, including toxic-exposure benefits under the PACT Act, through his seat on the Senate Armed Services Committee.
View position & sources → - Patty MurrayStated position
Committed to fully fund veterans' health care through the VA and to block efforts to cut veterans' funding.
View position & sources → - Tammy DuckworthStated position
Committed to pass bipartisan legislation with Senator Lisa Murkowski to reduce hunger among military families by improving access to nutrition assistance.
View position & sources → - Charles E. SchumerStated position
Bring the Honoring Our PACT Act (health care for veterans exposed to burn pits and toxins) to a Senate vote and pass it.
View position & sources → - Jerry MoranStated position
Committed to passing comprehensive legislation to deliver health care and benefits to toxic-exposed veterans (the effort that became the PACT Act), stating his goal of passing comprehensive toxic exposure legislation.
View position & sources → - Mark TakanoStated position
Enact legislation to expand VA health care eligibility and disability benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances, removing the burden of proof of causation — pursued as the Honoring our PACT Act, which Takano first introduced on June 17, 2021.
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View position & sources → - Joni ErnstStated position
Committed to pass the bipartisan Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act to strengthen sexual-assault prevention, hold perpetrators accountable, and equip independent military prosecutors to handle serious cases while preserving commander visibility.
View position & sources → - Andrew R. GarbarinoStated position
Enact the Veteran Suicide Prevention Act to address and reduce veteran suicide — a specific, named bill he has repeatedly sponsored (117th and 119th Congresses).
View position & sources → - Gary C. PetersStated position
Pledged to keep pressing for swift action to enact the bipartisan BRAVE Act, which would raise and index to inflation VA burial benefits for veterans.
View position & sources → - Tommy TubervilleStated position
Pledged to donate his entire U.S. Senate salary to Alabama veterans, saying he would not keep any of the pay he earns in Washington.
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View position & sources → - Gary C. PetersStated position
Committed to keep working to address PFAS contamination, introducing the Veterans Exposed to Toxic PFAS (VET PFAS) Act to guarantee VA health care for veterans and families exposed to PFAS chemicals.
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