United States House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

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 committee was created by Section 121(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (Public Law 79-601), which authorized a standing committee of 27 members.

Past and current chairs
The chairs of the committee:


 * 1947 – 1948: Edith Nourse Rogers (R-MA)
 * 1949 – 1952: John Elliott Rankin (D-MS)
 * 1953 – 1954: Edith Nourse Rogers (R-MA)
 * 1955 – 1972: Olin E. Teague (D-TX)
 * 1973 – 1974: William Jennings Bryan Dorn (D-SC)
 * 1975 – 1980: Herbert Ray Roberts (D-TX)
 * 1981 – 1994: Gillespie V. Montgomery (D-MS)
 * 1995 – 2001: Bob Stump (R-AZ)
 * 2001 – 2004: Chris Smith (R-NJ)
 * 2005 – 2007: Steve Buyer (R-IN)
 * 2007- 2011: Bob Filner (D-CA)
 * 2011–Present: Jeff Miller (R-FL)

113th Congress
Sources: (Chairs),  (D),  (R),  (D) and  (D).

112th Congress
Source:
 * Resolutions electing Republican members
 * Resolutions electing Democratic members

Subcommittees
= Resources =