U.S. House Spotlight Shines on Veterans
Washington, D.C. – With today’s vote, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed seven House bills this week to assist Veterans with jobs, education needs, health benefits, processing VA claims, Health Savings Accounts and more. U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady (TX-08) issued the following statement:
“After our annual Veterans Resource Fair I boarded a plane for Washington, DC to vote on behalf of my heroes. I’m proud that including today’s bill, over 55 bills devoted to helping our veterans have passed the House. I look forward to working with the new administration to continue to honor and assist our veterans.”
Background: Bills passed in the House include:
· H.R. 5458, the TRICARE Choice Act of 2016
· H.R. 5166, the WINGMAN Act
· H.R. 5046, the Protecting Veterans’ Educational Choice Act of 2016
· H.R. 3286, the HIRE Vets Act
· H.R. 5600, the No Hero Left Untreated Act
· H.R. 4757, the Amend title 38, United States Code
· H.R. 6323, naming the Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center
