House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Democrats

07/31/2026

It's been one year since President Trump issued his executive order criminalizing homelessness. Veterans have not been spared from the overly harsh measures that exacerbate the cycle of homelessness. Veterans need housing and support services, not handcuffs.

07/30/2026

Rent, groceries, gas— prices for everyday essentials continue to skyrocket. While veteran families struggle to make ends meet, the Republican-led "Taking Benefits From America's Veterans Act" would cut their earned disability compensation. RM Congressman Mark Takano stands with the thousands of veterans who oppose H.R. 9237.

07/28/2026

VA Secretary Doug Collins cherry-picks VA wait time data to make access to care look better than it is. The reality: veterans are facing serious delays for mental healthcare after VA eliminated 2,300+ mental health-related positions in 2025. Putting veterans first means a fully staffed VA.

🔗CNN's story: https://tr.ee/mAwsZ1RZvP

07/28/2026

In 1932, 20,000 WWI veterans marched on Washington. This group of veterans became known as the Bonus Army. They camped out on the National Mall for weeks to pressure Congress to finally deliver the benefits they were owed for their service.

That fight—showing up, organizing, refusing to let veterans' promised benefits get lost in bureaucracy—continues today. That’s why I’m proud to stand by veterans and VSOs today in opposition to H.R. 9237 – the largest cut to veterans’ disability benefits in history.

Veterans have been in this fight for over a century; we must honor the contract and ensure our nation's veterans receive ALL the benefits they are owed.

07/27/2026

The admin's bigoted trans ban is costing us dedicated, highly qualified warfighters, while we are at war. We cannot demonize anyone who is willing to serve our nation in uniform. And handing trans servicemembers less-than-honorable discharges is a dishonor to their service. We owe them better.

07/24/2026

It's been one year since President Trump issued the Executive Order criminalizing homelessness. Instead of focusing on housing homeless veterans, the Executive Order has led to major policy changes that are harming our communities and making homelessness worse. Veterans deserve housing, not handcuffs.

07/24/2026

07/24/2026

Shaving waivers aren't DEI. They are essential to keeping servicemembers in the fight. Pseudofolliculitis barbae is not just cosmetic; it also causes severe pain. So when we force certain Black servicemembers to shave, this goes beyond questions of battle-readiness — and risks driving Black servicemembers from the military for reasons unrelated to their ability to do the job. This can, in turn, lead to denials of VA benefits as well.

07/23/2026

The Major Richard Star Act costs $13B over 10 years. This is a drop in the bucket of DoD’s nearly trillion-dollar budget. We need 3 more signatures to force a vote on a clean Major Richard Star Act; we must get this done for our veterans.

☎️ Call your Rep. and tell them to sign the petition TODAY.