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Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs

19 members as currently published (10 in the majority, 9 in the minority). 273 bills and resolutions were referred to it in the 119th Congress; 13 became law.

Members
19
Majority 10 · Minority 9
Referred
273
119th Congress
Reported or further
71
Became law
13
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Members

Current seats as published, by side and rank, with their titles.

Majority · 10

  1. Jerry MoranR-KSChairman
  2. John BoozmanR-AR#2
  3. Bill CassidyR-LA#3
  4. Thom TillisR-NC#4
  5. Dan SullivanR-AK#5
  6. Marsha BlackburnR-TN#6
  7. Kevin CramerR-ND#7
  8. Tommy TubervilleR-AL#8
  9. Jim BanksR-IN#9
  10. Tim SheehyR-MT#10

Minority · 9

  1. Richard BlumenthalD-CTRanking Member
  2. Patty MurrayD-WA#2
  3. Bernard SandersI-VT#3
  4. Mazie K. HironoD-HI#4
  5. Margaret Wood HassanD-NH#5
  6. Angus S. King, Jr.I-ME#6
  7. Tammy DuckworthD-IL#7
  8. Ruben GallegoD-AZ#8
  9. Elissa SlotkinD-MI#9

Agencies in its jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies, with each agency's contract obligations in FY2026. A mapping, not an official list.

  1. Department of Veterans Affairs$78.6B100.0%
  2. American Battle Monuments Commission$967.4K0.0%

Bills referred in the 119th Congress

Measures referred to this committee in the current Congress and how far they got.

  1. S. 5629 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit veterans to seek a second opinion after the receipt of health care under the laws administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.
    Introduced· Mike Rounds (R-SD)· Sep 30, 2026
  2. S. 5591 A bill to improve support for personnel of the Veterans Crisis Line and to clarify authorities relating to crisis response protocols, and for other purposes.
    Introduced· Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)· Sep 29, 2026
  3. S. 5585 A bill to require a pilot program to support members of the Armed Forces and military families transitioning to civilian life, and for other purposes.
    Introduced· Alex Padilla (D-CA)· Sep 29, 2026
  4. S. 5582 A bill to reauthorize and improve a grant program to assist institutions of higher education in establishing, maintaining, improving, and operating Student Veteran Centers.
    Introduced· Jacky Rosen (D-NV)· Sep 29, 2026
  5. S. 5581 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the manner in which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs calculates the average employment rate of veterans participating in the VET TEC high technology program, and for other purposes.
    Introduced· Jacky Rosen (D-NV)· Sep 29, 2026
  6. S. 5497 Providing Veterans Essential Medications Act
    Introduced· Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME)· Sep 24, 2026
  7. S. 5494 Zeus 95 Memorial Act
    Introduced· Patty Murray (D-WA)· Sep 24, 2026
  8. S. 5464 VOICE for Women Veterans Act
    Introduced· John Boozman (R-AR)· Sep 23, 2026

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.