Ranking Member Buyer 

Ranking Member Steve Buyer

110th Congress Record of Veterans Legislation

The U.S. House of Representatives passed 75 Veterans bills during the 110th Congress.  Of these, 18 became law, including many important bipartisan initiatives.  Click here to learn more!

 

Veterans Affairs: Historical Budget Authority, Fiscal Years 1940 through 2007

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has issued a report providing the History of the Budget Authority for the Department of Veterans Affairs from Fiscal Years 1940 through 2007. To view the report, please click here.

 

VA Benefits Handbook Now Available: 

The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that the latest edition of the Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents handbook is now available online.  To view the new handbook, please click here. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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News

House Republicans Reappoint Buyer as Ranking Member

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Washington D.C.Today, House Republicans unanimously approved Steve Buyer (R-Ind.) as Ranking Member of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Buyer Disappointed that Peake Will not Remain VA Secretary

Sunday, December 07, 2008

Washington D.C. — House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Steve Buyer (R-Ind.) today expressed disappointment in President-elect Obama’s decision to replace Dr. James Peake as Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Full Committee Roundtable -- “CRISIS: The VA Shreds Veterans’ Confidence”

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

The revelation by the Office of the Inspector General that important veterans’ claims documents were found in shredding bins in 72% of VA regional offices is stunning and deeply troubling.

Buyer: VA Shredding Unacceptable

Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Washington, D.C. – Ranking Republican Member Steve Buyer (R-Ind.) made the following statement after the conclusion of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Full Committee Roundtable entitled “CRISIS:  The VA Shreds Veterans’ Confidence”:

The Ninetieth Armistice Anniversary: A Veterans Day Message From Ranking Member Buyer

Friday, November 07, 2008

Washington, D.C. - Ninety years have passed since the guns of World War I fell silent on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in the year 1918. Sadly, the armistice of the “war to end all wars” turned out to be a mere reprieve from warfare, and the men and women of the armed forces have been called upon again and again to defend our nation and the liberties we cherish.

110th Congress Record of Veterans Legislation

Monday, October 27, 2008

The U.S. House of Representatives passed 75 Veterans bills during the 110th Congress.  Of these, 18 became law, including many important bipartisan initiatives.

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The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs reviews veterans' programs, examines current laws, and reports bills and amendments to strengthen existing laws concerning veterans and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), such as for health care, disability compensation, GI bill education and job training, home loan guarantees, life insurance policies, and a nationwide system of veterans' cemeteries.

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