House Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001
H.R. 1291 (Bill | Summary)

Authorizes $3.1 billion over five years to expand and increase educational, housing, burial and disability benefits, including a 46% increase in MGIB education benefits.

Signed by President Bush on December 27, 2001 (P.L. 107-103)

Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Assistance Act of 2001
H.R. 2716 (Bill | Summary)

Authorizes $1 billion for new and existing homeless veterans assistance programs.

Signed by President Bush on December 21, 2001 (P.L. 107-95)

Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs    Enhancement Act of 2001
H.R. 3447 (Bill | Summary)

Adds new, and expands existing health care programs for veterans by $1.4 billion.

Signed by President Bush on January 23, 2002 (P.L. 107-135)

Veterans’ Survivor Benefits Improvements Act of 2001
H.R. 801 (Bill | Summary)

Adds $100 million in new health care benefits for surviving spouses of veterans, and extends life insurance coverage to spouses and children of servicemembers.

Signed by President Bush on June 5, 2001 (P.L. 107-14)

Jobs for Veterans Act
H.R. 4015 (Bill | Summary)

Reform veterans’ job training and placement programs in the Department of Labor through a new system of incentives and accountability.

Signed by President Bush on November 7, 2002 (P.L. 107-288)

Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Act of 2002
H.R. 3253 (Bill | Summary)

Expands VA’s role in homeland security, creating new research centers to counter biological, chemical, and radiological terrorism.

Signed by President Bush on November 7, 2002 (P.L. 107-287)

Veterans’ Compensation Rate Amendments of 2001
H.R. 2540 (Bill | Summary)

Provides cost-of-living (COLA) increases for disability compensation payments, increasing total payments by $2.5 billion over the next five years.

Signed by President Bush on December 21, 2001 (P.L. 107-94)

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2002
H.R. 4085 (Bill | Summary)

Increases disability compensation payments with a cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA).

Signed by President Bush on October 23, 2002 (P.L. 107-247)

Expediting construction of the World War II memorial
H.R. 1696 ( Bill )

Removed additional delays in the construction of the World War II Memorial.

Signed by President Bush on May 28, 2001 (P.L. 107-11)

Names the VA Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, the ‘Robert J. Dole Department of Veterans Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center’

Signed by President Bush on May 29, 2002 (P.L. 107-184)

Naming the Bob Hope Veterans Chapel
H.R. 4592 (Bill | Summary)

Designates the “Bob Hope Veterans Chapel” in Los Angeles, California.

Signed by President Bush on May 29, 2002 (P.L. 107-183)

Veterans Benefits Improvements Act of 2002
S. 2237 (Bill | Summary)

Expands benefits and compensation for veterans and their surviving spouses; Incorporates provisions of H.R. 4085, H.R. 5055, H.R. 3731, H.R. 2561 and H.R. 2222.

Signed by President Bush on December 6, 2002 (P.L. 107-330)

Authorizing a New Memorial Honoring World War II Veterans who fought  in the Battle of the Bulge
H.R. 5055 (Bill | Summary)

Authorizes a new Battle of the Bulge memorial in Arlington National Cemetery.

Passed the House July 22, 2002; Incorporated into Public Law 107-330

Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act
H.R. 4940 (Bill | Summary)

Codifies criteria for burial at Arlington National Cemetery, expanding access for members of the Guard and selected reserves.

Passed the House July 22, 2002; Referred to the Senate

Reforming Burial Rules at Arlington National Cemetery
H.R. 3423 (Bill | Summary)

Reforms Army regulations governing eligibility for in-ground burials of Guardsmen and reservists at Arlington National Cemetery.

Passed the House December 20, 2001; Referred to the Senate

Veterans Health care and Procurement Improvement Act of 2002
H.R. 3645 (Bill | Summary)

Reforms VA health care procurement practices, expands access to VA health care services for Filipino World War II veterans, and provides additional dental services to former POWs.

Passed the House July 22, 2002; Referred to the Senate

Veterans’ Major Medical Facilities Construction Act of 2002
H.R. 4514 (Bill | Summary)

Authorizes $285 million in major construction projects to repair, rehabilitate and retrofit ten VA medical centers in FY 2003.

Passed by the House on May 21, 2002; Referred to the Senate

Veterans Hospital Emergency Repair Act
H.R. 811 (Bill | Summary)

Authorizes $550 million over two years to repair, renovate, retrofit and rebuild dilapidated VA health care and research facilities.

Passed the House on March 27, 2001; Referred to the Senate

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