Veterans

Congressman Cicilline believes that the least we can do show our gratitude to our nation’s veterans is to ensure they get the care and support they need and deserve when they return home. He is the sponsor of the Vet Center Improvement Act, the Justice for Servicemembers Act, and the Protecting the Employment Rights of Servicemembers Act. He is committed to Gold Star families and ensuring that they, too, get the support they need and deserve from a grateful nation.

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House Passes Bill to Improve Vet Centers Nationwide
December 8, 2022
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – In 1979, Congress established Vet Centers across the country to provide combat veterans and their families with the full range of counseling, outreach, and referral services they need and deserve. These facilities help guide eligible veterans and their families through major lifestyle adjustments when veterans return from combat.
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Post office dedicated to soldier from North Smithfield who died during training exercise
July 17, 2022
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Issues: Veterans
Cicilline Secures House Passage of Priorities in Spending Package
July 14, 2022
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) today secured House passage of multiple bills and provisions in the House version of the annual defense spending bill for Fiscal Year 2023. Among the priorities included in H.R. 7900 are the Congressman’s AMIGOS Act, Vet Center Improvement Act, Justice for Servicemembers Act, and a provision he authored to reauthorize State Department’s Global Engagement Center.
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‘It never gets easier’: Boots on the Ground returns to Fort Adams
May 27, 2022
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Cicilline, Speier Applaud Pentagon Reform to Expedite Name Changes on Transgender Veterans’ Discharge Records
March 17, 2022
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), Chair of the Equality Caucus, and Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA), Chair of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, applauded the implementation of an expedited process for updating discharge papers for transgender and other veterans who have a name-change court order.
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