Hearing:
Creating a Welcoming VA and Building Equity for Veterans through Legislation
Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 1596, Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequality for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans Act; H.R. 5170, Securing the Rights our Veterans Earned (SERVE) Act; H.R. 2806, Honoring All Veterans Act; H.R. 4845, To establish an advisory committee on LGBTQ veterans; H.R. 2385, Justice for Women Veterans Act; H.R. 3930, Voices for Veterans Act; Discussion Draft, VA Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Data Improvement Act; Discussion Draft, Every Veteran Counts Act
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Committee on Veterans' Affairs)
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 (2:00 PM)
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Washington, D.C.
This hearing will be fully remote. Member participation will be through the Zoom virtual platform.
Witnesses
Harvey Johnson
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Resolution Management, Diversity and Inclusion, Office of Resolution Management, Diversity and Inclusion, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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09/17/2021 at 08:08 PM
- Testimony
[PDF]
Added
09/20/2021 at 05:50 PM
- Bio
[PDF]
Added
09/21/2021 at 12:28 PM
Kshemendra Paul
Executive Director for Data Governance and Analytics and Chief Data Officer, Office of Enterprise Integration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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09/17/2021 at 08:08 PM
- Bio
[PDF]
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09/21/2021 at 12:28 PM
Jennifer Dane
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, Modern Military Association of America
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09/17/2021 at 08:08 PM
- Testimony
[PDF]
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09/22/2021 at 03:24 PM
- Truth in Testimony
[PDF]
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09/22/2021 at 12:01 PM
- Bio
[PDF]
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09/21/2021 at 03:28 PM
Lindsay Church
Executive Director and Co-Founder, Minority Veterans of America
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09/17/2021 at 08:08 PM
- Testimony
[PDF]
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09/20/2021 at 05:50 PM
- Truth in Testimony
[PDF]
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09/20/2021 at 05:50 PM
- Bio
[PDF]
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09/20/2021 at 05:50 PM
Marquis Barefield
Assistant National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans
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09/17/2021 at 08:08 PM
- Testimony
[PDF]
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09/20/2021 at 05:50 PM
- Truth in Testimony
[PDF]
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09/20/2021 at 05:50 PM
- Bio
[PDF]
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09/20/2021 at 05:50 PM
Peter Perkowski
Clinical Instructor, Veterans Legal Clinic, WilmerHale Legal Service Center of Harvard Law School
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09/17/2021 at 08:08 PM
- Testimony
[PDF]
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09/20/2021 at 05:50 PM
- Truth in Testimony
[PDF]
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09/20/2021 at 05:50 PM
- Bio
[PDF]
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09/20/2021 at 05:50 PM
Text of Legislation
- H.R. 1596, Commission to Study the Stigmatization, Criminalization, and Ongoing Exclusion and Inequality for LGBTQ Servicemembers and Veterans Act (Rep. Takano)
[PDF]
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09/15/2021 at 02:03 PM
- H.R. 5170, Securing the Rights our Veterans Earned (SERVE) Act (Rep. Pappas)
[PDF]
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09/15/2021 at 04:23 PM
- H.R. 4845, To establish an advisory committee on LGBTQ veterans (Rep. Pappas)
[PDF]
Added
09/15/2021 at 02:03 PM
- H.R. 2385, Justice for Women Veterans Act (Rep. Brownley)
[PDF]
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09/15/2021 at 02:03 PM
- H.R. 3930, Voices for Veterans Act (Rep. DelBene)
[PDF]
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09/15/2021 at 02:03 PM
- H.R. 2806, Honoring All Veterans Act (Rep. Rice)
[PDF]
Added
09/15/2021 at 02:03 PM
- Discussion Draft: VA Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Date Improvement Act
[PDF]
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09/15/2021 at 02:03 PM
- Discussion Draft: Every Veteran Counts Act (Rep. Brownley)
[PDF]
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09/15/2021 at 02:03 PM
Support Documents
- Hearing Notice
[PDF]
Added
10/29/2021 at 01:56 PM
Hearing Record
- Witness List
[PDF]
Added
09/17/2021 at 08:08 PM
Updated
09/21/2021 at 03:25 PM
Witness change
First Published:
September 15, 2021 at 01:54 PM
Last Updated:
October 29, 2021 at 01:56 PM