Hearing: Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 3950, the Veterans Medical Legal Partnerships Act of 2021; H.R. 6124, the Veterans Affairs Home Loan Guaranty Resiliency and Concurrency Enhancement Act of 2021; Discussion Draft, A.N.S. to the Tiny Homes for Homeless Veterans Act; Discussion Draft, to amend Title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Office of Food Insecurity, and for other purposes; Discussion Draft, to amend Title 38, United States Code, to extend certain Department of Veterans Affairs programs for homeless veterans; Discussion Draft, to amend Title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for, and extend authorization of, certain programs for homeless veterans; Discussion Draft, to amend Title 38, United States Code, to extend authority for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing; Discussion Draft, to amend Title 38, United States Code, to extend Department of Veterans Affairs assistance for individuals residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member; Discussion Draft, the Emergency Relief for Servicemembers Act; Discussion Draft, the Building Credit Access for Veterans Act of 2022; Discussion Draft, to expand and improve the Department of Veterans Affairs COVID-19 veteran rapid retraining assistance programs and high technology pilot programs, and for other purposes; Discussion Draft, the Empowering Veterans Against Cyberthreats Act of 2022; H.R. 2650, the Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act of 2021; H.R. 4702, the Military Spouse Tax Act; Discussion Draft, the Improving the VA Home Loan Benefit Act of 2022; Discussion Draft, to amend Title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility of educational assistance under the Department of Veterans Affairs Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of certain individuals who receive sole survivorship discharges, and for other purposes; Discussion Draft, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with an entity to carry out a pilot program under which such entity shall connect homeless veterans to a network of supportive services, and for other purposes; Discussion Draft, to amend Title 38, United States Code, to provide for the approval of certain study-abroad programs for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes"

Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity (Committee on Veterans' Affairs)

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 (10:00 AM)

210 Select one
Washington, D.C.
This hearing will be hybrid. Member participation will be in person and through the Zoom virtual platform.

Witnesses

Panel one

Ms. Mary Glenn
Acting Executive Director, Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Added 05/16/2022 at 10:05 AM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/17/2022 at 12:22 PM

Ms. Monica Diaz
Executive Director, Homeless Programs, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Added 05/16/2022 at 10:05 AM

Mr. John E. Bell III
Acting Executive Director, Loan Guaranty Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Added 05/16/2022 at 10:05 AM

Panel two

Ms. Kaitlynne Hetrick
Government Affairs Associate, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

Added 05/16/2022 at 10:05 AM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 10:23 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/17/2022 at 04:38 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 05/17/2022 at 04:38 PM

Mr. Josh Protas
Vice President for Public Policy, MAZON

Added 05/16/2022 at 10:05 AM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 10:23 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 10:23 AM
  • Resume [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 10:23 AM

Ms. Jennifer Akin
Senior Director of Policy and Social Impact Research, Blue Star Families

Added 05/16/2022 at 10:05 AM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 10:07 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 10:07 AM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 10:07 AM

Ms. Kathryn Monet
Chief Executive Officer, National Coalition for Homeless Veterans

Added 05/16/2022 at 10:05 AM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 05:31 PM
  • Truth in Testimony Supplement [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 05:31 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 05:31 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 05:31 PM

Mr. Mark A. Jones
Vice Chairman, Mortgage Bankers Association

Added 05/16/2022 at 10:05 AM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 10:23 AM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 05/17/2022 at 10:45 AM

Text of Legislation

  • Discussion Draft, to amend title 38, United States Code to extend Department of Veterans Affairs assistance for individuals residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 10:46 AM
  • H.R. 3950, the Veterans Medical Legal Partnerships Act of 2021 [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 10:46 AM
  • H.R. 6124, the Veteran Affairs Home Loan Guaranty Resiliency and Concurrency Enhancement Act of 2021 [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 10:46 AM
  • Discussion Draft, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs an Office of Food Insecurity, and for other purposes [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 10:46 AM
  • Discussion Draft, A.N.S. to H.R. 6307, “Tiny Homes for Homeless Veterans Act” [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 10:46 AM
  • Discussion Draft, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain Department of Veterans Affairs programs for homeless veterans [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 10:46 AM
  • Discussion Draft, to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for, and extend authorization of, certain programs for homeless veterans [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 10:46 AM
  • Discussion Draft, to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to authorize the termination of certain consumer service contracts by a servicemember who enters into such a contract after receiving military orders for permanent change of station, but then receives a stop movement order due to an emergency situation, or a dependent of such a servicemember [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 10:46 AM
  • Discussion Draft, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on using alternative credit scoring information for veterans and members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 10:46 AM
  • Discussion Draft, to expand and improve the Department of Veterans Affairs Covid-19 veteran rapid retraining assistance programs and high technology pilot program, and for other purposes [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 10:46 AM
  • Discussion Draft, Empowering Veterans Against Cyberthreats Act of 2022 [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 10:46 AM
  • Discussion Draft, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend authority for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 10:46 AM
  • H.R. 7735, Improving Access to the VA Home Loan Act of 2022 [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 10:46 AM
  • H.R. 2650, the Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act of 2021 [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 10:46 AM
  • H.R. 4702, the Military Spouse Tax Act [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 10:46 AM
  • Discussion Draft, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility of educational assistance under the Department of Veterans Affairs Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of certain individuals who receive sole survivorship discharges, and for other purposes [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 10:46 AM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Statement for the Record, Student Veterans of America [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 10:23 AM
  • Statement for the Record, Disabled Veterans of America [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 10:23 AM
  • Statement for the Record, The American Legion [PDF] Added 05/16/2022 at 05:31 PM
  • Statement for the Record, National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions [PDF] Added 05/17/2022 at 04:38 PM
  • Statement for the Record (1), Code Platoon [PDF] Added 05/17/2022 at 04:38 PM
  • Statement for the Record, Detroit School for Digital Technology [PDF] Added 05/17/2022 at 04:38 PM
  • Statement for the Record, Divergence Academy [PDF] Added 05/18/2022 at 07:43 AM
  • Statement for the Record, Veterans of Foreign Wars [PDF] Added 05/18/2022 at 07:43 AM
  • Statement for the Record, Food Research and Action Center [PDF] Added 05/19/2022 at 09:04 AM

First Published: May 11, 2022 at 10:02 AM
Last Updated: May 19, 2022 at 09:04 AM