Hearing: H.R. 522, Deliver for Veterans Act; H.R.2830, Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023; H.R. 3601, Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act; H.R. 3722, Daniel J. Harvey, Jr. and Adam Lambert Improving Servicemember Transition to Reduce Veteran Suicide Act and the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to it; H.R. 3738, To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes; H.R. 3816, Veterans’ Entry to Apprenticeship Act; H.R. 5190, Military Family Protection from Debt Act; H.R. 5702, Expanding Access for Online Veteran Students Act; H.R. 5785, To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the requirements of the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship; H.R. 5913, Consolidating Veteran Employment Services for Improved Performance Act of 2023; H.R. 5914, To amend title, United States Code, to improve the processes to approve programs of education for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; H.R. 5956, G.I. Bill Improvement Act of 2023; and H.R.XXXX, To amend title 38, United States Code, to waive the fee for a housing loan guaranteed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for a veteran with a service-connected disability who applied for such loan before receiving a disability rating from the Secretary.

Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity (Committee on Veterans' Affairs)

Thursday, November 2, 2023 (2:00 PM)

Meeting was rescheduled to the time and date listed above.
360 CHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

Mr. Joseph Garcia
Executive Director, Education Services, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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  • Witness Testimony - Mr. Garcia [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 04:40 PM
  • Truth in Testimony Disclosure Form - Mr. Garcia [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 02:55 PM
  • Witness Biography - Mr. Garcia [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 02:55 PM

Mr. Nick Pamperin
Executive Director, Veterans Readiness & Employment Services, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Added 10/16/2023 at 02:55 PM
  • Truth in Testimony Disclosure Form - Mr. Pamperin [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 02:55 PM
  • Witness Biography - Mr. Pamperin [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 02:55 PM

Mr. James Ruhlman
Deputy Director, Education Services, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Added 10/16/2023 at 02:55 PM
  • Truth in Testimony Disclosure Form - Mr. Ruhlman [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 02:55 PM
  • Witness Biography - Mr. Ruhlman [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 02:55 PM

Ms. Margarita Devlin
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations and Management, U.S. Department of Labor

Added 10/31/2023 at 01:01 PM
  • Witness Testimony - Ms. Devlin [PDF] Added 10/31/2023 at 01:08 PM
  • Truth in Testimony Disclosure Form - Ms. Devlin [PDF] Added 10/31/2023 at 01:08 PM
  • Witness Biography - Ms. Devlin [PDF] Added 10/31/2023 at 01:08 PM

Panel two

Ms. Kristina Keenan
Deputy Director, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars

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  • Witness Testimony - Ms. Keenan [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 02:55 PM
  • Truth in Testimony Disclosure Form - Ms. Keenan [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 02:55 PM
  • Witness Biography - Ms. Keenan [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 02:55 PM

Mr. Marquis Barefield
Assistant National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans

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  • Witness Testimony - Mr. Barefield [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 02:55 PM
  • Witness Testimony Clarifying Statement - Mr. Barefield [PDF] Added 11/13/2023 at 12:52 PM
  • Truth in Testimony Disclosure Form - Mr. Barefield [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 02:55 PM
  • Witness Biography - Mr. Barefield [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 02:55 PM

Ms. Tammy Barlet
Vice President of Government Affairs, Student Veterans of America

Added 10/31/2023 at 01:01 PM
  • Witness Testimony - Ms. Barlet [PDF] Added 10/31/2023 at 01:08 PM
  • Truth in Testimony Disclosure Form - Ms. Barlet [PDF] Added 10/31/2023 at 01:08 PM
  • Witness Biography - Ms. Barlet [PDF] Added 10/31/2023 at 01:08 PM

Mr. Joseph W. Westcott II, Ed.D
Legislative Director, National Association of State Approving Agencies, Inc.

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  • Witness Testimony - Mr. Westcott [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 02:55 PM
  • Truth in Testimony Disclosure Form - Mr. Westcott [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 02:55 PM
  • Witness Biography - Mr. Westcott [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 02:55 PM

Mr. Michael Hazard
Veterans in Piping Program Manager, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada

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  • Witness Testimony - Mr. Hazard [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 09:10 AM

Text of Legislation

  • H.R. 3601, Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act (Rep. Cartwright) [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 03:24 PM
  • H.R. 5190, Military Family Protection from Debt Act (Rep. Kim) [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 03:24 PM
  • H.R. 5702, Expanding Access for Online Veteran Students Act (Rep. Ciscomani) [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 03:24 PM
  • H.R. 5785, To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the requirements of the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship (Rep. Budzinski) [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 03:24 PM
  • H.R. 5914, To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the processes to approve programs of education for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes (Rep. Van Orden) [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 03:24 PM
  • H.R. 5965, To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide additional information about certain postsecondary educational institutions to individuals entitled to educational assistance under the laws administered by such Secretary (Rep. Kiggans) [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 03:24 PM
  • H.R. 522, Deliver for Veterans Act (Rep. Moylan) [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 03:24 PM
  • H.R. 2830, Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023 (Rep. Edwards) [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 03:24 PM
  • H.R. 3738, To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration, and for other purposes (Rep. Wenstrup) [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 03:24 PM
  • H.R. 3816, Veterans’ Entry to Apprenticeship Act (Rep. James) [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 03:24 PM
  • H.R. 5913, To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve employment services for veterans by consolidating various programs in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes (Rep. Van Orden [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 03:24 PM
  • H.R. XXXX, To amend title 38, United States Code, to waive the fee for a housing loan by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for a veteran with a service-connected disability who applied for such loan before receiving a disability rating from the Secretary (Rep. Levin) [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 03:24 PM
  • H.R. 3722, Daniel J. Harvey, Jr. and Adam Lambert Improving Servicemember Transition to Reduce Veteran Suicide Act (Rep. Nunn) [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 03:24 PM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Statement for the Record - National Association of State Workforce Agencies [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 03:29 PM
  • Statement for the Record - Veterans Education Success [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 03:29 PM
  • Statement for the Record - Commercial Vehicle Training Association [PDF] Added 10/18/2023 at 10:16 AM
  • Statement for the Record - Veterans Education Project [PDF] Added 10/19/2023 at 10:31 AM
  • Statement for the Record - Letter of Support from Military-Veterans Advocacy [PDF] Added 10/31/2023 at 01:11 PM
  • Statement for the Record - The American Legion [PDF] Added 11/08/2023 at 10:46 AM

Hearing Record

  • Witness List [PDF] Added 10/16/2023 at 02:55 PM
  • Final Printed Hearing [PDF] Added 08/20/2024 at 02:57 PM

First Published: October 6, 2023 at 03:01 PM
Last Updated: August 20, 2024 at 02:57 PM