At Least 1 Million Vets Could Get VA Health Care Under Scaled-Back Exposures Bill The chairman and ranking member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee have offered an alternative to massive proposals...
Biden Order Elevates Sexual Harassment as Separate Military Crime After Guillen Murder The White House said the order also strengthens military protections against domestic violence and the “wrongful broadcast or...
House Approves Bill to Automatically Enroll Vets in VA Health Care Supporters of the bill touted it as a common sense measure that will help ease the transition to civilian life.
Racial Disparities in VA Benefits Advocates Say Are Rampant Set to Get Watchdog Probe The racial disparities bill comes after the Black Veterans Project pushed the VA to release data on racial disparities in its...
Lawmakers Try to Ban Dishonorable Discharges for Troops Who Refuse Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines Legislation sponsored by Rep. Mark Green requires only honorable discharges for anyone separated over refusing to be...
Bill Proposes LGBTQ Veterans Advisory Committee at VA The committee's membership would include professionals in fields related to health care and other needs unique to the LGBTQ...
Lawmakers Pitch New Voting System for US Troops Stationed Overseas A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate would create a paper or electronic trail of votes from service members overseas.
House Votes to Repeal 2002 Iraq War Authorization The Democratic-led House has passed legislation to repeal the 2002 authorization for use of military force in Iraq
Bill Would Provide Better Education Benefits to Native American Veterans Approximately 14,627 active-duty service members identify as American Indian or Alaska Native, according to a 2019...
Congress Hopes to Deliver the Biggest Veterans Health Bill Ever. But What Will It Cost? The legislation would create a presumptive service connection to vets suffering from a long list of diseases who were exposed...
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
Coast Guard Set to Receive New Icebreaker by Year's End, Bolstering US Presence in Arctic The need for ships with icebreaking capabilities is growing as China and Russia increase their presence in the Arctic...
Marine Corps F-35C Was Used in Combat for First Time to Strike Houthis, Military Confirms Traveling at speeds of 1,200 mph, the F-35C can carry Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs, air-to-air missiles and other...
Military Diversity Is Not the Problem "The main reason for concern about the U.S. military and its performance has to do with the variety of U.S. commitments and...
MacDill Airman Gets 5 Years Of Probation in 'Undead Apes' Blockchain Fraud U.S. District Judge William Jung sentenced Devin Rhoden to five years’ probation, a reflection of Rhoden’s substantial...
![Vanessa Guillén's sister and mother](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2022-01/ApNewsroom_Congress_Vanessa_Guillen_Act_39614.jpg?itok=qNvFZDxp "Lupe Guillén, second from right, and Gloria Guillén, right, Vanessa Guillén's sister and mother, listen during a news conference about the "I Am Vanessa Guillén Act," in honor of the late U.S. Army Specialist Vanessa Guillén, on Capitol Hill, Sept. 16, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)")
![President Biden signs VA racial disparity study bill](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2021-11/ApNewsroom_Biden_63500.jpg?itok=dSu88Uhr "President Biden signs "A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes," into law during a ceremony at the White House, Nov. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)")
