Subcommittee on Health Legislative Hearing

House Committee on Veterans Affairs · January 14, 2026

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Call to order and opening instructions

Presentation

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Chair (identified later in the record as Chairwoman Miller Meeks) called the hearing to order, explained procedural rules (including recess authority) and previewed the agenda of 12 bills focused on veterans' health and related services.

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A House Committee on Veterans Affairs subcommittee hearing where members considered a package of 12 discussion bills addressing veteranshealth access, mental health, traumatic brain injury research, suicide prevention analytics, CHAMPVA access, and opioid-related measures. Members voiced bipartisan support for improving access but sharply debated whether new grant programs would duplicate VA services and siphon limited resources from VA direct care.

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