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March 9, 2022
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Sen. Moran Statement on Nominees to Serve in Key Positions at the VA and AIR Commission
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March 1, 2022
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Sen. Moran Calls for VA to Take Action on President Biden’s State of the Union Remarks on Toxic Exposures
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February 16, 2022
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Moran, Tester Bill to Expand VA Health Care for Post-9/11 Veterans Unanimously Clears Senate
Committee leaders’ bipartisan Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act one step closer to becoming law
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February 11, 2022
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ICYMI: In Op-Ed, Ranking Member Moran and Chairman Tester Underscore Bipartisan Action to Deliver for Toxic-Exposed Veterans
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.) are underscoring the need for swift action in the Senate on their Health Care For Burn Pit Veterans Act-a critical step in their bipartisan effort to deliver for toxic-exposed veterans.
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February 2, 2022
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Senate VA Committee Unanimously Passes Legislation to Provide Health Care for Post-9/11 Toxic-Exposed Veterans
Today, the United States Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC) unanimously passed legislation to offer Post-9/11 combat veterans, including those suffering from conditions caused by toxic exposures, such as burn pits, access to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care.
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February 1, 2022
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Sens. Moran, Tester Introduce Landmark Bill to Provide Health Care for Post-9/11 Toxic-Exposed Veterans
U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) - the ranking member and chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC) - today unveiled their bipartisan Health Care for Burn Pit Veterans Act-landmark legislation to offer Post-9/11 combat veterans, including those suffering from conditions caused by toxic exposures, such as burn pits, access to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care.
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December 17, 2021
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Congress Extends Sen. Moran’s Legislative Fix to Protect GI Bill Benefits
This week, the U.S. Senate passed legislation to extend a rule originally introduced by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) – ranking member and chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – to protect GI Bill benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. The extension ensures this rule stays in effect until summer of 2022.
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December 14, 2021
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Sens. Moran, Tester Lead VA Committee in Introducing Legislation to Increase Transparency of VA Health Record Modernization
U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) – the ranking member and chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee (SVAC) – introduced legislation to increase transparency surrounding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program.
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November 30, 2021
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Sens. Moran, Tester’s Bill to Expand Education Benefits for Surviving Family Members Signed into Law
Today, the Colonel John M. McHugh Tuition Fairness for Survivors Act – legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.), ranking member and chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – was signed into law. This law expands in-state tuition eligibility for the families of certain servicemembers who died while on active duty and veterans who die from service-connected disabilities.
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November 15, 2021
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House Passes Sens. Moran, Tester’s Bill to Expand In-State Tuition Benefits for Surviving Family Members
This evening, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) – ranking member and chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee – to expand in-state tuition eligibility for the families of veterans who die from service-connected disabilities. The Colonel John M. McHugh Tuition Fairness for Survivors Act passed the Senate on June 25, 2021 and will now go to the President’s desk to be signed into law.