Defense budgets, military pay and benefits, weapons programs, and homeland security. We're tracking 47 bills in this area — 45 still in play.
Bill requires armed forces to increase transparency about hazardous materials they handle, store, or transport.
Bill introduced in Senate but official summary not yet published by Congressional Research Service.
Bill introduced in Senate; official summary not yet published by Congress.
Detailed summary unavailable — bill introduced Aug. 6, 2026, but Congressional Research Service summary not yet published.
Authorizes federal spending for CIA, NSA, FBI intelligence divisions, and related spy agencies through fiscal 2027.
Creates an official federal observance day on August 1 each year to honor children who lost a parent in military service.
Authorizes Pentagon spending for fiscal 2027, including aircraft, ships, and military construction projects.
Authorizes defense spending for aircraft, ships, and military construction across the Pentagon and Energy Department.
Renames the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia to honor Colonel Michael H. Boyce.
Allows certain disabled retirees to collect both military retirement pay and disability compensation simultaneously.
Legislation focuses on home-based care services for veterans living in rural areas where VA facilities are distant or unavailable.
DHS must create a plan to reorganize its Engagement, Liaison, and Outreach (ELO) office, which manages international and domestic intelligence sharing relationships.
TSA creates a pilot program to fast-track security screening for active-duty military and their families at airports.
Allocates federal dollars to Defense Department for military salaries, operations, weapons, and research in fiscal year 2027.
Temporarily broadens what the Veterans Legacy Program grants can fund within the National Cemetery Administration.
Detailed policy analysis pending — official summary not yet published by Congressional Research Service.
Addresses healthcare access gap: veterans in 'medical deserts' lack nearby VA or private medical facilities.
Awards the Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment of the Revolutionary War.
Establishes a federal task force to research blast overpressure effects on human health and military personnel.
Official summary not yet published by Congressional Research Service.
Bill introduced in House; official summary not yet published by Congressional Research Service.
Detailed policy specifics unavailable — bill introduced May 29, 2026 with no official summary published yet.
Detailed summary not yet available — bill introduced May 21, 2026 with limited public information.
VA must build a unified electronic scheduling system for both VA and community care appointments within two years.
Establishes privacy and security rules for how the military handles servicemembers' payment and financial information.
Bill would update rules governing military chaplains, though specific changes aren't yet detailed in public summaries.
Bill addresses pension policy for retired uniformed servicemembers, though specific changes aren't yet public.
Bill requires the Defense Department to develop and expand financial literacy programs for active-duty and reserve military personnel.
This bill creates a way to officially recognize and commemorate members of the Iowa National Guard who have served their country, particularly those who made significant sacrifices.
Requires improved mental health services specifically for veterans experiencing homelessness.
This bill makes changes to military and veteran programs, though the specific details aren't fully clear from the available information about what was in the original version versus the committee's amendments.
This bill would make changes to insurance programs available to veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve coverage or benefits.
This bill proposes changes to make it easier and better for veterans to receive burial services and memorial support after they pass away.
This bill creates a program called BEACON to help veterans access better healthcare and mental health services, particularly those who have experienced combat-related injuries or trauma.
This bill relates to veterans' affairs and armed forces matters, though the specific details of what it would change are not publicly available yet.
Bill title suggests focus on pain management or opioid alternatives for veterans, but detailed policy language not yet public.
Expands VA-provided government headstones and markers to reserve component members who don't meet active-duty service minimums.
Authorizes military spending for fiscal year 2026, including aircraft, ships, missiles, and military construction projects.
This bill makes changes to healthcare and benefits programs for military veterans, focusing on improvements to how the Department of Veterans Affairs delivers health services.
Requires VA to create electronic communication system for veterans using educational benefits.
VA can assign physicians to work temporarily (up to 1 year) at VA facilities in U.S. territories: Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and others.
VA can now pay lenders to stop foreclosures on veteran home loans, but must first try loss-prevention strategies.
Pentagon can sell surplus aircraft and parts to wildfire suppression organizations through October 1, 2035.
This resolution congratulates the Jewish War Veterans of the United States on 129 years since the organization's founding.
VA currently caps vehicle assistance at $26,417.20 per disabled veteran—delivery costs excluded from that total.
VA must hire researchers to test whether benefit claim letters are actually understandable to veterans.
Allows Department of Defense to sell excess aircraft and parts to wildfire suppression operations from Oct. 1, 2025 through Oct. 1, 2035.