Congressman Morgan McGarvey’s Veterans Legislation Round Up
Ahead of his first annual Veteran’s Day Breakfast, Congressman McGarvey released the following information regarding his work serving 34,664 Louisville veterans as a member of the Veterans Affairs Committee:
- H.R. 3981 - The Isakson-Roe Education Oversight Expansion Act (lead sponsor)
o Passing the House unanimously, this legislation will strengthen the oversight of educational entities that are recipients of GI Bill education benefits and help our vets access the education benefits they’ve earned without fear of being defrauded
- The Veteran and Servicemember Consumer Protection Act (lead sponsor)
- This legislation directs the FTC to create a coordinator position within the Bureau of Consumer Protection to prevent fraud targeting veterans and servicemembers and to monitor mail, TV, robocalls, and other fraud schemes targeting them
- This legislation directs the FTC to create a coordinator position within the Bureau of Consumer Protection to prevent fraud targeting veterans and servicemembers and to monitor mail, TV, robocalls, and other fraud schemes targeting them
- HR 1378 - Veterans’ Appeals Backlog Improvement Act (democratic co-lead)
- This bipartisan bill would improve the Board of Veterans’ Appeals ability to hire qualified attorneys and address the backlog of disability claims
- This bipartisan bill would improve the Board of Veterans’ Appeals ability to hire qualified attorneys and address the backlog of disability claims
- HR 1606 - Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act (Co-lead)
- This bill provides statutory authority for the Boots to Business Program, which provides entrepreneurship training to individuals including veterans and active members of the Armed Forces, to be administered by the Small Business Administration
He is also a proud co-sponsor of: H.R. 1378 Veterans’ Appeals Backlog Improvement Act (Co-lead); H.R. 1606 Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act (Co-lead); H.R. 1083 Caring for Survivors Act; H.R. 1529 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act; H.R. 1530 Veterans Benefits Improvement Act; H.R. 645 Healthy Foundations for Homeless Veterans Act; H.R. 1767 Student Veteran Benefit Restoration Act; H.R. 1282 Major Richard Star Act; H.R. 1139 GUARD VA Benefits Act; H.R. 3600 VA Work-Study Improvement Act; H.R. 542 Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act of 2023; H.R. 1763 Military Family Nutrition Act; H.R. 3698 Feed Hungry Veterans Act; H.R. 1096 Marine Corps Commemorative Coin; H.R. 4325 Historically Underserved Veterans Inclusion Act; H.R. 3601 Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act; H.R. 1255 Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr. and Sgt. Joseph H. Maddox GI Bill Restoration Act of 2023; Veterans' Sentinel Act; Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services; Veterans Appeals Transparency Act; Veterans in STEM Expansion Act; House Resolution Honoring Black Veterans.