Senate Veterans Committee holds hearing on 25 pending bills

The Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs held a hearing on Apr. 29 to review 25 pending bills covering veterans health care, disability benefits, appeals, workforce planning, homelessness, burial benefits, and specialty care access. Chairman Jerry Moran confronted VA leadership about the undisclosed closure of half the ICU and surgical beds at the Leavenworth, Kansas VA Medical Center. (Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, Apr. 29, 2026)