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Veterans Benefits

VA healthcare, toxic exposure claims, housing, and veterans benefit programs.

  1. 2026

    3 items
    House passes bill helping families claim veterans' unpaid pensions
    H.R. 3123, Ernest Peltz Accrued Veterans Benefits Act
    H. Rept. 119-339
    Feb 2

    House passes bill helping families claim veterans' unpaid pensions

    Veteran families can now claim pensions approved before death

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    Lizzie Fletcher
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Key figures in Veterans Benefits

9 figures
Jerry Moran
U.S. Representative - KS
Angus King
U.S. Representative - ME
Charles Peltz
Ernest Peltz's son, constituent who initiated the legislation
Doug Collins
VA Secretary (confirmed Feb. 4, 2025)
Elise Stefanik
U.S. Representative (R-NY-21), bill sponsor
Ernest Peltz
World War II veteran, bill namesake
Lizzie Fletcher
U.S. Representative (D-TX-7), lone dissenting vote
Richard Blumenthal
U.S. Representative - CT
Ro Khanna
U.S. Representative (D-CA), bill cosponsor