House Committee Reviews Bills to Help Women Veterans

On March 29, the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on several bills, including H.R. 91, the Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans, H.R. 95, the Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act, both sponsored by Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA), and H.R. 907, the Newborn Care Improvement Act, sponsored by Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA).

The following witnesses testified about these bills:

• Rep. Collins;
• Jennifer S. Lee, MD, deputy under secretary for Health for Policy and Services, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs;
• Sarah S. Dean, associate legislative director, Paralyzed Veterans of America;
• Kayda Keleher, legislative associate, National Legislative Service, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States; and
• Shurhonda Y. Love, assistant national legislative director, Disabled American Veterans.