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There are several lists of United States Congress members who died in office. These include: List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899) List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949) List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950–1999)
The committee was created in 1970 to transfer responsibilities for veterans from the Finance and Labor committees to a single panel. From 1947 to 1970, matters relating to veterans compensation and veterans generally were referred to the Committee on Finance, while matters relating to the vocational rehabilitation, education, medical care, civil relief, and civilian readjustment of veterans ...
The first member of Congress to be killed or wounded in office was Henry Wharton Conway who was killed in a duel in 1827. The most recent death occurred in 1983 when Korean Air Lines Flight 007, carrying Larry McDonald, was shot down over the Pacific Ocean. The most recent member of Congress to be injured was Angie Craig who was assaulted in 2023.
The top two senators on the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs called the Biden administration’s plan to reduce veterans’ health care staffing a “mess” that could undercut the timing ...
Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (14 years) Chair: Veterans Affairs: 28 1922 John Boozman: Republican Arkansas: Former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (9 years) Chair: Agriculture: 29 1924 John Hoeven: Republican North Dakota: Former governor 30 1925 Marco Rubio [a] Republican Florida: Florida 4th in population ...
Committee on Veterans' Affairs can refer to: United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs; United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Senate committees are divided, according to relative importance, into three categories: Class A, Class B, and Class C. In general, individual Senators are limited to service on two Class A committees and one Class B committee. Assignment to Class C committees is made without reference to a member's service on any other panels. [4]
Chair of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee; In office January 3, 2015 – December 19, 2019: Preceded by: Bernie Sanders: Succeeded by: Jerry Moran: Chair of the Senate Ethics Committee; In office January 3, 2015 – December 19, 2019: Preceded by: Barbara Boxer: Succeeded by: James Lankford: Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from ...