Bills Signed: S. 769, S. 894, S. 1031, and S. 1095

On Tuesday, November 30, 2021, the President signed into law:

S. 796, the “Protecting Moms Who Served Act of 2021,” which codifies the Department of Veterans Affairs current maternity care coordination program,

Thank you to Senators Warnock, Moran, Menendez, Murray, Blumenthal, Murphy, Leahy, Lujan, and Tester and Representatives Takano and Bost for their leadership;

S. 894, the “Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2021,” which requires the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense to identify separating members of the Armed Forces with a health care occupation for potential employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs,

Thank you to Senators Braun, Hassan, Tester, and Moran and Representatives Latta, Kathleen Rice, Katko, Takano, and Bost for their leadership;

S. 1031, which requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct a race and ethnicity study regarding certain Department of Veterans Affairs benefits,

Thank you to Senators Moran, Tester, Sullivan, Sinema, and Hassan and Representatives Moore, Trone, Takano and Bost for their leadership; and

S. 1095, the “Colonel John M. McHugh Tuition Fairness for Survivors Act of 2021,” which requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to disapprove any course of education offered by public institutions of higher learning that do not charge the in-State tuition rate to individuals using education benefits under the Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program,

Thank you to Senators Duckworth and Collins and Representatives Underwood and Bilirakis for their leadership.