Today, the House passed H.R. 1432, the VSO Equal Tax Treatment Act or the VETT Act, and H.R. 3800, the Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act, legislation sponsored by Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH). In addition, the House passed language from Rep. Wenstrup's the Foster Care Adoption Oversight and Support...Read More »
Today, the House of Representatives passed the Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Administration Act, H.R. 3738, introduced by Rep. Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (OH-02) and Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49). Currently, the Veterans Benefits Administration is responsible for all Department of Veterans Affai...Read More »
Representatives Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and Mike Levin (D-CA.) introduced H.R. 3738 Veterans’ Education, Transition, and Opportunity Prioritization Plan (VET OPP) Act of 2023. Currently, the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) is responsible for all Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits provi...Read More »
WASHINGTON — This week, Representatives Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) and Mike Levin (D-Cali.), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, and Senators Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) introduced H.R. 2494, the Veterans’ Education, Transition, and Opportunity Prioritization Plan (...Read More »
WASHINGTON - Today, Reps. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and Jason Crow (D-CO) introduced the Military Spouses Retirement Security Act, bipartisan legislation that would help spouses of active duty servicemembers save for retirement by expanding access to employer-sponsored retirement plans. “Our nation’s mil...Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act passed the House of Representatives. Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-02) introduced the bipartisan legislation earlier this month with a fellow doctor, Congressman Raul Ruiz (D-CA). The Burn Pit Registry Enhancement Act would strengthen a...Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Wenstrup (OH-02) released the following statement after the House passed the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018, including two bipartisan bills introduced by Congressman Wenstrup (H.R. 4451, H.R. 5882): “Our nation made a promise to support our troops from th...Read More »
This opinion piece originally appeared on Military.com . You can read it here. I still remember the eerie serenity of home life after returning from the battlefield. I remember the strange lightness of walking around without body armor for the first time in months. That feeling of safety, of being s...Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) and Congressman Ron Kind (D-WI) introduced the Charitable Equity for Veterans Act of 2018 (H.R. 6661). Currently, the Internal Revenue Code is written to only allow tax-deductible donations to 501(c)(19) veterans’ service organizations t...Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Brad Wenstrup (OH-02) released the following statement after the House passed the Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer William ‘Bill' Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement Act of 2018 (H.R. 5649), the Gold Star Spouses Leasing Relief Act (H.R. 5882), and the Long-Term Care Vet...Read More »