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Hearing PACT Act Implementation: Modernizing VA Disability Claims Through Effective Technology
house Technology Modernization Subcommittee · Jul 13, 2026 · Transcript · 15 transcript matches
MR. ROBERT ORIFICI "Chairman Barrett, Ranking Member Baczynski, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am joined by Mr. Derek Herbert, Acting Chief Production Officer with the Veterans Benefits Administration. Congress passed the PACT Act to ensure that veterans exposed to toxic substances receive the benefits in healthcare that they have earned. Recognizing the technology investment required, Congress mandated a five-year modernization plan. Since 2022, the PACT Act has driven a historic surge in veterans seeking benefits, and more than 3.5..."
Hearing Hearings to examine putting veterans first, focusing on the current VA disability system.
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Oct 29, 2025 · Transcript · 13 transcript matches
SPEAKER_04 "And to Senator Tuberville, I say, War Eagle. Senator, I'd like to just briefly point out that there are several things in the PACT Act that are not only problematic from a sort of overloading the system point of view, but also problematic from a moral point of view. So here's an example. The PACT Act makes hypertension presumptive condition for all Vietnam veterans who are exposed to Agent Orange. What is not mentioned in the PACT Act or any of the discussion around that is that when you norm for age, sex, and race, non-veterans of those age groups have the same exact hypertension rates as..."
Hearing Hearings to examine S.342, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize an individual who is awarded the Purple Heart for service in the...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Dec 10, 2025 · Transcript · 5 transcript matches
DEVLIN "Thank you for the question. We take research objectives very seriously. And, of course, for individuals with spina bifida whose parents were exposed to toxic substances, there is the Chapter 18 program which supports them. And that program continues today to support those dependents. There has been no significant association that we've seen through the National Academy of Science research to indicate that there are generational impacts based on toxic exposures. But we do have the infrastructure in place. And, in fact, with the PACT Act, we have the infrastructure in place to determine which..."
CRS Report
Honoring Our PACT Act of 2022 (P.L. 117-168): Expansion of Health Care Eligibility and Toxic Exposure Screenings
Reports · Apr 19, 2024
Numerous legislative measures were introduced in the 117th Congress to address the health and disability compensation concerns of veterans potentially exposed to toxic substances during military...
Hearing Markup on: H.R. 740, Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers Act of 2025; H.R. 1663, Veterans Scam And Fraud Evasion...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jul 23, 2025 · Request transcript
Testimony SPEAKER_04
Hearings to examine putting veterans first, focusing on the current VA...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Oct 29, 2025
"And to Senator Tuberville, I say, War Eagle. Senator, I'd like to just briefly point out that there are several things in the PACT Act that are not only problematic from a sort of overloading the system point of view, but also problematic from a moral point of view. So here's an example. The PACT Act makes hypertension presumptive condition for all Vietnam veterans who are exposed to Agent Orange. What is not mentioned in the PACT Act or any of the discussion around that is that when you norm..."
Hearing A joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of Disabled American Veterans and multi VSOs.
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Feb 24, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
RITA GRAHAM "three priorities today. Number one, closing the gender-based research gaps under the PACT Act. Number two, restoring comprehensive reproductive health care access for"
CRS Report
Introduction to Veterans Health Care
Resources · Jun 28, 2023
The federal government’s role in providing health care to the nation’s veterans can be traced back to World War I. The veterans’ health care system was first developed in 1919 with the enactment of...
Hearing “PACT Act Implementation: Modernizing VA Disability Claims Through Effective Technology
house Technology Modernization Subcommittee · May 18, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to consider Major Medical Lease Committee Resolution FY25, Major Medical Lease Committee Resolution PACT Act, and the nomination...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Mar 12, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing “Legislative Hearing on: H.R: 6733, The “VISN Reform Act of 2025”; H.R.6580, The “VA National Formulary Act of 2025”; H.R.6599, The “Leasing and...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · May 20, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
MR. MARK RITCHIE "In reality, the current VA GSA OMB process is dysfunctional, and by maintaining the status quo, these bid busts will continue to haunt us. Why? You will be asked again and again to approve prospectuses that aren't worth the paper they are printed on. While my written testimony delves deeper into these three pillars, I believe the best place to start is in the middle of the story. Where on May 1, 2024, nearly two years after approval of the PACT Act, the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hosted a business meeting with then-VA Secretary McDonough. Among the topics discussed were the 31 PACT Act..."
CRS Report
Department of Veterans Affairs FY2023 Appropriations
Reports · Feb 14, 2023
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) administers numerous programs that provide benefits and services to eligible veterans and their families. These benefits include medical care; disability...
CRS Report
The Government Spending Oversight Act and the Future of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
Posts · Apr 5, 2024
On March 21, 2024, Chairman Gary Peters and Senator Mitt Romney of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs introduced S. 4036, the Government Spending Oversight Act of...
CRS Report
Section 230: An Overview
Reports · Jan 4, 2024
Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934, enacted as part of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, provides limited federal immunity to providers and users of interactive computer services....
Testimony MR. ROBERT ORIFICI
PACT Act Implementation: Modernizing VA Disability Claims Through Effe...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jul 13, 2026
"Chairman Barrett, Ranking Member Baczynski, and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am joined by Mr. Derek Herbert, Acting Chief Production Officer with the Veterans Benefits Administration. Congress passed the PACT Act to ensure that veterans exposed to toxic substances receive the benefits in healthcare that they have earned. Recognizing the technology investment required, Congress mandated a five-year modernization plan...."
Testimony CHERYL MASON
Hearings to examine putting veterans first, focusing on the current VA...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Oct 29, 2025
"I'm sorry, closer to the mic? Thank you. There we go. Better? Thank you. I am pleased to be here today to discuss this important topic. Having been on the job as VA IG for just over three months, I am impressed by the dedication and significant oversight that my OIG team provides to combat fraud, waste, and abuse, and to improve the effectiveness and efficiencies of VA programs and operations in service to our veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors. The veterans who serve this..."
Testimony JON RETZER
Hearings to examine putting veterans first, focusing on the current VA...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Oct 29, 2025
"These are conditions Congress and VA has long recognized as service-connectable conditions. Furthermore, the Post mischaracterized the PACT Act. The Appeals Modernization Act is a loophole to abuse when these laws exist to deliver long-overdue"
Testimony JON RETZER
Hearings to examine putting veterans first, focusing on the current VA...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Oct 29, 2025
"First, VA must have resources to maintain claims accuracy and timeliness. Backlog surge from 150,000 in 2022 to over 400,000 in 2024 due to the PACT Act and also the outreach for veterans crisis. Thanks to the increasing staffing, the numbers is now about"
Testimony RYAN GALLUCCI
Hearings to examine putting veterans first, focusing on the current VA...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Oct 29, 2025
"It is easier to claim benefits in 2025, but this is a feature, not a flaw. Reforms like the PACT Act leveled the playing field for those poisoned by burn pits and toxics and other toxins. We fought deliberately to improve access because past generations have suffered in"
Testimony TUBERVILLE, TOMMY
Hearings to examine putting veterans first, focusing on the current VA...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Oct 29, 2025
"Anybody else? Go ahead. Thank you. With the passage and fast-tracked implementation of the PACT Act, it has put a strain on disability claim processes. How can we simplify that? How can we make sure they both work? A lot of money has been put into this."
Testimony RYAN GALLUCCI
Hearings to examine putting veterans first, focusing on the current VA...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Oct 29, 2025
"I think one of the greatest detriments that we have is the time it takes to identify when a toxic exposure has happened and then make that veteran whole. I think because of the framework set forth in the PACT Act, there needs to be some urgency, especially for people like those who Senator, the idea to restrict benefit payments to service-disabled veterans at a lower"
Testimony BLACKBURN, MARSHA
Hearings to examine putting veterans first, focusing on the current VA...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Oct 29, 2025
"backlog that was referenced happened during the last administration, and we discussed this at length in hearing after hearing with the fact that workers were working remotely, and of course, and Ms. Mason, I want to come to you on this, because the PACT Act implementation caused a lot of confusion, and there was the warning of we had a three billion dollar shortfall, and it was going to require emergency spending, and then, of course, we found out later that this was just a budgeting..."
Testimony CHERYL MASON
Hearings to examine putting veterans first, focusing on the current VA...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Oct 29, 2025
"do. Primarily, the majority of our work, Senator, is in education and health care and Senator Blackburn, to answer your question, we have done a series of reports in the lack of controls and oversight within VBA around particularly PACT Act, especially with the fact that they have scattered guidance all over the place, and their manual is not in compliance with the law. Right now, they tell us they have a plan. I don't, you know, we haven't seen anything. They are partially shut down. They are..."
Testimony CHERYL MASON
Hearings to examine putting veterans first, focusing on the current VA...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Oct 29, 2025
"I think we have two or three particularly that are pending on disability issues, but we have some audit work that we're getting ready to start primarily around quality review, primarily around automation, particularly, and concerns we have around whether the right information is in the automation system, and then, again, to the reports we've already discussed today on PACT Act and a couple of the other areas in disability that our fraud teams and our audit teams work very closely together. And..."
Testimony BARRETT, TOM
PACT Act Implementation: Modernizing VA Disability Claims Through Effe...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jul 13, 2026
"A large part of these efforts has involved an increase in the use of automation and technology. We're here today to explore to what extent these technologies fulfill their purpose to quickly, efficiently, and correctly process compensation and pension claims, especially following the implementation of the PACT Act. Our focus today is not as much the software as it is how the VA manages that"
Testimony BARRETT, TOM
PACT Act Implementation: Modernizing VA Disability Claims Through Effe...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jul 13, 2026
"This is why this committee required VA to put together a plan on how it would serve our Veterans through technology. In 2023, VA unveiled its five-year modernization plan in accordance with Section 701B of the PACT Act. The last time this committee heard an update on the five-year plan was in December of"
Testimony BARRETT, TOM
PACT Act Implementation: Modernizing VA Disability Claims Through Effe...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jul 13, 2026
"Our job on the committee is to ensure VA is meeting the expectations of the law – in this case, the PACT Act. If a policy needs to be changed in order to align with modern technology, VA should"
Testimony BUDZINSKI, NIKKI
PACT Act Implementation: Modernizing VA Disability Claims Through Effe...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jul 13, 2026
"Thank you to our panelists for being here. On August 10, 2022, President Biden signed Ranking Member Takano's honoring our PACT Act into law. The PACT Act, which was the largest expansion of Veterans' benefits since the GI Bill was passed in 1944, expanded eligibility to 3.5 million Veterans. The PACT Act, which was the largest expansion of Veterans' benefits since the GI Bill was passed in 1944, expanded eligibility to 3.5 million Veterans. Part of the investment from the PACT Act was a..."
Testimony MR. ROBERT ORIFICI
PACT Act Implementation: Modernizing VA Disability Claims Through Effe...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jul 13, 2026
"now use AI to partially populate the system with verified data linked to the source documents. That has cut the time to complete a memo by up to 40%, allowing us to complete PACT Act eligibility much faster. Second, we have improved how veterans experience the process. We have simplified our online forms, and veterans now receive updates by email, mobile app notification, and text message, with engagement rates above"
Testimony LUTTRELL, MORGAN
PACT Act Implementation: Modernizing VA Disability Claims Through Effe...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jul 13, 2026
"Oh, and by the way, here's all your stuff, and if you don't have it, you got to find it later, and good luck with that, because you're no longer a military asset, you're a civilian again, and we really don't have time to help you out, and then that's kicked off to you guys, and then the VA has got to go grinding through to try to find the information So when it comes to the PACT Act, you would think that the military would be great about writing down and documenting where we all were,..."
Testimony BUDZINSKI, NIKKI
PACT Act Implementation: Modernizing VA Disability Claims Through Effe...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jul 13, 2026
"automate DIC, burial, and other end-of-life benefits. Why has VA chosen to disregard the automation and modernization framework we laid out in the PACT Act?"
Testimony MR. JEREMY VILLANUEVA
PACT Act Implementation: Modernizing VA Disability Claims Through Effe...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jul 13, 2026
"Yep. Chairman Barrett, Ranking Member Buzzynski, and members of the subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today on behalf of Paralyzed Veterans of America to discuss VA's ongoing efforts to modernize their benefits IT systems post-PACT Act. Throughout the country, PVA employs 74 National Service Officers, or NSOs, and 73 offices who work tirelessly to help secure benefits to our nation's veterans free of"
Testimony MR. GREGG ORTO
PACT Act Implementation: Modernizing VA Disability Claims Through Effe...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jul 13, 2026
"For that reason, all AI-assisted products should be reviewed by a qualified VA employee before any decision is made. Additionally, robust quality assurance and continuous oversight are essential to ensure these systems remain accurate and compliant with laws and policies that apply. Without proper safeguards, automated efforts could spread rapidly across thousands of claims and erode veterans' trust in the system. As Congress and VA continue to modernize efforts under the PACT Act and related..."
Testimony BARRETT, TOM
PACT Act Implementation: Modernizing VA Disability Claims Through Effe...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jul 13, 2026
"So I appreciate each of you for being here today to help us work through that. Section 701B of the PACT Act set the stage for incorporating new technology, and we need to make sure that we are holding to that. We're coming to an end of this modernization plan that was set in place by the passage of the PACT Act. We're coming to an end of this modernization plan that was set in place by the passage of the PACT"
Testimony MR. MARK RITCHIE
“Legislative Hearing on: H.R: 6733, The “VISN Reform Act of 2025”; H.R...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · May 20, 2026
"In reality, the current VA GSA OMB process is dysfunctional, and by maintaining the status quo, these bid busts will continue to haunt us. Why? You will be asked again and again to approve prospectuses that aren't worth the paper they are printed on. While my written testimony delves deeper into these three pillars, I believe the best place to start is in the middle of the story. Where on May 1, 2024, nearly two years after approval of the PACT Act, the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hosted..."
Testimony KRISTINA KEENAN
“Legislative Hearing on: H.R: 6733, The “VISN Reform Act of 2025”; H.R...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · May 20, 2026
"Finally, the VFW supports the discussion draft to establish an Office for Toxic Exposure Implementation and Oversight and an Assistant Secretary for Toxic Exposure Coordination within VA. The implementation of the PACT Act and Toxic Exposure Policy now touches nearly every part of VA, including health care, disability compensation, research, outreach, and workforce planning. The VFW supports creating centralized leadership to improve coordination and accountability across these efforts. We also..."
Testimony SCHATZ, BRIAN
Hearings to examine platform power as section 230 turns 30.
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Mar 18, 2026
"egregious harms, harassment and abuse, frauds and scams. It's not that they don't know what's happening or even why it's happening. It's that to do something about it would be to hurt their bottom line. And so long as federal law provides a shield, why even bother? But this committee is not powerless here. We don't simply have to accept the terrible outcomes as a fact of modern life. We can work together and fix the law. I have a bipartisan bill called the Internet Pact Act. The Chairman,..."
Testimony RITA GRAHAM
A joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to exami...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Feb 24, 2026
"three priorities today. Number one, closing the gender-based research gaps under the PACT Act. Number two, restoring comprehensive reproductive health care access for"
Testimony RITA GRAHAM
A joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to exami...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Feb 24, 2026
"our service and sacrifice. That leads me to priority number one, ensuring the PACT Act implementation fully addresses reproductive and fertility impacts. The PACT Act has been hugely successful in establishing long-term harms from toxic"
Testimony BARBARA BURT
A joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to exami...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Feb 24, 2026
"the Service-Connected Suicide Compensation Act. Like the PACT Act, it shifts the burden of proof away from grieving"
Testimony BUDZINSKI, NIKKI
Opportunities with VHA Reorganization
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Feb 11, 2026
"bargaining rights, damaging their morale and dignity, leaving employees wondering if their jobs will be cut next. And I just want to point out none of that is done to service our veterans. This isn't happening as work is slowing down, of course, within the VA. It's happening while VA experiences the largest expansion of VA health care and benefits in decades, thanks to the passage of the PACT Act. It's happening as VA is restarting one of the largest and most complex EHR deployments in modern..."
Testimony TAKANO, MARK
Community Care Network Next Generation: One Trillion Dollars of Oversi...
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jan 22, 2026
"I'm willing to pay any price for veterans to receive every benefit they deserve, including access to high-quality health care. When we passed the largest expansion of veterans' benefits in history, the PACT Act, we knew more veterans would use VA services and that we would need to invest in VA to pay for the costs of war. VA is the best place for veterans to receive"
Testimony DEVLIN
Hearings to examine S.342, to amend title 38, United States Code, to a...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Dec 10, 2025
"Thank you for the question. We take research objectives very seriously. And, of course, for individuals with spina bifida whose parents were exposed to toxic substances, there is the Chapter 18 program which supports them. And that program continues today to support those dependents. There has been no significant association that we've seen through the National Academy of Science research to indicate that there are generational impacts based on toxic exposures. But we do have the infrastructure..."
Testimony SLOTKIN, ELISSA
Hearings to examine S.342, to amend title 38, United States Code, to a...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Dec 10, 2025
"close to a place where you burn all kinds of trash. And we passed the PACT Act, which I think was a really important lesson that we weren't going to let the 9-11 veterans have to fight for 30 years the way that the Agent Orange folks, exposure folks in Vietnam had to"
Testimony DEVLIN
Hearings to examine S.342, to amend title 38, United States Code, to a...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Dec 10, 2025
"Thank you so much for that question. We believe that we have the infrastructure in place. Part of it was put in place by the PACT Act to research conditions, exposures that we believe have science behind"
Testimony SLOTKIN, ELISSA
Hearings to examine S.342, to amend title 38, United States Code, to a...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Dec 10, 2025
"But you have some sort of program that's been funded by the VA or sponsored by the VA that looks at the descendant piece. Not other, because certainly we had a long debate in the PACT Act about which conditions would"
Testimony TOOLE
Hearings to examine S.342, to amend title 38, United States Code, to a...
senate Veterans' Affairs Committee · Dec 10, 2025
"Yeah, I'm not aware, but I will also say I haven't been actively tracking. We do track it actively, you know, as part of the PACT Act of current veterans, but as far as descendants go, I don't know, and you"
CRS Report
Department of Veterans Affairs FY2024 Appropriations
Reports · May 1, 2024
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) administers numerous programs that provide benefits and services to eligible veterans and their families. These benefits include medical care, disability...
Hearing Hearings to examine platform power as section 230 turns 30.
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Mar 18, 2026 · Transcript
SCHATZ, BRIAN "egregious harms, harassment and abuse, frauds and scams. It's not that they don't know what's happening or even why it's happening. It's that to do something about it would be to hurt their bottom line. And so long as federal law provides a shield, why even bother? But this committee is not powerless here. We don't simply have to accept the terrible outcomes as a fact of modern life. We can work together and fix the law. I have a bipartisan bill called the Internet Pact Act. The Chairman, Senator Klobuchar and others have amendments to Section 230. Section 230 is not one of the Ten..."
Hearing Opportunities with VHA Reorganization
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Feb 11, 2026 · Transcript
BUDZINSKI, NIKKI "bargaining rights, damaging their morale and dignity, leaving employees wondering if their jobs will be cut next. And I just want to point out none of that is done to service our veterans. This isn't happening as work is slowing down, of course, within the VA. It's happening while VA experiences the largest expansion of VA health care and benefits in decades, thanks to the passage of the PACT Act. It's happening as VA is restarting one of the largest and most complex EHR deployments in modern history in just over two months. And I want to point out I've been asking when is the VA going to..."
Hearing Community Care Network Next Generation: One Trillion Dollars of Oversight
house Veterans' Affairs Committee · Jan 22, 2026 · Transcript
TAKANO, MARK "I'm willing to pay any price for veterans to receive every benefit they deserve, including access to high-quality health care. When we passed the largest expansion of veterans' benefits in history, the PACT Act, we knew more veterans would use VA services and that we would need to invest in VA to pay for the costs of war. VA is the best place for veterans to receive"
Hearing Ending Supply Chain Dependency: Aligning Tools, Capital, and Partnerships
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
KIM, YOUNG "And the idea also is to provide a one-stop shop to align our diplomatic, financing, and technical tools from USTDA, DFC, Axiom, and Commerce to strengthen our allied critical mineral supply chains and promote the energy security. So the first question is to you, Mr. Hardy. What are some of the gaps in interagency coordination and how might models like the energy security pacts and the Dominance Act improve interagency coordination? Thank"
Hearing More Bang for the Buck: Aligning Commercial Diplomacy Between State and Commerce
house East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
BERA, AMI "and project American values. When they are absent, our competitors fill the void. I am proud to have worked with Chairwoman Kim on the Dominance Act, which passed the House last month. The bill codifies FORGE, formerly the Mineral Securities Partnership, a commercial diplomacy initiative that allows the U.S. to coordinate with partners and allies to diversify supply chains from PRC control. The Dominance Act also strengthens interagency coordination through energy security pacts and builds the workforce of the future through critical mineral exchange programs. I look forward to working with..."
CRS Report
Health Care for Dependents and Survivors of Veterans
Reports · Oct 16, 2024
The Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) was established by the Veterans Health Care Expansion Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-82). CHAMPVA is primarily a health...
CRS Report
The Modernizing Veterans’ Health Care Eligibility Act (H.R. 1216), and other Pending Legislation
Testimony · Jun 22, 2022
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CRS Report
Department of Veterans Affairs FY2025 Appropriations
Reports · Sep 8, 2025
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) administers numerous programs that provide benefits and services to eligible veterans and their families. These benefits include medical care, disability...
CRS Report
Defining and Regulating Online Platforms
Reports · Aug 25, 2023
The internet has been broadly characterized by an open, decentralized model of content creation, distribution, and consumption. Users’ access to online content evolved from retrieving information...
CRS Report
Trends in Mandatory Spending
Reports · Nov 7, 2023
Federal spending is divided into three broad categories: discretionary spending, mandatory spending, and net interest. Those categories are procedural, determined in the way that Congress provides...
Testimony KIM, YOUNG
Ending Supply Chain Dependency: Aligning Tools, Capital, and Partnersh...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"And the idea also is to provide a one-stop shop to align our diplomatic, financing, and technical tools from USTDA, DFC, Axiom, and Commerce to strengthen our allied critical mineral supply chains and promote the energy security. So the first question is to you, Mr. Hardy. What are some of the gaps in interagency coordination and how might models like the energy security pacts and the Dominance Act improve interagency coordination? Thank"
CRS Report
Veterans and Homelessness
Reports · Apr 12, 2023
From the time of the Vietnam War, and continuing as veterans returned from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, data show that veterans have experienced homelessness at rates exceeding their representation...
CRS Report
FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products
Reports · Jul 9, 2021
Cigarette use remains the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, claiming an estimated 480,000 lives or more each year. Although cigarette use in the United States continues to...
Testimony BERA, AMI
More Bang for the Buck: Aligning Commercial Diplomacy Between State an...
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"and project American values. When they are absent, our competitors fill the void. I am proud to have worked with Chairwoman Kim on the Dominance Act, which passed the House last month. The bill codifies FORGE, formerly the Mineral Securities Partnership, a commercial diplomacy initiative that allows the U.S. to coordinate with partners and allies to diversify supply chains from PRC control. The Dominance Act also strengthens interagency coordination through energy security pacts and builds the..."
CRS Report
Canada: Background and U.S. Relations
Reports · Jan 10, 2025
The United States and Canada are close partners, bound together by a 5,525-mile border as well as by shared history and values. The countries maintain long-standing mutual security commitments under...
CRS Report
The U.S. Defense Industrial Base: Background and Issues for Congress
Reports · Sep 23, 2024
The U.S. defense industrial base (DIB) is the network of organizations, facilities, and resources that provides the U.S. government—particularly the Department of Defense (DOD)—with defense-related...