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House Republicans pass bill cutting veterans benefits by about $57B on Veterans Day

newsNov 12, 2026553,232

House Republicans advanced H.R. 9237, the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act, by voice vote on Veterans Day. The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs’ ranking member Mark Takano said the bill cuts roughly $57 billion from disability benefits for future veterans and nearly triples the VA’s streamlined refinancing fee, calling it the largest cut to veterans’ benefits in U.S. history and noting the vote took place without a roll call. Senators and veterans groups criticized the timing and substance; Senator Richard Blumenthal issued a statement condemning the effort. Takano said the House GOP measure has almost no chance in the Senate and urged House leaders to bring the clean Major Richard Star Act to the floor, which Democrats planned to advance the next day. Democrats and veterans advocates say the Major Richard Star Act would restore or expand other veterans’ benefits while this bill reduces compensation for conditions such as tinnitus and sleep apnea according to critics cited in coverage.

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