The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs has reauthorized the bipartisan Women Veterans Task Force in honor of Women’s History Month.
Rep. Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-American Samoa) serves as its chairman and Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Calif.) serves as co-chair.
“It’s a joy to work on the issues of most importance to our women veterans, especially as American Samoa sends so many of our own to serve,” said Radwagen. “These strong women served the country, and provide leadership in our communities, while they encounter unique challenges and VA priorities.”
Brownley helped to found the WVTF and served as its co-chair when it was first established in 2019.
“The Women Veterans Task Force is a powerful expression of democracy, giving women veterans the opportunity to play a central role in changing the way policy impacts their lives,” she said.
The WVTF is open to every HVAC member and will run for six months. It will host a series of roundtable discussions both in Washington, D.C. and outside the beltway on the various day-to-day issues women veterans face.
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At the end of the six-month period, the task force will produce a bipartisan report on its findings and make recommendations for issues the whole HVAC can address to improve the delivery of care, benefits and services to women veterans.
“Women make up the fastest growing population of veterans in the United States and deserve a VA that serves them exceptionally well. Our committee shares a bipartisan desire to ensure that VA can be successful in carrying out this mission,” said HVAC Chairman Rep. Mke Bost (R-Ill).
Bost teamed up with former HVAC Chairman and current Ranking Member Rep. Mark Takano to re-establish the task force. House rules required that it be re-established and authorized. To learn more about its work, click here.
Reach Julia LeDoux at Julia@connectingvets.com.
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