This week, legislation that I authored was signed into law after passing the Senate by Unanimous Consent last week. H.R. 6064 will improve the VA’s Military Sexual Trauma (MST) disability exam process by requiring the V.A. to partner with the National Academies to complete a comprehensive review of the process. The bill would also require the VA to provide the House Veterans Affairs Committee and the Senate Veteran Affairs Committee with a report on any actions they plan to take as a result of findings and recommendations in the NASEM study.
I am proud that my bill has received broad bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress and has been signed into law. It takes tremendous courage for survivors of military sexual trauma to come forward and submit a claim for compensation, so it is important that V.A. gets these claims right the first time.
