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Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· May 18, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2724, as amended, the VA Peer Support Enhancement for MST Survivors Act, introduced by the gentleman from New York (Mr. Delgado). VA has…

Congressional Record · 2022-05-18
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· May 18, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to insert extraneous material on H.R. 2724, as amended. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the…

Congressional Record · 2022-05-18
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· May 18, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of S. 2102, the Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas Supporting Expanded Review for Veterans in Combat Environments Act, or SERVICE Act, introduced by…

Congressional Record · 2022-05-18
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· May 18, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in passing this important piece of legislation, the Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas SERVICE Act. I urge all of my colleagues to support this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER…

Congressional Record · 2022-05-18
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· May 18, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2724) to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for peer support specialists for claimants who are survivors of military…

Congressional Record · 2022-05-18
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· May 18, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I ask all of my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 6064, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Panetta). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano)…

Congressional Record · 2022-05-18
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· May 18, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 6064, introduced by Representative Nehls. Given the unfortunate prevalence of military sexual trauma among veterans and the broad and…

Congressional Record · 2022-05-18
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· May 18, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 6064. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

Congressional Record · 2022-05-18
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· May 18, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6064) to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a review of…

Congressional Record · 2022-05-18
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· May 18, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 6961, as amended, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano)…

Congressional Record · 2022-05-18
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· May 18, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Mrvan), my good friend and author of this legislation, who serves as the chairman of the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization on the Veterans' Affairs Committee.

Congressional Record · 2022-05-18
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· May 18, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 6961, as amended, the Dignity for MST Survivors Act, introduced by Representative Mrvan. The importance of caring for veterans who have…

Congressional Record · 2022-05-18
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· May 18, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 6961, as amended. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the…

Congressional Record · 2022-05-18
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· May 18, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6961) to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve hearings before the Board of Veterans' Appeals regarding claims involving military sexual trauma, as amended. The…

Congressional Record · 2022-05-18
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· May 18, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Virginia (Mrs. Luria), my good friend, author of H.R. 7335, and the chair of the Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee.

Congressional Record · 2022-05-18
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· May 18, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in strong support of H.R. 7335, the MST Claims Coordination Act, introduced by Chairwoman Luria. Information is power, but access to information is empowering. Given the…

Congressional Record · 2022-05-18
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· May 18, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to insert extraneous material on H.R. 7335. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

Congressional Record · 2022-05-18
Mark Takano
@marktakano· Democratic · CA· May 18, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 7335) to improve coordination between the Veterans Health Administration and the Veterans Benefits Administration with respect to claims for compensation arising from…

Congressional Record · 2022-05-18