BVA National President Paul Mimms will present the Association’s legislative priorities for the current fiscal year in a joint session of the House and Senate Committees on Veterans Affairs next Wednesday, March 6. The BVA Government Relations Team has put together a full written document from which Paul has prepared the essence of his oral remarks. 

The annual hearing, convening at 10:00am Eastern Time in Room SD-G50 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building adjacent to the U.S. Capitol, will be conducted in panel format with nine other Veterans Service Organizations seated together with BVA, including Paralyzed Veterans of America, Wounded Warrior Project, National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, Mission Roll Call, Blue Star Families, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Service Women’s Action Network, Student Veterans of America, and AMVETS. BVA is granted the right to testify before the legislative branch of the federal government by virtue of its Congressional charter, which was issued in 1958.

The session is open to the public. BVA members, their families, and caregivers are invited to attend personally or follow the proceedings virtually via video live stream. To access the available stream at the appropriate hour via the Senate Committee webpage, click here. To access the available stream at the appropriate hour via the House Committee webpage, click here.