{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://bost.house.gov/2020/12/house-approves-bost-veterans-provisions", "HOUSE APPROVES BOST VETERANS PROVISIONS", "2020-12-16", "2020", "2020-12", "Republican", "House", "IL", "Mike Bost", "B001295", "bost.house.gov", "bost", "https://bost.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 The U.S. House of Representatives today passed the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvements Act. The legislation includes several bills that Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12), the incoming lead Republican on the House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee, introduced to improve benefits and services for veterans and their families.\n\n\u201cOur nation\u2019s military members have risked all in defense of our nation and our freedoms,\u201d said Bost. \u201cThey should not be met with bureaucratic red tape when they return home. I\u2019m proud to have introduced several provisions that were included in this package that will help ensure that servicemembers and veterans receive the benefits they have earned.\u201d\n\n[[{\"fid\":\"65993\",\"view_mode\":\"full\",\"fields\":{\"format\":\"full\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":\"Bost VA Bill 12.16.20\"},\"link_text\":null,\"type\":\"media\",\"field_deltas\":{\"1\":{\"format\":\"full\",\"field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]\":\"Bost VA Bill 12.16.20\"}},\"attributes\":{\"alt\":\"Bost VA Bill 12.16.20\",\"class\":\"media-element file-full\",\"data-delta\":\"1\"}}]]\n\nBost speaks on the House Floor in support of the legislative package. Click here to watch.\n\nBost Provisions Included\n\nH.R. 7287 \u2013 Allows specialty care providers to conduct disability exams across state lines\n\nH.R. 6013 \u2013 Reforms the Service-Disabled Veterans Life Insurance (S-DVI) program to ensure that veterans can receive life insurance coverage through the VA, even if they had been previously denied coverage by private insurance providers\n\nH.R. 5245 \u2013 Includes a provision that Bost introduced to allow veterans to remove a dependent via the eBenefits website\n\nH.R. 7445 \u2013 Expands eligibility for the VA Home Loan Guarantee Program to members of the National Guard and Reserve who have been activated by governors in response to COVID-19, recent civil disturbances, and natural disasters\n\nH.R. 7105 \u2013 Expands VA services for homeless veterans during the coronavirus pandemic\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-28T00:42:23Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://bost.house.gov/2020/12/house-approves-bost-veterans-provisions"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 3.260912373661995, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}