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https://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases/issas-jax-act-gains-unanimous-vote-house-veterans-committee	Issa's Jax Act Gains Unanimous Vote in House Veterans Committee	2023-12-05	2023	2023-12	Republican	House	CA	Darrell Issa	I000056	issa.house.gov	issa	https://issa.house.gov/media/press-releases	scraper	Washington – Today, The Jax Act, sponsored by Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), passed unanimously through the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. The bill is named for Army combat veteran Jaclyn Scott – call sign “Jax” – one of the 310 Cultural Support Team members (CSTs) who were deployed alongside Special Operations Forces soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Jax Act will simply and accurately amend the military records of these female veterans and allow them the opportunity to have their medical claims reassessed at the VA. Currently, these women are being denied this designation, leading to the denial of rank, benefits, and critical health care services. “These 310 women served in combat and in the same capacity as their male counterparts. But to this day, they’ve not received proper combat distinction. It’s time for the truth to be told,” said Rep. Issa. “TheJax Act is not a new entitlement. It is the overdue correction of an error that has denied hundreds of female combat veterans the recognition they are owed for their brave service to our country. We have an opportunity to make this right. I thank Chairman Bost and the Veterans' Affairs Committee, and I look forward to passage by the full House of Representatives.”	1	2026-03-30T01:40:41Z	2026-04-08T01:14:16Z