WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined the Major Richard Star Act, which Sens. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) introduced. The bill would allow combat-injured veterans with...
Kennedy joins bipartisan bill to increase VA Home Loan Program awareness
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) co-sponsored Sens. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Sherrod Brown’s (D-Ohio) VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2023, which would help veterans finance homes with benefits...
Senate passes Kennedy amendment to protect veterans’ Second Amendment rights
Watch Kennedy's comments here.WASHINGTON – The Senate today passed Sen. John Kennedy’s (R-La.) amendment to an appropriations bill that would prevent veterans from losing their Second Amendment...
Kennedy, Moran introduce bill to protect veterans’ Second Amendment rights
WASHINGTON – Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) today introduced the Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act, which would prevent veterans from losing their Second Amendment...
Kennedy introduces bill to help veterans maximize disability benefits, punish fraudsters
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Preserving Lawful Utilization of Services (PLUS) for Veterans Act of 2023 to help veterans access the greatest benefits from the...
Kennedy introduces bill to expand health care options for veterans
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today introduced the Veteran’s True Choice Act of 2023 to expand access to health care options for veterans by allowing them to use community care...
Kennedy, Thune, Risch introduce bill to release Afghanistan dissent cable
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today in introducing a bill to require the U.S. State Department to release a...
Kennedy bill to bring transparency to VA health care process becomes law
WASHINGTON – Pres. Biden signed the Patient Advocate Tracker Act into law that Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) spearheaded in the Senate. The law increases transparency...
Senate passes Kennedy bill to bring transparency to VA health care process
WASHINGTON – The Senate today passed Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Raphael Warnock’s (D-Ga.) legislation, the Patient Advocate Tracker Act, to increase transparency and accountability at the...
Kennedy, Letlow urge VA to reconsider plan to close Louisiana hospital
WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.) today urged Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough to explain and reconsider the VA’s decision to...