Sweeping veterans bill would help put focus on preventing suicide, veterans join PETA to oppose animal experiments and a college bowl game will help fund Patriot Point.

The PEPTIDES for Veterans Act would direct the VA to conduct an 18-month study to better understand the “safety and efficacy” of peptides for improving physical and mental health.

The letter seeks an explanation about “unanticipated complexities” that the software company said it has encountered with the multiyear project, which is now scheduled to be completed by 2031. 

Oracle executives face congressional subpoenas over a VA medical records project whose cost rose from $10 billion to $27 billion by 2031.

House Democrats secured the 218 signatures needed on a discharge petition to force a floor vote on the Major Richard Star Act, which has stalled over concerns about its multibillion-dollar price tag. 

Lawmakers expressed concerns about a newly modified contract with the tech company that extends its contract and increases the project’s cost ceiling to $27 billion.

Inspector General report flags issues with TBI evaluations, more veterans qualify for benefits and submariners want Congress to make it easier to claim benefits.

IndyCar will race in D.C., the VA is looking for veterans to test a drug for alcohol addiction and a former Vietnam War POW and subject of a Pulitzer Prize-winning photo was buried at Arlington Cemetery.

The Take Care of America’s Veterans Act — which bundles together 62 bills for improving veterans benefits and services — has divided veterans and the largest advocacy organizations that represent them.

The National Defense Authorization Act, normally one of the more bipartisan bills Congress passes each year, narrowly passed, 216-212. Six Democrats voted for the bill, and seven Republicans voted against it.