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Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness 2025-2026

The Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee met on Monday, February 3, 2025 to hold a confirmation hearing for Acting Adjutant General John R. Pippy.

General Pippy’s nomination was reported favorably by a unanimous vote.

The Senate Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee met today, Tuesday, January 28, 2025, and reported out the following:

Senate Bill 129 (Mastriano) – reform the structure of the advisory councils that oversee the operation of each of the state veterans’ homes

  • Unanimously reported as committed.

Senate Bill 130 (Mastriano) – Requires that notice of a deceased serviceperson is provided to the appropriate county director of veterans’ affairs by a licensed funeral director, funeral entity, or cemetery company within 96 hours of receiving the remains of a deceased serviceperson. The bill also requires that the family of the deceased serviceperson be provided with contact information for the appropriate county director of veterans affairs.

  • Unanimously reported as committed

Senate Bill 144 (Mastriano) – Establishes the Global War on Terrorism Veterans’ Compensation Act which would award a monetary bonus ranging from $500 to $1,000 to all qualified veterans who were Pennsylvania residents at the time of their service during the Global War on Terror between September 11, 2001 and December 31, 2022.

  • Unanimously reported as committed

Senate Bill 146 (Baker) – Would establish a Grant Evaluation Committee under the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to review and evaluate applications for grants under the Veterans’ Trust Fund.

  • Senator Baker offered amendment A0017 to remove all language from the current bill and instead establish the Veterans’ Trust Fund Board within the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
  • Amendment A0017 was adopted by a unanimous vote
  • Senate Bill 146 was unanimously reported as amended

Senate Bill 173 (Pennycuick) – Would afford the same rights, benefits, recognition, and privileges that are provided to veterans of the United States armed forces to any Pennsylvania resident who is a naturalized citizen of the United States and a veteran of the Korean Armed Forces who served on active duty during the Vietnam War.

  • Unanimously reported as committed