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Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs 191st (2019 - 2020)

Senate Contact

24 Beacon St.
Room 213-B
Boston, MA 02133

House Contact

24 Beacon St.
Room 238
Boston, MA 02133

	Date	Time	Topic	Location	Status	Bills
	5/16/2019	1:00 PM	Bills Relating to Veterans, Federal Affairs, and Other Matters	A-1	Completed
	6/11/2019	1:00 PM	Veterans and Federal Affairs	A-1	Completed
	9/10/2019	1:00 PM	Veterans Benefits, Education, and Misc.	428	Completed
	9/24/2019	11:00 AM	Constitutional and Federal Matters	Gardner Auditorium	Completed
	10/15/2019	1:00 PM	Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and its Impact on the Veteran Community	B-2	Completed
	10/21/2019	11:00 AM	Deborah Sampson Memorial Commission	B-2	Completed
	1/21/2020	2:00 PM	Medal of Loyalty	B-2	Completed
	2/12/2020	11:00 AM	National Guard Education Benefits and Misc.	B-1	Completed
	3/11/2020	1:00 PM	Burn Pit Registry and Cold War Medal	B-2	Completed
	6/5/2020	9:00 AM	The committee will be collecting testimony on the following legislation, S.2702- An Act providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans, from 9:00am to 5:00pm on Friday, June 5th. Please use the following Google form to submit audio/visual testimony (https://forms.gle/Gfc9XUTCeAsS9NUu8) or submit written testimony to Jessica Avery, Research Director for the Veterans and Federal Affairs Committee, at jessica.avery@mahouse.gov	Written Testimony Only	Completed
	7/14/2020	1:00 PM	For individuals looking to testify at the hearing beginning at 1PM, please fill out the following Google Form (https://forms.gle/AAvw5C89nvZ95TXD9). The Google Form shall remain open until 12PM on Monday, July 13th, 2020. It is highly encouraged that you sign up early. (To submit via google form you have to be logged in to a google account.) If you cannot sign up to testify via Google Form, please email Jessica Avery at jessica.avery@mahouse.gov by 12PM on July 13th. Please make sure to include Veterans and Federal Affairs Testimony Sign Up in the subject line. We also request that you provide us with your name, organization, home address, and email that you will use to sign into the hearing. If you can’t attend the hearing, please send your testimony either as an attached PDF or in the body of an email to Jessica Avery at jessica.avery@mahouse.gov or Hannah Buntich at hannah.buntich@masenate.gov no later than 5:00pm on July 14th, 2020. Please make sure to include Veterans and Federal Affairs Testimony in the subject line. We also request you provide the committee with your name, organization, and address.	Virtual Hearing	Completed
	8/20/2020	9:00 AM	The committee will be collecting testimony on the following legislation, H.4908, An Act to continue the Citizens Commission concerning a Constitutional Amendment to secure government of the people, from 9:00am to 5:00pm on Thursday, August 20th. Please use the following Google form to submit audio/visual testimony (https://forms.gle/ParYk7LAHkZrbncv5) or submit written testimony to Jessica Avery, Research Director for the Veterans and Federal Affairs Committee, at jessica.avery@mahouse.gov	Written Testimony Only	Completed
	10/22/2020	10:00 AM	For individuals looking to testify at the hearing beginning at 10 am, please fill out the following Google Form- https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd8XUbRjeBJr_Rp7l9MvTBx4guCuxMENDI09hQQeKaXFLU5yw/viewform. The Google Form shall remain open until 5 pm on Monday, October 19th. (To submit via google form you have to be logged into a google account.) If you cannot sign up via Google Form, please email Jessica Avery at jessica.avery@mahouse.gov by 5 PM on October 19th. Please make sure to include Veterans and Federal Affairs Testimony Sign Up in the subject line. We also request that you provide us with your name, organization, phone number, and email that you will use to sign in to the hearing. If you can’t attend the hearing, please send your testimony either as an attached PDF or in the body of an email to Jessica Avery at jessica.avery@mahouse.gov or Hannah Buntich at hannah.buntich@masenate.gov no later than 5:00 pm on Thursday, October 22nd. Please make sure to include Veterans and Federal Affairs Testimony in the subject line. We also request you provide the committee with your name, organization, and phone number.	Virtual Hearing	Completed