Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Massachusetts National Guard and United States Armed Forces Reserves

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the discretion of the chair per committee rules.

All matters filed in the House that are listed above are required to be reported on by November 15, 2025, subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27.

The public is invited to participate in this hybrid hearing, which will be livestreamed on the General Court website, https://malegislature.gov/. Hearings will be recorded and posted publicly on the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs page, https://malegislature.gov/Committees/Detail/J31/Hearings.

To register to testify, you must provide contact information through this form by 12:00pm on September 15, 2025. The Chairs will limit testimony to three minutes per individual. The Chairs reserve the right to call public officials out of turn.

For those testifying remotely, you will receive a Microsoft Teams link with more information prior to the start of the hearing.

Written testimony can be submitted via email to jocelyn.schafer@masenate.gov or physically mailed to the Senate Chair. The Chairs request that those submitting written testimony include the bill number and “VETERANS COMMITTEE TESTIMONY” in the subject line.

CHAIR JOHN VELIS

JOINT COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AND FEDERAL AFFAIRS

ATTN: JOCELYN SCHAFER

24 BEACON ST ROOM 513

BOSTON MA 02133

Please be advised that all written testimony submitted will be read by Committee Members and staff and may be made publicly available according to relevant Joint and Committee Rules. The committee may limit availability or redact testimony that includes obscene material, sensitive personal information, information about minors, or information that may jeopardize the health, wellness or safety of the testifier or others. Please redact or refrain from submitting personal information you do not wish to disclose publicly.

This hearing will be chaired by Senate Chair John Velis. If you have any questions regarding the hearing, legislation, format of the hearing or reasonable accommodations required to ensure people with disabilities can participate fully in the committee process, please email: Jocelyn Schafer at jocelyn.schafer@masenate.gov.

You may contact committee staff with any questions at (617) 722-2015 or (617) 722-1415.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs - 9-16-2025	9/16/2025 1:00 PM	02:14:01

Massachusetts National Guard and United States Armed Forces Reserves 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.3876	An Act relative to headstones for long-serving or perished members of the Massachusetts National Guard	David Allen Robertson
H.3873	An Act to amend the general officer designation in the state staff of the militia	Edward R. Philips
H.3860	An Act to establish the Guard enlistment enhancement program	Meghan K. Kilcoyne
H.3835	An Act honoring as veterans certain persons who served in the National Guard and Reserves	Michael S. Day
H.3833	An Act to establish the Massachusetts National Guard Museum in Salem	Manny Cruz
H.3831	An Act supporting Massachusetts Guard and Reserve and their families	Daniel Cahill
H.3829	An Act prohibiting the Massachusetts National Guard from being deployed into active combat without a formal declaration of war by congress	Christine P. Barber
S.2501	An Act clarifying the duties of the adjutant general	John C. Velis
S.2482	An Act to establish the Massachusetts National Guard Museum in Salem	Joan B. Lovely
S.2473	An Act relative to ensuring the safety of the Commonwealth	Jason M. Lewis
S.2471	An Act prohibiting the Massachusetts National Guard from being deployed into active combat without a formal declaration of war by congress	Patricia D. Jehlen
S.2465	An Act expanding the National Guard welcome home veterans' bonus to all deployed members	Ryan C. Fattman
S.2462	An Act relative to headstones for long-serving or perished members of the Massachusetts National Guard	Peter J. Durant
S.2458	An Act to establish the Guard enlistment enhancement program	John J. Cronin

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