Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Start Time:

1:00 PM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Recognitions, Definitions, and Designations

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the agreement of the Chairs.

All matters filed in the House that are listed above are required to be reported on by November 29, 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 29^th, 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.

At the discretion of the Chairs and per committee rules, written testimony received by the committee will be made publicly available. The committee may limit availability or redact testimony that includes sensitive personal information, information about minors, or information that may jeopardize the health, wellness or safety of the testifier or others.

Written testimony can be submitted via email at Kerry.Rugenstein@mahouse.gov or physically mailed to the House Chair:

CHAIR JOSEPH W. MCGONAGLE

JOINT COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AND FEDERAL AFFAIRS

ATTN: KERRY RUGENSTEIN

24 BEACON ST ROOM 171

BOSTON MA 02133

This hearing will be chaired by House Chair Joseph W. McGonagle. 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 Kerry Rugenstein at Kerry.Rugenstein@mahouse.gov. House Chair McGonagle’s office can be reached via telephone: (617) 722-2015.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs - 9-30-2025	9/30/2025 1:00 PM	01:42:24

Recognitions, Definitions, and Designations 1:00pm - 2:50pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.3887	An Act relative to the definition of a Veteran in the Commonwealth	Jeffrey Rosario Turco
H.3871	An Act authorizing amending, updating, and aligning the Commonwealth’s definition of veteran	Kelly W. Pease
H.3870	An Act amending the definition of veteran	Paul McMurtry
H.3857	An Act amending the definition of veteran	Patrick Joseph Kearney
H.3854	An Act establishing a Vietnam War commemoration fund	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.3848	An Act relative to correcting the definition of active duty in the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children	Kenneth I. Gordon
H.3839	An Act relative to recognition of the "Honor and Remember" flag in the Commonwealth	Carole A. Fiola
H.3832	An Act defining "Gold Star families"	Michael S. Chaisson
H.3828	Resolutions memorializing the Congress of the United States to declare the city of Quincy as the most patriotic city in America	Bruce J. Ayers
H.3825	An Act to recognize service to our Commonwealth and Nation	Shirley B. Arriaga
H.3821	An Act relative to a Veterans' Hall of Fame Commission	James Arciero
S.2500	An Act relative to recognition of the "Honor and Remember" flag in the Commonwealth	John C. Velis
S.2499	An Act relative to erecting a plaque to commemorate the service members from Massachusetts who were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for Heroic Services during the Global War on Terror	Bruce E. Tarr
S.2498	An Act to properly recognize Massachusetts merchant mariners, living and deceased, who served in an active war zone	Bruce E. Tarr
S.2496	An Act to recognize service to our Commonwealth and Nation	Michael F. Rush
S.2467	An Act authorizing amending, updating, and aligning the Commonwealth’s definition of veteran	Ryan C. Fattman
S.2455	An Act to honor our Veterans who serve as emergency responders	Michael D. Brady

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs

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