Chairman Bonner Announces Series of Joint Hearings for Defense and Veterans Affairs and Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committees

ATLANTA - State Representative Josh Bonner (R-Fayetteville), Chairman of the House Defense and Veterans Affairs Committee, today announces an upcoming series of joint hearings between the House Defense and Veterans Affairs Committee and the Senate Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee.

"The purpose of these hearings is to gather essential information on the processing of veterans' benefits in Georgia," said Chairman Bonner. "Our goal is to determine whether third-party companies should be allowed to operate in Georgia and charge for their services, an area not currently regulated by federal law. Throughout these series of meetings, we will hear testimony from the Veterans Administration, the Georgia Department of Veterans Services, veteran services organizations, third-party companies and individual veterans and their families. With the recent PACT Act expanding the scope for filing claims, these discussions are not only timely but critically important to Georgia's veterans."

This series of joint hearings are planned for September at the Georgia State Capitol, October in Warner Robins and November in Augusta. Additional meeting details will be forthcoming and also posted online here: https://www.legis.ga.gov/schedule/house.

Representative Josh Bonner represents the citizens of District 73, which includes portions of Coweta and Fayette counties. He was elected into the House of Representatives in 2016 and currently serves as Chairman of the Defense & Veterans Affairs Committee. He also serves on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Economic Development and the Creative Arts & Entertainment, Economic Development & Tourism, Human Relations & Aging, Industry and Labor and Interstate Cooperation committees.

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