A 340-page end-of-year omnibus bill was recently passed by Congress; a legislative package that has been two years in the making, Military.com reports.

Provision of the bill affect Native American veterans, homeless veterans, female veterans, student veterans, veterans experiencing the effects of toxic exposures, as well as individual affected by the coronavirus.

“I’m proud that one of my last votes of Congress will be in support of this bill, and I’m also humbled it bears my name and that of my friend,” said Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn. “Helping to serve my fellow veterans in Congress these past 12 years has been the honor of a lifetime.”

Provisions that will have an impact on women veterans include $20 million to retrofit VA hospitals with women’s health spaces and makes permanent a program to provide childcare at VA facilities. Furthermore the bill includes language to prevent sexual harassment and assault at VA facilities.

House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. said the bill is the “most comprehensive bill for women veterans in over a decade.”

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