The House on Monday passed a massive bill that will fund a range of veterans care services and increase opportunities for retired servicemembers in the workforce and education.

The Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, known as the Dole Act, passed on a bipartisan 389-9 vote.

The bill is a win for Republicans who have pointed to issues with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and have called to allow veterans to access more care at-home.

Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), chair of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, said a big provision is that the VA will no longer "get to decide where veterans should get their health care."

"The Dole Act would rightfully make sure that a VA bureaucracy cannot veto a doctor's medical decisions," he said on the House floor before the vote. "Two weeks ago, the American people voted us a mandate to fix problems they talked about at their kitchen tables that affect their........

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