Doug Collins
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- Office
- Secretary of Veterans Affairs
- Nomination
- PN11-5, received January 20, 2025: “Douglas Collins, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.”
- Senate vote
- 77 to 23, Senate roll call 32
- Confirmed
- Our copy of the nomination record
- Saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint f2cc1fc57ae7a13f
- Department’s own page
- Department of Veterans Affairs’s leadership page names Doug Collins (our copy saved October 16, 2026).
Sources: The White House, The Cabinet (our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 185671ff1fc127e8) and Congress’s nominations record.
How the White House describes Doug Collins
Quoted from the White House’s Cabinet page.
“A retired Air Force Reserve colonel, chaplain and Iraq War veteran with more than 20 years of military experience, Doug Collins knows the complex issues facing veterans across the country.”
“As a longtime congressman and attorney, Collins has a deep understanding of the federal government and the policy expertise to solve complex problems, cut through red tape and get things done for those who have worn the uniform. Over eight years in Congress, Collins helped scores of veterans solve their Department of Veterans Affairs problems, and he will put that expertise to work making VA more user-friendly, so veterans won’t need outside help to navigate the department’s bureaucracy.”
“As a congressman, Collins championed bipartisan legislation like the First Step Act, the Music Modernization Act and the Defend Trade Secrets Act. Collins’ efforts in support of the First Step Act earned him the 2019 Allegheny College Prize for Civility in Public Life.”
“When it comes to veterans policy, Collins voted for some of the most important VA reforms in recent history, including the Veterans, Access, Choice and Accountability Act, the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act and the MISSION Act.”
Financial disclosure reports
The White House’s Public Disclosures page lists no report under this name.
Reports filed with the Office of Government Ethics
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