The Veterans Access to Congress Act would require that VA facilities allow members of Congress to use office space to serve their veteran constituents.
The Pentagon is sending the Thomas Hudner, a destroyer, and F-35 fighter jets after Iran tried to seize two oil tankers near the strait early this month.
A senior defense official says the U.S. is beefing up its use of fighter jets around the strategic Strait of Hormuz to protect ships from Iranian seizures.