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Brownley Introduces Three Bills to Expand and Improve Veterans …

WebToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley introduced a legislative package of three bills to further advance her work to expand and improve health care for our nation’s veterans. The bills include the Elizabeth Dole Home- and Community-Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act of 2023, the Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2023, and …

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Brownley Introduces Legislative Package to Support Veterans …

WebWashington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Brownley (D-CA) announced the introduction of several veterans healthcare bills to ensure all veterans have access to a breadth of care, including culturally competent mental health services and dental care, at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities.

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House VA subcommittee to add initiative on reproductive health …

WebRep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., chairwoman of the House VA subcommittee on health and the Women Veterans Taskforce, will lead the initiative. “As the assault on reproductive rights escalates and the right to bodily autonomy continues to be threatened, veterans are rightfully anxious and emotionally distressed about the future of their …

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Brownley Provision Authorizing 28 New VA Health Facility Leases

WebToday, Members of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee (HVAC) announced a bipartisan agreement to authorize 28 VA medical facility leases that have been awaiting approval for years, including a new 41,000-square foot clinic in Oxnard—an effort long spearheaded by HVAC Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Julia Brownley (D …

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House Passes Brownley Bill to Expand Child Care Program to …

WebToday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act (H.R. 840), a bill introduced by Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Health Subcommittee, to break down barriers for veterans to access healthcare. This legislation will make permanent the VA’s Child …

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Rep. Brownley and Rep. Michaud Introduce “Veterans Medical …

WebYesterday, Representative Julia Brownley (CA-26), Ranking Member of the Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, and Representative Mike Michaud (ME-2), Ranking Member of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee, introduced the “Veterans Medical Access Act” (H.R. 1284), which is intended to provide better access for blind and severely disabled veterans to the …

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It’s time for equitable reproductive rights for women veterans

WebSeptember 23, 2022. Op-Ed by Rep. Julia Brownley and Rep. Mark Takano. Women veterans are finally getting access to life-saving reproductive health care, but it is already under threat. Women represent the fastest-growing cohort of veterans. Today, more than two million living women veterans have fought for and defended our country’s core

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Brownley Introduces Bill to Expand VA’s Holistic Medical Services …

WebCongresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, today introduced a bill that would improve access and research at VA for evidence-based complementary and integrative medicine – services that may include animal-assisted therapy, acupuncture, and hypnosis – aimed …

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Brownley and Higgins Introduce Bill to Expand Child Care Program …

WebToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA), newly elected Chairwoman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Health Subcommittee, introduced the Veterans’ Access to Child Care Act, legislation which would make permanent the VA’s Child Care Pilot Program and expand it so that veterans across the nation who are primary caretakers have a …

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Brownley Statement on VA Rule to Expand Care to Abortion …

WebIn response to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs publication of an Interim Final Rule on expanded access to reproductive health care, House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health Chairwoman Julia Brownley released the following statement.

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Long-awaited Veterans Affairs clinic opens in Ventura; new …

WebThe clinic may be named for the late Navy Capt. Rosemary Bryant Mariner, the first woman to command an operational air squadron in 1990 at Ventura County's Naval Air Station Point Mugu. The site would become only the third of 1,255 VA facilities to be named for women veterans, said U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Westlake Village, in a …

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Brownley Amendments Would Improve Health Care for Disabled …

WebCongresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) offered two amendments during a House Veterans’ Affairs Committee mark-up. The Brownley amendments would help veterans start families and improve health care services for catastrophically-disabled or blinded veterans.

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Brownley Announces New Community Clinic for Veterans in …

WebToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Westlake Village) announced that U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded a lease for a new 41,000-square foot Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Ventura County. Congresswoman Brownley’s bill authorizing VA to move forward with this facility passed Congress in 2017.

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Brownley Talks Healthcare, Infrastructure and Veterans’ Issues

WebOn a national level, Brownley said she often hears about jobs, the economy and education. One of her most recent bills, the Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act, aims to drive down the cost of education by incentivizing employers to offer student loan repayment assistance.

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Brownley Introduces Bipartisan House Bill to Protect Social …

WebToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) introduced the bipartisan Protecting Social Workers and Human Services Professionals from Workplace Violence Act, which seeks to address the safety needs of social workers and health care professionals by establishing a grant program for social, …

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Brownley, Brown Introduce Legislation to Expand Equitable Access …

WebToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley introduced the CHAMPVA Children’s Care Protection Act, legislation which would allow children of disabled veterans to remain eligible for VA health care until they are 26 years old – the same coverage required under the Affordable Care Act for private-sector insurance plans, as well as the military’s …

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Brownley Announces Planned Parenthood Clinician as State of the …

WebToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley announced that health care clinician, Cara DelVecchio, will be her guest at this year’s State of the Union Address, which will take place on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at 9:00 PM Eastern/6:00 PM Pacific. DelVeccio serves as the Lead Clinician for Planned Parenthood California Central Coast’s health center in …

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Brownley Introduces Legislation to Protect Social Workers and

WebToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley announced the introduction of the Protecting Social Workers and Health Professionals from Workplace Violence Act, which seeks to address the safety needs of social workers and health care professionals by establishing a grant program within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services …

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‘It’s getting closer and closer:’ Ventura veterans clinic takes shape

WebBrownley said the facility would be completed sometime in April but Veterans Affairs has to move in and likely won’t start serving veterans until summer. “It’s getting closer and closer,” Brownley said. Robert Merchant, executive director of ambulatory care services for VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System, was one of the tour

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Brownley Announces Members of the Bipartisan Women Veterans …

WebToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee’s new Women Veterans Task Force, announced the 48 members and participants of the bipartisan group of lawmakers that will work to promote inclusivity and equitable access to resources, benefits, and healthcare for women veterans.

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Brownley Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Establish Biosecurity

WebCongresswoman Julia Brownley announced Congressional action calling on the U.S. Office of Science, Technology, and Policy (OSTP) to issue strong guidance that mitigates risk and misuse of synthetic nucleic acids, a vital bio-material. Brownley’s effort was co-led by Representatives Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Neal P. Dunn, MD (R-FL), Bill …

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