117th Congress

Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued the following statement on the rocket attacks by Hamas.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley reintroduced the VOW to Hire Heroes Extension Act, which would permanently extend the work opportunity tax credit (WOTC) for companies that hire veterans and allow qualified tax-exempt organizations to receive a credit against payroll taxes for hiring a veteran.

Congresswoman Julia Brownley released the following statement on President Joe Biden’s first address to a Joint Session of Congress.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley announced Monica White, Chief Executive Officer of Food Share, Ventura County’s regional food bank, as her virtual guest for President Biden’s Address to a Joint Session of Congress.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley announced the introduction of two bills, the Climate Agricultural Conservation Practices Act and the Conservation for Agricultural Leased Land (CALL) Act, to help agricultural producers and farmers address the impacts of climate change.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley announced the introduction of the Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act, which would amend federal law to ensure that Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees killed in the line duty receive the same benefits as other law enforcement officers under the U.S. Department of Justice Public Safety Officer Benefits Program (PSOB).

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley, Chair of the Natural Resources Committee Raúl M. Grijalva, and Chair of the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Alan Lowenthal introduced the Offshore Pipeline Safety Act, which would address the lack of proper oversight of active and decommissioned offshore oil and gas pipelines.

As we make strides on the path to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the aviation industry is set for a comeback. That’s a good thing for an industry that has suffered tremendously, including losing tens of thousands of jobs. In fact, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has reported that more than 1 million passengers have been screened at U.S. airports in recent days. While I am cheering on the industry and hope that it recovers quickly, part of that recovery will include returning to pre-pandemic levels of carbon emissions.

Congresswoman Julia Brownley announced her office will be hosting a virtual information night for Ventura County students and their families to learn more about attending a service academy and the Congressional nomination process.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley, Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14), and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21) introduced the Equal Pay for Servicewomen Act, which would direct the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to ensure gender equity in the cost of uniforms, a measure that ensures equal pay for all who serve in our nation’s military.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley introduced the Justice for Women Veterans Act, which would require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study the involuntary discharges of women from the Armed Forces between 1951 and 1976. The study would identify any irregularities in discharges that may have left these women without the veterans’ benefits that they earned. The study would also make recommendations to restore those benefits.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley announced the introduction of legislation to make homeownership more affordable for working families and to restore the deduction for property and casualty losses for property owners who lose their home in a disaster.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell announced the introduction of the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) Future Act to modernize and expand a program used to build and retool auto factories in the United States.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley introduced the Helping Homeless Veterans Act, which would reauthorize and make permanent vital programs to help keep our veterans off the streets.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley announced the reintroduction of the Veteran Infertility Treatment Act, which would make infertility care, including in-vitro fertilization, a part of VA healthcare for enrolled veterans struggling with infertility, regardless of marital status, service-connection, or need for donated genetic material.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley announced the reintroduction of the Biliteracy Education Seal and Teaching Act (BEST) Act.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley, Chairwoman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Health Subcommittee, and Senator Sherrod Brown, a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, reintroduced bicameral legislation to 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 TRICARE program.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley released the following statement on President Biden’s signing of the American Rescue Plan into law.