We have a sacred responsibility to those who have served our country in uniform. As a daughter, sister, and niece of veterans, I take no responsibility more personally and seriously. When I came to Congress, the very first committee I asked to serve on was the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee. Both here in Ventura County and at the national level, I have made it my priority to put our nation’s veterans first.
That means helping our servicemembers transition back into civilian life and caring for our veterans by ensuring they all receive timely, high-quality healthcare and benefits they have earned and deserve. It also means tackling veterans homelessness and unemployment and addressing high suicide rates that continue to plague our nation’s heroes.
- February 2021
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Brownley Statement on Confirmation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough
Read MoreCongresswoman Julia Brownley, Chair of the Women Veterans Task Force during the 116th Congress, released the following statement on the confirmation of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough.
- January 2021
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| Press ReleasesBrownley Introduces Legislative Package to Recognize and Support Women Veterans
Read MoreToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley, Chair of the Women Veterans Task Force, announced the introduction of several legislative initiatives to recognize the contributions of women veterans, support women veterans and their families, and improve equitable access to resources, benefits, and care.
- December 2020
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Brownley Applauds Congressional Passage of Historic Women Veterans Legislation
Read MoreToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley applauded the passage of H.R. 7105, the omnibus veterans bill named for Senator Johnny Isakson and Congressman Phil Roe, M.D., which included the Deborah Sampson Act (H.R. 3224) and several other bills she authored.
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Brownley, Pappas Urge VA to Protect Veterans from Debt Collections
Read MoreToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley, Chair of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, and Congressman Chris Pappas, Chair of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, along with 31 of their colleagues, urged the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to take immediate action to continue deferring the collection of veterans’ debt.
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Brownley Applauds Biden’s Pick for Veterans Affairs Secretary
Read MoreToday, Women Veterans Task Force Chairwoman Julia Brownley released the following statement regarding President-elect Joe Biden’s announcement that he will nominate Denis McDonough to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Brownley on VA Inspector General Report Identifying Failings of Senior VA Officials in Sexual Assault Investigation
Read MoreCongresswoman Julia Brownley released the following statement in response to a report by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of the Inspector General, which found that Secretary Wilkie and senior VA officials failed to adequately respond to accusations of sexual assault at a VA medical center.
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Brownley Statement on VA Inspector General’s Investigation of Secretary Wilkie
Read MoreToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued the following statement on the VA Inspector General’s investigation of VA Secretary Robert Wilkie.
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Brownley Provisions to Support Women Veterans Signed Into Law
Read MoreRecently, President Trump signed into law the Veterans COMPACT Act (H.R. 8247), bipartisan legislation to improve U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs mental health services and to address the epidemic of suicide among our nation’s veterans. Two provisions, authored by Congresswoman Julia Brownley were included in the bill.
- November 2020
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Brownley Introduces Resolution to Honor America’s Women and Minority Veterans
Read MoreToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley introduced a resolution to express support for naming new or undedicated Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities after women and minority veterans.
- September 2020
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Brownley Introduces Bill to Reduce Community Care Wait Times for Veterans
Read MoreToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley introduced the VA Community Care Wait Time Transparency Act, which would address the unacceptably long wait time some veterans are experiencing when trying to receive community care.
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Brownley Veterans Bills Approved by House
Read MoreToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley applauded passage of several of her bills in the U.S. House of Representatives, which will improve healthcare services and benefits for veterans.
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Brownley Applauds the Passage of Key Provisions to Support Women Veterans
Read MoreToday, the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee passed the Veterans COMPACT Act (H.R. 8247), bipartisan legislation to improve U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs mental health services and to address the epidemic of suicide among our nation’s veterans.
- August 2020
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Brownley, Cole, Torres Small Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Address the Mental Health Needs of Native Veterans
Read MoreCongresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA), Congressman Tom Cole (R-OK), and Congresswoman Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM) introduced the bipartisan American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Mental Health Act of 2020, which would ensure culturally competent mental health care for Native veterans.
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Brownley Introduces Bill to Make Infertility Care Part of VA Medical Services
Read MoreRecently, Congresswoman Julia Brownley introduced the Veterans Infertility Treatment Act of 2020, which would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide coverage for infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services for our nation’s veterans.
- July 2020
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Brownley Applauds Passage of National Defense Authorization Act that Includes Her Amendments to Rectify Injustices in the Military
Read MoreCongresswoman Julia Brownley applauded the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (H.R. 6395), which included two amendments she authored regarding our nation’s veterans.
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Brownley Bill to Expand Dental Care for Veterans Gets Hearing
Read MoreToday, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held a legislative hearing on several bills, including the Dental Care for Veterans Act (H.R. 96) authored by Congresswoman Julia Brownley.
- June 2020
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Brownley Holds Hearing to Discuss VA’s Preparedness for Natural Disasters During a Pandemic
Read MoreCongresswoman Julia Brownley, Chair of House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health, released the following statement after a hearing regarding VA’s plan to care for veterans and communities battling both viral and environmental catastrophes.
- May 2020
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Brownley Hosts First Virtual Roundtable with Women Veterans Task Force to Discuss Mental Health of Women Veterans
Read MoreToday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley, Chair of the Women Veterans Task Force, hosted the Task Force’s first virtual roundtable.