- January 2022
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Brownley, Takano, Tester Laud Accomplishments of Landmark Women Veterans Legislation
Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley, House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mark Takano, Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Jon Tester released the following statements on the one-year anniversary of the enactment of the Deborah Sampson Act.
- June 2021
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Brownley Applauds House Passage of Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act
Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act (H.R. 239), legislation to provide women veterans access to access to contraceptive care without co-pays, which civilian and active-duty women already receive.
- May 2021
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Brownley Applauds President Biden’s Commitment to Support Women Veterans in FY2022 Budget Request
Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley, Chair of the Women Veterans Task Force, issued a statement following the release of President Biden’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2022 and the historic increases in resources to improve support for women veterans at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
- April 2021
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Brownley, Speier, Stefanik Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Ensure Equal Pay for Women in the Military
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.
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Brownley Introduces Legislation to Assess Discriminatory Discharges of Women Servicemembers
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.
- March 2021
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Brownley Reintroduces Bill to Expand Infertility Care and Treatment to Veterans
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.
- February 2021
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Brownley Statement on Gender Disparities of Military Uniform Costs (GAO Report)
Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley released the following statement after the release of a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) which found that women servicemembers’ out-of-pocket costs for uniforms are at least twice as much as their male counterparts.
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Brownley Convenes Advisory Panel to Propose Naming Local VA Facility After Woman Veteran
Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley announced the formation of a panel of veterans, servicemembers, and other community leaders who will work together on recommendations to name the new VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic to be located in Ventura, CA after a woman veteran.
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Brownley Re-elected as Chair of House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health
Congresswoman Julia Brownley released the following statement following her election as Chair of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health. Brownley will also continue to spearhead the Women Veterans Task Force, which she founded in the 116th Congress.
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Brownley Statement on Confirmation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough
Congresswoman 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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Brownley Introduces Legislative Package to Recognize and Support Women Veterans
Today, 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
Today, 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 on VA Inspector General Report Identifying Failings of Senior VA Officials in Sexual Assault Investigation
Congresswoman 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
Today, 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
Recently, 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
Today, 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 Veterans Bills Approved by House
Today, 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
Today, 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.