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The grant, allocated by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime – Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program, comes as a result of tireless efforts from Congresswoman Julia Brownley to support projects that serve local communities.

We are just a few days away from a potential government shutdown that has been engineered by the extreme right-wing. This comes after President Biden negotiated a bipartisan budget deal with Speaker McCarthy back in May to fund the government, making sure the United States did not default on its financial obligations and protecting our economy from disaster. Both the Senate and the House passed this bipartisan deal.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley introduced the Climate-Friendly Food Label Task Force Act to establish an advisory panel at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to study the development of a climate-friendly certification for food products.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley announced the introduction of the Gun Suicide Prevention Act, legislation that would require firearm manufacturers and retailers to include warning labels that provide the number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. 

This week marked one year since President Biden signed the PACT Act, the largest and most comprehensive expansion of care and benefits for toxic-exposed veterans and their families in more than three decades. This historic law created presumptions for many respiratory illnesses and cancers, making care and benefits easier and more accessible.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued the following statement of disapproval after House passage of H.R. 4366, the FY2024 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued the following statement after the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee passed the Elizabeth Dole Home- and Community-Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act, a comprehensive bill to improve VA programs for aging veterans authored by Brownley.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued the following statement following House passage of the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and aviation safety and infrastructure programs for the next five years. The House-passed bill includes two provisions authored by Brownley, the Global Aircraft Maintenance Safety Improvement Act and the Women in Aviation Advisory Board Act.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued the following statement in response to House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley announced the introduction of the Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act, legislation that would strike gendered terms like “husband” and “wife” from federal laws and replace them with the term “spouse.”

Through public documents and family records, a Reuters examination discovered at least 100 members of the last sitting Congress had direct family ancestors who were slaveholders. NBC News’ Harry Smith spoke with two representatives about their own family histories.

Representative Julia Brownley, a Democrat from California, spoke with a reporter via Zoom after Reuters emailed her a document about her ancestor Jesse Brownley.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s Executive Order expanding access to  contraception and family planning services.

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley issued the following statement following the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passage of the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act, a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and aviation safety and infrastructure programs for the next five years.

The data collection would also cover when and where the violations are most likely to occur and information about the drivers who pass stopped buses, according to the text of the bill, introduced by Reps. Rudy Yakym, R-Ind., and Julia Brownley, D-Calif.

“I cannot emphasize this enough: This care will save veterans’ lives,” Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., said at a March news conference urging the VA to act faster to cover surgery for transgender veterans. “Time is of the essence.”

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley announced Christopher Laranang, a 10th grader from Oaks Christian School, as the winner of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition for California’s 26th Congressional District. 

Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley introduced the Mortgage Insurance Tax Deduction Act and the Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act in order to make homeownership a more affordable reality for America’s working families.