• September 2021
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    Brownley, Hirono Introduce Legislation to Establish National Veteran Database

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley announced the introduction of the Every Veteran Counts Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and regularly update a database of demographic information on the changing veteran population. Senator Mazie Hirono introduced companion legislation in the Senate.

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  • August 2021
  • EPA’s top official tours Ventura water recycling facility

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    EPA Administrator Michael Regan toured Ventura’s water recycling facility Wednesday afternoon, collecting data under the proposed bipartisan infrastructure deal.

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  • July 2021
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    Brownley, Miller-Meeks Introduce Legislation to Improve Veteran Access to Breast Cancer Screenings and Care

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks announced the introduction of the Making Advances in Mammography and Medical Options (MAMMO) for Veterans Act to strengthen and expand high-quality breast cancer screenings and life-saving cancer care for veterans nationwide.

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    Brownley Applauds Committee Passage of Native American Veterans Mental Health Bill

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley applauded the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee passage of the American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Mental Health Act (H.R. 912), legislation she authored to address the mental health needs of Native veterans.

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    Brownley Announces $20 Million for Community Projects Throughout Ventura County Secured in Federal Funding Bills

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley released the following statement announcing that nine Community Project requests totaling more than $20.6 million were included in the draft fiscal year 2022 federal agency funding bills.

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    Brownley, Kuster, Pingree, Booker Introduce Bills to Incentivize Sustainable Practices in Food Consumption

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA), Congresswoman Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH), and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) introduced two bills, the Zero Food Waste Act and the Cultivating Organic Matter through the Promotion Of Sustainable Techniques (COMPOST) Act, to reduce the amount of food wasted in the U.S. and to redirect food waste to composting projects. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced companion legislation in the U.S. Senate.

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    Brownley Raises Awareness on Expanded Child Tax Credit and Benefits Coming to Ventura County Families Beginning July 15

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley held a press conference on the expanded and improved 2021 Child Tax Credit, which was signed into law as part of the American Rescue Plan in March 2021.

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    Brownley Announces Winner of 2021 Congressional Art Competition

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley announced Maya Goehner, a senior at Thousand Oaks High School, as the winner of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition for California’s 26th Congressional District. Maya’s artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol complex for one year.

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    Brownley Presents Congressional Badge of Bravery to the Sergeant Ronald Helus Family

    Yesterday, Congresswoman Julia Brownley presented the Congressional Badge of Bravery to the family of Sergeant Ron Helus of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.

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  • Officer killed in 2018 Borderline shooting awarded Congressional Badge of Bravery

    Ventura County Sheriff’s Sgt. Ron Helus, killed in the 2018 Borderline mass shooting, was posthumously presented the Congressional Badge of Bravery on Tuesday.

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    Brownley Announces $14.4 Million for Oxnard Airport Runway Maintenance

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) announced more than $14.4 million in federal funding for Oxnard Airport to replace the existing runway with new pavement and markings, which will improve airport safety and support the airport’s operations in the region.

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    Brownley Applauds House Passage of the INVEST in America Act

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in America Act.

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  • June 2021
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    Brownley Announces 2021 U.S. Service Academy Appointments

    Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley announced the eleven Ventura County students she nominated to the U.S. Service Academies and who have accepted appointments to attend these prestigious national institutions in the fall.

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    Brownley Introduces Bill to Reflect Marriage Equality in Federal Code

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

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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.

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    Brownley Statement on House Vote on the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives failed to pass the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act (H.R. 239), legislation which would provide women veterans access to the same no-cost contraceptive care as their non-veteran counterparts.

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    Brownley Applauds Committee Passage of Transportation Initiatives in the INVEST in America Act

    Today, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted to advance the INVEST in America Act, a critical component of the Biden Administration’s bold action plan to invest in our nation’s transportation and infrastructure while creating good-paying, American jobs and rebuilding American communities.

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    Brownley Announces $18.5 Million for Transportation and Infrastructure Projects in the INVEST in America Act for California’s 26th Congressional District

    Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley announced that the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684) includes $18,555,000 in federal funding for several transportation projects in California’s 26th Congressional District.

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