Delivering Results

H.R. 5605, the Advancing High Quality Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Medicare Act, was signed into law as part of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act on October 24, 2018. My bill expands access to wraparound services for seniors with opioid use disorders.

H.R. 3917, the Extend funding for Special Diabetes Program Act, was signed into law as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 on February 9, 2018. This bill helps tribes manage, prevent, and treat diabetes in their communities.

H.R. 3394, the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Extension Act, was signed into law as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 on February 9, 2018. This bill helps address the physician shortage crisis in underserved communities by increasing the number of residents in health centers across the country.

H.R. 849, the Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017, was signed into law as part of H.R. 1892, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 on February 9, 2018. This bill will protect seniors' access to the health care that they need by eliminating the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), an unelected panel created through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tasked with reducing Medicare spending.

H.R. 5714, the EDU Act of 2018, was signed into law as part of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act on October 24, 2018. This bill reduces the chances of addiction both for seniors and anyone who might have access to their medicine cabinets.

H.R. 1839, the Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019, was signed into law on April 18, 2019. My bill makes essential reforms to Medicaid that puts patients first – helping children and individuals with mental health issues access the care they need.

H.R. 6261, a bill to provide coverage of COVID-19 testing at no cost for Tribal members receiving health services through the Indian Health Service, was signed into law as part of H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act on March 18, 2020. My bill ensures that tribal members do not have to pay out of pocket for COVID-19 tests.

H.R. 6282, the Commission on America's Medical Security Act, was signed into law as part of the CARES Act on March 27, 2020. My bill helps ensure that we don't have to fight another pandemic relying on other countries to get the supplies we need here in the U.S.

H.R. 6283, the Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act, was signed into law as part of the CARES Act on March 27, 2020. My bill ensures that providers risking their own health and well-being to help serve another community battling the COVID-19 pandemic will not be prohibited from doing so just because they do not hold insurance in that state.

H.R. 2281, the Easy MAT for Opioid Addiction Act, was signed into law as part of the Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2021 and Other Extensions Act on December 11, 2020. My bill will help increase the number of patients who make it to long-term treatment and will ease the burden on already overcrowded emergency departments.

H.R. 2477, the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act of 2019, was signed into law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 on December 27, 2020. My bill will ensure that seniors will no longer be forced to wait for Medicare, facing harmful coverage gaps and potentials leaving them without access to health care, just because they inadvertently missed their initial sign-up period.

H.R. 2815, the Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2019, was signed into law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act on December 27, 2020. My bill expands the teaching health centers program to aid continued physician growth in areas that have historically not had enough doctors to serve the community.

H.R. 1889, the Environmental Justice for Coronavirus Affecting Communities Act, was signed into law as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 on March 11, 2021. My bill will improve health outcomes in underserved communities where air quality is a problem.

H.R. 949, the Expanding Teaching Health Centers Act of 2021, was signed into law as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 on March 11, 2021. My bill expands this program to ensure continued physician growth in areas that have historically not had enough doctors to serve the community.

H.R. 1373, the Urban Indian Health Parity Act, was signed into law as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 on March 11, 2021. My bill provides critical funding to facilities that serve low-income tribal members in urban areas.

H.R. 1708, the Tribal Health Care Protection Fund Act, was signed into law as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 on March 11, 2021. My bill strengthens Tribal health care by ensuring that facilities still have the financial resources to operate despite a drop in services provided during the Covid-19 pandemic.

H.R. 387, the Economic Development Through Tribal Land Exchange Act, was signed into law as part of the Water Infrastructure for the Nation Act on December 16, 2016. The Economic Development Through Tribal Land Exchange Act provides more consolidated reservation land for the tribe and commercial development opportunities for the private landowner, the City of Banning, and Riverside County.

H.R. 1183, the Wildfire Prevention Act,was signed into law as part of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 on February 9, 2018. My bill helps cities, counties, and other local governments recover in the aftermath of a fire and help prevent future fires by allowing states to apply for hazard mitigation assistance through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

H.R. 5007, the Tribal Broadband Deployment Act, was signed into law as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act on March 23, 2018. My bill increases access to broadband for tribes across the country.

H.R. 5007, the Restoring Accountability in Veterans Access to Health Care Act, was signed into law as part of the Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 on August 7, 2014.My bill helps address the provider shortage at the VA, which will lead to increased access to our veterans seeking the care that they earned and deserve.

H.R. 732, the Veterans' Access to Speedy Review Act, was signed into law as part of the Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016 on December 16, 2016. My bill reduces wait times for veterans waiting for their disability claim review and eliminates substantial travel costs by guaranteeing the option of video teleconferencing for hearings before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

H.R. 2691, the Veterans' Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act, was signed into law the Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016 on December 16, 2016. My bill helps grieving family members get their survivor benefits more quickly and with less hassle by allowing the VA to expedite payment of certain survivor benefits to eligible family members upon the death of a veteran.

H.R. 4150, the Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act, was signed into law as part of the Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016 on December 16, 2016. My bill helps increase access to health care for veterans through reduced wait times by providing the VA with the ability to implement flexible physician and physician assistant work schedules, increasing their ability to recruit and retain staff.

H.R. 271, the COVER Act,was signed into law as part of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 on July 22, 2016. This bill increases therapy options for veterans to help them combat PTSD and manage chronic pain by establishing a commission to examine VA's current therapy model and the potential benefits in incorporating complementary alternative therapies.

H.R. 3471, the Veterans Mobility Safety Act, was signed into law on December 14, 2016. My bill helps ensure veterans' safety by establishing a set of standards for modifying vehicles to accommodate disabled veterans, empowering them to remain mobile and lead a healthy and full life.

H.AMDT. 639 was signed into law as part of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 on August 13, 2018. My amendmentprotects members of our armed services from the harmful burn pits that their predecessors were exposed to by requiring the DOD to conduct a feasibility study on phasing out the use of burn pits.

H.AMDT.645 was signed into law as part of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 on August 13, 2019. My amendment increases the amount of data collected by the burn pits registry, leading to a more comprehensive understanding of the negative long-term health effects of burn pit exposure.

H.R. 4930, the Wounded Veterans Recreation Act,was signed into law on December 3, 202. My bill would ensure that all veterans with a service-connected disability will receive a free lifetime pass to our country's National Parks.

H.R. 7597, the DOD Burn Pits Research Status Act, was signed into law as part of the NationalDefenseAuthorizationActfor Fiscal Year 2021 on January 1, 2021. My bill helps in our fight against burn pits by increasing transparency between the DOD and Congress so that Congress can better assess the effects of burn pits on veterans.

H.R. 7598, the Post-Deployment Burn Pit Question Act, was signed into law as part of the National DefenseAuthorizationActfor Fiscal Year 2021 on January 1, 2021. My bill helps in our fight against burn pits by increasing reporting of burn pits and toxic exposures when servicemembers are filling their post-deployment forms.

H. Amdt. 331 was signed into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 on December 20, 2019. My bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to conduct an implementation plan to phase out the use of the nine active burn pits identified in an April 2019 report to Congress.

H. Amdt. 332 was signed into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 on December 20, 2019. My bill directs the DOD to provide Congress and the Veterans Administration with a list of the locations of military bases, posts, forward operating bases, combat outposts, and any other locations at which open-air burn pits have been used.

H.R. 4397, the DOD Burn Pits Health Provider Training Act, was signed into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 on December 27, 2021. My bill will help ensure that symptoms of burn pit exposure are not overlooked or underdiagnosed.

H.R. 4400, the Burn Pit Registry Expansion Act, was signed into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022. My bill helps researchers better understand the full extent of the damage done by the exposure.