117th Congress
This coming week is the first week of the Congressional August district work period and I am thrilled to be back in Iowa!
Senators introduced legislation Thursday that aims to extend mammogram services to veterans in the 15 states where the Department of Veterans Affairs doesn’t perform them.
The bill, titled the Mammography and Medical Options for Veterans Act, gives the VA one year to start a pilot program for veterans who live in states where the department doesn’t offer in-house mammography services. Those states are New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Mississippi.
This coming week is the first week of the Congressional August district work period and I am thrilled to be back in Iowa!
This coming week is the first week of the Congressional August district work period and I am thrilled to be back in Iowa!
The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee advanced legislation Wednesday to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to begin conducting mammograms at younger ages for female veterans.
The Supporting Expanded Review for Veterans in Combat Environments bill, introduced by Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., would extend access to mammograms for all female veterans who served in areas with burn pits or other toxic exposures, regardless of their age, symptoms, or family history.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, July 27th, 2021, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ (IA-02) Dispose Unused Medications and Prescription (DUMP) Opioids Act passed the House of Representatives with a vote of 424-0. This bipartisan legislation would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that certain medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have physical locations for the disposal of controlled substances medications.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, July 26th, 2021, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives to recognize Solon Paralympian Erin Kerkhoff.
Every day, hundreds of military service members who have valiantly served our country retire from the Armed Forces and begin their search for civilian employment.
As a 24-year veteran of the United States Army, seeing that my fellow veterans are employed in high-quality professions is one of my top priorities as a member of Congress.