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U.S. Representatives Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Annie Kuster (D-NH), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and David Trone (D-MD), founders and co-chairs of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force, this week released the following statement on new CDC data showing a steep increase in overdose deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic: “The health and economic consequences of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have been significant and far-reaching, and we are just beginning to learn the magnitude of o... Read more

Today, Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03), along with 8 U.S. House colleagues, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Interior urging immediate implementation of a federal rule previously published on January 15, 2021, revising the designation of the critical habitat of the Northern Spotted Owl (NSO). The rule was delayed by the Biden Administration on March 1, preventing it from going into effect on March 16, 2021. If implemented, the 2021 rule would better allow federal agencies to i... Read more

Today, House Legislative Branch Subcommittee Chairman Tim Ryan (OH-13) and Ranking Member Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) called on the United States Capitol Police Board to release the upcoming USCP Inspector General (IG) report, and any interim report, that will examine the events that transpired during the January 6th Capitol Complex breach to determine missteps by Capitol Police from a planning, policy, and intelligence gathering perspective. In the letter to the USCP Board, Ryan and Herrera B... Read more

U.S. Representatives Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), and Joyce Beatty (D-OH) introduced the Housing Supply and Affordability Act to create a new grant program that would provide funding to help localities develop and implement comprehensive housing policy plans. This program will provide technical assistance to help states, localities, and regional coalitions increase housing supply, improve housing affordability, and reduce barriers to new housing development while av... Read more

Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) reintroduced the Student Loan Disclosure Transparency Act last week, co-led by U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger (VA-07). The bill was cosponsored by Representatives Matt Gaetz (FL-01), Bill Johnson (OH-06), Julia Brownley (CA-26), Michael Waltz (FL-06), Angie Craig (MN-02), Jennifer Gonzalez-Colon (PR), Greg Stanton (AZ-09), Kim Schrier (WA-08), and John Rutherford (FL-04). This bipartisan legislation requires that student borrowers who apply for... Read more

Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler will be hosting a live telephone town hall on Thursday, March 25 @ 5:25PM Pacific Standard Time. All residents of Southwest Washington’s third congressional district are invited to join Jaime as she gives an update on her work in Congress for Southwest Washington. Residents will also be invited to ask questions or share whatever is on their mind. Southwest Washington residents can call in to join the live telephone town hall at any point during the event by ca... Read more

Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) this week reintroduced bipartisan legislation to protect new parents from surprise medical bills. The No Surprise Bills For New Moms Act, co-led by Congresswoman Katie Porter (CA-45), would simplify the process for enrolling newborns in health coverage. “As parents in Southwest Washington welcome a newborn baby into their lives, many are unknowingly incurring thousands of dollars in surprise medical billing simply because the window to complete enrollm... Read more

Today, U.S. Representatives Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03), Anthony Gonzalez (OH-16), Andy Levin (MI-09), Steven Horsford (NV-04), Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), John Katko (NY-24), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE At Large), and Ashley Hinson (IA-01) reintroduced the Jumpstart Our Businesses By Supporting Students (JOBS) Act that expands Pell Grant eligibility to qualifying short-term training programs to help more Americans gain access to industry recognized credentials. This bill provides the companion t... Read more

Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) today sent a letter to Governor Jay Inslee requesting his commitment in providing certainty that Southwest Washington taxpayers will not face new or higher taxes. In the letter, Herrera Beutler shares her concern over several tax increases proposed in the 2021 state legislative session, including the advancement of the first-ever state income tax that would be particularly harmful to Southwest Washington’s economy. The full text of the letter follows, ... Read more

Today, U.S. Representatives Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), David Trone (D-MD), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH) announced the creation of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force, an effort to promote policies to combat the addiction and mental health crises in America. The Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force will host regular meetings with stakeholders, attend site visits, and create policies that will save lives. One of the task force’s first pri... Read more