Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Scarlett’s Sunshine on Sudden Unexpected Death Act – bipartisan and bicameral legislation introduced by Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03), and Representatives Gwen Moore (WI-04) and Tom Cole (OK-4). The companion measure to this legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senators Bob Casey, Johnny Isakson, Sherrod Brown and Doug Jones passed the Senate earlier this year. This bill will provide critical support for advocates and fami...
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Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, legislation introduced by Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) to help pregnant workers have healthy and safe pregnancies while continuing to work. H.R. 2694, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, would require employers to implement reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers to allow those women to continue working to provide for their families. “As a mom who has had three kids while serving in...
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) intends to force a vote by the U.S. House to extend the lifeline Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) using a legislative maneuver called a discharge petition. Last night, Herrera Beutler filed a formal resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives to allow expedited floor consideration of a bill to extend the PPP. According to U.S. House rules, the earliest she can file the formal petition is Friday, September 25. After that, should the petition garner...
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler announced today that she’s secured $870,000 in federal funding for sediment monitoring and predesign work for the sediment retention structure (SRS) on the Lower Cowlitz River. With Herrera Beutler’s steady advocation and support for the sediment management program, federal dollars have now been allocated to allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to conduct sediment monitoring of the Lower Cowlitz River which will take the financial burden off of local...
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) today lauded an announcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) that the City of Ridgefield will be receiving a $5,812,000 grant for critical infrastructure upgrades. From her position as a senior member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, Herrera Beutler fought to secure critical funding which is now being awarded through the Better Utilizing Investment to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant to the city of Ridgefield. Herrera Beut...
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) today applauded an announcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) that the Port of Hood River Project will be receiving a $5 million Better Utilizing Investment to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant for design work to rebuild the Hood River/White Salmon Interstate Bridge. As a senior member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, Herrera Beutler helped secure funding for this BUILD grant, which will be used to fund engineering and ot...
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler today applauded an announcement by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that more than $2.5 million in CARES Act funding will go to housing grants targeted directly at Southwest Washington communities. From her position as a senior member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, Herrera Beutler fought to secure this funding in the CARES Act, now being allocated to Southwest Washington Community Development Block Grants (CDBG). Clark Co...
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler announced today she has helped Southwest Washington residents save or return $1,015,025.24 through casework services since January 2020. Herrera Beutler has helped more than 800 residents obtain money they’ve earned, or benefits owed to them by the Social Security Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, the Internal Revenue Service, the Washington and Oregon unemployment agencies, and other federal agencies. “Serving, protecting, and advocating for Sou...
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Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler today applauded an announcement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that Southwest Washington communities will be receiving $500,000 in federal grants to help prevent youth substance use. As a senior member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, Herrera Beutler helped secure the highest-ever level funding in 2020 for the Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program which is distributing these grants. These federal dollars will provide...
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Today, Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-03) applauded an announcement by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that more than $2 million in CARES Act funding will go to affordable housing in Vancouver to protect vulnerable residents during COVID-19. Herrera Beutler helped secure this critical funding for the Housing Authority of the City of Vancouver from her position as a senior member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee. “COVID-19 has impacted folks across So...
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