As your representative in Congress, my top priority is championing legislative initiatives that benefit you and your families. Each week, I review numerous bills and letters, engaging in thorough discussions with members of our community to determine which actions to support and address your needs. Below are a few bills I recently cosponsored.
H.R. 472, the Restore VA Accountability Act of 2025: The bill authorizes the VA to fire, demote, or suspend VA supervisors and managers for unacceptable performance or misconduct. Veterans risked their lives for our country, and it is our duty to provide the best possible care for them. This will help hold the VA accountable and allow the VA to remove individuals that are not meeting the needs of our nation’s veterans.
H.R. 2686, the University Accountability Act: This bill would penalize tax-exempt universities and colleges that violate students' civil rights under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Additionally, if an institution received three civil rights violations, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) would be required to review the college or university's tax-exempt status for possible revocation. As anti-Semitism continues to flourish on colleges and university campuses, we must do more to protect Jewish students and hold colleges and universities that fail to uphold students’ rights accountable. This coincides with President Trump’s efforts to hold these failed institutions accountable for their neglect and abandonment of our students’ rights.
H.R. 1569, the CATCH Fentanyl Act: This act would establish a pilot program to use innovative technology to detect and stop illicit drugs at border crossings. This pilot program would run through the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Innovations Team, which would test the use of A.I. and other advanced technologies at the border. With drug traffickers smuggling deadly fentanyl into the country, we must support our law enforcement with the best available tools to keep our communities safe.
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