Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act
Sponsored By: Representative Bergman
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Summary
Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to award grants for a period of three years to eligible entities for the provision of suicide prevention services to veterans and their families. Under the bill, eligible entities include tribally designated housing entities, community-based organizations, and other private entities that meet certain requirements. Entities must submit an application to receive financial assistance that includes a description of the services they propose to provide, among other elements. The bill requires the VA to equitably distribute grants across geographic regions and areas with the most need. Additionally, the VA shall give preference to entities that are experienced in providing suicide prevention services. Entities receiving funding must notify service recipients that funding is wholly or partially from the VA.
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Sponsor
Bergman
MI • R
Cosponsors
Houlahan
PA • D
Sponsored 6/26/2019
Womack
AR • R
Sponsored 7/22/2019
Bilirakis
FL • R
Sponsored 8/6/2019
Fleischmann
TN • R
Sponsored 8/6/2019
Moolenaar
MI • R
Sponsored 8/9/2019
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/23/2019
Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
CA • R
Sponsored 10/23/2019
Wilson (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 10/23/2019
Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
OH • R
Sponsored 10/23/2019
Lucas
OK • R
Sponsored 10/23/2019
Kelly (PA)
PA • R
Sponsored 8/6/2019
Jim Banks
IN • R
Sponsored 8/6/2019
Khanna
CA • D
Sponsored 8/6/2019
Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]
NC • R
Sponsored 8/6/2019
Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
PA • D
Sponsored 8/6/2019
Moore (WI)
WI • D
Sponsored 8/9/2019
Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
OH • R
Sponsored 8/9/2019
Huizenga
MI • R
Sponsored 8/9/2019
Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5]
VA • R
Sponsored 8/9/2019
Roger Marshall
KS • R
Sponsored 8/9/2019
Thompson (PA)
PA • R
Sponsored 8/9/2019
Gonzalez, V.
TX • D
Sponsored 8/13/2019
Turner (OH)
OH • R
Sponsored 8/13/2019
Pappas
NH • D
Sponsored 8/16/2019
Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4]
TX • R
Sponsored 8/16/2019
Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/3/2019
Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
WA • R
Sponsored 9/3/2019
Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
OH • R
Sponsored 9/3/2019
Timmons
SC • R
Sponsored 9/3/2019
Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
MI • R
Sponsored 9/3/2019
Wagner
MO • R
Sponsored 9/3/2019
Joyce (OH)
OH • R
Sponsored 9/3/2019
Himes
CT • D
Sponsored 9/6/2019
Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]
OH • R
Sponsored 9/6/2019
Kustoff
TN • R
Sponsored 9/6/2019
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 9/9/2019
Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
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Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
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Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2]
NM • D
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Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
FL • D
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Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
MN • D
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Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
MD • D
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Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8]
AZ • R
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Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
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Larsen (WA)
WA • D
Sponsored 9/9/2019
Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large]
ND • R
Sponsored 9/9/2019
Wilson (SC)
SC • R
Sponsored 9/9/2019
Barr
KY • R
Sponsored 9/9/2019
Barragan
CA • D
Sponsored 9/9/2019
Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large]
MT • R
Sponsored 9/9/2019
Stanton
AZ • D
Sponsored 9/9/2019
Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3]
CO • R
Sponsored 9/9/2019
Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
OR • D
Sponsored 9/11/2019
Peter Welch
VT • D
Sponsored 9/11/2019
Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1]
AL • R
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Cole
OK • R
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John Curtis
UT • R
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Dunn (FL)
FL • R
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Meuser
PA • R
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Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]
TN • R
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Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19]
FL • R
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Rep. Watkins, Steve [R-KS-2]
KS • R
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Grijalva
AZ • D
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Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26]
FL • D
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Panetta
CA • D
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Johnson (SD)
SD • R
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Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]
IL • R
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Mast
FL • R
Sponsored 9/11/2019
Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]
AS • R
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Pallone
NJ • D
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Swalwell
CA • D
Sponsored 9/11/2019
Baird
IN • R
Sponsored 9/12/2019
Hudson
NC • R
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Steube
FL • R
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Burchett
TN • R
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Gosar
AZ • R
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Bost
IL • R
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Horsford
NV • D
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Neguse
CO • D
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Calvert
CA • R
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Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5]
OK • D
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Crenshaw
TX • R
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Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7]
MO • R
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Emmer
MN • R
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Harder (CA)
CA • D
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Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
MI • D
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Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]
CA • D
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Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
NY • R
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Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
IL • R
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Moulton
MA • D
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Morelle
NY • D
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Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 9/19/2019
Keating
MA • D
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Waltz
FL • R
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Stauber
MN • R
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Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
WI • R
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Rutherford
FL • R
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Harris (MD)
MD • R
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Rouzer
NC • R
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Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
OH • R
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Davidson
OH • R
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Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
WI • R
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Reschenthaler
PA • R
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Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
TX • R
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Ted Budd
NC • R
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Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10]
MI • R
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Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1]
SC • D
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Cuellar
TX • D
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Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
MN • D
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Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48]
CA • D
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Soto
FL • D
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Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
IA • D
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Dingell
MI • D
Sponsored 9/20/2019
Suozzi
NY • D
Sponsored 9/20/2019
Carbajal
CA • D
Sponsored 9/20/2019
Van Drew
NJ • R
Sponsored 9/20/2019
Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/20/2019
Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/20/2019
Thompson (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 9/24/2019
Cleaver
MO • D
Sponsored 9/24/2019
Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
MO • R
Sponsored 9/24/2019
Neal
MA • D
Sponsored 9/24/2019
Escobar
TX • D
Sponsored 9/24/2019
Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16]
OH • R
Sponsored 9/24/2019
Rep. Spano, Ross [R-FL-15]
FL • R
Sponsored 9/25/2019
Huffman
CA • D
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Craig
MN • D
Sponsored 9/25/2019
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
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Miller (WV)
WV • R
Sponsored 9/25/2019
Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2]
NC • R
Sponsored 9/25/2019
Diaz-Balart
FL • R
Sponsored 9/27/2019
Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1]
NY • R
Sponsored 9/27/2019
Gooden
TX • R
Sponsored 9/27/2019
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 9/27/2019
Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/27/2019
Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
TX • D
Sponsored 9/27/2019
DelBene
WA • D
Sponsored 9/27/2019
Norcross
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/1/2019
Ruben Gallego
AZ • D
Sponsored 10/1/2019
Peters
CA • D
Sponsored 10/1/2019
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/1/2019
Crow
CO • D
Sponsored 10/8/2019
Walberg
MI • R
Sponsored 10/8/2019
Castor (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 10/11/2019
Lieu
CA • D
Sponsored 10/11/2019
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/15/2019
Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
IN • R
Sponsored 10/15/2019
Schneider
IL • D
Sponsored 10/18/2019
Trahan
MA • D
Sponsored 10/23/2019
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
WI • D
Sponsored 10/23/2019
Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
IA • R
Sponsored 10/23/2019
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 10/23/2019
Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/23/2019
Rep. Graves, Tom [R-GA-14]
GA • R
Sponsored 10/23/2019
Vargas
CA • D
Sponsored 10/29/2019
Smith (MO)
MO • R
Sponsored 10/29/2019
Cline
VA • R
Sponsored 10/29/2019
Fitzpatrick
PA • R
Sponsored 10/29/2019
Guthrie
KY • R
Sponsored 10/31/2019
Hern (OK)
OK • R
Sponsored 10/31/2019
McBath
GA • D
Sponsored 10/31/2019
Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]
OR • R
Sponsored 11/5/2019
Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]
NE • R
Sponsored 11/5/2019
Hill (AR)
AR • R
Sponsored 11/8/2019
Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large]
WY • R
Sponsored 11/8/2019
Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
Sponsored 11/8/2019
Torres (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 11/8/2019
Matsui
CA • D
Sponsored 11/8/2019
Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
FL • D
Sponsored 11/8/2019
Stevens
MI • D
Sponsored 11/8/2019
Thompson (MS)
MS • D
Sponsored 11/8/2019
Nadler
NY • D
Sponsored 11/8/2019
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 11/8/2019
Kelly (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 11/8/2019
Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14]
PA • D
Sponsored 11/8/2019
Veasey
TX • D
Sponsored 11/8/2019
Scanlon
PA • D
Sponsored 11/8/2019
Smith (WA)
WA • D
Sponsored 11/8/2019
Davis (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 11/8/2019
Green, Al (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 11/8/2019
Sewell
AL • D
Sponsored 11/8/2019
Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]
FL • R
Sponsored 11/8/2019
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
WV • R
Sponsored 11/12/2019
Roy
TX • R
Sponsored 11/12/2019
Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]
TX • R
Sponsored 11/12/2019
Rep. Hagedorn, Jim [R-MN-1]
MN • R
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Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6]
IN • R
Sponsored 11/12/2019
Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
FL • R
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Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12]
PA • R
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Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]
SC • R
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Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]
IN • R
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Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8]
IN • R
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Comer
KY • R
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Balderson
OH • R
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Williams (TX)
TX • R
Sponsored 11/13/2019
Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
WV • R
Sponsored 11/13/2019
Latta
OH • R
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Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]
LA • R
Sponsored 11/13/2019
Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12]
TX • R
Sponsored 11/13/2019
Westerman
AR • R
Sponsored 11/13/2019
Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5]
LA • R
Sponsored 11/14/2019
Markwayne Mullin
OK • R
Sponsored 11/14/2019
Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
AK • R
Sponsored 11/14/2019
Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4]
MS • R
Sponsored 11/14/2019
Sherrill
NJ • D
Sponsored 11/14/2019
Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 11/14/2019
Amodei (NV)
NV • R
Sponsored 11/14/2019
Rose
TN • R
Sponsored 11/14/2019
Allen
GA • R
Sponsored 11/14/2019
Rep. Wright, Ron [R-TX-6]
TX • R
Sponsored 11/14/2019
Griffith
VA • R
Sponsored 11/15/2019
Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3]
TX • R
Sponsored 11/18/2019
Murphy
NC • R
Sponsored 11/18/2019
LaMalfa
CA • R
Sponsored 11/18/2019
Johnson (LA)
LA • R
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Arrington
TX • R
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Perry
PA • R
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Smith (NE)
NE • R
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Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6]
NC • R
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Kelly (MS)
MS • R
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Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]
TX • R
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Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
FL • R
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Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22]
TX • R
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Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3]
SC • R
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Green (TN)
TN • R
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Estes
KS • R
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Schweikert
AZ • R
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Higgins (LA)
LA • R
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Webster (FL)
FL • R
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Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
UT • R
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Biggs (AZ)
AZ • R
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McClintock
CA • R
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Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13]
TX • R
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Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-15]
IL • R
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LaHood
IL • R
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Wittman
VA • R
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Scalise
LA • R
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Loudermilk
GA • R
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Guest
MS • R
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Newhouse
WA • R
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Stefanik
NY • R
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Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3]
GA • R
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Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10]
GA • R
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DesJarlais
TN • R
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Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]
TX • R
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Cloud
TX • R
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McCaul
TX • R
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Weber (TX)
TX • R
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Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
PR • R
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Norman
SC • R
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Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
TX • R
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Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23]
TX • R
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Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24]
TX • R
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Gottheimer
NJ • D
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Grothman
WI • R
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Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
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Andy Kim
NJ • D
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