- March 2020
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Brownley Update on Coronavirus Exposure
Today, Congresswoman
Julia Brownley (D-CA) issued the following statement today: “I appreciate the outpouring of support and concern for my health and the health of my staff over the last several days. After 14 days of self-monitoring and practicing social distancing, I am pleased to report that neither my staff nor I have shown any symptoms of the coronavirus.” - December 2019
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Brownley, Carbajal push boat safety law in aftermath of Conception fire
Reps. Julia Brownley and Salud Carbajal joined Sen. Dianne Feinstein in proposing tighter safety standards for small boats after the Conception dive vessel caught fire, killing 34 people off the Ventura County coast in September.
- September 2019
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Congresswoman Introduces Bill to End ‘Epidemic’ of Harassment, Sexual Assault at VA
Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., on Monday introduced the Stop Harassment and Sexual Assault at VA Act, which would create a department-wide policy to stop “this epidemic of rampant” harassment and sexual assault Brownley says “too often occurs” at VA facilities nationwide.
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Resolution Urges Postal Service to Create Stamps Honoring Woman Veterans
Congresswoman Julia Brownley, D-Calif., introduced legislation Tuesday, hoping to create a “Forever” stamp series honoring 17 women in particular.
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Brownley Wants Ban on Vape Ads
On Tuesday, New York became the first state to put into place a ban on some flavored e-cigs and vaping juices. Locally, on Sept. 9, U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Thousand Oaks) introduced HR 4249, the Stop Vaping Ads Act, legislation that would add vaping devices to an existing ban on advertisements for traditional cigarettes.
- May 2019
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Women veterans don’t get equal treatment at the VA, so Congress is launching a task force
The work of the task force will focus on culture, healthcare, economic opportunity and benefits access for women veterans, Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif., chairwoman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee’s subpanel on health, said at a Thursday press conference.
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Task force to highlight ‘forgotten’ and ‘invisible’ women veterans
The United States has nearly 2 million women veterans today, but but Rep. Julia Brownley thinks many Americans never really see them.
- March 2019
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Brownley Talks Healthcare, Infrastructure and Veterans’ Issues
When she’s on the job in Washington, D.C., nearly 3,000 miles separate U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley from her constituents in Ventura County.
- January 2019
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Political Roundup | January 2019
Congresswoman Julia Brownley, D-Westlake Village, has hit the ground running as part of the new Democratic majority in the U.S. House with several new bills aimed at addressing local and national issues.
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New Year, New Push to Get Dental Care for Veterans
With 2018 now gone, and with it the 115th Congress, federal lawmakers left a lot on the table that would help veterans nationwide. One such bill would require the VA to provide dental care. The legislation, which was reintroduced by Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Calif.) on Jan. 3, require the VA to provide dental care to veterans, just as they provide medical care.
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Dem Lawmaker Wants Federal Laws Rewritten with Gender Neutral Terms
Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Calif.) is kicking off the new Congress by introducing a bill that would rewrite federal laws with more gender neutral terms.
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As Democrats Take Back the House, a New Bill Seeks to Mandate National Same-Day Voter Registration
Right now, just 17 states and the District of Columbia allow same-day voter registration, and the bill, introduced by Rep. Julia Brownley (D-CA), would mandate that the rest of the country join them.
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Brownley-Wenstrup Bill to Fight Veteran Homelessness Signed into Law
This week, the Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act, legislation co-authored by Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-CA) and Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) to fight veteran homelessness by strengthening job training programs, was signed into law. The bill passed Congress as part of the Veterans Benefit and Transition Act of 2018.
- December 2018
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Ventura County Harbors, Port of Hueneme Receive $14.8 Million in Federal Funding
U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley announced the funds, which will be used to strengthen local infrastructure, including dredging of the two harbors, on Tuesday. She noted that all three locations play a key role in Ventura County’s economy and said the new funds would bolster their operations.
- October 2018
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Trump Awards Medal of Honor to Vietnam Vet for Saving Lives During Tet Offensive
Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Calif.), who represents the district Canley calls home, said in an interview that several men who served with Canley in Vietnam brought his case to her office in 2014.
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Heroic Vietnam Veteran Receives Medal Of Honor For Saving More Than 20 Marines
Rep. Julia Brownley (D-Calif.) wrote the necessary legislation to upgrade Canley’s Navy Cross after Defense Secretary James Mattis wrote her in December that Congress would have to waive the law requiring Medals of Honor to be awarded within five years of the actions justifying the award.
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50 Years After Tet Offensive, a Marine Receives the Medal of Honor
Sergeant Major Canley, who served as a Marine for 28 years, has been recognized for his heroism before with the Navy Cross as well as two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart, according to Representative Julia Brownley, Democrat of California, who represents the district where he now lives. He was her guest at Mr. Trump’s State of the Union address in January.
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‘He was Always Leading’: Vietnam Veteran Receives Medal of Honor
In 2014, one of Canley’s fellow servicemembers contacted Rep. Julia Brownley, the California Democrat who represents Canley’s home district, to request that Canley’s Navy Cross, two Bronze Stars and Purple Heart be upgraded to the nations’ highest military honor.