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Washington, DC - Earlier today, U.S. Representatives Marc Veasey (TX-33-D) and Gus Bilirakis (FL-12-R) introduced the Early Detection of Vision Impairments in Children (EDVI) Act. The EDVI Act will establish grants for states and communities to improve children’s vision and eye health through screenings, early interventions, and coordinated systems of care.
Today, Congressman Marc Veasey announced that Pranav Raju will accompany him as his guest to the 2024 State of the Union address. 16-year-old Pranav of Irving has lived with type 1 diabetes since a young age and has used his diagnosis to bring awareness to the condition and advocate for access to affordable insulin for Americans of all ages.
WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Veasey released the following after Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) selected Dallas, Texas, as the location for the agency's Customer Experience Hub:
WASHINGTON - This week, Representatives Marc Veasey (TX-33) and Jake Ellzey (TX-06) introduced the Creating Opportunity for Athletic Coaches to Help Educate Students (COACHES) Act to extend the educator Expense Tax Deduction to K-12 athletic coaches and administrators. This bipartisan bill will amend the tax code to allow K-12 coaches to be classified as "eligible educators" in order to be eligible for tax deductions for out-of-pocket expenses relating to instructional expenses.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Veasey (TX-33) and nine of his House Democratic colleagues recently sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra requesting they consider implementing a special enrollment period for those directly affected by the elimination of the continuous coverage requirement authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
WASHINGTON - Representatives Marc Veasey (TX-33) and Tom Emmer (MN-06) recently introduced the High School Sports Injury Reporting Act. The bipartisan piece of legislation will direct the Director of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention to submit a report to Congress on the feasibility of reporting data relating to injuries in high school sports to improve the safety of student athletes.
WASHINGTON – Following the ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) released the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Veasey (TX-33) voted for landmark legislation to deliver lower insulin costs for Texas families. By capping out-of-pocket expenses, the Affordable Insulin Now Act will ensure that Texans pay no more than $35 for a monthly supply of insulin.
Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement reacting to the Biden Administration rescinding a ten-year Medicaid 1115 waiver extension that the Trump Administration had rushed through earlier in January: