Press Releases
May 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) announced his Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Community Project Funding (CPF) requests for Wisconsin’s Third District. CPFs provide an additional avenue for Members of Congress to send federal dollars back to their respective districts to help fund important projects that directly impact the community.
May 17, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, President Biden signed into law Representatives Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), Carbajal (D-CA), and Lawler’s (R-NY) ‘Clean Airport Agenda’, a slate of bipartisan bills aimed at helping curb the threat of forever chemicals like PFAS near airports. The ‘Clean Airport Agenda’ is part of the bicameral aviation policy legislation under sections 762 and 767.
Issues:
Transportation & Infrastructure
May 15, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), Chairman of the Veterans’ Affairs Economic Opportunity Subcommittee, sent a letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough urging him to reinstate in-person verification methods, such as ID.me, and travel reimbursement kiosks at VA facilities in Wisconsin’s Third District.
Issues:
Veterans
May 10, 2024
EAU CLAIRE, W.I. – Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) led a healthcare roundtable in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to provide a space for federal, state, and local elected officials and healthcare representatives to discuss the Congressman’s healthcare legislative priorities and ways to improve medical care access in the Third District.
Issues:
Seniors
Healthcare
May 8, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Van Orden released the following statement after voting to table the motion to vacate Speaker Mike Johnson:
Issues:
Congress
May 8, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), alongside Reps. Max Miller (OH-07) and Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (NY-04), introduced the American Workforce Act.
May 7, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 6972 - the Securing Chain of Command Continuity Act. The bipartisan bill led by Congresswoman Kiggans (R-VA) and cosponsored by Rep. Van Orden requires all members of the National Security Council to report any medical incapacitation within 24 hours to preserve the U.S. military chain of command.
Issues:
National Defense
May 1, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), Chairman of the Veterans’ Affairs Economic Opportunity Subcommittee, applauded the passage of two of his bills – the Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves (MGIB-SR) Tuition Fairness Act and H.R. 7347 – out of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee.
Issues:
Education
Healthcare
Veterans
April 30, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), along with Reps. Greg Murphy, M.D. (NC-03), Michael Burgess (TX-26), and Troy Nehls (TX-22) introduced legislation to permanently extend telehealth services for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs).
Issues:
Seniors
Healthcare
April 29, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden’s (WI-03) Veterans Education Transparency and Training (VETT) Act passed the House. The VETT Act simplifies the process for veterans enrolling in higher education by modifying educational form requirements and establishing an online portal through the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to serve as a comprehensive resource center for trainings available to veterans through School Certifying Officials (SCOs).