Press Releases

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.

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.

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.

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).

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).

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, in correspondence with Financial Literacy Month, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), Chairman of the Veterans’ Affairs Economic Opportunity Subcommittee, and Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost (R-IL) announced the introduction of the Enhancing the Transitioning Servicemember’s Experience (ETS) Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) signed onto Congresswoman Kat Cammack’s (R-FL) resolution to prohibit Members of the House of Representatives from bringing or displaying a flag of a foreign nation on the floor of the House.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03), released the following statement after voting on a series of national and global security bills. Congressman Van Orden voted in favor of H.R. 8034 – Israel Security Supplemental, H.R. 8036 – Indo-Pacific Security Supplemental, the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act, and the End the Border Catastrophe Act. He voted against H.R. 8036 – Ukraine Security Supplemental: