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Filemon Vela, Jr.'s Public Statements on Issue: Military Personnel
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03/15/2022
Congressman Vela Introduces Bill to Rename Brownsville Post Office After Fallen Soldier
03/04/2022
Congressman Vela Votes to Honor our Promise to Toxic-Exposed Veterans
01/13/2022
Letter to Hon. Colonel Daniel Heape, Inspector General of Texas Military Department: Texas Democratic Congressional Delegation Calling for an Investigation Into Operation Lone Star
06/08/2021
Congressman Vela Announces Introduction of the Coast Guard Combat-Injured Tax Fairness Act
04/12/2021
Letter to Honorable Lloyd J. Austin, Secretary of Defense - Castro, Gallego, and Hispanic Caucus Urge Defense Department to Rename Ft. Hood After Mexican-American Medal of Honor Recipient, Update Base Naming Criteria
10/23/2020
Letter to Scott Levins, Dir. of the National Personnel Records Center - Reps. Van Taylor, Jimmy Panetta Urge NPRC to Resume Processing Military Personnel Records
10/16/2020
Congressman Vela Joins Colleagues in Introducing the I Am Vanessa Guillen Act
09/11/2020
Congressman Vela Introduces Resolution Honoring The Buffalo Soldiers
08/11/2020
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Rep. Smith, Over 100 Members of the House Demand Full Federal Support for National Guard COVID-19 Response
07/09/2020
Letter to Sean O'Donnell, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense - Rep. Maloney Joins 87 Colleagues in Urging the DoD to Investigate Vanessa Guillen's Tragic Death
07/06/2020
Letter to Sean O'Donnell, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense - Rep. Cisneros Joins Colleagues Requesting DoD IG to Conduct an Independent Investigation into Specialist Vanessa Guillen's Case
06/30/2020
Letter to Mark T. Esper, Secretary of Defense - Congresswoman Elaine Luria Demands Review of Department of Defense Policy Regarding Extremist and White Supremacist Behavior
06/01/2020
Letter to the Hon. Thomas McCaffery, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs - Congresswoman Luria Calls on Defense Health Agency to Cover Mental Telehealth Services Under TRICARE
05/22/2020
Letter to President Donald Trump, Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense, and Peter Gaynor, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - Leahy Is Part Of A Group Of Bipartisan Lawmakers Calling On Administration To Ensure Benefits To Guard Members Earned On COVID-19 Front Lines
04/24/2020
Congressman Vela Supports Reinstatement of USS Theodore Roosevelt Captain
04/06/2020
Letter to Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense - Congressman Cohen Leads Letter Condemning Acting Navy Secretary's Dismissal of Captain Crozier of the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt
04/03/2020
Vela Issues Statement on Firing of USS Theodore Roosevelt Commanding Officer in the Midst of Global Crisis
03/16/2020
Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the Dept. of Defense - Haaland Joins Crow On Bipartisan Letter Urging Pentagon to Take All Necessary Steps to Protect Service Members and Military Families During Coronavirus Outbreak
03/03/2020
Wright & Vela Introduce Bipartisan State and National Guard Fairness Act of 2020
03/02/2020
Press Release: Vela & Wright Introduce Bipartisan State And National Guard Fairness Act Of 2020
01/01/2020
Issue Position: Military
09/23/2019
Letter to Glenn A. Fine, Principal Deputy Inspector General - Rep. Grijalva Leads Members of Congress in Letter Demanding Investigation into Trump's Use of Troops at the Southern Border
02/04/2019
Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Scanlon, Kennedy and Speier Lead Call for Pentagon to Not Implement Ban on Transgender Military Service
03/16/2018
Letter to the Hon. Kay Granger, Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Defense and the Hon. Peter Visclosky, Ranking Member of the subcommittee on Defense - Castro Leads Bipartisan Push for National Trauma Research Action Plan
06/19/2017
Vela and Gonzalez Issue Statements Following the Deadly Collision of the USS Fitzgerald
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