Bergman Announces Major Additional FEMA Help From President Trump Following the Historic Ice Storm of 2025

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Gaylord - Today, after months of collaborative effort from state, federal, and local leaders, Rep. Jack Bergman announced that FEMA has officially amended the disaster declaration for the March 2025 ice storm - opening additional funding through Public Assistance (PA) Category F for public utilities. In addition to countless meetings, discussions, and advocacy on behalf of the…

Bergman, Golden, Bacon, Suozzi Introduce Bill to Formally Review Mental Health Programs for Servicemembers and Veterans

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Reps. Jack Bergman (MI-01), Jared Golden (ME-02), Tom Suozzi (NY-03), and Don Bacon (NE-02) have introduced the bipartisan Improving Mental Health Support for Servicemembers and Veterans Act, which would launch a formal review into the effectiveness of the federal government’s mental health programs for Veterans and transitioning servicemembers in an effort to address…

Bergman, Schrier Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Forest Health, Enhance Wildfire Resilience and Recovery

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Last week, Reps. Jack Bergman (MI-01) and Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), introduced the bipartisan Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources (RNGR) Support Act of 2026. This bill would strengthen Washington State’s wildfire resiliency and the national reforestation pipeline by formalizing the United States Forest Service’s RNGR program.  “Healthy forests are an…

Bergman, Budzinski, Pappas Lead Letter Demanding USPS Reverse Postmark Rule

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Last week, Reps. Jack Bergman (MI-01), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), and Chris Pappas (NH-01), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Postal Service Caucus, led eight Members of Congress in a letter to Postmaster General David P. Steiner, demanding that he reverse a new policy in which a postmark will no longer reflect the date that someone originally mailed a letter. As a result of the…

Michigan Republican Delegation Demands Answers from Secretary Benson on Election Integrity

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Today, the Michigan Republican Congressional Delegation sent a letter to Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, demanding answers on ongoing concerns about election integrity in Michigan.  Recently, Macomb County Clerk Anthony Forlini identified 14 non-citizens who were registered to vote, some of whom had a voting history. This comes in addition to earlier reporting that at…

Bergman, Budzinski Introduce Legislation to Make Gerald's Law Permanent

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Today, Reps. Jack Bergman and Nikki Budzinski announced the reintroduction of Gerald's Law, legislation to permanently close a loophole in federal law that has denied burial benefits to some Veterans based solely on where they spent their final days. Gerald’s Law was previously included as a pilot provision in the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and…

Bergman's Postal Service Priorities Pass House

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This week, Rep. Jack Bergman helped secure the inclusion of key bipartisan priorities to protect rural mail service in the Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) report, which recently passed the House of Representatives. The language, which Rep. Bergman secured alongside fellow Congressional Postal Service Caucus co-chairs Representatives Nikki Budzinski…

Bergman Cosponsors Legislation to Ban Stock Trading by Members of Congress

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This week, Rep. Jack Bergman cosponsored the Stop Insider Trading Act, legislation that would prohibit Members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from trading individual stocks. Concerns about stock trading by elected officials have grown in recent years, as multiple academic studies and media investigations have shown that Members of Congress have historically…

Bergman Secures Nearly $7 Million for Critical Community Projects Across Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula

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Today, Representative Jack Bergman announced he has secured more than $6.8 million in Community Project Funding to support critical public safety and water infrastructure projects across Michigan’s First Congressional District. These projects were included in the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, which passed…

Bergman, Elfreth Introduce BEACON Act to Expand Innovative Care for Veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury

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Today, Reps. Jack Bergman and Sarah Elfreth introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen care for Veterans living with traumatic brain injuries (TBI). The BEACON Act modernizes the Department of Veterans Affairs’ approach to TBI treatment by expanding access to innovative, evidence-based, non-pharmacological therapies that support long-term recovery and quality of life. Since 2000,…