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Each year, the Office of Rep. Jack Bergman hosts the Congressional App Challenge. This is an annual coding competition designed to encourage student participation in computer science and coding and an opportunity for students to compete against their peers by creating an application (app). The competition winners are chosen by a panel of expert judges and will be featured on CongressionalAppChalle... Read More »

Yesterday, Representative Bergman emphasized the need for transparency from the Biden Administration during a House Veteran Affairs Committee hearing. Recently, the Biden Administration’s VA has been partnering with Democrat voting areas in Michigan in an alleged push to register more Veterans to vote. However, as Rep. Bergman noted, the process has been rife with suspicious activity. Read Rep. Be... Read More »

U.S. Representatives Jack Bergman (MI-01), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), and Jen Kiggans (VA-02) introduced the No Wrong Door for Veterans Act. The bill reauthorizes the Fox Grant Program for three years to provide community-based mental health organizations grant funding to increase access to mental health care, support, and suicide prevention services for Veterans in the communities where th... Read More »

Last week, Representative Jack Bergman led a letter to Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack requesting support for Michigan cherry farmers during this time of crop loss due to high rainfall. The letter was also signed by Michigan Representatives Walberg, Huizenga, and Moolenaar. The members underscored to the Biden Administration that abnormally high rainfall in western lower Michigan i... Read More »

On Friday, Representative Jack Bergman (MI-01) and 60 other Members of the House of Representatives sent a bipartisan letter to President Biden and administration officials highlighting the need for new treatments for PTSD and the promise of MDMA-Assisted Therapy (MDMA-AT) to prevent suicide among Veterans. The letter, which was co-led by Reps. Bergman, Correa (CA-46), Luttrell (TX-08) and Panetta... Read More »

Today, Representative Jack Bergman introduced the American Community Survey (ACS) Choice Act, a bill which prevents Americans from being harassed if they choose to not complete the American Community Survey. “Throughout my time in Congress I’ve heard from constituents who were being harassed by federal workers or threatened with legal action for choosing to not complete the American Community Surv... Read More »

Today, U.S. Representatives Jack Bergman (R-MI-01), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13) and Mike Carey (R-OH-15) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to renew the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) – a federal program that helps low-income households afford access to high-speed internet. The Affordable Connectivity Program ran out of funding in May, ending assistance for over 23 million American ... Read More »

Last week, Representatives Jack Bergman (R-MI-01), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13), Lois Frankel (D-FL-22), Jen Kiggins (R-VA-02) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12) introduced bipartisan legislation to help older Veterans avoid injuries from costly, dangerous falls. The SAFE STEPS for Veterans Act would establish an Office of Falls Prevention within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and create a falls p... Read More »

Today, Rep. Jack Bergman released the following statement after Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle gave a concerning testimony before the House Oversight Committee: Secret Service Director Cheatle must resign immediately - or be fired. The incompetency and lack of accountability is inexcusable. The abysmal testimony from the unrepentant head of the Secret Service must be followed up by actio... Read More »

Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which Rep. Jack Bergman cosponsored, and which requires individuals to provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections. “I’m proud to have cosponsored this commonsense legislation that passed the House with bipartisan support, albeit slim. Rooted in constitutional reality,... Read More »

Representative Jack Bergman joined with Representative Roger Williams, Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, and the entire Michigan Republican delegation in sending a letter to Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in response to the apparent and blatant weaponization of taxpayer resources to aid and abet President Biden’s re-election campaign in the state of Michigan. The Membe... Read More »

At the steps of the Capitol, veterans, bipartisan lawmakers, and PTSD experts gathered today to highlight the urgent need for FDA approval of MDMA-Assisted Therapy (MDMA-AT) to address the devastating impact of PTSD and veteran suicide in America. Millions of veterans silently battle the invisible wounds of war, with ten out of every 100 male and 19 out of every 100 female veterans suffering from ... Read More »

Read Rep. Bergman’s full opinion piece in the Washington Reporter here or below: On Independence Day, many people will mark the birth of our great nation with cookouts, beach days, or fireworks — but not as many will reflect on the profound sacrifices of our veterans, without whom we wouldn’t have any freedom to celebrate. There certainly should be time spent with family and friends enjoying the s... Read More »

Last week, Rep. Jack Bergman led a Special Order on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness to speak on behalf of our Nation's Veterans - and others - who suffer from invisible wounds. In his remarks, Rep. Bergman stated, in part, "Post-Traumatic Stress is a serious condition that impacts far too many members of the communities that we love and serve, and especially among those who have se... Read More »

Yesterday, Representative Jack Bergman, along with other bipartisan members of Congress, met with visiting wildland firefighters to discuss the Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act. If the temporary pay raise for federal wildland firefighters is allowed to expire on September 30th, wildland firefighters could see their pay cut by as much as 50% - likely leading to thousands of firefighters... Read More »