This week, Representatives Jack Bergman (R-MI-01), Rudy Yakym (R-IN-02), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), and Scott Peters (D-CA-50) introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen transparency and accuracy in improper payment reporting that will reduce waste and fraud.
The Improper Payments Transparency Act (H.R. 1771) would direct the President’s budget request to Congress to include the… Read more »
Yesterday, Representative Jack Bergman introduced H.R. 1823, which would enact a forensic audit of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs budgeting process following significant errors over the past year.
In July of 2024, the VA requested $2.88 billion from Congress to fill a reported end-of-fiscal year benefits funding shortfall. Congress quickly passed legislation providing… Read more »
Today, Rep. Jack Bergman announced that State Representative Karl Bohnak will join him as a special guest for President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress.
Bergman issued the following statement:
“Karl Bohnak is a true picture of U.P. grit and I’m honored to have him join me for President Trump’s historic address tonight. Karl has been the face of the Upper Peninsula’s… Read more »
This week, Representative Jack Bergman and House Republicans used the Congressional Review Act to roll back the damage done by the Biden Administration and help deliver President Trump’s America First agenda.
H.J. Res. 35 – Repealing the Biden Administration’s Tax on Natural gas
Rep. Bergman explained, “The natural gas tax that Democrats imposed on the American People was… Read more »
Yesterday in a Joint House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing, Representative Jack Bergman addressed the need for disabled Veterans to receive the expedited and proper care they have earned. During his line of questioning, Rep. Bergman cited his legislation, the Veterans STAND Act, which would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to offer annual health evaluations… Read more »
On Friday, February 21, 2025, the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced that it will be keeping local mail processing operations at the Iron Mountain Processing & Distribution Center (P&DC) in Kingsford, reversing a prior decision to relocate them to Green Bay, WI. This decision comes as part of a new operational strategy by the agency that is projected to generate an… Read more »
Yesterday, following Louis DeJoy’s announcement earlier this week that he will resign as Postmaster General of the United States, Representative Jack Bergman sent a letter to the United States Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors, urging them to prioritize the unique delivery needs of our Nation’s rural communities as they consider Mr. DeJoy’s successor.
For over a year, Rep.… Read more »
Last week, Representative Jack Bergman joined Newsmax to discuss the surge in military recruitment and attributed the renewed excitement for service to President Donald Trump.
Read and watch the full interview here or below:
It's no surprise that enrollment in the U.S. military is up under President Donald Trump, Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Mich., told Newsmax on Friday.
Defense… Read more »
Yesterday, Representative Jack Bergman and 16 of his colleagues in the House of Representatives introduced the bipartisan Susan Muffley Act, which will restore the retirement benefits of Delphi Salaried Retirees – including 5,859 Michiganders – and provide backpay for the pension payments that should have been received for the past 15 years.
In 1999, the Delphi Corporation was created… Read more »
Last week, U.S. Representatives Jack Bergman (MI-01), Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19), alongside House Agriculture Committee Chairman G.T. Thompson (PA-15), and House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) led 74 of their colleagues in reintroducing the bipartisan Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act.
In July 2024, provisions from the… Read more »
