Last week, Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) and Rep. Mike Levin (D-CA) reintroduced the Hire Veterans Act to employ American veterans while strengthening the federal skilled labor force, specifically at the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, and Bureau of Land Management. Over the past decade, federal…
Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R.837, a bill introduced by Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ), which would enable Gila County, Arizona to operate a veterans center on 232 acres in Young, Arizona. The center is the first of its kind in northern Arizona,…
Recently, Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) introduced H.R.496 in response to the Biden VA’s unconstitutional restrictions on veterans’ Second Amendment rights. Rep. Crane’s bill clarifies that any veteran who was reported to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) by a VA…
For the past two years, I’ve had the privilege of representing Gila County in the U.S. House of Representatives. Although the corruption, arrogance, and incompetency of Washington runs deep, we successfully introduced and passed sensible legislation that benefits the amazing…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, the Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act—a bipartisan bill Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) helped lead, was signed into law, marking a major victory for veterans in the workforce. The legislation will eliminate bureaucratic obstacles for U.S veterans aiming to use their…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act—a bipartisan bill Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) helped lead, which will soon be signed into law. The legislation would eliminate bureaucratic obstacles for U.S veterans…
Last week marked the third bill that my team and I have successfully gotten across the finish line and passed in the House of Representatives. The bipartisan bill, the Subterranean Border Defense Act, would help ensure that Congress has the…
On Tuesday, the House Committee on Veterans Affairs passed two pieces of legislation introduced by Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ), H.R. 9053 Veterans Gun Rights Restoration Act of 2024 and H.R. 9054 Safeguarding Veterans 2nd Amendment Rights Act of 2024. The Veterans Gun Rights…
Yesterday, the House Committee on Veterans Affairs passed two pieces of legislation introduced by Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ), H.R. 9053 Veterans Gun Rights Restoration Act of 2024 and H.R. 9054 Safeguarding Veterans 2nd Amendment Rights Act of 2024. The Veterans Gun Rights Restoration…
Yesterday, the House passed the FY25 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, fully funding veterans’ programs and benefits for the next fiscal year. The final version of the bill included an amendment introduced by Rep. Crane protecting veterans’ Second Amendment rights. Specifically, the Crane…
