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December 19, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) joined Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Mehmet Oz, and other senior HHS officials for a press conference announcing new federal actions to protect children from chemical and surgical sex-rejecting medical procedures and to ensure taxpayer dollars are no longer used to fund them. 

Issues:Health Care
December 17, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) today applauded passage of the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, a major Republican-led effort to lower premiums, expand choice, and address the structural failures that have caused the health care marketplace to deteriorate.

Issues:Health Care
December 15, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representatives Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Norma Torres (D-CA), and Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) introduced the Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) Functionality and Integrity Act, bipartisan legislation to ensure Americans can safely modify their vehicles without compromising critical safety systems.

December 12, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), along with her colleagues, Congressman Randy Weber (R-TX)  and Congressman Scott Perry (R-PA) introduced the Data Rights for Information and Vehicle Electronics in Real-time (DRIVER) Act, legislation that reaffirms a basic principle: if you own the vehicle, you should own the data it generates.

December 11, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Diana Harshbarger (R, TN-01), Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04), and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R, KY-01) introduced the Pharmacists Fight Back Act to tackle the manipulative practices of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) – the middlemen of drug pricing. PBMs are directly responsible for driving up drug costs by thousands of dollars, gouging community pharmacists, and limiting patient choice in federal health care plans.

Issues:Health Care
December 4, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) introduced the Delivering Support for Hospitals in Tennessee Act or the “DSH in Tennessee Act” (H.R. 6393), a House companion bill to legislation U.S.

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December 3, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) applauded the House’s unanimous passage of H.R. 1262, the Mikaela Naylon Give Kids A Chance Act led by Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), which includes her bipartisan provision to strengthen and “friend-shore” America’s medical supply chains through deeper cooperation with Abraham Accords nations.

December 2, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) joined President Donald J. Trump at the White House, along with families who have lost loved ones from addiction, as he signed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, landmark legislation that continues critical programs to combat drug addiction and expand treatment options.

Issues:Health Care
November 21, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Co-Chair of the Congressional Bipartisan Rural Health Caucus, delivered remarks on the House Floor celebrating National Rural Health Month and reaffirming her commitment to strengthening healthcare access in America’s small towns and rural communities.

November 13, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) released the following statement after the longest government shutdown in history, driven by Democrats’ absurd political motivations, comes to an end: