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Rep. Diana Harshbarger Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District
September 28, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) and Chip Roy (R-TX) introduced the Innovative Cognitive Care For Veterans Act to address the needs of veterans suffering from cognitive impairments through a pilot program initiative. This bill instructs the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement a program that partners with private organizations to provide Veterans access to new and innovative care solutions.

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Rep. Diana Harshbarger Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District
September 16, 2022

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), and Sam Graves (R-MO) introduced the bipartisan Fair Access in Residency (FAIR) Act (H.R. 8850), to ensure taxpayer-funded physician residency training programs create an equal path to residency for both Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs) and Medical Doctors (MDs).

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Rep. Diana Harshbarger Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District
September 14, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representative Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-01) joined her colleagues Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA-01) and Rep. Blake Moore (R-UT-01) to introduce the Pharmacist Conscience Protection Act, legislation that would strengthen the rights of pharmacists who object to abortion on moral, religious, conscience, or medical judgment grounds.

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Rep. Diana Harshbarger Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District
September 12, 2022

WASHINGTON – Representative Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-01) introduced the Protecting Our Homeland From Chinese Espionage Act, legislation to safeguard American intellectual property and special intelligence from theft by the Chinese Communist Party.

This legislation follows a pattern of Chinese espionage attempts, targeting sensitive national security information.

Contractors and subcontractors are vulnerabilities that China may attempt to exploit for access to sensitive data at the Department of Homeland Security.

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coffee
September 2, 2022

Washington, D.C.- Next week, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) will host four 'Coffee With Your Congresswoman' events to share updates from Washington, give information on ways her office can help constituents with federal agency-related issues, and answer questions from attendees.

Constituents are encouraged to RSVP by email: TN01.RSVP@mail.house.gov.

 

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Rep. Diana Harshbarger Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District
July 27, 2022

WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-01) and Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ-01) introduced the Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2022 (H.R. 8508), bipartisan legislation that improves Medicare reimbursements and enhances the current structure of the Medicare-funded graduate medical education (GME) program to bring more medical residents and doctors to rural areas.

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Rep. Diana Harshbarger Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District
July 13, 2022

WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Diana Harshbarger voted in support of S. 3373, as amended, the SFC Heath Robinson the Honoring Our PACT Act of 2022, which passed through the House with bipartisan support.

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academy
July 11, 2022

Washington, D.C.- Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (TN-01) is pleased to announce that she will be hosting the second annual Military Service Academy Day for students and their families in Tennessee's First District who are interested in learning about the educational opportunities available at the United States Service Academies.

Issues:Congress
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Rep. Diana Harshbarger Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District
June 28, 2022

Washington, D.C.- Representatives Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) and Glenn Grothman (R-WI) introduced the Stop Wrongs to Our Kids' Educational (W.O.K.E.) Meals Act to block President Biden's U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) from stripping federal funding from recipients of the National School Lunch Program for refusing to comply with radical transgender ideology expansions.

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Rep. Diana Harshbarger Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District
June 27, 2022

Washington, D.C.- Representatives Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) and Ted Budd (R-NC) led a group of Republican Representatives in demanding an explanation from the Department of Justice and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for intentionally closing small, family-owned gun stores across the country.