Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) today sent a letter to the Office of Inspectors General for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Health and Human Services (HHS) demanding answers about the handling of separated children at the border. Two recent troubling reports about children being held in vans overnight, and the confiscation of life-saving medicine have compelled Rep. Schrier, a pediatrician, to request an investigation by the Inspectors General.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswomen Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) and Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today announced that their bill to help home healthcare workers save for retirement has passed the House. The bill was passed as part of a larger package to strengthen Americans' retirement security called the SECURE Act (H.R. 1994). The bill now moves to the Senate.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) today introduced the VACCINES Act (H.R. 2862), a bipartisan bill that will increase immunization rates across the country and prevent future outbreaks of contagious, deadly diseases. Rep. Schrier introduced the bill with Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR), Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY).
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) released the following statement after her bipartisan bill on child abuse prevention and treatment, Stronger CAPTA (H.R. 2480), passed the House:
"I am thrilled that my bill, Stronger CAPTA, has passed the House unanimously. Stronger CAPTA is a reauthorization of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) that will enhance already existing federal supports for child abuse and neglect.
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D-MA), and Congressman Don Young (R-AK) have introduced the bipartisan Child Care Access Means Parents In School Reauthorization (CCAMPIS) Act, a bill that would provide $200 million annually in grant funding to support child care for student parents on college campuses.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08)'s bipartisan bill to strengthen federal efforts to prevent and treat child abuse will now move to the House floor after a vote in the Education and Labor Committee today. The Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (Stronger CAPTA) will combat the rising rates of child maltreatment happening as the opioid crisis has devastated families and communities across the country.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) introduced an amendment this week, which was adopted today with bipartisan support and included in H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act. The amendment supports farmers and ranchers who are employing agricultural practices that help the United States meet the goals and ambitions of the Paris Agreement. The Climate Action Now Act passed the House of Representatives today.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, April 12th, marks U. S. Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08)'s 100th day in office after being sworn in on January 3, 2019. She serves on the Education and Labor Committee, and the Committee on Agriculture.