The DOULA for VA Act of 2022 was approved by a vote of 376 to 44, while four other pieces of legislation designed to support and honor U.S. military veterans were also passed. Twelve members did not vote.
Forty-four Republican members of the House voted against the legislation, which had been introduced by Democratic Representative Brenda Lawrence and would require the secretary of veterans affairs “to establish a pilot program to furnish doula services to veterans.”
The members who voted against the bill were:
Jodey Arrington of TexasDan Bishop of North CarolinaLauren Boebert of ColoradoTim Burchett of TennesseeBen Cline of VirginiaMichael Cloud of TexasAndrew Clyde of GeorgiaEric Crawford of ArkansasWarren Davidson of OhioScott DesJarlais of TennesseeNeal Dunn of FloridaJake Ellzey of TexasTom Emmer of MinnesotaPat Fallon of TexasDrew Ferguson of GeorgiaBrad Finstad of MinnesotaRuss Fulcher of IdahoLouie Gohmert of TexasBob Good of VirginiaLance Gooden of TexasPaul Gosar of ArizonaMark Green of TennesseeMarjorie Taylor Greene of GeorgiaGlenn Grothman of WisconsinAndy Harris of MarylandDiana Harshbarger of TennesseeYvette Herrell of New MexicoJody Hice of GeorgiaRonny Jackson of TexasJim Jordan of OhioJohn Joyce of PennsylvaniaBrian Mast of FloridaTroy Nehls of TexasRalph Norman of South CarolinaScott Perry of PennsylvaniaJohn Rose of TennesseeMatthew Rosendale of MontanaChip Roy of TexasPete Sessions of TexasGregory Steube of FloridaVan Taylor of TexasJeff Van Drew of New JerseyBeth Van Duyne of TexasRandy Weber of Texas
Lawrence, who introduced the bill, welcomed its passage in tweets on Thursday, saying: “This bill takes an important first step to strengthen maternal health care for veterans enrolled in the VA health care system. I urge the Senate to take swift action to solidify this necessary care for our veterans.”
The four other veteran-related bills passed by the House on Thursday were the Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act, the Mark O’Brien VA Clothing Allowance Improvement Act, a bill to designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Greenville, South Carolina, as the “Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell VA Clinic” and the Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act.
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